Work wear.
Outfit deets: Urban Planet top (first time I've worn this) & H&M dark red waxed pants.
Friday night I celebrated Valentines' Day with a special someone at Gezellig. This was the beef tartar appetizer (ah-mazing).
Getting dressed for a date in the winter is so difficult! The shoes can really make or break an outfit and I'm constantly in the same over-the-knee flat boots. Anyone else agree?
It was freezing on Friday, but the roads were dry so I took advantage and wore my faux-suede cap-toe flats (but would have preferred heels had I not been faced with potentially climbing over curb-snow banks).
Outfit deets: Everybuying jacket, F21 skirt, Mexx snood, unknown gloves, Ardène clutch & flats.
Little Peanut.
On Saturday I spent the day shopping for my next vlog and picked up several items for Spring (which you will see soon!).
Outfit deets: Joe Fresh cardigan (old), Old Navy slip (worn as a top, old), Zara faux leather pants, Pier 1 ring, Ardène flats, vintage necklace & Cleo belt.
Later that evening, my family surprised me with a month-early birthday dinner celebration! We had my favourite meal (turkey dinner) and my mom made the cake you see above. I was so shocked as I thought it was just going to be a family dinner of six and ended up being nine people instead!
My birthday is not till March, but it was so nice to celebrate early!
Sunday brunch with the bff (look guys, it's a different meal! Ha!).
Afterwards, my bestie and I did some shopping and I used up a gift card I got for Christmas. I picked up a maxi dress (which I will sew into a skirt, as the dress isn't long enough for me) and a necklace and didn't spend a penny of my own money.
Sarah joked that these sunglasses from Boathouse looked like 'Blue Blockers'; haha, remember those!? (Update: and apparently BB's are way more stylish these days)
Sunday shopping outfit.
Outfit deets: Ardène pashmina, Zara sweater (the sweater in my header!), Sirens trapeze top & leggings and Rampage boots.
Sunday evening dinner: tomato, avocado, cucumber & Buffalo mozza cheese salad.
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Beautiful necklace, and you get to custom choose what it says. I'd get rose gold and have it engraved with A.Co or A.Co est. 1984.
About a year ago, I was shopping at Old Navy and upon arriving at the fitting room, this cheerful middle-aged woman greeted me with an uber friendly, 'Would you like to try those on, love?' I smiled big, felt warm inside and said yes. She showed me to a room and that was that. When I left, despite not finding anything to purchase, she said, 'Have a good day, love!' and I just felt so special. So much so, that I had to tell her that her cheerful demeanor and pet names made me feel happy and that it was really nice to come across someone so sweet and friendly in retail.
I personally love it when people use pet names; love, sweetie, hon, beautiful, etc., even if I don't know them. It just makes me feel nice inside and who doesn't love a friendly person?
That said, I know some people that hate when others use pet names (a friend said, 'I don't know them, why are they calling me pet names reserved for special people in life?').
So sound off: love or hate?
So sound off: love or hate?
(Photo of Peanut & I, December 2012).
Me & the Silver Bullet, February 12, 2013
Last night was a bit of a milestone: after nine and a half years together, I finally sold my car!
I got my car when I was 19 (you do the math) and it was my first car. I loved it and did my best to look after it. My Dad, a mechanic, always helped me look after it too, and taught me how to detail my car every Spring, wash it properly by hand and keep it in good shape. For years I parked far away, never took it through a car wash and babied it. It was not a top of the line car, as you can see, but I looked after it like it was.
However, over time, like any car, you start to grow out of one and want another and for the past four years, every Spring I'd say, 'I'm selling my car!' and then decide I didn't want to get into a car payment and keep it.
That said, the time has come and as she gets older, again like any car, you start having to do repairs and put more and more money into it. I replaced half of the exhaust system last spring and wheel barrings twice in a year (blah blah blah, car jargon) and didn't want to be sinking more money into it so I listed it online about a month ago.
I had several inquiries, consistently, a few people come see it and a couple offers. A couple came to see it on Sunday night, and I just thought it would be another pair of tire-kickers who weren't really serious and I would continue to be stuck with the car, but they were serious. Within 24 hours they made an offer and within 48 hours I dropped it off at their house and said goodbye to my 'Silver Bullet' forever! The feeling as we drove off was a little surreal, but I'm looking forward to the future and am getting closer to buying something else, which could potentially be crazy exciting (I have found something but there are some details to be worked out, so we'll see!).
Me & the Silver Bullet, Fall 2004
I saw someone post these on Instagram and immediatley my little fingers were doing the walking to the Target website. These will clearly be selling out quick and I'm seriously contemplating purchasing a pair. After missing out on last year's H&M neon heels, these would be a great 'substitute' (kidding, obvi).
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