Nightingale

I first fell for the silhouette of this bag when I saw it on Ashley Olsen's arm a few years ago. Too bad Givenchy sold out faster than my eyes could even pause for a blink. Luckily, I was surprised with a lovely, nearly identical, twin. Talking about the blink of an eye, Christmas Eve is almost here. Thursday to be exact. How time flies! I spend the entire year just waiting for Thanksgiving and Christmas. My two very favorite Holidays!! What are your plans?

American Chic handbag. Juicy Couture coat. Barneys New York sweater dress. Forever 21 skinny jeans. Donni Charm scarf. Dirty Laundry boots.

First snow fall.. Dec. 18.


RIP. Brittany Murphy :(

"It's the voice you hear inside, who you truly are." --Brittany as the voice of Baby Gloria in Happy Feet.


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Playing Now: Last Christmas | Cast of GLEE

Cranberry Dreams

Well, we're here. We finally made it, to North Carolina; after a 14 hour long drive that started at 4am the same day.. talk about cabin fever... I think it best to sum up the entire destination in tidy paragraph form...

1st stop: for gasoline and the human equivalent in caffeine... later, stopped at McDonalds to nosh on an Egg McMuffin with more coffee.. Sweety begged for some pieces of my ham. The rest of the trip was filled with ooh-ing and aah-ing over the subtle change in landscape; the closer we got to leaving Florida, the more hills, full trees and vacant lots of land we saw. We also stopped at Chik-fil-A to lunch on their classic chicken sandwiches and new delight; the Peach Milk Shake. (oh my Gosh, it's delicious!) Picked up a couple of magazines, Nylon with Megan Fox on the cover (and a Julian Casablancas interview inside yesssss!), People Style and a few Us Weeklies to entertain myself with. iPod was charged and raring to go with my current favorite playlists and applications. Dinner stop was fast food (yet again) this time, Burger King for more chicken sandwiches, fries and Dutch apple pie. By the time we arrived, I was too tired to do anything else but drop into bed. I woke up to a chilly cold front of 49º weather, right now in Miami it's nearly 90º- although I miss it, I'm enjoying the new changes as I would a vacation.

Vintage Irish wool coat. American Apparel long sleeved body con dress in black. Forever 21 scarf and heels. Foley + Corinna bag in eggplant. Urban Outfitters tights. DIY bracelets.

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You're listening to: The Cranberries | Dreams

The Littlest Birds

Please excuse the chipped mess that is my nails. I need a manicure pronto. But hopefully the colorful rings
will make up for this.... ?





A big Thank You to Nadia over at Ice.com, a wonderful jewelry website; for this marvelous ring, in my favorite color,
of course!! I treasure it dearly.


Sweety decided that my stuffed Piglet would be hers. And now he most certainly is!!!


Currently listening to this wonderful mix CD sent to my by the darling Cate of Retro Lifestyle


Rings (left to right):
(1) Black plastic flower ring - forever 21
(2) Jeweled ring from Anika (3) Silver ring from Anika
(4) Amethyst ring from ICE (5) Evil Eye ring from eBay (6) Wedding bands

Checkered Coat: Mom's, vintage. Tee: Delia's for World Wildlife Federation. Skinny Jeans: Forever 21. Heels: Go Jane.

I heard the Sugar Plum fairies dancing in my head

Christmas Cheer is here, the concert that is. I will be attending a Classical Christmas show at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts. My Grandmother surprised me with the tickets yesterday, as an early Holiday present. So we will be attending the performance together this evening. And I had so much fun putting this festive look together for the occasion. My favorite is always the Nutcracker montage.


Dress: Vintage (belong to my Grandmother, handmade, from when she was in her 20's). Coat: International Concepts. Tights: L'eggs. Heels: Vintage. Clutch: Liz Claiborne. Cocktail ring: Costume.

• I am told there will be a special surprise for me this weekend??
• I am attending a Holiday party this weekend where there will be lots of fun, food and music among spending time with both family and friends. I always look forward to this one in particular.
• I have found a new amazing blog. I suggest checking it out here.
• I made a silly, fun video of my Christmas tree. Hope you like it.
  

O Christmas Tree! from fashion chalet on Vimeo.