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Birthday Briefing

Birthday Briefing

{Presents!}

Thank you for all the sweet birthday wishes! I loved reading everyone’s comments and I wanted to share with you how I celebrated my birthday weekend. So far, 29 doesn’t feel any different than 28 (luckily, I had few expectations that it would). I plan on fully embracing my final year as a twenty-something and I am looking forward to acquiring more life lessons over the next twelve months and beyond. It was interesting to put my Lessons from my Twenties post together last week and to see how far I’ve come since those college and recent graduate days. I’m glad the post resonated with so many of you, and I hope you can utilize a few of the lessons in your own life.

Now for the big birthday weekend…

I kicked off the celebrations on Friday with the photo shoot for yesterday’s post (dare I say, it may have been my favorite shoot, ever?). If you missed it, you can read it here. How fabulous is that cape? I know it will be an item that is on major repeat this season. Spending the afternoon on horseback, while admiring the remaining fall foliage was great. It’s been a number of years since I’ve been back in the saddle and it was nice to return to a passion that was once a large part of my life.

Then came some shopping at Anthropologie, DSW, and Nordstrom Rack. Let’s just say, I was a happy birthday girl. More on my fabulous purchases will be coming your way soon.

And no birthday would be complete without brunch…am I right? A Saturday morning spent at IHOP with one of the most decadent breakfasts I could have ever imagined, and an evening ending with dinner at my favorite chocolate and wine lounge really made me feel like a Birthday Queen.

Birthday Briefing - Anthropologie

{Monogrammed pouch from Anthropologie. A pre-bday gift to myself.}

Birthday Briefing

{A sweet birthday gift from a friend}

Red Velvet Pancakes from IHOP

{The most decadent Red Velvet Pancakes from IHOP}

XO Restaurant and Lounge

{Birthday dinner at XO Restaurant, Wine and Chocolate Lounge}

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    • Thanks, Jeni! Yes, we need to make these days count before we hit the big 3-0. Can’t wait to check out your bucket list! Thanks for visiting Living in Steil and I hope you have a great weekend!

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