the fabulous file: The BEST Birthday Ever.

I'll try to make this one short and sweet. Last week I celebrated my birthday, and it was beyond amazing.

No really, I didn't even know birthdays could be this good, but it truly was special and fabulous and sparkly in every way!

Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined how genuinely blown away and truly touched I'd be by turning another year older. In this case, I'll happily embrace my old(er) age with enthusiasm! Everything's looking fabulous so far!

Birthday Girl!

A few highlights:

Flowers and flowers...and yes, even more flowers. My dream has always been to have a stunning bouquet delivered to my office on my special day. This happened four times on my birthday, and I was so touched and appreciative for so many stunning blooms surrounding me. Thank you family, friends and work contacts! SO sweet.

Bonus, my office was made even more special with a dose of confetti, a Hello Kitty balloon, cupcakes and a tiara, compliments of my sweet assistant editor.

Argyle Salon at the Sunset Tower Hotel

Omakase sushi dinner... My friend Janice (whose birthday is a few days before mine) and I have started a tradition where we go out and splurge on ourselves with a decadent sushi dinner at Sushi Zo. It's an endless outpouring of the freshest fish you can imagine, and it's a way we treat ourselves to an incredible year ahead.

Just one of the many courses of dinner at Sushi Zo

sushi...my fave!

Best Friends A Girl Could Ever Ask For...This year I celebrated with all of my amazing friends, both old and new, at Sadie in Hollywood and have never felt so loved before in my life. It started with a charming group dinner with a smattering of my closest pals in town, and continued on for a fun-filled night with sparkly cake, photo opps, thoughtful adorable gifts and plenty of laughs and hugs.