What's Making You Happy?

Today was one of those days where the good stuff just wouldn't stop happening. I mean, it has been a great week leading up to this wonderful day, but it's kind of funny how so many fun/exciting things can all happen in the span of... Maybe ten hours or so?

Currently making me happy (in no particular order!):

- Spending New Years with my beautiful sister & spending time with her shopping and hanging out!

- Waking up & having caramel coffee and pumpkin spice oatmeal. Healthy comfort food at its best.

- New perfume from my wonderful boyfriend. I seriously cannot stop smelling myself when I wear this perfume, which I'm sure looks silly to those around me. In all seriousness, it's delicious!

- Stacks of magazines. There's more where that came from!

- Brand new running socks, fuzzy socks, and pink plaid flannel pajamas!

- Successful job interview! I think I am MOST excited about this.

- Chocolate, although the Christmas chocolate pile is slowly dwindling down (probably for the best).

- Half marathon training. Legs. Are. So. Sore!

Hope you all are enjoying the first few days of 2012 as much as I am!

A Touch of Christmas

Christmas is coming, Christmas is coming!

I have already started to decorate for Christmas. I've added some decorative Christmas baubles to the kitchen cupboard handles, and I also fastened them to the doorknobs of the bedroom & bathroom. Just seeing the small additions make me excited for decorating bigger & better things, such as a Christmas tree! While Brandon & I haven't decided if we are going to go BIG for Christmas this year (we both are going back to the island to see our families) or just have a small Charlie Brown-esque Christmas tree to decorate. 

See, all that could be mine!

In addition to the little baubles in the house, I am starting to collect the holiday editions of some magazines. Fortunately they are coming out early, so I will not be scrambling to get my copy! Additionally, Christmas-scented candles have made an appearance as well. While I did have them before the winter season (I bought them in August!), they seem even more appropriate now. My favourite scents are apple cider & eggnog!

Have a lovely day, friends!

Tea & 'zines!

1. This was my set up last night. Lap top on (and Facebook of course), magazine out, and tea ready to be sipped!

2. While I was sipping tea and soy milk, Brandon flopped down on the couch beside me with a huge Christmas mug filled with hot chocolate and flavoured marshmallows. YUM!

3. My ill self! I apologize for looking so out of sorts, but that's just it. I'm feeling out of sorts! I'm wearing a luxe and super soft V-neck sweater from Gap, a striped shirt from Bluenotes underneath and not pictured were my pink sweatpants. Give me a break guys. I'm SICK! :(

4. And my favourite part of the whole outfit (if you could even call it that): Leopard print thermal socks! They are so ridiculously warm that I cannot resist rotating between the others that I got for Christmas. If you can find Hot Paws thermal socks near you, buy them (unless of course you are in sunny L.A. and not rainy British Columbia like myself)!

I am trying to think of a cute yet comfortable rainy day outfit that I can wear to work. I wish I had a nice pair of rain boots! My sister has red plaid ones, but they don't exactly fit me that well, and I would be less than comfy if I tried to squeeze into them and wear them to work all day. Yay, work. Hey, at least it's not a hard job, and I did all the "challenging" things yesterday (which basically included doing the pay checks, although that was finished in half an hour, tops).

Hope it's not a miserable day outside for you guys! Wear a pretty dress for me without tights - at this point I don't even think tights would keep my legs warm since the rain falling from the sky is like a slushy mess.

Talk to you all soon!

Holly xoxo