It's My Birthday.

It was my birthday yesterday!! 

I'm the ripe ol' age of 23. 

Geefa managed to work it out by saying 'so it is 2012 and you were born in 1989 so you must be 23'.  Yes.

At the stroke of midnight on Friday I was looking at The Husband clearing my throat and looking pointedly at the time. He let me suffer for 2 minutes before I got a "Happy Birthday Wifey".

On Friday I went to a BBQ with friends from work, and they had this ice cream cake with a singing candle for me! So cute, not to mention delicious!! I have not had a birthday cake for a very long time, so loved it!!

I woke up on Saturday early as The Husband was getting ready to go to the Australian Open and I wanted my present dammit. 

After him teasing me for a few minutes saying that I would be getting no presents, he made me turn around and close my eyes. He then came into the room and when I turned around he was holding this..

The squealing did indeed commence, you can be sure of that.

"Yippppppppppeeeeeeeeeeee you got me the bag?!?!?!?!" 

"OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!!"

All this before I even opened the bag. 

I had mentioned 2 days earlier that I wanted a Louis Vuitton Speedy and he just kind of rolled his eyes and ignored me, like usual when I put things on my 'Wish list'. 

Well, looks like someone couldn't think of any other present to get me so I got very, very lucky!!!!

As you can tell by the photos, I was still in bed at this stage. Waiting for my breakfast in bed, that never came.

I am so in love with my Speedy 30 Damier Azur! It is perfect and exactly what I wanted.

The Husband said that when he went into the Collins Street store that this is how the conversation went:

Sales Assistant: Can I help you?

The Husband: I need to buy a Speedy 30.

SA: Are you sure?

TH: Yep, that's what I have been told. I don't know what it is, but I need one by tomorrow.

SA: Who is it for?

TH: My wife, it's her birthday tomorrow.

SA: Well, at least she told you what to get! Most guys have no clue.

Anyway, they were trying to figure out which colour/monogram I wanted and he some how got me the right one so I am very impressed. 

There was no time to have my initials hot stamped so I will take it back this week to get them. I don't know what colour though but am leaning towards either no colour or gold. Thoughts?

Love the birthday card which is titled "To My Gorgeous Wife" nawww.

and don't worry, one of my friends did ask me if was real, and looked dubious when I said yes haha.

Hubby not too happy about that.

I went in to the Louis Vuitton store yesterday with the intention of buying some bag charms, as I love being charmtastic, but they didn't have any that I liked that much so will need to keep going back, or check some out online I guess! 

I also treated my self to some Birthday Schnitz. 

I go there so often that when I walk they just start making my wrap, they know exactly how I like it!

I just love Schnitz beyond words. The chips are to die for. 

I also bought a few pairs of shoes, which I will take photos of in the next few days, but this was one pair. 

After my shopping expedition, I went to Miss Fox for some Birthday Pampering. 

I know that I get my hair and make up done more than once a year, but I stand by my thoughts that if you never get it done, that one day should definitely be on your birthday! 

Everyone deserves to feel like they look a million dollars on their birthday!!

I didn't know what I wanted to have done, so I told Luna to do whatever, but make sure I look hot! 

She definitely pulled through with the goods.

I love my hair like this! I didn't think that you could have that many styles with short hair, but hey, I was proved wrong like normal. 

I loved my make up sick, I never have winged eyeliner but it was awesome! 

I also bought some Jane Iredale bronzer which I can't wait to try out. 

P.S - Mez from Blithely Unaware told me the trick of putting a magazine or cardboard etc in the bottom of the Speedy to give it the proper shape. Mine still has creases from the box ha. 

You have probably already seen some of these photos if you follow me on Facebook so sorry about the double up. If you don't follow me, you should be!

Hi. Close up time. 

Now, tell me if this makes sense to you.

The Husband had strictly said "No Shots" as he knows what a mess I am after a few shots, but he was happy to fill up a water bottle for me of straight Grey Goose Vodka and put it in my hand bag. Really!!?

Yeah, we keep it old school and on the cheap by smuggling in illicit moonshine. That's how we roll.

Unfortunately, we ended up leaving the bottle in the car but that is definitely a good thing as I really would have been OTF had I have had some.

For dinner, I went with my nearest and dearest girlfriends to Terra Rossa.

Despite making a reservation 2 weeks back, when I rang to confirm 2 hours before the booking was due to take place they told me they had no record of me ever booking. After speaking to a manager and basically being told that I never made a booking, they told me they were fully booked and could not fit us in. I was pissed to say the least. They rang back 10 minutes later and said I could have my booking half an hour later than expected. When we got there, the table was set for 11, not 8 and the service is so slow and you need to ask for drinks 3 times.

ETA - I just received a phone call from Terra Rossa confirming my booking for Monday 23 January. Seriously?!?!

Why am I so brown?!?! I don;t have any fake tan on and haven't been in the sun for weeks.

After a great dinner which was obviously filled with cocktails, tapas and gossip, we all jumped in Kittys car and I ran up to my apartment to swap my bag for my clutch but whilst I was up there I got distracted by champagne and came back to the car without a bag, without a clutch, but with 2 bottles of champagne and a plastic sundae cup. All class, I know. 

Whatever the champagne was that is in the sundae cup was gross. As Vanessa described it "this tastes like ass". 

My champagne was much better, Moet with a straw!

We ended up parking, drinking and jamming to old school RnB, much to Kitty's shuddering at being the sober one, I am sure!! 

After we had suitably executed enough drinking, singing and heckling of pedestrians we headed to YoYo and got our groove on.

We were given this champagne and it just so happened to be the same champagne that the girls had dry reached about in the car. 

After a few hours of dominating the podiums (and for once, not falling off) I put Cristina in a cab, giving the cabby her address in written form and warning him that I took a photo of his number plate, I sent her on her way. 

It was only when I woke up that I realized she never messaged me to tell me she got home so I rang her and a stranger answered, saying she had found the phone in a cab and we could go and pick it up from her. I respect the honesty. Lots of people would just turf the sim card and keep the phone for themselves.

About halfa after I put her in the cab, I left Celeste & Vanessa and stumbled home. The Husband was shocked to see me (hear me, more like it as I crashed into the front door) home before 1am on my birthday!

I had such an awesome night, and it makes me realise I need to go out with my girls more often!!

The Husband was not impressed that I booked a dinner with the girls on my birthday but I figured that since he was going to the tennis, he would be in no shape to take me out, and I was definitely not wrong. I want to go and get fish and chips tonight though, so might force him to drive me to the beach for a romantic dinner with the seagulls!

Bloody hell this was a longer post than expected, especially because I am suffering from a champagne head ache whilst writing it. Typing it, whatever. You know what I mean.