Happy Valentine's Day, my cupcakes. I hope today brought you what you wished for from it
Our celebration was pretty low-key. I wore my pretty red new dress to work but by the time CNN came home I was in pajama pants. In my defense, I was deep-frying tofu and hot oil and pretty dresses are definitely not friends. As I have to force CNN to commemorate this day in any form, I made the Vietnamese tofu and tomato stir-fry he raved about the last time we had it and baked a chocolate cake. We drank beer, somebody ate two slices of cake....
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As today is the day of love, here are five things I love about Sydney:
- Happy feet - I don't think I've worn closed-toe shoes other than to work, on our beach walk (which I must blog about) and when I had to take my sandals to get the sole stuck back on
- Gum trees - the most beautiful lemon-mint-lemongrass smell
- Commemorative coins - sounds silly but Australian commemorative coins are awesome. CNN and I are saving our one dollar coins for a fabulous meal out and I always take time to examine them before I put them in our piggy bank
- Food - fresh produce and readily available Asian ingredients = yum
- Nature - going for swims at the beach, cockatoos and rainbow lorikeets flying past our windows - this city feels more alive than London or Hong Kong
When I asked CNN to name his five favourite things about Sydney, he said "the beach, the beach, the beach, the beach, the beach." Now that's just taking the easy way out!
Happy Valentine's Day Dearest!
ReplyDeleteYour chocolate cake looks amazing!!!
Sydney sounds really lovely according to your list! Hope that you fall in love with Sydney even more :)
P.S. I wore red today too! :)
and reading we are... tho i cheated and did two in one go :D
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot to love about Sydney! Every friday on my blog I write about something that I love about the city, helps me to appreciate living here and not feel so homesick. When did you arrive here?
ReplyDeleteI moved to Sydney permanently in Jan 2009, but I also spent 4 months here in 2008, so I've been here for a while. For the most part I love it, but sometimes I miss home so much it hurts.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the housewife thing. I'm actually trying to get a freelance business off the ground (translation) but it's all going very slowly. I feel guilty sometimes that I'm not bringing home the bacon, even though my husband tells me not to worry. And the thing is, I also kind of enjoy the slow rhythm of my days. I guess I'm just domestic, and I rarely get bored. It's an interesting time for sure. I hope you find a job soon!