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:: Pleats Party + New Years Eve Inspiration ::

December 30, 2016

Happy Last Friday of Year!

WHAT? How did that happen!?

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I mean….. I can only hope…..

First some fashion, then on to some Friday randoms!

One of my favorite trends right now is the pleated skirt.

I love that they work just as well with a sweater as they do with a tank.

I jumped at the chance for this J.Crew Factory skirt when I saw it,

but I really want to get a more fun piece like one of the colorful, shimmery picks below!

BOW SHOULDER TOP // FAUX LEATHER PLEATED SKIRT // METALLIC SWEATER

this years version of the leopard pumps

BOW SHOULDER TOP // FAUX LEATHER PLEATED SKIRT // METALLIC SWEATER

sizing : all three of these run large, size down!

I am in love with all of the options below, with THIS SKIRT being my favorite for parties and THIS SKIRT for daytime,
but the best part is they are ALL UNDER $100!!

top row : ROSE GOLD PLEATED MIDI // SHIMMER PLEATED // SILVER BLUE PLEATED // GOLD PLEATED MIDI

bottom row : PLEATED MINI // HOT PINK LONG // SHIMMER EMBROIDERED PLEATED // DEEP SILVER MIDI // PINK LONG PLEATED SKIRT

I can’t believe tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and the end of 2016!!
We are last-minute hosting a small group at our place,
but what my husband doesn’t know,
is we are really hosting a celebration in honor of Countess LuAnn and Tom’s Wedding.
the rehearsal dinner tonight is set to be…. wait for it… ON A YACHT!!!!

There’s no better reason to host a party than in honor of their pure, true love.

editors note : SERIOUSLY I PRAY IT IS BEING FILMED FOR THE SHOW.

I ordered the WHAT DO YOU MEME GAME but didn’t get it in time for our trip,

so hopefully people will want to play it as badly as I do and I can play it tomorrow night!

My mom saw a TV segment with these Champagne Jello Shots and said they looked like something I would like.

I don’t think she has ever had a jello shot (???) but at least she knows me well enough to know bubbly + jello shots are both something I definitely say YES to.

I know I will need all the help I can get in Preventing a ~~Sunday~~ New Years hangover, so although I’m positive I will be ignoring #7 Namaste: Take a Yoga Class, theres plenty of other things I’m willing to do.
10 Ways to Prevent a New Years Hangover

I saw this Lightened-Up Quiche on the Today Show and I already bought all of the ingredients to prep it and make it for New Years Brunch!

I’ll probably serve it with a side of Hash browns, Biscuits, and all things fatty,

but clearly I am trying my damnedest to start out on a healthy foot!

I’ll share how it turns out next week!

While I do have resolutions for 2017…..

……. also expect plenty of the same 🙂

coffee talk, Lifestyle

:: ENOUGH ALREADY ::

December 29, 2016

I hope you all had a wonderfully amazing Holiday with your friends and family!!

I’ll do a Christmas in the Caymans recap for you tomorrow or Saturday!

Sorry for not blogging when I was away….

I thought because we had internet and I had drafted a couple of posts I’d get to it, but let’s be honest,
the beach + cocktails + delicious food with the family was more important.

But for now, a few thoughts…..

A reader had reminded me I haven’t done an “Enough Already!” post in a long time,
and since I still have loads of TV to catch up on, I figured it was the perfect way to get a little bit Coffee-Talk-y while I wait to see all the shows!

REAL HOUSEWIVES BEVERLY HILLS :
DEAR DORIT,

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!

I mean…. this Panty-Gate thing is just insane.
If I were wearing a skin tight white dress that would only be ruined by a panty line, I wouldn’t wear underwear either!
Erika didn’t walk in the room and announce that she wasn’t wearing underwear; LVP asked her for a pair and then threw her hand in that area, so she responded she wasn’t wearing any.
And she was not sitting there with her legs spread, she had a napkin on her lap.
It’s not her fault that your husband PK (to be read in the annoying fake accent that her husbands name is said in every two seconds…. truly….”PK” should be the drinking game word of RHOBH)
But it’s not Erika’s fault that PK is a pervert who keeps staring at her vagina
and is disgusting enough to keep bringing it up to his wife and saying completely inappropriate things.
editors note: seriously though, his face when they show him looking at her at that white party, UGH HE IS SO DISGUSTING.

PLUS, in case you’d forgotten:

How many eff’s does Erika give about Dorit?

None, Dorit.
Not one.

Dorit just can’t keep her mouth shut about it, and it is the only thing she discusses at all until she sees Erika next. But she can’t just drop it. No.
She not only needs to blame Erika for her husband being a pervert, but she also needs to buy her underwear and make a big scene out of giving it to her.
What does Erika think when she gives her the underwear?

She clearly wants to kill her, and rightfully show because SHUT UP DORIT, but she laughs and moves on.

