Where are you Christmas?

I was on a mission to find this version of this song (not the Faith Hill version, ick) which would allow me to share on my blog, and this is what I came up with. Look, I was desperate. This song is magic, and I just adore it to pieces.

These aren't so bad either, if you're into that sort of thing (and I am, I really am).

 

What's getting you in the holiday spirit?

so what if we didn't get any of that snow

I'm lounging around watching the news this morning, keeping an eye on that ticking list of school delays and closings, amazed that pretty much everywhere around here but not quite here at least has a dusting of snow. We have nothing. We have had temps in the teens, and several days of highs in the 30s, but all we got yesterday was rain.

Which doesn't leave me wanting some yummy hot chocolate on a stick any less. Let's face it, everything is better on a stick. via Hello!Lucky

want

J.Crew calls these slippers. I think I could get away with wearing them to work. Win/win.

Holiday eats

I'm taking a quick break from holiday decorating posts that seem to have taken over the entire blog here. Instead I will be sharing with you some delicious looking holiday treats!

You can get the recipe for this amazing pomegranate poke cake with cream cheese frosting over at Sprinkle Bakes. And I'm contemplating a little cake baking get together instead of the traditional cookie baking. All I know is this cake deserves to be made. And eaten. By me.

ok, i die

This camera bag is perfection. The extra large houndstooth. The little red leather buckles. The pockets. With this bag I will want to carry the camera around with me everywhere, on vacation or at the grocery store. It is just that cute.

Stash

Soooo when can I move in?

Have I mentioned I'm a bit sad (devastated) to not be able to really decorate for Christmas?

Yes, well, I could just curl up on the floor here beneath these candy colored stockings and die of happiness. So pretty!

via Thompson Family-Life

heaven

I mean, as close to heaven as retail can get. Anthropologie's windows never disappoint, and if you've been paying attention this holiday season you'll know that these window displays at their Rockefeller Center store may as well have been made for me. I love love love them.

There's only one thing stopping me from jumping in the car right this very second and heading to NYC to see these windows. These pictures were taken in 2008. So. There's that.

I'm tired of black flats

Since I can no longer go to work dressed like a bum however I like, I've found myself stuck in a rut that consists of black pants, black flats, and a sweater of some sort. Sometimes a shirt and blazer. But nearly always black pants and black flats. It's not very inspiring, to say the least. My feet are wishing for prettier alternatives, like these lovely beige flats with bows just in time for the holidays!

Yes, I think I love them. Marais via i am a greedy girl.

design inspiration: Kate Spade

It pains me to say this as I spent many years turning my nose up at those girls and their Kate Spade bags. You know those girls. Well, at least I don't want her bags. But I do want her iPhone cases, her dresses and jackets, her calendars, her bold striped walls and floors. Oh, Kate Spade.

$40 here

$18 here

in the bag

Cute tote bags almost make me want to go grocery shopping. Almost.

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