Celebration!!!

There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you

Kool & The Gang had it soooo right. I am in fine form tonight and ready to PAR-TAY!!! June 30th was rough and I barely made it through by the skin of my teeth and I still have A LOT of tidying up to do but hey, I'm in July now :D

Now a couple of things came in whilst I was slaving away last week but I didn't get a chance to photograph them because since it is winter our light appears after I get to work and escapes before I get home. I finally got a chance to photograph my new arrivals on the weekend. Maybe I present with great price my new Christian Louboutin Lady Claudes in Marron Glace metal patent. The colour is a superb neutral and I can see these getting a lot of use in summer! They are a little loose in winter though as I found out tonight.

Another item to arrive last week were my Gilt items. I have waited a long time to get my hands on some Amrita Singh jewellery and now I finally have some. Thanks to R for her fabulous help!!! xo  This is me on Saturday before going to my great aunt's 90th birthday celebrations.

And now the reason for the party mood, you ask? Well today I found out I got a well deserved promotion if I do say so myself! I have been working towards this goal for the last 3 and half years since I decided that I would give the insurance industry a go. I cannot even begin to tell you how ecstatic I am. I know that with this move comes more responsibility and more accountability but I am more than ready for it. I'll have my bad days and I'll my great days. You can't have one without the other and like any job I'll love it and I'll loathe it.

I couldn't sit still this afternoon after I got told and I rushed off after work as M and I had plans to have a celebratory dinner. He has a great job and now I have a new position so all the more reason to celebrate.

The pub downstairs has a new restaurant open as of today called Fratelli on Cooper so we decided to give it a whirl.

Garlic crust

Bacon & boccocini lasagne

Fettucine Gamberi

Outfit: jeans, singlet, Anthropologie Spilling Ruffles cardi & Christian Louboutin Lady Claudes in Marron Glace patent

Well I'm off to bed now so I'll catch up with ya'll soon!!!

Stuff I've been doing, buying and wearing

Well hello 7am!!! I don't often leave for work at this time so I am pretty wowed by the fogginess of the morning. It's not shown in the picture very well but it was kinda cool. I've been doing long hours lately and I've pulled a few 12 hour days since it's end of financial year. Blech!

For the first time in a long time I found some non-designer shoes that I adore. They have the cutest zipper rosettes on them and I'm a sucker for anything with zipper embellishments on them!

Poor Bailey was sick on Friday night. Something must have upset his stomach as he wouldn't stop vomiting. His bed and blankies went into the washing machine and the poor thing had to sleep on towels and a set of pj's I had been given but never wore. I would have had him sleep on the bed with me except for the fact that I didn't really want to wake up to a sea of dog vomit! I don't think anyone would to be honest not matter how much they loved their dog.

Saturday night we had a birthday dinner at El Bulli for a friend's birthday

Outfit: jean leggings, black top and jacket with Christian Louboutin Madame Claude in leopard patent.

The boys being cheesy!

This is the most extravagant paella I've ever seen!!!

The paella confirmed my belief that crab is not worth the hassle. It's so much work to get to the meat and then there's not a lot of it!!! I prefer lobster for sure!

It was a cracker of a day on Sunday and we decided to go for a wander around once our heads were firmly back on our shoulders after the festivities of the previous night! I got a chance to wear my new Christian Louboutin Almeria wedges and they are simply the best!!! Stylish, practical, and they get major points from me in stability too. I didn't walk for hours but I think I might have been able to in these! Can't wait to really work them out.

Didn't quite get the picture I was after here - wanted the soles to show too, dammit!

I'm off to bed now to prepare for one of the most hellish days on earth, followed by one of the biggest nights on earth....June 30th! I'll let you know how I pull up on Thursday :)