Just another manic Monday

Another week has started!

I have to admit I did only work the first two days of last week so I can't complain too much. But I was actually pretty busy those days as I did have to pop into work for a couple of hours on Wednesday even though I was on annual leave! On the bright side two or the three parcels I was expecting arrived before I left so I got to take them home! I'm a bit peeved that the third one isn't here yet...grrr.

Say hello to my Balenciaga coin purse from SS10 in cyclade!

And my black Pauric Sweeney Overnight Sport!

Thursday I raced into town to help one of my friends get some shoes from a local department store.

Friday was wedding #3 for the year. It was raining in the morning but it fined up just in time for the ceremony!

I was a little concerned about the park's safety though...

Is it just me or should guard dogs and children not be in the same area?

 

How pretty is the cute little gazebo type area for the wedding? The groom is South American and we were pre-warned that South American weddings are slightly different....I wasn't quite sure what that meant.

Here I am caught having a chuckle as everyone was staring at me while I was trying to be pose for the blog. Outfit: DVF Tessa Chinese Trellis print & Christian Louboutin Alta Iowas. My dress was one of the packages I received which is lucky as I was hoping to wear it to the wedding.

This would have been a great photo if M hadn't pulled a face....!

With the girls!

So this is how the South Americans roll huh? Festivale is such a colourful affair. There were plastic fruit maracas, these twirly noise clackers, whistles, horns, headbands, hats, masks and leis! If nothing I've learned that South Americans take their partying seriously.

Saturday was recovery and then onto to dinner at a friend's house where she cooked up a Mexican fiesta! OMG, her food was so delicious!!! We had this hot, creamy salsa dip with corn chips as entree then the mains were chicken enchiladas and beef & chorizo tacos. I died from food bloat and pure taste sensation heaven. Words cannot describe but it was good.

Sunday was a lazy day and I finally caught up with Grey's Anatomy and can I just say - W O W ! ! ! I cannot believe how it ended and I can't wait to see season 7...finished the night with the Godfather. Can you believe I've never seen the movie? I need to watch parts 2 and 3 soon.

And this brings me back to today, Monday. Today was great because due to my friend C, I was able to score 2 tickets to a FREE ADVANCED SCREENING of Prince of Persia!! It was great adventure movie and I loved every minute of it. It opens on the 27th and I think it's a must for all game enthusiasts and adventure/action lovers.

And now I'm off to bed to recharge my batteries for tomorrow which will be considerably less enjoyable than today!

January Blues

Why is it after the hustle and bustle of Christmas and New Years Eve do you sink into a sort of post celebration blues? I'm sad yet relieved that silly season has passed and that life as we know it can go back to normal. I can also start saving money again. That is if I don't spend it on shoes or bags! Although I do have the urge to travel this year so that may cure the spending as I would have to save up quite a bit to go travelling.

But I guess after a big couple of months celebrating the festive season January always seems to crawl by at a snails pace. And you're always broke as you've spent last months pay already and are eagerly anticipating this months pay. I've pretty much spent my pay in my head! It's amazing how how broke you can be before you get paid!!

So what's on my wishlist I hear you ask? Well here are a few of the things I've been thinking about getting and doing.

I've been wanting a dslr for a while now. I think it's been about 6 or so years at least. I always buy myself a good point and shoot and then my urge for a dslr goes away for a while. This time I think I should actually get it.

I have chosen the Nikon D5000 as I love Nikons and in the reviews it has the teeniest edge over the Canon 500D. I personally like Canon for compacts and Nikons for slr's. One of the reasons I'm getting sick of my compact is that I hate the way a flash blasts the subject which is why I've included the SB-400 flash in the pic as it bounce off vertically or with a diffuser will give a soft glow to the area of the subject you're photographing rather than a strobe light effect! Just think of the pictures I can take of shoes now in low light!!! Woohoo!

Hmm, what else is on that list? Well I have to include the bags and shoes of course!

CL Alta Iowa in Black Suede (picture from trenduet ebay auction)

CL Bianca in Coral Patent (picture courtesy of tPF)

CL Banana in Lavender Patent (picture off www.christianlouboutin.fr)

CL Simple 100 in Nude Acid Wash Python

CL Lady Claude in Blue Acid Wash Python (picture from Sabrina Greco at NM)

Chanel Camellia WOC

Balenciaga Spring 2010 colours (picture from http://incultstatus.blogspot.com/)

I think the colours in the picture from L-R are black, olive, sang, papeete, canard, cyclade. I have twiggys in olive and canard on pre-order and they should be arriving some time in February/March. Hopefully I like the colours I've pre-ordered. I'm a bit sad I didn't order anything in papeete or sang! I think that's better for my wallet anyway.

And last but not least I have a burning desire to these places. Not that I don't want to visit anywhere else such as Europe but I just want to see these places first. Plus I want to meet a lot of good friends I've made off tPF who live in the States. Ok, I won't lie, plus the shopping. That was a given, was it not?

Vietnam

New York City

Las Vegas

As you can see I have a few things I want to do and get this year so which ones should I prioritise??? Hmmm, tough choice isn't it?

I think I'll sleep on it....

Lead me not into temptation...

ARGH!

I've just got word that some Balenciaga things I pre-ordered are due to arrive at the end of the month or early December!! I can see my savings plan going to hell in a teacup right now. I guess I should have seen this coming but in my defence I did pre-order them in the first week of October so shopaholics anonymous wasn't exactly where I thought I would be in a month and a half's time. And I have been good, I cut out more than half the list! You don't want to see how many items I had myself down for.

My love affair with Balenciaga only started recently with the purchase of a SS09 Giant Silver Handle clutch in Anthracite followed very quickly by the snapping up of a very beautiful FW09 Day bag in Tempete as seen below.

Look at that bag....*sigh*...isn't she simply marvelous?

The leather is lightly distressed and super smooshy and thick. She's a great shade of stormy blue (hence the apt name of tempete) and goes with everything from black to denim. You can dress her up or down.

Now can you see why I'm jonesing for another Balenciaga? This time I have a Drum in black on order. I don't know what the Drum is supposed to look like except that it's similar to the old Box style. I don't know how many of you are Balenciaga experts but the box style is like the current Twiggy but not as east/west. More like a box shape. I've been looking for a Box in good condition but now if it's similar I won't have to!!! YAY!

Hmmm, can the Bal classify as my present to myself??? Or should the Chanel and exotic Louboutins I want to get next year be my present? Tough decisions need to be made soon. Ha!

Oh yeah, I wore my Coxinelles again today and here's the outfit. I'm wearing a Cue dress with a bolero style long sleeve cardi.

Sorry there's no head or feet, the polaroid process is a bit random so it tends to cut off the picture at nonsensical spots.

They are my go to shoes right now! Sorry if you're getting bored of them already, they're just the perfect work shoe.

Anyway, it's getting late and I have a busy Friday ahead of me so I should probably stop boring you to tears with my ramblings and try and get some sleep.

Night!