Rockin' Around the (PINK) Christmas Tree...

Why wouldn't we strike a prom pose in front of the pink tree??

This is my bestie's Christmas tree - no need to adjust your computer - this tree is in fact fluorescent pink! Oh and the best part is - she lives with a boy... however, her boyfriend has learned not to dispute the pink... Nothing says the holidays like a HOT pink tree!

Merry Christmas Eve to you and yours!

I Heart the Holidays...

I know the holidays typically bring out the Grinch in some... the traffic is worthy of causing even the most patient to go insane in the membrane... the malls lack personal space and breathing room... the feeling that money is flying out of your wallet faster than you can say Christmas...

With that said - I love it ALL! It is my most favorite time of year. I love the time that we are able to spend with our family and friends that we don't get to see often throughout the year... love the twinkling of lights when driving through the streets... don't even get me started on the smell of the Christmas tree - LOVE... the coziness the Christmas decor brings to our home... over-indulging in EVERYTHING (and not even worrying about the consequences until December 26th... and my most favorite thing is seeing the excitement on some one's face while opening a gift that you put so much effort into finding...

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Birds of a Feather Flock Together...

1. Tory Burch $368 via net-a-porter.com 2. Alice and Olivia $198 via aliceandolivia.com 3. BCBG Max Azaria $198 via bloomingdales 4. topshop $115 via topshop.com 5. Cynthia Rowley $330 via cynthiarowley.com 6. Juicy $298 via saksfiftave.com 7. Mango $98 via johnlewis.com

I am obsessing over anything feathered right now - whether it be skirts of dresses... totally obsessed! I can just imagine myself shakin' my tail feathers (oh so cheesy!) on the dance floor on NYE! Most of the ones I love cost an arm and a leg (shocker!) but don't fret my pets... the ever so talented Erica of Ps... I Made This (who we all know that I LOVE) gave us a quick and easy DIY tutorial for our very own feather skirt so we can all be shakin' our tail feathers while ringing in the New Year!

sources via Ps... I Made This and WWW

'Twas the Weekend Before Christmas...

View from our balcony...
View from our balcony...

Before dins on the first night...

Trying to capture the festive lights of the hotel...

Trying to get in on the festive lights...

Full of yummy food and lots and lots of vino...

And the adventure begins...

Action shot... I refused to stray far from the wall...

Inching away from my comfort zone...

Merry Christmas!

We had a fabulous time at the Hotel Del Coronado this past weekend... although a little wet - it didn't put any dampers on our fun ;-) The rain didn't actually get super heavy until yesterday when we were leaving.

We spent the evenings enjoying good vino and delish eats... strolls through the streets during the days and even got our ice skate on! Oh boy was that an experience! It had been raining before so there were puddles on the rink which seemed to make it a little more difficult... or at least that is our story and we are sticking to it!

Happy Weekend...

The forecast calls for rain all weekend... me and the boy toy are escaping our cold home to a much warmer place... the Hotel Del! We are taking a mini vacation and staying down in Coronado for a few days. Our original plan was to travel to NYC and then San Fran... but plans kept getting altered due to the boy's work - so we decided to save the city fun for another time and travel 30 min south for a little bit of holiday cheer... and warm hotel rooms! The Hotel Del is a sight to see around Christmas time!

We were hoping for weather like last weekend... so we could enjoy bike rides and strolls in the sand... but now it is looking like time will be spent cuddled up next to fireplaces with vino in hand... fine by me!

Have a fabulous weekend... see yall Tuesday!

Ps... did I mention there is an ice rink on the sand!

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Here Comes Santa Claus...

* Tights $10 via jcrew * Socks $8.50 via gap * Earrings $20 via 1928.com * Cocktail Ring $16 via modcloth * Scarf $25 via piperlime * L'Occitane Hand Cream Trio Collection $25 via sephora * Cosmetic Bag $20 via endless.com* Debra Lippmann Nail Polish $20 via nordstroms * Glass Candle $25 via anthropologie * Thermal Mug $16 via lilly pulitzer * Penguin Classic Books $20 via Penguin

I am sure many of you have Secret Santa parties to attend this weekend or early next week... here is a last minute guide of gifts that I wouldn't mind unwrapping :-) There is no need to get those cheesy gifts that go unused because there is a tight budget... you can find fabulous gifts at any price... even under $25!

