I wish I had a river...

In year's past, I always hated for Christmas to be over. This year, I kind of felt different. I was ready for it to come and for it to go. I am not sure what got into me, but I think I just wasn't really feeling it this year. I was actually pretty glum, blah, and bah humbug about it. I didn't even enjoy wrapping presents! I think next year, especially since we will be shelling out money for the upcoming nuptials, I will spend a lot less loot and perhaps try to do a bit more DIY stuff. But, all things considered...while it was here, it was a good time. I got lot's of nice gifts, didn't harbor too much bitterness towards any of my family members, and I'm on vacation until after New Year's. Not bad.

The nicest item I received this year was a brand new camera from Sean. I haven't had a nice camera of my own since mine broke in college. I had a camera that my parents gave me after buying a new one and it recently broke, so I'm very excited to have this nice new number all to myself! Plus I have to go to San Diego for work on January 5th, so it will be nice to be able to take pictures. If I have time...



Sean also got me this adorbz octopus necklace that I wanted and this cute little red memo book to write notes in (for the wedding, or ideas to write about, etc.) that has a pretty cool history.
Moleskin was very popular among a lot of famous artists and writers and has recently made a comeback. I love that it has a great history and is also very sleek and stylish also. :)



The little guy below is a recreation of the first rubber ducky. I saw him in Anthropologie the other day and was happy to reunite with him on Christmas morning. I'm not big on sitting in the tub in my own filth, so he'll stay displayed in his cute box in my bathroom.



The pretty box below him contains my favorite hand and foot cream from Aveda.

Most of the products from Aveda smell like hippies in my opinion. These two on the other hand, do not! They smell wonderful and feel even better.

Other cute gifts included cups to go with my owl teapot.

I also got a lot of great things from my family and Sean's family too.

I also decided to give myself a little gift. If you remember back in the summer, I created a top 5 list and on that list I declared my love for Marc Jacobs, and also included a hand bag by him. Since then, I've been salivating over this bag every time I see it and wishing I could afford it. Well, I decided that since pretty soon I'm going to have to start roping in my wallet and shelling out dough on wedding things, that it was NOW OR NEVER for me and the ol' MJ bag. So, I took some funds that I got for presents from family and today I marched into Nordstrom to lay claim to my bag...only to find out it had been sold. Waaaaaah Waaaaaaaah Waaaaaah. But have no fear! Turns out, when you are willing to spend a disgusting amount of money on one item at Nordstrom, they grovel at your feet and do anything they can to get you that product. They had it ordered from another store and shipped to my house (2nd day!) for no extra cost! And the store that it was shipped from had a lower tax than Woodfield, so it ended up being cheaper. Which isn't really saying much, but hey at this point...any penny helps. In the end, my x-mas money paid for half, and I paid for half. I had originally wanted it in a dark red color, but I decided that it will be more classic in black and I can make it my everyday bag. I can't wait until it arrives!





So, all in all...it was a prosperous Christmas this year. I hope we do something fun for New Year's. Then after that I'll be back at work for 3 days and then off to San Diego. I have to go to another math convention. I know...I know...but it may not be so bad. I've never been to California before and look forward to seeing what it's like. I wish I'd have time to actually hang out and look around, but I'll probably be cooped up the entire time I'm there. No complaints though, because I'll be out of the office and I'll be going to California in January. Plus, I'm pretty sure I'll be a lot more comfortable walking around at night by myself than I was in New Orleans last January.

While I'm in San Diego though, something sad will be happening back here in Chicago. My homeboy from college, Mr. Gordon Mays, and his lady love will be making the trek to Philly to set up shop for the next stage of their lives. I'm proud to say that my BFF was courted and wooed to the city of cheesey beef and bro-love to take over a coveted spot at a top tier radio station and I know this will be a wonderful opportunity for them both. With that said though, I don't think I ever imagined a "Chicago" without them. Words cannot explain how much they will be missed and it's going to be a little more lonely here without good friends like them.

So...congrats and good luck to my friends, Mordan Gays and Sarah Kennedy. Pull out the sofa bed and buy me a cheese steak, we'll be coming to visit soon!


I'm thinking of my plans for 2008 and I know they will involve planning a wedding, which will be so much fun. But...I'm a little afraid of it. Luckily I have a few good references to turn to as well as an old friend who is going through the planning at the very same time. I'll keep you updated as things move along. I've already collected even more ideas for inspiration which i'll get together for next time...

That's about it for now. Hope everyone (read: the two people who read this) had a great holiday!

k.

Fever....

Ummm...yes, please.

Excuse Me Miss....

I just watched the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Bitches be skinny this year! What happened to the Victoria's Secret models that actually filled out the underpants? Those push up bra's are seriously working OVERTIME this holiday season...


"I only agreed to wear these child size bloomers because they promised that this lunch box would have a sandwich in it...duped again."


"Santa Baby...just slip a pizza under the tree, for me. Been an Angel all year..."

Even my girl, Alessandra, is looking a bit desperate herself:

Seriously, quick! While they aren't looking...please...toss in some popcorn or something!!! A stick of butter? Dinner roll? No?"

I was actually frightened for this pint sized stutter:

"Somebody give me a salami or the dog gets it!"
"What? It's made of cotton? Does that mean no calories?!?!?! Even better!"

This girl wasn't as bad, but she probably wins the "weirdest looking belly button award" for the night. She probably ate too much...(click the picture for a closer look)


Besides all the hatin' on hungry girls, I did find my favs.

This girl, who I think is Miranda Kerr, but I am not sure.

She's a total babe and not "scary skinny."

and this one is my total favorite. I have no clue who she is, but she's so pretty, and I feel for her because i think she wore the more awkwardly un-sexy costume, the Christmas Bell? Maybe she had too much Turk-duck-en this Thanksgiving and they punished her by making her wear the widest outfit?


Nah...she's probably just a good sport! She even took one for the team and worked the wrestling uni! I heart you, unknown model.


But alas, out of all the freakishly malnourished, push up bra clad ladies of the night...I can't stray far from my where my loyalties lie, with my very own Posh!


(CBS.com)
Thank you, Posh for looking the whole time like someone had just told you that you could never get plastic surgery again unless you reunited with these four freak spices just to sing one of your not so great "hits." (Are the Spice Girls actually touring and doing a whole show of only old songs?) In my personal opinion, I would've liked a little "Zig a Zig Ahhh" or maybe even some "two become one" stuff, but nope. Anyway, i love that everyone else is all jazz hands, peace sign, girl power and Posh is just standing there with a shitty look on her face, boobs pushed up to her chest and earning her million dollar appearance fee. Sadly, she's probably the only one who could care less if she earns it. I love you Posh, always and forever.

In other news, Heidi Klum has added "Musical Artist" to her resume and is it in her contract that her hubby sing at every VS Fashion Show? Is Seal even culturally relevant anymore?

Lastly, I'm going to Jazzercize with my Mom tomorrow. I tried to take a Cardio Kickboxing class at my gym last week and I felt like I had tiny pieces of glass in my lungs and my legs were going to become dislocated. So, I figured jazzercise might be a bit more up my alley and my Mom needs to start exercising anyway...so we'll see.

If all goes well, my pelvis will be protruding in no time!

Enough cattiness for this evening. All these pictures, unless noted, are from theblemish.com there are like a gazillion there if you missed the show or if you just want to have some alone time with the ladies of the VS.