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Kris Kringle or Secret Santa is something I look forward to every year. I'm sure there are some people who would much rather skip the whole thing, but I love shopping, even when it's not for myself. I guess it can be quite a challenge when you draw the name of a person you don't know very well, but I like a challenge. This past Sunday, my co-workers and I got together at a restaurant, for food, drinks and a gift exchange. I ate way too much, drank enough wine to make my cheeks rosy, and shared a delicious peanut butter cream pie with my bestest friend Angel. Thank god I wore a flowy dress because by the end of the night, I had a very unattractive (food baby) belly bulge.

Everyone knows I usually like to dress up for these events. I wouldn't be me if I didn't, but this was more of a casual dinner party so...I still wore a dress but a casual one. I purchased this dress near the end of summer and I know what you're thinking. A summer dress during the winter? The floral print is back for the winter season so I added a cardigan, a skinny belt, some tights and voila!! If you're thinking winter is here and it's time to pack away your summer dresses, think again! A bit of summer floral is the perfect thing to brighten your winter days.




Cardigan ~ H&M
Dress ~ Forever 21
Belt ~ H&M
Every last Thursday of the month at the Market Mall Pharmacy, which is where I work, we have what we call Seniors Day. This is when all the seniors come in for their 20% discount, and let me tell you, some senior citizens are no picnic. I wish I could really express how I feel when they come in and ask me to help them find Christmas cards for each and every one of their relatives. I'm sure everyone knows as well as I do that picking out the right card for someone can take more than just a few minutes. We offer both the Hallmark cards and those other ones that cost only a dollar. Just imagine my surprise when I have already spent 10 minutes searching for cards only to be told they are too expensive and would prefer the dollar ones. After another 10 minutes spent searching through the dollar ones, I am told they appear too cheap and would prefer the "cheapest" Hallmark ones. Oh joy! 

Last Seniors Day, my boss asked me to dress up wearing Artizan clothing to promote the collection, which we carry in our gift shop. Obviously I jumped at the chance of wearing anything other than our oh-so-boring-and-ugly navy blue uniform. I chose to wear this yellow Artizan scarf hoping it might help brighten my day since those seniors have a tendency of ruining my mood. The scarf worked like magic because all day long I received a bunch of compliments which kept me happy and smiling.







It's finally December which means the countdown to Christmas has begun. This year I have decided to put a Christmas tree in my room, and I'm very excited because the ornaments I have picked out have me doing a little happy dance. A booty shakin' happy dance! It's definitely not a traditional Christmas tree but those who know me would say it suits me perfectly. My room is decorated in a black and white theme, so I wanted to add a little bit of colour but I wanted to do something other than the traditional Christmas colours. And yes those are tiny shoe ornaments, and purse ornaments! I'm such a girl!








Although the animal print trend has been around for many seasons, I've been seeing spots everywhere I go and I couldn't be more thrilled. Animal print is a classic trend that will never go out of style, and because it ranges from dresses and tops, to shoes and scarves, to belts and jewelery, there is something out there for everyone. There's even something for those who are obsessed with nail polish like me. The Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips in Kitty Kitty can be quite fun (if you have alot of patience).


Blazer ~ Suzy Shier (available here)
Top ~ Suzy Shier
Jeans ~ Bootlegger
Bag ~ Walmart
Boots ~ Naturalizer
Ring ~ Forever 21 (available here)


Scarf ~ H&M





My idea of a perfect birthday is eating until it looks like I have a baby, a FOOD baby, (so not attractive...I know), cake of course, a few drinks and laughing with friends and family until our bellies hurt! Saturday night was my official birthday party. We started with dinner at Gliss, which is one of my favourite local restaurants, and then back to my house for pomegranate martinis, beer, shots, jalapeno poppers, artichoke cheese dip and bacon wrapped shrimp. Yum yum!


Birthday Flowers
Sisterly Love
Onto the outfit. I chose to wear this royal blue dress for the simple fact that there's something about chiffon that makes me feel so feminine and pretty, and who wouldn't want to feel pretty at her own party? What I love the most about this dress is the pleat details on the front and the sheer back which adds just the right amount of sexiness. 






It's officially my birthday, and these are the last pictures taken of me at 25 years old. As I take a moment to reflect upon the past year, as I do every year on my birthday, I realize that life is all about experiences and special moments that touch your heart forever. Like when my 3 year old niece climbs up onto my lap, pushes my bangs aside with her tiny little hands, tells me that I'm beautiful, gently kisses my cheek and tells me that she loves me. The best birthday gift an auntie could get.

Last night, my brother and his family had me over for a birthday dinner, and I could not think of a better way to start off my birthday celebrations. My sister in law Tania knows that the best birthday gift she could ever give me is some of her yummy cooking, and of course a yummy cake decorated with a big shoe on the top.

This is the outfit I wore that evening. My brother, who likes to tease me every chance he gets, commented by saying "what kind of jacket is that?". I pretended not to hear him of course. I have learned that talking to him about fashion is truly just a waste of time. Oh how I love having a big brother.

I fell in love with this cape style jacket the moment I saw it. I've been searching for a camel jacket and this one had that little extra something I was looking for.


Jacket ~ Winners
Animal Print Jacket ~ Forever 21 (sold here)
Top ~ Maurices
Jeans ~ Bootlegger
Boots ~ Jay Manuel for Sears (sold here)
Bag ~ Artizan (sold here)





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