“Touch My Robe!”

Finally, all dressed up with somewhere to go!  We went to go see “A Christmas Carol” at The Rep in Portsmouth, NH.  We try to see the show every year, this year it was moved from our local theatre to The Rep, I love the story but I really just go to giggle like a school girl every time the Ghost of Christmas Present says “touch my robe!” and the challenge of chugging a 6-8 oz glass of Pinot during the intermission. Oh my god is Portsmouth the cutest little town!  The show was great on the smaller stage, it was insanely intimate.  I lost it when Scrooge (as played by David Coffee) rubbed up against me.  I have a really distorted view of celebrity.

We had a great time and went out for a romantic dinner of Happy Meals on the way home.  I fully intended on wearing this outfit sans socks and with heels.  Surprisingly the hubby begged me to wear it this way and it works.  I feel it is an homage to Britney Murphy via Clueless, the movie that got me interested in style. It was great the dress had pleates on the bust to accomodate my expanding ta-ta’s.

For your viewing pleasure here is me in my robe! (in which I will not being inviting anyone to touch)

God Bless Us, Everyone!

Dress: ModCloth Parker Dress

Tights: Spanx

Sock: Target

Shoes: Navid O Nadia Hatch in Grey

Purse and Earrings: Aldo

Bangle: Vintage

Robe: Restoration Hardware

Crutch: Property of Tiny Tim, who did NOT die!

My Homemade Christmas

This is my 100th Post!

I tend to think I am pretty crafty, in several meanings of the word.  For my sister-in-law I made this crystal and chains necklace.  I had NO IDEA what I was doing, and don’t worry, she has no idea this blog exists! Because I am selfish I also threw something together for myself (as seen with my Market Publique dress).

I was specifically told by my husband and electrician not to hang anything from that chandelier.  Now why would they have to specifically say that?  Jokes on them, because I did! I got all the supplies from Michael’s where I managed to leave my purse in the parking lot AGAIN! I made quite a few gifts this year, I may post a collage when everything is done but I am on the fence since it is all knitted do-dads.

Gift Necklace:  Glass Crystal Beads, Black Metal Chains, Pearls and Charms, “Black” Swarovski Crystals

My Necklace: Black Jasper, Glass Crystal Beads, turquoise and I sewed on a flower from a broken J.Crew hairpin

Chandelier: Home Depot-I do it up classy

A Gift for Me

I may have bought this.  Ok I defiantly may have bought this (don’t you hate when people say “defiantly maybe”?).

I am going through a style crisis and am reevaluating my personal style, I will expand on this topic tomorrow after the holidays.  Apparently the first step was ordering a jumpsuit.  I have wanted one since they came back into style, as they do every few years, but have not been able to find the right one.  I don’t want strapless because of the nursing boobies, and I wanted something with a harem pant that looked and fit kind of like leggings and I wanted something either dark grey or a dark mushroom color.

Well I found it! Woot! And for $46 down from $220 on Shopbop.  It should be here today, though I am thinking of wrapping it and putting it under the tree. To: Me, From: Me.  I will wear it with my oxfords and jean jacket or with “winter wedges” (something I told my husband to go into Nordstrom and ask for) and my new moto jacket.  I could belt it or not, guess you will have to be surprised!

Rachel Pally Jumpsuit: $46

NYC Day 3: A Walk in the Park

So the baby is not so into sleeping in a hotel room, too bad that is my favorite thing.  I woke up ready to just go home and catch up on sleep but the hubby insisted on going to Central Park.  After chugging my Skinny Vanilla Latte I was ready to go and was I glad I did because it was easily the most enjoyable part of the trip.  The wind had died down so I threw on a dress.

Yes I had to use the Central Park Bathroom.  It was actually very clean but unbelievably cold.  The windows were open!  I love the combo of red and purple so I put together this outfit really just to go with my new vintage scarf.  I already had the tights and I have a belt that I would wear over this but I wanted to be comfortable because the this is what I was wearing for the trip home, in which I learned no matter how bad I have to pee and how bad the traffic is I cannot physically go in a bottle.

I finally got my oxfords!  I love them.  I kept saying how much I loved them the entire day.  I bought the Navid O Nadia Hatch that I have had my eye on for a while, in the shoe store right below my hotel! Fate.  They are so much cuter in person if you can believe that.  I bought the dress at Old Navy for $15 specifically to go with the scarf, $3. $18 for a year-round outfit?  I’m not mad at it, HEEEEEY!  I also am such a leggings go-to girl that I need to accept that tights are just leggings with feet.  I was very comfortable and surprising warm in this outfit.

Dress: Old Navy

Scarf: Vintage

Coat: DKNY

Tights: Jessica Simpson via Marshall’s

Oxfords: Navid O Nadia Hatch

Shades: Ray Ban

Bag: Target

Baby Bear Suit: Old Navy, hand-me-down

NYC Day 2: Brrrrr!!

It’s Cold!  You heard of a fat man in a little coat, I am a skinny girl in a fat coat and you better believe I am not going back to flimsy little peacoats, you think NYC is bad try New England.  I was not a fashionista today, it was too chilly! Despite the blistering cold we managed to get most of our holiday shopping done today.  I was cold and exhausted but we still had a blast.  The best part so far: American Girl Place.  I don’t care who you are you will get absolutely hysterical in this place.  This is not a joke or a musing: my husband almost walked out with a Bitty Baby.

