As mentioned, I played an Elf on Christmas Eve Eve (last day of work). Employees are encouraged to bring their kids to work on that day and seriously, when the kids saw Santa, they went nuts. Totally adorable.
Vintage (thrifted) blazer, Sirens top, H&M pants (last seen here), borrowed hat & target flats
The two main comments that day were, 'That's the tallest elf I've ever seen' and inquiries about whether or not I was in costume. I was not. All clothes were from my closet (ha).
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I stopped by Value Village a couple weeks ago and had tremendous luck, this jacket being one of (three jackets) I picked up.
It's from H&M and a size 6.
It had a couple stains on it, but I noticed the tag said it was machine washable so figured it could be worth a shot. When I got to the cash, I mentioned the stains to the cashier and she gave me 30% bringing the price to a whopping $10! When I got home, I washed it (without any stain fighter) in the machine and it came out as good as new.
New jacket love all up in this piece.
Max Studio top, Sirens shorts, unknown tights, Suzy necklace & ring & Bay ring
I hope you all had an excellent Christmas, I sure did! My sister and I compromised and decided on a 9am start time for Christmas morning. I got up, showered, and proceeded to put on my comfy clothes (why did I shower? I packed an outfit to wear for unwrapping presents and ultimately decided I wanted to wear sweatpants and a hoodie. Still works).
I headed downstairs where my parents and sister were waiting to me. We went into the living room to see what Santa brought us and he was good to me, that's for sure! We then took a break, at cinnamon buns and croissants and drank coffee (which later turned into mimosas). Then we got busy unwrapping our gifts and I have to say I have been spoiled and am very, very blessed (I'm going to do a post on the gifts I was fortunate to receive).
We lazed around that afternoon, reading our magazines, trying on new clothes, playing with new gadgets, etc.
After hours in sweatpants I changed into the above outfit (and did my hair) for Christmas dinner. My grandparents came over and we stuffed ourselves. More conversation and good times after dinner (which included more baked treats, thanks to my mom) late into the night. I then proceeded to do some pre-Boxing Day online shopping late into the night and finished watching, 'What's Your Number' online (cute movie, the book is better, obviously).
I have to say it seems kind of funny posting an outfit without shoes, however, I wasn't leaving the house and we aren't wear-your-shoes-in-the-house kind of people (yuck. I'm a bit of a germaphobe so the idea of wearing shoes in the house grosses me out. Think of where you and your shoes have been... gym locker room, in your car, restaurants... public restrooms... 'nuff said), hence the no shoes. If I was going out, I'd likely wear black pumps or ankle booties.
I have always used Microsoft Powerpoint to edit my photos so I was shocked to see the mad changes (and improvements) that have come along with the new version (10) I have been given. There is a super cool function under the (Picture Tools) Format tab. In there, they have something new called, 'Artistic Effects' where you can modify your photo 22 different ways.
I, of course, took advantage of this and played around with various photos. So fun! Maybe I'm behind on this (I've been using my old version forever, and we all know how pricey Microsoft Office is) but it's new to me and pretty exciting.
Mouse over the photos to see which effect I used on each one (they are all different and there are still so many more to choose from; my fave are the last two). It'd be kind of cool to use one of these effects to print your own thank-you or greeting cards.
Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noel! Feliz Navidad!
Today is my favourite day of the year and are there traditions in my family, you ask? Oh are there traditions.
My sister and I always sleep over at my parent's place on Christmas Eve (also my Dad's birthday). We share a bed and she complains I always try to cuddle her and I complain that she won't let me. She wakes us all up uber early, like criminally early for a day off (we discuss this the evening before hand and the negotiating begins, 'We're getting up at 7am!' I retort with, 'How about 11am?' We eventually meet somewhere in the middle) and we all head into the living room to see what Santa brought us and open our stockings. Then we eat breakfast (croissants, cinnamon buns, fruit and mimosas) which we basically plow through in order to get back to the living room for the good stuff: presents! Then we spend the next few hours opening presents, listening to reggae Christmas music, taking pictures and laughing at my Dad's wrapping attempts (sorry Dad).
Later on, my grandparents will come for dinner and we'll have a huge (turkey) feast, which is my favourite meal of the year. We will all eat so much, lots of moaning and groaning will occur within five minutes of the meal ending, but ultimately, we will all be very happy.
Do you have simple Christmas traditions you repeat year after year? Share in the comments below!
Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, a happy holiday season.
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