you say it's your birthday?!

ph: sharon jackson aka my mother (she is really proud that the 'roid she took turned out well)

ice cream cake from Dairy Queen = super dangerous

Pink champagne cupacake from Dean & DeLuca (SO GOOD!)

I ate so much cake and ice cream, I should've busted out the elastic waist pants. My tummy is filled with sweet goodness. There are only a few times you get to indulge like this. Tomorrow back to regular diet without sweets and cakes.

Today is/was my birthday. I can’t believe how old I am. My birthday was really low-key since I don’t have many friends in KS, I spent it with my family. Which I feel may be shocking to most people. No throwing up and blacking out on streets of Paris for me this year.

The last time I proper celebrated my birthday with good friends was when I was 14. And that was a very long time ago. Anyways, I got some rad/silly gifts.

don't be jealous

sister

brother

this is the part where i started singing and dancing to "ice cream paint job" by dorrough

then my dog joined the festivities, she turns 17 this month!

Luckily, I have a really awesome family or every year my birthday would be severely depressing, as if aging isn't already depressing enough. I still consider my birthday just another day but this year, for some reason, my family decided to make it special. And I love them for that.

As you can tell, there was a theme with the gifts I received.

it's like... hazy days, you know?

chicago recap:

This weekend I was in Chicago. Most of the photos I took were on my phone. I took some on my minolta and some on a disposable...

Anyways, I spent most of my time in a sleepy haze. Photos that aren't shown here which should have been documented is me falling asleep EVERYWHERE: at dinner, in the taxi, on the train, still in my clothes after CWK when I got back to the hotel...I think it would have been a great series.

saturday:

Met up with Ingrid and Laney for drinks at El Jardin

saw Cold War Kids at The Vic and it was amazing (as usual).

then Kamni, Jade, Nicole and I hung at walgreens because that's the cool thing to do, obviously.

went to Pick Me Up for a late dinner.

Sunday:

Went to Portillos with Catalina.

Then we went to the Bean.

Look at some wonderful art in the park.

(jokes)

Then met up with Natalie and Caitlin in Wicker Park.

went to reckless records.

if you don't know the wonders of Billy Ocean you are missing out or lying to yourself (and others). Watch this or this.

Jamzzzz.

later we played the New Moon board game (please don't be jealous)

John drew this lovely picture

priorities

natalie's cool polaroid

met up with Rhea at Rainbo Room in Wicker Park, they had a Sopranos pinball machine there, I don't know why I didn't take a picture of it.

Sunday:

breakfast at Bongo Room with Kamni