I was disappointed that Kate Spade was sold out of EVERYTHING I was planning on getting there, gifts and for myself.  I also heard one of the shop girl drop a name like an atomic bomb, story below.  I also got a serious hot flash in Tiffany and had to leave, I think Doug slipped something into my water.  We still did very well despite that.  Don’t turd over the Gucci bag, it is a children’s book “Snowman in Africa” for the baby.  She loved the display in the window and believe me the women waiting on us was thrilled at the $25 we spent there.

Ok the Kate Spade story:

The story goes like this, a cute, thin young girl was looking for a dress for a winter wedding she was attending.  When the girl was debating between the dress she had on and the dress she apparently tried on earlier.  The shop girl really said this, “Well one of my friends was in earlier and I was telling her to shorten this dress, oh you must know who Kristen Chenoweth is right, yeah so she was in earlier and I was telling her to shorten it, you are so thin just like her…..” it went on.  Your friend?!  Ok so I believe she may have been in there, but your friend?  Is she coming to your christmas party?  You are going to Happy Hour later and hitting up her nephew’s bris on Saturday?  I am trying not to be a Seaward but come on.

Coat: seen it!  DKNY

Jeans: Rock & Republic

Boots: Blowfish

Hat: Jasmin Sola?

NYC Day 1: One Purse Lost, One Purse Found….I need a drink

I left my purse in the PARKING LOT of a CT hotel where we stopped to change the baby.  Too bad we were about 45 min south of there when I realized it.  Luckily someone from the hotel found it and proceeded to give me the hardest time about giving it back, like 20 mins after she checked my ID and realized it was me.  No matter what I was happy and grateful, but pooped now that we added an extra 1.5 hours to the trip, is it illegal to drink in the car as a passenger? Needless to say I didn’t exactly get all dolled up for our first night in NYC.  We packed a Christmas tree to liven up the joint, then proceeded to valet the car with the tree in.

I dressed perfectly for travelling in cold weather.  I layered a tee under a hoodie under my new moto jacket from Forever21.  I looked a little crazy when I took the jacket off and had a bulky sweatshirt on over the boyfriend jeans and I huge bow in my hair but I was super comfortable.  The boyfriend jeans were great, though I couldn’t find the belt I wanted to wear so there was an indecent amount of crack.

Our room is very cool, and by New York standards, very big.  We have of course instantly trashed it with baby stuff and take-out.  There is a little kitchen hiding behind the mirrored door, good thing I snooped!

Headband and Moto Jacket: Forever21

Tee and Hoodie: Old Navy

Jeans: Gap

Socks: Target, my dogs were barking so I lost the shoes!

Programming Note

We will be traveling today to NYC!  We just finished up school last night and are feverishly getting the house straightened out and packing.  I will be posting from NYC tonight!

“Deck them halls and all that Stuff”

when we picked out our amazing, ridiculous dog, Indi the breeder said, “She’s my favorite…she is either REALLY smart or dumb as rocks.”  She just passed her 6th birthday and we have yet to figure it out.  I feel the same way about this poncho.  I am pretty in love with it, but it is kind of heinous, its really warm and possibly chic?

I bought it at Forever21 for $8 (marked down from $17, that can’t be a good sign) so I am pretty sure it isn’t a tree skirt.

I was very close to leaving the house today wearing it over skinny jeans, a long sleeve tee and cute flats but I couldn’t pull the trigger.  Should this bad boy stay in the privacy of my own home (and the internets, no one sees that right?) or can he venture out like a warm parrot on an old man’s shoulder, below:

Poncho: Forver21 $8

Yoga Pants and Tee: Mashall’s $13; $6

Slippers: Old Navy-gift

Baby it’s Cold Outside

Holy witches teet.  It is frigid in Boston ladies and gents.  The hubby and I had a lovely little date night, the only problem, we had to lug around that baby with us.  I keed, I keed! Not really because a whimpering baby that you have to shove Cherios in it’s face is not exactly an aphrodisiac, hence why I am watching Jersey Shore and blogging.

I have a major case of Kelly Taylor Hair in that second pic.

Sorry no long shots but I think the baby in the pub was annoying enough for the other patrons.  I did my best tuck job with my leopard/lace print shell (are you sick of it yet?!) into my torn True Religion jeans.  I wore a flattering swing cardi over it and wha-la! Date Night!

Jacket: DKNY

Top: Marshall’s

Cardi: NY and Co

Jeans: True Religion-gift

Flats: Old Navy

Necklace: Lia Sophia

Ring: Cup O’Sea

Drink: Not strong enough

Editorial Note: I love my baby.

Getting in the Spirit

Non-embarrassing admission: I totally believe in Santa.  I get one Santa wish I year (last year was a job, the year before was Doug’s broken down car starting) and I had to pull the trigger early this year on Doug’s lost wedding band.  So it kind of crushed my Spirit a little bit!  I have also been so busy with work and school wrapping up before we go on vacation (yeah!) I haven’t been able to watch a single movie or decorate my tree.  I get super in the spirit every year, and I will this year, but I jsut needed a little self-inspiration!

Below are some of my better, and worse, christmas cheer get-ups:

How bad do you want that FAO Schartz Jacket, it is so Marching Band meets MJ, so 2009.  Though that also makes me want to exclaim “Over It!”

I am sure you will be seeing a lot more of these to come, things should slow down by Monday and we are traveling around the North East over the next couple of weeks to spread and gather holiday cheer!

(P.S. Please excuse the in-excusable winter tan in the last pic, I had eczema and that was the only thing that helped, but still!)