Winter Solstice

As the shortest day of the year turns into the longest night, I dress in neutral grays to match my surroundings, but with pops of color; stripes and stars hat, green gloves, blue cons. I've got some ideas of where I want my blog to go in the new year. I'll share those thoughts with you soon, but for now I hope you are enjoying this holiday season with friends and family.

Outfit Details:: Hat (Old Navy), Coat (Thrifted/DIY), Jeans (F21), Sneakers (Converse)

Weekend Files

 These are just a few photos from my weekend. For Valentine's day, Zach and I made epic baked gnocchi'n'cheese (recipe coming soon!) for dinner. Then we got a piece of cheese cake from the Cheesecake Factory and snuck it into the movies where we saw The Book Thief. Incredible movie, by the way. On Saturday we drove down to Lake Chautauqua for their winter festival. There wasn't anything particularly exciting going on, but it was worth it just to see the ice castle and to walk across the frozen lake. The last picture I took this morning. We're dog sitting for my neighbors so Finn has a friend for the week. He likes to bite Rock's tail. It's cute :) How was your Valentine's weekend?

False Spring

 This was taken a few days ago. White out conditions. It snowed nonstop for 2.5 days. It was windy. There was a driving ban. And it was bitter cold. We had the makings of a blizzard and a pretty legit Buffalo winter compared to recent years past.

I took this photo today. A balmy 50 degrees and rainy. We could have boat races through our front lawn. Before the day is over we just might. Given all the snow we just got there is some pretty major flooding. But it's warm enough for shorts (I went conservative with capris) and I'm not one to pass that up. Even if it is supposed to drop back into the 20s or 30s tomorrow. Honestly, this has been a pretty righteous winter in my book. We had a white Thanksgiving. Then the snow melted. We had a white Christmas. Then it melted. We had a dusting. We had a blizzard. And then it (half) melted. I kinda like it. I mean it'd be nice if the snow would stick around long enough for me to go sledding, but I love that the snow has been so manageable and that it isn't building up into a depressing gray blob.

Shirt: Old Navy, Capris: Thrifted, Sneaks: Nike, Necklace: Borrowed from momma

Winter Wonderland

 It's been snowing pretty much non stop the last couple of days, giving everything a fresh white coating. There is something incredibly charming about snow while it's snowing, as it quietly blankets the earth. There is a simple magic to snowflakes sticking to eyelashes and tickling noses. I know I'll be sick of the cold and the snow in a matter of weeks, but for now it's inviting and beautiful. I want to go sledding and have snowball wars and drink hot chocolate. I even want to shovel.

*Outfit Details* Coat, gift :: Sweater, thrifted :: Shorts, Bonton :: Tights, Target :: Leg warmers, gift :: Boots, Kohls