My "Debut x 2 + a Few" and a new obsession!

First let me say – my “Debut x 2 + a few” birthday party was SOOOO fun! As promised, I have a few pictures from the event of me in my tiara and of course the pink feather vest!

Check out the cake my girlfriends got for me! I loved it! They know me so well! Haha!!

Those are not my fingers doing the bunny ears!

Leopard print fabulousness!

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 We also had some jello shots (a success!) I made 3 kinds: strawberry + Lemoncello, lime + Malibu, and orange + Raspberry Sourpuss! So, so, SOOOOOO good!! (you can kind of see them in the background)

Also I made this:

They’re cheesecake stuffed strawberries dipped in chocolate and dusted with graham cracker crumbs. And seriously? Delicioso, if I do say so myself!! It’s going to be my new “go-to” dessert. So simple and totally “ta da!!”

Guess where I got it from?

Well for the past few weeks I have been completely obsessed with this website called Pinterest. Have you heard about it? I’m totally hooked. My cousin’s wife, Linds, had sent me an invitation to it (because it’s exclusies ;) haha!) so I checked it out. Now I spend hours looking at the pins that people put on there. There’s recipes, craft ideas, outfits, hairstyles, wedding ideas, photo ideas, quotes, fitness regimens, organizing tips, and pretty much anything people have seen on the internet, found it interesting or good and pinned it to this board. It’s pretty awesome. When you click on the pic, it takes you to a bigger pic and when you click on that, it takes you to the original website, where for example, if it was a picture of a delicious cupcake, you'd get the recipe! Seriously hooked.

Plus it’s totally inspiring. I’m like looking at all these ideas saying to myself “I could SO do that!” or “Why didn’t I think of that?”

I’ve already made a cake with nothing but cake mix and a can of soda. Did you hear me? A cake made with a can of pop!

I’ve also made cinnamon french toast (delicious) and I have at least 3 more recipes that I’m planning to try in the next week or so (I’ll tell you about them if they work out).  Crazy! I love it. I don’t actually understand about “pinning” stuff myself, but looking at what other people have pinned is fun already!

Anyways friends, I guess my Birthday Week Extravaganza has finally come to an end ...

However…I’m looking forward to all the good times and adventures I will have this year!

And next year…I’m sure it will be even better!! So much so in fact, that I’m thinking I should extend my Birthday Extravaganza to a month…



Good Luck Birthday Girl

Okay. So I am someone who usually has either no luck or bad luck. It’s usually the latter. And it’s not even so much that I have bad luck, it’s that I AM bad luck. It’s true.

For example, I’m not allowed to watch any big important Laker games or football games because as soon as I do, the team that was probably winning and/or was having an amazing season suddenly begins to lose. I’ve never really won anything, even if there’s a really good chance for me. Like, I mean, if there was a contest that only I and one other person entered, and there were two prizes , that person would win both times. Seriously. Bad luck.

However, there is one day in the year, that challenges my unluckiness. That day is my Birthday! Now, I don’t know what it is about that day that makes things go my way. Perhaps its because I wake up bursting with excitement at what the day will bring. I’m excited to get ready, and my hair and makeup always turns out. My outfits come together in stylish precision, my smile is brighter and it’s like I’m walking on air! I just LOVE my birthday. I love the attention I get on my birthday. I’m not someone who is all trying to hide the fact that it’s my birthday – I’m all “EVERYONE!! It’s MY Birthday today! Celebrate me!!!”

And it’s not that I’m trying to insist upon myself (well perhaps I am J), but it’s just that it’s the one day of the year that I feel like it’s OKAY to insist upon myself! I love it so much that I began to call the weekend closest to my birthday, my Birthday Extravaganza Weekend. A whole weekend. But since my birthday was on a Tuesday this year, I've decided to have a Birthday Extravaganza WEEK.

Anyways…

So every year I of course make a birthday wish list. It’s usually stuff that I didn’t get for Christmas or stuff that I plan to get sometime that year. Once in awhile though, I will happen upon something that was not on my list, but somehow, can’t possibly live without. At first it just might be something that I would say “Wow, that’s cute!” to. But the more I think about, the more I convince myself that I cannot live without it. The need for it consumes me and I can’t think about anything else.

Last year it was my black ostrich feather clutch from Club.

This year it was a pink feather vest (I know, what is it with me and feathers?!) I saw this cute pink confection 2 weeks ago. And thought to myself “Wow! That’s so cute!” It was highly impractical and honestly for $39.80, a teensy bit overpriced…but it aaaahhh! It was exquisite. I showed it to my sister, who I hoped would say it was TOO ridiculous, but I put it on and she lit up and said “Ooh! It has a look!” I snapped a pic of it to send to my friends and asked them if it was too ridic for me to buy. They answered back that it was totally Me and that I just HAD to wear it for my birthday party! I left it in the store saying “Well, if its here next week, I’ll buy it.” Famous last words.

Last Friday, I went back. It was nowhere to be found. I searched every inch of the massive store and not even a hint of feather anywhere. I reluctantly asked a salesgirl, who stated that she had seen it in the “Get it Now! Section” and that it was probably gone. I was heartbroken. Crestfallen. And the fact that it was on sale, only made it worse. Now, because I couldn’t have it, I was obsessed with it. I thought of all the outfits I could have worn with it. All the places I could have worn it. But it was not meant to be. I tried to tell myself that it was too ridiculous anyways. I tried to forget about it. But I couldn’t.

