Sydney Day 1 - Brigadeiro's Birthday!

I had a wonderful birthday with my family and friends, and lots and lots of food...is there any better way to celebrate a birthday?


Started with deliciously fluffy and light blueberry pancakes made by my sister

Followed by a Brazilian churrasco (bbq) rodizio (all you can eat) lunch, with 23 different types of meat, and all the Brazilian trimmings...

The best soft drink in the whole wide world!!!

All my favourite foods on one dish! Arroz, feijao, salsa, farofa, polenta & mandioca frita, couve & churrasco...

I was already in pain after all this food, but my sister surprised me when they brought out a Brigadeirao cake!

As if that humungous lunch was not enough, at dinner time, my sister brought these out: she made Magnolia's Red Velvet cupcakes with creamcheese icing, and yes, you guessed it: brigadeiros! They were both DEE-LI-CIOUS!

I was spoilt by hubby, who gave me a wallet to replace my very old one, which is exactly as the one above, but in yellow epi leather, and dark purple lining - I loved my wallet, and did not want to replace it because of the contrasting colours...love my new one though! Reminds me of a Pierre Herme macaron? Must be the luscious purple colour!

And as if I was not spoilt enough, my sister and her hubby gave me two tickets to see Wicked - the Musical! I had been wanting to see this for years! She also made me that beautiful hand-painted card, and the tickets included babysitting duties, so that hubby & I had our first date since Lil J's arrival.

I could not have asked for a better day!

Sydney, here I come!

Today I fly out to Sydney to celebrate my birthday with my sister, friends, hubby & lil J. Am so excited! Hoping to eat loads of:


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and:

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some (window) shopping:



After Sydney, I'll be relaxing by the beach in Byron Bay, and catching some sun rays:



Hopefully I get to share some pictures while I am there, if not, there will be loads to share when I get back I'm sure!

Hope you have a fabulous weekend y'all!
xx
CC

Recent Buys: Thakoon, Richard Chai, Chloe, J Brand x Hussein Chalayan and Tiffany & Co.

Thakoon

Silk digital print draped shirt dress, same style as worn on the runway below but in a different/digital print:



Richard Chai

Silk draped dress same style as the runway below:

but in this print:


Chloe

Vintage embroidered blazer by Phoebe Philo:



J Brand x Hussein Chalayan

Although I vowed a few years ago that I would not buy any more pairs of jeans in a bigger size than previously bought, I caved and bought these jeans in black and charcoal, since wearing dresses whilst nursing has not been as easy as before:



Tiffany & Co.

I have been after a pair of aviator sunglasses for quite some time, and loved these when I tried them on last year. I decided I needed them for when I go on holidays tomorrow (to Sydney & Byron Bay) for a much needed getaway, hopefully some sunshine, and to celebrate my birthday:

Taylor Tomasi Hill - Queen of Accessories Pt 5: At Home

I quite often wonder whether a person's style translates to their interior decorating and how their home looks...From these pictures Taylor's pad certainly looks homely (reminds me just a little of 'Carrie Bradshaw's apartment perhaps?), unpretentious, warm and full of character...



I like her leggings below! I have a feeling they are by Zoe's Tees, as I bought one in pale grey that look almost identical bar the colour (sadly the colour did nothing to my uhm...non-slim legs, and I had to return them, shame, because they felt divine against the skin).