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:: Pleats Party + New Years Eve Inspiration ::

December 30, 2016

Happy Last Friday of Year!

WHAT? How did that happen!?

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I mean….. I can only hope…..

First some fashion, then on to some Friday randoms!

One of my favorite trends right now is the pleated skirt.

I love that they work just as well with a sweater as they do with a tank.

I jumped at the chance for this J.Crew Factory skirt when I saw it,

but I really want to get a more fun piece like one of the colorful, shimmery picks below!

BOW SHOULDER TOP // FAUX LEATHER PLEATED SKIRT // METALLIC SWEATER

this years version of the leopard pumps

BOW SHOULDER TOP // FAUX LEATHER PLEATED SKIRT // METALLIC SWEATER

sizing : all three of these run large, size down!

I am in love with all of the options below, with THIS SKIRT being my favorite for parties and THIS SKIRT for daytime,
but the best part is they are ALL UNDER $100!!

top row : ROSE GOLD PLEATED MIDI // SHIMMER PLEATED // SILVER BLUE PLEATED // GOLD PLEATED MIDI

bottom row : PLEATED MINI // HOT PINK LONG // SHIMMER EMBROIDERED PLEATED // DEEP SILVER MIDI // PINK LONG PLEATED SKIRT

I can’t believe tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and the end of 2016!!
We are last-minute hosting a small group at our place,
but what my husband doesn’t know,
is we are really hosting a celebration in honor of Countess LuAnn and Tom’s Wedding.
the rehearsal dinner tonight is set to be…. wait for it… ON A YACHT!!!!

There’s no better reason to host a party than in honor of their pure, true love.

editors note : SERIOUSLY I PRAY IT IS BEING FILMED FOR THE SHOW.

I ordered the WHAT DO YOU MEME GAME but didn’t get it in time for our trip,

so hopefully people will want to play it as badly as I do and I can play it tomorrow night!

My mom saw a TV segment with these Champagne Jello Shots and said they looked like something I would like.

I don’t think she has ever had a jello shot (???) but at least she knows me well enough to know bubbly + jello shots are both something I definitely say YES to.

I know I will need all the help I can get in Preventing a ~~Sunday~~ New Years hangover, so although I’m positive I will be ignoring #7 Namaste: Take a Yoga Class, theres plenty of other things I’m willing to do.
10 Ways to Prevent a New Years Hangover

I saw this Lightened-Up Quiche on the Today Show and I already bought all of the ingredients to prep it and make it for New Years Brunch!

I’ll probably serve it with a side of Hash browns, Biscuits, and all things fatty,

but clearly I am trying my damnedest to start out on a healthy foot!

I’ll share how it turns out next week!

While I do have resolutions for 2017…..

……. also expect plenty of the same 🙂

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:: feel good friday ::

December 16, 2016

I’ll be back with more later today,

but to get your Friday started,

the feel good stylings of Mr. Bruno Mars doing Carpool Karaoke.

I love him so much.

I just want to pick him up and squeeze him!! (and I probably can… those lifts in his shoes aren’t fooling me….)

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:: FRIDAY THINGS ::

December 9, 2016

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Cheers to Friday!!!

I’m posting another gift guide immediately following this post,
so make sure to check out that post too!
I’m trying to get them all completed as soon as possible so shopping can be done and over with!

5 links to get you to 5 o’clock :
1. Healthy Gifts that Keep Giving. The best healthy monthly subscription boxes.
2. Two good money saving reads :
11 ways to save during the holiday season and
I cut 5 unnecessary spending habits for 30 days and here’s what happened
3. You know how yesterday I joked about the bachelor-incestual-dating-pool? Well 2 time Bachelor candidate Becca has taken up with Bachelorette + Bachelor in Paradise Alum Robert.
Perhaps 3rd times the charm for them?
4. 10 December Fashion Tips
5. How to open a bottle of champagne the right way

:: EASY WAY TO GIVE BACK ::

I’ve been meaning to comment on this for weeks and I’m fairly positive I never have!

If you are like me, you order from Amazon every week – even if it’s something tiny. Amazon Prime is a lifechanger.

If you go to smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com, they’ll donate a portion of every purchase to the red cross!

So if you can try to re member smile.amazon.com because it doesn’t always remind me to switch over and sometimes I forget!

:: BEST TRAVEL ACCESSORY ::

For my Travel Gift Guide, I forgot to include my favorite thing ever, my travel steamer!

