Quarter of a Century

Here's what 25 looks like:

Lucky me, having my birthday on a Friday this year!  All day, and really all weekend, I was reminded just how blessed I am.

I received numerous birthday wishes at work, and my sweet team made a card and gave me a gift card... yay!

Post-work, I gave myself a little birthday pampering with a mani/pedi.  Relaxation at its finest!

Then I met up with many of my best girlfriends for sushi... yum yum!  Love having all of these ladies in my life.

My incredibly talented friend Heather over at Whisk Until Sweet made my adorable {and delicious} cake!

Saturday my wonderful parents gave me presents and took me to Salt Grass Steakhouse for dinner.  Delicious, and it was nice to spend the evening with them.  They're pretty great : )

The birthday weekend concluded with brunch at Blue Mesa with my friend Morgan... who got engaged last night, eeek!!

She gave me chocolate wine in a shoe wine holder... she sure knows the way to my heart!

Here's to the next 25 years!

High Five for Friday

Today is my 25th birthday! Can't believe I'm celebrating a quarter of a century on this earth.  I'm sure thankful for a blessed life and to be surrounded by so many amazing people.

I'll of course post all about my birthday weekend, but here's what made me happy this past week:

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1. Little Christmas tree in my room at my parents' house.  Thanks, Mom!

2. First birthday present from Jenna, my roomie.  I love it!!

3. Decorated the apartment with Jenna. Finally in the Christmas spirit!

4. Spent a whole day with Liz, my friend who's been in Thailand for over a year. It was like no time had passed since we were together!

5. My loyal parents representing both of their daughters' schools for the TCU/OU game... they sure looked like confused fans! 

 

 

The Best Kind of Closet...

.... is a shared closet!

My new favorite activity is playing dress up with my roomie, Jenna.  She has great style and isn't afraid to mix things up.  Whenever I'm in a wardrobe rut or need help picking out accessories, I know I can count on her to see my closet in a whole new light!

I bought this dress at the Gap last year for like $4 on clearance.  Don't you just love deals like that?

I wore it by itself with a thick brown belt in the summer, but I wanted to try it for winter-- even though it's felt like spring here in Dallas! 

I enlisted Jenna's help, and she came up with this:

Dress: The Gap // Cardigan: Ann Taylor // Shoes: Audrey Brooke, DSW // Earrings: Kohl's 

The dress itself is a neutral and the cardigan is a soft mint, so adding her turquoise/teal suede pumps created the perfect color pop. The belt coordinated nicely with the buttons on the cardigan, and I borrowed her dangly earrings to pull out that same color, pulling my hair back in a mini-poof to show them off.

I can't wait to wear what she helped me put together for an event tomorrow night!