Royal Wedding

Sorry for the second post, but I almost forgot! I was invited to a friend's house for a Royal Wedding party! Photos to come - it was a wonderful evening. Had my first really late night in a while - didn't get to bed until almost 2am - which is a late night for me!

We watched the wedding, whilst sipping on french champagne and eating delicious canapes.

It was a fabulous evening and I was thrilled that all who attended the party dressed up to the nines! It was a great evening with great friends!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look like the happiest couple! I sincerely wish them all the very best for a long and happy life together. I did shed a little tear, when I thought about Lady Diana and how proud she would have been of the Duke of Cambridge.

I loved the duchess's dress. It was akin to the style worn by one of my style icons, Princess Grace Kelly. Both dresses were quite similar, particularly the top part of the dress. I thought the bridal party looked wonderful and I really enjoyed watching the service.

I hope you watched it and enjoyed it!

Weekends

This is the last weekend of April. It has been a month of immense change. My husband's election was the biggest and most wonderful thing that happened this month! Life is slowly returning to some normalcy which is nice. We attend a lot of community functions which is great, but I am pleased that after a function this evening, we went to dinner together to a local Italian restaurant and are now at home, relaxing.

I look forward to some more zucchini flowers - one has bloomed which is great.

Photos of the zucchini flower and the orchids (which will bloom in a couple of weeks) will be posted soon!

Look forward to doing some more cooking and exercise this weekend!

Hope you are having a lovely weekend!

ANZAC DAY

Today is ANZAC Day. This morning I accompanied my husband to a dawn service in our local area. Each year he lays a wreath as part of the service. This year, he was able to do this in the capacity as the state member of parliament for the area. I was really proud of him. I was really proud to stand alongside ex-servicemen and women and their families. There were so many people in attendance, in spite of the inclement weather this morning.

They shall grow not old, as those who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the rising, we will remember them.

Lets we forget.

Easter Greetings to you!

Happy Easter! Today has indeed been a wonderful day, beginning with mass, then lunch with family and supper with friends.

Easter is a wonderful time of the Church's calendar. In fact, the Triduum is my favourite time of the liturgical calendar. Time to reflect on your life. Time to plan for the following year.

The risen Christ is symbolic of hope and new beginnings.

Blessings to you and to your family!

Holidays

Holidays are a great time to reconnect with friends and spend more time with family. Am pleased that I have been able to do this. Am also pleased that I've been able to get back into some exercise and go on some lovely walks.

Am hoping to get the DSLR Camera out in the next couple of days, and play with the settings. Have finished a lot of marking and also put some time into creating some teaching resources. Felt that I needed to tie up a few loose ends.

We have been blessed with some great weather. I am also really thrilled about my Orchids. They are going to flower this year! So very excited about this! One will flower in about a couple of weeks. There are four more to follow suit!

Property hunting is sort of happening... it's always the case that when it's school holidays, there are few if any properties on the market!

I have been pleased with some of the great steamed fish recipes I've tried. I made some vegetable soup a couple of days ago. Delicious!

Property hunting

Property hunting - some love it, others loathe it. Friends of mine are busily looking at homes or apartments to buy - their own little piece of Australia. I know how they feel. Property hunting is a difficult task - but when you do find that wonderful property to call your own, it is a great feeling. I recall when we purchased our apartment. We were so excited - such a great place to live. Great facilities, shops and services nearby. A stone's throw walk to the bay. I suppose I should keep that in mind through our next phase. House hunting!

Joy

Well Thursday afternoon, at precisely 2:43pm, the incumbent conceded defeat and my husband was declared the winner. The formal declaration of the ballot takes place on Tuesday, but let me assure you that my husband has already begun his work as the new State Member for Oatley.

Last night, I accompanied him to his first function and what a great function! Hurstville City Council's wonderful Arts and Culture department has been working in collaboration with the C3West organisation, on a project to reflect, in an artistic manner, the Community Strategic Plan. http://www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/Begin-Again.html

I have added the link so that if you are interested you can read more about it. There were a number of local members of the community - ballroom dancers, singers, etc who appeared in the short video clips. I met the Director of MCA Sydney who was very happy to lend her support to the event. C3West is part of MCA Sydney.

It was great to attend the evening. This morning we have a fete and a couple of other engagements and hopefully, this afternoon I can go to the gym and relax and read.

Hope you have a great weekend.