Sweet Sixteen

So I've had my sixteenth birthday. It was really delightful! My parents planned amazing festivities, including: birthday breakfast, fall birthday shopping with Gillian and Mama, and a dinner out with my parents at a small plate Mexican tapas restaurant that was unreal.

I received some beautiful gifts that I am super excited about. I had fun snapping some photos of them, so here they are.

This is a Cuppow (cuppow.com) ; it makes drinking out of a jar, and avoiding plastic super easy. 

I now have a Moleskine journal (shop.moleskine.com). It's beautiful leather, nicely lined, and a pleasure to write in!

And this, everybody, is a Buff headband (buffusa.com). I LOVE it! It is designed for endeavors such as hiking and long wilderness trips to keep hair out of the way. So cool, right?

And...this gorgeous mug from a local artisan. I am SO in love with it. 

With some birthday money I found these flats on clearance. They are Born, so super comfortable, and originally $80 down to $20. That's right, $20!

So, that was my birthday. I was so blessed to receive many beautiful things. 

Love,

Madeleine

Coconut Cake

I made this coconut cake a little while ago. And I really like the pictures I took, however, I can't remember all the adjustments I made to the recipe! So, my apologies, but I'll try to figure it out soon! Until then, let me just say it was delicious. 

I hope you all are enjoying the fleeting days of summer! The time has come to organize all of our school books, and buy notebooks and pencils. Am I ready for this? I am eager to expand my mind even more this year. Reading required is delightful.

Love,
Madeleine