The birthday girl.

Guess who is back. 

And on her bday, nonetheless!

It´s amazing how quick this year has passed by.

My 31st year of existence has been full of laughs, love, magic and beauty (and although there were some bad moments too, I´m happy to say the good ones were more abundant).

So here I am again: all difficult moments gone, and really glad to make you all witnesses of a new stage of my life.

Happy 32 years to me!

What I did in August

I can’t believe it’s been (almost) a month since I last did one of these posts. 

 Another thing I can’t believe: the fact that I’ve kept a monthly series going for a full four months without giving up on it! 

The most remarkble is I am not bored of it at all (and really hope you are not bored either...)

Although August temperatures were quite extreme, I managed not to weaken

and could enjoy great adventures. 

Also, some lovely news made this month the best this year!

In between, this month I...

Engaged

I turned thirty-one last Monday and I am glad to say I got formally engaged the same night too. 

As you already know if you read this blog on a regular basis, 

I am currently living in Bucharest for professional reasons, which means this year 

my usual extravagant party was replaced by an apparently nothing-out-of-the-ordinary dinner with The Gentle One.

Or so I thought.

Blog jubilee (& give away)

Time flies when you are comfortable.

Somehow, Castitatis Lilium arrived to its second anniversary and it would not have been possible without all your support. 

So this year I have decided to make something a little different to celebrate this small part of my life, as well as acknowledging your role on this.

Here´s my idea: take the chance to ask anything you feel curious about. 

My life, hobbies, philosophy and personal opinions, habits... all kind of questions are welcome (of course  respecting some privacy boundaries).

 I´ll classify the questions into categories if necessary, and will answer them over the next few weeks.

And this is the important part: 

I´ll make a small surprise draw with all the participants and will give a prize to the winner.

Time is counting now. 

What do you want to learn about me?

Born under a Bad Sign

Do you know those days when you realize how lucky  you are?

Yesterday was one of them, The Gentle One was turning thirty two.

 Yes, you guessed: he shares his Birthday with Edgar Allan Poe, so maybe that constitutes a clue about how special he is.

I thought about posting a few pictures of my outfit for such a lovely night, but then I reconsidered the whole situation and decided to keep it in the charming zone of the little impressions.

So there you have just a couple of snaps of our lovely date in a romantic restaurant, as well as the post-celebrations-Sunday-breakfast.

♥ Adorable detail of the lillies in our dinner table last night.

  ♥ Sushi is alway too good.

♥ I am trying not to eat too many treats this year but, who can say no to clover-shaped waffles?

I hope you are as happy as I am, sweethearts! ♥

Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms from thine.

 Birthday presents have an interesting connotation, because they reflect the way in which we are perveived by our loved ones. Additionally they symbolize all the affection, respect and consideration about the honoree. And of course gifts always will have that kind of magic aura capable of transporting us back to childhood and transforming a reasonable grown-up in a laughing toddler.

This year (because I am always such a good girl) I have received lots of stunning treasures, those includying a luxury beauty treatment that I could probably not afford myself at the moment (thankie mum), a sparkling tiara, earrings, broochs and bracelet (yes, I am as a magpie fascinated by shinning stuff) , and a dinky customized ex-libris showing my name and a bunch of Art Noveau flowers ( I need to sign all my beloved books with a decorative sign).
Everything is so lovely!

The Gentle One gave me a long-term wanted set of straightener and curling irons. So yes, as you guessed lots of funny (and disastrous, I am sure) hair experiments are coming.

I also was gifted with an exquisite Elisabethan corset, a dainty lace top and a gorgeous silk scarf but I thought those would be better portrayed in many future outfit posts. 

This way all fun is not wasted, is it?