a spontaneous evening, and a forever 21 mini haul

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
The only plan we had for the evening was Vietnamese dinner in Chinatown, at our favorite restaurant. I got the usual vermicelli noodle salad with lemongrass beef, and the bf got vegetarian chow fun ( I insisted.. I like to make whoever I'm with order something I like so that I can enjoy 2 dishes). After dinner, I walked up a couple storefronts to get some produce. We saw dragonfruit for the first time, and kindly turned the shop lady down as she persistently tried to make us buy it. Then, up the block we went, when some jewelry in the window display caught my eye. Well, of course I had to step in and see! Turns out, the gorgeous necklace was made with citrine and was a whopping $500.... not an amount I can easily part with on a whim (heck, who am I kidding... I can't spend $50 on a whim!). But, there was some pearl necklaces that caught my eye. I tried several on, and they were $250, plus 30% off as a 4th of July sale. I kindly turned the lady down, until she finally said, "Okay okay, since you're the last customer, I give you 50% off. That's $125!" But I held my ground, and although I felt guilty for having taken up her time (you ladies know what I mean right? They spend 15 minutes talking to you and helping you try stuff on, so you have to buy something right?). 3 more times she tried to push it on me, when finally, my bf walked over and said, "How about $100 cash"? She thought about it, then agreed :) But not before muttering (loud enough for me to hear crystal clear) "no profit!". HAHAHA. I think it's kind of crass to say such things out loud in front of a customer, but my bf and I concluded that it's all part of the game and they say that to make the customer feel like they got a great deal. Trust me ~ we weren't robbing the people. In fact, I consulted one of my wholesale jewelry books when I got home to check the price of fresh water pearls. Anyways back to the necklace. I was elated! My first pearl necklace :) The necklace has crystal rondelles too, and when I put it on I instantly felt chic. Have you seen the movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic", where she puts on the expensive green scarf and says something like it makes her hair look nicer? Well, when I put the pearl necklace on I felt nicer, and, well, to be quite honest, I thought it made me look expensive ^_~ Bwahahaha.

*I will be doing a DIY pearl necklace tutorial soon, but using Swarovski crystal pearls, and not the real thing.

Kindly ignore the drool spots. It happens, mmkay? teehee

And, the evening didn't end there! As we walked home, we passed my faavorite French restaurant, Ducroix. I walked right by, but the bf pulled me to a stop, and suggested we get wine and dessert. OKAY! So in we go, and we were warmly greeted by the 2 owners, who are also the chefs. There were 2 desserts ~ creme brulee and some chocolate concoction. As we perused the wine list, the chef said, "We can make you some crepes if you like." Schweeet! How awesome is that, that they can just whip up some crepes for us in the pan! So, of course we went with that, and he made us 3 crepes ~ one with nutella, one with sugar, and one with a buttery lemon sauce. Oh wait, I forgot to mention the wine! I got a glas of Malbec, but the bf prefers the sweet wines, so he asked if they had any dessert wines. They did not, but, the chef had a personal bottle of a Kendall Jackson late harvest chardonnay that he offered to us. It was a very nice dessert wine indeed! I'm a huge fan of late harvest (grapes become more like raisins, and tres sweet). Trust me guys, service like this is rare in San Francisco. Can I just say that this evening was divine? I was on Cloud 9.

And, what better way to end the night than to come home to a package from Forever 21!! Hahaha, is that sad? Out of 4 items, 2 were hits and 2 were misses. Not a bad batting average eh? For such a junky store, I'll take 50/50!

Hit #1: I saw this on look4less blog, and the expensive version is from J. Crew for ~$80?
The F21 version is soft, comfy, lightweight, fits nicely without being too loose or too tight.
Will pair with skinny pants, or tuck into skirt.
$11.80
size small

Hit #2:
Same tee as #1 above, but in blue

Miss #1: Looked small online, so I figured it would be nice and loose on me, which I love! I love baggy clothes! Alas, it was TIGHT. Like suck in your tummy all night kind of tight. UGH.
Heritage line
size small
$15.90

Well, hmm.. I guess it's not that bad...
Yea, it's kinda cute.... maybe I'll keep it....

gasp! who is that scandalous hoe bag wearing the skin tight dress! No no no!! Give her a jacket for goodness sake!
You see, I am practically assless my ass is so tiny. Well, not in this dress. Perhaps this is better suited for a skinny chick :\ Alas, there goes my hopes of having a cute and casual lil summer dress.

Who knew that tie dye could be skankified?

Miss #2: Well, the pendulum must swing the other way right? As if to make up for the dress, this shirt was super wide and baggy. Def a preggers woman shirt. I could hide some triplets in here! Orrr, this could be my new buffet shirt ^_~
size small/P
$17.80