Thursday, December 31, 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Loving It
Lately I've been loving...
1. This dapper little boy all dressed up for a holiday party!
2. I definitely had the best looking date there!
3. He also looks amazing as an elf.
4. And his Santa hat game is on point.
5. Oh how I love this little boy!
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Style Icon: Ebeneezer Scrooge
The dude is wearing spats. Straight-up spats on the shoes. And a top hat. And a coat and a cane and a fancy suit. Scrooge is looking slick. His day wear is on point.
Scrooge's nightwear is also fabulous. Who doesn't love a long, flowing nightgown and funny looking stocking cap? This look is perfect for looking at your past, present and future and reevaluating your approach to life. Christmas is great, Scrooge! Giving is good!
A generous spirit takes over Scrooge! He's cheerful! He shares! He continues to wear a top hat because top hats are fabulous! Top hats just scream Dickensian Christmas! Top hats are where it's at! God bless us every one!
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Christmas polka dots
I've been straight up busy/sick (and also the mom of a sick kid, which is worse, but he's healthy now), and then all of a sudden WHAM, it's Christmas time and people are coming to my house and it is NOT clean (and that's a dog hair tumbleweed that just traveled over the hardwood floors, let's all ignore it together), and I'm all like "Thanks for visiting! Sorry I have no food in the house for you! I realize I should probably have some grown-up food for these visiting grown-ups!"
Luckily, my sister, who was visiting, has met me before and knows that I'm not the best housekeeper in the world (but I'm better than I was!), and while I may not have cream for her coffee, I do have an adorable baby boy and brownie-filled cookies!
So, yes. Merry early Christmas! I received a polka-dot purse (not pictured, but it's Betsey Johnson and amazing) and a polka-dot scarf.
I'm pretty easy to shop for! And I got to see my sister, and she tolerated my mess, and look at that adorable baby boy in his winter coat! It was good times for all!
Luckily, my sister, who was visiting, has met me before and knows that I'm not the best housekeeper in the world (but I'm better than I was!), and while I may not have cream for her coffee, I do have an adorable baby boy and brownie-filled cookies!
So, yes. Merry early Christmas! I received a polka-dot purse (not pictured, but it's Betsey Johnson and amazing) and a polka-dot scarf.
I'm pretty easy to shop for! And I got to see my sister, and she tolerated my mess, and look at that adorable baby boy in his winter coat! It was good times for all!
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Fall list
1. Walk in the woods: We walked in a lot of parks. That had woods attached. So I'm going to check this one off. (Look at the pretty lake! I took this picture on a Thanksgiving walk.)
2. Go to a fall festival: We only went to one (shocking!) but it had a food truck rally and a pumpkin patch and was walking distance from home. Success.
4. Visit the mountains: We did. For less than a day because Robert had a work emergency that demanded we go back home. Boo. But we did get to see the foggy fall colors!
5. Go to a food truck rally: See: Fall Festival. Also: Yummy.
6. Dress Thomas up for Halloween: He dressed up as a Pumpkin and Bunny Rabbit. Who is the cutest?! (Answer: Thomas. Thomas is the cutest.)
7. Visit a brewery, drink a seasonal: I visited a brewery. At a different location, I drank seasonal beer. I planned to do both at the same place, but the Panthers were playing and it was all loud and crowded so me and my friends ended up eating at a Mexican restaurant connected to a Days Inn, which was delicious. So: Half success.
8. Carve a pumpkin: Thomas is a tiny toddler. We painted that pumpkin, instead!
9. Drink a pumpkin spice latte: Yep. Yum.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Cat Square Christmas Parade
So, of course, it had to be Thomas's first parade, and, man, did he love it! Pictured above: What I wore. I don't have a front picture, but the back was cuter anyway. It was 70 degrees in December here in North Carolina!
Thomas was super into the parade. The marching band was his favorite part. ("It was his mama's favorite part! That's why it was his favorite part!" my friend told me. I do love some aggressive percussion.) Pictured above: Thomas asks himself "Does Santa rock? Or am I being mislead by this onesie?"
This parade is a for-real event. It lasts hours. There is tailgating. And something called "Cat Square Kool-Aide." (Beware of the Kool-Aide!)
And to conclude: Here is a picture of a woman riding a cow dressed up like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Because of Christmas. And Cat Square. An excellent combination!
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Style Icon: Linda McCartney
Linda and Paul McCartney shared such a sweet, beautiful, domestic, family-oriented love. I really, really love to look at pictures of them and their family. Sometimes I joke with Robert about how super boring we are because we have zero "drama," but I think Linda and Paul also had very little drama, and that didn't make them boring at all. In fact, I think that's part of the reason I find them so interesting.
Linda was a talented photographer, and as far as I can tell, she was a great mom too. I love that she seems to have two not-so-different styles. She has her groovy style (minis and sunglasses and such) and her farm-mom style (overalls and baby in tow), and they're both awesome.
I like people who have kids, seem kid-focused and are still full on groovilicious.
But also deliciously in it, you groovy girl, you. Linda McCartney: multi-faceted mommy style icon.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Seeing Santa
Anyway, the concert was held in a very cool museum with an adorable kids section, which was great (and a creepy folk art section I did not enjoy because folk art is not at all my thing). Pictured above: adorable kids section of the museum. The concert was sit down, and I thought it was going to be casual, but then all these older ladies arrived in Chanel suits, and I was like "Whoa Nelly." Also: It was bluegrass (yay!) mixed with a string quartet (uh-oh). Thomas, in his flannel and his one-year-oldness, might have been able to hang through some bluegrass, but a classical music concert? Not so much. So he didn't stay long, but we did get to see Santa!
Santa totally scared Thomas, and there was not going to be a one-on-one moment with the Jolly Old Elf, but Thomas was cool with staring at him from my lap. Merry Christmas!
This is what I wore to hang with Santa. That sweater vest situation is my new favorite thing. So graphic! So comfortable! So warm! And the thrifted pants and second-hand clogs are my old favorite things (Love them. Wear them all the time.)
Happy holidays!
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Style Icon: Mr. T
As a child of the '80s, I was very aware of Mr. T. I don't think I ever actually watched his show "The A-Team," but he was definitely a pop-culture figure I knew. I understood that he pitied fools. I appreciated his mohawk and love of gold jewelry. Mr. T was a more-is-more kind of guy.
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