A Hollyday.

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a beautiful holiday with family and friends. I know I had a great time with mine! I have been SO busy this month with work and what not but I promise to be more on top of things in January. Here are a few pictures of Christmas around the house...


Ps. I'm now on Instagram. Hollyadele. Follow me?

A December to Remember?

You might be thinking the same thing as me...what December?

It's already half over. I can't believe it...

Last weekend I went to visit my best friend for 3 days at the beach; I was her date to her work party at the Ritz Carlton! We had such a great time, aren't holiday parties the best?

We also got a LOT of our shopping done. Here are a few items I bought my family:

I bought my dad this* Kenneth Cole sweater.

                                                           ...and the first season of 30 Rock.

I bought my mom these* Nike Running shoes.

                                                        ...as well as Ellen Degeneres' book.

and I bought my brother this jacket.

Is your shopping done?

*Not online

Music Notes.

While most of the Justin Bieber crazed world was dying to buy his Christmas album, I was impatienly waitng for the release of Michael Buble's....

I love Christmas, I love Christmas music, I love the classics; I love ones with a modern twist and Michael combines them all so beautifully. I'm especially obsessed with his version of Mariah's All I Want For Christmas Is You. It makes me so happy for this time of year! Another one of my favorite Christmas albums to listen to comes from one of my favorite movies Love Actually.

Not all the songs are Christmas songs but because I love this movie I automatically relate them with Christmas. If you haven't seen the movie I highly suggest you see it...it's wonderful.

A Lady is Always...

Thankful.

I thought this post fit perfectly considering it is Thanksgiving here in the states.

Besides always saying "thank you" a lady should never take things for granted; she should always take time to appreciate every aspect of her life. For me, this year has been a rollercoaster but I am so thankful for:

- My family and friends, of course, for making me smile and laugh.

- Gaining an entire new family (though my sister-in-law). I could not be happier with how close we have all become and I absolutely love them.

- Being able to experience life as a 23 year old. It might be hard to find my way at times but I cannot be happier I am still here.

- My two kitties Penny Lane and Tux. And my puppy Blackie.

- Love and that its constantly in my life.

It might not be "Thanksgiving" where you are but think about the important things in your life and be thankful for them.

Lovely Like...

                                   £276                                                                                                       £450    

            

You guessed it, Kate Middleton.

Sure she is absolutely everywhere right now but honestly, why shouldn't she be a "Lovely Like..." choice? She is the epitome of a classy lady...who also happens to be a princess. Lets be real.

So, are you like her:

           

$220                                                                                                                     $398

Or unlike her:

For the Love of...

Diane Von Furstenberg.

Always chic, always beautiful and an instant classic. Not to mention it's impossible to not feel sexy or lady-like in DVF, right?

Love Love Love.

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On Sale Adorable.

Sometimes there's nothing better than finding something on sale that also happens to be perfectly lovely! Here are a few of those online finds I'm currently adding to my wish list:

Originally $85 Now $65                                                                           Originally $152.75 Now $91.65

Originally $341.43 Now $134.78                                                             Originally $71.88 Now $35.94

Originally $568 Now $199                                                       Originally $298  Now $149.95

Gentlemen We Love.

John Krasinski.

He's dorky, adorable, and hilarious. Not to mention he always dresses with class; theres no doubt this funny guy is a gentleman. 

It's okay to...

Read a "lovely read" at the bookstore, just so you don't have to buy it.

In this case, I have been sneaking off to Barnes & Noble to ooh and ahh, oogle and die over Christian Louboutin's new book. The man is brilliant, bold, iconic, talented and exceptional in every way but his $150 price tag almost made me cry. In fact, I was so looking forward to the release I actually might have.

"There is no way I am going pay that for a book" Sigh. "Christmas present." Ugh. "Who am I kidding? I can't wait till Christmas." Hmmmm "I'll just sneak in and read it. Wait. Can you do that?"  Duh, you totally can. And you can totally buy a Starbucks while you're at it. So, I've been spending all my free time indulging in a warm Starbucks and reading at the bookstore, just so I don't have to buy the book.  

Did I mention there are pop ups? 

I die.

Music Notes.

Some of my favorite up beat happy-feel-good songs are by Mat Kearney. Seriously, I can never listen to his music without smiling.  Since my last Music Notes post was about Josh Rouse's mellow music I thought Mat Kearney was a good choice for this week.

I just bought his latest album "Young Love" and thought to myself  "Why don't I own his other albums?" I could have spent a fortune buying them all, I just love the uniqueness of his music.

So far my favorite song off this album is Count On Me and from other albums are Closer to Love and Undeniable.

A Hollyday.

I'm off this weekend for my brother's wedding! I can't believe it's actually here. After months and months of planning the perfect wedding for October 15, 2011 it's actually tomorrow. Insane. 

I love this picture of us, it makes me laugh every time I see it...so naturally I had to share it. 

Have an amazing weekend! I'll post details soon :)

xx

The Lady Loves Lace

I came across these adorable goodies while I was at work and the first thing I thought was "I cant wait to share these with my readers!"

It's such a simple way to dress up old shoes or freshen up your look.  There are other styles and colors available on the website as well.

Love them. Don't you?

$15 

 

  $18 

   $15 

It's okay to...

Splurge.
 
I saw this Be & D bag posted above today as I was browsing around the internet and I sort of fell in complete and utter love with it. So much so I feel like its already mine. Of course to make matters better worse it's marked down from $768 to $307! That sounds like a great deal if you ask me... annnnd the chain straps adjust so you can wear it as a cross body bag also. Hello, two in one? Yes please. Not to mention its beautiful, right?

But even as I type this post about splurging I know that I really shouldn't buy this bag. I have spent plenty of money in the last eight months getting ready for my brothers wedding (which is next weekend btw).  However, I stand by the idea that sometimes it is okay to buy yourself something you really want.

So...to splurge or not to splurge?  I'll let you know what happens.

Lets Talk Jewelry.

I'm obsessed. If only you could see my drawers. Any one who knows me knows that the one thing I love most about it is how unique it can be; there's nothing I love more than an interesting piece of jewelry.

Normally I buy anything that is or looks one of a kind. Totally unique. Occasionally, of course, there will be something I fall in love with that might not be the case. Still, I love it all the same. 

We all know too much jewelry sometimes can clash so just like dressing for your body type, it is important to understand the art or wearing accessories. I don't always agree less is more because I love to wear 12 bracelets at once with 3 rings, but I don't do it everyday because dainty looks pretty too.

Here are some items I am loving right now:

Ring

Perfect if you do or do not have your ears pierced!

$125                                                                                                            $14.99

Cuff

Clutch necklace. So cute.

 $348                                                                                                             £6.99 

 Pine cone necklace. Love!

Shh ring. 

$12.22                                                                                                              $13.97 

Pendant

Tassel necklace.

                                                                                                                

 $13.97                                                                                                                     $19.00 

Home is were the Chic is.

A lady who dresses in style must also live in style. There are so many ways to spruce up your home/apartment from fun tea pot hooks for your kitchen towels to big splurges and colorful dinnerware. 

Playing dress up with your home/apartment is as much fun as it is with the clothes you wear, just host a dinner party or two and show it off. Once again, its not about how much money you have or don't have it's what you make of it. 

Personally, I love shabby chic so I posted a few items below I think are fabulous:

  $64.99                                                                                                                    $149-$199









$495                                                                                                             $128  

$75

 

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