rooftop barbecue.

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Oh, what an evening! :) Yesterday, after having spent almost 3 indescribably boring hours in the library doing some research for my bachelor thesis, I was invited to my sister and her boyfriend's place to enjoy the sunset on their rooftop while having an awesome barbecue party as well! So we sat outside on their small terrace/rooftop (I always prefer to call it a rooftop as it really looks like one) and had a glass of rosé wine and some beer. 

I just love the way they decorated their apartment as it always looks very modern, classy and chic, yet it always is combined with some rustic deco elements as well. Conny and I basically just sat there watching Clemens (the ultimate barbecue chef- as we call him around here) doing the cooking and grilling while we were going through some preparations for their wedding in 2 weeks.

As appetizers we had some lovely self-made white bread with a tomato-basil topping! It was delicious! As you can see in the first picture of this Blogpost, we then proceeded to the main course, which consisted of vegetable skewers, halloumi and potatoes! Yumm!!

 

When the sun finally went down, we had already finished our delicious meals. We kept sitting outside for hours, almost until midnight I believe, and listened to some music. Actually, we were trying to find songs for C&C's wedding day,- meaning.. the right "walk down the aisle" song, music for the reception and so on.. It was quite nice. :) However, Conny and I couldn't stop crying when listening to songs like "Look after you" by the Fray or "You and me" by Lifehouse. We totally adore those kind of songs! They're so beautiful! So we just sat there outside, crying, in the darkness, highly emotional,- which Clemens must have found quite entertaining as he said: "You two really ARE sisters.." and then he laughingly turned his back at us to get us some warm blankets from inside the apartment. :)

 

Normally, I would have slept at their place, however this time I had to get home due to my busy work day today! Well.. to be quite honest with you guys.. It really wasn't a busy day it all, it was actually quite boring and all I did was taking pictures of the art works in the museum..

Well, tomorrow I am going on a trip with my parents and I'm already really looking forward to it! :) I'll definitely post something about it (either before or after my upcoming trip to London)! And on Saturday midmorning- and that one really makes me happy-Esther and I are finally going to meet for our brunch date before she has to go to work again! :( Poor thing, she's been working almost every single day of the week! In my eyes, she really needs a break! Well, guys, that's pretty much all I can tell you about my day! I hope you enjoyed today's post and y'all have a lovely Friday! :)

lovely people.

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Besides loving to spend time with my best and oldest friends, with whom I can always laugh and be myself with,- I also must say that I've made some wonderful new friends as well in the last year that have become very dear to me. 

First of all, -and that was two days ago- I've had a lovely evening with one of my art history colleagues from university - called Anja (I've already mentioned her in one of the last posts). She picked me up after work at about 7pm and we went to get dinner at Levante (yes, I love Levante, as all of you guys probably already know) :). I couldn't help but stare at her the whole evening, since she had just come back from the hairdresser to get the ultimate Ombré-Look that she's been wanting for many months now. And the results looked absolutely stunning. I was really impressed by how natural her haircolour was and couldn't help but oversee her big grin she had on her face the rest of the evening. (Knowing that she would approve of me showing this picture to the public)- Here's a photo of her stunningly beautiful look:

After dinner we thought .. why not take a walk through the first district of Vienna (with the aim of getting some delicious Zanoni ice cream later)? So we took an evening stroll through the city and 15 minutes later arrived at our location of desire- Zanoni. I got myself chocolate and hazelnut ice cream flavours- and they were DELICIOUS (as they always are). 

While eating our ice cream we kept on talking for hours and eventually went home in the evening. :)

Yesterday was another really nice day filled with laughter, food and wonderful people. After a long workday, my colleagues and I decided to pack all of our stuff and go watch the sunset in one of Vienna's most beautiful parks nearby the museum we work in. It's called "Burggarten". So we rolled out our blankets and had a nice little picnic in the sun. It was fantastic! We had so much fun talking about all kinds of insider-jokes concerning our workplace, but course other things as well. 

