Friday, March 9, 2012

We Went Out For Cocktails Instead

1. Mexican Bean Pies I made for Luke 2. This weeks purchases 3. Milkshakes!
4. Stripy Nails 5. Vodka Quatro Cocktails 5. Out for Tapas & Cocktails
Next Sunday I'll be going away to Fiji for a family holiday, so throughout the week I've been getting a couple of things ready. Along side a ticket to Fiji for Christmas, Luke & my brother-in-law Allan, also got a huge money tin. Luke & I almost filled ours with spare coins over the past three months and we opened it this past Sunday so we could bank it in exchange for Fiji money. Afterwards I started to get really excited because next Sunday is starting to get really, really close! I also slightly started to freak out because I had planned to get a couple of new holiday pieces to take with me. So on Wednesday I made a quick trip to the shops to get some holiday pants and a new dress. Sometimes when I go shopping, half way through something just clicks and I suddenly get sick of it and need to go home. I didn't have a dress to come with me, so I stopped by Cotton On to pick up a dress that I already had in different material. When you find a dress you like, I find its best to get it in a few different types of material. I finished my afternoon off by exercising my awesome baking skills and made some mini Mexican bean pies for dinner.

Luke's day off this week was Thursday, and I had to work so we couldn't go to the plant nursery, or bake blueberry bread together like we planned. So we went out for cocktails and tapas instead. I think I have bad luck with dining out because something always usually happens, whether its being served a meal that is missing the key ingredient (i.e., pasta without pasta sauce. Seriously) or finding a rock in my lentil burger. However, Thursday evening almost was a perfect evening! I had the most amazing vodka quatro cocktail with lime, cranberry & passionfruit. The restaurant was right on the water, so it's tapas had a bit of a seafood theme to it which was great for Luke, but not so much for me. They did have three fantastic vegetarian friendly options - polenta fries & aioli, goats cheese & eggplant garlic bread, and broccoli & mushrooms in chilli sauce. 

It's been a pretty laid back and productive week so far. Luke & I broke our milkshake mixer out from its kitchen cupboard captivity and we've been making them all week! I also painted my nails with coral punch, metallic brown & smokey purple stripes. I've been heaps into painting my nails differently since I did painted my zig zag nails a couple of weeks ago. I've been looking for easy nail art tutorials and found so many interesting, creative ways to use your nail polish. Blogging still excites me everyday!

9 comments:

  1. I love this post! Those Mexican bean pies are so adorable and I bet they taste delicious, and your nails are to die for! I've never done anything creative with mine like that - if I can decide on what color polish and not chip it after 5 minutes it's a good day! :)

    Fiji sounds heavenly...I'd love to jump on a plane right now and head down there! I've never tried a tapas restaurant, but I'd like to. There are a lot of them in Boston that my hubby and I want to try. I've gotten pasta takeout where they forgot the sauce - I seriously had a rage attack (so ridiculous!). Luckily I've never found a rock, though (knock on wood) - that would kill my appetite in a second!

    XO

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    1. Thats exactly why I've been so hesitant to try fun things with my nails, because I never used top coat they would chip the same day I painted them. I bought some top coat and did two layers and my purple zig zag nails lasted a full week chip free! Get in on the top coat! And the tapas, go do it! I've had tapas plates at restaurants and cafes before, but this was my first proper tapas experience and I'm sold! I've already made plans to go back with some friends. Fingers crossed its another awesome experience!

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  2. i like your blog design :) and the pies looks so yummy! slurp* <3

    xx,
    http://www.christiebluee.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks Christie! They were pretty tasty, vegetables and mixed beans with mexican spices. Super delicious!

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  3. Ooh, your nails look incredible!

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    1. Thank you! I thought they looked pretty neat also. It was a bit of a shame they chipped off at work.

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  4. Your week sounds wonderful and I'm so jealous you're going to Fiji! I will definitely be checking back to see pretty pictures of that amazing place.

    Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog!

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  5. Cute nails! If only I had a steady hand to try out this design. Pretty incredible that you're going to Fiji... hope you'll post pictures!

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  6. I've never really had any horrible restaurant experiences, knock on wood!

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