happy birthday, janet!

janet reno's dance party. yessir.


i just celebrated this lady's 70th birthday with her, my miami relatives, and the rest of the reno's.

oh, and some ah-may-zing mango buttercream cake?!


happy monday.


xx,
sarah

hello gorgeous

check these puppies out:



steve by steve madden. who knew?

available for $99.90 at the massivemondomassive nordstrom sale.

i think i'm in love.

jeff campbell boots, you may be put on hold til futher notice.


xx,
sarah

miami, day one

this blog is evidence that i did not succumb to the death that is the (south) florida turnpike. [note to self: red bull makes it aaaaaaall better]

today i traveled with my aunt and uncle to west palm beach for the current exhibit at the norton, and holllllly moley. look what they have there. permanently:





yes. that is a custom chihuly piece contained in the ceiling. it's made up of almost 700 individual glass sculptures.

are you drooling yet?

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on the way back from wpb we stopped at ikea.
BONKERSLOCOwithNUTSONTOP.

maybe you've been in an ikea store. i had heard that they were big, but this was a beyond massive building. i've never seen so many things crammed together. but it was magical. too bad my shopping add kicked in causing me too get so excited and overwhelmed that i neglected to buy anything.

thankfully my spending habits will be suppressed once i head back to tallahassee due to the fact that the closest ikea is either in atlanta or orlando. woopdeedoo.

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one word: sephora.

i have that "kid in a candy store" moment every time i walk into sephora.

tallahassee offers no beauty essential relief unless it comes in the form of the usual department store yaddayadda and lipsmackers/covergirl/nyc brand crap at walgreens.

sephora is by far my makeup mecca.

if my bank account would allow me, i'm sure i would shell out another $100 before i leave miami in two weeks.

thank goodness for being broke?

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hope you're having a great weekend!


xx,
sarah

life, liberty, and the pursuit of shoes

as of tomorrow morning i'm off to south beach for my internship at a graphic design firm, so my posts may be far and few.
have a great weekend and talk to you soon!

i'm off to claim my precious jeff campbell's:



xx,
sarah

bee tee dubz

my internship in miami commences in less than 2 weeks.

thank you, jesus h. christ.


^"miami style" according to flickr.


xx,
sarah

counting down

some of my favorite things in miami...

and they're just a month and a half away!:

1.

2 of the 3 urban outfitters addresses in miami. sunset is the closest to my aunt's house [aka my digs for a few weeks in july]. while i'm not interning, i'll probably be begging for spare change so i can buy a pair of jellies or a set of candy-colored mugs that i really don't need.

2.
american apparel at lincoln road. i like the layout of this aa better than most of the ones i've been to...and the sales associates aren't bitchy. whew.

3.
ummhellzyes books & books. if it weren't for my love of clothes, i would end up spending all of my paycheck in one visit.

4.
fairchild gardens. this picture is from the chihuly installation i saw 2 spring breaks ago. fairchild is gorgeous, but the big, nasty iguanas running around still creep me out.

5.
un cortadito, por favor. [or however you say it in eeeespaneeesh]. cuban coffee/espresso is my crack.

any other suggestions for me while i'm in miami?

i have no idea what the nightlife consists of other than what "the bird cage" consists of.

hahaha.

xx,

sarah