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You’re getting ready to warm up with some hot chocolate as the temperatures are lowering and the nights are becoming longer. As that first layer of snow falls, you’re planning secret Santa with your family and getting into the Christmas spirit. This is what I love. But oh wait, that’s not my reality this year (even though I heard it’s not cold in Belgium either). I’m traveling in Australia and will have to go a second year without my family this Christmas. Last year I still had a bit of cold in the mountains of Darjeeling, India, but this year I’m in full summer mode. That means water slides, barbecues, cold salads, air conditioning and walking around in flip flops and shorts all day, every day. This leaves me with the feeling of a shoe that doesn’t quite fit. Even though it is a reality for everybody living in the southern hemisphere, summer and Christmas do not seem like the most obvious match to me.

Getting invited for a rooftop party is always exciting (could you guess from the name of the blog?). The dress code for this week’s Cointreau Fizz Cocktail party was unconventional chic so I decided to go for this monochrome crop top and skort combination. Right before I left for France in the beginning of July, I picked up this cute MANGO crop top and have used every occasion to wear it. Combining it with a bottom that has a higher waist makes that almost everybody can wear this trend. Before heading over to the party, I stopped in Harmonie park in Antwerp for some snaps. If you’re ever in the neighborhood, there is a nice bar, L’Orangerie, in the park as well.

Let me tell you about my wonderful weekend. As you might have noticed, I caved for the Birckenstock Arizonas but I really do love them! You know, when we have sunny weather in Belgium we just have to go outside. And the weather this weekend was kind of perfect and consequently also the rest of the weekend. Saturday I got the chance to see George Ezra play. I just love discovering new music. Of course I had heard of his current hit Budapest, but the rest of his set was even better. I had a bit of a music connesseur with me and we were both blown away. This boy (yes, he is only 20) was extremely charming, witty and had an amazing voice. My favorite songs of the set were ‘Cassy O’, ‘Be Lonely With Me’ and well … basically every other song.