So I was still a lil sad that my *original* Valentine's Day plans got botched...and even though I had a hot date over the weekend who showed me an amazing time anyway, I still felt as if my preparations were going to waste. Nothing worse than getting your hair done and getting cute so you can look extra beautiful and yummy on someone's arm...and he cancels on you...
I decided to grab my best friend Airi and go out for a girls night. We had dinner at a Korean BBQ place in Annandale, VA. I think it was called Honey Pig ^.^;; Korean BBQ is a great place for a girls night because we can share great conversation over yummilicious affordable food. I love how they cook the food in front of you. She just got her hair done too, so this gave us an opportunity to flaunt in public ^__~
Girls Night Out: Korean BBQ ♥ ♥ ♥
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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Pre-Valentine's Day Romance
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day! It's sort of a bitter sweet day for me. Turns out my honey bun is all bun and no honey! LOL! He made all of these really nice plans for Valentine's Day weekend a month in advance...but somehow he forgot that he had to work this weekend. I'm a very patient woman, but I don't like promises and plans made that cannot be delivered upon. On Saturday I reposted my dating profile just to kind of see who else is out there because I am single after all. Not even two hours later a real cutie pie sends me a message inviting me out to see the Broadway play "FELA" the next day. I was a bit skeptical because his profile kind of made him sound like he was really picky about women, and I like to have an ongoing dialogue with people for a while before meeting them in person. Something inside me said, why not? I bought this really expensive Free People dress to wear somewhere nice for Valentine's Day weekend and I already got the shoes and accessories to match. So here is how my first date went...
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Unique Date Idea #002
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Studies show that couples who laugh together are more fond of one another and share more intimacy together. This is why I am recommending checking out a local Improv Comedy Club! It's a great setting to have dinner, laugh with your boo-boo bear, and get to mingle with celebrity comedians after the show.
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Girl's Nite Out: Dark Side of Chocolate Film Screening
Friday, February 4, 2011
I had an amazing time at Busboys last night. I went with my bestie Arinah...but because she decided to wait till the last minute to primp, we missed seeing Suheir Hammad perform. :P We enjoyed a delicious and rich dinner then Suheir Hammad was kind and humble enough to take pictures and speak with us. So I was very happy about that!
This is me wearing my new floral dress from Forever 21, sitting pretty while waiting for dinner to be served!
This is Arinah's meal, she ordered Pan-seared Basil Tofu served with roasted red pepper risotto. I'm not a fan of tofu, but I took a bite of hers and it was mouth wateringly yummy! Her meal was only $13 and she had green tea as well.
After dinner at Busboys and mingling with Suheir, we made a pitstop at the hospital to say hello to my niece who is in the pediatric ward. Here's Arinah posing for some camera play in the empty corridor of the hospital! I love her hair!
And here I am showing off like the camera whore that I am!
You've Got Mail!: Textbooks & 3D Nails ✉ ✉ ✉
Thursday, February 3, 2011
I love getting mail! Sometimes I feel like I order things just so for once when the mailman comes, he's got something for me ;D
Let's see what I got!
I am such a nerd lol! ~.~ This textbook is for my bioinformatics class. Right now I'm working on my Masters degree in biotechnology and biodefense. Sounds boring, but you learn about really kewl things like...how to make synthetic life...yup scientists can create their own organisms from scratch!
I got my Macbook Pro I needed for school! This is another testament that I'm not just a happy freak, positive thinking actually works. This badboy cost $1,200 and then some...a poor lil nurse and grad student like myself just doesn't have that kind of money sitting around. My dad found the kindness in his heart to get me it! This is my first mac so I'm popping my apple...teehehehe!
These are my Japanese 3D art nails that I ordered from Tananail! Ironically they are made in China, then packaged in these cute little boxes and shipped for free to me! I ordered these about 3 weeks ago, and they were definitely worth the wait. I think I'll either wear the silver pair or the disco ball ones for Valentine's Day...depends which ones will look better with my dress...that'll be here in a few days ^_____^
Until next time...
♥ My Kuroi
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Vivi's Closet: Velour Rose Dress & More ♥ ♥ ♥
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
I'm elated! I'm an avid believer in using positive thinking to mold my life. So the dress that I posted a few days ago in my Valentine's Day Preparations post was out of stock nationwide. I put my name on a waiting list for every Free People store from the east coast to the west coast. They even told me that the dress wouldn't be shipped to the stores until April. Yet I stayed positive and forced myself to believe that I will be wearing that dress on Valentine's Day. I stuffed that dress into my soul! (LOL I'll stop now :P) A lil store associate from a Free People store in Costa Mesa, CA called and said one dress in my size showed up in her shipment today. I bought it and it'll be here in 3 days, so look forward to my review and pictures!
Ironically, I'm wearing a Free People dress today....
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So let's break down today's outfit of choice!
I'm wearing a velour cream colored dress with a wine colored rose detail. Like I said, this dress was designed by Free People and cost $128.00. This was from their 2010 winter collection, so if you find this dress, it should be on sale! It does come with straps, but I prefer to wear it strapless. The bandeau top of the dress is made of this lovely shimmering fabric. ◕‿◕
Over the dress I'm wearing a black vest by Charlotte Russe. As you can see it has a lace detail in the back that isn't visible in my picture. This vest is great for layering and cost $14.99. ♥
This is the belt I used to cinch the waistline of my silhouette. I love the metal rose clips in the front. I bought this belt from Forever 21 for $6.99. ✿
You can't see my shoes in my picture, but these are the boots I'm wearing. I just bought these yesterday from Dots for $18.99. I love them, they are sooo comfy! ☃
Well that's todays outfit and I have a date tonight ;D Me and the boo are going to have dinner at Ara in Annandale, VA. It's a Korean karaoke restaurant, so we're going to get a private room and American Idol it up!
Until next time...
♥ My Kuroi
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Girl's Nite Out: Suheir Hammad in DC εїз εїз εїз
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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