snapshots of a birthday

Occasion: 21st Birthday, Theme: Airplane, Objective: Have an f*****g good time!

Sorry for not posting yesterday- I went to Savers yesterday and got back really late/was really tired.  Also, thank you for all the lovely comments you guys have been leaving- I promise I'll get back to you soon!

never too late to play dress up

Finally, the Halloween pictures that I've been promising!  For the first night of Halloweekend, I quickly threw together a costume because I didn't want to bust out my real one yet, and I went as Piglet.  For the rest of Halloweekend, I was a tightrope walker.  Along with my roommates, we all formed a very small band of circus performers.  Our motto was, "Small band, big talent!" We created this whole backstory to go along with our costumes (can you tell we were really into it? haha)  One roommate was a clown and the other was the ringmaster.  The story was that the ringmaster had fired the clown, so she was really dejected and depressed, and maybe even a little crazy!  Also, as friends of both characters, I was caught in the middle and hanging in the balance (haha, get it?)  Anyway, with that in mind, I hope you enjoy these pictures!  Does anybody else have a good story behind their costume?

Tigger and I are BFFs!

Piglet and the Ladybug

breakdown of costume- corset + skirt I made

circle skirt made using this tutorial

close-up of the makeup

dark and spooky background

small band, big talent!

in my room, preparing to leave for the night

even though I'm this super-crowded room, I'm obviously mentally somewhere else
I can't remember exactly what I was thinking...probably dreaming up my next costume :D

españa- my second home

Since this is my last night in Madrid, I figured it was appropriate to dedicate today's post to the good times I've had this summer in Madrid.  It has been great catching up with old friends from last year and making new ones. I started out the summer with an amazing concert (Rock in Rio Madrid 2010, see pictures below), spent a lot of time eating tapas and going to discotecas, was here for the entire World Cup (¡campeones, ooooo eeeee!), learned a lot at an interesting internship, and I'm going to wrap up my time in Spain by visiting my Soria family. I would definitely have to say that this was another amazing summer in Spain. I've already talked to my best friend about this, but I am seriously considering looking for work here after I graduate. I can just really see myself living here on a day-to-day basis. I'm excited to be going to London to see my family, but I'm really going to miss Madrid and I'm already looking forward to my next trip here. In the words of Shakira, te dejo Madrid (but only for a little while)!