happy birthday to me!

so today i turn 28. i tend to fall on the younger end of my friend spectrum (usually one of the younger kids in my grade growing up, etc) so i don't usually "feel" old whenever i turn a new age, since everyone else has already done it before me. but 28... huh. i'm not exactly upset, per se, but it seems.. i don't know... slightly more bothersome, let's say, than previous ages.

but! i took the day off work today, got a massage, and now i'm home watching excellently awful tv (paris hilton's my new bff, anyone?) before getting ready to go out for happy hour. so i'd have to say that so far, 28 has been going pretty well.

and what better way to celebrate than with a fashion show? my banana shopping spree clothes arrived recently, so while completely drunk off wine on tuesday night i took pictures of myself in all the new arrivals because that's a TOTALLY NORMAL THING TO DO at midnight on a tuesday. also.. uh.. let's ignore my hair. and lack of makeup. kthx.

unfortunately, i don't think any of the tops are too hot:

meh.

i have a fairly long torso, so i appreciate it when a shirt doesn't ride up and show my belly button, but this is just TOO long. it just ends up bunching on my hips and looking awkward.

this one's pretty cute, BUT probably not cute enough to wear a strapless bra for... which would be necessary, as you can see from the picture. i sort of hate strapless bras in general, and sort of feel like the girls really need the benefit of the over-the-shoulder hoist, you know? so a shirt has to REALLY be worth it for me to deal with a strapless bra on its behalf.

i love the sleeves on this dress, but i should have known better than to try a dress this plain. my body is too boxy for a tshirt dress... i need seams.

BUT, can we talk about how much i love this sweater??

LOVE. adore. wearing it tonight.

so lastly, what do you think of this jacket? this is a terrible picture (in many ways) - for one, pretend i don't look like a miserable prisoner of war here; secondly, the color is actually a gorgeous sort of forest green, which doesn't show up nicely in this grainy picture; and lastly, omg someone needs to maybe wash their mirrors from time to time?? - but what say you: cute, or too boxy?

while you guys weigh in on how much of my purchase i should return, i'm off to prettify myself for happy hour. my goal is to look slightly less miserable / more alive than in this set here, good gods.