Almost here…

Got this fun little message in the mail today…it's official! My birthday really is around the corner! And while yes, I am very excited about the 15% Anthropologie discount, I may be more in love with the little pouch it was sent in. Seriously, how could you not love that store?

(Sorry about the shotty quality of the images…camera phone can only do so much!)

Birthday vaca anyone?

Just finished up Christmas cards for two friends who live in Hawaii…gosh, how badly do I wish I was there right now? Now that would be an excellent birthday gift (although I have a feeling I might just have to settle for these pretty little polaroids taken by MIND|Castle Studios instead.)

Hot Jams

Some bands you can be expecting at my party (er…on my ipod):

Birthday Dessert

I'll take any all of these for my birthday dessert.

photos and styling by Colin Cooke (via Black *Eiffel)

New obsession

Remember my obsession with hats circa 1993? I think I had multiple colors of this beret (the perks of being able to fit into Baby Gap hats until the 4th grade):

While I don't think I'll be bringing back the berets anytime soon, I would love love love to wear any one of these headpieces to my birthday party (I'm not quite sure I could pull it off with my every-day look…) My favorite is the piece on the bottom left. A mini orange top hat! With feathers! Would it be too out-there to throw myself a birthday party where it was mandatory for everyone to wear a hat or feathered headpiece?

Birthday Girl (for real)

Quick time out from the countdown of this soon-to-be birthday girl for a post about an actual birthday girl. This pretty lady turns the big 2-5 today…woop woop! Happy Birthday babycakes - you're the best.

T-minus 1 month

photo courtesy of mrs. french

If you know me at all, you know how much I love my birthday. Call me self-centered - but isn't that the point of birthdays, anyway? (Ironically, I'm terrible at remembering my friends' birthdays…)

Exactly 1 month to the big day…so in preparation, each post from here until December 14 will include something related to my birthday: places I'd love to have a party, people whom I'd love to be there, gifts you can get me…

To kick things off, check out the work of Hisano Takei. Originally trained as a jewelry designer, she now creates some amazing organic wool pieces…part jewelry, part scarf. The perfect accessories for a winter celebration! I'm particularly fond of these pieces:



* And yes, I realize it's terrible that I decide to become serious about this blog when the posts will revolve solely around me. Oh well.

In love

Did I mention that my birthday is coming up? You can find my gift registry here. Since Top Design ended, I've been feeling lost without my weekly dose of Jonathan Adler. As a result, I've been spending wayyy too much time on his site. Needless to say, I'm in love. Check out his "About" section for a little laugh (and notice that he's originally from NJ…) Here are a few of my favorite things:

New digs!

New roommate, new neighborhood!! We've been in our new place for a few weeks now…and while it's been taking us awhile to unpack, we're slowly getting there (and $20 to whoever can get our couch up the stairs.) Being the total nester that I am, I love to decorate…now if only I had a budget to match my taste. I came across Loyal Loot Collective the other day and am totally digging their Log Bowls and Monsieur Dressup Hooks. Ahem, my birthday is just around the corner…