26

It's this creature's birthday weekend! 

Gone are the years when I'd extensively plan a huge rager to celebrate another year. Nowadays, this girl just wants to travel and chill with a few good friends.

26 finds me hightailin' it out of California on a roadtrip through Arizona and New Mexico, to get to Santa Fe for this. It'll be a quiet weekend with just my love and me, and then I return to have a nice birthday dinner with my best pals in Los Angeles. I'll be shooting, filming, Instagramming, Snapchatting, everything-ing the festivities, so follow along on my socials!

This is also a good time as any to make a big announcement: I'm moving to NYC! I'll still be bicoastal, but instead of living in Los Angeles and visiting New York once or twice a month, I'll be living in New York and visiting Los Angeles once or twice a month. This is what I've dreamt about and worked towards for the last couple years, and I have to pinch myself to believe it's all coming true. I found the perfect apartment in Brooklyn, signed the lease, and my move-in date is literally on my birthday, May 1st (although I won't be officially moved in until I finish school in mid-May and my DTLA loft's lease ends in mid-June). This is the best birthday present I could give myself.

Thanks for ringing in another wonderful year with me! xoxo

The Look:

Gladys Tamez Millinery hat.

Nasty Gal vest.

Nasty Gal skirt.

The2bandits bolo necklace.

Vanessa Mooney cuff.

Maison de Morgana earrings.

Photography by Anna Demarco.