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go...

Dress - here

Pumps - here

Clutch - here

Cocktail Ring - here

Earrings - here

Nail Polish - here

If I had somewhere fabulous to attend this holiday season (and unlimited funds) this is what I would be wearing...

Just My Luck...

Our second attempt at decorating...
The boy toy bowling... he would be mad if I didnt say that he bowled a 132 this game ;-)

The view of the beautiful weather yesterday - 85 degrees in December!

Although I had a fabulous weekend... spent with family and friends - I seem to be going through a bit of bad luck... hoping that today is the turn around point!

It all started Friday night... the boy toy and I went out to get our tree (I know a bit late... but he has been out of town). We got our tree home... excited to decorate... vino in hand and Christmas tunes in the background. Checked tree trimming off our list and went to bed. At about 11:45pm (don't judge that we were already in bed before midnight on a Friday night!) I heard a glass break downstairs... I got out of bed thinking it was an ornament from the tree... to my surprise - the entire tree had fallen over!!! Glass was everywhere (all of our ornaments are glass - I now realize isn't the smartest move considering we have wood floors)... the tree stand fell right over with it... so needless to say the downstairs was flooded! Not exactly how we wanted to spend the wee hours of the night... after about 45min we had it semi-cleaned up and salvaged what we could of the ornaments and went back to bed...

Saturday was a great day... we experienced summer like weather... around 85 degrees at the beaches... we spent the evening with D's parents as his niece was in a school play, School House Rock - Ammmmazing by the way - still in awe over the kids! On our way home we decided we weren't ready to call it a night so we made a very spontaneous decision to go bowling - to our surprise it happened to be Rock 'n' Roll bowl - seriously a great night! However, I did not get into the groove of things until our last game... standard :-)

Which leads me to yesterday... My Mom and I had planned to go to the mall to get some Christmas shopping done... I agreed to help her carry boxes to be shipped... the Postal Annex is in a small, local shopping center. I saw a friend of mine from across the courtyard so I waved and because the boxes were so big I didn't see the cement block in front of me and I tripped and the boxes went flying - sunglasses flew off - I went sliding into home... as if it wasn't humiliating enough - people from all directions came running to our aide - I quickly got up... both legs skinned up and bleeding, threw on my sunglasses for security and scurried off to the post office to try and quickly forget what had just happened - however, my knee are a pretty good reminder that what happened was a reality... one word... mortified!

Hope every one had a smoother past couple of days...

pics: blame the poor quality on my blackberry!

Shopping Bags Galore...

I absolutely fell in love with this idea while catching up on one of my daily favs, Bromeliad! Seriously I thought I was the only one that had this problem. I always hesitate throwing away pretty (and lets be honest - shiny designer) shopping bags... and low and behold there is a whole club out there that has this same problemo!

Obsessed with the idea of crafting up some wall art with lovely used shopping bags; however, I am thinking the boy toy would not be too keen on this idea (sort of like a trophy wall displaying all the money gone to shopping) - hopefully one day I will own my very own walk-in closet to decorate as I please... and you better believe these will be adorning my wall!

pic: Bromelaid

Busy, Busy BEE!

Oh how I have missed my dear blog... well actually more accurately - oh how I have missed reading all of my daily favorites! I have been extremely busy the past month with updating my Etsy shop, holiday bazaars and boutique orders. I have so much to fill you all in on!

But I will take it slow :-) For now... check out some of my new items in my Etsy shop! I still have a ton of pieces to add... slow and steady is the name of the game right?!

This is what my office has looked like over the past few weeks... anyone that knows me - knows this is driving me bonkers!

I hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday season!