Thursday night fun.

Last night Anthony and I had one of our special athletic-type dates. After we made dinner together (actually this time it was more he made dinner then I brought some kale to cook too) we hit the driving range.

Now, I haven't actually golfed since the summer before I got into a pretty bad car accident on the highway. My clubs were in the trunk and the driver ended up breaking. Unfortunately for me golfing does not come naturally and my long hiatus from golf caused last night to be a bit of a struggle. I still need a lot more practice, but it was nice to use my clubs again (I've probably only used them twice since I got them). It was gorgeous out though which still made it very enjoyable!

Birthday Dinner at Prairie Ink

Last night Cleo and I went out for dinner to celebrate my birthday. She chose Prairie Ink which was awesome because I've never been there! It's located inside McNally Robinson Bookstore in Grant Park Mall. The atmosphere was really cool, the restaurant section is open to the second floor which made the space feel huge. They feature artwork on the wall by different artists all the time, and Cleo also told me they have live music sometimes!

We started off with a Chilean Merlot and an Antipasto platter which was filled with bread, cheese, assorted meats, olives, and oil and vinegar for dipping. It was absolutely delicious and paired well with the wine.

Our meal consisted of sharing the crab cakes entree (which was AMAZING) as well as their weekly special grilled cheese which had brie, avocado, bacon, and tomatoes among other things.

We finished things off with a piece of Toblerone Torte which was also amazing!

http://www.prairieinkrestaurant.ca/

22

I'm officially 22 years old, man time flies. I wanted to spend this years birthday surrounded by my friends in an atmosphere where we could talk and actually be able to hear each other! I chose Boa Lounge and we ended up staying there for a little while, but after a few people showed up, we decided to change venues to a place with some food and a place to sit down, Johnny G's! Over all it was a lovely evening (I was VERY well behaved).

 

David Bowie is behind us, no big deal. 

Garage Sale!

Over the weekend was a huge community garage sale in the town I grew up in. My step mom and I woke up really early and hit the pavement for some good deals around town.

I was looking specifically for shelving units and Tupperware for the new place, but I didn't really find either. I did find a cute little table for our front entry way that we're going to use as a place for our keys, mail, and phone books. This way we can clear off some of the clutter from the kitchen table. I also grabbed up a great new lunch kit, a colorful mat for my bedroom or the kitchen (I haven't decided), and a book about Jackie O.

Now that I have some furniture I should really get working on unpacking the remaining boxes I have left and doing some organizing and purging!

My next move-in tasks that I need to accomplish are:

• Bring up new furniture piece from the basement to put my TV on
• Incorporate some books into the new shelf
• Empty 3 boxes from the hall, 1 box in the kitchen, and 1 box in my room
• Reorganize the book shelf in my room
• Move the small table near my dresser for my blow dryer and hair straightener

Pretty Treats

So, because I like to indulge myself in gifts on a regular occasion, I figured I should document them here!

Yesterday I found some fabulous House of Harlow 1960 jewelry on www.gilt.com. The necklace I reaaaallly wanted sold out. It was devastating, I even put myself on the wait list!

I ended up purchasing this lovely ring:

 

As well as these stud earings:

 

I was very happy with my purchases from guilt.com, however the shipping to Canada was ridiculous and it might not come until the beginning of July! I really hope they are as beautiful as I imagine them to be when they arrive!

My next purchases were from Beyond the Rack, they were having a great Mat and Nat event! I sniped up a great Hendrix Ikat bag:

 

As well as a cute black wallet for an AMAZING price.

*House of Harlow 1960 images from Gilt.com and Mat and Nat pictures from polyvore.com