Sitting here wondering if I'm Pollyanna or Eeyore - Day 249: Lunch with Essie and friends

Lunch with Essie and kids, Fahmi and Stephen M and Essie's friends Gail and Kate and kids at Celini's. Food yummy and company wonderful.

And then after a nap and a quiet afternoon at Steve's, dinner out at Izote in Newtown, preceded by drinks at the Marly, with the gang to welcome Ingo back home ... fab night as always!

Mole Poblano aka chocolate chicken - YUM!!!

Holding the Reins of the Runaway Extrovert 2013: Day 48 - Big brunch, small afternoon tea

BIG brunch at Kelbys - their big brekkies are HUGE  and delicious - then back to Steve's to write a blog post on Piper for my friend Kevin in Melbourne's blog (new gig every fortnight) before a nap with Steve cuddled around me (BLISS), then two blog posts and some Shutterstock photo sourcing for work ... and some orange cordial and my mum's fruitcake (she made one for Steve at Christmas too, which thrilled me no end!).

Steve drinks his tea out of one of the Monster Threads mugs I got him for Christmas

Swimming Pretty in the Glass-Half-Full 2012: Day 323 - Shh! We're chilling

After a BIG day yesterday - saw Coldplay!! - today was nice and chilled.

Brunch at Post at Marrickville - we scored one of the raised tall tables by the window - SCORE!! - and food was fabulous.

Then back to Steve's for naps, reading, blogging, snuggles and a home cooked pasta dinner.

Perfect.

Swimming Pretty in the Glass-Half-Full 2012: Day 239 - Sloth, indolence ... and brunch

Christ stayed the night after the big game the day before and we had brunch at Kelbys, a great cafe in Marrickville with HUGE delicious big breakfasts and friendly service.

And after a very lazy day of napping, blogging and watching TV - another episode of the hilarious Green Wing, which is anarchic loopy British comedy at its best - Steve cooked from scratch with no recipe (he is SO clever!) a YUMMO chicken and noodle soup.

Divine.

Swimming Pretty in the Glass-Half-Full 2012: Day 238 - Go Hawkers!

Great day at the footy!

Yes the footy! Again.

Caught the train in and out from Dulwich Hill station

After seeing Hawthorn lose to the Swans two years ago, this time they won! By 7 points after a tense back and forth match that saw each team take the lead by the slimmest of margins only to lose a goal or kick later. Fantastic, adrenaline-pumping stuff and I loved it.

We went with Steve's friend Chris from Canberra who LOVES AFL and his beloved Hawthorn, and during the game he listened to the commentary on his radio to keep up with things we might have missed seeing.

I bought a Hawthorn beanie, to go with the scarf Carolyn gave me two years ago, we all had beer or wine (Steve had a dickie seat and it tipped him forward at one point spilling his beer on the older lady in front; she handled it very well) and sausage rolls and a Crunchie bar, I ate all the nails down to my fingers, and I got group hugged by happy drunk Hawthorn fans on the way out of the SCG grounds.

And we finished off the day with a delicious dinner at Bau Truong in Marrickville before crashing for the night (Christ stayed on the fold out couch at Steve's).

Swimming Pretty in the Glass-Half-Full 2012: Day 55 - TGIF Date Night

I love date night!

We have them whenever we can, especially since my guy is away most of the week for work and so tonight to make it even more special, we tried out a new very funky Vietnamese restaurant in Marrickville that he'd seen from the bus.

It was delightfully authentic - if you ignored the bold, colourful Kabuki masks adoring the main wall and ceiling, which are a tad too north and, uh, Japanese to be endemic of Indochina - and packed to the rafters. Modern decor but fun at the same time, with great service, exquisitely flavourful food, and of course, my beautiful man for company.

We will definitely be back.

Hands Full of Glitter and Tofu : 2011 Day 289 (Sunday 16 October) - Bounty of Birthdays 2

More fabulous birthdays! Love them!

Books from Berkelouw - A World Without Bees for Essie and a miscellany book on photography for John

Today's celebration was for John & Essie, close friends in Marrickville who cooked up a delicious roast dinner (we provided some dips and bread for entree to go with their cheeses and chips), which we all enjoyed out in the beautiful sunshine (and thankfully for me, shade) of their backyard, surrounded by trees, friends and lots of laughter. Meals at their place are always a relaxed affair, and it was so lovely to just sit back, play with their gorgeous twins, watch Fahmi almost fall asleep numerous times, speculate on who'd win the All Blacks v Wallabies rugny match at the World Cup in NZ, and then around 5pm slip home for a nap...

Yes, we were a tad exhausted after a busy, but absolutely wonderful weekend...