Oversized Me

Let's face it, I'm a shortie. Hubs and I had this conversation pre-wedding.

Me: I'm going to keep my wedding gown after the wedding. I'm not going to sell it.
Hubs: Why are you going to keep it if you're not going to wear it again?
Me: Oh, it'll be a nice family heirloom, like something I can pass down to our future daughter to wear for her wedding years from now.
Hubs: What! Our daughter's not going to be as short as you!

Anyway ....the point of all that is I realised most of my wardrobe are slim fit outfits which work for my height. I did found a few pieces of voluminous  clothing that I'd initially dismissed, thinking that they were much too big for me. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the looser, more casual feel of wearing them.

My fisherman pants were something I got years ago. The pink paisley pin stripe details on the fold over softens the severe black colour a little and to add balance to the silhouette, I wore a pair of fuchsia stripey heels.

I nearly had second thoughts about this Gap white cotton henley boyfriend shirt. The details on it are amazing, from the raised swiss dots to the fun, rolled up tabs. It was huuuge on me but it looked exactly like how a boyfriend shirt's meant to be, relaxed and dressed down. I played up the whole tunic style of the shirt by by wearing my favourite pair of faded skinny jeans and gold Indian sandals.

Daddy Time

I've to admit, Hubs does more than his fair share of spending time with Bubs and to watch how close the two of them together is often a treat for me. Hubs is the clown, tickle monster, merman, champion piggy back-er and horsey expert all rolled into one and there's nothing more Bubs love to do than to have his daddy bao bao (carry) him.

When you're a toddler, the highest and safest place in the world is on Daddy's shoulders :) Remember how you'd arch your back, stretch your arms and lift your fingers as high as they can to try to touch the sky? Or feel the wind rushing through your hair, shrieking with glee as you hold on tight while Daddy rushes down the road?

Every night before bedtime, Bubs would pick a book, make himself comfy on his personal sofa that is Daddy and demand Hubs to read to him. His favourite book at the moment is Sesame Street, pointing at the colourful pictures, shouting out ehmoo, goger, cooky, berk, errrnie, ahcar (Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie and Oscar)

Hubs is a photography nut and enjoys teaching Bubs how to use a camera. Bubs was fascinated with how you could turn the flash on and off. Too precious for words!

Dinner at Chilli's

We haven't had Chilli's for a while and what with the free kid's meal and convenient location of being within the mall, we decided to have dinner there with Bubs. No reservations are allowed and it gets filled up fast during peak times as it's popular with tourists.

Kids meals are free and they get a bottomless beverage (read: endless cups of juice and soft drinks). To be honest, I found the Kraft macaroni and cheese to be a huge disappointment, it tasted like it was made from an instant box of mac and cheese. I know you shouldn't expect too much from a free kids meal menu but c'mon, this was just awful.

Hubs didn't have better luck with his burger either. Why bother asking people for their grilling preference (Hubs requested medium rare) when it came dry and really well done. The ultimate insult was that the fries were lukewarm. They felt as though they'd been batch fried and left for ages on the counter. I wanted to tell the wait staff about it (Italiannies, Fridays and a lot of other restaurants are incredibly open to honest feedback) but they were all busy so we didn't bother. On the plus side, I liked my quesadilla salad and Bubs loved nibbling on it.

Would we go back again? Not really :(

One ha' penny, Two ha' penny,

 Hot cross buns,
Hot cross buns,
one ha' penny,
two ha' penny,
hot cross buns.

Have you been consuming your body weight in hot cross buns, Easter eggs and choc filled bunnies? Have a happy Easter weekend :)

ps - Hubs took the hot cross buns, sliced them and made them into french toast. I was skeptical at first but they were delish!

Pets in Paris

So, you've been to Paris, meandered down the cobbled streets, looked wistfully at doggies and their beloved owners there and wished you could bring your own pet there with you.

Here's the next best alternative to sending your pet to Paris - a customised watercolour painting of your dog, cat or maybe even a hamster waiting outside a tres chic shop.

Wouldn't this be a perfect gift for pet lovers? Spotted at Paris Breakfast's Etsy shop.