Christmas in the Country

For you stalkers out there who are dying to see some personal pics of my life...   ;)

I give you.... Christmas in the Country. These pics were taken by my bro over the holidays in Chappell Hill, TX. (way delayed but whatevs)

The farmhouse

Me and my grandmother, Maw Maw :) This pic is making me realize I need to know what her lipstick is! It's just too perfect of a color for me not to own it as well. Twinsies!

Farm animals

My mom and Adelaide

Yeah that would be my MOM moving hay

Christmas Eve table setting

Making mulled wine with my sister Ashley

My brother Hayden drinking mulled wine (he had never heard of mulled wine and kept going on about how he felt like one of the characters in his Game of Thrones books because of it). Lahoo-zaher. Hi Hayden :) 

Me and my girl cousins on Christmas day. The heat was on full blast at my grandparents' house so we all look hella rosy and sweaty. Hot.

Lola, running towards me and barking (she's a wild dog that just showed up one day. she's kinda mean)

My sister and her beau Windsen... great portrait. Typical Texas.

Drool!

The grass is always greener on the other side, isn't it? Well it's typically always greener in Portland, but now I want to live in LA or Chicago and have a place like one of these girls.


1. Los Angeles - "Rustic Chic"

I think I'm drawn to this home because the colors resemble what I have going on at my own place, and it's made up of travel finds (much from France) and decor passed down through her family. I also like that she states that she keeps the lighting dim to keep the space "sexy and comfortable" - that is something I purposely do in my own apartment! I thought I was the only one that did anything weird like that... Yes! Check out the original tour and interview here.

And I love just as much...

2. Chicago - "Eclectic"

This apartment/loft is tiny, and it's impressive to see what she has been able to pull off with all that stuff. I too am into having lots of things displayed at my home - I will never do the minimalist thing. I love how it all goes together in this really funky way and just seems really young and cool. Look at her shoes artfully displayed in the living room - that's what I'm talkin about. There's also this old school glam thing going on that is of course calling my name. Check out the original tour and interview here!

What nice places to dream about :) Good night!

Happy New Year!!!

resolution [ˌrɛzəˈluːʃən]

n

something resolved or determined; decision

I haven't actually made a list of New Year's Resolutions since, like, 5th grade
but here goes nothin

1. Offer to do some babysitting and dogsitting every once in a while (even if it's for free). 

2. Make more dinners for friends. 

3. Be better about eating leftovers. 

4. Yoga. Running. The gym in general. I have the dvds. I have the shoes. I have the membership...I even started a "bangin body motivation" board on Pinterest! Why is it so hard to make it a regular thing? Well 2012, here we go.

   

5. Fall into bed and sleep at least 8 hours every night. I take way too many freaking naps and they end up leaving me with laundry, dinner, the gym and blogging left to do at 8pm. Not okay.

6. Waste less time looking at dumb sh!t on the internet. 

7. Rock heels way more often. 

8. Make great strides in speaking Spanish.  

9. Be bolder about adding unexpected colors to my apartment decor. 

10. Bring more international cuisines into my home cooking. 

and finally...

11. Blog regularly. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(all photos from Pinterest, except for the first one which is from weheartit.com)