RVAFB Meet Up

So remember when I mentioned going to an RVAFB meet up? Well it was a wonderful success and I think all in attendance had quite a lovely time. I know I did. Thanks again to Larissa for putting the whole thing together!
Here are some photos of some of the bloggers who were there.
And don't forget to join the group if you're a local RVA fashion blogger!


Brittany of  The Turnstyles

London of Young Dumb Love


Sydney of Chic Stripes

Lindsay of RVA Fashionista 

Breckenridge of Breckenridge Clare


Brian of Dirty Richmond

Jayme and Mendi of Her Late Night Cravings also came however they had to leave early before I could snap their photo!

And then here was my outfit (photo's courtesy of Brian McDaniel):  


(And a not so great phone shot of my hair)

Outfit details

Shirt: Target
Skirt: Vintage
Belt turned necklace: Vintage
Shoes: Rue 21
Watch: Michael Kors
Bracelets: Vintage and thrifted 

Feel free to check out more photos here!
Also Breckenridge's own post here!

(I loved her photo of Sydney and I below)


The Gap

Short Pump's Gap celebrated their one year anniversary a few weeks ago. In celebration they had a mini fashion show with some live models and local Turnstyle owner Joanna Oremland to DJ the event.
Check out some of the photos from the days events!

  
 Joanna at work
The Gap has lots of cozy knits to keep you warm this Winter!
One of my favorites are their striped sweaters
 Onlooking customers
 The holiday displays and decorations were excellent


See more photos here.




Today's Happiness


Today's happiness equates to

1. Falling in love with my new camera 
(see above for the first photo ever taken with it! I know I look sad... I promise I'm not)

2. Going to Urban and exchanging a pair of shoes that I got for my Birthday that didn't fit and getting four new pairs of shoes for the price of the returned ones! Yay sales.

3. Going to Panera (yea, I go there a lot) and having a little date with myself and a chocolate chip bagel.

4. making lists

5. Doing a button exchange with this cute gal. 
(If you're interested in doing an ad swap/button exchange, email me!)

6. Figuring out what to give people for Christmas

7. Talking to some new friends from the RVAFB meet up last night! Can't wait to post some pictures from that.

8. Having all the cashiers at all the places I went to today be super nice and friendly. 
I love it when people smile and are conversational despite crazy lines, hectic shoppers and grumpy managers.

9. Eating pickles

10. Finding things to be happy about even though I'm running on 4 hours of sleep



What made you happy today?




Manic Monday

Monday is here, and it's already been a crazy (but exciting) day!

First: Look what arrived in the mail today....

(Excuse the poor phone picture quality)

I cannot wait to get home from work and play with it!!! Also, Amazon is a fantastic business. I originally bought the camera from them for $619 but the next day it was $605, so I asked if they could do a price adjustment, and they did. Then, two days later, it was down to $575 and I asked if they could do another price adjustment... and they did! They are awesome. And on top of that my order took a mere 4 days to get here, and that's over a weekend too. I will be ordering from them more frequently.
So excited to become a Canon user!

Second: Last night I attended an event at Sephora which I will soon be posting about.

Third: Tonight is the first RVAFB meet up! Looking forward to meeting some more local bloggers and  getting to know better the ones I already have met.

Fourth: This morning I sent off some packages in the mail to some Etsy buyers! I had my first international customer and filled out my first customs form... Exciting!
Sales have been going well and I'm looking forward to putting up some more things soon.

Fifth: I have some new photoshoot sessions to post about within the next week or so! In the mean time check out some past ones here

Sixth: I am pleased to announce The Limited giveaway winner is....



Jayme and Mendi of Her Late Night Cravings! Congratulations guys! I'll have your gift for you tonight at the meet up.



Monday hasn't been such a bad day after all.




Outfit Post: Indian Summer

So this outfit post is a teeny bit late (by like a few weeks... back when it was warmer...) but I thought I'd still share it anyway. Mainly because my friend Kaytee did such a lovely job with the photos!


Outfit details
Skirt: Thrift store in New Mexico
Shirt: Thrifted
Belt: Vintage
Headband: My shop
Shoes: Rue 21
Bracelets: Target, handmade and thrifted
Rings: Charlotte Russe


Thanks for taking such pretty pictures Kaytee!
You can be my photographer anytime you want ;)


Christmas Parade


I went to the Christmas parade this morning! 
I used to go every year when i was younger but I hadn't been in quite some time so I was super excited to be going this year.
It didn't disappoint. 
It was very festive and I loved it! There a few more photos here if you are interested in seeing some more, but here are some favorites:


Last year poor Rudolph had a run in with a lamppost.
But he's doing better and is on the mend. 
Mr. and Mrs. Clause pause for a smooch
Pretty sure we were sitting to the real Santa.... And he was wearing red converses!
They had to do this for every float... Pretty funny to watch
Garfield! 
He has some milk for his lasagna
Noddy the elf. 
Does anyone else remember watching this show growing up? Anyone?


And I of course had the most excellent of company to enjoy it all with...






ALSO we finally got our tree tonight! 
It's outside in a bucket of water until we have time to decorate it. 
Which will hopefully be soon because there's nothing I love more than seeing a decorated Christmas tree at night with all its pretty (colorful) lights glowing and homemade, fancy, and unique Christmas ornaments adorning its branches.

Oh Christmas how I love you.


Friday I'm In Love

With....

A tutorial for a feathered fedora

These shoes (I'm a size 8... hint hint)

This list of things 90's kids will have to explain to their children. No truer words have ever been spoken

The pretty and colorful photos in this post

A tutorial for fun necklaces 

This cute post

A list of 12 things to do by 2012. I'm tempted to do this but with my 20 list and 25 Christmas challenges I feel like I have enough lists to keep up with....

This cardigan (I love big sweaters and cardigans!)

An awesome new blog I found

This article

Greenhouses

This vintage knitting pattern. I'm going to make myself some red mittens!

This song



Have a good weekend! Stay warm. It's getting cold outside. 


25 Christmas Challenges


Happy December everyone! 
It's now 24 more sleeps until Christmas. 
Since it's that time of year, I wanted to share a list I came across last year over at Naomi's blog, Rockstar Diaries. A list of 25 Christmas challenges! I loved this list and thought it would be a fun thing to do this December.
What do you think?
Want to do it with me?


25 christmas challenges...
  • go out of your way-- befriend someone today that needs a friend and follow through to christmas
  • tell someone you love them
  • make a tree decoration that will remind you of Christ
  • in your prayers today, give thanks for every blessing without asking for anything
  • try to be as kind as possible to others today
  • try not to quarrel with family members today
  • do a good deed anonymously
  • make goals for yourself-- seal a copy in an envelope to be opened in a year
  • visit someone sick or lonely or sad
  • do volunteer work for some worthy cause
  • do something fun for a child or younger sibling
  • try to forgive someone who has wronged you, be reconciled
  • make a "give list" instead of a list of gifts you'd like
  • improve yourself in some way to please the savior
  • quietly reflect and choose uplifting activities vs shopping
  • phone or send a card to an old friend or family member
  • listen to Handel's Messiah
  • make a christmas treat for someone else
  • be a calming influence today and control your temper
  • accept the gift of forgiveness-- pray for some weakness and ask for help in repenting of it
  • look at christmas lights... where does all light come from?
  • sing carols
  • do something nice for someone without their knowing it was you
  • be the first to say hello to people all day
  • ask someone to tell you about a past christmas

 And with the start of this month also comes the realization that I need to hurry up and get a move on with my Christmas shopping and gift making.... So many things to do. 
I love this time of year.