featured!

Guess what?! 

Our engagement party has been featured on the Australian wedding blog 'Polka Dot Bride' today. We are so excited and stocked. You can click here to check it out for yourself. Thanks so much for the lovely write up Ms polka :)

ps. Have also arrived safely in LA and can't believe I'm not at all jet lagged and am already fitting in with US time. what the?! You can check out this ladies post to see how much fun were having and whats making us crack up (besides those cute kids of course).  And how I keep saying things and Leslie's all - "umm what?"

And yes, seriously the toilets really are super low here!! lol

will catch u up soon. But right now we're off to the cheap fabric shop for some shopping fun :)

a little quiet.

So things have been a little quiet around here lately and here's why...
remember that little trip to the US which I have mentioned a few times before? Well... I leave for LA in one days time! And I have been busy packing and organizing like a mad woman (well almost)!
It's kinda crazy - I can't believe  the time has snuck up on me so quickly or that I am going to be blessed enough to meet an amazing bunch of crafty fellow bloggers who I have been lucky enough to become good friends with over the past few years - throwing surprise baby showers, online christmas parties, organizing swaps and chatting away with these girls has been so much fun and I can't wait to meet and hug each and every neck in person in just over a weeks time!

I'm also excited for this time in my life - for a chance to spread my wings and fly, to explore and experience new places and new people, to get outside my comfort zone and try something new and exciting, to challenege myself, to grow and to learn from these amazing women who's passion for Christ and their families is so inspiring. And then to come home and feather my own little nest  - yipee :)

I will try to pop in from time to time and say hello.
But if things are a little quiet around here then you'll know what I'm up too :) 

love kt
x

Love Letter no:1

My Dearest Morgan,

Today was Friday - the exciting end of the week. The day where you get off work early and then you come to play. And we giggle. Sometimes we giggle ALOT because I do silly things like dangle off your back while you take off your shoes and make you play tag with me around the house. And sometimes.. well sometimes you just sleep. Cause you know it's been a looong week! Fortunately this afternoon was a silly one. (they are kinda my favourite!)

You picked me up and we drove in that big four wheel drive your family owns. The one I almost need a step ladder to get into cause it is SO high. Off to do afternoon errands. But I didn't mind, even though the air conditioner leaked water all over my shoes every time you took a left hand turn (seriously that water was REALLY coming out of there - with force!) - Did you mean to take so many of those left handed turns? But it didn't matter because I was with you. And you were with me. And that is really all that matters.

I love how we chatted and played as we drove along. And you teased me pretending you didn't remember that in high school Fridays were 'snuggle day' and that Friday to us just simply didn't exist. Until I was so confused by what you were saying and what you actually remembered. Oh I should know your game - you always get me with jokes like that!! Or how you refused to go along with my stupid plan to call the afternoon storm a 'snuggle storm' - I really was just being silly you know. And how you said you'd never call it that in front of anyone or tell anyone you did and how now I have just posted it on the internet for the WORLD to see because I am awesome, like that :)

And I am sorry that I probably embarrassed you in the optometrist while I was getting my contacts checked for the second time because they are 'smudgy'. And for yelling out silly things like "I think it's my eyes that are all smudgy""maybe their broken""Whats the weather forecast this afternoon baby?" or "I can't seeeee you!"
Or how I couldn't resist putting my just my leg outside the half open door and shaking it around pretending it was sexy just to get a rise from you. I hope I make you laugh and smile (because well you know I didn't have my contacts in and couldn't see your face). And I hope I was able to take your mind off a long not so good work week!
and of course for anyone interested, my optometrist was out the back while I was carrying on so! although we do have a few laughs together and I think he finds me funny and not too strange :)

Thanks for a fun afternoon my love...
I love you forever even though you truly do remember snuggle days, even when you say you don't :)
lets play forever and always be silly.
Always your
kt bear
x

a date.

Four our minus 1 year anniversary Morgan took me up to Wine Country to celebrate. We had lunch at the vineyard where we are having our wedding reception and sampled the food and wine - well I sampled the wine, cause he was driving this:

borrowed (with permission of course) from the parents.

And I thought you might like a little sneak peek of outside (I unfortunately didn't take any snaps of the  inside)...

the courtyard, where we hope to have the evening dancing (weather permitting)

the view.

the chicken shed. 

They use the fresh eggs for the meals and also the veggies from the veggie patch :)

Canapes on the lawn will be served here.

outdoor seating. I can just imagine this at night with all the lights on :)

After lunch we played in the vines.

and that was fun!

over lunch I caught the Mr-to-be starring and smiling at me in a total look of love

and I very much melted on the spot

And I realized ONCE AGAIN

How much I love this dear boy!!

I also realized something else that day ..

I have really deep armpit cavities!
like REALLY deep!

mmm sexy!

kt hearts ....

a little bit of pixie dust in a bottle

and other sweet items from my friend Fairlight's Esty shop :)

Please do check it out!

ps. there is only one bottle of pixie dust left, so get in quick!!

a little love.

 

So I have blogged before about my love of this sweet etsy shop. And now the lovely Alli is hosting a giveaway on her blog.

So hop on over to Hooray and you could win a cute canister filled with valentines goodies...

But please don't win cause I want this one pretty bad ;)

!

kt hearts ...

These earrings which i have been eyeing for awhile!

There really sweet aren't they?!

other colours I think I need:

red, turqouise and grey :)

these ones are only $6.50 and I found them here.

Totally Spoilt

Remember when I mentioned that I was very spoilt this Christmas?

We'll it's true I totally was!!

 And not that we take note or anything.. but I also won the prize for the top two biggest presents of the year - always fun! 

