Sculpture By The Sea x A Long Long Walk

After going for a run and having a nice breakkie on a Sunday morning we walked over to Bondi Beach to do the beach walk and see all the amazing sculptures that are currently there.
There were some outstanding ones, and some artists really played with the environment.
I loved it. There was free sunscreen and water being provided along the way and there were great food stalls too. It was really like going to an outdoor museum. We also saw many many cute dogs along the way and my puppy fever is growing stronger.
(We need a new place that allows pets, otherwise we would have a pooch right now!)

I am still feeling deep appreciation for living so close to the ocean.
It's so magical to get the view. Walking is my favourite thing to do on a day off, especially if it's a day off together. It sorts out my thoughts and is so relaxing and inspiring.
Afterwards we made that yummy cauliflower pizza once more! We are slightly addicted.
And it goes so well with movies.

Noodling at Night x Date Night In Spring

We get already wonderful warm nights here in Sydney, so the other day we went to the Night Noodle Markets in Hyde Park. It was crowded and we had line up for some food but it was well worth it!
We haven't been sitting in the grass dining for a little while and was about time.
Another sign that Summer is around the corner.
Yummy Asian Food, drangon dancers, laterns, music, a full moon and time with Dave: What a night. We didn't really research all the stands and couldn't really be asked to squeeze through every single food stall to read the menu so we just started lining up and hoping for the best...
I was hoping for something a little lighter but ended up with Pad Thai and Spring Rolls, really really good ones though.
On our way home we played around the mirror art installation a little, knuddled a few little puppy dogs along the way and had a good night sleep afterwards.
We are refreshed for more house hunting and loads of new exciting creative projects.

Dave's super belated Happy Birthday

Oh yes, it was Mr. Mansueto's Birthday the other week...
A little while ago. We celebrated with family, as Dave's brothers birthday is on the same day.
Between the two birthday boys they had a total of four cakes!
I took Dave out for breakkie and he got a stack of motivational books, all to do with house stuff, to make the hunt more fun.
He wanted The Selby book for a while and I went nuts in the book store, getting additional veggie BBQ recipes, interior design books and books about balcony gardening.
It was a happy day. Oh and then we went with the whole family to Sizzler.
For my first time. Those of you that have been can imagine how random that experience was for me.
Well I did enjoy that salad bar ; )
Oh yeah, there are some updates on the puppy front too. We decided to get a dog as soon as we found a pet friendly place to live. So exciting, I can't stop thinking about it.
Now we just need to get a place.

Hope you had a blast David, I love you.

Cauliflower pizza and the appreciation of it all

I got quite some catching up to do. The last weeks were a bit of a roller coaster ride with the constant house hunt, my busiest month yet and trying to find the balance and strength.
We had fun times and explored new neighborhoods while house hunting.
As usual we spent time together with nice breakfasts and good coffees.
And we made some delicious food at home too.
The best thing was the cauliflower pizza, where we made pizza dough from cauliflower.


Not only did it work out but omg it was delicous. Check out the recipe which we found here.

I had a terrible flu with fever and didn't get the chance to stay in bed, as I am self employed, nothing would get done, and so I worked through it.
There have been days lately where all I could think of was holidays and getting a puppy, but I think after the flu is gone I feel emotionally and physically back on track.
Trying to not be sulky but brave instead and finding new energy daily.
It's nearly been a year for us here in Sydney and I have always found when moving to new places the first year is an exciting one but also usually the toughest at the same time.
I think this is very much true for us.
I am so grateful for everything we have achieved in this year and we had so many amazing moments.
This little blog really makes it easy to remember the good times, when I am browsing through our posts over the last year.
There is so much that I love about Sydney,  yet there are things we are missing about our life in London. We are still adjusting and settling in I guess.

Life is good over here. And hot too, as we had the hottest Spring on record. We picked up our fitness again, running together in the mornings, and right now that's just what I need, that extra discipline that makes me a better person.
And we keep looking for a new place....

An afternoon by the beach and the rocks at Copacabana

Last weekend I worked at a beautiful wedding in Copacabana
(well not quite the Brazilian one but the one right up the northcoast of New South Wales)
David decided to keep me company, and after work  quickly bought a bikini & we spent the afternoon by the beach, walking along the amazing rock structures of Avoca Beach.

This was well deserved as the weekend before we have both been working at the One Fine Day in Sydney. An adorable little boutique wedding fair, where I was exhibiting. See the recap here.

In the midst of house hunting, which takes all our free minutes and work we haven't really been up to that much lately, and have neglected this little blog a little. We were really close to getting our first home the other day but someone gazumped us very last minute. The process takes much more energy up that I would have imagined and I am trying my best to keep a positive attitude.
Fingers crossed for a new home with a balcony, patio, terrace, porch or little garden.
The weather is so beautiful over here, that is a real shame to not have any outdoor space.

I have in the meanwhile written a guest post for Trish from Under Lock and Key though, as she had a little baby boy in the meantime. Check out the post and her blog here, in case you are not following it already. She is the most creative cook and her blog is full of great inspiration and cute things.

Time is flying and we already had quite some very hot Spring days over here.
We are trying to get in shape for Summer!

What have you been up to?