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Top: Banana Republic (via gift)
Blazer: Bar II (via gift)
Skirt: Macy's
Tights: ?
Booties: Endless.com
Watch: c/o Wristology

Back after Christmas and a snow day is always on of the most exciting day to get dressed. Lots of fun new clothes and shoes to try out! Did you get any fun new wardrobe pieces for Xmas?

Dude! I love these pants. I can't deny it any longer. These pants and I are going to run away together, but probably not until after Xmas because... well, you know, Xmas is awesome.

Tomorrow the world is supposed to end, so I might night see you again. I hope you have a happy eternity!

Sweater: Gift
Skirt: Forever21
Shoes: Nina (via DSW)
Watch: c/o Wristology

This week has been fun so far. I have been playing around with some holiday-ish outfits. This one has both polka dots AND sparkles. Doesn't get much better than that.

I have 7 different family Christmases in the next week! Family is arriving everyday. What is your Christmas like?

This skirt is one that my grandma gave me probably over 15 years ago. I forgot how comfortable it is! AND it is sparkly, so it is perfectly festive. 

Top: Target
Pants: Target
Shoes: DSW
Necklace: Charlotte Russe

This is what I was wearing on the day of the Sandy Hook tragedy. I read about it on Twitter and had the news playing in my ear as the details came in all day. It is so unbearable to think about, and there is nothing I can say to make sense of it.

Be grateful for your many blessings.

Blouse: LOFT
Blazer: Forever 21
Skirt: Elder-Beerman
Shoes: Vanity
Bracelet: c/o SwayChic
Watch: c/o Wristology

I know I just wore this blazer 6 days ago, but it still has that new blazer smell. AND when I saw it hanging next to this giraffe print blouse in my closet, I couldn't resist. I also couldn't resist jumping on the burgundy ( I don't like calling it "oxblood") bandwagon with these pumps. They were just hanging out in my closet waiting to come back into style.

I hope you'll still love me even when I wear the fun stuff I love over and over and over!

Blouse: TJ Maxx
Blazer: H&M
Skirt: H&M
Shoes: GUESS (via DSW)
Watch: c/o Wristology

I didn't realize until I started putting this post together that I wore lace yesterday AND today. Such is life.

For some reason, every time I put on this blazer I feel like I'm dressed to attend prep school. While I'm waiting to hang out with Serena van der Woodsen and the other Gossip Girl friends, I'll tell you more about how I love lace and apparently wear it daily... 

Dress: TJ Maxx
Blazer: H&M
Tights: ?
Bracelets: Charlotte Russe
Shoes: DSW

I planned to wear my red blazer with this, but as usual i ended up back in my fav teal-y colored one. Something about the length and fit of this one, makes me want to wear it way too much! Do you have a favorite piece that you always go back to?

Shirt: TJ Maxx
Blazer: Macy's
Pants: gift
Shoes: GUESS (via Macy's)
Necklace: gift

I don't love this outfit, but I do love this blazer. I wish I could have taken a more detailed shot so you could see the cool details. It has sparkly threads woven in, so I think it looks like snow. Totally appropriate for the first snow of December. There's no snow on the ground, but I saw it on my windshield!

Blouse: TJ Maxx
Blazer: Forever21
Jeans: Levis (via Macy's)
Boots: Charlotte Russe
Necklace: honeymoon souvenir

Friday was my Hub and my dating anniversary. We have been together for 9 nine years now. I think that's pretty impressive. Then again, I think we're awesome.

We also had our company Xmas party after work. My company is made up of only 5 people, so it is a nice intimate party. I'll talk about what to wear for Xmas parties in the weeks to come. What do you wear to company parties?

Top: TJ Maxx
Pants: H&M
Scarf: gift
Watch: Francesca's (via gift)
Shoes: ??

These shoes have been living in my closet for a while. So long that I apparently don't remember where they came from! The horrror!

I'm never able to part with them when I'm purging. This must by why. They are great shoes! I usually err on the side of pointy toes, but I love the way these plaid rounded toe babies work with this out fit!

Blouse: H&M
Blazer: H&M
Belt: Express
Skirt: Elder-Beerman
Shoes: BGCG girl
Earrings: gift

Today Hubby and I finally decorated our tree. I'm a huge real tree advocate. I've always had a real tree and the only reason I would ever NOT have a real tree is if I physically couldn't bring it in, water it and take care of it. The smell of our REAL tree is what makes Christmas, Christmas. Get on board, people. You know I'm right!

Shirt: H&M
Sweater: gift
Skirt: Forever 21
Shoes: Nine West (via gift)
Necklace: Macy's
Watch: c/o Wristology

It is possible that I've never been happier wearing layers than in these. Something about the way the purple plays with the stripes and the stripes play with the leopard. It just makes my heart go pitter-pat! As long as the pittering and pattering isn't some sort of heart condition, this is exciting stuff.

Top: hand-me-down
Skirt: H&M
Shoes: Nina
Necklace: LOFT

So I walked in to H&M to help a friend look for something to wear for a holiday party. While perusing a rack a caught a glimpse of this skirt, which I had seen before, but today there was a clearance sticker on it! It was my size and it was marked down to $15.  I didn't really have a choice, right?  Man! I really am a sucker for lace.

Blouse: H&M
Jeans: Macy's
Boots: Carlos Santana (via Macy's)
Necklace: Charming Charlie's

I'd like to take the time to thank the sun for being such a great hair light that it looks like I did it on purpose.

Classic white top and jeans. Chose ANY accesssories and you're golden.