decking the halls

Today marked the last day I will brave holiday traffic to go browse for *just one thing.* It was a rainy mess and resulted in a late lunch and naptime due to mom’s poor time management and the insufferably long line in j.crew.

This week, I’ve been trying to feel festive in the midst of dreary, humid 80 degree weather. Wearing all black, painting my nails coca-cola red, and sipping hot cocoa while watching christmas movies after dinner has helped up my game. Other suggestions? silver shoes, sparkly jewelry and pops of red and green or a velvet ribbon.

Another thing that can never go wrong in my book? Winter whites. Monochrome in pretty much any color. Just watch Audrey Hepburn in charade and you’ll see that its not what, but how you’re wearing anything.

listening to/watching:

while driving through holiday traffic or wrapping christmas gifts

• stanley tucci’s “what I ate in a year” audiobook on spotify…disclaimer** you will want to eat pasta any time you listen

• audrey hepburn in charade

• greta gerwig’s little women

• every christmas episode of the office

• this friday candy episode about relationships

• this spotify playlist of old christmas music

on my last min christmas gift list:

for those who wait until they hear about an amazon strike to press order, or need some last minute stocking stuffers

• yolo travel journal subscription

• my favorite ruffle socks

• this kid’s camera

• jan carsen christmas books for kids

• any kids book by tabitha paige

• lululemon underwear

• rhode beauty lip tints

• baggu cloud tote on amazon

• these interchangeable kids art frames

• everyone can always use another pouch

• you can never go wrong with a last minute cvs minute photo print in a fun frame(ikea, tj maxx, target all have great ones)

It might be too late to do your shopping online but I’ve seen dorsey, zimmerman and a few others share their deadlines for shipping deadlines before christmas.

for houston locals:

• mirth storeside pickup

• kd weave gift sets

• kuhl linscomb

• thompson + hansen

• back row home

• anthropologie stocking stuffers

• anything from genara in the heights

• wine from padre’s

to eat:

I’m oggling over my friends’ cookie exchanges this year and making a mental note to organize one here next year…even snuck in a pic of this aesthetic-ness for you

• coconut coffee cake from molly baz’s newsletter

• cinnamon rolls for christmas morning

• my mom made chocolate cookies with peanut butter filling-reese’s in cookie form

• my grandma makes fresh gingerbread and peanut brittle around the holidays and they’re so cozy and delicious

• ginger cheesecake cookies

• chocolate chip pie…a family friend brings this pie every year as a gift and it’s immediately disclosed in the family group text that *the pie* has been delivered

• bluebell peppermint ice cream in silver coupes

• eggnog lattes

One final note. I wrote a bit about our trip to South Korea on Mirth’s blog…read about it here.

Wishing you and yours a very merry wednesday! xxf