Thank Frock It's Friday! ♥

Oh, happy DAYS! The sun is shining and the weekend is here, so what better way to commemorate the occasion and savour the moment with an adoring reflection of the past seven days, and all of the twinkly, giddy-filled occurences that helped shaped it into its brilliance?!

Here's what I'm loving this week!

x Birthday Anticipation! - There are those that firmly believe that birthday excitement ceases after the age of approximately 10 years old; and then there are those that say ''ha! Nuts to that!'', and know that their birthday is ENTIRELY what they make it, and that it can be as fun, silly and magical as you want! Ooh! With just over a week to go until my 22nd birthday, I'm massively anticipating the crazy, Virgo madness that September always represents... it's a HUGE month for birthdays in my family, with myself on the 8th, one of my grandmothers on the 9th, my father on the 10th, one of my aunties on the 11th, as well as another auntie and my puppy on the 17th, y-e-s! And on that note...

x ... New Zealand! - I realised today that I haven't spent a birthday in my home country since leaving there almost ten years ago, which seems kind of crazy, but is precisely why it makes perfect sense to do so this year! (And to celebrate my family's too!) At the end of next week, we'll be flying into Christchurch, before making our way to Blenheim, enjoying a sojourn to Whakatane, and then flying out from Auckland!

x Positive & Creative Reinforcements - Clever people have long been spruiking the concept of ''ask and you shall receive'', and using images, quotes and wishlists in our surroundings to establish EXACTLY what we want from life. So, I took a leaf out of their book and a few months ago, created a vision board consisting of sparkly embellishments, sentimental photos and all of the aforementioned suggestions to provide myself with a daily reminder of what it was that I was seeking, and I'm amazed to admit it, but... it seems to have had an effect! I'm not sure if that can be attributed to the fact that because I constantly see it, it's made me more focused on my goals, or whether it's due to strange, mystical universe occurrences... either way, it's kind of incredible!

x Lady Gaga - Eeeep! While I've always admired her eccentric and courageous outfits (sometimes bizarre, yes - but I LOVE that she's not afraid to push buttons, be completely original and dress for herself!), and definitely adored Paparazzi, generally, my crush stopped there... but oh, I GET it now! Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) is my currently my favourite song and sweet merciful crap, I've fallen for Pokerface, too... argh!

x Other Little Things - Gigantic and delicious non-lettuce-y salads (think chickpeas, roasted pumpkin, coriander, red onion, lemon juice, cumin and pepper.. mmm!); exciting family news (my boyfriend's brother just discovered that he's having a baby, ah! Of course, he's not actually the one HAVING the child, but it is amazing and I am thrilled all the same!); 'Monster' energy drinks (it's brand new, pineapple flavoured, packs a mega-watt caffiene punch and smells/tastes roughly a ZILLION times better than Red Bull. What's not to love?!); cocktail rings; smiles; accents; tenderness; Ebay sales; and the gorgeous Em of Lick My Cupcakes, for always pioneering lovely little projects!

♥

Enchanting weekend plans? Phone conversations with your favourite person in the world? Stripes? Tell me! What are you all over this week? (And have a lovely weekend!)

xoxo

(Image thanks to kate / for me, for you and Pink Sherbet Photography.)