One Blessed Girl!

So seeing as I am girl who gets what she wants, I am getting my beloved shorts. Thank you to my fiancé who has offered to buy them for me! I cannot wait for these to arrive in the post!

Sidehugs for Strangers

So there is this guy I work with, Jared and he takes good pictures... As well as makes awesome videos. Check out some more of his stuff at his Tumblr site here! But for now here is some stuff he has done...

Us Durbanites will know this shipwreck in all it's scamming glory but Jared took this awesome pic when the sun was at it's lowest. Some painting with light allowed this creation to happen...

This is a shot I just like... Read about the background of it on the link above.

Here is a music video he did for Molly and I for their song Antique Eyes... All footage was taken in our little PMB. Too cool!

So go check out some more of his work at the above link! Great job, Jared!

I want, I need...

I absolutely love these lace shorts so much and if you ask anyone who knows me they will know how badly I have wanted a pair of these.
Unfortunately I am in a position to have to decline the offer of ONLY R300 (yes, I do mean ONLY) but please support Megs and go get yourself a pair of these from One Day Box.

There is a nifty size chart on her blog to help you choose. R300 incl. shipping to SA. 

You can have all the CAKE and eat it!

The biggest Cake or Death will be taking place this Thursday at Unit 11. This is the line up... I have highlighted one special person who will be playing.

Arno Els
The Outsiders
David Colin Greenham
Josh and Shani
Hey! Hustler
Hello Indiana
Andrew Carrie
Good Morning Arcade
Superlative
Lee Lubbee
Asleep in Transit
Spencer Kerr
Dominic Hurd

Each band/artist will be playing 3 songs so this is bound to be awesome. Pull in for an awesome evening!

Colour Blocking here we come

I am so so excited. I just ordered one of the Zara Blazers mentioned here! I got this beautiful blue one and am so excited to wear it with anything. Might mean I can't buy anything else for the month of September due to saving for the wedding but whoof I don't mind!

Thanks Megan!

INGLOT Cosmetics

When I saw this as I turned the corner at Gateway this weekend I knew I was taken...

Image from here.

INGLOT cosmetics is a colourful, vibrant brand of cosmetics with your needs taken care of. With every colour you can think of placed into nail varnishes, eye-shadows, lip colours and even eyelashes INGLOT has genuinely out done themselves!
I bought two nail varnishes which are R89 each and I cannot wait to wear the Coral one tonight.

Get to Gateway and find this rainbow to your pot of gold!

Look of the day #36

Love this look - makes me want to go back to the 70's and own this.

Image from Pinterest.

Blazing Blazers

When I saw these on the site of OneDayBox I knew I was in. They are very pricey - for my small SA pocket - but they are so beautiful and when you struggle to find a good blazer in Durban and a deal like this POPS up you should take it.

They come in Pink(seen above), Orange(seen above), Black(a staple) and Blue(perfect for colour blocking).
R500 (incl. postage to SA)

This is cute as!

La Maison Spring Day

This is going to be rather lovely... Join La Maison in celebrating Spring with their Spring day. They will have much on display and on sale!

Find out more about them here.

Sound of Song

I have recently (as in 2 minutes ago) posted on my second page on my blog, Sound of Song.
I encourage you to take a look at some of the bands I am loving right now and listen to the song by Dashboard Confessional, Even Now.

Pinterest

Look of the day #35

If I could wear this everyday I would... =)

Image from weheartit.com

Mike Wazowski Livesey

So this was emotional to watch but I am posting it on my blog for you to take a listen... Mike wrote the song that plays before the Coldplay one in this slideshow of his life.
It is beautiful and I wish there was more.

<3

Night Market September

Next Thursday will mark Spring coming as well as the Night Market. I am sorry that I might not make this one because my Soldier will be playing a set at Cake Or Death at Unit 11 but let's see if we can squeeze in some celebratory dinner before-hand!

i Heart Market September

This is one for the books... or should I say two. So save those pennies and these dates!

Gangs of Ballet - Breaking the Silence

If you have a desire to learn every word of the coolest most hippest latest track then go here and go mental to "Breaking the Silence" by Gangs of Ballet!

Oh and because a post is not cool enough til it has pics. These are some screen grabs they put up on FB from their music video for "Hello Sweet World". I heard they smashed things... I'm amped!

Go and love Gangs here!

Lily Bird

Seen on The Pretty Blog is this beautiful collection by Lily Bird. It is absolutely stunning and so chic and feminine. Take a look at some more beautiful pics and details here.
I loved how immediately I knew where they were... amazing images photographed in the 031.

I love the pure white mixed with the RED lips. So stunning. 

You can never go wrong with some blue and brown basics.

Romance - this floppy hat and feminine, floral dress is so romantic.

In love with this... Cannot wait for summer. 

You can get Lily Bird's range at any YDE store.
All images from The Pretty Blog.

