Yup, it’s coming around again, that dreaded day. I’m still struggling to come to terms with the fact that I’m 24 and no longer a teen, so turning another year older just isn’t on the agenda. Anyhow, a package came this week to remind me that the b-day is on its way even though the sender didn’t realise that was the case. Tied up with a satin ribbon and initially wrapped in brown paper, because it hardly weighed anything, I thought somebody had played a hardy-ha-ha joke on me by sending me a nicely wrapped empty box. I took it home and sat it under my tree in celebration of the fact that this is the first tree we’ve got on our own (we being the boyf and I) and to make it look like more festive.
Well, you knew it, I knew it. Of course I was going to open the thing. It’s a box, a box with ribbon that isn’t even double knotted. What else is a person supposed to do?
Turns out Le Tour de Force was very very kind enough to send over a treat. From her S/S 09 collection comes a velvet and satin head bow that cascades in pale blue scallops at the front. I actually touched it and got a tactile rush to the head because it was like touching Christmas (did everyone have a velvet Crimbo dress or was it just me…?). On my head it goes and it’s like a literal festive rush to the head. With the scallops slightly over my
Also, the headband isn’t prejudiced towards odd shaped egg heads like mine… bless its pale blue velvety satiny goodness…
Some mint toffee sweeties kept the bubbly feeling going…
