‘Twas the season; An unorthodox Holiday

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Screw it, it’s the Holidays! We wait all year for it to be over..so eat up! Life’s too short to worry all the time.

The Christmas spirit took its sweet time getting to my house this year..it almost felt like it would never come. Growing up I prepared for Christmas in July! I knew how I’d decorate ever last inch of the house..every year. Becoming more and more of an adult. I’m realizing that things like Christmas and even Birthdays get a little less alluring. Which really blows. Good thing I have a step-son! He may not be biologically mine, but its true that they keep you young, his excitement and smile is what its all about.

As of our Christmas shopping; there was practically none…except of course for The Kid. He was spoiled because he deserved it. 100’s on every test since beginning 1st grade in September? O yeah…this was gonna be a good Christmas for him :) Hubb and I did our shopping by bike as usual. The weather hasn’t been that bad on bike…just yet I suppose. Damn East coast winters!

one of my fav panda shots to date!

thank goodness I married an improviser..I would have never thought of this! We both did what we had too:

The eve of Christmas eve, we baked cookies and decorated the tree. Since Hubb had work on Christmas and the eve of, and the kid was going out of state for the day, we were one day ahead of the rest of the world. In retrospect, its not as weird as I felt it was…it was pretty rad!

Our tree had cool ornaments (and adorable stockings!)

He loves Thomas the Tank Engine…this years ornament had him elated. And dancing!

Our cookies were funky

 Our gifts were color-coded/coordinated

And smiles too big to capture by camera

I couldn’t bring myself to edit this picture in anyway. You can see how much fun he had through all the blur in the world.

 Funny story about our Christmas eve morning;

I tell little man, that Santa had emailed us saying he will be bringing his gifts to our place earlier, since he wasn’t going to be around Christmas morning! It was a fun experiment that was a huge success…so who knows how many Santa emails we will be forging in the years to come :p

Christmas day OOTD:

You all have seen the poncho, boots and petticoat before. The best parts about this outfit was the flower, the bag and the scarf! Although we didn’t do our Xmas Bike ride, I wore this for lunch with the family :)

HOPING IT WAS A NICE HOLIDAY FOR YOU ALL!

XX

((Bloggers Rock the Colors of Christmas: White&Red))

 

Santa isn’t the only one who can pull these color off ;)

Thanks to a few new awesome bloggers I follow;

(The fiercely fab Kristin & the ultra-chic Colette), I had discovered and joined along on this awesome holiday-themed group post. Here are the rules:

“So what do you have to do, you ask?

Seeing that the most popular colors of Christmas are Red, Green, White, Gold, Silver & Blue........you just need to post an outfit to your blog on Tuesday, December 20th wearing the Christmas color of your choice listed above. Easy Peasy.

You do not have to commit to an outfit color now, I have high hopes we will be able to cover them all:)

I will have a link tool displayed in my December 20th post with a thumbnail for you to grab & post on your blog along with your outfit.

I think it will be super fun to see how everyone styles their Christmas colored outfits. The outfit doesn't have to be your "Christmas best", casual and jean outfits are of course welcome! (Please just make sure the prominent color of your posted outfit is one of the colors listed above)

Please join!”

 

..so I did!

 

I’m a sassy Mrs. Clause! I don’t need no reindeer..I have calfs of steel :p

(Bike!)OOTD breakdown:

Knit Poncho – Bongo for Kmart $10

Red Leather Gloves(great for winter-cycling!) – Macy*s $17

Belt – Rainbow $6

Dress and Leggings – Old navy $25-ish combined

“Jubilee” Booties – Jaclyn Smith $20

Helmet – Bern $65

Glasses – street vendors (<3)

Thanks for allowing me to be part of this Colette! Looking forward to future games and posts!

 

Christmas day in New York City is drawing closer and closer….I HAVENT EVEN BEEN DOWN TO ROCKEFELLER CENTER YET! If all goes well, Hubb and I will be taking our first ever Christmas Bike Ride this year!

 

I’ll pimp out Sandy Dee like Santa’s Sleigh ;)

I don’t always have $12.50 to spend on a single lip gloss.

I won’t go off on a (complete)tantrum here, but, what's with every single “beauty” blog solely using MAC makeup? Or NARS? I can honestly say that I would love to use these brands 24/7, but let me I must face reality; I’M A BROKE BITCH. I have priorities and no credit card. I go to my local Beauty Supply store and raid the hell out of it.

Where my collection resides: A Monster High cosmetic box..I love it :)

I can’t help but become apprehensive towards blogs or websites that only feature high-end cosmetics/brands. They cater to a crowd I do not know much about. I’m not an over-privileged less-than-appreciative Upper East Side housewife….those bitches piss me off! I mean, I’m almost 25 and NEVER walked into a Sephora.
Even if I could afford lip gloss that costs as much as NYX eye shadow, primer AND 2 or 3 lipsticks, I’ll make “a pimp decision” and go for the more bang-for-my-buck option. I know a HELL of a lot more women who are sick of the pretentiousness of makeup tutorials, I’m one of them, instead of waiting to see if someone can make the same looks for less… I’ll be the one to break the mold :)

I don’t own much, so this is as much a learning experience, as much as its point-proving. Er excuse the poor quality of the photos, I have yet another camera to get used too!

So, there will be another topic to be covered in my blog. and it will be called;
“BEAUTY & THE FRUGAL” 
^{Any new beauty-finds, tips I come across, or comparisons to higher-end products will be put in blog posts starting as such. Vlogs are also being considered.}


2012 is almost here, bringing about new ideas, connections, and opportunities…IM NOT LETTING A SINGLE ONE PASS ME BY!

Baby, it’s gettin’ coooooold outside

December is here and brought the nippy with it! Hubb and I are adding cold weather apparel to our cycling arsenal, since there is no sign of us stopping our routine yet :) We’re milking everyday we can, if it ‘aint storming, we out riding!

My new cape is the bee’s knees, I never thought I could pull one off, but here I am rockin it ;)

• New gloves were attained

I feel so classy in the red leather ones, the fingerless funky ones are a trip back to tweenhood!

The cutest skull scarf(Joe Boxer)for 50% off? MINE its soft as hell too

Hubb is stocking up on knit hats since his helmet is a summer helmet. If it comes with a visor, it’s a BIG plus!

• Im a boot-bitch..didn’t you know?

These Route 66 lined boots can be worn two ways:

and were on sale!

These are the newest Uggs in my collection, I wore my green ones for the Tour De Bronx and my black ones need cleaning. I remember saying “I’ll never wear those UGGly things!” That’s before I got the hookup and found out how comfy they were!

and cycling-friendly..minus the grease stains(ugh)

I remember there being a time I dreaded shopping, maybe because I had my mother dressing me, but mostly because bigger sizes weren’t always available in the junior section. Shoe shopping was awful too, my feet were wide. Plus being a growing girl I needed new shoes every few months…so it was pure torture I had to endure. Being a young adult, I appreciate how far clothing has come for the plus size gal, I can now take solace in the fact that I will always find something in my size virtually anywhere I shop :)
..O yeah…you may have noticed but I took my hair in a different direction;

My Facebook followers were quite vocal about “losing the bike-riding cotton candy” I must admit, once I was done going back to brunette, I shed a tear….maybe more!
But ya know…I kinda like it…Its shorter, darker, choppy, but still has some color in there. Not bad for doing it myself eh?

But badass rebel Barbie will be back….she will be back..