Merry Christmas!
Today we travelled from Kingston to Ottawa for a celebration with my family. I'm currently hanging out, waiting for my sister, her husband and my nephew to arrive. We are going to open gifts and then my grandparents are coming over to join us for dinner.
I'm surrounded by treats, wine, and baked goodies. The photo above was taken this morning when we stopped at a service station on our two-hour drive from Kingston. The ice store that hit Toronto and more made for a beautiful backdrop so Marco and I took advantage and snapped some photos with the DSLR.
Hope you're having a great day. I'll be back tomorrow evening with more photos and and stories about my Christmas holidays. Sending love and a big hug to everyone!
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In this video I show you how I create my messy French twist I rocked a few weekends ago. It's super easy, takes under five minutes and is great for day 2 or 3 hair.
Hope this is helpful and if you rock this look, tweet/instagram me @acoest1984 and use the hashtag #acofrenchtwist
I'd love to see your take on it!
I have several sequinned items; tops, skirts, dresses, a pair of shorts, but no pants and I could see these babies fitting right in.
I'd pair these with a black blazer and silk cami for work or a party with friends and something sexier like a sleeveless top for a night out with my man. These are definitely flashy but would work so well for NYE and since I'm a pant lover--more so than dresses, usually--these would be the perfect compromise.
Outfit deets:
* Urban Planet sweater which I have in baby pink & maroon (and you saw all of them in my Colour Pairings video), and you've seen outdoors with denim and boots.
* Urban Planet pants--my go-to black skinnies, they are the Brazil fit, $20 and perfect. I own three pairs (hello that price!).
* H by Halston cap-toe heels that I picked up in Vegas which I wore during Toronto Fashion Week this year, also with my favourite maroon waxed pants & in my How To Wear a Sequin Skirt post last year around this time.
* Accessories: Sirens necklace, F21 wrap bracelet & MK watch.
So the good thing about blogging is you don't need a voice. The bad news? When you're sick you don't feel like taking pictures of yourself. Fortunately I had this one that was taken earlier this week with this beautiful tree.
So I have Laryngitis; I've been fighting something all week and woke up on Wednesday with no voice. I didn't realize this until I got to work and someone came to discuss something with me…Oh my! Where is my voice?
It progressed and got worse through the day, until I was whispering only when necessary and my vocal chords felt very strained. I went to the clinic and she confirmed, viral Laryngitis which means the only cure is rest--ie. no talking--and that I'm contagious. That said, I'm home today, resting and missing my Christmas party lunch with colleagues #wahwah.
How's everyone's Christmas shopping going? Mine is not even half complete so I'm hoping to finish up this weekend and meet my goal of wrapping everything by Sunday night. I always tend to shop right up until the last minute anyways, so, this is pretty normal. Any last minute shoppers out there like me?
As always, thank you so much for reading and coming to my little corner of the Internet.
The holiday season is upon us and I asked you all on Facebook if you had any topics to suggest for the next LCW (Let's Chat Wednesday--thanks Kate) and someone suggested holidays traditions and re-gifting. So without further adieu…
I think I might have re-gifted something once or twice, but I don't tend to make it a habit. Additionally, if I'm going to re-gift something, I'm going to add another item to beef up my gift, so to speak.
One thing I love re-gifting for though is a hostess gift. If someone gave you something like a spa kit, a bottle of wine, or something for the home that isn't necessarily your taste, I would see nothing wrong with passing that brand new item onto someone who will truly love it. Additionally, a hostess gift is not a gift you had to give, but a nice gesture.
Thoughts on re-gifting? Would you?
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