Kip brings this on all of his business trips and I always have it on hand for my dresses and tops that get supremely wrinkled during the flight.
It’s the best and you get a full size + the travel size for under $30!
It comes in 5 colors too.

// MY LITTLE STEAMER //

:: TACKY CHRISTMAS ::

I was a little late in shopping for my tacky Christmas sweater and ended up with a men’s sweater that says “best package ever”. It was slim pickings.

// BEST PACKAGE EVER //

whoops.

hopefully this’ll still fly for the Tacky Sweater Party??

I just showed it to my husband and he seems to think it’s a fail.

I also snagged this Christmas light necklace that lights up 🙂

// CHRISTMAS LIGHT LIGHT-UP NECKLACE //

It’s under $10 and it’s from Target…. so how do you walk past that and not throw it in your cart?

PLUS. Guess who is wearing it in the holiday commercials promoting their HGVT Show?

That’s right. Chip and Joanna Gaines. I don’t jump through walls or climb trees or do any manual labor really, but we have our taste in Christmas fashion in common.

:: AMAZING SALES CONTINUE ::

J.Crew : 30% off your entire purchase, and then 40% off your purchase of $200 or more!

Neiman Marcus : $50 off your purchase of $200 with code DEC50

Lord and Taylor : extra 30% off almost everything for a total savings of up to 75% off.

Off 5th : up to 70% off, plus take an extra 20% off with code GIFT4U

GAP : up to 50% off your entire purchase, and an extra 25% off with code EXTRA

Old Navy : up to 60% off sitewide

:: BEST BEACH BOOKS ::
we’re heading to Grand Cayman for our annual Christmas trip and I already have 3 books picked out for our week there.

// THE NEST // SUPERFICIAL // PRIMATES OF PARK AVENUE //
any suggestions or books you’ve read lately and loved?
I feel like I need a dark and mysterious one…. you know me, still chasing the dream of finding another Gone Girl and I don’t think it’s going to ever happen.
Here is a link for The Best Audiobooks for Commuting and Holiday Travel for those of you that prefer the audiobook route!

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:: FRIDAY THINGS ::

November 18, 2016

Cheers to Friday!

weekend therapy print

the highlight of my week this week was ~~the new blog name~~
a box of picture frames falling on my face right as I looked up and slicing my nose open.
I now have a huge gash/scar in the middle of my face and two days later it itches SO BADLY that I want to claw my face off, but I can’t because that will for sure cause a scar to form.

Also, did you know a teeny-weeny-tiny tube of Maderma for Scars is $28 at CVS?
Twenty Eight.
If I get a scar after this, Maderma is getting an angry letter.
or entering the scar treatment business myself and making gazillions.
but I digress……

Thanks to two lovely readers, I got to see a full YouTube video of where Tom and Katie from Vanderpump Rules “BUBBA” spray paint art came from.

Literally it’s the little things like that that make blogging the greatest thing in the world.

truly. MADE. MY. DAY.

I will say that the transformation overall looked pretty good though.

and I highly reccommend you watch it, because now I actually will watch other home makeovers from these people when I have nothing left on my DVR.

as of Friday morning, the best shirt in all the world was restocked in ALL sizes!

get after it!
I know this shirt is everywhere, but it’s for good reason.
I am in love with it – such an amazing $19 purchase.

// STRIPED SHIRT //

size down, runs big

I ordered a few things from Nordstrom to try for Thanksgiving.

This sweater and this dress were a miss (the dress was like a potato sack, but quite comfy).

Good news is, this BB Dakota Dress and this Black Blazer were hits.

I’ll take some pictures this weekend and share. I think the dress could be perfect for Thanksgiving Day.

The previews for Collateral Beauty look like the biggest tear-jerker of a Christmas movie. But darn it looks good!!!

Are you in love with the Rag + Bone Newbury booties like me and everyone else in the world?
Do you refuse to pay the price? Me too!
My black knock off pair from Vince Camuto 2 years ago has seen better days, and for some reason they stopped making the exact replica (I’m guessing they got in trouble because they are seriously identical).
Luckily, I came across two pairs of booties that are very very similar and a fraction of the price. Both are under $100 and one is under $60!

// BLACK BOOTIES // TAN BOOTIES //
both come in several different colors!

