haul out the holly

i can't believe we're already half way to christmas--this is crazy! i'm totally not ready. i've got 0% of my shopping done. no christmassy foods have been made. the tree isn't decorated, aside from the lights that i slaved away on. haha. oh, and i have no idea what i'm wearing to the vigil mass.

oh, and did i mention we have *zero* snow?! it's so hard to get in the christmas spirit without snow. how do people from california do it?

even though december if flying back waaaaay too fast, and i'm kind of freaking out, and i really need it to slow down a bit, i'm still excited. this christmas, we've hit a milestone.

we got a life christmas tree! for the first time since my parents got married (which is what, like 25 years? crazy.) we were able to convince dad that a live tree will *not* explode if left unattended with the lights on.

now if only we could slap some ornaments on there. haha.

i can't wait for the holiday prep to pick up a bit!

xoxo,
kate

thanksgiving 2015

happy thanksgiving everyone!

though the weather was grey, we still had a lot of fun. mainly cause food.

we picked up conner early this morning...like 1 am early. exhausting, but totally worth it. hehe.

  

after dinner my friend gina came to spend the night. we're getting up early in the morning to hit the sales. it's my first black friday shopping trip, and i'm not gonna lie, i'm irrationally excited. but also terrified that i'll get trampled. either way it should be fun!

i got this dress from the old navy outlet mall, 30% off! it's super comfy, swingy, and loose--perfect for stuffing myself full of delicious food :)

{ dress: old navy / shoes: target / necklace: target}

hope you all had a lovely day!
xoxo, kate

overalls + rose gold

i bit the bullet and bought myself a pair of overalls...

and i love them.

see? they're the best. it's like wearing denim footie pajamas, except this is fashion.

i've been obsessed with gold lately, and more specifically rose gold...good golly. i'm literally a sucker for anything rose gold. it's feminine, modern, and chic. and amazing.

{overalls: mossimo / sweater: mossimo / earrings: target}

xoxo,
kate

the perfect fall weekend

what a crazy + wonderful weekend...


friday i had a halloween movie night with a bunch of girls from school last year. nothing like cider and scary movies on a breezy fall afternoon :) then i left to meet some friends at a friend's football game. we've been planning and looking forward to this for months, and it was every bit worth the hype, but man was it *cold.*

^maggie doesn't like having her picture taken ;)

on saturday, a group of my friends (i'm gonna go ahead and call us the dream team) got together for a trunk or treat--we dressed up as scooby doo characters, decorated the car like the mystery machine, and passed out candy. it was such a blast, despite freezing my toes off. afterwards we went to mcdonald's for a late night snack, and we had multiple people ask us questions. not gonna lie, it was a blast :)

the face of an exhausted but happy girl. 

halloween is a week away...what?! where did fall go?!

xoxo, 

kate