Food Porn

On Tuesday night I went for the longest facial EV-ER! I had stinging skin, heard all about the ladies love affairs and of course was criticised for using clinique and told how bad my skin was for the entire time.

 

Has anyone else had this? I feel like some hairdressers do it too.. criticise your hair and you just wanna be like "gee thanks, I had some self esteem when I walked in here". That's why I love my current hairdresser, he just talks to me about life. Not hair.

 

After my facial, while I was all stinging and red, and it was waay too late to be eating, I went with A on a double date with my girl and her man to our local pub.

 

I wanted to share with you the looks of this pub food, because to me it takes pub grub to a whole new level.

 

 

Chicken

 

Lamb shanks

 

 

Ohhh yeah, this arrived on Tuesday too!

 

 

 

Umm yep.. that's me.. THE BRIDE! *chuffed*

G-Unit

What a weekend!! Unfortunately, it's usually the good ones that leave you begging for an extra day off and struggling to get out of bed.

Just to be a little different today, I'm

going to tell you about my weekend backwards...

On Sunday, after very little sleep I drove to Wollongong to see my dad (post on that later). While I was in Wollongong, I also saw my 83 year old English Grandad. This is what he was wearing...

 

A and I could not stop giggling and the conversation went a little something like this...

"oh grandad I like your jacket" *giggle*

"it's nice isn't it? I like it because it keeps me warm"

" it's very cool" *giggle*

"you know the other day I was out walking and a young man came up to me and said he liked my jacket too"

*giggle* "g-unit is a rapper grandad"

"ooohh that makes sense then. I just thought it looked warm"

Hehehe so cute! My grandad the gangsta.

A pointed out that the g in G-unit could also stand for grandpa. Watch out ladies, it's the grandpa unit :P

Saturday night we had a triple combined birthday party, which started at the Meriton Apartments with a waitress, pizza and drinks.

Pre drinks

After we were all nicely tipsy, we headed to Home Nightclub.

It was a great night, but I don't think these nights are doing my waist any favours... Might have to take a break for a while I think.

Before heading to the apartment for the party, I rolled my tragic and hungover bum out of bed to see my hairdresser at Ivy hairdressing.

Before

After

I love it! I love being fresh blonde and I missed my side fringe.. I was constantly worried about the size of my forehead without it haha.

Friday night was suppose to be a "quiet couple" with 2 of the birthday peeps.

A quiet couple turned into 3 bottles of wine between two girls, a tonne of xbox connect contests and a huge amount of laughs.

It was a fun night. I moved out of home for nights just like this.

A good weekend but a busy one. Finally I think I'll have some rest this coming weekend, with only a christening in my calendar.

How was your weekend?

More Weekend

I have already posted about Sunday, but my weekend was so busy that I think it justifies another post.

Friday night I had a friend's birthday party at Aurora Bar in Circular Quay. I was meeting A in the city, so I figured it was the perfect time (without A telling me to hurry up) to try out the sock bun. The sock bun is the same as the bun people do with a doghnut, just the poor version, because you actually use a sock.

 Tada!

I don't think this is too shabby for my first attempt?

When I met up with A this is how the conversation went,

A: "you look good tonight"

S: "thanks, I have your sock on my head"

A: "what? Oh you did the sock thing - is it a good sock?"

S: "naaa..well it didn't have a partner"

A: "okay then"

S: "yeah I had to cut it though"

A: "whaaaaatttttt??!! I'll just go into your clothes and start cutting them up"

LOL. so dramatic! :P


Junk dress worn as a top, H&M skirt, Novo boots and
stockings, which didn't look this thick in reality lol.

I felt a little Jersey on Friday night with the leopard print on.

Saturday after dance class, A wanted to take me on a lunch date for my birthday.

Originally he went to take me to a Tapas bar at Rydges, but they had a function on. We were told we could eat, but only outside and there would be no table service. Pass.

Luckily, A had a back up plan - Zimzala in Cronulla.

Zimzala was right on the beach and our table was in the perfect position at the front. It was so relaxing and the staff were professional and friendly. It was refreshing. When did good service become refreshing? argh.

A insisted I get a cocktail for my birthday, so I obliged. I had a Latin Love, with two types of Rum and Icecream, it was sooo delicious!!!

For entree we had bread with baba ganoush and olive oil. I love dips and bread - they're my favourite, I could eat them forever.

For mains we shared the spatchcock and lamb back strap. Both meals were so yummy, that A and I really tried to savour each piece. All the different elements on the plate really worked together. 



After our meal, we topped the date off with a coffee (read: Chai Latte for Sarah) by the water. I cannot rave enough about Zimzala and I foresee many more dates there. The service was impeccable, the waiters were polite and well spoken and the food was amazing - good portion sizes and LOADS of flavour.

After lunch all I wanted to do was nap with my full belly. I rested for a while, but then I had to get ready for my birthday dinner with my mum and older brother at Sicilians in Parramatta.


fooling around with my photographer haha
Forever 21 top, Ebay tights, ASOS ankle boots

I had been to Sicilians before and it was yummy, so that's why I picked it, but on Saturday night I just think everything was lacking because of how busy they were. We ordered a garlic bread to start, then later ordered an entree serving of Calamari. The Calamari came and there was still no sign of the garlic bread. When we asked the waitress she told us yes it was definitely coming. We waited, but 15minutes later there was still no garlic bread. Were they making the bread? lol. We asked another waiter to be told that originally we asked the wrong waitress and that's why it wasn't coming (yes blame the customer, that always works), but he would now order it. My mum said they better make it 2 servings now because we were so hungry. Out came 2 servings and they charged us for both.. not surprising, but a little disappointing.


my dinner guests

After we finished our bread, someone finally took our order for mains, then the long wait started for our food.


A's chicken pizza


Gnocchi with scallops. The Gnocchi itself was soft and fluffy.. mmm.


Lamb Shanks- mum said they were okay, but not tender enough.

The food itself was pretty yummy, but not as good as when I have been there during the week. Granted, they were extremely busy, but I just think they need more staff and training on customer service skills. Despite the bad service at Sicilians I was in great company, so I still had a good night.

At dinner, mum gave me the presents from her and my puppy (who signed my card also).

I had told her I wanted more necklaces, so I was super happy to unwrap these babies.

My brother also gave me a brand new full gas bottle for the outdoor heater we recently purchased. It was a very practical and much needed present.

I think I jam packed as much as I could in to this weekend, but I loved every minute of it.