Half day

I'm only working from the office for half of the day today.  Which is good because the appraiser is coming to the house and that means we are one step closer to getting an answer from the bank.  It's bad because I had to drive all the way down here to turn around and drive back home 4 hours later.  Doesn't really seem worth it.

Oh well.... Happy Friday.

*sweater - Old Navy, jeans - Bitten (I don't even think this brand exists anymore), shoes - Target

Baby, it's cold outside....

For the last week or so, the DC area has been fairly warm weather-wise.  Sure, it rained for two days straight, but it was in the 60s.

This morning I woke up and it was 32.  For a Midwest native, I say FINALLY!  Now I can wear the great sweater I got last time I was in Chicago.  :)

*sweater - Express, shirt - Jcrew, pants, Express, boots - Old Navy

18 - The joyful one

I think there are about five Christmas songs that everyone knows.  I think "Happy Holidays" by Peggy Lee.  They play it on any radio station.  They play it in restaurants and in Starbucks.  Really, if they play it in Starbucks.... :)

I love her voice in this song and you can't help but feel excited when you hear it.  It's the perfect holiday song!

The Sock Bun

Ok, before I get into the main purpose of this post... an outfit photo.  I have lunch with a CVB today, so I wanted to be "dressy" casual.

*Shirt - JCrew, vest - Express, jeans - Gap, shoes - Nine West, Necklace - DIY

By the way, these jeans are the closest to trouser that I own right now.

NOW, the main thing I wanted to point out.... THE HAIR.  Back in October, when I was posting about sleeping in a headband to get "no heat curls", I had also seen this YouTube video about a "sock bun".

So, I checked it out.  Basically, you roll up a sock and roll your hair around the sock to create a fuller bun.  Perfect for the girl with super thin hair, right?

So finally, I got a dark colored sock and thought I would give it a try this morning.  The results.... well, AWESOME.

You can see in the photo above how it already looks fuller and more noticeable.  Here is a photo from the back.  You can't see the sock anywhere.

I finally found my easy, go-to hairstyle!!!!

19 - The New One

If you have learned anything about me while reading this blog, it's that I like the classics.  I like classic movies, classic music, classic clothes.  Everything about me screams classic.  Right?  You get that right??? :)

So it should be a little surprised that a brand new, not classic, Christmas song is on my list.  Of course, it is Michael Buble.... so it's not super far off base.

On his new CD (did you buy it yet???), he has an original song, Cold December Night, that I love!  Listen to this and tell me that you don't love it?

Casual day #2

It's rainy today with a high chance of rain for the rest of the day.  You know what that means.....

The perfect excuse to wear my hunter boots!

Sorry for the office bathroom photo.  I didn't put my boots on until walking out the door to my house, so no house photo.

Nothing like Hunter boots and a sequin tank on a rainy December day. :)

*sweater & jeggings (I hate this word) - Express, shirt - JCrew, boots, Hunter

20 - The Charlie Brown one

The Vince Guaraldi Trio IS the theme of Christmas.  You can't deny that.

Every single kid knows this song.  Every single adult can tell you exactly what this song is within the first couple of notes.

During the holidays, I set my alarm on my phone to "O Tannenbaum".  It's the BEST way to have to wake up by alarm.