Sunday, November 25, 2012

Holidays


Lately, my household has been in full-on holiday mode. We spent Thanksgiving with family at my uncle's house, and it was full of yummy Lithuanian foods, ukulele solos by my sister, and general family chaos.
And then came the Christmas.

My mother has a strict policy-- no Christmas before Thanksgiving. Too early, she always says. We'll get sick of it by the 25th. So we refrain from putting on carols in the car and putting up trees until Thanksgiving feasting is through. And then we go crazy.

Every year we pick out a real tree to place in our family room-- this is the tree that gets all the meaningful ornaments, and becomes a big production. We put on carols and drink hot chocolate and argue over the placement of ornaments. It's tradition.

This year I'm incredibly excited for Christmas. The lights, the seasonal beverages, the snow... everything about it makes me so happy. Not to mention my birthday quickly approaching... ;)

I'll be posting more as the festivities continue. Until then, happy holidays!

xoAlex

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Life

                                          Hello lovelies!


There's what I've been up to recently...

1.) Over the knee socks, my new obsession. I got this red pair from forever 21 and they are beautiful, and so cozy!
2.) Latest outfit, incorporating my socks, of course! In this picture, I'm also sporting the Coach bag my mom gave me. It was hers in the 80s.
3.) This is my favorite candle. It smells like apples, and my house has been fragrant with its scent as of late.
4.) My lovely friend Sara giving some love to my friend's new kitty. Had to share this, isn't it adorable?
5.) Topknot and big sweater. All day, every day.
6.) Grandma's dumplings! The definition of comfort food, in my book.
7.) Utilizing our fireplace soon, the wood's all ready!

xoAlex

Monday, November 5, 2012

Weekend Finds


This weekend, I helped my grandmother at a church sale, and I went shopping! Above are some of the things I found, and I thought I'd share them!

1.) 'A' Mug, Anthropologie-- I've wanted one of these for a long time. I've been drinking everything out of it all weekend, even water!
2.& 3.) I found this sweet little vintage box at the church sale. The inside lid is beautiful. When I saw it, I thought it would be perfect to store photos when I get the Fujifilm Instax Polaroid camera I've been eyeing!
4.) My new glasses from Warby Parker! I just got them last week, and I am so obsessed with them.
5.) Melina gave me a crate full of burnt out lightbulbs to use for installations. I was absolutely elated! She gets me ;)

I also got a new pair of boots, and lots of sweater tights! Outfit photos to come!

xoAlex