But move on Dorit does not.

UGH. You won’t win Dorit….. Erika Jayne is above you, and Erika Girardi is for sure above you and this nonsense.

And THENNNNN.

Then.

Of course…….LVP , who missed the full part of the underwear gifting but totally understands what happened 150%, says to Erika the second they sit down to lunch after the Escape Room

“so what was the underwear thing that happened?”

I meannnnnnn.

and you wonder why Dorit is so obsessed with LVP.

and another ENOUGH to Dorit, but I’m sure I’ll expand on it in my next CoffeeTalk/EnoughAlready,
ENOUGH with the damn accent. It’s getting WORSE.

LADIES OF LONDON:

DEAR CAROLINE STANBURY,
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!

She is just RIDICULOUS.

I still have 1.5 episodes to watch before I am caught up, she has been ridiculous from episode one with her sister/ex-sister-in-law Sophie.

and then she goes on yelling about divorce divorce divorce that is still a secret from Sophie’s kids.

and then, of course, they go to Mapperton.

Everyone is late leaving their houses because of Caroline, she arrives hours late with no update on what time they’ll be getting there, then leaves the girls waiting for her to go back to Mapperton for dinner, etc. etc. The list just keeps going.

Now, should Julie be saying “listen, ding ding ding, here are the house rules” the second everyone walks in the door.

No. Absolutely not. But Julie’s a little cray cray.
(Thank Gawd for yoga or else I imagine shed be wound tighter than a bad Facelift)
and THEN she is so utterly rude at the dinner table entirely.

The new girl, Adela, is right. Caroline has been acting like an utterly spoiled brat from the moment she arrived.

What was so stressful?? Drinking in the car while someone else drove you, or sitting and drinking while someone else did your make-up and you showed up whenever you felt like it to dinner?

She loves to dish it out but can’t take it any of it back.

AT ALL.
Which is truly one of my biggest pet peeves for people in the world. Don’t be a sarcastic ass if you can’t handle it back.

This is when I love Caroline Fleming the most –when she is appalled by people disrespecting rules and manners.
also, is Caroline Fleming fishing in leather leggings?
How? How is that possible?

But I digress…..
Prior to the boat scene, when they are still at dinner, Caroline S. has a meltdown about going on a boat the next morning and storms out!

{I only caught the first part of the boat trip, so this is where I still have 1.5 episodes left! Sorry!}

If I had more time to write ENOUGH ALREADY,

the next chapter would be a lengthy finger pointing at Juliet, Caroline’s wannabe-sidekick.

WE GET IT.

You are obsessed with Caroline Stanbury and will allow her to do anything and you in return will do anything to be in her good graces. You are acting like a 16 year old desperately wanting to be the popular girls favorite.

I guess the next ENOUGH ALREADY should be to me.

I need to get my damn act together,

watch everything I missed over the last 8+ days,

and Coffee Talk it up with you girls!

christmas, Lifestyle

:: Grand Cayman Bound ::

December 20, 2016

WE’RE OFF TO THE CAYMANS! Mele Kalikimaka!

We are off for our annual family Christmas trip and I couldn’t be more excited.

I’ll be stopping in with a few posts *hopefully* in between cocktails on the beach,

but wishing you + yours a very merry early Christmas!

photos from a few years ago, when we chartered a boat and were the first ones out to Stingray City and got them practically all to ourselves!

all of those dark shadows above are the stingrays

It’s one of my favorite things to do and it never, ever gets old.

This year the boys wanted to charter a deep sea fishing boat instead…..and I don’t think I get to swim with these little (big) angels so I’m a little sad.

I’ll be instagramming daily! For once 🙂

Lifestyle, weekend recap

:: weekend recap ::

December 19, 2016

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Hope you all had a great weekend!

I’m getting my Monday post in just in time.

I may have had a little freak out not being able to find my passport Sunday night, so I was unable to work on a post. But not to worry. It was safe and sound at my mom’s house. So to the Caymans tomorrow I will go. Hallelujah!

We had a great weekend overall! We had tacky sweater + white elephant parties on Wednesday and Thursday which were a fun change to the normal worknight/weeknights in.
One of the girls brought Graham Cracker Toffee and I was uhb-sessed.
I would have walked away with the entire plate if no one was watching.
I have made a version of this, but with saltines instead of graham crackers and usually with some chocolate too, but I am definitely switching over to the graham cracker.

// GRAHAM CRACKER TOFFEE //
crack, I tell you people! CRACK!

First of all, I felt very fashionable last week because the queen of fashion blogging herself Julia from Gal Meets Glam did a post wearing my favorite J.Crew Sweater.

image via gal meets glam
I meannnnn.

I’d ask who wore it better…. but HA!!!!

that would be like asking whose blog or photography or anything else for the matter is better…. so I definitely won’t be asking 🙂

It was a rainy weekend but we ended up with some high temperatures so that was a welcome surprise.

