just got paid, Friday night...♪

There's nothing like watching Friends season 2 DVDs and getting paid from working last month to cheer a gal up!

By the way, ten points to whoever (or is it whomever? I'm an English major, what a fail!) can guess the song from the lyrical reference in my title! Even though I already spoiled it on my twitter. Oh, shameless plugging! I decided to make a public account to keep in touch with any blogger friends who might have it. Follow me? Haha.

But yes, I took this pay all the way to the mall in another city with a close friend (also Filipina, I have a few!) and I did some shopping! We spent a good hour in Forever 21; such an amazing place, haha. A huge storm hit southern Ontario yesterday bringing lots of chaos with it and so the power went out momentarily, but I found myself not minding being stuck in that store (even though it was scary). I found myself a fantastic pair of black skinny jeans (only $16!) along with some other goodies:

These shirts are so different from each other! Pretty but comfy :)

Many use the words 'retail therapy' and I suppose that applies to me to. I restrained myself and didn't splurge, but oh, it was so hard to. However, I do have a rule when it comes to shopping. Say, you pick up that fantastic piece of clothing and you think, I just have to have it! Well, right after that pops into your head, try to imagine 3 different scenarios or days where you'd wear that particular piece of clothing. If you can picture at least three, it belongs in your wardrobe. There's nothing worse than buying a beautiful top/pants/skirt/dress but never knowing when you're going to wear it. I'm acting like clothes have feelings, oh boy!

As we went through the mall, we heard music coming from The Gap. There was a live band playing acoustically there (and I felt bad since there was no one really listening), along with free food and water. I now have a water bottle from The Gap! After browsing through the stores, we found ourselves pretty happy:


My hand looks so weird in that second pic.
And now you all know I went to La Senza ;)

The storm brought along some tornadoes too; so odd that such destruction could be followed up with such beauty:



The sky was such an odd gloomy colour so the rainbow really stood out. Sunset came soon afterward, though, so me and my gal-pal hit up a delicious restaurant called Spice Avenue, which was so filling.



I love the decor in that place! After that, we hung out and watched A Very Potter Musical which, for any Harry Potter fan, is a must-see. Speaking of Youtube-link-sharing, if you're ever in a sad mood and need a song to make you bob your head with beautiful lyrics, listen to It's A Beautiful Day ... just don't mind the random cars in the background. I don't know whether it's the accordion, the guitar, the little 'oo-oo-oo-oo-oo' in the background, or the lyrics themselves ... but it's my jam right now.

I see no reason to cry, I feel no reason to run,
Just look inside your lonely heart, open your eyes you'll see the sun.
It's a beautiful world, it's a beautiful day.
The sun is shining to my heart, every morning and every day.

I hope you'll all have a beautiful weekend! Mine will probably end up being rather spontaneous, but tonight I'm spending time with The Boy (for now, that nickname is staying, but thanks for all the suggestions!) and we'll see what happens from there!

I've come up with some ideas for the giveaway {stay tuned for that next week}, and one of the prizes will be really personable ... hope you'll enjoy it! Have a beautiful day :)