Surprise...

Yesterday was my last day at work, not just for the end of the year, but forever. We had a team lunch, it included a bar tab, lots of hugging & everyone saying goodbye

I packed up my desk in the afternoon, said goodbye again & left...that was the end of it, so i thought

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M had mentioned a few weeks ago he was taking my out for dinner to celebrate my last day, nothing real suss there, just a nice thing to do right ?? little did i know that he & J, my closest friend at work, were plotting a surprise dinner party !!!

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So after leaving work with all my boxes & feeling hungry & exhausted, M suggested we go look around Westfield before dinner, we had a few last minute gifts to get, so i went along with it, he told me we had a booking for 6:45

After we left Westfield, M got a text whilst driving which i offered to read for him, he said no ! usually he would ask me to read it so as not to text and drive, but not this time...i was a little suss on that !! But whatever, i was so hungry all i could think about was getting there and eating heheeh. When we got there & as i was putting my shoes on he messaged all my friends on the sly to say we were about to walk in

We walked in & BAM !!! Everyone shouted surprise

I've never been surprised before but my gosh ! i did not know how to react, i was shaking with excitement, hugging everyone & getting a bit teary ! I just sat down & smiled at everyone like a weirdo, it was such an awesome surprise !!

I am sad to leave this job & the people there, but its not the right industry for me. My friend L who used to work there was also at the Surprise dinner, i still keep in contact with her even after leaving so i have faith i will keep the friends i made.

Below are some of the lovely presents i was given, i also got a massive farewell card & gift voucher, but thought it would be lame to photograph that lol

Such pretty presentation

She's much cuter in reality

Eskimo & Snowflake, from the recent winter collection

Carousel from the Dumbo collection

i really love the intricacy of Disney Couture jewelry

My other piece is featured here

They also gave me a gorgeous potted African violet, but that was as a housewarming gift

I will miss them dearly

a few things i picked up this week

Ok, so i am saving for a house deposit

Honestly i am !

It's just that transferring a huge amount of $$ into savings makes me want to spend a little

so i bought a few things, not alot but just enough to satisfy...

This was one of the first purchases

I bought it on my lunch break on Thursday, its a genie lamp

Totally cute ! & in my defense a decorative item for our soon to be bathroom

you so shiny !

until said bathroom is in our possession, its living on my book shelf

i also bought a new mascara, i was in desperate need & its amazing how boss a fresh, juicy new mascara can make a girl feel !!

also picked up a glass nail file (for $1)

Check out that brush, bristles & a comb! Now thats living !

i bought a big bag of clothes from Temt, its the best shop for basics !

that pink thing ^^ is a mini skirt, cant wait to wear it tehehehe

We went to homebush bay DFO on Saturday to get some business shirts for M, i bought 2 cardigans for a whopping $40 combined total, seeing as its (practically) spring i thought i should stock up <3

My favorite purchase of the week & my first piece of Disney Couture jewellery, this is the 'When you wish upon a star / Your dreams come true' bangle for the Pinnochio collection

'Love Disney Couture'

i love the dangly star & the fact it has a clip & a clasp ! nothing worse than feeling like its going to fall from your wrist

A jeweler near work was having a 30% off sale, which brought this bangle down to $42

I've been eying it off for a while now & since wearing it i have had like 3 compliments about it, a worthy investment indeed

Pretty packaging

Servo LCM bar, set me back 25c & tasted surprisingly good !!

These are floating candles from Trade Secret, they smell ah-may-zing ! For only $1.95, the scent payoff is brilliant

i pulled a bit of a dodgy, the top 2 were hazlenut praline scented which i combined from another busted open packet !! Is that really bad ?

Believe' by Britney Spears, a present given to me by M on Saturday in celebration of 16 months together

Boys can be so cute <3

cute little love heart / signature

This perfume smells amazing, i love all of Brit's fragrances but this one is the best !

If you've ever smelt the soap 'Honey, i washed the kids' from Lush, well thats what 'Believe' smells like, except with the addition of florals ! Yum

Salt & Pepper champagne flutes for our soon to be kitchen (there is a trend going here lol)

4 for $5.03, 2 are missing, but for that price i couldnt say no

So thats a recap of the things i bought this weekend, i doubt i'll have the same size 'haul' next week, saving sucks but the idea of moving out into my own little sanctuary doesn't !

If you're saving for a house/car/holiday/whatever HANG IN THERE ! It's so worth it in the end & have a little splurge now & again to keep sane lol