Happy

I'm happy.

Life eventually works itself out if we just stop stressing out.

(oh please...we all know that's a hard thing for me)

But really. Happy often seems to be accompanied by not happy. 

Funny how that works.

So today I guess I'm {not} happy too.

Utah, you'd better be ready for us, cuz we'll be there in about 2 months!

Where did May go?

June?  Whaaaat?

Time is going by fast and we're trying to savor Australia for all it's worth.

I know once we're gone it's going to be a classic "you don't know what you've got til' it's gone" deal so we really are milking our last two months.

Happy to see missed friends & family.

Not happy to leave Australia and family.

Phil and I have been sucked into this...

It's epic here. I mean just look at that photo. Drama Drama.

We are {not} happy about our new addiction.

Ha-let me explain.  We hear all the hullaballoo about it on the radio and we'd just laugh.

It's massive here.  Like countdowns and all.

Aaaand we watched it one night. 

And now it's history.

I'm {not} happy.

Here is something else that made me happy.

This time, happy + not happy

=

Tear jerker happy.

Fin de la semaine

Weekends are the best.

Seriously.

I mean, I know Wednesday brought Origin, Thursday means late night shopping...

psh, they got nothin'. 

Weekends rule.

(Whoa. Am I 12 years old or what?)

Phil and I had a special treat this weekend.  

We had a special deal voucher for Firefly Restaurant near the city.

We were certainly not disappointed.  

First of all the ambiance was amazing.

I loved everything about the restaurant.

From the basket lights to the vintage feel, it was perfect.

The food was fabulous as well  And each course was so so different.  

I think we had about 7 courses come out. 

(picture small what I like to call {celebrity sized courses} mind you)

Corn Fritters with Prosciutto and Pesto...

Pinos Churrizo, Haloumi with Sauce Romesco...

Lamb Backstrap...

Chocolate Mousse...

etc. etc. etc.

One of my faves had to be the Zuchinni Fries.

I mean really? Who would've thought?

Mmmmm.

Did not disappoint. 

We'd go back, if the prices were reasonable minus the voucher.

In another life maybe...

Then it was a surprise jaunt to where we got engaged.

That's us.  Just engaged.

November 2009.

:)

Oh Philip, you are the best.

Weekends Rule.

Check-it

Check out my post today over at our cooking blog...

you won't want to miss it. 

Promise.

http://cookinforcouples.blogspot.com/

Nothing much

Life is plugging along here down under.

This weekend we spent Friday enjoying some much needed down time.

Saturday we spent with Caylee & Dan...visiting and reminiscing of Phil and Caylee's youth years.

Then it was onto the Stake Talent Night.

Oh jeez.

Where to begin?

Maybe I just won't...

Let's just say that at one moment (or many moments) we felt like we were at a Born Again Christian church.

"STAND UP! PUMP YOUR FISTS! REALLY LOUD MUSIC! RAPPING!"

Yup.

Just won't begin.

On another note, our niece Pacey is 1 yr old.

Maybe her birthday was back in April but here's a dress and some hair accessories I made for her.

I'm working on my crafting skills.

There's at least some improvement right? :)

And that's all for now.

FIST PUMP! STAND UP! RAPPING!

Ba Ba Ba Bowling

Rainy & cold days make the best bowling days.

We've experience a weekend or two like that lately in this Australian Autumn so what did we do?

Bowling.

Andrew and Alex are such good sports.  

We called them up to see if the wanted join and the agreed without hesitation.

At least I think they did.  Hmm...

Phil did super.

Compared to this sad lassie...


He tripled my score.
Yes I said tripled.
I've never thought of myself as a bad bowler, but boy was I wrong!
Bowled a 35.
Yes-definite bad bowler.
S'okay though.  It was still fun.
35.
ugh.

LOTR

So ummm- A couple weeks ago Phil and I went here...

and saw this...

Let me just tell you about this.  

It was amazing.

Yes, we went to see Lord of the Rings, at the Opera House.

But this time it was a step up...the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs provided the music.

Live.

See told you, amazing.

Those of you that know me, I'm kinda music freak. 

Like orchestras and bands and symphonies and such.  

Spending my high school years engulfed in it, who wouldn't be?

So I loved it. Every.bit.of.it.

And Phil loved it too.  I mean, let's be honest: music for me, movie for him.

But he enjoyed the music too.  He told me. Out loud.  And he wasn't lying.  

He loved it too.

The acoustics in the Opera House are to die for.

Seriously.

When the audience was clapping at the end, I had to cover my ears.

When the percussionist was brushing the drum with his hand, I heard it. From the back row.

(ps. Back row seats in the Opera House are not bad at all. Perfect view from anywhere you sit)

And who doesn't love a view like this during intermission?

I was gushing over everything.

The acoustical music cylinders hanging from the ceiling.

The choir's voices.

How the conductor kept right in time with the movie.

I even said "COOL" or "WOW" a couple hundred times out loud.

On accident.

I couldn't help it.

And Phil just laughed at me.

Seriously, one of the best things I have done/seen.

So Good.

xoxo

The Best!

Phil is special.

Like a good special. Not the elementary school kind where no-one wants to be special.

He's the good special.

The good kind that surprises his wife {aka me!} for no reason.

Yes. Good special.

Well Thursday at lunch, he arrived at my work to share a lovely lunch with me.  

And he shared something else. 

Tickets!

To see Mary Poppins the Musical. In the city. That night. In a few hours!

What the?!

He listened. I'd said I wanted to go but wasn't sure we could cough up the bones for tickets.  Well good thing he just kept his eyes & ears open cuz good prices came our way and he snatched them.

So that's where we spent our Thursday night.

All of it.

And we loved it.

All of it.

It was so good!

The Capitol Theatre in the city is beautiful.  

My favorite was the lobby with decorated with umbrellas...

And another little surprise came when we were there.

Alyce and Eric (Phil's sister & husband) had tickets for that night as well and without any prior communication between us, our seats were ended up being 2 away from each other. 

On the same row!

And what did the 2 kind ladies in between us do?  

Oh they just moved right over so we could all sit together.

It was perfect!

Good special Phil.

Good surprise Phil.

Good husband phil.

Thanks!