December 31, 2011

It's New Year's Eve, the last day of 2011. Let's see, I know 2009 was bad, 2010 was good, 2011 bad, so I hate to put pressure on you 2012 but you're supposed to be a good year for me!

Time to take all the Christmas decorations down this weekend. I don't know about you, but after having everything up for a full month, the house seems a little bit bare when it's time to pack things away.

December 30, 2011

I talked about my perfume yesterday, so today it's Billy's turn. This is actually my favorite scent on him and I think I've gotten this for him for the last 3 Christmas's. It's nothing fancy, but I like it (and he does, too!). I usually put it in his stocking, which we open together by ourselves. But, this year I put it in a gift bag and brought it with us to my parent's house. He told me later he was a little embarrassed opening it in front of them. Because of the name, maybe?? Haha!

December 29, 2011

Another one of my Christmas presents! Juicy Couture's Viva La Juicy rollerball perfume. I've never had a rollerball perfume before so I put it on my wishlist. The actual scent was a surprise though. Billy said it was his favorite that he smelled. I can't describe it, maybe fruity floral? It's kind of strong to me, I tend to go for the vanilla and coconut scents - Sand & Sable and Harajuku Lovers G are my faves. He actually got me another Harajuku Lovers scent (Love? Music?) a couple of years ago that reminds me of this. Hmmm. I think we are on totally different pages when it comes to perfume.

I'm on a rollerball kick now. I want more! I think I need to put G on my birthday wishlist.

December 28, 2011

My pretty purse!

I love this. The slouchiness of it, how casual it is, the color, the fact that it's crossbody, and especially the price - on clearance at Target for $13.

December 27, 2011

Library visit!

Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella. After this I'll be done with that series.

Mommywood by Tori Spelling. I liked sTori Telling, so I picked this one up.

Agnes and The Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. The last book I read by Crusie had ghosts in it and I would actually get a little freaked out if I was reading at night. Ha!

Cell by Stephen King. I have about a zillion King books stored in boxes at my parent's house. I haven't read him in a long time, so I'm looking forward to this one.

December 26, 2011

One of my Christmas presents! I love it. Velvet bow was on my wish list, and apparently it was a little difficult for Billy to track down. He finally found it in set, so I got 3 surprise polishes! If I was a good blogger there would be swatches of these in this post. But, well, you know. Anyway, the red glitter looks a lot like Ruby Pumps (which I wore on my toes for my wedding!), but I can't wait to try that gorgeous green creme and the gold/red/green glitter.

December 14, 2011

Picked up a few more books last Monday. It's kinda the usual -

sTori Telling by Tori Spelling. I noticed they had her Mommyhood book. I'll probably get that next time.

Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie. In the last Jennifer Crusie book I checked out, someone had written 'pah!' next to everything they thought was funny. I found myself looking for the pahs whenever I turned a page.

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella. Couldn't find the last Shopaholic book I need to read, so I picked this up instead.

December 9, 2011

Betsey Johnson is fun!

(All pics from macys.com)

December 8, 2011

My sister and her boys.

December 6, 2011

Here are a few more things on my Christmas wishlist.

China Glaze Velvet Bow. This looks really pretty. I actually haven't seen it in real life, but Scrangie did a swatch and review and I must have it. Oh, I also need a new bottle of Orly Bonder. I'll have to remember to add that to the list.

I hardly ever buy music, but I really want this cd. Whenever I've got Pandora on, it's usually on Adele radio.





With all the cute key chains that exist out there, this is my favorite. It's about a second away from breaking.



I'm so easy to shop for! :)

December 2, 2011

It's December, so I knew I didn't have too much longer to make it to my 'once a year' movie. Billy was off today and I got off at 11, so today was the day. I had just watched New Moon and Eclipse over the past couple of days, so I wanted to see Breaking Dawn. I didn't like the first Twilight movie, but I think they've gotten better each time. So this one is definitely my favorite - so far.

December 1, 2011

I'm awesome. I went to Garden Ridge today and didn't get a single thing for myself, but look what I picked up for my sister -

Excuse the bad pic. It's just so much easier to take a picture with my phone and send it to my email to save, than to plug in a cord. But, look! Spooky tombstones! All for about 11 bucks. Great deal.

Speaking of Halloween (a Halloween post in December?!), here was my 1st ever attempt at decorating -

I wish you could see my bird, the spider and web, and my halloween sign a little better. The climbing skeleton idea came from pinterest. We also had spooky music playing. We will probably do the same thing next year, although the skeleton freaks me out a little because when I'm sitting on the couch, I look over to the door and see this staring back at me -

November 30, 2011

I am so addicted to Pinterest. If you are too, you may recognize this. This pic of this purse showed up on the site a few days ago and I think I gasped when I saw it. I love it! And while I 'want' it, I think my sister 'needs' it. Seriously. It's sold by Nordstroms, but unfortunately it says it's not available. Boo.

November 29, 2011

Happy 1 year anniversary to my house! Sometimes I wonder if it's a little unnatural how much I love my house. Do other people feel the same way? In honor of the occasion, here's another before and after. This time, it's the hallway bathroom. What a difference paint, towel hooks, new knobs, a new faucet, new lighting, and accessories make!

November 28, 2011

I stopped by the library after work at noon today and picked up a few more books.

Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. The newest one, I think. Still have to read Shopaholic and Sister. Maybe they will have it next time.

Losing It...And Gaining My Life Back One Pound At A Time by Valerie Bertinelli. My biography/autobiography pick.

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. A fun romance.

Happy reading!

November 23, 2011

Since this blog is called 'my pretty purse,' I should start posting more about purses, right? Here's a coin purse from Kate Spade. It's a hedgehog, how funny is that?!