Hi friends, it’s great to be back linking up with Andrea and Erika to share some weekly favourites from the first week of my winter school holidays. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Well, well, well… the first week has certainly gone fast. I’m for sure not a fan of how quickly school holidays seem to disappear, but I’m very grateful that I get to enjoy these breaks. They are something I look forward to so much, and I’ve been making the most of this first week of fun outings, as well as lazy days.
Lunch Out
First up this week was a lovely lunch out with my fun friend.
Ooooh, I can’t tell you how much I enjoy a daytime catch-up during the school holidays, so this was the perfect way to start the term break.
We both had the crab ravioli in a little Italian restaurant in the city. It was so cozy inside, perfect on a cold, rainy day.
A Sweet Treat
After lunch, we browsed inside some of the shops and then had a sweet treat to end the day. My friend shared this delicious pistachio layered cake from Stitch Coffee in the QVB with me.
Soccer
I think I spent most of Tuesday in front of the TV watching the World Cup soccer. The game was on at 10 am Sydney time. It was so good not having to get up in the early hours like we did to watch the Socceroos play. Steve and I did a lot of excited yelling every time Belgium scored. Woohoo! I couldn’t have been happier to see them secure their place in the quarter-finals. Go Belgium!!
Then we watched the replay of the Norway vs Brazil game. Oh my goodness, what a great game! I’m excited for their next match against England in the quarter-finals.
A New App
Last weekend I discovered the Stylebook app. Since then I’ve been adding my wardrobe and playing around with different outfit ideas. It’s been so good seeing all the possibilities with the clothes I already have. I’ll share more about this in another post because I’ve been having so much fun with it.
Swedish Fika
I enjoy watching a lot of lifestyle videos about Swedish living on YouTube. Did you know they have a daily tradition called fika, where they enjoy coffee and something sweet? According to my Ancestry DNA results, I’m 1% Swedish (my husband cracks up every time I remind him of this). Anyway, I’m embracing my teeny tiny Swedish connection and enjoying this lovely tradition during the winter school holidays! Hehe.
Dinner Out
Thursday night, Steve and I went to Marrickville Tennis Club, where our Prime Minister plays tennis. Steve told me this, and I thought he was pulling my leg, so I had to fact-check it. Turns out he was right! How funny is that?
Anyway, we didn’t go to play tennis, nope, we went to try the Portuguese food they serve there.
I had to take a photo of the stage because the decor was so old school. It reminded me of the movie Strictly Ballroom.
I’d never had Portuguese food before, but the flavours were delicious and very similar to how my mum used to cook. I felt like I was back in the 70s and 80s on Thursday night. I’m excited to go back again soon.
Winter Sunshine
Having a mid-morning coffee and seeing the sun come in through the windows and brighten up the winter days has been the best feeling. It’s the simple things!
Yep, it sure was a lovely first week of the school holidays. It looks like I’ll be spending a lot of this weekend watching the World Cup soccer. We’ve stocked up on snacks and meat pies. Meat pies for breakfast because of the early match times… that should be interesting!
Happy Friday 😊
That sounds like such a lovely week filled with good food. We have a few Portuguese restaurants near us as Providence, RI has a huge Portuguese population and there is one in particular that we love that is always packed. The food is SO good.
I think the idea of a little coffee and treat is a good one, whether you’re 1% Swedish or not!!
I used to have a clothes app like that! I don’t know if it’s still around or if it’s the same one you have. The tennis club looks like a fun location for a meal!
It sounds like a wonderful catch up with your friend and the food looks good! The World Cup has been fantastic, I am dreading Norway v England, I think it’s going to be so stressful!
The Stylebook app sounds interesting!
Ahh! I always have a cup of tea or coffee and a sweet treat on an afternoon. Todays was ice coffee and an ice cream. lol
The Portuguese food looks delicious!
Enjoy your meat pies. hehehe That did make me chuckle!
It sounds like you’ve had a lovely start to the school holidays, Ruth. That crab ravioli and pistachio cake both look sooooo good! We’re really looking forward to the match tonight too, so fingers crossed for a great game. Have another lovely week off. xx