A night by the fire

We had Soph, George and the rest of the gang over for a lovely homemade dinner on Friday night. We sat around the fire, drinking wine (and lemoncello) and soaking up Soph and George's presence while we have time with them. It was such a fun night, I love spending time with family and close friends. 

A lot of these photos were also taken by Soph and Ed. 

Baby it's cold outside

We have been experiencing shocking weather over the past week in Sydney. Every day it has been cold, rainy and windy and I'm finding it oh so depressing! So to cheer myself up I have been indulging in my favourite breakfast - pancakes (although I make mine more like crepes)!

Will and I took a trip down to Manly for dinner. We I decided to take some photos down by the beach, only for them to be completely ruined by the icy cold wind. Which doesn't help when you're trying to get your boyfriend to smile but he just keeps swearing he's so annoyed and cold. Needless to say, the photos weren't crash hot, but we did get a few laughs out of it.

So anyway, I've come to realise the only thing to do while waiting for the bad weather to bugger off, is drink lots of hot chocolates and snuggle!

Guess what time it is?

Winter!

Well at least it will be in 5 days. I'm quick to admit that winter is NOT my favourite season. I am a summer girl through and through, but that doesn't mean I don't also love the season of snuggling by the fire, hot choccies and snow. If it wasn't for these things I don't think I could bear winter. (And yes, I can hear all you northern hemisphere people laughing at me, because Australian winters aren't even that cold). But luckily for me I will be missing out on a whole third of winter this year, with my Indian adventure all planned. Anyway, let's move away from criticizing poor winter, and let me do what I do best on this blog, show you why I love it through pictures!

Dasher and my sister Genevieve playing in the masses of leftover leaves after autumn 

Dew on the grass in the early morning

Hot chocolates down in the snow

Skiing with friends

Big crackling fires

More hot chocolates

Eating hot food in the middle of the snow

And finally, yes I realise how crazy this looks. But this is an example of the silly things winter makes you do. Like having hot outdoor spas then jumping into freezing pools, or running up onto the ski slopes in a bikini (yes I actually did that...Genevieve and I wanted to see who could run the furthest) I think I was just missing summer too much!

Winter woolies

Lately its been kind of cold and i have taken this as the perfect opportunity to bring my favourtie beanie out of hiding! I've had it for years and it's so warm and snug i love it.
I've also bought myself a comfy pair of slippers to keep me warm in winter.