Birthday Celebrations

Since my birthday was Sunday, I thought I'd do a little recap just to let you know how I celebrated.

On Saturday, my mom took me to dinner at my favorite local wings restaurant.

I got some nice presents from her and she even picked up some chocolate cream pie to enjoy for dessert.

On Sunday, my actual birthday, M and I did our traditional birthday movie.

This year, I chose to see The Hobbit. It was very good and I'm looking forward to the next one. I'm also probably the only person who got excited to see The Necromancer appear for all of 2 seconds. I then proceeded to point at the screen excitedly when Benedict Cumberbatch's name appeared in the credits. I may have issues.

Afterwards, we met my mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and my mother at my favorite local Mexican restaurant. We had a great dinner and I got to enjoy a delicious frozen margarita. I haven't had one of those in awhile.

We all came back to our house after dinner for cake and more presents. M called our usual baker and gave him a theme for my cake, but unfortunately, he wasn't specific enough and it didn't turn out the way he wanted. It still looks good and it tastes great though.

He asked for Sherlock, but neglected to mention that he meant Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock. Oh well, it's still good!

And since today is January 9th, I want to wish a Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people in the world, my fashion idol, The Duchess of Cambridge.

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We were born only three days apart...clearly we are meant to be best friends!

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I have to include my favorite picture ever of her and Prince William. They are so adorable!

 

Pinterest Sunday

Time for my weekly Pinterest roundup! Every Sunday, I share with you a few of my top finds from the previous week.

Since Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee is going on this weekend, I thought I share some of my favorite British pins with you this week.

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Since I am a huge Anglophile, I actually have quite a few Union Jack related pins in my home decor boards. They don't actually fit in anywhere in our house though. Maybe in our next house we can have a British theme.

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These shoes would be cute to wear during the Jubilee celebrations.

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And of course, no post about awesome British things would be complete without some of my favorite British people. I think we all know about my love for Benedict Cumberbatch. He's my British Boyfriend!

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And I have to include my favorite Duchess. She looked darling today in her McQueen dress. I really wish hats were fashionable in the States.

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Since it is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, I had to include this picture from her coronation. Wasn't she beautiful?

God Save the Queen!



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Pinterest Sunday

Time for my weekly Pinterest roundup! Every Sunday, I share with you a few of my top finds from the previous week.

Since one year ago today, this happened...

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I thought I'd celebrate by posting some of my favorite Duchess of Cambridge looks I've pinned over the last year.

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This McQueen military inspired look was divine on her.

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This fascinator that she wore on Canada Day was too cute.

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I loved this velvet gown.

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This casual look convinced me that I need some colored denim.

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I want this dress for myself. And her hair!

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And of course, my new motto.

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Happy 1st Anniversary!



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Pinterest Sunday

Time for my weekly Pinterest roundup! Every Sunday, I share with you a few of my favorite finds from the previous week.

First up, a recipe I can't wait to try.

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I love pulled pork! This might be a good thing to make for our next family get together.

Next, you know I've been following Kate & William's tour of Canada all week. I just love these two so much.

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And I have to say, William makes a pretty good cowboy! Cowboy hats do wonders for guys with hair troubles. (Kenny Chesney, I'm looking at you!)

Finally, it's not Pinterest Sunday unless there's a dress!

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This dress is so cute! Love the color, the polka dots, and the retro style. I even have some shoes that would be perfect with this one.

Pinterest Sunday

Time for my weekly Pinterest roundup! Every Sunday, I share with you a few of my favorite finds from the previous week.

This week in honor of the 2 patriotic holidays I'm celebrating, I'm sharing with you some patriotic inspired pins.

First up, Canada Day!

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The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge are in Canada on their first royal tour and they celebrating Canada Day in style. I just love Catherine's fascinator! The maple leaves are a perfect touch for Canada. (For those wondering, my dad is Canadian so I get Canadian citizenship through him. My brothers, cousins and I love Canada.)

Next up something for either holiday.

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Polka dots are always cute and the bow on these make them so adorable!

Finally, a treat perfect for a Fourth of July picnic.

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White chocolate coated strawberries are then dipped in blue sugar. Looks yummy!

Wedding Wednesday: A Royal Wedding

Normally on Wednesday, I share with you a recap of my own wedding. This week, I was going to tell you about our rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, but sadly my power source in my computer died and I must wait for a new one to arrive. The pictures I wanted to share are on that computer, so I must postpone that post. Hopefully, next week!

In honor of Wedding Wednesday, I'd like to share with you some pictures from the Royal Wedding of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge. I love these two so much and their wedding was so beautiful. I love looking at all the pictures and hearing new details of the day.

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Pinterest Sunday

Time for my weekly Pinterest roundup! Every Sunday, I share with you a few of my favorite finds from the previous week.

I'm seriously craving strawberries right now, so this recipe looks quite tasty!

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Strawberries stuffed with cheesecake filling and topped with graham cracker crumbs.

You know I really want to cut my hair off when it's long enough to donate, so I've been pinning pictures of possible new hairstyles.

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This is super cute and I love the volume. This is my top choice right now, but I've got until January to decide, so I'm sure I'll pin a few more!

How about some cuteness to brighten up your day?

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I just want to reach into my computer and snuggle this little fuzzball!

And bonus, I've started pinning all the gorgeousness that is the Royal Wedding, so here's one of my favorites so far.

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I just love these two!

Royal Wedding Reactions

First of all, I'm so glad I got up early and watched the wedding live. It was fun even if I was alone (my husband chose to keep sleeping.)

The wedding was beautiful and I'm glad I already had mine because I would feel pressured to live up to that perfection if I was still planning my own wedding.

So, what about my predictions? While I didn't get them all right, I'm pretty proud of myself for pretty much nailing the most important one, the dress!

I said that I wanted to see Kate in something like this Romona Keveza dress.

And this is what she wore...

 

Pretty darn close, I'd say! Kate's Alexander McQueen dress was perfect and I'd love to have something similar if I had to do it all over again.

Did you watch the wedding? What did you think?