We opened presents with my family on Christmas Eve (as they spent Christmas on the boat and had to leave that afternoon) which meant we got to dig into this loot early too.

On top of a beautiful cutlery set (a belated engagement present from the parents), a USA power adaptor from brother, some fun USA spending money and a few other fun things M presented me with this large box... which I didn't even know was for me until then (he sneakily got it upstairs while I was out)

And guess what was inside...

A white Eames Rocker!!!

I may have screamed, ran into his arms and then just burst into tears right there on the spot - just maybe - I was so excited!

Isn't it lovely... only wish I had hardwood floors in my bedroom for photo purposes too!

And if you have been a reader of my blog for some time you might remember this post where I mentioned my search for the perfect unit for my room. And the crush I had on this one that was just over $1,000.00 aka NOT IN THE BUDGET! The search has been going on all year with no luck and so this is what my dad built me for Christmas:

 

And can you believe he found those shuttered door fronts on an old cupboard by the side of the road, Cut and modified them to fit and painted them up?!? How clever is he?

I was so excited to see it all finished and sitting in my room.

I also got a little teary when he pulled out the middle drawer and mentioned how he had written a little message for me there!

And oh how I love the extra storage!

Although I think I am in need of the rest of the furniture in this set now ;)

Hope you and yours were just as spoilt during the holiday season too!
oh and total cost of the unit just over $100, crazy huh!

the gumdrop shoppe!

So remember when I mentioned that I will soon be flying on over to the US to meet some of my dear sweet bloggy friends?

To help cover some of our accommodation costs we have got together and started 'The Gumdrop Etsy Shoppe' (as in goody goody gumdrops - because we are THAT excited about pulling this thing off. That and Chelle always thinks of cute names - love her!)

I thought you might want to pop on over and have a look, possibly make a purchase?!

and please do keep checking back, there are always new items being added and there will be lots of fun items coming in for Valentines Day too :)

so...

SHOP HERE.

the one where I try to catch up...

Wow.. it's been nearly two whole months since my last blog - so sad!
And I seem to have a writer's block...
where to start?
what to share?
Which one of the many half started posts to begin with?
there's just been so much happening lately...
Dec and Jan are busy months!

So since I last posted I have:

- Finished College - Did I mention this?!
I cannot believe I actually made it through that final major project I felt like I didn't sleep or eat properly for weeks (only about 10 out of 18 of us actually presented the day it was due - it was a crazy time!)

- Enjoyed Christmas time with M's family... my first Christmas I haven't woken up and shared pressies with my own family!

- Was totally totally spoilt by my family and M for Chrissy (more on that later).

- Laughed at babushka tool boxes that just.keep.coming.

- Spent Boxing Day on the boat with my family and M's ... eating seafood and gourmet salads, and Oma's over-supply of snacks, swimming and listening to those cicadas (they are SO loud this year!)

- Spent a few days on the boat with different friends just relaxing... and eating!

- Had an amazing New Years Eve:

- NYE#1: Went to the summer Fair down at the local waterfront. Carnie took M's money and I went on some crazy dare-devil rides with my sister-in-law-to-be. I love that she loves rides too - M will never go on them with me he stood there freaking out from the ground!

- NYE#2: Waved to mum and dad who were on the boat from up the top of the biggest ride - they didn't see me.

-NYE#3: Watched the New Years eve Fireworks on the roof of our boat with champagne and yummy cheese cakes. We were 100 m away from the barge they were letting the fireworks off from and they were so loud, you could even hear the sound bouncing off the mountains behind us - talk about surround sound - it was so great.

- NYE#4: Went to a party at a friends house and enjoyed watching the Sydney fireworks on TV and catching up with friends.

- Went through another possible sale of our house which fell through again - seriously weren't we just here this time last year too?

- Spent lots of time crafting.

- Booked wedding cars, a photographer, tried dresses on and enjoyed many more wedding related activities.

- Dated my boy a few times:

- Date#1: Had lunch at the venue we are having our wedding reception at on a REALLY hot day the food was scrummy!

- Date#2: Enjoyed a yummy date eating seafood, watching the pelicans at the waterfront restaurant - also on a REALLY hot day!

- Have been to the beach lots - because did I mention, it's been really HOT here!

- Realized I need a new swimmers - with working elastic!

- Continued planning my trip to the States coming up NEXT MONTH to meet some amazing women!

- Found out my cousin Sarey is going to be in LA at the same time as me - yippee!

- Have gotten into the TV show 30 rock with these crazy guys:

- Celebrated the church I grew up in's 30th birthday. Had a great service, loved having Ps Pat preach again, enjoyed a party and watched old church camp and dance videos which made us crack up SO much!

- Also enjoyed checking out M all dressed up in his new vest and haircut (and Mitch and him accidentally wearing matching outfits - as M says 'oh how embarrassing' but not really cause they are boys!):

- Watched dad take on a new business. Selling Thermomix machines (my my these little guys are amazing!)

- Watched dad play around with our thermo mix - we've made yummy dips, salads, ice cream, sorbet, burrito mix, custard, muesli bar balls etc etc

- Gotten my first Interior Design job through a client of dad's who is in the process of buying an old weatherboard cottage with a waterfront and completely renovating the whole thing! colours, furniture, layouts - It's exciting people!

- Have gotten excited over what is going to be an awesome (and busy) year - three weddings (2 of which M is involved in), two exciting holidays, a honeymoon, a new job, a new house with renovations and one spunky husband later!

-And an even more amazing decade for us - getting married, buying houses, babies, careers and leaning more and growing closer to our God - stay tuned it's going to be good!