good enough to eat

before i left this morning for a final british shopping spree (not that 2 hours should really be categorised as "spree"..more of a sprint. i like to take my time...), all i could think of was how to get around the new theme of the snail and the pigeon (ice cream) because i was just finding it so so so difficult to even conjure something made up in my mind that would work and could actually be sent via mail...

i also finally checked out we heart it after having seen people loving it on a bazillion different blogs, though the key words "ice cream" didn't really produce anything helpful in my situation.

but "pastel" did.:

i gathered this bunch of photos, expecting to blog them earlier, as a sort of inspiration post, but had lost track of time, had to feed the kittens, and run to catch my train. i thought that was it. my last chance at it being from england was gone, because i hadn't fallen in love with any idea yet.

but in the last store we were in, i found something that i think is so perfect i still can't stop smiling/thinking about it.

i'm not going to say or show what i got, because i don't want anyone to know about it until it arrives with my receiver, but i will say it turned out to be none of the things pictured, haha!

also look at this adorable map the girls at la ville inconnue made! i'm so in love with it...

oh and tomorrow...or maybe tuesday after much resting, i will blog what i received from last month's exchange, from claire! because i will finally be able to touch it haha

excitement!

finally an outfit post =)   (thank my boyfriend for taking the photos and dealing with some random guy from a photo company who either wanted us to have our headshots taken at his office or for us to be models... i still don't know)

though looking at it i kinda feel i've been reading too much of elizabeth from delightfully tacky's blog! loose shirt + cute skirt + comfyness seems to sum her up quite nicely =) the only thing i'm lacking is her beautiful mane of hair, haha, since i have quite the opposite
(but seriously her blog is awesome)


top: h and m
skirt: h and m
necklace: friend's cast off
socks: h and m
shoes: bakers.com
hairclip: gift from my mum, from accessorize
bag: goodwill

but the real excitement is that the snail and the pigeon group has started with its first theme of "by the sea"
(check the new widget ~ too cute)

i've really put lots of effort into making a cute little package to send away, even though i'm flying away later in the week back to england for who know how long (here is where i sigh a lot and make sad puppy-dog faces, though i might try and convince my brother to let me stay with him in london for a little bit... ) of course i'll meet up and have fun times with my friends but i just feel so different there and so much more at home here. i packed so lightly it's unbelievable (especially for me) since i can only envision coming right back haha.
so, with getting this little package set up, i will try to mail it asap, or have someone take care of it ;))) and would love to be back before i even receive one myself (though that's probably pushing it a little too much)
i wish i could post pictures but that would ruin the surprise ;)
and i almost wish i could just keep it! oops!

♥♥♥