week fifteen | hawker, canberra, act

Most days I feel like a true Melbournian, however when it comes to my family I wish my trips home to them in Canberra were much more frequent. A couple of weeks ago I got to spend a silly amount of time back home with mum, dad, G and A (just shy of 20 hours) but I made sure it was full of time in the garden, time with my precious Ellie, and time watching a true legend grace the stage of the Canberra Exhibition Centre.

The main reason for this particular trip – if I even need one bigger than mum's home cooking – was Bob Dylan. He was cool as a cucumber, didn't interact with the audience at all and just as smooth as you'd expect. Now I’d say I was a Dylan fan, but my parents excitement really brought home how lucky we were to be seeing him live, and how cute my parents are when given the chance to see music played live that represented a massive chunk of their formative years. It's pretty standard that Mama and Papa Devere are adorable but it was family night on steroids and I was struck about just how lucky I am to have them. 

After a wonderful night out we spent Saturday in the Canberra sunshine, which I kid you not is a different kind of brilliantly bright light blue and homemade brunch was everything I dream of a couple of times a week when I hand over a shamelessly large amount of money in cafes across Melbourne. I then joined the ‘rents on some pretty normal Saturday morning errands, because it is the little things that count most of all.

Thank you for the wonderful trip, the Dylan tickets and the home made smashed avo, you guys rock.

TRIP RATING: 5/5 ELLIE CUDDLES