Happy Birthday

the blue carpet

cheesecake with strawberry and kiwi sauce

Happy Birthday Gran Via!

shirt, juicy couture; cardigan, banana republic; jeans, true religion; flats, staccato

I wish it was my twenty-first birthday all over again! (I celebrated it in March) But, this weekend I helped Madrid celebrate Gran Via's 100th birthday! It was a complete city-wide holiday. The blue carpet was rolled out over the street on Gran Via for everyone to enjoy and live music was played. They even had an enormous fake birthday cake! The streets were packed and it was a wonderful way for the city to celebrate especially because most people had the day off. At night I did my own celebrating at Bazaar, a cheap and chic restaurant in Madrid's Chueca neighborhood with dinner, dessert, and red wine. Feliz Cumpleanos Gran Via! 

Happy 21st to me!

 scarf burberry; coat freepeople; bag botkier longan bag; reva tory burch flats

My twenty first birthday creeped up on me suddenly. I did not expect to be the age I desired for so long so suddenly. My boyfriend and I spent my birthday weekend in London. We had a weekend full of sights like Big Ben but did not pass up shopping on Regent Street where we went into my favorite London store; Ted Baker. Their Alice in Wonderland theme fits perfectly with the new love for Alice in Wonderland pieces due to the release of the movie. (Which I will be seeing with my boyfriend thanks to Johnny Depp)

dress M by M. Kalan

After my feet were sore from shopping all day in my tory burch flats, we went to Hibicus for dinner. The french menu simply listed how many course you were willing to dive into and the rest was up to the chef. Each meal was a complete surprise which made the night fun and exciting. The one thing I did pick and could not resist was the strawberry champagne! Yumm!

Cheers!