I left to go down south for work on Thursday and didn't get back home until Sunday night and then Monday was my birthday. It was all a bit of a whirlwind but I had such a great weekend. The lovely Lizzie from Mummy in Manolos took me out for birthday dinner and drinks in Marlow Thursday night and look at this AMAZING drawing she did of me for my birthday!
I LOVE it! Check how I'm taking a photo of myself with my iPhone and of course I'm wearing pink-- when I'm back from holiday I suspect there will be a new WIWW button!
We had such a great time chatting away and having the most amazing dinner at La Cantina Del Vino which so authentically Italian most of the waiters didn't really speak English! My lobster linguine was to die for and I have no idea what wine we ordered but it was delicious :)
The next morning I grabbed the train to Paddington station, grabbed a Krispy Kreme and took the tube into London. I stayed at my favourite hotel, The Andaz Liverpool Street, which is smack dab in the centre of EC1 and feels absolutely luxurious but won't cost you more than any other hotel in the area.
That afternoon I had a lunch, cocktails with my girls Siân and Claire and an awards ceremony in the evening. I wanted something that could translate across all the events so I went with a floaty dress and a blazer with my favourite leopard heels.
HM Swallow Print Dress
HM Cropped Blazer
Dune Leopard Heels
Black Hoop Earrings
Monica Vinader Fiji Friendship Bracelet
Saturday was a conference so again I wanted to look nice but I also wanted to be comfortable since I knew it would be a long day. Luckily I struck gold, again, with another Cynthia Rowley dress from TK Maxx. The dress fits me perfectly and shows off my best best while masking my not so great bits. I paired it with my wedding shoes, yes I had purple wedding shoes, but threw flip-flops in my bag for the end of the day when I knew my feet would have had enough.
Purple and Blue Skater Dress- Cynthia Rowley (TK Maxx)
Purple Peep Toe Heels- Barretts
Black Hoop Earrings
Monica Vinader Fiji Friendship Bracelet
Don't Siân and Claire look super cute, too? We spent a lot of time chilling in the TK Maxx style lounge where you could try on clothes, relax on super comfy Home Sense chairs and chaises or get style advice on what clothes suit your body shape best. We also took a liking to Visit Orlando and Acer UK's photobooths but I can't say the booths liked us. Siân and I had one shut down and power off when we were in it and then the three of us almost knocked over another. Needless to say we had a lot of fun in them!
The three of us talk on Skype all the time but it is rare we are actually in the same place together so it was great to hang out in person. They also got me some AMAZING Doc Marten Darcie boots and a kick ass new skull scarf for my birthday that I am sure will feature in a future What I Wore Wednesday.
On my actual birthday NotBlondeHusband spoiled me rotten by taking me out to an overly indulgent dinner at Blytheswood Square Hotel in Glasgow and since I loved it so much I wore my Blue and Purple Cynthia Rowley dress again. It was actually sunny on my birthday so we got to have cocktails outside in the sunshine before devouring a truly amazing meal. If you are looking for the best steak in Glasgow the Blytheswood is the place to go!
I'm so lucky to have such amazing friends and family! Tomorrow NBH, Blondie Boy and I are off on holiday to France courtesy of Eurocamp and I can't wait to tell y'all about it when we get back! I will try my best to get a French WIWW edition up next week but I hope you'll forgive me if it is a wee bit delayed. Fingers crossed we have nice weather and this sneezing fit I'm having is just allergies and not a cold!
You look great! Have a wonderful trip!!!
ReplyDeleteLizzie is just so talented!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun we had. Lovely to spend the weekend together.
Glad you had a very happy birthday.
See you again soon xxx
Oh my goodness, such gorgeousness in your pictures!! LOVE the one your friend drew of you. Hope your birthday was wonderful! Sounds like it was. I'm a June-bug, too.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are so fun. Thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely. What a load of fun things!! I tried on a Cynthia Rowley dress in TKMaxx the other day, I really liked it but they only had a size 4 which was a bit tight... boo! x
ReplyDeleteSounds like an amazing weekend,would love to go one year.You look great love both your dresses :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures looks like an amazing weekend :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures looks like an amazing weekend :)
ReplyDeleteyou look amazing! what a wonderful time you've had lately! i love that swallow bird dress on you. LOVE it!!xx
ReplyDeleteI have a Cynthia Rowley dress in pink and I love it. It's one of my favorites. Her dresses are so comfy! I am in love with the swallow dress. It looks fantastic on you.
ReplyDeleteTara
Penniless Socialite
Thanks for the linkup, and happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I love, love, love the drawing of you; it has to become part of you blog tag. Looks like a lot of fun was had, too. Thanks for link up.
ReplyDeleteLove that HM swallow print dress!!!
ReplyDeleteYour dresses are so cute and summery! Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteAshley
That drawing is amazing!!!! I'm glad you had such a blast!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog on twitter! You are so cute, and thanks for doing the link-up!
ReplyDeleteAwww, how fun! Happy birthday! You look adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love everything about your post this week, the clothes, the fun, the friendship. Have a fabulous holiday. xx
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU for showing off the illustration darl - complete pleasure to do for you. WOW, looks as though you had a full on weekend. Wish I'd been with you, Sian and Claire - alas, my lightweightedness let me down!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool drawing! That would make such a cool site badge! :)
ReplyDeleteI am dropping in during my lunch to link up with the party. Looking forward to checking everyone's outfit post later. Mine is about how to keep your clothes looking new.
ReplyDeleteWow, it sounds like you had an amazing birthday weekend! That drawing is just incredible. You sure are lucky to have so many wonderful people in your life :)
ReplyDeletexo
Kym
bitty.and.bunny
Looks like such a fun weekend! And I'm glad that you got to enjoy yourself! The swallow print dress is darling - I love it!
ReplyDeleteCallie
www.coffeeandcardigans.com
It was nice very briefly saying hi at britmums! Have a lovely holiday x
ReplyDeleteThat's a great illustration of you! Your friend is talented. And it looks like you had an awesome bday! Love the dress you wore to dinner with your hubby.
ReplyDeletexo,
Anh
I love your first dress, it looks so good on you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday girl!
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely in both dresses! ;)
Back!--- Wow, sounds like you really had an amazing time. I love that you paired your "wedding shoes" with the second outfit. All of the outfits looked really nice and comfortable. Well, enjoy your holidays in France. Looking forward to seeing the outfits that you wore on your trip there.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had the most amazing time! Happy Birthday again and it was lovely meeting you at Britmums x
ReplyDeletePS that illustration of you is a.ma.zing!
ReplyDeleteYou are very lucky ! You have an amazing family!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday-great meeting you at BritMums and how fabulous do you look!
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