hmmm

Eeks! The first of three H&M stores in the Seattle area opens in a couple weeks during Westfield Southcenter's grand re-opening - July 25th to be exact. It'd be totally crazy for me to take th day off to go shop, right?

And it'll probably be even more crazy because XXI Forever is opening that day too! (They already have a small Forever 21 store there, I wonder how that's gonna work...)

Speaking of XXI Forever, I finally made it to the new one at Northgate and it's as glorious as people have been telling me! It was so big, I was actually overwhelmed and couldn't buy anything! Actually, I felt bad because Hunny Bunny was sitting outside waiting for me, and I hate feeling hurried when I'm shopping so I ended up leaving.

*sigh* It's for the best though, isn't it? I have to at least try to make it a couple weeks without buying anything.

enough about you.. let's get back to me!

HB's bday weekened is finally over and I can finally be back to my normal self-absorbed self and start thinking about my bday in October. It's never too early to start hinting at what I want! *wink*

Dinner was fabulous! Props to Miss TamPham for the tip about telling the folks at The Capital Grille that it was a bday celebration! We got a free slice of the most decadent flourless chocolate cake! Yum!

But that wasn't even the best part!

I got multiple compliments on my new F21 dress from complete strangers - and stranger-compliments are the best because unlike your friends who have to tell you you look cute, strangers can totally ignore you. So if you look good enough for them to say something, then you're probably doing something right! Don't you agree? I looked hot sashaying to the ladies' room.

by request

I finally took a picture of the dress I got from Forever 21. Obviously, my photography skills are a bit lacking, but you get the idea.

The skirt is a little bit greener than in the photo and I just love the contrast with the grey. The dress also has slit pockets too.

I need to wear it! Damn this rainy weather! I have so much warm weather clothes but I still can't wear it. GARRRRRRR.

special delivery!

Okay, so I was kinda being shady because I didn't write about the stuff that I ordered from F21 last week. Partly, I wanted to see if it was cute first cos it would be pointless to blog about something that turned out to be lame.Lo and behold! I loved it all!

The little yellow rain coat is perfect for the weather we've been having - and it looks great with my blue pants today.



The grosgrain top fits perfectly and I think I'll pair it with some leggings or skinny jeans (as soon as I pick them up from my alterations lady - and no, she did not tell me I am fat this time). I'm usually not a fan of any sort of bedazzling, but the little stones on this top are just subtle enough that I don't mind them.

The best is yet to come! I also got this amazing little dress! (Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a pic and didn't have the foresight to take a pic of it myself!) Here's a description though: Sleeveless hybrid knit and woven mini dress with rib knit bodice and gathered satin skirt with matching drawstring at the waist.

It's basically a grey wife-beater tank with a yellowish-green skirt attached to it. It's adorable! It's from the Twelve by Twelve line at F21.

More clothes for Mexico! At last count, I have about 8 outfits for my 4 day trip.

Methinks I will need to shop online at F21 some more - in general! Sheesh. Not today. Well, maybe.

fab 5

And by "5" I mean $5! I forgot to mention that I bought some new stunner shades from F21. Hahaha!



These are the biggest sunglasses EVER and they actually fit! Normally the bridge of my nose isn't high enough to hold up glam shades like this and I end up with lines on my cheeks.

I'm bringing these babies to Mexico! Definitely don't want to leave my real Chanel sunglasses at the beach.

(And you can see a blurry photo of HB and me circa 10lbs ago!)

culture club

Since hunny bunny was golfing all day on Saturday, I decided to hit the mall with my cousin. We opted for a mini field trip to Alderwood, which super far considering there's a mall less than 3 miles from where I live... But it's for that very reason our HBs won't let us go to Alderwood. Oh how little they understand that there are different shops at the malls, mainly Forever 21 and F21's accessory shop 21 For Love, or is it For Love 21? I don't know.

Anyway, I pretty much left F21 empty handed and I bought several pairs of tights from 21FL (I know, I know... Tights in mid-May? I'm just stocking up since I rarely go to this particular mall!) There was this cute little duffel bag there that both my cousin and I were coveting.. That is until we looked at the price tag. $25? Heck no! Hahaha.. At least not at F21! That's crazy talk.

Across the way, we spy a new shop called Love Culture. I guess it's based out of L.A. and we surmised that it's a knock off of F21. (How funny that F21 has a knock off when everything at F21 is knocked off! When did Alderwood turn into the Canal St.?) They had a few items that were decent, I ended up buying a cami that's reminiscent of something Jovovich-Hawk. But the rest of the store.. Holy crap.

Love Culture apparently LOOOOOOOVES padding. Boob padding! All these tops had foam boobage - it was insane! Wear a BRA ladies! (I wish their website was up so I can post some pix!) And while we were standing in line, we saw an entire rack of booty padding! Who wears that stuff?!?

I like big butts and I can not lie. You other brothers can't deny - when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist - And a round thing in your face - You get sprung!

I mean, I'll be the first to admit that I have a couple pairs of Spanx. But that's different! Sometimes a girl needs to smooth her junk when she's wearing something fitted, but booty padding is straight up false advertising. This is taking it too far.

guilt-ridden

I returned the Tory Burch sandals. After walking around my house with them on, they really weren't comfortable at all. The leather is really hard and I can just imagine the blisters I'd get on the tops of my feet after a long day.

Instead, I picked up these UGGs in black.



They're cuter on my feet than in the photo. Looks kinda granola-y, but with my coral color toes and a fun dress, I'm set for summer! They were also $100 cheaper than the Tory Burch.

Can you tell I was a very bad girl this weekend? I made a quick stop to Forever 21 too! I just bought a couple basic tanks.. And this scandalous cami/short jumpsuit! I couldn't find a pic of it online but you can imagine. It's black with multi-colored stripes and would probably look more appropriate on a 6-year-old. But I don't care! It was cute and comfy and I promise I won't wear it out of doors! I don't want to shame the family (again).