We all brought some snacks and drinks for everybody and simply sat in the grass 'till late in the evening. 
 

Since the park closes precisely at 10pm we packed up our stuff 10 minutes earlier and went home happily and with overfilled stomachs! :) 

 

family reunion.

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Today was one of those special days in life that I personally really love and enjoy from the bottom of my heart. My sister and her husband-to-be came to visit us at our house on the countryside. Before they arrived, however, I was still at my boyfriend's place and said goodbye to him, since he was leaving for London that afternoon- (as I already mentioned, he's staying there for 2 weeks and I'll come visit him on July 22nd pretty soon). :) So after leaving his place I was able to welcome Conny and Clemens an hour later at home. We had a lot of catching up to do, since C&C are getting married in August and they'd also just come back from their trip to Greece and therefore had a lot of stories for us to hear and beautiful pictures for us to see. 

As you can see, I was totally into taking pictures of my sister's outfit and accessories that day- she'd just bought this fantastic white MJ bag that she proudly presented to us. Also, I became really fond of her babushka pendant which is so incredibly cute.. 

One thing we always do when we welcome guests in our home is to have an aperitive - like Aperol Sprizz in today's case. Mmmm, yumm! :)

We then headed outside to check out my parents' new car that they got a few days ago. I started calling it names like "Wannabe-Batmobile" or simply "Knight Rider" as I am totally overwhelmed by the many features it has to offer (that maybe most of your family's cars already have anyway) - but for us it's like.. a very big deal! 

And then came my favourite part of the day- LUNCH! We've had different variations of vegetables today, cutlet, chicken, salmon, shrimps, sausages (all of those grilled) and some lovely salads. Everything was just DELICIOUS. 

After taking a small break to relax and process the tons of food we'd just consumed, we went to the front side of our garden and Clemens presented his new found love for a mini chopper (that holds a camera on the bottom) to us. In technical terms it's called "drone", I guess because it makes the same humming noises like the actual insect. 

That thing sure is cool, as it can, for one thing, overlook a huge part of our city when it's high up in the air but can also, for another thing, show you how dirty the roof of your house actually is, for example. :)

We then went back to the other side of our garden, where our swimming pond is, and watched the videos on Clemens laptop that his "drone" had just made. 

Haha! It was actually so funny when Clemens started chasing his drone after us or when he simply let it fly so closely to our faces that we were able to see ourselves later in the video. :)

In the late afternoon we went inside to take a look at C&C's pictures they had taken in Greece while we were having a lovely roulade. 

Shortly after we'd started the slideshow, grandma joined up with us and was of course immediately offered a beverage by my mother. :)

Clemens and I then decided to take a look at my boyfriend's current flight status, as he was already approaching Heathrow Airport at that time.

We used Clemens' super cool flight track App to monitor Michael's plane. To me, modern technology is just fascinating. :)
 

I was very happy to read that he had landed safely and in time. 

As you may already know, Esther and I have been and still are involved in food photography projects for a publishing company in Vienna (Esther does the cooking, I do the photography-part) and our photos have already been published in 12 books so far. The one my grandma's holding up here is on of those 12 nutritional adviser books that is particularly interesting for her, so I gave it to her as a gift! :)

We then went outside again and enjoyed the rest of this lovely, sunny day. 

I tried on Clemens' Ray Ban glasses for fun (as I always do- JUST FOR FUN- since I know that I look like an idiot when I put them on) and again, my apprehension came true. I honestly don't know why, but Ray Ban's simply don't look good on me. Is it because of my square face? Or what? I don't get it. :) Well.. that's the dolor I have to live with I guess..

After everybody had emptied their glasses, grandma, Conny and Clemens headed home in the early evening. I was actually trying to make a sad face in the next picture, but I guess I look more sleepy than sorrowful.
 

Today really was magnificent. All family members together,- happy and healthy, sitting in the garden, enjoying the light summer breeze while laughing, drinking and eating. What more could a person like me want?  :)

I wish you guys a fantastic weekend!