Rave On

Firstly, please forgive the awful iPhone pictures. Last night was a night of Instax. That's just how I roll. Also, Mum insisted on lots of instant photos for her caravan. Why? Because her, my dad and their best friends leave today for their epic indefinite road trip. They've packed up their house and put everything in storage, rented out their home, and are now on the road. I'm so happy and proud of them for having the guts to do this, but its also a bit sad, although they will be back home briefly in October, and that's not too far away. I will admit to being super jealous as one of their first stops, as they're heading to western Queensland to check out the dinosaur fields. Kinda wished I'd organised time off work to meet them for that one. Although Mum is probably the one person in the world who takes more photos than me, so I'm sure I won't be missing out on anything if I just check her Facebook ;)

Me and my brothers are finally all grown up, so its time for them to go and have their own adventures. Bon Voyage cool parents!

Shake It Up

What a great couple of weeks. It's gone far too quickly, like I knew it would, and it's back to work tomorrow.

I had a fantastic time in Melbourne helping to celebrate my friend Amy's birthday. I think we figured out that it had been about ten years since we'd actually seen each other, but it was amazing that with all that time that had passed it still seemed like I'd only seen her yesterday. (I guess facebook helps :)

It was all junkfood, no sleep, musicals, laneways, birthdays, cider, fondue, mulled wine, coffee, old friends, shopping, engagements, Chinese food, champagne, dancing, pyjamas, AM radio, MTV, giant bread, awesomeness.

One of the many rest stops. Lisa's checking out the amazing wall of doors that I became obsessed with. The letterbox might have also inspired a certain sleep-deprived person to write a letter on a napkin.

Lucha libre roller derby. What more can I say?

Shopping

Pyjamas, bad food, really bad TV... possibly the best way to spend a birthday.

Oh, sorry, the best way to spend your birthday is chatting to hilarious drunk middle aged women in the rain after an awesome night of Chinese food and dancing.

Fondue!

View from upstairs at mag nation.

I bought some hideously tacky candles to put on Amy's birthday cake, but I think due to the sugar coma, the cake didn't end up getting made. So yesterday I thought it would only be appropriate to whip up some red velvets in honour of the wonderful birthday girl.

Tacky candles mandatory.

And you'll notice that all my pictures are extremely crap and taken on my phone. I had great intentions of taking my good camera, but just found more important things to fill my bag with. I also ordered this super cute juicebox camera to take with me, but only received it this morning in the mail.

It's so cute, though, I don't mind that it came late. I can't wait to start using it.

I also got some other awesome mail from my wonderful friend Kye, who shares my dinosaur obsession.

Yes, that is what she drew on the envelope. I wish I was her.

I could not be more excited to make this. It's come with a suggestion to paint it orange and black in honour of Halloween, but I have this urge to see a velociraptor covered in silver glitter, so we'll see..

And lastly, speaking of Halloween and awesome friends, Lisa gave me this book over the weekend.

I'm so excited to start testing recipes for my Halloween party (which is coming up way too soon! I need to do some planning!)

Poison

Back to work today after a far too short "weekend". Yesterday was a bit of a kid-adult day. Spent about 20 minutes too long in the shower because the water droplets were sitting on my arm in the most dinosaur skin like fashion. Roared around in my shower like a child. Felt guilty for about three seconds, but then realised I was an adult and I was the one paying the bills, so I could stay in the shower for as long as I wanted (water restrictions be damned!).

I decided that because I'm an adult I'm allowed to have whatever I want for breakfast.

So I went with the breakfast of champions.

For lunch I went with the child friendly mac & cheese with a beer on the side. It was, after all, my Sunday afternoon. My local supermarket (or, god forbid, the manufacturer) has discontinued the dinosaur mac & cheese that is my hangover friend and its quite distressing. Regular mac & cheese just doesn't taste the same.

I really need to go to bed, but have some baking to do for tomorrow. 11pm on a Thursday night means that Betty comes to the rescue.


I'm planning a super dooper Halloween party (already) and I am sooo excited. I've already got my costume sorted and I get to spend a month looking at decorations and recipes. I needed something to keep me busy now that stupid exhibition is finished.