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Valentine's Love

Happy super-duper delayed Valentines Day !!

You may have noticed that i've already posted this 'post' like 14 times !! Well i was having technical difficulties...i couldn't get the photos to display in a row, turns out i needed to use a table thingy, with spacing & the like.

So far, so good !! If anyone has any pro blogger tips, i would love to hear them

Enough of this HTML nerd fest, & onto the Valentines day photo-fest !!

My Valentines Day started after dinner on the 13th, i set about baking some 'conversation heart' cookies for M ! As he is a massive laker fan, i made them light purple with yellow piping, i used candy melts which are the greatest ! Except the yellow colour, i couldn't for the life of me get them to melt...they just went weird & crumbly ??

I though i was so sneaky !! I turned up at his house before work & hand delivered them, he was so surprised :) love making an impression like that

Have you ever noticed how cute boys are in the morning ? I think its because they look so innocent.

I stayed at M's for a little, we had some cereal together & a bit of a cuddle before work, when i was leaving i felt so smug...like i was the best valentine for pulling the 'surprise' card, i went straight to a morning meeting at work. As i was wondering back to the office after picking up the mail & oogling all the flowers at the florist, i wasn't really paying attention but on the end of my desk was an amazing bouquet of flowers !! My favorite flowers are lily's, my favorite colour is pink & M's favorite colour is yellow, for the arrangement he picked was a perfect reflection of us !

I was so surprised, M has given me flowers many times in the past, but never had them delivered ! I wasn't expecting it, but i loved it

Of course i called him straight away & said thankyou...he asked me which were my favorite flowers in the bouquet, i said 'none' !! Poor kid sounded a little sad, so i clarified telling him that the card was my favorite part, cause it honestly was

Boys can be so cute !!

Later than night M gave me my 'real' present, it was a laker jersey lol

I always whine that i don't have one & he has like 19, so he bought me a youth sized one, it's the closest to a perfect fit on me & i love it !! I wrapped his present in some lovely pink paper, complete with ribbon & stars !!

He had been hanging out for these laker DVD's (which were actually a fallback present when his proper V'day present didn't arrive from ye olde eBay in time)

When he turned up at my house, he brought with him noodle's !! A little bit of vegetarian Char Kiuw Chew is the way to my heart, they were so delicious. I had the best Valetine's Day, it really was a day i spent appreciating & celebrating the fantastic man i have in my life, for the past 2 years we have gone away for Valentine's but i'm glad we got to spend this year together, eating, laughing & watching TV, just relaxing & happy enjoying each others company !

^ Said noodles & my super witty Valentine's Card

That was my day/night !! Just incase no-one's asked you yet, how was your Valentine's day ??

love love

Our Story !

Valentine's Day ! I shall be seeing you tomorrow

I love the idea behind tomorrow, the thought that people all over the world are out there doing nice things for others, its such a sweet notion & definitely something i love celebrating

There are haters out there, but just because its super over commercialized doesn't mean you have to buy into that side of it, this year 2 of my presents for M are homemade & the third was bought in the post-christmas sales (proactive, i know)

Anyway I got the idea from this post from the brunette one & though doing it would give you guys a cute peak into my life !!

1. How long have you and your significant other been together? We've been together for almost 2 years
2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?} At a Halloween party in 2009! It was at an indie club in Sydney (Purple Sneakers, if you were wondering) & we met via mutual friends, i felt something as soon as i saw M (dressed as a devil) and we spoke for almost the whole night...just the two of us. We were both tipsy & as we were leaving the club he held out his hand to help me over the steps, that was the first time i thought he could be the one for me
3. Name 3 things you love most about your partner? That he is thoughtful, that he is old-fashioned (sort of) & that he doesn't care what other people think
4. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals? He is an ''i'm going to do something romantic & creative that no-one else has ever though of' kind of guy
5. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch? Sunset dinner on the beach for sure ! We love going for drives to the beach, especially at sunset <3 so romantic
6. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere? I would love to slow dance & actually know what i'm doing, like actual ballroom dancing style, that'd be really cute
7. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day. I'm taking him a cookie hamper in the morning ! Poor M is surrounded by girls at work who are always getting flowers delivered, so i thought i'd take him something so he feels included hehehe at night we're going to watch some of our favorite TV shows together with chinese takeaway...can't wait !

So, what will you be doing for Valentines Day ?

The wonder of Daiso

Yesterday M & i went for a drive to Chatswood !

If you're not from Sydney, Chatswood has 2 b-e-a-utiful shopping centre's & its quite close to the city, so pretty convenient

Whilst we were walking from one centre to the other we came across Daiso !!

I was a bit excited !

When i went to Hong Kong with my family in 2009 i remember spending ages in this shop !

Everything is $2.80 & everything is cute !!

M was a bit confused at first, but then we found some ankle braces & suddenly Daiso was a good idea, It's how boys roll ! He left me to wonder through all the beauty aisles & found some really random products, like an illuminated ear pick...righto ??

Anyway here are the things we bought, minus the ankle braces..

8 items, a grand total of $22.40

Eyelashes !! With glitter, I'm if your read this post you'd be thinking i definately did NOT need to purchase these

A business card holder, i get on average 1 card a day from suppliers & reps at work...i can never ever find them when i need them so this should be super handy !!

Plus i love the cute detail !

Transparent face powder, it has a little shimmer in it & to be honest if i hate it i wont feel to bad giving it away ! Considering it only cost $2.80

How cute is this oven mit !! So much kitchen stuff is neutral coloured, this will make a nice contrast

Here it is ^ in action hehehe

This is pretty self explanatory, it will be featuring in my valentines blog tomorrow !

A lint shaver ! OMG i cant be the only one who loves these things ?? They make clothes that have pilled look 100% brand new

Mhhhm this candle smells great & the jar it's in will be reusable ! Love it

Cotton swabs, a necessary for any makeup junkie !

Look at them all !!

Hehehehe i love Daiso, next time i want to buy a couple of there gorgeous cherry blossum style plates / bowls, they're made with such fine china & would look great with sushi or miso in them

Love <3

February 6th: Dinner

Today i had a bowl of pasta !!

I love carbs, its no secret & nor will i stop loving them

I put a sprinkle of parmesan, cracked black pepper & a scrape of butter, is butter a carb (lol)

It tasted so good :) the rest of the fam had Bolognese but blergh ! i cant stomach mince, plus i am a veggo, so no deal. I have heard my mum's is delicious though

Pro effort