Every Thursday Gala Darling over at iCiNG does “Things I Love Thursday” to talk about all the things she appreciates and loves about her life. Well, since I can’t think of anything else to post that’s what I’m going to do, be a terrible copycat and post my list of things I love today. Plus I have been very negative lately about life when, honestly, I have nothing to complain about.
1. Mandy Moore’s new single “I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week”- I didn’t know Mandy Moore still did music when I found this song on iTunes. It is so poppy and reminds me of middle school. Perfect for dancing around my room to.
2. Celebrating my birthday over and over again- my birthday was on Tuesday but it was rainy and thunderstormed so I ended up just hanging out, having a delicious portabello sandwich at lunch out, and making a Caramel Nut Pound Cake with my Mom, recipe courtesy of my favorite Paula Deen. To properly celebrate, I went into the city (that would be New York) and got to see the “Model as Muse” exhibit at the Met and had lunch at an Upper East Side restaurant, La Houppa. The antipasto was delicious with wonderful creamy Buffalo mozzarella, proscuitto, and fresh salad with the sweetest balsamic vinagrette. The pizza we ordered was just as delicious, a light thin crust with spicy Italian sausage ragu sauce. And for dessert, fried ravioli which was really puff pastry stuffed with chocolate and bananas, fried, with a side of berry sauce and pumpkin gelato. I love food. Tonight I am heading out to my hometown bar, the Ivy, to hang out with my lovely group of best friends. Birthdays are more amazing the more days you celebrate.
3. The Model as Muse exhibit at the Met- okay, this definitely needed its own recognition. It was amazing; by far the best museum exhibit I’ve seen in awhile. If you’re in the NYC area and have the opportunity to go see it, do it! It follows the history of the model chronologically mixing photographs, clothing, videos, and magazine spreads. Each decade has its own room with coordinated lighting, music, and decoration. It was a total immersion and so well done.
4. Giftcards- best invention ever, especially for someone who has no money for new clothes. Specifically mine are for JCrew and Anthropologie, two of my most favorite stores. Did someone say shopping spree?
5. Crushes- you’ve got to love that can’t-stop-thinking-about-him, what-am-I-going-to-wear, absolutely amazing feeling of a new crush. It gets even better when you have several.
That’s all I can think of for this Thursday, though I know I have a lot more to be happy about and thankful for. Alright, now it’s off to celebrate my birthday once again!
