I turned 45 this week! And I’m actually feeling pretty good about it. Fifty might feel different (we’ll see), but I don’t mind being in my mid-40s. As I do each year, I’d like to share a recap of my birthday.
1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: I never finished The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but I did come close (and still might eventually complete it). BOTW is so massive that even up until the May release of this sequel, I was still scouring the BOTW world for Koroks that I had not yet found. TOTK has practically three times as much to explore as BOTW…it is incredible! I’ve been obsessed since its release, and I play it almost daily. There’s one game element that I find tricky and frustrating (building things with Ultrahand is NOT my forte), but I’m hoping to get the hang of it. Otherwise, I’m enjoying running around this super immersive world.
Happy June! It’s my birthday month, so even though I’m not a fan of summer (the heat, the humidity, the mosquitoes, the fervor over music festivals that sound like the opposite of a good time*), I’m still excited when June rolls around. What I’m saying is that my birthday redeems June. 🙂
I haven’t been posting much lately, but at least I have some May beauty empties to discuss.
As promised, I’ve combined my March and April empties into one post. I didn’t have many empties in March so I decided to hold off on posting about them until I had more. And boy, do I have more!
Sephora’s semi-annual savings event is in full swing! I made a visit to my local Sephora last Friday when the Rouge discount began and picked up a few items on my shopping list. Then I placed an online order for the items on my list that my store didn’t carry. My order arrived yesterday and I filmed a little haul video for ya:
It’s a beautiful week in DC; the sun is shining, the weather is warm, and the Sephora Spring Savings Event begins this Friday, April 14 for Rouge members! So…I’m excited. 🙂
Quick note: I’m going to combine my March and April empties into one post at the end of April. I haven’t emptied enough products this month to be worth a full post. So stay tuned!
1. Peak Cherry Blossoms: early Monday morning, John and I headed to the Tidal Basin to enjoy the cherry blossoms. The display truly never gets old! Below is my favorite photo that I took this year.
Happy March! Even though we’ve had a VERY mild winter in DC, I’m still looking forward to the official arrival of spring. I didn’t empty as many products in February as I did in January, but I still have a bunch of items to discuss. Take a peek:
Quick note: today is the eighth anniversary of this blog! I’m pretty impressed with myself for keeping it going for so long!
1. Reformation Gavin Dress: last week, I went to Brooklyn for an event for John’s work. I decided to rent this emerald green dress from Rent the Runway, and I ended up absolutely loving it! Unfortunately I didn’t get great photos of myself while wearing it, so this is what you get. 🙂 So many people complimented me on the color…so I will now forever drape myself in emerald. I had never tried Reformation before, but I would definitely rent something from them in the future.
1. Great Falls: last Saturday afternoon was gorgeous, so we did a hike to Great Falls from Riverbend Park. It was 55 degrees at the end of January…thanks, climate change? We typically prefer to hike in the morning when it’s quieter, but decided to wait until it warmed up. So, there were a lot of people out and about due to the beautiful weather. Despite all the people we enjoyed the hike, which was a little over 3.5 miles round trip. This view of the falls is 100% worth it:
