Favorites Lately - Christmas Edition

The Nativity Story - Every Christmas Eve we read it before we go to sleep.

Elf on a Shelf - I think this is such a cute idea. I might have to do it when I have kids to make sure they are good!

Elf - still one of the funniest movies ever.

Christmas shopping! We all know how much I love shopping in general, but I love the smells and wrappings. I like coming home and going shopping with my family. And I really like finding presents for other people.

The Holiday - I love this movie too. I love Christmas movies and I love the people in this. I would probably watch this when it's not Christmas.

I didn't get to see the lights this year, but I love the lights at the temple. So pretty.

Christmas Vacation - hilarious!

Christmas Nails - I just did mine in the glitter overcoat from Sephora, but I love the candy cane nails below as well. I need to get a steadier hand though.

The Nutcracker Ballet - I miss this so much! I danced in it every year growing up, and am still in love with it. My favorite ballet.

It's a Wonderful Life - my family also watches this every Christmas Eve.

Ok...so I admit...I love this song...who doesn't love to blast this and jump around on the couch or their bed while doing so?

Christmas Eve Eve

I got into Cali at about 11 last night. My parents picked me up and we had some food and treats, talked for a while, hung out with my brothers, and then I headed to bed with my little friend, Tika (my dog). I miss her so much so she slept in my bed with me lol.

Today my body decided to be wide awake at 7 am...granted that is 8 o'clock Utah time, but still I thought I would sleep in since I'm on vacation, but no...so I decided that I would wake up everyone else so I would have someone to hang out with. Let's just say jumping on all the members' of my family's beds at 7 am was not very much appreciated. I may or may not have given my parents heart attacks and Adam threatened to shoot me with one of his guns, which are easily accessible seeing as he leaves them out all over his room...psycho. (He is a police officer, not some crazy...for verification...if that counts for any).

This would be my dad dressed up in his awesome spandex outfit for his bike ride. He decided to "dance" and I took blackmail pictures :)

Later my dad and I went to his office where he cleaned my teeth, and then we ran some errands.

We picked up my mom and Taylor, had lunch, and headed up for a shopping trip. Made a bunch of stops and ended up at the mall...where I will say my mom and I made out pretty good.

- Ann Taylor - 50% off entire store

- Loft - 40% off entire store

- Banana Republic - 40% off sale, of which basically the entire store is about 50% off already

- Anthropologie - 50% off sale

- Bath and Body - coupons galore

- Coldwater Creek (mom's store) - 50% off entire store

etc etc

Anyway, as you can see below I'm pretty sure my dad was not super amused. He is definitely dead asleep in the middle of the store, which could be a result of me waking him up at 7 am, but I'm going to pretend it's not seeing as that's normally when he gets up for work anyway.

Next we headed to CPK for din din, a few more shops, and home for the last installment of Harry Potter!

Note: this is my brothers' bathroom...ummm how many products do two boys of age 16 and 22 need? That is WAY more than I own...

Shopping Happiness

Went shopping most of the day with my fam...I love being home!

Anthro Catalog

Loving these new outfits from Anthro

Favorites Lately - Late December

1. Belstaff Air Bomber Jacket - J.Crew - beautiful

2. I thought this makeup bag was so funny.

3. Indigo Scaled T-Straps at Anthropologie. Need.

4. How cute is this note?

via cracked

5. I absolutely love this clutch...now where to find it? That's the one thing I don't like about pinterest...I don't know where to get the things I find on there!

6. Correspondence Necklace from BHLDN. So cute. It even opens and has a little note in there.

7. Scalloped Buttondown at Anthropologie. I absolutely love yellow.

8. All of you know how much I love Adele. I've been listening to her album "21" on repeat again lately, but I love this quote.

9. I seriously need to learn how to do my hair. This is amazing.

via well traveled

10. Vince Sequin Pencil Skirt...obsessed. If I see gold sequins you can probably bet I'm going to like it.

DVF Resort

These are all from Diane von Furstenburg's spring/resort line. I love the bold colors and prints.

*can all be found at Shopbop