Happy for the Holidays

I really can't believe Christmas is in just a few 3 days! Thankfully I wrapped up all of my shopping today...I.am.so.happy. The weather has been pretty warm so I've been getting away with light layers and of course I had to pull out my velvet star booties. They make dressing during the holidays just a bit more special and fun. The booties are definitely one of my favorite purchases from last year.

December has flown by but I've been able to do a few fun Christmas things during the past weeks. Here are some of my highlights.

My family had a gingerbread house party and I completely surprised myself with how good it turned out...it had a rainbow roof which I'm pretty proud of. I decorated some plain stockings for me, Chris, and Scar and made them sparkly and festive. The other night I went with my sis on a hayride to look at houses that were decked out in christmas lights. And the best part of this month was the night me and Chris bought our Christmas tree! We bought wine, a cheese plate, and decorated the tree while listening to Christmas music and then...it snowed!!! Are there enough exclamation points right there? Yeah I was so excited...it felt like a perfect night.

Wishing everyone all of the Happiest Holidays, the Merriest Christmas and all that jazz! 

xo Erica

Life Lately

1. At my happy place. Chris and I drove down to the beach earlier this month. One of the great things about Texas is that it still feels like summer in November. The weather was perfect and the water looked beautiful.

2. Wings! So yummy...me and Chris shared this deliciousness just the other day.

3. Noses stuck in cook books. We spent an afternoon hanging out at barnes and noble checking out tons of good recipes.  

4. Mirror selfie of an outfit I wore out for some fun. Sometimes you get tired of being cute and have to show some cleavage lol  

5. Comfortable clothes for a 3 hour drive include stretchy jeans, cute slides, big shades, and a cozy sweater. 

6. One of the best parts about having Scar live with us at the apartment is finding him in the craziest sleeping positions. Me and Chris are always snapping pics of him when he passes out like this.

7. This past weekend Chris played in a softball tournament. I was there in the stands to cheer him on. We ended up being at the ball park until midnight!

8. I don't have a green thumb but thankfully Chris kinda does. We currently have a little garden of bell peppers and jalapeños growing on our patio. 

9. Gym selfie in my Tone It Up tour shirt. Fun fact: I hardly ever pull my hair back when working out. 

Chris is in culinary school and happens to be in a baking class. Before this class, he hadn't baked anything...like ever. So on the weekends he likes to practice and get better at it. We ended up baking about 60 cookies this particular night. Thankfully my brother came by and I was able to send him home with some cookies so I didn't have to eat them all.

xo Erica

Cool Girl Casual

Would you believe me if I said this denim jacket is the first one I've ever owned? Because it is and I'm not sure why it took me so long to buy one. This has to be one of my favorite ways to wear my summer dresses as the season starts to change. The denim jacket and cute dress combo is the easiest girly casual outfit to pull off.  Paired with some booties, it's one of those outfits that can have you out the door in five minutes...which is great for me because I'm always running late lol

xo Erica