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1 year ago I introduced you to my partner in crime and shiniest diamond.
We've come to a full circle and celebrated our anniversary the other day on the 8th of March.
Spending our anniversary in the city was a little significant for the both of us, we've had so many experiences there together. It's where we first met, where we had our first date, where he first asked me out and where he first said 'i love you'. All in all it only seemed right to spend our anniversary soaking up the beautiful atmosphere that Sydney has provided us in the past year.
We celebrated our anniversary at Catalina in Rose Bay for lunch, a beautiful restaurant just on the edge of the bay.
 
Such a beautiful restaurant with stunning views of the water, having all that natural light coming into the open windows allowed a cool and relaxed atmosphere all around. The restaurant is set up just along the water and as we ate we saw sea planes coming in and out, boats passing and just a beautiful sky.
 Lunch was exquisite as we expected it would be! Catalina served us such delicately balanced and well presented meals that we enjoyed completely.  At first we were at a crossroads as to whether we should start with Oysters or Sashimi, Catalina being on the water we thought it'd be a good start to choose some fresh produce. We chose Sashimi as we can never resist it at the best of times.  Entree : Sashimi platter of Salmon, Tuna, Whiting and Kingfish The fish was so incredibly fresh and light, I was immediately sad when it was over and we came to the conclusion that the next dinner date should definitely be a Sashimi boat. After a slice of some fresh baked bread and butter we were served our mains, when they were served it was just as amazing as we imagined it would be.  Lachlan: Riverine beef tenderloin with prosciutto and potato gratin, roast eschalots, truffle, bone marrow butter and red wine jus. - Medium Rare  Myself: Herb crusted lamb loin, carrot puree, sautéed kipfler potato and zuccini. - Served Pink Both of us chose our servings based on the waiters suggestion, the best way to have your meal I think is to have it the way the restaurant intends it. This main was definitely one of the best i've ever had, not only was it beautiful on the plate and cooked to perfection, every mouthful was delicious from beginning to end. Each texture stood out and every flavor balanced each other as well as the colors did. It was definitely a perfect meal and Catalina's chefs and waitstaff all made the experience perfect.   To finish we shared dessert as we anticipated another picnic straight after we got back into the city and I'm glad we did otherwise we would've had to leave Catalina bloated.  Dessert was delicately light and a perfect full stop to the alluring sentence of a meal that we just had. The experience at Catalina was unforgettable, the waitstaff were all very friendly, well knowledged and welcoming. It definitely set a perfect scene for such an important day. From start to finish we were surrounded by a great atmosphere and friendly smiles, we couldn't be any happier with this restaurant. Definitely stop by and give it a visit, it's only a short ferry(or plane) ride from Circular Quay. If you want to find out more about this restaurant visit their website at : http://www.catalinarosebay.com.au For any enquiries don't be shy to send them and email or give them a call they're quick to reply and super friendly. If you want to see gifts from the day or a continuation of the anniversary click here xx. Labels: 2014, anniversary, australia, catalina, couple, date, day, dinner, evening, event, fine dining, idea, outing, restaurant, review, rose bay, Sydney At the event I was able to meet some amazing bloggers and people from Dove, Nuffnang and the Blogosphere. The event was held in Luxe studios in Darlinghurst, at the door of the event we were immediately offered a selection of drinks. The drink that caught my eye was the Dove's personalised "Hair Vitality Drink". 
The drink was this rather light cucumber tasting drink and was actually really refreshing!
At the event we started off by experiencing a 'Color Experience' where all of us entered a room and went through numerous colors and the experiences associated with them. Following the Color Experience we watched the Promotional Advertisement for the new Dove Color Live line featuring Kate's experiences with Color.
From this campaign we realize that color is more than a visual appearance - it reaches out to us in sound, touch, taste etc. etc. But most of all color is a feeling.
Yellow: lemonade, warmth of the sun,
Green: the feel of the grass, smell of fresh herbs,
Blue: cool ocean, wind through our hair,
Red: spice on your tongue, feeling of love,
Color sets moods; it goes beyond what you can see.
Color can reflect us and our personalities, catches our attention, brings confidence and induces feelings both inside and on the outside resonating all throughout us.
After seeing the new promotion for Dove Color we carried onto the next room, which was extremely purple, where a number of well-spoken people provided us with a glimpse of Dove's new Color Therapy line.
Dove's Marketing Director
A color specialist telling us about how colors reflect our personality
A hair stylist speaking about the importance of the products
From each of these wonderful speakers we discovered the importance of color and how maintaining something simple like your hair color can influence your personality and mood.
We then split off into our own little circles with our own 'Color Specialists' who spoke to us about how each person can reflect a season which furthermore reflects our personality. We learnt this:
Spring: Easily distracted, keen for change, fun loving, excitable
Suits very contrasting bright colors
Summer: Introverted, absorbing, wallflowers, soft spoken
Looks great in silver and muted colors
Autumn: Good listeners, mysterious, independent, attentive
Looks good in deeper shades of colors
Winter: Outgoing, loud, attention seeking, confident
Better in colorful shades however not orange
Our color specialists examined us to figure out our color personalities by comparing us against colors and the way our skin looked against plain white too!
 
Soborii getting her colors read
As the night came to an end I was able to meet some great bloggers in an event that I was extremely nervous and anxious about considering I was going on my own. Everyone I met was extremely friendly and amazing, including Danielle of Soborii and Talyssa and Siree of The Hidden Thimble who spoke to me about their own blogs and what they specialise in.
I managed to meet and thank Ida Ong, the Advertising Operations manager of Nuffnang and the wonderful girl who invited me to the event in the first place. I was also able to meet Michelle the Accounts Officer of Nuffnang as well, who expressed that both her and Ida made it all the way from Melbourne just for the event and was going back right afterwards (that's commitment!).
I didn't manage to get a shot of my outfit for the night beforehand because I was in a huge rush coming from work.
But in having a bit of a squiz around I found a photo from another blog from the evening.
Myself on the left in the neon beanie with Danielle on the right.
Finally thank you again to Nuffnang and Dove for this opportunity! I can't wait to try out the new line!
 
Review soon to come!
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