Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Gobble Gobble!

This Thanksgiving was a success! Special thanks to my sister and my aunt for helping my mom out this year since she could not cook. Unfortunately, some of the side effects of the chemo makes her extremities hyper-sensitive to cold. It proved quite difficult for her to even just open up the fridge and to retrieve the vegetables or frozen goods. My sister's turkey was super delicious. The turkey was set in brine since the previous Sunday and had this beautiful golden brown color from brushing it continuously with sage butter.

I had taken more photos with my Pentax K1000, but they did not turn out so well. Target did a horrible job scanning them since most of the pictures had this hideous horrible green scan line in the center. Here are some photos that managed to show up and the other photos are taken from my cousins:


I finally got to wear the Alex Chung for Madewell dress that I had been lusting for, but I got so excited with the cooking and total gluttony that I had little food stains on my dress at the end of the night. (I did manage to get them out later) I'm thankful that I have such a great family whom are very supportive with everything that has happened to my mom earlier this fall. Now that Thanksgiving is over, I can't wait to see my family again for Christmas! Cheers!





Mad about Plaid

Outfit Details:
Navy Cardigan (Urban Outfitters)
Plaid Dress with Velvet Collar & Buttons (Fancy Treehouse)
Grey Tights (Target)

Monday, November 21, 2011

Mirror Mirror

Today's outfit: Thrifted beige cropped sweater (vintage), Polka Dotted Maxi-dress (Thrift Town), Brown ankle booties (not pictured--ebay)

Thankful for Another Year



I'm excited to make the journey down south tomorrow evening to visit my family for the annual Turkey festivities. This year is going to be a bit different in that my family recently discovered that my mom has Stage III colon cancer.  She begins her chemo therapy today so my sister, aunt, and I are going to take over preparing for this huge feast. Knowing my mom, she will probably still try to get in the kitchen and cook something up. We all had a lovely time last year, so below are some photos:





Hope everyone has a lovely Thanksgiving Holiday!


Saturday, November 19, 2011

Into Black

Random photo captures during this week:









1. Orchids in the office
2. Madewell Suede Desert Storm Booties
3. Mirror Mirror (Outfit details: Vintage silk blouse, Vintage Floral Jumper / altered & hemmed)

While out thrifting, I have managed to collect a huge collection of vintage silk blouses of various styles, colors, and pleating. I really do not know what to do with them all and have to resist the urge from buying more, but they really are such good staples to have in your closet for layering underneath sweaters, strappy dresses, etc.

Speaking of blouses, here is a song that I've had stuck in my head for awhile: