Birthday & A Road Trip

This is WAY overdue...I'm sorry!  Birthday week was crazy, (as you can imagine ;)

Just wanted to share some favorite moments of my recent trip to one of my favorite cities, LA.

Griddle cafe did not disappoint.

I still wake up drooling from dreams of my Umami burger...

And oh, the salted caramel ice cream sandwich! (with macaron cookies!)

If you're ever in LA, you must see the famous Case Study House #22, The Stahl House

Dinner at our favorite downtown sushi spot, Octopus sushi

And a couple shots from my rodeo birthday bash ;)

My birthday week was absolutely amazing!  My best friend surprised me from Vegas (my expression was priceless!) 

I watched Bridesmaids twice (I don't think I've ever laughed so hard during a movie...except for I Love You Man...)

I had several great lunches and a few fabulous dinners, courtesy of my AMAZING family & friends...

and I partied my butt off (as any birthday girl should!)

I'll share more in-depth coverage soon!  I'm sad it's over, but it was a doozie! 

Xo

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DIY Awesomeness.

My cousin just recently turned me on to this nail stamping awesomeness called Konad.  Totally DIY nail art for everyone!  Since my cousins are nail gurus, they converted me to OPI-ism within the last few months, and more recently China Glaze Shatter.  While my Konad stamping set is floating around in FedEx limbo, I've been dreaming up the many, many amazing designs I'll come up with when it arrives.  I must give credit where it's due, so find these works of art here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6.

Here are my nails that my cousin helped me out with.  I'm not joking when I tell you EVERYONE has been asking me about them, and it was totally doable!