A Very Happy New Year

I hope all of you had an amazing weekend ringing in 2012!  Boyfriend B and I went to our wonderful friend K's lakehouse where we celebrated the new year with her, her boyfriend and two other couples.  I couldn't have asked for a better, cozy night at the lake.  When we arrived K and I already had a roaring fire going. They're just the best.

Even though I have been posting about sequins and sparkly dresses, I realized I didn't have much of said items in my closet.  I had one shirt in mind and then realized I forgot it at my apartment in Madison.  That does not help me as I was not in Madison for NYE.  Instead, I went with a shiny necklace. I thought it was the perfect alternative for what I had at home. What do you think?

I also curled my hair for the first time since I don't even know when.  I had to majorly dust off a curling iron I found in my mom's bathroom drawer, and it was extremely thin.  Apparently, thinner was the trick because my hair usually does not hold curls, but it did Saturday night.  K curled it though because I am still clueless in the curling department.  Spur of the moment resolution: learn how to curl my hair.

Recap via my Instagram: cozy fire, yummy drinks, and change of apparel because I got too cold and then proceeded to sit by the fire the rest of the night. Can you blame me?!

How was your night? What did you do?

Time to get my game face on for the Rose Bowl today-Go Badgers!

Cheers to a New Year

Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year!

Want to know my favorite part of 2011?  When the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl!  No not a usual topic on the blog, but the Packers hold a near and dear place to my heart and are well deserving of this post.  Especially my guy Clay Matthews.  I do love Aaron too, but 52 is what I wear every single Sunday, or Monday if need be.  This night was one of my favorite spent in Madison last year.  I got to watch the game with so many high school friends I hadn't seen in awhile.  I'll spare you the video of us jumping around like fools when we won the game.  

Later on in the night, I may or may not have paid a random guy $20 for his cheesehead to put on top of dear Abe (with the help of L and D), who resides at the top of Bascom Hill at UW-Madison.  Maybe you've seen it before?  I personally thought Abe never looked better and that this was $20 well spent.

Proof that I paid this guy $20.  Thank you sir as several others turned down my offer, and I really wasn't ready to be denied again after chasing you into Mondays.  L and I literally ran all around Madison this night and ended here:

Abe looked extra classy Monday morning.

 

What a stud...just like my Clay!  What's your favorite memory from 2011? What are you most looking forward to in 2012?

Friday's Fancies::NYE Edition

It's the Friday's Fancies we've all been waiting for: how much sparkle can we get in one post?

 
earrings | dress | ring | clutch | heels

I know we've all been thinking about finding the sparkliest (is that a word? If not, I think it should be) dress we can find for the big night and this Vince dress is hands down my favorite sequin dress I have yet to find.  Except for this mystery Pinterest dress.  Does anyone know where this is from?! Do share.

 Source: uploaded by user via Amanda on Pinterest

I would also love nothing more than to be dancing the night away in these Zara heels.  I love a good black heel, but this one has an extra special touch of shine to it.  Perfect to stop around town in this NYE.

Add some shiny/sparkling accessories (i.e. these earrings, ring, and clutch) and you've got yourself an outfit my dear lady friends.

Check our more Friday's Fancies @ {long distance loving}. 

NYE Traditions and Resolutions

Today you can find me over at Fashion Truffles talking about my NYE traditions and my resolutions for 2012! Be sure to take some time to check out Viv's amazing blog.  She has exquisite style and is one of my daily reads.  She has a knack for finding stunning accessories, home decor items, and of course, new pieces for your wardrobe.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend filled with family and friends and lots of laughter.  I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard three days in a row.  I took a much needed hiatus from the internet; I didn't even pin one thing for three days [gasp...I know right?].  Which also means I have been doing very minimal email responding, if at all, so I will be getting to know my gmail even better today and just may be finally emailing you back about your wonderful comments from last week.  It was amazing spending time with my family as well as Boyfriend B's all weekend long!  I will post pictures later this week because I haven't even had time to upload them to my computer.

To top off the quality family time for Christmas, my mom's side of the family went to Breakfast Bingo yesterday at Potawatomi because my brother is finally 18.  Just imagine 20+ loud, Irish family members strolling in while the regulars are already set up for the morning.  It makes me smile.  My aunt and cousin, mentor and mentee respectively, both won so it was a pretty great post-Christmas early morning adventure.  Then later yesterday afternoon I headed out with Boyfriend B's mom and sister, and we found bridesmaids dresses!  So glad S can cross that off her list.  

Cheers to a productive Tuesday, and here's a sneak peak at my resolutions over at
Fashion Truffles:

Any traditions you feel like sharing?  What are your resolutions for 2012?