Giving thanks.

So Thanksgiving is over, and Black Friday is coming to a close as well. Thank heavens. I had a pretty good Thanksgiving Holiday, but unfortunately didn't document it as well as I could have...I may have only taken a couple photos. That's alright though, because I was busy trying to enjoy the Holiday. I decided I would try to make a dessert this year to bring to my Grandparents house, I found the recipe on Pinterest and thought it looked interesting and fun and wanted to try it out. This was the recipe!

Super cute right?? The recipe looked super easy and pretty doable, but unfortunately easier said then done. They turned out pretty bad, and didn't taste good at all! I was so upset! It took me two hours....and I just had to throw it all away. 

Oh well, here are some (very little) photos I took yesterday.

Pecan Pie!

Me

My cute brother Scott, his wife Hillary and son Jude.

Love them!

BLACK FRIDAY.

With it being Black Friday, I of course took the opportunity to take advantage of the good deals going on in some of my favorite stores and honestly I just like being out during all the craziness to people watch.. I'm not crazy like some people are about waking up at 2 am or even going shopping Thanksgiving night though. That doesn't seem worth it to me at all. 

So I went shopping this morning, then went over to my brother Scott's cute house to shoot a video for a company he is working for. I absolutely adore his house and how they have decorated it. They have all their Christmas decorations up and I could not help but take pictures. Look how freaking cute!

Living space

love.

feet and fireplace

Judes so sweet

love hanging with my nephew

naughty list.

nice list.

cute freckles!

long day.

Happy Belated Holidays everyone.

Xo.

CD

Home.

I'm home. Flew in on a jet plane this morning. I had an absolute amazing weekend in Seattle. Colten worked a lot but I actually loved getting to explore the city on my own...although it was always so much more fun when I had him with me. I love the city, but I love the suburbs and country-side too. The city to me, is an exciting place to visit and shop, and maybe stay a couple days in...but its so much more wonderful going home to the quiet and less intense home of mine. I do love where Colten's house in Seattle is also. Its next to this really pretty small lake, called Lake Geneva. This morning when I woke up there was fog clouding the tall trees surrounding the lake and it looked so mystifying-ly gorgeous. I didn't take a picture though.....but I do have pictures of the view from his house I took earlier in the year. Here

So beautiful right?

Alright...anyways back to THIS last weekend. So I took plenty of photos in Seattle, I just want to share some of them with you and maybe a little commentary of why I took the picture or what was happening around me. Lets begin!

Only thing that kept me warm.

Yellow.

Pikes.

My man and his city. Honestly. I couldn't love anyone more than this man right here.

He is my best friend, and I'm lucky to also be dating the funniest and most handsome guy I know too. So many moments are spent relentlessly laughing and having the time of my life with him. 

Home really is wherever he is.

City meets Ocean

Le Panier

Best deli....ever.

Breakfast

Not the best quality picture, but one of the only pictures I got with my babe

this last weekend....so I had to post it.

New Glasses. Urban Outfitters

Fresh

Gum wall=so sanitary.

Drive home from airport...

Love my mom.

Xo. Seattle.

hello reality

CD

Winter wear.

Winter weather is practically here. All the leaves have fallen off the trees and snow is falling everywhere, at least in the mountains for now...This post is dedicated to some of my favorite winter fashion trends for this season. Here are the top 5 things you cannot live without this Winter:
1. Trench Coats

Trench can be worn in so many different ways. You can piece it with a mid length dress and some tights or of course with pants and a cute top. Trench coats keep you warm and usually are extra soft inside. There are so many cute ones all over the web. I recommend going to Nordstrom, they have a wide variety and although they may be pricey they will last you years.

Worn with a dress, and extra layering.

Go bold and get a colorful one.

2. Gloves

I am a huge fan of gloves right now...not only because being in the rainy ocean state of Washington has made me a firm believer in wearing gloves, but also because I think they are super cute and the perfect accessory to winter outfits! These are a few of my favorite looks:

3. Black Leather Jacket

Everyone needs one of these hanging in their closets...I mean it can be paired with almost anything! And it makes anyone look 10 times hotter in my opinion. When its cold out but not quite too cold, leather jackets are the way to go. They aren't too big or filled with fur that's going to make you literally to hot all day. Here are some of my favorite styles!

Doesn't have to be all black :)

4. Bright Lipstick

Fall/winter clothing tend to be more neutral then what people normally would wear in the spring and summer. So trying to match your lipstick with your outfit or making sure colors don't clash gets A LOT easier in these colder months. Wearing bright lips with your cool winter clothes adds an extra something to anybodies outfit. Here are some examples..

(This ones me).

5. Cat-eye eyeliner 

Seriously the cat eye is probably one of my favorite eyeliner looks and there are so many different ways to achieve this look as well. When doing the cat eye though, I think its important to wear minimal makeup everywhere else. I believe that when you do something drastic in one area of your makeup, leave the other areas more neutral and natural.

Here are some great Winter cat-eye looks:

Hope you enjoyed my top five winter trends! Ill be definitely posting more as it gets closer to the Holidays! 

Xo.

Ciera