wmaiws 1

here we are again, another sunday. another opportunity to show off my outfit haha.

introducing edition 1 of wmaiws

(what maddie and i wore sunday)

today's outfit consisted of:

dress: cue (from an op - but probably at full price the most expensive dress i own!)

black undertee (downeastoutfitters.com)

red stilletos (heavenly daze - op)

silver tiffany link bracelet (awesome fake from an online store)

pearl and crystal bracelet (gift from the mother-in-law)

silver bow earrings (another opp find)

silver diamante bridal set (goldmark)

and the amazingly cute miss madeline, what a doll!

blue and white satin party dress (target - from grandma and poppa k)

white onesie underneath as always (bonds)

white rufflebum nappy cover (k-mart)

white satin tie up booties (gsi)

headband (handmade by aunty p)

ahhh york

okay - if you've just tuned in to my blog - i am op-sessed. yes op-shop obsessed. so much so that it's frightening, but in my husbands opinion it's great. i mean seriously... how many girls have heaps of clothing, and i mean heaps and don't have cranky husbands? me!!! i do!!! i have heaps of clothing, and don't have a cranky husband. why? op-shops my friends.

i must tell you - the one in york - the salvation army jumble sale, is by far the bestest. i went today with mum and it was their 50c day - end of the month sale - everything was 50c :) the only thing better than op-shopping, is op-shopping when there's a sale on!! true story.

so... i got 30 things for $15. if you can top that - hit me up and tell me where the bargains are!! cause i've not seen a better deal yet.

afterwards madeline and i went to the pharmacy so she could meet my friend keryn from school. keryn and i were in the same form room at nshs 13 years ago and have kept in touch... and i know she's been dying to meet my little ranga - they could be twins! haha. it's been far too long - i'll have to try to get to york more often.

we heart perth!

miss maddie and i went for a little scenic tour of perth last week, after meeting uncle mark and aunty jamie-lee for lunch. one of the last funerals i did before maddie was born was for a 22 year old girl in st. georges cathedral. it was such an amazing funeral - the place was completely packed out, i would say there was more than 800 people there, and i watched... trying so hard not to cry as the father walked his daughter down the aisle, only instead of her being in a wedding dress, she was in a coffin. i can honestly say it was one of the saddest funerals i have ever been to, it just broke my heart. 

 

although we have done many funerals at st. georges, it was the first one i've ever been to. the chapel is so gorgeous - and i was dying to see how it looked when no one was inside - and i finally got my chance. it is so peaceful and beautiful - and maddie and i loved our few minutes in there. 

the beautiful altar area

their gorgeous lecturn (reminded me so much of fawkes the phoenix from harry potter!!)

the pipe organ, set above the foyer font, in a loft - almost gives the mormon tabernacle one a run for it's money!

and gorgeous london court. mum used to take me here as a little girl and we'd watch the moving clock strike. such a gorgeous place with lovely memories.

i can honestly say, there's no where i'd rather live... i'm so very lucky.

i ♥ perth!

six years

i can't believe six years have passed since
doug and i were married.

so i just thought i'd share my favourite picture from the wedding... i dreamed for so long of having this picture and then finally got to have it, thanks to our beautiful photographer mimi. (who just happened to be my young women's leader back in the day!!) for my birthday a few years ago, doug had it done up huge on a canvas for me, it's my favourite thing in the whole world and probably the first thing I would save if the house was on fire (heaven forbid...)

no woman is ever disappointed when a pandora bag shows up - (unless of course you're crazy) so imagine my delight when he surprised me when he got home today with the most beautiful pair of earrings from the pandora store. and i really was suprised. way surprised. i had absolutely no idea i was getting something!! so just to add to the reasons i love him...

not that i need another one!

i have the tree of life necklace that i got as a gift from my work when i left - plus it's my favourite charm on my bracelet... what can i say - i'm a tree hugging hippie after all...

pandora freebie with my earrings! super cute!

six years down, eternity to go! it's a very long time, and i can't think of someone i'd rather spend it with

♥♥♥♥♥♥

kings park moonlight cinema

saturday doug, maddie and i went to the moonlight cinema in kings park with tickets that jen and mat gave us for christmas to see tintin. dad used to tell isaac and i tintin stories all the time before bed... full of hidden treasure, snowy the wonder dog (who had his voice box removed and then had woof woof tattooed under his paw to ensure he could still communicate) and albanian spies. always albanian spies. so who better to take along... mum and dad. :)

i love the moonlight cinema, you rock up at 6:30 and find somewhere to laze about with your picnic blanket and chairs, eat your picnic and then lay back while the movie plays. it was a great night, we settled maddie and then popped her in her bugaboo sleeping bag, inside her little mosquito tent. she is so well behaved, you can take the kid anywhere!!

so cozy! ♥

adorable ♥

fresh from the bath...

seriously, could this kid get any cuter??

i just can't get enough of her!

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at the request of aunty niques -

here is the first (and possibly only) edition of what

maddie wore sunday.

hilarious. well. here goes.

dress - target (nanna found in the opshop)

bonds cotton onesie (mum found in the opshop $1 - white onesies are the best - i put them under nearly everything the poor baby wears. teaching her modesty at a young age haha. plus i hate it when you can see a kids nappy. not a fan. cover it up mums!)

shoes - from the opp of course - another nanna find

pink flower socks (one of the many beautiful gifts from my bestie jen and her mum, they bought me a basket full of amazing handy things, and i have used everything!!

headband - ebay you pick 10 colours for $5ish

(you will find them here!!)

bow - on a hat that my friend sandra gave

maddie when she was born

such a cutie. i love her all dressed up!

and niques - there you have it!

x