birthday

my 24th birthday was yesterday!
had delicious dinner AND dessert crepes @ iguana cafe (complete with real live iguana...I kept tabs on him throughout the meal to see how much he moved around. turns out, very little.)
I wore:

classic Christopher Kane x Topshop tunic, black leggings, black drapey f21 cardigan, Alice + Olivia x Payless black patent wedges

so to recap: I wore a tunic with a giant gaping alligator head, to a restaurant called the iguana cafe, and I'm ordering my friends to accompany me to the Lincoln Park Zoo for further celebrations...I think I love animals?

the dinner wasn't quite as raucous as this

but close!
(I love you, Ellen von Unwerth!)

and I've already ordered the umbrella and heart spoons that were on my wishlist here
I can't wait to take a pic of the umbrella in action as a thank-you to my bro for providing the $$...I'll actually be looking forward to a rainy day!

oh and we're going to the soup box tonight as a bonus celebration!

thanks to everyone that made it a special day

birthday wishlist

So my birthday is exactly 20 days away. Turning 24! This means I'll have precisely 1 year to get my life sorted out. AND my parents will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary! Crazy.
So anyway this is my birthday wishlist, full of things I would never need but still absolutely want. Fredflare.com and ThinkGeek.com are FULL of things I would very much like

Sky Umbrella by Tibor Kalman @ the MoMa store...certain to lift your spirits on a gloomy day



'Big Love' spoons by Alessi. So adorable...I saw this post on Maegan's blog and fell in love!

Matryoshka nesting doll measuring cups from Fred Flare



Silicone tea cupcake molds...lovely!



Mariel wedges by Jeffrey Campbell...a decent knock of the Dolce & Gabbana suede wedges..but in pony hair which I like even better