Baby, it's cold outside.

All day long I have been in the mood for the upcoming holidays, perhaps it's because of the cold weather that we are currently having in town... but who really knows. Anyway, I am sitting here and I know that I need to start making up my lists for friends and family! I have found a couple adorable things for my friends... I'm thinking of making everyone little baskets for the season (Emily, I will have to find you something else- haah!) But what do you think of these products..?

this travel kit seems like a great idea! it includes a candle, adorable matches, body butter, and a solid perfume!

three small lipglosses that seem to suit every  skin tone!

these nail files are absolutely adorable and obviously very handy to have around!

another cute lipgloss... if i were given this i would probably keep it in my car or desk drawer because it's always important to have easy access to a great lip balm!

i would package everything in these little makeup bags, tying the card with some hot pink ribbon right to them!!

The bags and goodies would be roughly what I would spend on my closest friends to begin with and I think that I would incorporate the scent that most suited them, with regards to the first item. I might also throw in a nail color for each lovely lady, but I would have to make sure that they don't already have something similar... I guess I will have to do a little spying around holiday season!  I was also thinking a pocket mirror would be adorable. Depending on what the pattern was on the lid of the mirror, I would think about customizing them with their monogram... What do you think? Do you all have any other suggestions for the little baggies?

Today, I found the BEST holiday cards for this year, and I can't wait until they finally come in. I ordered them today and I know I have several to go out so I can't wait until everyone gets them. They're very "me" and I think people will love them... plus, they can be sent to both families as they are more wintery than Christmas or Hanukkah.

Ahhh, well... I guess it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! :)

Upon arriving home last week, I was finally able to try on all my Nordstrom purchases, and unfortunately a lot of the stuff will be returned. However,  earlier this week I found a great pair of nude flats online that I ended up buying and I am eagerly awaiting their arrival! I am going to have more shoes that I can possibly fit in this new closet! When D and I finally found the apartment last weekend, I told him that he could use the second bedroom as an "office" if I was able to call the whole master closet my own... the master closet in this place is tremendous, but with my current shopping habit, it seems as if I might very well have it completely full by the time we move in! Yikes!!

Now off to enjoy the Friday night with D! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Terrible Tuesday...

At least it is finally over! Today was just issue after issue and I was slammed at work... Oh well, I guess that's to be expected after a FABULOUS weekend!! As mentioned, D and I went down to SoFla to find a new place and get everything settled. We were very successful and I definitely am pleased with everything we got done. I was definitely a little upset that we missed out on Halloween  (as we ended up with a flat tire after the last apartment!) but everything else made up for it. We found an apartment that still blows my mind... I keep thinking about it and just want to pack up everything and move right this second! Unfortunately I forgot my camera on this trip, but hopefully I can get some pics over Thanksgiving weekend!

D and I got a bedroom set too... It was something I was really stressing about as I wanted to make sure everything was moved in and settled when we moved. However, he was not in a rush to get everything moved in all at once, and so it was a little contentious for a couple days. We went to two stores in the "cheaper" realm in order to find something and left them liking a couple things but not finding any great deals. We decided to make one last stop in one of the higher end stores before calling it a day on Sunday and we found an amazing bedroom set for a fabulous deal. I couldn't even believe it! :) It is not even close to what we were looking at, as we were set on very contemporary (ie. dark wood, leather backboard, etc.) However, the bed we got it a medium wood king sized sleigh bed. We also purchased the matching three drawer dresser, the media center/armoire and nightstands... actually, we currently only have one nightstand but we are working on a second! I couldn't be more pleased!!

Now when it comes to bedding D and I never agree. I remember having to give something up (although I cannot for the life of me remember what it was) in order to get the bedding we have now. We have been looking for quite some time now as we know that our tastes don't exactly match up... but we found a bedding set that we like in Restoration Hardware (see below) and that is now ordered and on it's way. I am beyond amazed at how fabulously this is all coming together... now if it were only December 18th and I'd be moving in!

i love the green in this! it definitely makes things so earthy and light...

Lastly, I finally got a chance to try on all my new purchases from Nordstrom and unfortunately I'll be returning about half of it. After trying on the tights with the dress I decided to keep I decided I cannot wear the two together, it was just too much! But, I will be able to wear sheer black tights with it if it's cold... Let's just hope it's not because that's an awful lot of black in one outfit. I will have to pair it with a bright clutch or headband if that's the case! We will see... I have to get everything organized for packing tomorrow for my weeks vacation/conference in Philly! :)