Heart Bunnies

I saw that Natalie of A Teacup & A Heart Blog has re-created these amazing egg cups and you can order them through her here. Great job Nat. They are too cool.

Love can even fend off zombies...

I cannot believe what I saw when I found this engagement shoot whilst searching for ideas for ours... How funny is this!!!?

Love it. Image found via Pinterest.

Coals of Juniper & The Pretty Blue Guns

If the 10th of September is free why don't you diarise this little gig... It will be my Soldier's birthday that day and it's up to him to go or not but I say you should DO it!

Unit 11// Saturday 10 Sep 2011// Coals of Juniper// The Pretty Blue Guns

Music and a laugh

So this week at Unit 11 there will be a mix of music and comedy! Tomorrow night catch Gareth Woods(Durban) and Deep Fried Man(JHB) playing their jokes to you.

Here is the DL: 24th August 2011// Unit 11// 8.30pm// R40

He always knows....

Look of the day #34

There is no harm with a little bit of colour... 

Image from here. 

Isochronous - Inscape Tour

Isochronous comes back with a new album, Inscape. They will be doing a major tour including 2 gigs in JHB, 2 gigs in Pta and a few around Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and the Eastern Cape... But hey, they are hitting the big 031 too!

Catch Isochronous at Unit 11 on the 3rd of September. You won't want to miss this. If you are from around SA and want to know more go here for their tour details and dates.

Of this I am a firm believer.

Bottle it Better

I love bottles and so when I saw these I had to get some... I got 3 for my truso - one for milk, one for water and one for juice.

From The Space in Gateway.

In Love with this... Watch

And you can get it here...

Dashboard Confessional - Get Me Right

I love this band and when my Soldier got this CD today and I heard the lyrics to track 1 - Get Me Right I was stumped. Who knew they would sing such words... =)
Take a listen above.

Look of the day #33

I feel like this look goes awesomely with this saying...

Definite summer inspiration!

Look of the day #32

Absolutely awesome look! From here.

Look of the day #31

Pastel skinnies... I want to have a pair in each colour!

Image found on Pinterest.

Pastel Passion

So I think Pastel is a fun way to mix and match colours. No matter whether it is green and pink, blue and purple or orange and yellow, pastel is perfect!
I love all these pastel inspirations I found here.

Royal pastel... I love the ones on the left... 

Love these colours...

Drink in the pastel pink.

Pastel pillows...

What a treasure trove of pastel.

Pastel in beauty...

I am excited for pastel in fashion... wait for Look of the Day #31 to see what I mean.

ENGAGED is the word of the day!

Yes, it is true. I am engaged to be a Mrs. It was an incredible week leading up to the finale and I couldn't have asked for better.
If anyone asked, the proposal began on Monday...

MONDAY : 3 Yellow roses - my favourite number & favourite colour - were delivered to my office with a beaded USB. The USB came with a note to plug in and click on "Because I can..." . I inserted the USB to find a slide show with a great song. It was so cute.

TUESDAY : Was a public holiday. We had a beautiful day having a picnic with friends. Songs were sung... =)

WEDNESDAY : Sunflower and chocies were what welcomed me during my lunch break... All my favourite things.

THURSDAY : Kelly-appreciation-night took place. I thought I was going to a braai but all of sudden we were all scooted outside to sit around and give me gifts and words of encouragement. It was so weird and I was very confused.

FRIDAY : All the young guys at our youth group brought me a flower.

SATURDAY : The evening started with drinks at Moyo on the Pier. Then we headed back to the Moyo restaurant for dinner. (VERY pricey). His plan was to have a picnic set up on the beach with our dessert. He was going to plant the sunflowers around the picnic blanket but the plan was washed away and so he blind folded me and took me for a stroll to the pier at Umhlanga. The Umhlanga Pier has huge sentimental value for us both and so it was perfect. He placed a huge bunch of sunflowers in my hand and the box (little round wooden engraved box). Said his speech, got on one knee, and POP!
I had no idea as it was our six year dating anniversary on Sunday and I assumed it was for that.

The ring he designed has so much meaning.
It has two ropes on either side which represent us. It also means that like rope, we have been through much and so have many "strands". The more strands rope has, the stronger it is.
The central loop represents God. He is the centre of our relationship and holds us.
There are three diamonds on each side of this loop - three my number and the diamonds are his moms from her engagement ring.
It truly is all I could ask for!

To my fiancé, I love you!

For Fizzle, My Nizzle

So these are cute... Want to make some? Here is how.

Look of the day #30

Go here for the source.

The Burning House

If your house was on fire and you had to take only a few possessions, what would you take? The website, The Burning House is all about that question and finding out people's answers. The believe that what you would take is a reflection of who you are and your values.
These are a few I liked and you can check them out with every person's background on the site.

I think I might even do a post for them - how much fun!