♡ 21st Birthday Recap

Guess who turned 21?! That's right, this girly :P

I share my birthday with my bestie, Mon & Halloween...although that's not a birthday. Halloween was never really a big thing here in Australia but lately I've seen more trick or treaters & decorations at some houses. Although there weren't any trick or treaters at my place this year. But I hope you all had a fun & exciting Halloween and didn't get too sick from eating so much candy.

I had an amazing day. Starting as soon as I opened my eyes. I must have really been out of it because Kalen managed to get up and attach balloons on my bed and place the most beautiful bouquet of (21) roses beside me. We had a delicious breakfast at one of our favourite cafés and then went shopping at IKEA with Mon & her boyfriend, Jeremy. That's right ladies & gentlemen, an IKEA double date on our birthday. Romantic, huh? But really, we just love strolling through IKEA and I bought a few bookshelf inserts. I may or may not have already started getting the dog's room ready...

Then we just relaxed at home, putting together the drawers & whatnot, and I gotta say, it's coming along pretty great. I'm planning on doing a 'Puppy Trilogy' sort of thing so stay tuned. I'm so excited! I know I got the car for my birthday (for the next 5 years), but since it is my 21st, it seems I really am getting a puppy! I just feel so blessed & lucky to have such amazing family & friends...I honestly don't know what I'd do without them. We're going to see the puppies tomorrow (Sunday) and I'm super, duper excited to see them! Just imagine, this time tomorrow, there will potentially be a little puppy tucked into my lap as I type and exciting new blog post.

If that doesn't work out, we may be going to another place next Sunday. It'd be a little disappointing if that happens since I've been hyping this up the whole time but a puppy will definitely join the Rose household by next month so that's all I can ask for. Plus, I'd prefer all the stuff I ordered online to arrive before the puppy comes so that may even be better. I'm trying to make the best of anything & everything because I'm just so grateful for the amazing gift of a new best friend.





Enough about that now. A birthday wouldn't quite be a birthday without cake now, right? We picked up 2 of these adorable little cakes that were amaaaaaazing! We got them from this cute little Korean bakery/café in Strathfield called Hello Happy. What a cute name! We'll definitely be going there again, soon! And of course, a cake that pretty was just screaming 'Instagram' so naturally, we dressed up the table a little :P

Honestly, my family & friends made this day so special for me. We love having these low-key occasions, even if it is a big birthday like a 21st, and it was made even more special being around all my closest friends and family.

But on top of that, when I posted these pictures on Instagram, all of you wished me a Happy Birthday and that was seriously just the icing on the cake. The cherry on top. The sugar coating. Enough cake puns? ;-) And I can't thank you all enough for making my day even better. You have all become such great friends of mine & I wish there was a better way of me to express my thanks for you, but at the moment, thanks seems to be the only way...

Thank you so, so much.

Love Always,
Anna Banana ♡

Happy Happy Halloween!

Happy (Belated) Halloween!

I know this post really isn't Filofax-related but I just wanted to share my exciting Halloween with you :-)

You may or may not know but my birthday is actually on Halloween and so yesterday I was blowing out 20 candles and bidding adieu to my teenage years.

To make this day even more special, my amazing parents & boyfriend made my dreams come true! Are you ready for this? :D

Behold! The Famous Tiffany Box!

It was one of my biggest dreams to wake up to breakfast in bed with a side of the gorgeous Tiffany boxes and thanks to the most amazing people in my life, it happened! I was truly one spoilt 20-year-old gal yesterday and it wouldn't have been half as good if I didn't get to spend it with the people I love most ♥ I would take my friends & family over all the Tiffany boxes in the world, any day :D

But, I was lucky enough to have it all on my birthday and very much enjoyed my new bracelet & matching necklace. (p.s. My beau & my mum actually went shopping for this together and apparently he picked it out. I just thought that was the sweetest thing & I absolutely loooooove it. He just gets me ♥)

Now, onto my pumpkin :D

The previous day we had gone out & bought our very first Halloween pumpkin to carve. Halloween isn't a big thing here in Australia but every year, there seems to be a lot more people celebrating it. This was the first time I had seen these pumpkins at the stores so I knew I just had to get one (to satisfy my inner child despite the fact that I'm a year older)

The only problem was that I had a 2500 word essay due the next day and unfortunately nowhere near finishing it :( So, despite the early excitement, I spent the whole day reading & writing. Eventually, at 3am, I was done! And way to eager to carve that pumpkin that I was up 4 hours later to get started :D

What do y'all think for my first time? Not bad, right?

BOO!

Be very afraid!! :P

Afterwards, I made Roasted Cinnamon Pumpkin Seeds so that was pretty fun :D And then I went to hand that darn essay in (on my day off, might I add!) But, I was having another day full of amazing gifts from amazing people because I received a package all the way from Japan. I had first sent Mitsuko a package as she was my 500 Followers Giveaway winner & it was incredibly sweet of her to send so me so much, even when she didn't have to!

Letter sets, Coleto pen, Frixion pens & highlighters, hole reinforcement stickers, transparent sticky notes...
The list goes on!

It's kinda like she read my mind! All of these things were stuff I wanted & had planned to get when I got the chance so I'm even more grateful :D

Please check out her Instagram & YouTube channel if you haven't already - she really is amazing!

So that concludes my "2-day-birthday" :D

I know it was pretty long & may not be as exciting for you as it was for me but I just wanted to thank all the amazing people in my life who are always there for me and do just about everything for me.

Hope y'all had a great Halloween as well & happy November! My how the time flies!

Love always,
Anna Banana ♥