a socal christmas

so nice to be home in LA for the holidays.... pretty bummed I missed the snow blizzard in NY right now and skipped a white Christmas, but hey - low 60's and no tights for 10 days.. I can't complain



lights // oil painting again // cute owl ring my friend got me from the French Quarter in NOLA for our Secret Santa

The thing about not living at home is you miss all the holiday decorations! =( They're my favorite part.


My sister brought this hot pepper wreath back from a farmer's market by her school in Ithaca.

Our family usually has a pretty chill Christmas - the only consistents are presents and an afternoon-long Monopoly game (that I always seem to lose..). Yesterday we decided to swing by the beach and take some photos too.
I think my mom had been hoping they'd be professional and classy to frame around the house, but we just ended up doing this:


Merry Christmas! xx

congrats miran!

My little sister graduated from high school yesterday. Valedictorian, ASG President, Cornell bound, big baller, shot caller. I'm super proud of her!
...and also tripping out that it's already been 5 years since I graduated from there.


Betsey Johnson dress (free from sample sale), thrifted belt

It's soooo nice to be home, especially after 2 weeks of nomad-ing it out of one suitcase. I miss my own bed, and my family, and my mom's cooking (although she has yet to cook for me! hmph), and the sunshine... ahh I MISS YOU CALIFORNIA.

metals

A new necklace that I picked up at a flea market and an XL men's t-shirt + hella safety pins + bored hands itching for a DIY while I watch Glee and Gossip Girl

Those of you who know me in real life probably know that I've been freaking out about how baller my younger sister is -she got into Cornell University! Anywho, they came out this past weekend to check out the campus so I bussed upstate to spend some time with the good ole' fam bam. Anybody would be in awe at how beautiful and lush Ithaca is although I think I especially appreciated it since it's been awhile since I've left this concrete jungle that is Manhattan...
some photos --

arizona snow

I'm homeeee - had a lovely family vacation (which almost seems like an oxymoron, but really, good times). Just wanted to share a random handful of photos...
It's good to be back in California and be able to leave the house in just a cardigan.

Oh gosh, I'm so screwed for New York.













a little late but Happy New Year everybody! I'm so excited for 2010.

food baby

hope everybody (in america) had a lovely thanksgiving yesterday and ended the day stuffed!
our family wasn't eating until ~4:30ish so i deliberately ate very little throughout the day to save up for my gluttony-fest later in the afternoon. mistake. pretty sure my stomach shrunk throughout the day so that by the time 5:15 hit i was already pretty full from just salad and stuffing =/
(don't worry guys - i preserved till the end through dessert)


my little sisters and i yesterday, pre-food babies

oh yea, and you guys remember those pointless Victoria's Secret Pink dogs from a few years back? i needed a pincushion the other day and (i guess it can look slightly macabre, but) i finally found a use for it...