Holiday Sweet Treats

I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas! Today I am linking up with Michelle at a little bit of this & that for her Rockin' Around the Christmas Dessert Table link-up and showing the sweets I made for my family and friends. For my co-workers I made three different cookies. The cookies were a Chocolate M&M cookie, Candy Cane Blossoms, and a cookie called Holiday Moments that I found in a cookbook I bought (not pictured). I packaged them in these cute Erin Condren labels and bags I got using a plum district deal I bought.  For some of my friends I made the Snowflake...

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas All! I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating! xo       ...

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Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade

With the opening of Vineyard Vines on the West Coast at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, I remembered about the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. I have never seen it in person but I think it would be so cool to see all the boats decorated. I read that some boats have over $50,000 in decorations on them! Here are a few of pictures of boats in the parade as well as houses that are along the waterfront. all images from google...

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Friday's Fancies - White Christmas

I am linking up with the sweet {av} for Friday's Fancies today. White Winter Wonderland by jessicar23 Truth: This is one of my favorite Friday's Fancies. When I saw that this week's theme was for winter white I knew exactly what I wanted the outfit to look like and this pretty much matches exactly to what I was going for. This ALC cocktail party dress ($498) is perfect to wear to holiday party if you are looking to stand out. In keeping with the holiday theme, I wanted to add in some color and I think these Christian Louboutins ($895) are the perfect shade of red....

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Bring It On

Last week, my sister and I ventured into the city and saw Bring It On: The Musical!  The night started with the two of us meeting up at Nordstrom to eat dinner at the Nordstrom Bistro. We each took BART in separately (since I was coming from work and she was coming from home) but I was not paying attention at all to my surroundings and got off at the completely wrong BART station. There is a station that leaves right at Nordstrom and the San Francisco Shopping Centre. I got off at the station before that. I was really confused on where I was for a moment because I had never gotten...

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Winter Wonderlands

There is no place like home for the holidays. As much as I would love to wake up to a white Christmas or to spend it on a Hawaiian beach, nothing beats being home with my family. But luckily there's pinterest. I'm linking up with Michelle for Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday and showing off some beautiful Winter Wonderlands that would be nice to experience during the holidays. Source: weheartit.com via Tiffany on Pinterest Source: photosfan.com via Nancy on Pinterest Source: allwomenstalk.com via Emily on Pinterest Source: google.com via Cathleen on...

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Giveaway Announcement!

I have been wanting to have a giveaway for a while now and it's finally the right time. It is the season of giving, right? So remember how I ordered some things from Vineyard Vines as a birthday present to myself? Well I also ordered a giveaway prize! The giveaway is for this fun Vineyard Vines Thermos/Travel Mug!   Plus a $5 Starbucks gift card so you can enjoy a drink in your new mug (after Red Cup Season is over of course)! How to Enter: MANDATORY 1. Be a follower of this blog for one entry OPTIONAL 2. Follow me on twitter (include your twitter...

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Ornament Swap

I participated in the Blogger Ornament Swap hosted by Megan and and I couldn't wait to show you the ornament I received! It is so adorable. I LOVE it! I was partnered with Lindsey at My Dolce Vita! I have been continuously receiving packages almost everyday from all the online holiday shopping I have been doing. Last week, I got home and saw a package for me from The Polka Dot Gift Shoppe. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what I had ordered from this store. That's because I hadn't ordered anything. Right before I opened it, I realized that it had to have been my...

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Christmas Survey

Doing a quick Christmas survey today! 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper for sure. I love wrapping presents! I am kinda OCD about it and need the wrapping to be perfect. 2. Real tree or artificial? Real tree. I used to love when we would go to the Christmas tree farm and cut our own but now we just go to a lot and pick one. 3.When do you put up the tree? It varies year to year. I strive to get it up the weekend after Thanksgiving. 4. When do you take the tree down? After New Year's Day. 5. Do you like eggnog? I don't think I have ever had eggnog. 6. Favorite gift received as a child? Nothing...

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Christmas Movies

I know we all have our favorite holiday movies and I wanted to share mine! My favorite Christmas movie is not very well known but it is really good. All I Want For Christmas stars a young Thora Birch who asks Santa for her mom and dad to get back together . Ethan Embry is her brother and the two plot an elaborate plan to get their parents to fall back in love. It was made in 1991 and I remember loving this movie and watching it over and over again when it was on cable. It would sometimes be on during Christmastime but not usually. Luckily a few years, I bought it on DVD so I don't...

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