Hi. It’s been a while since I posted. Gorgeous Girl and I went to Perth, Western Australia for a wedding.
She got to wear a pretty dress.
Because it was cold we bought a cardigan and some leggings to try and keep her a bit warmer.
There was a beautiful hairpiece (thank you Target for accessories and shoes).
She tossed some flowers on the ground.
Vows were said
and the grooms danced down the aisle.
There was fabulous food and a stunning wedding cake.
A few days after the wedding, the quilt was finally delivered. (It took me longer to sew down the binding than anticipated).
It was just a short trip away, but there was still time for jigsaws with Grandma.
It was a long trip home; an overnight flight from Perth to Brisbane, with a 4+ hour wait in Brisbane airport. Fortunately Gorgeous Girl is a very good traveller, she didn’t get fussy or cranky, there were no melt-downs. In Brisbane she asked for fruit salad for breakfast and then curled up and slept for three hours.
Tip for travellers flying the Brisbane-Perth route: Virgin does not provide blankets or pillows and the air conditioning on the plane was freezing. We had Gorgeous Girl’s blankie to keep us warm (despite a row to ourselves she slept on my lap for the first 2 hours of the flight), the dog blanket in the picture was bought in Perth for the trip home…
The gate that the planes to PNG (and other smaller less common destinations) depart from has couches instead of chairs with arm rests, so I was able to put my feet up and read. The gate was used for a flight before ours and Gorgeous Girl slept through the filling up of the gate and the hustle of that plane boarding. Of course this meant that she was far more rested than I was. I fell asleep during the safety demonstration and woke up to Gorgeous Girl poking me to tell me that we had taken off.
There was a lot of knitting as we did a lot of running around and I knitted in the car. Pictures as soon as the ends are woven in.
How nice to have a girls’ trip! GG looks so sweet – love all the details in her outfit – the lace hem of the dress, the ruffles on her cardi, her sandals with that flower and the headband! I love looking at pretty headbands like that, but I don’t buy them anymore because only young girls can get away with so much pretty. My daughter is now too old for such pretty things, though she still wears headbands but you know, less pretty ones. Sad that one has to give up pretty as one gets older π
Oh, lovely! Love a wedding – and that cake looks fabulous. Hope your over the jet lag.
Completely off topic, but I’ve been watching a lot of David Attenborough lately, and was wondering if you’ve seen any birds of paradise?
Looks lovely. And sounds like you had a nice time. π
Oh doesn’t she look gorgeous and I love everything about her outfit. The cake loks wonderful and so lovely the photo of the grooms dancing down the aisle. The quilt is wonderful will be treasured I’m sure. Anne x
You are back online π
Looks like it was a great trip, and GG did so well on her travels. She made a very pretty flower girl … and the cake is amazing – love the scrabble letter names! your quilt is beautiful – they must have been so chuffed to have you there and then to receive your beautiful quilt – an heirloom.
That cake looks really amazing! So does Gorgeous Girl! Looks like a fun trip (minus the layovers and lack of blankets) with a happy beginning for your friends and a happy ending to your quilt (also gorgeous). π
Sounds like you had a great time – love the picture of the sleep in the airport – did that once myself in Hong Kong but I was quite a bit older…… Looking forward to seeing your knitting – did you wear your beanie?