So this Monday, unable to believe that it was gone, I went back. My eyes scanned the store and suddenly…I stopped. Did I just? Was it just a figment of my imagination??? I walked faster towards the back of the store…there, peeking out from one of the racks was an unmistakable dusty rose feather…I broke out into a run, all the while saying to myself, “Please be my size! Please be my size!” I got to it, touched it…and looked at the tag. It was…a small. AAARRRGHHH. So close and yet so far.

Finally convinced that it was not meant to be I went to find something else to try on. I went into the change room, half-heartedly trying on a pretty nice cream blazer with ¾ length sleeves and black satin lapels. My mood began to pick up…it actually looked nice!

Satisfied that I would at least have something new to wear for my birthday, I came out of the changeroom and turned my head…and suddenly saw a LOT of pink feathers sitting on a rack. I asked the girl “Um…is there a large in that pink vest over there?!” She walked over and said “Large, large, medium…which one do you want again?” I practically screamed “Large!!” so she picked it off the rack but before she gave it to me, she said “Umm…well I think they’re on this rack for a reason but I don’t know why… I have to ask someone”. As I looked at her in disbelief, she went and asked another girl, who mumbled something about thinking it was fine, but saying she might need to ask a manager. I tapped my foot impatiently, and was like “OMG. Are these people fricken serious?!”

Anyways…Eventually I had the beautiful, delicate, ridiculous vest in my hands! (almost had to rip it out of that silly salesgirls paws!) I brought it to the change room, did a tiny victory dance (obvi), put it on, admired myself, texted my sister (who said "BUY it already), and promptly went straight to the cash desk. The girl rang it up and I asked how much? She said “$39.80” I said “Um…but this is from the “GET it NOW! Section – doesn’t that mean its on sale?” (I mean, yeah, I loved the vest and I was gonna buy it anyways…but hey, if it was on sale, even better!) Anyways, the girl says “Uh yeah…the Get it Now Section just means that you should like, get it now? Y’know?” (in total valley girl voice). I’m like ‘Uh okaaaaay”. (eyeroll)

Anyways…I have my pink feather vest and now my life is complete. I'm gonna wear it this Friday complete with my tiara (because, y'know, I'm a princess.) I will post a pic then.

Perhaps my good luck will continue... Happy Birthday to me!!

I'm still here...and now its 2012!

Okay, it’s a new year, and I’m not even gonna pretend that I’m going to write in here more often, because honestly it’s a crap shoot. It’s like I don’t have time anymore for some reason (there's not really a reason)! I’m off doing who knows what and by the time I get home, I’m too tired to log on and write. (Plus, it's basketball season and someone is on the computer to check his fantasy league stats like CONSTANTLY. He explains it's because things change by the second. Uh huh. Anyways.) I really want to write, mind you. But wanting to do something and actually doing it are two totally different things. Anyways let me see if I can tie up any loose ends…

My 3 part mini series on Vegas, while fabulous, was a bit ambitious considering Christmas was around the corner and I wasn’t ready for it at all. Anyways, now that Christmas has come and gone (Wow! That went by quickly) I can just quickly tell you that Vegas with my sister was a completely fabulous time and we finally got to go to Tao (did it up right too, with the VIP Bottle Service and all that jazz ) and it was Nelly’s B’day (Nelly of “It’s Hot in Herre” fame). All in all, a great time and that’s that. We hope to do it again…just the girls is seriously GOOD times.

Anyways…

It’s January and my birthday is coming up which I’m excited about because I LOVE to celebrate it! However, I'm not THAT excited because of the age I’m having to celebrate. I’m not even gonna tell you because then you’ll be all “YOU ARE THAT OLD? Why the hell are you still talking about stuff like this then?” And then I’m just gonna feel all crappy and dumb. So let’s just go with “It’s my Birthday bitches” and celebrate me!!

My never-ending wishlist has gotten a little bit shorter in my old age…less stuff (well more expensive) but still less…I’m becoming more about quality than quantity…although quantity is still always good. Hmm...I may add some stuff again.

I had my annual visit with Patricia, the personal shopper in December to pick out my Christmas gift from Holt, which is ALWAYS good times (and thank you so much to my bosses who make it all possible – I hope to work for and with them forEVER). I love the experience though I always protest that it’s too much and too indulgent! But I do sincerely appreciate it and I absolutely love spending time looking at all the pretty things... My bosses are pretty fricken awesome. This year I got a beautiful f** scarf…(I’m not swearing, but please do not throw paint on me and exclaim “murder!”) and it’s the softest thing I’ve ever had against my skin. Don’t hate the playa, hate the game.

Anyways…don’t we look so very “Moscow circa 1970, Dr. Zhivago-esque?”

So I suppose I should say some sage words of wisdom for the beginning of the year like how I hope this year I will grow as a person and continue to learn and wonder about new things, and learn how to control my money better and not procrastinate as much and write in here more, etc, etc…but we all know I don’t really have any sage words of wisdom...except what I always say: If it's on sale and it’s your size - buy it!

K. That’s it for now – ttyl Fab Lifers!! (If you really knew how old I was going to be this month you’d say “As if she’s still saying ttyl.") Whatevs. (Oh, yeah,  you’d say "As if" to me saying that too. ) Redunk. Aarrrggh. Blame it on the OC and Laguna Beach. It’s in my vocab forever.