The parking spots:

I met this horse at the farm, her name was Pixie and she was quite the performer!

She looks like she’s trying to steal my berries!

I can’t wait to go again next year and maybe find some other fruits to pick too!

I was sent this lovely vintage night gown from Sussan’s Annelise range. It’s on sale here at the moment and super comfy!

The rest is all just sort of lifey things…

This sign made me smile.

Ikea had my ideal desk area colour scheme.

This was my Christmas present this year:

What dog? We never had a dog… just a blanket and a foot…

Our decorations…

Less impressive than the ones at the shops…

I tried to get Lottie to pose with the lights…

But she was so lazy it just looked like she was pooping sparkles.

I think this sums up the holidays in Australia fairly well. Sun baking with some very weather confused trees.

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And I’ve finally learned how to use long exposures so now they actually kind of look like fireworks XD

We didn’t quite start the new year with a kiss like you’re supposed to… in fact James told Tobias Happy New Year before he did me! Bad James XD

I got to catch up with Berry Travels for lunch which was lovely!

We had ramen, I’ve had such a craving for ramen recently, I think it’s all of this random weather!

I finally ran out of the tea I bought in Germany, so sad it was the perfect blend of yummy and mild. My tea cupboard is actually looking a bit bare, I think it’s time to hit up the shops!

Miss Lottie has been so lazy in the hot weather… to be honest she’s pretty lazy all the time these days!

She lives for her daily brush.

And if you tell her to get up she gives you this face then rolls over.

Bonus photo: drunk Lottie is coming on to you. ‘Sup ladies.

I tried a “bretzel” and it was delicious. I want to try to make some breads and pastries at home now that we have a Kitchenaid!

Also can I point out that Myer has the most disturbing mannequins ever? Seriously, what on earth is going on here?

We went to Ikea to pick up a new kitchen island and I thought this broken glass on the escalator was beautiful.

Like a spider web.

Of course, Ikea means meatballs.

And lastly I think this is the most accurate photo of Celina and my friendship ever. We were waiting while the boys took the heavy things to the car. You’d think she was doing something important like work but she’s actually playing Candy Crush… not like me being all productive and junk knitting >_>

We bought our first real tree this year, his name is Billy… or William if you want to be more formal.

Of course I had to find him appropriate sized lights.

I used some really cheap crappy washi tape to make some wall decorations! I’m excited by this because now I can do things on this wall without worrying about the paint!

We saw some cute decorations this year…

And some really disturbing ones…

Ate a lot of chocolate…

Got our tree topper printed.

And we even got to see Chrissy and Charles (though this was a little after Billy Idol Day!

Lottie was highly excited to get her present…

I put fairy lights everywhere this year 😀

Then it was down to cooking… or rather it was down to James making the turkey do some kind of inappropriate dance >_>

We had recently been to Vue De Monde with Celina so we decided to continue the experience by calling our restaurant Vue De Quartier or “View of the neighbours” according to google translate XD

We spent most of the day cooking.

And then it was time for the EATING!

Oh my god the fooood.

James invented themed cocktails with candy canes.

The candy canes melted a bit because of the heat but still yummy!

And the turkey!

This was James’ first time cooking a whole turkey and it was sooo good.

He got a bit drunk from the power.

I’m not really sure what’s happening n this photo but I’m assuming that there was some kind of bitchy retorting going on XD

James enjoyed his new present: a fan with a spray bottle attached.

And that was our Billy Idol day this year! It was exhausting but so much fun. We ate wayyy too much food and it was delicious. Boxing Day was spent mostly in a food coma!

Now I need to go sit on a bag of ice because the heat wave we’re having at the moment is absolute murder without air conditioning! ;_;

Holy crap this place is amazing, plus they gave away free little waffle phone danglies the first few days they were open! Do these guys know me or what!?

Best waffle I’ve ever had. It’s on Swanston St between Collins and Flinders Lane if you’re in Melbourne. I got white chocolate.

Everyone was so friendly too and the store is just adorable! Yummy coffee too. The mocha I had was more like a hot chocolate with coffee!

Some arts and crafts!

James put my dog in his old frying pan. I don’t know what to say there.

So sad to be throwing these stockings away 🙁 They are like 8 years old and so cute but so worn through. Goodbye sentimental stockings!

Random things I saw. Poodle shoes! Yes, the sunglasses were moveable.

This display in Myer is so weird. One child holding another on a leash while it looks like it’s pooping… wtf? >_>

The new awesome Tamagotchis are here! Ugh so tempting but so expensive!

Hot Star opened! It’s next to GongCha and they make Taiwanese fried chicken. The marketing says it’s guaranteed bigger than your head… YEP!

The line was insane!

They gave us candy because the wait was so long! (45 minutes)

Totally worth it, delicious!

Lottie is enjoying her walks again!

New cute pins!

I want this popcorn maker so bad but it is completely pointless and would take up a LOT of bench space that we don’t even have =(

We tried to go to the Noodle Night Market but it was crazy busy so we went to another Japanese place.

Rice Workshop was the place we ended up at, it was pretty good!