Birthday Recap

If you read my wedding post, you'll know that I'm not really in a celebratory mood these days. I can't go for more than five minutes without thinking about and missing my father, so as you can imagine it was hard for me to celebrate my birthday without him. I did, however, try to pack a lot of activities into the weekend so I kept myself occupied. One night we went for a big family dinner - a yearly tradition - and this is what I wore.

The shoes were extremely uncomfortable... my feet were numb by the end of the night! I've resigned myself to the fact that my feet just don't like shoes of any kind. It's hard for me to find heels or even flats that are comfortable. The only shoes that I can actually walk in are my Fit Flops, but they rarely leave the house! 

Lily J dress, Zara jacket, Kate Kuba heels &
Chanel lipstick no. 65 'Fire'

Thank you for all of your camera recommendations. I still think that proper SLRs are too big to carry around all the time, so I think I'm going to get an Olympus Pen. My cousin just bought one and I think it's amazing, and so easy to use for a novice photographer like myself! 

I was completely spoiled on my birthday by my family who gave me such lovely presents! Most of them were electronic items, which was great for a gadget geek like myself.

This is one of my new toys, which I am clearly very excited about:

 

I may be 23 but I'm still a kid inside ;)

I also got a Kindle for my birthday. My love for real books will never fade, but I'm a newly converted e-book reader now; on my first night I read Madame Pamplemousse & Her Incredible Edibles (as recommended by Erika) and I've just started King Dork (as recommended by Sherin). I'd love book recommendations if you have any!

Sadly I did get a little bit sick, so the theme for the rest of the weekend was relaxation. I spent time with friends and family and treated myself to a mani/pedi to make me feel a bit better. Now I'm ready to face the week, accompanied with all my new toys, of course!