Look of the Day: 3 stirkes and You're Out

Thanksgiving weekend is fun because lots of good friends come into town and it's a great time to catch up. Yesterday we met some friends for a good old bowling match. I am not the best bowler but I sure am competitive! We had fun throwing some strikes and dancing to some rocking tunes.

A great way to ruin any outfit.
Strike One!
Strike Two!
You're outta here! Actually we Brought down the house with our Turkeys!
My look of the day, obviously I had not known bowling was in my future.
And a sneak peak to my Christmas tree that will reside in my girly craft room!!!

Thanksgiving Recap Part III: G'ma knows best

My Gma is the coolest. Gma, also known as Olga, lived in Prague until my Mom was 13, and I only I had a cool accent like hers. I learned from her that you should always wear heels, big funky rings and to always rock leopard print. She also knows you can never be too blonde because they always have more fun! She has the best style and I have learned so much from her. She's 8o and wears 7 for all Mankind jeans, not because they are trendy because she came across them at Nordstrom and liked them! Plus she can pull them off. Thanks Gma for all you have taught me! Between all our outfits and my Mom's fabulous decorating, we had a very stylish Thanksgiving.

My fashion style icon.
My mom's gorgeous decorations.
I loved the gorgeous table setting. Hella cool mom! Yup I'm from NorCal and say Hella.
I told you I don't have a cool accent I just talk like a Valley girl.

My look of the day. It was a gorgeous top, not the most photogenic shirt, I looked rather large in some of the pictures but it very pretty in person. I guess a good top to wear to Thanksgiving dinner!
My feather/flower hairpin. Rocking my COH AVA jeans, Free People sweater from Nordstrom, Steven by Steve Madden Boots, H&M hair pin and my Rebel Canon ;)

Thanksgiving Recap Part II: Turkey Free Works For me

This post is Honor of my Mom who worked so very hard to please everyone yesterday. THANK YOU!! I was dead set on a Turkey Free Thanksgiving celebration at my house but I started to get overwhelmed with my Thesis and all so my mom took over the planning and went above and beyond to provide a fabulous Turkey free Vegetarian dinner for me. I couldn't have been happier! I didn't miss turkey one bit and I was quite happy and full after my turkey free meal.

Asparagus no oil or butter needed, it was steamed to perfection!

Fabulous pear, walnut and avocado salad! Again no dressing needed!

Warm Iacopi brussels sprout salad with local chestnuts, roasted shallots, and Sparrow Lane cider vinegar. Ah-MAazing!

Apple and Celery vegan stuffing.

My veggie filled plate! With a side of potatoes and cranberry sauce which replaced my gravy.
Thank you Mom!!
Our wine accompaniment. Thank you Rena!

My wine with cranberry floaters, only used to distinguish my glass.
My sister made creme brulee, I didn't have any but it looked amazing! Go sis!
And I had to take a picture of some of my mom's vintage Pyrex for Linda!

Thanksgiving Recap Part I: Get Your Game on

The holidays are a such a fun time to kick back and spend time with your family. If your family is competitive like mine I'm sure you enjoy some good quality game time as well. Yesterday we rocked out holiday Trivia, Bingo, Connect Four, Liars Dice among other games. Of course prizes are lotto tickets, which only means more opportunities to win!
I hope you Holiday was as fun filled as mine!

Bingo, You know I won big! Check out those prizes!
Liars dice is always a great game to get break out your Pa-Pa Poker face....
Other random games filled our night with lots of winners and inevitably losers.We also spent our Thanksgiving making cat toys out of pipe cleaners. Of course this in it's self became a competition as well.


My sister's new kitty thought they were all winners!

Fall Splendor

Tomorrow marks a great day to reflect on everything you have to be thankful for in you life. I am loving how at the end of every post this month Chelsea has been adding a Gratitude piece noting one thing she is thankful for everyday. Maybe I should make a list as well. Not only does tomorrow mark a day of reflection and gratitude, it means (to me) that is the begining of the Holiday season (hey at least I'm better then Macys' and wait till after Thanksgiving and Halloween!) On Friday I will start to pack up my fall decor and head to the Christmas tree lot and begin decking the halls. As much as I love Chrismas and it it's cherry decoration I will miss fall's pumpkins, gourds and flowers. So today I am embracing all things fall and enjoying them while they are still around.

My gourds are enjoying their last days of being the center of attention.
My gorgeous gerbers and sunflowers will soon be replaced by holly and posinsetta's.
Fall Farmers Markets finds are some of my favorite, at least some of these guys will be around a little longer.
Vitamin C is in full force in fall and winter, Mother nature knows we need to stock up on this time of year. My lemon tree is in full bloom! If anyone has lemon recipes, send them over!
I'm sure I will be back tonight with a look of the day post. The Night before Thanksgiving serves as the unoffical High School Reunion at the local bar scene. Although I will not partake in bar hopping I may meet up with some friends coming into to town before they hit up the bar debauchery.

I hope everyone has safe travels and a wonderful Holiday.

Look of the Day: I couldn't wait any longer!

When my Walter boyfriend blazer ASO Whitney from The City showed up I knew I had to put it into action right away! I plan to wear a copy cat outfit of how Whitney rocked it. But for now here is how I styled it. The plaid carried the outfit on it own, I just added a flower hair band and a chunky bracelet (not pictured) to spice it up. I can't wait to wear this again with contrasting pattens, the way Whitney wore hers.

Worn buttoned,
and Unbuttoned.
I hope everyone has been having a great Thanksgiving week! I have been SUPER busy.....more on that later ;)

Look of the Day: Winter White

Alright well it's not quite winter yet but we all know the White after Labor Day fashion "rule". After my Sound of Music post the Bagfashionista mentioned her favorite musical was My Fair Lady, which immediately got me in the mood to watch it. My Fair Lady was another one of my childhood favorites and it also served as my first introduction to the Iconic Audrey Hepburn. Throughout the movie Audrey rocks some amazing white dresses, proving white shouldn't just be reserved for brides and the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Today I rocked my winter white in an amazingly perfect unstructured blazer. Hepburn once again proved her classic style is timeless.

Hepburn in her wonderful whites:


The blazer is by Hinge from Nordstrom but I do not see it online.