Pretty Little Thing's Christmas Wish List

Just in case anyone was wondering -- this is what I'm currently craving for this Christmas : )

Hunter boots / Tory Burch leather ballerina flat / Colorblock sandals / Michael Kors bangle watch, $310 / J.Crew j crew jewelry / J.Crew bubble statement necklace / Britney Spears fragrance

What's on your Christmas wish list this year?

-Steph

Memories of Christmas Past...

Christmas is such a magical time of year with so many fun and festive things to do with family, friends, and lovers -- so I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite Christmas memories with you all.

This is D and my first Christmas together. So crazy in love with this kid.

Note: notice the makeshift mistletoe I made and placed above the door. That little piece of pine stayed up all year and is now tucked away in a memory box called "the tin" that we like to revisit every now and then.

Our very own Charlie Brown tree.

He was so good to us that year!

 The reason I put up that faux mistletoe ; )

 One of my favorite gifts from this Christmas was this beautiful ornament D gave me. I seriously almost cried when he gave me such a thoughtful gift (weeks before Christmas might I add!)

He was never good at keeping presents secret -- he gets too excited ; )

 This year we also went into the city {nyc} to see Wintuk, which is a cool winter/Christmasy version of Cirque du Soleil. It even snowed inside Madison Square Garden -- but we were sitting so high up we missed it! ahhh just another story to tell the grandkids! And those little souvenir mugs we got our hot chocolate are still some of favorite mugs to date -- love those little things.

One tradition we partake in is seeing the Christmas light show with D's mom at Shady Brook Farm.

The fun part of the light show is you drive through it - so we load up the car, beverages in hand, and festive hats are A MUST! An unwritten rule actually.

Of course more kisses.

And we made gingerbread houses.

look at that precision and concentration!

The finished product! We were very proud.

"you smell like beef and cheese ....you're not santa!"

We went to see Santa at the mall.

And of of my FAVORITE Christmas traditions is going to see THE tree at Rockefeller Center.

This is a must do every year.

This year was a particularly cold year....

but gotta snap that kiss in front of the tree picture in. This is one of my favorites!

The next year we went to the same Christmas tree lot in Hoboken that's at this quant restored church. Mint hot chocolates in hand, of course.

Our tree got a little bit bigger than Charlie Brown this year, but not by too much. 

This tree was maybe 3 1/2 feet tall.

family photo!

Gingerbread house decorating skills have improved.

Ugly sweater parties to attend.

Our sweaters were kind of lacking -- in reality D's sweater is simply a red WOMEN's sweater.

This is what you call, ohhh yeah we have a party in a few hours and didn't plan ahead.....where can we find an ugly Christmas sweater??

We went to see the Christmas Spectacular @ Radio City Music Hall.

D was amazed by the Rockettes -- which they are pretty impressive if I must say so myself.

Saw the tree again.

And kiss some more. Obviously.

It's what we like to do.

Hope you enjoyed looking back at my memories of Christmas past.

What are your favorite Christmas memories or traditions?

-Steph

Also linking up with Because Shanna Said So for Random Wednesday

Can you wear reindeers to work?

Not sure if you should -- but I did.

Maybe my office doesn't appreciate a good festive outfit as much as I do though....

Outfit Details:

Cardigan: Target // Reindeer tee: J.Crew Factory // Skirt: Express

Tights and Flats: Target // Watch: Michael Kors

  

 What do you think -- would you wear reindeer to work?

-Steph

Corbin street and Christmas Trees

As I mentioned in a previous post, we moved back to Hoboken. As ecstatic as we were, we felt that our old apartment on Corbin street needed a proper farewell. I saw this really cool idea on Pinterest where you leave locks wherever you go (special places, vacations, old homes etc.) to permanently leave a piece you everywhere you go -- and something physical you can go back and visit. You write your name on the lock, lock it up, and throw away the key to symbolize that this place was once a part of your life and in some ways will forever be a part of you. I read this idea and I LOVED it.

 I knew a lock ceremony was in order. 

Outfit Details:

Jacket: H&M // Sweater: Victoria's Secret // Fur snood: Asos

Black leggings: Gap // Boots: Hunter

 the keys!

And the lock ceramony at a fence nearby our old apartment.

We carved "D+S 2012" in the lock to make it legit.

Instead of throwing away the key -- we decided to keep it in our memory box we like to call "the tin"

And now it's there forever.

And we'll forever leave our mark on that little street.

And that little street will always have a small place in our heart.

After the lock ceremony -- we were off to get our tree.

Little full -- lotta sap!

And then the master of interior illumination went to work. This is where D excels!

Can't wait to see what he's capable of when we have a whole house!

Every year when I was growing up, my family debated whether to have colored or white lights on the tree. My mom and I always wanted the classic white lights with matching ornaments, where my brother and dad wanted the colorful lights and homemade ornaments from our childhood. The debate lasted for years until we decided -- hey, why don't we just have two trees and make everyone happy. Which is what we did, and I loved it. When I have a house of my own that's big enough, I will continue the tradition of two trees with both lights. 

In our apartment since we can only have one tree - we went for colored lights because they are D's favorite -- and even added those cool large vintagey bulbs because they reminded him of his childhood. I was unsure how it would look at first, but was so happy to see the results and how it gave the tree this fun and playful feel.

Hope you all have a lovely day : )

-Steph

Also linking up with Still Being Molly for YOLO Mondays : )