Splurge!

When I was getting my hair done, my hairdresser asked what my plans were to celebrate my b-day...when my response was that I wasn't really planning anything, he was shocked! "But it's a milestone birthday...you gotta do something!"....right. So when the my b-day arrived, we had our normal date night of dinner & a movie (of which I love), but then went home, where I preceded to clean up the house, and watch some tv alone. That's when I realized I must be a bit boring. Most folks party the night away on their birthday, but not me! In fact most people I know make quite the shin dig out of it......so I got to thinking...what would I really like to do to celebrate??? Shopping.

Oh yes. Retail therapy it was! And I made a goal to myself...I would splurge without worrying about the price. I'm a saver shopper...and almost never EVER buy anything full price. So I thought to celebrate, I should splurge. :D

And, the damage? See Below.

First up, I headed to the nail salon, where I had a french manicure, and chose a bright red Opi polish for a pedicure as well. Oh la la!


Then I headed to Belk's where I purchased my first ever bottle of Chanel. And I am in love!




A shopping trip without jewelry would be some kind of sin or other, so I bought a cute little earring number...but mine were turquoise!




And of course, I had to top it off with some Starbucks. Iced Soy Caramel Macchiato!



And that my friends is the tale of my gift buying therapy for Moi. Every girl needs to splurge sometimes! ;-)


What did you do for your last birthday???




34 Sweet Comments!:

Rasha said...

You deserve it! :) I love OPI nailpolish!

Lindsey said...

You def deserve it! Love OPI!

Deals, Steals and Heels said...

the hubs got me a bottle of chance for the first birthday i celebrated when we started dating..love it!!

Tami said...

Happy bday!!! Chance by Chanel is one of the frangrances I prefer, it's so feminine and fresh!Shopping was definitely a good way to celebrate ;)

Taylor @ Jimmy Choos and a Baby Too said...

I love all of those things!!!! You deserve a lil splurge!

Lindsay said...

oh i love chanel chance!!!!

Patriotic Princess said...

You are so right! And it's your birthday, you definitely deserve the best!! Yay!

Janna said...

Your birthday sounds like mine last year! FI and I celebrated my birthday the weekend before with a Brad Paisley concert. My actual birthday I went to dinner with my mom and then got a pedicure together since FI had to work.

Anne said...

I worked all day on my last birthday -- pretty much lame. But my hubby did buy me Monsters Vs. Aliens, so that was nice. :)

OceanDreams said...

Ohhh what fun! I like your birthday, I think that is what I would love to do to! Last year my parents surprised my bro and I with a new cabin that they bought in Idaho...it was the best birthday ever!

Crystal said...

Shopping is a great way to celebrate! I worked on my last birthday, but my coworkers sang to me (best serenade ever!)and gave me a card and a cake. It was pretty fab.

Randi Troxell said...

OPI is pretty great.. sounds like you had a great birthday...

have a lovely wkend!!!

Kristen said...

my last birthday was no fun, I spent it in class! Glad you went out and had a blast for yours!

Katy and Ross said...

Sounds like a great splurge to me :)


(And I'm boring too! If we go out, we always get home before 10 and I clean up the house and go to bed)

Scientific Housewife said...

Great stuff! It's fun to splurge sometimes :)

Queenie Jeannie said...

Nice! Happy Birthday!

If you like Chance, you might like my favorite, Allure!

Katiellirb said...

You go girl! I got that Chanel perfume from an ex, and I LOVE IT! I still wear it more often than the perfume Hubs gave me...is that wrong? tee hee.

Miss S said...

I too am a massive saver shopper, wont buy anything for myself unless it's on sale! Good on you for splashing out! :) As for my last bday, I had a bday dinner with 20 friends followed by cocktails and dancing :)

MG said...

I love Chanel Chance, it is such a great smelling perfume!

EL said...

Hope you had a great birthday! Sounds like you did, and looks like it was a good shopping trip! Dont you just love Chanel Chance?! It used to be my favorite favorite... and OPI is the best! enjoy =)

Katie said...

yay! so much fun!! Love OPI!

Lindsay said...

I gave you an award!

Brittany Ann said...

I'm the same way: Tame party girl who opts for retail therapy!

josephinechoo said...

Good therapy!!!

I would pamper myself too when my B-day arrive..

Anna S. said...

Oooh, I've never had any Chanel, it looks so fancy! I use Mariah Carey's perfume and love it though. For my recent 25th birthday, I went shopping with a friend and got a really cute LBD (little black dress) and of course some coffee. And my husband did really good with my gifts!

Lauren Kelly said...

Sounds like a wonderful splurge to me!!!!!! :)

Katie said...

Good for you! And happy birthday!

Laura said...

Good for you! I usually go shopping on my birthday too. I definately participated in a little retail therapy this weekend as well, but it's made my monday so much more enjoyable!

Happy Birthday!

OceanDreams said...

Hey darlin...me again. I just wanted to let you know that I had to take your button off of my blog because photobucket was saying the bandwidth exceeded my blog? Not sure why this happened since a few other buttons are too wide and it just chopped them off a bit. I just didn't want you to think it just poofed and disappeared, lol, if you happened to notice! If you can think of a way for me to put it back up there with a smaller button let me know. You are on my blog list though. Hope your weekend was great!

Alissa said...

Haha this sounds like me. I'm super boring, but okay with it. I usually go out to dinner or splurge on a little shopping spree. Mani's, pedi's and facials are always nice too.

Hannah Noel said...

Ooh Chanel!! I want to have some one day :)

For my last bday, we went to a Catfish House, which is EXACTLY what I wanted to do! haha

Heather said...

What a fun birthday!

My birthday is in a couple of weeks, so I'll let ya know when it comes. :)

Bethany said...

Very fun-- happy late Birthday! My birthday was just a few days ago :) I went to lunch & dinner with friends the day before and then the day of went bowling and out to dinner with 3 of my family members. I"m doing more celebrating this weekend and can't wait!

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