Merry Christmas

From our Family to yours :)

Hope your day is filled with love and joy.

xo

Lizzie

Just Another Caturday

Dress: Anthropologie

Coat&Belt:Target

Tights: HUE

Flats: Payless

Scarf: H&M

Upon first spotting this dress by Leah Goren at Anthropologie several months back, I knew that one day it had to be mine. But, being the mostly frugal person I am, waited and hoped that it would be on sale, in my size.....someday. Well it was, $40. Which is crazy cheap for an Anthro dress.

If you know me, I am sort of crazy about cats. Anything having to do with cats makes me super happy, so obviously this dress is quickly becoming one of my faves. 

Hopefully some more cat print beauties will be gracing my closet in the near future. :)

Anyways, how is your weekend going?!? Mine has been good thus far! Yesterday the hubs and I headed downtown to take in the sights and sounds of everything Christmas. Checked out an ice rink and super adorable mini Christmas Village, stumbled upon a random mob of about 200+ Santas having a dance party in Westlake Center, and of course, saw all the pretty lights and Christmas trees scattered throughout the area and Pike Place Market. It was wonderful.

(pssssstttt....follow me on instagram @lizziepcth)

xo

Lizzie

Hometown Love

Sweater-UO

Lace Shorts-Bar III via Macy's

Faux Leather Jacket & Flats-Target

So if you can't tell by the massive photo overload, I was having such an amazing time hanging out on the windy, chilly rocks by the bay and walking along the still frosty, wooden trail in my hometown over Christmas vacation. Days that look this gorgeous and sunny in the winter are very far and few between in the Pacific Northwest, especially along the coast. 

My hometown is a little place 20 mins from the Pacific Ocean, about two hours from Seattle, where I now live. Growing up I despised living there, especially in High School...but as I get older, I can see why people call that little ol' town home (although I couldn't see myself living there ever again) and can appreciate all the beauty that it is, especially on glorious days like those photoed above. 

Ohhh and about the outfit....I am totally loving all the textures going on here. What is better than loosely sewn comfy cable knit, faux leather and lace all paired together?! Not much, I tell ya! From the moment I purchased that berry colored sweater, I can't seem to get enough of it. Pairing it with skirts, flares...everything. Love love love.

Hope you all had a wonderful week and are getting ready to ring in the New Year!

3-day weekend for me babies!

xo

Lizzie

It's Christmas Time in the City....

Merry Christmas all you wonderful people!!

Hope your day is filled with everything nice :)

I took these photos last weekend when Tim and I went into the city (Seattle) to check out all the pretty Christmas lights and festivities. There was a pretty impressive Gingerbread Village we checked out that made the entire room smell of sugary sweet candies. It was awesome.

P.S. Can you see the reflection of Tim and I in the huge, silver ornament? hehe

Enjoy your holiday!

xo

Lizzie

Peppermint Oreo Truffles

Need another treat to make for the holidays?

Try these little babes out..... so delish, rich, and super easy to make.

recipe via lifeandkitchen

Sorry for the lack of step by step photos, but the end product is pretty enough, so I figured you guys wouldn't mind much :)

The only con about the above recipe is that it says it will make 48, 1-inch balls, I only ended up with 23.  Not sure how that happened, but either way...these puppies are so rich you probably don't need 48 of these laying around, unless you plan to have a lot of people to help you devour them.

I am thoroughly enjoying my time off from work, so nice to be back at my parents house hanging with the whole fam. for the holidays! Yay!

Hope you are enjoying all that is this magical season!

xo

Lizzie

Deer & Sequins!

I am finally able to cross an item off one of my Wishful Wednesday posts, an article of clothing featuring the ever adorable deer! Upon spotting this item on sale, I literally sprinted towards it, pushing everything and everyone out of my path. Well, not really, but it adds to the excitement....so lets just all pretend that actually happened.

Scarf & Sweater-21

Thrifted Sequin Dress

Leggings-Target

Boots-Payless

I originally wanted to remix this  thrifted sequin dress I wore last year to the Nutcracker, for Everbody Everywear's Sequins+Sparkles challenge, but unfortunately I missed their deadline by like 4 days...opppps. 

