It's only 24 hours

This is what I kept telling myself to get through Saturday.

Saturday was the day I was meant to walk down the aisle.  It was the day I had been planning towards for over a year (and really, my whole life).  I secretly hoped it would be rained out and freezing cold.  At least that way I could pretend to be happy that I wasn't getting married in the cold and wet.  But no it was a gloriously beautiful winter's day.

I intentionally planned things for the day to distract me from thinking too much about it.  But it was hard.  The first thing I saw on facebook that morning was a friend had gotten engaged.  I felt like a selfish bitch that my first reaction was hurt/pain/sadness before being happy for her.  I knew I shared my wedding date with 2 other ladies and it was SO hard seeing happy wedding pics on facebook that day.

I ended up avoiding social media at all costs and instead read a book (this is something I should electively do more often and not only when people are getting married).  And whenever I started lamenting about "what could have been" I just told myself that the day would be over in 24 hours and I could get through it.

Luckily I was tasked with taking my aunts (who are in town from HK for said 'wedding') around Sydney to see the sights.  It actually worked out well because it gave me an opportunity to say goodbye to Sydney myself.

There was residual sadness yesterday but now I'm in the final week at my job and counting down the days/hours.  My departure is getting scarily close and I just have SO much to get done before I go.

Vivid Sydney!

I go to Vivid Sydney every year because it's just beautiful.  I think I have an appreciation for this city/country and tend to do more touristy things because I grew up in a third-world country.  It makes you appreciate the little things like being able to walk down the street without being chauffered by a driver who's carrying a gun for protection.

Anyway I digress.  Last year I was hugely disappointed by the Opera House show - they just had a chick 'dancing' on the Opera House and that was about it.  I prefer more colour/shapes/geometry and this year they delivered!

PS - my blog now comes with watermarks to prevent photo stealing.

Same top, same location, same date but 2 years apart

I did a really strange thing tonight, and I didn't even notice til Tom pointed it out.  We were in Cammeray having dinner before a show and he realised it was the same top I wore exactly 2 years ago when we went to dinner in Cammeray before the same annual show.  (I almost wore the exact same necklace again but changed my mind at the last minute).

Left:  November 2010                     Right:  November 2012 

Conclusion?  I need to do some shopping!  Or maybe I have the same 'go-to' clothes and I get complacent lazy.  Mental note - be a bit more adventurous.

Anyway we had dinner at Pizza Ollo in Cammeray.  Food was great, but it was a bit disappointing to have to ask 2 different waitstaff 3 times for water.

Garlic bread

Grilled haloumi salad

Half Tuscany Chicken, half Chermoula Seafood

And here are some snaps I took earlier in the day that make me appreciate the city I live in.

And here was my outfit today.  I wore my new Louboutins out for the first time.  Hello pain.

Bardot top, Forever New singlet, Nudies jeans, Louboutins

And my nails are a fantastic shade of blue I've been looking for for ages!  Ulta Blue Marlin.  Target.  $2.  Too easy.

That's all.  It's late.  Bed is calling.

Hope you all have a great weekend!