Birthday presents!

Hello, my lovelies! If you noticed that I didn't post any new blog posts yesterday and were wondering why, it was my birthday and I took a day off from the blog. I'd love to share with you some of the highlights from my day, starting with the CAKE:

Mr. G bought my cake, and I swear he picked the exact cake I would have picked out myself if I had been there. This was a tres leches cake with caramel dripping down the sides and fresh strawberry filling inside. This had to have been the most moist cake I've ever eaten (and continue to eat, since I still have 1/4 of it in my fridge!). The fresh fruit on top deceived me into thinking I was actually being semi-healthy with every bite. Ha!

I wanted to spend a very relaxing day with my loved ones for my birthday, so we all went over to my parents' house and had lots of sushi and of course this cake. It was such a great day with lots of laughs and stories and I really could not have asked for a better birthday.

Here are a few of the presents I received yesterday:

 Philosophy 6-pc GWP set

(includes: Tinsel Town gloss, Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash, Tinsel Town 3-in-1, Miracle Worker moisturizer and Eye Hope eye cream)

 Philosophy Limited Edition Snow Angel Collection

(includes full-size Snow Angel 3-in-1, Snow Angel Body Lotion and Snow Angel Body Spritz)

The Snow Angel collection is one that I actually didn't even know existed (I don't keep up on Philosophy scents as much as I should!)  but apparently it's sold out online and I can see why. I ADORE anything that smells like "snow" (my favorite Demeter fragrance of all time is Snow) and my parents really nailed it with this one. To get me something beauty-related that I don't already know about, and is perfect for me, is a big accomplishment and I am SO grateful for this one. I seriously want to bathe in that body mist.

From my brother:

My brother and I LOVE to get each other gag gifts and this one had me cracking up. I have a weird thing for Chriss Angel. He is so over the top and dramatic that it makes me laugh, yet some of his magic is pretty impressive. I would never actually go out and buy any of these products, but I freaking LOVED getting this and I assure you I busted it out and performed some "magic" for the family last night. This card trick was so easy to learn and it's actually kind of impressive the first few times you do it (before you figure out what's really going on).

From Mr. G:

In addition to that fabulous cake, Mr. G bought me two movies I've been wanting for a VERY long time. The first is Glass Bottom Boat, which is my favorite Doris Day movie ever. The second is Midnight Madness, which is this wonderfully cheesy movie from the 80s that I LOVED when I was a kid and probably haven't seen in 25 years. I was SO stoked to get both of these DVDs that I can't even put it into words.

Thanks for reading this, and I also want to thank so many of you for the outpouring of birthday wishes on Twitter and Facebook yesterday. I was absolutely blown away by your messages. Feeling so much love on my birthday made it a day I'll never, ever forget. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Love,

G. xo