Happy Birthday, Dad!

My father puts up with a lot. In particular, our crazy, big, loud, family full of weirdos who sometimes make fun of his accent {okay, that last part may just be me.} What's great though, is that he usually just sits back and let's us all be our strange selves. And then, once in a while, he'll join in {see above} and it becomes oh so clear that we're all related.

Happy Birthday to the best man in my life - I hope you have a great day and an even greater year full of happy, crazy times! Love you always and forever.

My First Birthday!

Image from here.

OH MY GOSH! I may be a day or two late but, IT'S MY FIRST BIRTHDAY! I can't believe it's been a year since I started this thing. It's been one hell of a year, with a lot of big changes in my life and I'm so incredibly glad that I made the choice to document it all.

In 141 posts I participated in the 30 for 30 challenge, graduated from university, I went to San Francisco with my mom, I became an aunt{!}, I got a great new job and moved to my new home {read: retirement community}, and had a lot of fun moments with friends and family along the way.

A big thank you goes out to those of you who have been supportive over the last year of my life and I'm hopeful for another big, exciting year ahead!

Treat of the Week: A Lush Life

I love Lush. Lovelovelove. 
I love what they stand for, the care they put into making their products, and the lovely, relaxing evenings they brings me. I make a point of taking a nice calm bath with a book and some nice music at least once a week. It's a great way for me to calm down after a busy week and melt my stresses away. Lush not only makes this time relaxing, but also fun. Many of their products - especially their bath bombs - have fun surprises hidden inside which just add another element to tub time.

From here.

The most recent Lush product I've used is the Phoenix Rising Bath Bomb. This brand new product smells just like apples and cinnamon {my very favorite scent} and turns your bath water a calming lavender color with a slight hint of gold shimmer. 

Other favorites of mine that I would recommend are the Fizzbanger, Twilight, and Blackberry bath bombs, the Comforter bubble bar, and the Big shampoo. 

So go ahead and treat yourself to a little bit of lush love - I'm off now to do just that.

A Random One

{Top: H&M, Jeans: American Eagle, Jacket and Flats: Old Navy}

I've been trying to write this post for the last hour and a half but it's not going too well. It could be because I can't think of what to say, but it could also be because I'm watching the movie Wimbleton on tv right now. It's distracting. All those athletic people running around a court, supposedly with a purpose of some sort. The movie itself is... interesting. It's my first time watching it and it's not bad, although I felt the story line developed really quickly. But it's cute and makes me almost want to play sports. Almost. Almost, but not quite.

And to close off this random post, I had two cans of ginger ale today. I feel like I should be on an airplane.

Let's pretend this was four days ago...

{Long Sleeve Tshirt and Vest: Gap, Skirt: Target, Boots: Steve Madden, Belt: Thrifted}

... Happy New Year!

I can't believe it's 2012.
2012!
Crazy.

This year marks the first year of my life since I was four that I have not been in school. So, I surely must make the most of it, shouldn't I? I'm still working on my resolutions - I sure am starting this year off in a prompt manner, aren't I? Maybe I should add that to my resolutions...

I've been reading Tina Fey's book, Bossypants, over the holidays and let me tell you: that is one funny lady. I can't remember the last time I've laughed out loud so much over a book. In all this reading and laughing, I accidentally spilled coffee all over the book. Classy, I know. But then, a friend told me that being such a klutz was "very Liz Lemon" of me. So... yay me.