Happy 27th Birthday to me! I’m officially in my upper twenties and looking forward to it! I absolutely love my birthday and love the journey of getting older! I wanted to share some fun facts about me, so here goes:

1. I used to do ballet. I loved it, but I was also in a youth chorus and was moving up in both so I had to make a choice between the two. I chose the chorus because I was able to dance in that as well.
2. I’m part Vietnamese and can’t wait to get the chance to visit where my Dad was born.
3. I was born in California and absolutely love it out there! I’m definitely a Cali girl at heart (someone teach me how to surf please!)
4. My middle name, Sabré, is pronounced suh-bray. I’ve always loved my name and how it’s spelled, thanks Mommy!
5. I have two beautiful and smart goddaughters! I can’t wait for these Covid restrictions to lighten up so I can spend more time with them!
6. I love ice cream! I’d eat it everyday, but I know I shouldn’t. A couple of my favorite flavors are Black Raspberry Chocolate Chunk and Pralines n Cream.
7. I started wearing and embracing my natural curls a few years ago because of my best friend. Her curls are ahhhhmazing and seeing hers encouraged me to wear mine more often; I got a lot of tips from her on products and different ways to style it.
8. I first got contacts at the end of 8th grade. My class went to an amusement park and my glasses flew off of the first rollercoaster I rode that day. I completely forgot to take them off before getting on the ride.
9. I’m an only child, but I have a ton of cousins so that makes up for it. I also have some friends who are like siblings to me and I know I can go to them for anything.
10. I’m in a sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated to be exact! EE-I-KEE sorors!
11. I know how to sew. I started out making clothes for my Barbies when I was younger and then started making things for myself.
12. I won a hula-hoop contest on my 25th birthday in the Bahamas. My prize was a free drink 🙂 I also won a contest in middle school and kept that hoop up for over an hour and a half. Anybody want to challenge?
13. My favorite season is the Fall. I love when the leaves change colors, the weather is perfect for layering, and I love the fashion during that time.
14. I bought a house at 23. I never really thought about home ownership before, but when I was looking at the price of rent and how small the apartments were, I started looking for houses. I knew all my things wouldn’t fit in the apartments I was looking into.
15. Wine is so tasty! My favorite is the Blackberry Merlot from CLE Urban Winery.
16. I know how to play 4 instruments: piano, violin, viola, and guitar. I still have my piano and guitar and have started back playing a little bit here and there.
17. My favorite flowers are peonies and lilies. I have a peace lily plant in my home and plan to plant a few peony bushes in front of my house.
18. I ran track in middle school and high school. My main event was the hurdles; I had a love/hate relationship with them and actually messed up my knee at practice one day. It still aches occasionally.
19. I’ve been to 10 countries outside of the U.S so far and can’t wait to visit more soon!
20. I have 6 tattoos and 9 piercings.
21. I like a wide range of music. If you put my Apple Music on shuffle, the songs can go from Drake, to RENT (the musical), to John Mayer, the occasional Cardi B track, and then Diana Ross.
22. I have 120 pairs of shoes. So I didn’t realize I had that many until I counted them; I do plan to get rid of some and donate them. A lot of them are heels but I don’t wear them much. I move around a lot at work, so I mostly wear flats.
23. I love Harry Potter! I’ve read the books countless times and saw the movies right when they came out. I got my first few books from the Scholastic Book Fairs that would come in elementary school. The other books, I pre-ordered and got the day each one was released and would finish it within a few days. I’m a Ravenclaw if anyone was wondering!
24. I had braces for 3 years. I’ve had them off for 13 years now; that’s crazy to think about how long ago that was.
25. When I was little, I wanted to be an architect. Although I didn’t end up going that route, I still love architecture and interior design. I would love to design my future home and have it built from the ground up.
26. My favorite color is blush. I’m very picky with my pinks, so saying pink is my favorite color is too broad a statement. I do love other colors too though!
27. My Mommy is one of my very best friends! We’ve always been close, but it seems like we just get even closer each day.

And there it is, 27 things about me! It was actually a little bit hard. Want to know anything else? Leave a comment below! I’m going to get back to my cake now!

xo,