If each month had it's own deck of cards, I would say March's deck is stacked. Sure, the fall months have the autumn season and college football and Thanksgiving and December has both Christmas and New Year's, but March has way more than that! The first day of spring happens in March and we get more daylight hours when we spring forward. March has St. Patty's Day and that's the only time of the year the Chicago river turns green and people enjoy drinking green beer. Speaking of drinking beer, March Madness makes it acceptable to drink before noon. Sometimes March has Easter and Good Friday, and it has spring break for those of us lucky enough to still get those. Seasonal affective disorder slowly fades away as the March sunshine comes and perks up the spring flowers before the April showers rain on their parade. And, since 1983, March has been lucky enough to be my birthday month!
Really, what's not to love about the month of March?
It's not a big year in terms of birthdays and, to be honest, it has kinda snuck up on me. But since so many of you have asked (read: approximately two people) what I'd like for my big day, I thought I'd put together a little wish list. There's really nothing that I need, but luckily I was able to browse the internet long enough to find a few things I'd be fine calling my own.
First up, this rope belt pleated skirtin marigold from Ann Taylor Loft. I've been drooling over it since it arrived on a flyer in my mailbox a week or so ago. I even went to the mall so I could see and touch it in person. To me, it screams spring. But, with a birthday coming up, I convinced myself to put the skirt back on the rack and leave the store without it.
I'll also gladly accept the striped shirt they paired with it. And if you could package up a tan too, my legs would greatly appreciate it.
If I'm going to be decked out in a new outfit, I might need to freshen up my makeup colors too. I'd like to start with some of this lip shimmer by Burt's Bees.
And the final touch on my new look should probably be a shellac manicure, right?
Totally unrelated but still on the wish list are these kitchen towels from Bed Bath and Beyond. Ours have seen better days and I think these colors would work in our kitchen.
The big ticket item on the list is this camera and laptop backpack. I have a camera bag already, but it's pretty bulky and I can't fit anything else in it. With this, I could travel with my camera and accessories, my laptop, and my kindle all in one bag.
I was actually at a gift shop the other day buying a gift for someone else, when I found this last item on my list. Did any of you have slap bracelets back in the day? I think they eventually got banned from school but I remember them being SO cool for a while. The SlapWatch is a slap bracelet that has a watch (in case you couldn't figure that out from the name). Perfect for casual weekend attire! And I could wear this in the shop instead of my nicer watches. (This is a hot pink one, but I'd prefer red or grey. Or maybe turquoise.)
So that's the wish list for Birthday 2011. Only 4 shopping days left!