the boy’s birthday

Since yesterday was my very sweet, handsome boyfriend’s birthday we went out with a few friends to our favorite restaurant, the always delicious Rio Grande. It’s this little Mexican place with unbelievably cheap and awesome food and GIANT margaritas. If you live in Cincinnati and have never been there, you are doing yourself a serious disservice.

Anyway, the best part of the evening was definitely him opening the little plush Cthulhu I made for him. Cthulhu, if you’ve never heard of him, is a mythical evil sea monster guy from and H.P. Lovecraft story. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu)

surprise!!

felt cthulu

cthulhu and other little guys from the story (his mustache is removable)

As you can see from the picture, that night I debuted my little pink ballerina dress, gray scarf, and saddle shoes. It was the same outfit I posted a week or so ago when I bought that dress, so I didn’t think I needed to redo it.

I went for warmth today since there was a pretty nasty wind. I love how the color of this sweater looks on me, but I hardly ever wear it. I have a bad habit of forgetting that I own sweaters due to the fact that I have to keep all my heavy stuff like that in my living room closet. The dinky hanging one I have in my room is always about to collapse as it is. Tangent. Anyway, as much as I love the pocket watch necklace I’m wearing, it is a perfect example of why I usually don’t shop at Urban Outfitters. It cost almost $25, which is honestly way more than I usually pay for jewelry, but I loved it so I bought it. Less than a month after I got it, it stopped keeping time, and then shortly after that the second hand just fell off and now lies in the bottom of the face. Annoying. But I do totally love the funky closure on the leather belt I’ve got on, and I got it for $1! And I got the jacket for free!

My dog, Chopper gets really jealous when I ignore her when I’m posing as you can see.

chopper gets really jealous when i go out in the hall to take pictures

jacket & scarf

green sweater

pocketwatch necklace

WHAT:jockey hat, forever 21

green sweater (it’s super soft), thrift

pocket watch necklace, uo

chunky yellow plastic ring, found on the sidewalk

gray belt, shop therapy

teeny tiny houndstooth skirt, thrift

mustard mary janes, target online

WHERE: work and out to dinner (indian! yes!!)

WHEN: thursday, november 19

bocce ballin’

bocce ballin'

mommy holds the world in her hands

We’re bocce ballin’! My very good friend Melissa, AKA Mommy, wanted to go out and about for her birthday.  We bar hopped around Clifton, and ended up in the last place I’d have thought I would find myself, Christie’s. But I had a really good time playing bocce ball with her and Maya. I hadn’t ever played before, and of course I was terrible. My genes rally against me when throwing things are involved.

WHAT: little geometric print skirt, thrift

blue tank top, rainbow

chunky mustard yellow necklace, thrift

camel high heel cowboy boots, thrift

WHERE: miss meadows’ 25th birthday, bar hopping

WHEN: august 20, 2009