Lovely Day

Well I'm 27 today! I don't feel much different from yesterday...

In true birthday fashion I am only working a half day today then treating myself to a manicure and PSL (pumpkin spice latte. I hate to brag but Chicago did get them a week early...)

Case in point....met J for a PSL on Tuesday when they made their debut in Chicago!

I'll be going out to dinner with my parents tonight and friend J. Then my parents are coming over to give me my gifts. Yay!! I may be 27 but I still like having my presents on my actual birthday. When I was growing up we would wake up and they would all be next to our bed wrapped up and begging to be opened!

 Pre-birthday celebrations included devouring a Crumbs Mint Patty cupcake!

My weekend plans include our family fantasy football draft, sushi dinner and major shopping!

Hope everyone has a happy and relaxing Labor Day weekend!

Birthday Wish List

My birthday is next Friday and I am finally getting around to sending my Mom a list of things I'd like.

I always find it hard to narrow down my lists. They tend to be incredibly random....Are you a birthday list kind of person?

Clockwise from top
-Cole Haan Flats
-Lululemon Racerback tank, Wrap Jacket and Pants
-JCrew Leopard Scarf
-JCrew Resin Necklace
-Clarisonic MIA
-Rebecca Minkoff Wallet
-Banana Republic Wrap Sweater

My favorite part of my birthday? All the coupons and freebies from the stores!
Thank you, Sephora for the Philosophy 'Happy Birthday, Beautiful' body wash!

recap

I've been a little MIA lately and I blame it on the incredibly busy month of August.


I moved...then got delayed because they had to completely re-do our wood floors
(cue anger, annoyance, and 2 nights out of our new place)

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then my brother finally got married! woohoo! it was a whirlwind weekend but it was full of fun, laughter and tears (mostly mine) so I'll never forget it. I love his new wife (my sister!) and they just moved a block away from me so it's going to be fun to have them so close.

Stickers from UPrinting for the gift bags for those staying in the hotel.

yes i blurred out their names...the stickers didn't look fuzzy or blurry. promise!

And finally...if I have to see an Ikea or Target in the next 2 weeks I will black out. I have spent countless hours and dollars at these stores following the move and I'm exhausted!
No more, please!!!

Although, I'll definitely take another Ikea cinnamon roll!

So that's where I've been for most of August. Sorry for being such a slacker!

Now to catch up on everyone's blogs....

Lucky Seven

I'm setting this up to post while I'm on vacation, but I really hope Carrie is feeling better by now! I'm copying her post and writing 7 things about myself.

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Here we go...

1. I am really weird with changing the time into fractions. When I look at the clock and it says 6:48 I immediately think 1/8th. Super lame, huh?

2. I studied abroad in Italy in the Spring of 2006 and could speak decent Italian while I lived there but as of today I can say literally 15 words. So sad.

3. I keep all my shoes in their boxes. When they don't come in a box I have to go out and buy a clear container for them.

4. I grew up going to the movies all the time and I still go a lot now. Let's put it this way, I've seen 6 of the 10 Best Picture Nominations.

5. I've had a broken toe (dropped a pop can on it. OUCH!), broken wrist (backpedaling in 6th grade basketball) and a broken collarbone (i was a huge baby. let's just put it that way.)

6. I once found over $600 in a parking lot. My mom called the police and reported it. After 30 days nobody called to report it missing so I got to keep it. Score!

7. I got stung by a jellyfish the last time I was in Maui. My brother and I swam over a small reef. I stood up. My brother screamed. There was a small blob of a jellyfish on my stomach right next to my bellybutton. Honestly, it didn't even hurt. But the blisters afterwards...they hurt.

So you're all tagged. What are 7 tidbits about you??

Guilty Pleasures

I was about to write a post about Spring Catalogs/Clothes when I got distracted by the Internet (go figure) and next thing I know it's been 42 minutes. HUH?!

It got me thinking about what I was doing over the last 42 minutes. Such a huge guilty pleasure of mine...

Celebrity Gossip Sites! I love reading JustJared.com, PerezHilton.com (like him even more now that he's not so rude), Lainey Gossip, D-Listed...etc.

Then I thought about more of my guilty pleasures. Believe me. There's always more!

loving all the pictures people post on their facebook.

mini cupcakes. so small. so tasty.

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frozen candy. i don't know why but a resse's peanut butter cup just tastes better from the freezer!

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singing super loud in my car and thinking I actually sound good. ha.

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getting complimented over and over on something you got from Target.
Fast forward to the next day: you wear your DVF dress and no one says a word...

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(scored for $34.98 and they're gorg in person!)


What are your guilty pleasures?