So I went ahead with my idea anyway and wore the dress as a skirt and paired it with my sweet little deer sweater. I felt super festive today, wearing this while doing a little Christmas shopping :)

In other news, I got a sweet promotion at work last week! Yay!!

I also got my hair cut yesterday. I finally bit the bullet and chopped the bottom layer off, it needed to happen ever since I started growing it out. I was waiting till the first layer got a little longer so I wasn't stuck with a bob. You guys can't tell though obviously, because my hair is up...haha.

Lastly, I am sooo looking forward to having a nice chunk of time off of work in a few days for Christmas! yay!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and is looking forward to the Holidays!

xo

Lizzie

'Tis the Season

Since I think Christmas time is the best time of the year by far.......

 ...thought I would share some of my favorite things from around our little home :)

See how tiny our tree is? We had to get a mini tree this year since we bought a few new pieces of furniture a few months ago. Once we started decorating our place, we realized our normal sized tree sadly wouldn't work in our little apartment anymore. But it was kind of fun getting a mini tree, mini tree skirt and a mini little star to put on top......and a lot easier and quicker to put up haha

Since the baby tree has a lot less room for all our ornaments, we just put up our favs this year and the ones that are most special to us.

Also, if you haven't tried Trader Joe's, Candy Cane Joe-Joe's, I highly suggest you go buy a box. Seriously.so.good. 

AND addictive, so proceed with caution...

This has been such an enjoyable and lazy Sunday,

I have had Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby's holiday tunes on heavy rotation all day, as well as Michael Buble' and the ever amazing, A Very She & Him Christmas album. 

.....Right now I am watching Home Alone. <3. Classic 90's, the best!

Hope you are all getting in the Holiday spirit and aren't being tooo grinchy!

p.s. Yes, that is my very sweet and cute kitty in a santa hat and scarf. Don't judge :)

xo

 Lizzie  

It's a Corn Ball Christmas...

So we have been planning to buy our cute little kitty a santa outfit for our, "Christmas Family Portrait" and this year we finally did :D

This is purely out of humor and us not taking ourselves seriously one bit. Despite how coo-coo crazy his eyes look, he was actually purring while this photo was being taken. for real. haha

Merry Christmas from our little family to yours!

Xoxo-Tim, Dwight Schrute and yours truly.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

My husband and I went to The Nutcracker last night and it was every bit as magical as I had imagined it to be. The stage sets where so wonderful, the music perfect and I was in constant awe of the ballerinas ability to make balancing on the very tips of their toes look effortless. Upon arriving back home after the ballet, I found myself attempting to plie' around our apartment, much to the amusement of my husband. :)

Every Christmas we have been getting a special ornament for our tree. This year it was from The Nutcrackers gift shop! I can't wait till our tree is filled with 50+ special little ornaments that bring back happy memories of the past.

Loving any excuse to dress up, I was thankful to finally be able to wear this great thrifted, muted black sequined front mini dress! Gotta feel pretty while watching such a beautiful ballet..

This weekend was a good one, did some Christmas shopping for my sweet man today..so we finally have some gifts under our tree!  Have a good week everybody!

Snow, Flannel and Christmas Decor

It snowed last week! It was beautiful and much awaited considering we spent our last 2.5+ years in San Antonio; the land of nothing but sun and running your A/C while eating your turkey dinner. I watched the snow fall for hours and felt much like a child again. Of course that feeling only lasted a bit as I was soon thrown back into my adult responsibilities, realizing I wouldn't be able to drive to work. Snow Day!

I have been embracing every moment of the cold weather. Hats, scarves, wool coats, boots and flannel. Yes, flannel...love it.

The Holidays are by far my favorite time of year. My husband and I were quick to put up our Christmas decor and tree this past Thanksgiving weekend. The sounds of Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole Christmas tunes are starting to fill our little apartment on a daily basis.

Sweet Baby Jesus in our Nativity Set

Hope all of you are getting in the Holiday Spirit. Don't be a scrooge. :)