Yay Birthday!!!

So, my birthday is actually in September... oops. I started writing this post back then, and then things started happening (more on that later), and I never got around to finishing it.  :-( I just looked at it for the first time again today, and even though it's MONTHS late at this point, I still want to give credit where credit is due. And everything I mentioned in it still holds true.  :-) So, here it is...

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So it was the big 3-0 for me a week ago (AH!! Good thing I'm obsessed with makeup now :-)) and I gotta say it was one of the best birthdays I have ever had!!

So, funny story... I had started writing this post a week ago, and I had literally written "No parties or anything but who needs them?" and that very same afternoon, my amazing friends threw me the most fabulous surprise party ever (and dude, did they catch me off guard, I had no idea, my first thought was that someone had broken into the house!) And on top of having the fabulous party with my friends (or my "local family" as I call them), by some stroke of luck, I was able to see almost all of my loved ones (most of whom live at least a thousand miles away!) and celebrate with them in the two weeks leading up to my birthday. How lucky and blessed am I??

And, of course, now that everyone's aware of my makeup obsession, I was inundated with gifts from everybody to fuel said obsession... As Lotus so succinctly stated, I'm easy to shop for now!  ;-)

From my bestest friends in the world (Lotus, and our other friend... we'll call her Lily  :-))

Caboodles Makeup Bag that's HUGE... it fits everything I have, and that's saying a lot!

LORAC Pro To Go Eyeshadow Palette with Eye Brushes
Too Faced Perfect Eyes Waterproof Liner in Perfect Black Orchid... I almost have the whole set now! Lol!

Sorry about the fallout =)

From my amazing sis-in-law...

SHANY Makeup Brushes

From the best boss and mentor in the whole world (also my makeup shopping buddy!), AKA "Mama Bear"...

Tarte Amazonian Clay emphasEYES Liner

And last but never least, from my awesome hubby...

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From other family and friends, who are inadvertently funding the obsession with gift cards...

Other non-cosmetic but no less fabulous gifts... some beautiful jewelry and Indian kurtis!


Did I score big on this birthday or what?? Makes turning 30 a lot easier ;-) Honestly though, by far the best gift (and the one that keeps on giving! Birthday or no birthday!) is knowing and being loved by so many amazing people!

I'll say it again, I've got to be one of the luckiest and most blessed people in the world. :-)