I apologize for snapchat screenshots but I took zilch photos this weekend.

I prepped for the beach by sucking it up and going to get a wax. UGH.

I am NOT one of those people that thinks it doesn’t hurt – I think all of you are liars or completely insane – but it’s the little things that make it worth it:

Made my day. It was great.

and then I just keep thinking…. WHAT body part were you waxing? Because I know there can be the simple chest or back or something but I don’t know…….

But in all seriousness, I do highly recommend the European Wax Centers. Their wax is the only one that my skin doesn’t have an awful reaction too, and they don’t use the white strips that pull off your skin right along with the hair.
Plus the pricing is much better than I’ve seen elsewhere.

Sunday we went to our first Falcons game with friends which was a nice change for a Sunday Funday!

brunch at Hampton + Hudson before the game!

Some weekend wears:

For our sushi date Friday night I wore one of my go-to top’s that I have in 4 colors. They are cheap and super flattering and go as easily with white jeans in the summer as they do tucked into skirts or with dark denim now.

// LUSH SIDE SLIT TANK AND MORE COLORS HERE //
// OVER THE KNEE BOOTS available in four colors //

I’ve been living in this navy quilted jacket with the leather details; it’s perfect for the cold weather that isn’t absolutely freezing and keeps me warm without making me sweat like my other coats can do. And this is one of my favorite scarves to wear during the holidays.

The sweater is Trouve and their sweaters are always SO soft and cozy for the cold weather.

// RL RALPH LAUREN JACKET on sale 33% off // old scarf, love this PLAID SCARF // TROUVE SWEATER //

ALSO, I finally got my hair cut and colored.
This is the shortest it has been in years and I was a leeeeetle freaked out when I looked up from the chair and saw that…..gasp….. she had layered me.

I think all of my dead ends confused her so much that she thought my hair was layered, which in her defense is a fair assumption, but nope. But it’s okay; it looks very healthy now so I’m trying to focus on that and not fear that it will take 2 more years to grow back like it has in the past.
everyone still reading: wow. great story. glad I took the time to read it.

For those of you with kids

(or those of you without kids that just think these look freaking adorable and yummy like me)
you must make these Buddy the Elf Cookies for Christmas!

Such a cute idea!

I can’t believe the time has come where we are almost to Christmas!!
My family and I leave tomorrow for our annual Cayman Christmas, so follow along on Instagram for an unnecessarily selfish amount of I’M AT THE BEACH BETCHES photos.

fashion, Lifestyle

:: weekend steals + deals ::

December 17, 2016

some of my favorite steals + deals of the week!

oops! updated with all links 🙂

// COLORBLOCK TEE DRESS //

// CROPPED TRENCH //

// LONG SLEEVE TEE DRESS //

// STRIPE CARDIGAN //

// SWEATER DRESS //

Nordstrom has ALL of their Le Creuset on sale right now!

All of their pieces are seriously a cooks dream and will last forever ; they’re worth every penny.

I love the mini cocottes, they are so cute for bringing a dip to a party in and of course for baking mini desserts in.

// SET OF TWO MINI COCOTTES //

They also have minis in SET OF 4 IN 6 COLOR OPTIONS on sale!

I use this DUTCH OVEN all winter long for soups and chili,

plus it always looks so pretty sitting out on the stove.

and I am in love with this one with the gold detailing; I’ve never seen it before!

// BON APPETITE DUTCH OVEN //

Kate Spade is also having HUGE markdowns at up to 40% off!

// COLORBLOCK SPARKLE HEELS //

ALSO LOVE THESE SPARKLE PUMPS

// CROSSBODY //

// SILK CAMI SET //

// SUNGLASSES //

// TIERED LACE TEE //

// STRIPED JACKET //

// FLUTTER SLEEVE DRESS //

Tory Burch is doing a huge sale right now as well!

these sandals are all ready to come with me to the beach next week and my favorite reversible belt is on sale too!

// RIDING BOOTS //

// CONVERTIBLE CLUTCH //

// MILLER SANDALS //

the Miller Sandals are so hard to get on sale and are the perfect sandal.

I live in mine until they are completely worn down, so it’s the perfect time to stock up!

// MILLER SANDALS IN ALL COLORS //

HAPPY SHOPPING

AND HAPPY SAVINGS!!!!

fashion, Lifestyle

:: black + white holiday looks ::

December 16, 2016

There are lots of last minute sales going on this weekend, so I’ll be sharing a few more gift guides and holiday looks that can be ready and under the tree in time for Christmas!

Today I’m sharing some black + white looks for the holidays,

and ALL on SALE!

I think my favorite of them all, that you would be able to wear and re-wear and change up the top for so many different occasions, is this skirt. I am obsessed.