Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Wednesday Wonders v.10

1. Sad (twist tie-free) puppy. Daddy went to work, puppy got sad.

2. My phone cover(s) finally came in the mail. Yes, they sent me two. Yes, I only paid 26 cents for them. (???)

3. I can haz this?

4. I want my hair to be this color FOREVER.

5. Pretty yellow gloves courtesy of Tara from This Military Mama and Cold Hands, Warm Hearts!

6. I want this scarf.

7. These... these are the Harry Potter icons I have just downloaded for my mac. JEALOUS??

8. Pretty JAVOedge Kindle 2 cover FINALLY came in the mail!! <3 <3

Happy Wednesday!! 


photos from weheartit! + my camera ;)

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Bloggin' Ladies: HelloVanny



Happy Tuesday, everyone! This week's Bloggin' Ladies feature is Vanessa from hellovanny :) She is an amazing and kind blogger that I met through Twitter, and I urge you all to get to know her through her cute space, too! <3



Name+Age+Site/Blog
Hallo! I'm Vanessa! I'm 21 and I blog over at www.hellovanny.com ^_^

What is something interesting about you?
Something interestinggggg.... hmmm, well I have A LOT of hobbies! I am currently enrolled in culinary school for baking & pastry, I love taking pictures, painting, drawing, decorating. Really anything that allows me to have a creative outlet.



Why did you begin blogging?
I began blogging as way to express myself and vent. But it has turned into so much more. Now I do it as a way to journal my everyday life. It's amazing to be able to look back and see where I was 1, 2, 3 years ago!

How long have you been blogging?
I've been blogging for close to 6-7 years. I originally started out in LiveJournal and about 2 years ago moved over to an actual domain and started taking it more seriously once I got a bigger following. I love all of my readers :)



Where do you get your ideas?
Inspiration draws from everything really. I was just looking at a calendar the other day and ding! Inspiration struck so I jotted it down in my sketchbook. Seriously, everything from a calendar to what my blogging friends post, I am inspired daily by everything I see.

Do you have any advice that you want to share with fellow lady bloggers?
Don't overlook the little people! A lot of bloggers who become big tend to overlook the little people just because they don't have a lot of readers or aren't popular enough, whatever. Give the little people a chance. I actually pick the blogs I read by the quality of their posts. Not the quantity of their followers, yucky. And I cannot stress this enough, give credit where credit is due. :)

What is one thing you are looking forward to most in your future (blog
or otherwise)?

Blog wise? On the first of January 2011 I will begin my journey doing a 365 project. Which essentially means I'll be taking a picture(of myself or anything else) every day in the year of 2011. Exciting right? I hope you all will tag along on my journey! Also hopefully meeting some bloggers this year! And otherwise, graduating from school in June. I can't wait!



[Thanks, Vanessa! <3]

Monday, January 03, 2011

I finally...

spent my Christmas money, on Friday!  I got up early before work and while Nick and Guillermo were still sleeping. I took some cookies and a Christmas card to our vet for helping us out SO much last week (if you  don't follow me on Twitter, then you should know that Guillermo finally passed the twist tie after another xray and hours and hours of hoping!). I also made a trip to the post office and ended with Payless and TJMaxx. I love that place, seriously.

First of all, I wanted to show you guys our new family pictures! Lynzie's husband, Brandon, took some photos of all of us before Christmas to give to the parents, and Nick and I got some extras to spread around (my parents got some, and so did a friend or two + the vet)!



I love these pictures and I think that L+B did an AWESOME job!!

Also, here are the moccasins I got at Payless: [sorry for the picture quality, this is the only one I can find, and I haven't yet built up the courage to do a "what I wore" post..]



I have never had a pair of moccasins that I really liked before, so I am excited to wear these! Unfortunately, they look a little silly with the socks I had available to me at the time, so I am hoping that I don't have to wait until it's warmer out to wear them. I think when I have my full wardrobe available to me (i.e. I am not at Nick's..) I will hopefully have some socks that will make them warm + cute at the same time.

ALSO, this is the part that I am most excited about... I got this coat at TJ's. It was only $30, down from $70. Rampage Juniors...  It's really hard to see in the picture, but there is a ruffle detail vertically along the buttons on the front. So fun!



Ignoring the fact that I had to re-attach two buttons, and reinforce the rest of them, which took a good 30-40 minutes (I am assuming this is why it was marked down) I am absolutely in love with it. I have seriously worn it every day since I got it, and am really excited because it makes me feel so much girlier!

Also, here are a couple of pictures from Nick's and my NYE. Just a random table that I happened to be sitting close to while the party was commencing (Of course, I ate something that didn't sit well with my stomach just before we left the house, and was left feeling not-so-excited about the evenings to-do.) This whole house was decorated with amazing art and with this color scheme and it was so warm and cozy in the quiet parts!

NYE drinks! Left - Hers: Cook's Brut Champaign His: Wild Turkey American Honey. Can you say awesome coasters?


Happy Monday! 

Sunday, January 02, 2011

Happy...

two-and-a-half years to my wonderful boyfriend and me!


I actually just remembered this when I looked at my planner in preparation for school to start tomorrow! 
We don't celebrate, but I think it's fun to remind each other how far we have come since we met. Also, it happens to be the one year anniversary of when we brought baby Guillermo home ;)


Happy Sunday, friends! <3

Saturday, January 01, 2011

GIVEAWAY WINNERS!

1. Windshield Diaries/CAPow! Designs - Win a $30 combination of prints from CAPow! Designs! 


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2. Fancy Biscuit: STUFF - Win a $50 credit to Danielle's STUFF shop! 


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3. RooFresh: Win a hand crafted Gentleman's Journal! 


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4. Travelgirl: Win a combination of lovely travel items! 



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5. Sings the Magpie: Win hand crafted dishes by artisan Anna Brown!


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6. Whimsical Winston: Win handmade hair clips from Whimsical Winston Etsy! 



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7. Lynzieloo: Win a portrait of your choice in a pretty cute style! 



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8. Live & Conquer: Win a beautiful handmade turban by Cheyenne! 




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9. Blackbird Fly: Win an original ink drawing by the blogger, herself! 


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10. Femmena Mala: A handmade necklace from & paper hearts etsy shop! 


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Congratulations, ladies! Please email me with your shipping information at smazzella.uc@gmail.com so that I can forward it on to the sponsors!

Thank you all for your support! Happy New Year! <3