Just in time for the upcoming mayhem,
7 Tips for the Holidays every Stylish Hostess should know!

We have so many leaves in our backyard, and there are so many squirrels in our neighborhood, that when I am home I keep thinking I hear someone walking back there and freaking out. But no, it’s just us not taking care of the lawn. Don’t worry, we DID do all the leaves and mowing in the FRONT yard where people can see it 🙂 #adulting.

I am FINALLY over my 2 week cold, and finally back at my ClassPass classes.
I am obsessed with these workout leggings, which is surprising because almost all of my fitness bottoms are black or a dark neutral.
Are white workout leggings a danger? These would need a try in person because I feel like they could go really wrong.

// ZELLA LEGGINGS //

I love this new printed workout top too!

We have in-laws coming in today to stay for the weekend!
It is going to be a gorgeous 78 degrees today, and then we are dropping big time by Saturday. So hopefully we will be dining al fresco tonight and spending as much time outdoors today as possible!

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:: FRIDAY LINKS ::

November 11, 2016

Happy Friday Loves!

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{one}

We have a Friendsgiving this Saturday, and a perfect place to look for inspiring Thanksgiving recipes is my girl Ina.

Here are 22 of her best Thanksgiving recipes all in one place. {link}

{two}

It’s only a few more weeks until the new season of Fixer Upper premieres!

This article shares 6 Surprising things about Fixer Upper and takes you behind the scenes. {link}

{three}

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen still double date, just like back in the days of their insanely amazing movies.

I feel like an Olsen movie marathon would be perfect for the holiday season. I’m mad at myself for missing the Double Double Toil and Trouble deadline! Darn it! {link}

{four}

J.Crew Factory is having a major sale! Perfect time to stock up on pieces for the upcoming and never-ending holiday occasions!

THIS COAT is a perfect replica of the J.Crew one I drool over every year, and for a steal of a price!

{five}

I’m working on some exciting changes for around the blog so bear with me in the next week or so!

Hopefully all will go smoothly!

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:: FRIDAY RANDOMS ::

November 4, 2016

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Cheers to Friday!

:: CMA Red Carpet ::

I still havent been able to watch the CMA’s, because it was cubs only in this house from 8-1 AM, but I have them taped and I am excited to see it! I heard great things.

I did see the red carpet fashion however and loved it.

I wish Eric & Jessie would come back on.

Her reality show was the modern day Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, filled with plenty of “chicken of the sea” hilarity.

I mean, will there ever come an age for Reba where she doesn’t look like a stone cold fox?

God Bless her.

ALSO, I entirely forgot that Nashville is coming back on some random channel.

It totally had j”umped the shark” and the storyline was just awful, so I am praying I do not get whatever channel it is going to be airing on.

How cute do the girls look at the CMA’s ?

:: Kelly Dodd on WWHL ::

If you’re a long time reader, you may recall me commenting that nothing drives me more nuts than watching the guests on my-boyfriend-andy-cohen’s WWHL stare at themselves in the little TV monitors below the camera.

Kristen Doute of Vanderpump rules is the reigning Queen for not ever looking at anything the whole 30 minute show except herself.

I just watched Monday’s WWHL with Kelly Dodd and right off the bat, she is just staring at herself.

My-BF-AC is making his little opening one liner cracks and she isnt even giggling because she is too incompetent to follow too busy staring at herself and turning her head left and right.

See, I would feel bad about just insulting her intelligence, but she continues to give material.

The first question he asks “Do you feel sorrier about what you said about Tamra’s daughter or Shannon’s husband?”

Kelly : “Shannon’s Daughter.”

after he corrects her she just stares blankly and is like “yeah, yeah”

I just can’t.

Her being on this with Rachel Dratch is just amazing. I love me some Rachel Dratch.

and I must say….. Rachel Dratch looked amazing. Best I’ve seen her.

and then she comes out as Mrs. Roper and looks even better!

oops, one more….. Kelly Dodd just said “texts-sus-ses” for “texts” which drives me SO FREAKING INSANE. In her defense, I do know extremely intelligent people who do this, but OF COURSE that’s how she says it.

I lied again….. one more…… as I try to move on from this subject she keeps talking….

my-boyfriend-andy-cohen just asked her an open ended question, one that does not warrant a yes/no answer, and WHATTAYA KNOW!

she says “yes”.

my-bf-ac: “yes what?”

Kelly Dodd : “yes”