mmmmm....melbourne

So a couple of weekends ago I headed off to Melbourne for four days.  I guilted my mum into coming along as she has not been back in over 20 years. We had a fabulous time..I didnt get many pics as I was just having a relaxing time, but here are a few.

We spent Friday night in St Kilda..I love St Kilda..we had the dodgiest accommodation in the world thanks to booking over the net..but we where so tired it didnt matter.  We headed into Ackland street for some delicious food, dinner at Roccoco's, and few wines. We then hit the cake shops...belive me if you are a dessert person this is the place for you. Me, I dont like cakes so not great, but mum got the most amazing French Vanilla slice that was the size of a small island. She could not eat it after dinner so she ate it for breakfast!

dodgy accommodation!

mum & I having dinner in St Kilda

On saturday we trammed it into the city for a bit of retail therapy..went to Bourke Street and Vic Markets. Then back out to St Kilda to the Magnolia Square Market. Wow how awesome is that market...lots of loveliness and a few online friends...

lovely ladies from sweet william, one of my faves

another fave Printspace

I then headed to my cousin Rachaels place. The whole reason I was in Melbourne was to attend her 30th.

It was  cracker of a night at a pub in St Kilda.

 

We then spent Sunday and Monday with family catching up. Mum saw all her sisters which was great and she was so overwhelmingly happy.

Great trip..too short..back in Melbourne in May for Mathildas Markets...

see ya.

away I go...

So I am all packed and my suitcase is by the door.  I am off to Melbourne early tomorrow morning. I was supposed to be going with my little brother but he had to bail as he has to work. That makes me sad as I was really looking forward to it. Anywho I convinced my lovely mumma to come instead. Anyway, off I go. I am going to check out a few stores, to tout my wares and hopefully drum up business. Catch up with old friends and of course my gorgeous family.  The reason I am actually going is for my gorgeous cousin Rachael. It is her 30th on Saturday night and she is having a wild party at a pub in St Kilda, cannot wait.

I am also going to me my newest little relative, baby Chase. Cannot wait to kiss him to death.

I am going to miss my boys. They are having a boys weekend, working around the house and going out on a boat fishing, so they probably wont miss me. Freckles update, she is having a wild time. I spoke to my lovely friend Kylie and she told me she is missing us but doesnt want to come home yet..nice!

So I will be back next week...

I will leave you with some pics of our current kitchen reno in progress. We are currently ripping out our old kitchen, which was HIDEOUS and a brand new one is going in next weekend..I am SO excited.

have a great weekend!

mmm yes well..check out all those lines...nice hey...NOT {photo from real estate}

check out my oven...held in by rocks...yes I said rocks are holding in my oven!

and ta-da disgusting kitchen gone!

Melbourne here I come...can you help me?

So I am off to Melbourne on the 19th of this month for four days (yippee!) I am going with my little brother and we are heading down to go to my funky and gorgeous cousin Rachel's 30th birthday party in St Kilda on Saturday night. We are then going to visit lots of family after that, which will be great. I have not been back to Melbourne since my nan passed and it was the last place I spent any quality time with my dad before he too died a few weeks later. So it is with a heavy heart that I return, but I wanted some happy memories of the beautiful city not just sad ones...

So, we get in about mid afternoon on friday and are planning to shout ourselves a night out on the town with some friends..but in between this and on Saturday I want to get in some awesome retail therapy..so I need your help!

Can you give me some great places to go shopping? Favourite op shops..anything...let me know, thank you.