key

So, remember a while back when I posted about the Tiffany & Co key necklaces that I'd fallen in love with but would never ever buy due to the fact that I can't make myself spend that much on jewelry for myself? Well, I now own one.

When I went with Phil's family to Cranberry Fest, on the way I flipped through a magazine next to Phil. He looked at some of it with me, and on one of those pages was an ad for the Tiffany keys. I mentioned something about how I thought they were awesome but would never get one because of the price tag. Phil asked me if I'd be mad if he got me one, in his usual joking voice that means he's not serious about what he's saying. I laughed and told him, yes, I'd be mad, but I'd probably get over it. And then put on the necklace and NEVER TAKE IT OFF.

I promptly forgot about the conversation, but apparently Phil didn't. And he picked out the same key that I'd have picked out for myself and gave it to me for Christmas. In a pretty little Tiffany blue box.

I have the best boyfriend in the whole world. And yes, I thought that before Christmas.

candies

Oh my, what Christmas does to one's waistline! But it's so okay because it's Christmas. And then after Christmas you can do squats and pushups and leg raises and lots of running to make up for it. Which is what I did today. But just look. Boxes full of goodies like these just makes it all so worth it.

merry

Speaks for itself. :)

holiday

So, when Christmas rolls around I get really excited to figure out what I'm going to wear at all the different Christmas events I attend throughout the season. Due to the parents being divorced thing, I have a lot of Christmases to attend. This year it'll be eight. My mom's family, Joe's family, Joe's extended family, my mom's extended family, my dad's family, Cheryl's family, Phil's family, and our roommate Christmas.

The only one I get dressed up fancy for is my dad's family Christmas on Christmas Eve. We go to church that night and I usually wear a skirt or a dress.

I won't actually be able to wear the perceived outfit I'm putting together in my mind right now, due to the fact that the inspiration for the outfit--these adorable red ankle boots--are $430. But it's fun to dream!

I'd wear them with this super cute classic black dress with a red cardigan on over it to keep me warm and black opaque tights on underneath, because that much bare leg is too much for Christmastime. Eee! So cute. I'll have to try to replicate a cheaper version.

touch

One last Christmas dream for a little while.

I got and iPod when I graduated high school...and I may have been a little rough on it. The screen is pretty badly scratched, and for some reason, no matter what set of headphones I put in it, only one of them will work unless I press my finger on the part that goes into my iPod the whole time I listen.

If I ask my dad for money or gift cards for Christmas he'll get me something ridiculous because he thinks he has an idea of what I'd actually like when he totally doesn't. And he really likes giving tangible presents instead of letting me do my own shopping. So I was thinking I'd ask him for an iPod Touch. Something tangible, pretty straight forward, and something I'd really like.

If I'm going to get a new iPod, the iPod Touch is what I'd want. It's an upgrade from the one I have, but it's way, WAY cooler. There's apps. And lots of games. And wifi, which is my favorite feature. I'm aware I'm pathetic for wanting to be online pretty much all the time, but I really enjoy that option.

And, of course, the first thing I'd buy is a pretty case to keep my new iPod safe. I was looking at all the colors and thinking about purple or blue...but then I remembered my phone. And my room at home. And my bedspread at my apartment. Yellow it is.

shoes

Christmas is coming up! It seems far away yet but my mom's nagging reminders to come up with a Christmas List proves I'm wrong. Mom and I always just go shopping together for things for me, because I like clothes and I'm so picky now it's impossible to shop for me. But I can't just go shopping and get whatever I like that day. I have to think about it in great detail and finally pick things I really love. It's my new rule with buying clothes, because otherwise I can come home with things I'm not really that excited about. And clothes can make me really happy outside of just serving the purpose of covering my body.

This year I've gotten a lot of shoes. I got black pumps and snakeskin tan/cream pumps, and brown sandal heels and black sandal heels. I love them all and I got them all at great prices(snakeskin pumps, $11!, brown sandal heels, $18!). I've found if you just keep going back to the clearance section and checking on your favorite shoes, they'll come down from the $50-$80 range to the $10-$30 range, which is much more desirable.

I already got one pair of shoes for the fall season that I'm in love with, knee high slouchy black flat boots. I wore them to all but one fall wedding and they looked super cute and helped keep me warm when we were shooting outside. They're perfect. Another pair of boots I'm thinking of is an ankle pair...these ones specifically, from ALDO. They're on sale for $39...but they still might be a little too much for me. I'll probably wait and see if they come down. Or maybe cave. I do love them, they'd be a perfect Christmas present. I love the grey, they're versatile and would look great with my skinny jeans!

Today one of the girls in my class had cute little blue flats on, and I really liked those too. They would've looked great with my cream/tan/navy outfit I had going on today, instead of not really knowing what shoes to pull from my closet to wear. Maybe these will wind up on my Christmas List too!