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My birthday was in the beginning of November, and one of the gifts I received were a nice pair of black onyx and sterling silver earrings. After a little debate I decided that since I haven't been wearing earrings lately, and I really get much more use out of my bracelets, and rings, that I should go ahead and exchange the earrings. Sometimes it seems harsh to exchange a gift, but when you think about it, it's better for everyone that you have something you know you'll actually get use out of.

We've been pretty busy since my birthday, which is why we just got around to going back to the boutique the gift was from. I looked in countless cases of all types of jewelry, admired stone after stone, and tried on ring after ring.


Eventually I decided on two rings that equaled the price of the earrings. The first, is a beautifully dainty sterling silver ring and the second is a stunning garnet ring that I'm thinking will be a nice, timeless piece to have.

In the end, I'm very happy with my choices, and debuted both rings for Thanksgiving. (Hope everyone had a fabulous holiday!)


I know it's been a while as far as posting goes, so I also wanted to include a little life update. My fashion project for over Thanksgiving break was a dress out of duct tape. I didn't want to totally spoil what the dress would look like, but here are the colors of duct tape I ended up picking out! Any guesses? Hint: I'm thinking artsy.

That's it for now, thanks for reading! I'm spending the rest of my day watching Beverly Hills 90210 season four, responding to comments, and cleaning my room. And once I get through that, I also have seeing the new Harry Potter movie on the agenda.

The Glue.

My next project for my fashion program is due on Tuesday, and it's theme is specialty fabrics. We got to choose whichever fabric we wanted and make pretty much whatever we wanted. I chose to make a lace dress. I'm hoping it turns out right because I think the fabric combination I chose is really beautiful! Hopefully pictures will follow!

Which reminds me, I tried to take pictures of the things in my portfolio to share, but I was taking photos of photos and it just didn't turn out well, so I'll have to think of something else.

A Celebration.

Today is my birthday! (Which makes me 17.) I had posted about a few of the things on my wish list earlier in October, so I thought I'd let you know a few of the things I ended up getting.


This year I opted to ask for one big present and then a few random small things. I ended up getting the big gift, which was a Michael Kors watch I've been lusting over for months. When I made my list I mentioned that I was unsure about which size watch to get. Usually I think the bigger the better with watches, but I ended up thinking the smaller one had nicer detailing and the salesperson seemed to agree. I've been checking the time a lot more now, and I really love it!


I got Drive Me Crazy on DVD, which is one of my favorite high school movies, and the fourth season of Beverly Hills, 90210. I'm always trying to add to my DVD collection, I especially love watching television on DVD.


I ended up adding a few things to my list after I shared it with you guys. One of those things was a fleece blanket. I mentioned I thought a cream colored one would be nice, and my mom ended up finding cream fleece sheets instead! They're amazingly comfortable.


I also received a travel mug! I've been wanting a cute one to tote hot chocolate around in for a while now. I'm considering exchanging it for a different pattern, but I do love penguins.


And this is the last thing I took a picture of, my new PEZ dispenser. I love candy, and this Hello Kitty is just too cute.