Emeralds

For my birthday this year, Mr Hazel's parents gave me a pair of Colombian emerald earrings they got while on vacation in Cartegena. I've never worn emeralds before, and this pair is particularly lovely. The green is vivid and startling, a contrast to the daintiness of the earrings.

Thai silver necklace

To date, I now have a total of forty-seven (47!!!) hearts on Etsy! I don't quite know how I've managed to amass such a respectable number, but this is exciting. Thank you to all who have hearted my shop!

It appears that yesterday's necklace offering is not going to be a bestseller, so today I'm offering another one. This one is named "Jordan" after my brother-in-law, who is a boy, but since Jordan is also a girls' name I thought it would be cool to keep it as is.

Jordan features a long sterling chain, a Thai silver circle pendant, and a freshwater nugget pearl. I think that this piece is pretty versatile in terms of color and overall length and look; hence it is easy to wear (ie., it can be worn dressed up or down).

More pictures and details of Jordan are available at the shop!

BIRTHDAY CANDLES

Thank you to all my incredibly wonderful family and friends who have sent birthday wishes my way today. And for the piece of ice cream cake, chocolate chip cookies, Rice Krispies treats, and the glue stick (thanks Greg!) I received from my coworkers.

And lastly, for the pretty amethyst necklace from Mr Hazel!

BLOG ALERT

So I promised my coworker Greg that I would promote his blog. To that end, I urge you all to visit Leggomygreggo - you won't regret it (or maybe you will, in which case I had nothing to do with it!)

Birthday wishes and dentist visits

Happy birthday to my big sister!

In other news, I paid a visit to my dentist today, where they thoroughly scolded me for not flossing enough. I hate it when they do that. Still, I got a free purple toothbrush out of it, so I suppose I can't complain too much.

The neighborhood where my dentist is located is very posh, as evidenced by the high-falutin' stores surrounding it (Dior, Gucci, Vera Wang, Barneys, Jimmy Choo). Because of this, I always make sure I dress decently to avoid looking like riffraff. As I was walking out of there today, I ran into what is probably typical neighborhood clientele - a woman wearing a sleeveless black dress, yellow shoes, and (I am not making this up) matching yellow gloves that came halfway up her forearms.

All she needed was a yellow pillbox hat and we would have been transported to tea at the Ritz in the 1960s.

I also stuck my nose at the many jewelry store windows to gape and dream about the shiny, pretty things displayed - there was a Van Cleef & Arpels, a Bulgari, and the ubiquitous Tiffany's, where I spent some time dreaming over their jewelry. I saw a necklace of diamonds, a sapphire and diamond eternity ring, and a beautiful pearl choker.

Lest I felt deprived being surrounded by all those goodies, I did treat myself to two things: a chicken empanada and a pair of fuzzy blue slippers. Coupled with my free toothbrush, I'd say it was a good shopping day indeed.