Tag Archives: Holidays

Adios Twenty Eleven

Life January 15, 2012 Leave a comment

I think I speak for most everyone I know when I tell you that I was not sad to see Twenty Eleven come to a close. Like life has it’s way of running course, there were  several ups and down, more extreme than I can ever remember happening in one calendar year.

My intention was to share a year in review highlighting what went down in my little world last year, but I resisted. After the big robbery of ’11, life seems like it was on a steep downward spiral and I was left at the start of the New Year wondering what just happened (and why the heck we still observe the no Rose Parade on Sunday rule). So I waited. I’ve lamented and realized life is going to happen, good or bad, whether I share a damn video on youtube or not.

The other night while conferencing calling with one of my favorite people I heard the best story. The moral being if I go right when I enter a supermarket I have to know the rest of my life could end up different by deciding not to go left and there’s nothing I can do about it. I can just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.

Here’s to stopping to enjoy. Happy New Year.

Oblivs Obsessions: Holiday Wish List

Obsessions December 16, 2011 Leave a comment

I can’t remember the last time I sat down and made a Christmas list. The one thing I do remember is that the internet did not yet exist and my wish list was mostly comprised of photos cut out from various catalogs. In my family gift giving is less about what the gift is and more about what it means.

With that said, there’s nothing I’m looking more forward to than seeing my family a week from today. And if Santa was going to pay us a visit, I wouldn’t mind having my hello kitty stocking stuffed with these delights.

[Rebecca Minkoff Zipped Up Earbuds]
nordstrom.com, $48.00

[Up by Jawbone]
jawbone.com, $99.99


[Snood Dogg DIY wool scarf kit by Wool and the Gang]
net-a-porter.com, $95


[Brown Sugar Bear]
broadwaypanhandler.com, $3.95

[Jules Smith See You at the Souk Skull Cuff]
shopbop.com, $55

Oh, and Santa, if you wanted to add the ESPN 30 For 30 DVD set  (that is on sale!) that would be so sweet!

What’s a VoxBox?!

Uncategorized December 13, 2011 Leave a comment

A few months ago on a day off, when I had nothing to do and the internet at my fingertips, I stumbled up Influenster. Intrigued, I browsed the website to learn that Influenster is a community of trendsetters who sometimes receive goodies which are called VoxBoxes and review the products contained in said boxes. You are selected to earn these special boxes based on how active you are on Influenster, as well as the number and type of badges you earn.

With nothing but time on my hands, I jumped right in and started earning badges. Before you know it, I received an email saying I was selected to receive a Holiday VoxBox. Flash to now when, after days of excitement and impatiently waiting, my first VoxBox arrived!

I’m excited to start using all of the goodies in the VoxBox, it’s like a treasure trove of everything a girl would want to receive in a package.  All of the products in the Holiday VoxBox are intended to be helpful to get a gal through the holiday season. In a new city ready to take on the town, I’m looking to my VoxBox products to help me make it through the holiday’s happy, healthy and in style.

For more information on how you can become an influenster click here. 

Oblivs Obsessions: Candy Cane

Obsessions December 9, 2011 Leave a comment

Let me just give it to you straight: the way to my heart is through candy canes. Any and everything candy caned. Patterns on fabrics, food products, I even have a piece of jewelry with candy cane on it. Don’t judge – I ordered it by myself via the Avon catalog when I was seven and it’s still chic as hell.

I believe the start of this candy cane obsession came when my college roommate, Aly, and I were ravenously hungry one afternoon when we stumbled upon Jack-in-the-Box. There was a massive window decal with a photo of candy cane milkshake. One look at that sucker and I knew what I was ordering. Can you imagine anything better than a candy cane milkshake in the middle of Phoenix during Christmas?!

This may sound excessive and borderline decadent, but Trader Joe’s happens to have the trifecta of candy cane treats (all highlighted below).  You remember that scene in the Holiday where Cameron Diaz is throwing stuff in her cart and chugging wine? That’s me at Trader Joes. Okay, I wish I could chug wine while shopping. Anywhere. But that’s besides the point.

Not to be confused with peppermint, candy cane is where it’s at. I don’t want a peppermint latte from that terrible coffee place based in Seattle or peppermint bark (c’mon, who wants to eat anything with the word bark in the description?) or light a peppermint candle. Peppermint just isn’t as magical as candy cane.

[Candy Cane Joe-Joe's]
Trader Joe’s, $2.99

[TEXTILE Elizabeth & James 'Benny' Stripe Silk Top]
nordstrom.com, $225

[Candy Cane Chill Blizzard]
Dairy Queen, about $3.09

[Markus Lupfer Reindeer Sequined  Merino Wool Sweater]
net-a-porter.com, $480

[Mini Candy Cane Cookies]
Trader Joe’s, $2.99

Holiday Bonus:

[Candy Cane Gren Tea]
Trader Joe’s, $1.99

Note: Trader Joe’s also carries a product called Candy Cane Coal, but I haven’t tried those. Yet.

Yinz Better Watch Aht

Comedy December 5, 2011 Comments: 2

I know, I know, what I’m about to tell you is going to come as complete shock. It’s the holiday season and I’m missing Pittsburgh more than ever. Yes, that same Pittsburgh I talked mad ish about and didn’t appreciate while I was living there. Maybe I continually fall victim to the grass being greener down the river or maybe I suffer from bi-polar geography disorder. Whatever the case may be the holidays have made me extra nostalgic for all things Pittsburgh.

I came to this realization yesterday as I was knee-deep in Bengals country and rooting so hard for the Steelers you would’ve thought my brother was Ben Roethlisberger. I saw all of the terrible towels swirling in their gold glory and felt an overwhelming sense of pride. All of the sudden I missed my favorite things about Pittsburgh like it was a boyfriend living on a different continent. The funny yinz accents, the city being covered in black and yellow, Sunday mornings spent lingering in the strip, Chris, my favorite bartender at Cappy’s. Hell, I even had half a mind to order a sandwich with french fries between the bread.

And just when I thought I couldn’t miss the City of Champions any more, my dear friend (and one of my favorite Pittsburghers) tweeted a link to this:

Oh Pittsburgh, how I love yinz.

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