Merry Christmas, Baby!

I hope you are enjoying today and spending lots of time with friends and family. I spent last night celebrating with my boyfriend's family. We always spend Christmas Eve at his grandma's house. It's not a dress up affair but I'm always overdressed because I leave early to attend church.

Here is what I wore this Christmas Eve...


Dress: Untagged vintage, Thrifted
Tights: Merona
Shoes: Believe by Carlos Santana, Famous Footwear, $50
Necklace: Was a gift
Scarf (Belt): Untagged, Thrifted, $1
Glasses: SEE Eyewear
I know, are you a bit shocked to see my shoes cost $50? Here's why I splurged: I bought them to wear in my best friend's wedding over a year ago. I looked everywhere for a thrifty pretty shoe and came up empty handed. The minute I saw these, I was smitten. They looked perfect with my bridesmaid dress.

... But I haven't worn them since. Figures.

So this is when I stop that nonsense. I am making a pact with myself to wear that part of my closet we all have - the stuff we can't get rid of but which we never wear. What a waste, right? Right. So the shoes came out and I'm pretty happy they did. I think they looked pretty good with this dress and upped the fancy factor, which is fun this time of year.

Today? Today I am think I am going to keep it comfortable. I wish I could spend the day in my Christmas pajamas but I am spending the later part of the day upnorth with my mom's family. That calls for something a bit more presentable than pajamas, I suppose. :)

Merry Christmas, guys. Hope Santa brought you exactly what you wanted and needed this year and that you're surrounded by your favorite people.

Merry Christmas Eve!

My boyfriend and I hit up Michigan's Christmas wonderland, Bronner's, yesterday for some Christmas delight and a little bit of last minute shopping. If I lived closer, I would have to get a second job at this place... Christmas year round? Yes, please.

Here's a few of my favorite Christmas finds to tide you over this Christmas Eve.


Asparagus? Check!


Marshmallow garland? Of course!


Chocolate chip cookie? Come to mama.


Sparklized Santa? You betcha!


Pass the fromage!


Want: A black tree


Finally, my personal favorite - Wellies!


Hope you're enjoying your Christmas goodies, friends, and family today and tomorrow. Merry Christmas, guys. <3

Meet a 2010 Kaboodle Holiday Shopping Scout!

A little while ago I told you that I was busy scouring the WWW for twenty-five of my favorite gift ideas for the holiday season. There was a good reason for that - one which I can now show you!


You can click this picture for a better look!
I was asked to be one of Kaboodle's 2010 Holiday Shopping Scouts! I was beyond excited to be a part of this. I not only love being a part of the Kaboodle community but also love sharing gift ideas that are thoughtful yet affordable. Every one of my picks came in under $100.

Interested in checking out what I chose to add to the list? Click here to check out the Shopping Scout page as part of the Holiday Headquarters. I also urge you to check out the entire holiday extravaganza that goes on in Kaboodle Land in addition to joining the community!

What is Kaboodle, you ask? It's an online shopping must. I initially joined as a way to save all the favorite fashions I find online. Let's be honest, we ALL love to window shop online but rarely do we buy everything we find. Kaboodle is a great way to save these items all in one place so you can find them again later. But it gets better... You can also enter giveaways (I recently won a $200 Mastercard giveaway!), talk fashion with lots of likeminded folk, create your own styleboards, ask questions/thoughts via polls and even publish your own blog using their blogazine feature. And as an added bonus - everyone, literally everyone, is super friendly. It's a fun, open-minded fashion environment... what's not to love about that?

Sooo... what do you think of my gift picks? I'd love to know! Also, if you join or are already a member, please leave your user name or add me so we can connect there too!