Weekend Wrap Up!

This last weekend just past was a BIG one!

For starters it was my last weekend of the university holidays (boooo *sad face*) and Saturday night was the night for the big football/netball presentation night for my boyfriend and close friends footy and netball club (according to my boyfriend it is "the biggest night of the year" lol).

I was a big night! A big, fun, tonnes-of-dancing-and-drinking kind of night! I loved getting all "dolled up" for the occasion and spending time with my close friends.

I even got to fake tan my legs (the first fake tan of the warmer seasons!! lol My poor legs needed it BAD! They were a little ghostly to say the least!)

Here are some happy snaps of my outfit and the lippy I chose to wear! (See my last post for details!)

I went for the coral lippy (a little more subtle with my outfit - it doesn't look as bright in this picture as it did on the night. I still love the colour though!)

Unfortunately I have my jacket on in these pics so you can't see my dress fully but you get the idea :)

My sister did my hair in a Lauren Conrad inspired up-do for the evening and I loved it! I don't often wear my hair up when I go out so it was a nice change! 

Sunday was a late start (maybe a tad too much wine the night before, cough!) and of course it was Fathers Day!! My family celebrated by having a BBQ lunch with my aunt, uncle and their three kids plus my Pop and my mum and Dad of course. We ate soooo much food and I made some yummy dessert treats for after (mini pavlovas and cream brandy baskets with fruit!)

Today I had to drive 500kms back to the Riverina to start uni again for term 4! I am hoping to smash the next 7 weeks so I can get this uni year wrapped up, then I only have one more year to go and I can graduate!!! Fingers crossed I can put my head down and bum up!

How was your weekend?! 

Pink or Coral?

I bought my first ever lipstick last weekend. In fact I bought two!

I have a night out to go to this weekend (yay), its the football presentation night for my boyfriends footy team and its usually a big night out and everyone gets dressed up pretty fancy!

I purchased a little black dress a few weeks ago online to wear to the event and now I have some cute new heels too! (Will post pics soon-ish!) I thought since I am wearing a black dress and nude heels I could try my hand at pulling off some lippy too!

I've never worn lipstick out before, I'm usually more of a lipgloss kind of gal (my body shop stuff tastes so yummy and looks so nice and glossy I've never thought of anything else!)

I need your help deciding on a colour to wear! { please excuse the horrible pics, I have been sitting at my laptop all day working on an assignment - glamourous much?! NOT!! }

Pink:

Coral:

At first I was liking the pink (its a horrible pic though so I am a little turned off now! HAHA) but I am kind of liking the subtleness of the coral now. Hmmmm I guess it'll be different once I am all dressed up with my hair all done and make-up on too!

Oh, and if you're wondering, the lipsticks are by Rimmel London, in shades 20 (pink) and 16 (coral), only around $11 each from Big W!

What do you think??

Skinny Smoothie

Boy do I love Pinterest.

Its been an obsession of mine since I signed up early this year. So many awesome ideas, trends and inspiration to be seen and re-pinned!

I was scrolling through some pins yesterday and saw this recipe for a "skinny oatmeal smoothie" via Lauren Conrad's pins. The recipe comes from here originally and is a perfect morning brekkie substitute for your usual cereal or eggs if you're trying to eat a little healthier!

Recipe includes:
1 cup ice
1/2 cup frozen raspberries or strawberries (I used mixed frozen berries)
1/2 cup low fat yoghurt (I used natural greek yoghurt)
1 banana
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup coconut water or another liquid (I used a small splash of almond milk)
1 tbsp of honey

{ Blend all ingredients until smooth }

Yummy! I think this recipe is such a good one because I usually have all of the ingredients at home which make for a quick whip up and its done!!

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Happenings

Whoa, can I just put it out there and say:
Can time just slow the hell down please?!!!!

The last week and a half has flown by soooo freakin' fast I can't keep up and in true Ellie fashion I am starting to fall into a heap due to being poorly unorganised and over committed to too many things at once.

Dang it.

Last week was my first week of uni "holidays". I spent some time with my little sis while she visited, I took a quick trip to our farm with my Dad to check up on our cattle and cute calves and I spent the weekend catching up with my boyfriend over some quality time alone together in a near by city (which for us, alone time practically never happens!)

Some window shopping in Dubbo made me very keen to add a few things to my Christmas list!! Lol So cute Kardashian Kollection purses! Love!

Added this cute diamond necklace to the wish list whilst the BF was "boy" shopping! ;)

Some window shopping turned into actual shopping (Oops!) My new Kadashian Kollection handbag!

Purple Ugg BARGAIN! $10 from Cotton On Body! Too cute to leave in store ;)

The biggest bargain of the weekend trip was this tee from Myer, reduced to $7.50!!

This week I am a stress ball. I have so much homework to complete before I make the long drive back to uni on Sunday and I have so many things I want to do before then.

Today I am begrudgingly making my way through some heavy research for an essay that I have due on Monday, Boooo. 1500 words, double BOOOOO.

Anyhow, life must go on and I need a good kick up my own arse for leaving things a little late on the essay front. Any good essay tips anyone?! lol

How has your week been so far? I am slowly catching up with the social media world again, man does a lot happen via twitter/instagram in a week if you haven't been checking in! If you're not already hooked up in the twitter world, get on it! Find me on @misselle_tweets !!

Stay happy friends! xx

Rest... for 2 weeks

Hey bloggy friends,

Just a quick one today! I've been so massively lazy (or you could call it busy too I guess lol) this past week. I finished my third term of uni on Friday last week so I packed my bags and headed out west to my home town for a 2 week holiday break! Yay!

Technically it isn't a "holiday" since I will be working most of the time (I need the cash, poor student problems! lol) but it's a nice break from the freezing weather down in the Riverina and I get to spend time with my family and bf which is always nice!! The weather here today is divine! So sunny and warm, ahhh I can feel spring calling me!!!

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Not much news from this past weekend, just a lot of kilometres driven and I am feeling a little tired but so happy to be home. There is no place like home!

More blogging soon! x