Tulips on a Tuesday

Last night after work, The Husband and I popped into Flower Temple to pick up a mini real Christmas Tree as we decided that it was too much effort to put up our fake on seeing as we are packing up over Christmas and it takes up too much room.

I am really looking forward to having a real, massive Christmas Tree next year!

Anyway, they had two sizes to choose from but told me they were getting more in which are about waist height on me so I have ordered one of them and hopefully The Husband picks it up today!

Flower Temple is my favourite florist ever. I am often seen pressing my nose against the window after closing time and just admiring the lay out.  Everything is colour coded and it is a visual stimulation like no other I tell you.  I must go there and try out the cafe.

This is the super mini version of our tree! I hope that The Husband doesn't get hay fever from it as then my dreams will be crushed.

I took this photo in the lift on the weekend as I schlepped to Subway to satisfy my meatball craving on the weekend and realised that I probably looked like I was smuggling a basketball under my dress. 

I got this dress in Bali and it has served me well over the few hot nights we have had recently, it's either wear a mumu or go naked. 

I have somehow managed to get one of my wedding bands on again, which makes me super happy. I guess that when it is on it's own it isn't as squished as with the engagement and other ring. 

My lower back is really hurting me recently and along with my swollen feet (cannot wear anything but sandals to work unfortunately) these are probably my two only complaints.

I really like being pregnant! I think I have had it pretty easy though, not much sickness or what not.

The Husband has taken to rubbing my belly with oil at night now as The Baby tends to kick his hand as he does it which he is absolutely thrilled about.  

He has been feeling the kicks for a few weeks now, but it is at the stage where my whole belly jumps as she kicks stronger and stronger and the look of wonder on his face as he gazes at my belly and talks to her is enough to make my heart melt. 

26 Weeks 

Jane Lamerton Dress

Witchery Sandals

We headed to our new house on the weekend to check out the state of the garden as both our lawyer and the selling agent confirmed that the upkeep was up the vendor and disappointingly they have obviously not touched it since the day we signed the contract. 

The garden is over grown, weeds are everywhere, some plants seem to have fallen over onto the path and a number of the bushes have died. Of course it was very well tended to when we purchased the property.

We (i.e. my brother Joseph) are going to be redoing most of the garden though. 

Everyone says it is such a grey area of settlement but as we have it in writing you would think they would at least try and maintain it otherwise I would have been going over on weekends to prune and tend to it as the rose gardens were in amazing shape.  I know that it just has to be in the same condition on the day of settlement as the day we signed the contract but with so many of the plants dying I don't see how that could happen.

What do you think? Am I being silly? 

Only 52 days until we take settlement and I finish work. Hurrah!!! 

The board was still up so The Husband snapped this photo of me quickly but I would like to get one of both of us taken.

We then headed out to dinner with my family and I couldn't resist snapping a photo of Henry looking like such a big boy with his back pack on! 

I am thinking it may be Thomas' now that I actually look at it though.

Just add a bow.

Just add a bow.

This is my mantra.

A bow will make everything better, not to mention cuter.

The Husband still doesn't understand why I like to wrap a ribbon under my bust, he doesn't know what it feels like to mourn the loss of a waist, ha. 

Apparently people are concerned for my diet because I post lots of photos of cake, dumplings and me eating out not to mention my well documented hatred for salads.

Don’t worry though, I eat at least 5 fruits per day and disguise vegetables in my meals. I just didn't think people want to see photos of fruit and veggies – cake is much cuter. 

This is what a standard 2:30 snack looks like for me. 

This is not a standard snack.

We ate these on Melbourne Cup Day and whilst The Husband calls them Cocktail Frankfurts, I call them Little Boys.  I think my mum does too.

The Husband thinks this is weird, and wrong. 

We also ate dip.

I tried to fancy up our living room picnic by putting them in Royal Doulton serving bowls as opposed to eating them out of the package but got lazy when it came to the crackers.

At least I tried. 

Stopped at the flower stall on Swanston Street on Monday and picked up some Peonies and Tulips (both $20 a bunch) to brighten up the apartment.

The Peonies exploded and are in full bloom but the tulips are going great guns and have not even started to droop yet.

I have them in individual bud vases (and coke bottles) in about 5cm of water and put a pin prick about 3cm from the top of stem.  This seems to have worked well so far for me. 

I love recycling glass drink bottles to be used for bud vases, but The Husband hates it. He often sees me slyly slip a glass bottle in to my handbag after he has finished drinking from it. 

Isn't our ironing board cover ugly? It is an improvement from the floral one he had when I first met him at least.  I have found some very cute chevron ones on etsy which will be purchased and put to use in our new home.

I hoard everything for the new home.  Cannot wait to leave all our furniture behind and start fresh. 

I also want to try this out by our outside dining area. 

I’ve been trying to find cute baby shower invites, but don’t want anything too baby-ish and am going for a floral feel so have been looking at PDF Bridal Shower ones instead so they can be changed.

The bottom left is my favourite so far.  

I am going for a pretty casual affair but lots of flowers for decor. 

We are going to have it at the new house so it may be a bit of a squish to fit everyone inside if it is raining but time will tell.

I could not resist these socks, booties and bibs that are on sale at Oz Sale at the moment.

I only have one pair of booties so far so these were needed.

Not like the 29 onesies I seem to have accumulated for 3-9 month old. I know, weird huh.

BUT half are from America and they are huge, basically the same size as my 12 month+ stuff. 

Raina has these Mary Jane socks and I just adore them!

Also could not resist the dog socks.

The Husband chose to ignore me when I showed them to him, but if he wont let me get a puppy then puppy socks are the next best thing, surely?! 

Thanks to those that have used my OzSale invite link (found here) in the past fortnight as I had a few vouchers so got this so order ridiculously cheap it was practically free. 

I have been looking for this Kookai dress for over a month now, and this Kookai cardigan went missing over 6 months back.

Do you think I could find either of them anywhere? No.

Of course, today I am grabbing a dress from my “worn once but still clean pile” and taa daa there they both were.

I think that The Husband has been harbouring them.

I hardly look pregnant in this front on photo. See, black is slimming.

I've paired the all black ensemble with a necklace from G.E.D for a pop of brightness and to take away attention from my under eye bags from the 3 hours sleep I get these days - preparing me for my future I suppose.

It’s nearly the weekend.

I’ll drink to that. Well, perhaps I wont. Water and apple juice it is.