Happy Holidays (Outfit Of The Friday + Photo Collage Time!)

Merry Christmas, you guys!  Did ya get anything good? ♥

Christmas for us was fairly low-key and comfy this year. We celebrated with Husband's side of the family and dined on a huge feast of goodies which included turkey, baked mac & cheese, bread with garlic cilantro butter, bacon brown sugar ice cream, lemon-basil cherry pie, garlic mashed potatoes, some sort of sweet potato soup, and 'mystery myan cookies'--which looked all enticing and chocolatey and sweet on the outside but inside had a mean, vicious blast of pepper. Ow.

Husband's brother did almost all of the cooking, with the aid of his 13-year old daughter (my niece), and oh my goodness. It was insane. Since I know that they also sometimes read my blog: it was so good, you guys!  And our offer still stands on having ya'll over to our place next year for frozen chicken nuggets (we'll even be festive and do dinosaur shaped) and Husband's Famous As Long As Chloe Doesn't Sneakily Eat All Of The Ice Cream First Like She Always Does Chocolate Malts™.

(I might even re-tell the one awkward Chuck Norris joke I know too, if you're lucky, but you'll just have to wait and see! A good hostess never gives her secrets away EVEN IF they include dressing a chihuahua up to look like Christopher Walken playing a Drunk Mall Santa Claus for pure entertainment, ahem.)

Moving on. Below is a little photo montage of some pictures that I recently snapped. Some are old outfits I have yet to post, and others I took while Husband and I were bumming around at home this weekend.  You can click on any picture below to get a larger/full snapshot, too! I'm getting fancy:

1. A funny little sign courtesy of my parents.

2. Christmas tree!

3. Nothing gets between a chihuahua and her stogie, er, chewie stick.

4. Happiness is a warm sunspot and a chewie.

5.Well, someone likes her Christmas gift.

6. A few pretty, sparkly hostess gifts to give!

7. A very pretty new gray lace skirt courtesy of H&M (retails for $35) pairs well with hot pink + camel shoes.

8. A festive manicure.

9. I miss warm weather days.

10. This doormat makes me laugh every time.

11. On my way to Martha Stewart-ing  the shiznit out of my wrappings (wrapping gifts is one of my favorite things to do!)

12. Some of the great gifties from my side of the family.

13. Somebody has a favorite human.

14. Hi-five, go us!

I took the holiday pictures above mostly to share with my family, as we were separated by 300 to 600 miles this Christmas....but also for things like the super entertaining snippet of Facebook commentary below that thus ensued:

So clearly my gramma has been accidentally eating bunny-shaped dog biscuits thinking they're Christmas cookies again (just kidding gramma!) (love you!) (even if I did totally catch you accidentally doing that one year!) and I just bet you can't guess which one is my dad. This little crab-apple doesn't fall far from her tree; I love bunny-shaped dog biscuits my family and missed having them around this year. ♥
 

And last but certainly not least, here's a quick outfit. I wore this out Friday for a wild & crazy date night in downtown Denver. I love a good, slightly puffy skirt and so when I saw this one by Full Circle it was super-love at first sight. Better yet? It's made out of a really heavy fabric, meaning no having to worry about it blowing up in the winter wind. It also has pockets, as all good skirts should, and the wider waistband adds just the right shape to keep it slimming and flattering on the wearer. It does run extremely small, though, so if you're interested size up! I usually wear a size 2 in pants and I'm wearing a US6 below--I couldn't even get the US4 zipped up.

I also snapped these pictures as we were racing out the door and into the sad, murky darkness of a wintery 4:30pm, so I apologize that they look a little off.  It's bettuh than nothin':

Jacket (not pictured): Rachel Zoe Military Jacket (buy it here) (similar here + take 50% off) (similar at Forever 21) 
Top: Isabel Lu Lace Top (similar here) (similar by Tibi) (similar at ASOS) (similar at Free People) (similar at Forever 21 + ships for free, 12/26 only)

Skirt: Full Circle Skirt (buy it here, on sale!) (similar here for $34.99 ) (and a version in a longer length, too)

Watch: Michael Michael Kors Oversized watch in Rosegold (buy it here) (similar for $195) (similar for $115)
Rosegold Bangles: Seasonal Whispers Crystal & Metal Bracelets in Rosegold (buy them at Nordstrom)

Shoes: Christian Louboutin Neo Mars Kitten Heels (buy them here) (and an option from Kate Spade, too)

Bag: Lanvin Happy Mini Pop in Gold Python (buy it here) (similar here) (similar under $200) (similar under $100)

♫: Gold On The Ceiling - The Black Keys