un-valentine's day mood

i hate to say it, but i have a love-hate relationship with valentine's day. i love telling my friends and family how much i LOVE them on a frequent basis, but i hate the pressure of valentine's day. i think it dates back to middle school when all of the cool girls would be showered with flowers, balloons, candygrams and stuffed animals. barf. it seemed really extra to me for someone to try and prove how much they loved me on one day of the year. it makes me uncomfortable. in my mind, it seems really forced and unromantic - plus, being "romantic" is not in my dna. i would rather snuggle with my boo while watching some "big bang theory" instead of sitting at some fancy dinner with wine. i don't even drink wine like that! (ok, now i'm just whining).

my boo calls me the ebenezer scrooge of valentine's day since i've been rolling my eyes and talking about my disdain for vday for the past couple of days. sorry, boo. i would really rather sleep my way through the day in my red heart pj's than go out into the world. 

but if you're like me and have a love-hate relationship with valentine's day, here's some fun stuff you can order for yourself:

ribcage necklace

this is way cool. i love how it's kinda "day of the dead", classic and cool.

valentine's day pin

this cracks me up. it's totally how i feel.

this scarf is perfection

really cute to wear on the day.

huge fan of this etsy shop

seriously, that skull is amazing. and the anatomical heart?!? to die for. literally.

i missed thanksgiving? whoops....

i'm thankful for a lot.

D's books

i'm exhausted this AM and feel like my outfit will be very uninspiring so i thought to myself, "it's time to take a pic of the books i received this christmas and the one i'm currently reading." 

BAZINGA!

(if you watch "big bang theory", then you know where that reference is from)

from bottom - the joy of cooking, stitch 'n bitch superstar knitting, the afro-latino reader (all gifts)

currently reading - life of pi by yann martel

and yes, my ipod touch (a gift) is hanging out on top of the pile because i will be reading alice in wonderland on it when i'm done with life of pi.

i'm pretty tired this morning but what's making me excited is the fact that i will be having dinner with friends tonight. i feel like this might be one of those weeks when i'm exhausted the whole time. i'm SO looking forward to having next monday off though...

happy tuesday!

D's earrings

remember that promise i had to show you something new i received for christmas everyday?

well, here's another gift--those earrings i'm wearing in this pic. my outfit is not that interesting to show but the earrings are so here you go.

my weekend was filled with wonderful friends, wonderful food, wonderful gifts and the opportunity to watch some friends of mine get engaged! it was amazing. i know the holiday season is officially over (my sis took the tree down yesterday!) but i feel like this holiday season has been absolutely wonderful. and i don't want it to end.

3 kings

today is one of my favorite days:

3 kings day.

in my family, that translates to more presents. and family time, of course. but mainly we exchange small gifts to each other in celebration of the day.

this year, my mom bought me a not so small present:

a new coat!

i probably desperately needed a new "snow/warm" winter coat since the one i had from college i donated last year. my mother, being as fabulous as she is, took me out shopping on monday and bought me this one. she actually picked it out in the store, and i have to admit that i am in love with the large lilac collar. she has an awesome eye for these things.

i haven't mentioned, but this weekend i am going out to new jersey to spend time with some of my bff's. this is the 3rd year we're doing secret santa together and i'm pretty excited. last year, my secret santa made me cupcakes. i'm not really sure how my secret santa this year will be able to top that...

happy thursday, folks!

D's holiday inspiration

i've been too busy to blog due to:

hanging out too much

enjoying myself a little too much at holiday parties

making my christmas cards and gifts

getting no sleep

plus all of the regular things i do on a normal basis (work, life, etc.).

so here i am, trying to make it up to everyone by posting some christmas inspired pics:

i love the holidays.

source

D's outfit

i got some crummy pics of my thanksgiving outfit. eh. i think it's partially my fault since i wore all black. but still. these are pretty stinky.

i hope everyone had an amazing thanksgiving (and remembered some things to be thankful for!) as well as a great (black) friday. i'm not doing the whole black friday thing...i did it before and was miserable...so i figured i would spend my friday decorating, working on christmas gifts and sleeping. sleep is so nice.

outfit details: leggings - AA winter weight (i've been living in these), sweater dress, blazer and multistrand necklaces - h&m, shoes - payless, feather necklace - f21

D's thank you

 happy thanksgiving!

my family is pretty laid back when it comes to thanksgiving and the table setting, but if it were up to me, i would love to recreate this for our dinner:

*love*

anyway, there are always things to be thankful for. my list:

michael's arts and crafts store.

late night shawarma after a night of drinking.

lazy sundays.

my big curly hair.

big chunky jewelry.
dunkin "deathwish" donut.

and most of all: my family, boo and friends.