2011, you've been good

ok, so i just found this really funny :) sorry 2011 :/

 i think 2012 is going to be a very good year! there will be a lot of change in the upcoming year. i'm really looking forward to it. i always say i'm going to try to change myself and become more outgoing or more talkative in school or something, but that never happens. i guess i can still try though - haha!

i would do a post with pictures of things that i have done in 2011, but:

1. i haven't moved my pictures onto my laptop yet

2. i did a post of things that i accomplished in Summer, and that's pretty much when i did all things interesting. so if i were to do a 2011 post, most of it would be the same things i did in that post. but go over and check out that post to see what i did!

oh, and Australia has a beautiful New Year's! look at it!! my neighbors are moving to Australia and it will be so cool for them to experience this!

are you excited for 2012?

Happy New Year's Eve!

Harry Styles, you've said it all

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Friday Fancies - New Year's Eve

the theme this week on {av}'s Friday Fancies is obviously NYE! is it stupid that it took me a while to figure out what "NYE" stood for...? oh Katie, it clearly means "New Year's Eve"! anyway, every year my friends and i plan to have a "party" (more like us dancing in the basement and watching movies the rest of the time), but it never seems to happen. usually at least, my friend Abby comes over and we play Sing It on the Wii, but this year she won't be here! so i guess this year is just one of those stay at home years where you actually have to try to stay up late because there's nothing you can do to entertain yourself enough to stay awake.

Untitled #21 by loveinanutshell featuring sleeveless shirts

D G sleeveless shirt, $252
Erin Kleinberg mini skirt, $135
Moon Collection black pantyhose, $35
FERRAGAMO'S CREATIONS wedge booties, $565
Cuff bangle, £55
Anchor necklace, £14

BUT, let's say i WAS going to New York to watch the ball drop..... this would be a fun outfit! once again, heels - not my thing. but in some outfits, all i can see it with is heels. like this one! plus it's New Year's, why not?! i'm kind of on the fence about the top, but whatever. too much ruffle? but look at that necklace!! it's an anchor! i don't think this outfit needed a necklace, but i love that one!! i'll probably be using it again.

what are your plans for NYE? ;)

pictures that remind me of Summer

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when i'm on Tumblr, i always find pictures that remind me of Summer. and then that's the first thing that comes to my mind - "this makes me want Summer sooo badlyyyy!" these are just a few pictures that i came across, so i thought i would share... even though it snowed here today... so i guess we have a little ways until Summer.

you are beautiful.. stickers!

ahh! look what i found! it's a website designed the spread the word of 'you are beautiful'. umm kind of perfect for me?! this is exactly what i want to spread!! and you can get STICKERS that say 'you are beautiful' on them to put all over the place to remind people that they are beautiful! all you have to do is send in a self addressed stamped envelope and they will give you stickers!

i'm so excited to receive my stickers! :)

Flowery Toms

they have floral Toms?! these are fabulous!! i definitely have to put money aside for these some time.

day after Christmas blues

look at all of these cute necklaces from Forever 21! i went there on Friday and wish i saw these. they are all less than $4 and so cute!! i LOVE the Boat Wheel Necklace. so cute! i want to go back now and get all of them.. :)

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hope you all are having a great day-after-Christmas haha it's always so sad when Christmas is over :/ no more Christmas music on the radio, no more 25 days of Christmas and eventually everyone takes down their decorations. i feel like i didn't get enough of all of it! at least we still have New Years. that's always a fun time! but for now i'm still trying to get over this horrific cold :(



a very fun visit

look! it's Alexandra!! i FINALLY got to see her on Friday!! it was SO awesome! i get to see her again on the 30th... but then she heads back :( it was really great though - we  had so much fun together like she never left. the same with Jennette! it was great to have us all back together and hanging out like we would on a random weekend :)

i would say this has been a wonderful Christmas season, with Alexandra and Jennette coming back and getting what i got for Christmas! tonight we are having Christmas dinner at our house, so i will see the family and we will play Wii like we do every year and it will be awesome! the only bummer this year was being sick :/ it was terrible to see all my friends and have a cold and i was so nervous i was going to get everyone sick, which i may have :( i will get better!!

as i said before i hope you all have a fantastic Christmas!!



Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night

 

hey everyone!! Merry Christmas!! sorry i haven't been posting :/ my computer has been acting pretty stupid. but guess what?! i will now post more because i got a new computer!! wooo!! so this is my first post on this new computer and it's fab! hope you day is wonderful and i will be posting again shortly :) :)

One Direction

you all have hopefully heard of the group, One Direction? they are so cute!! look at them! their music is pretty good, i would say so. my favorite is Harry Styles, on the bottom left corner ;)

here's a closer look, so you can see. isn't he beautiful?!?

and here's, i guess, their most famous song, What Makes You Beautiful. pretty good!!

hope you all had a good day... my day has been going downhill all day. i mean, just to prove it, i just spilled eggnog all over everything i own. ...ok maybe it was just my bag for school, and the floor, and a little on a pair of shoes. but nothing good has happened today!! i was so glad to end the day. hopefully tomorrow will be better! and i get to see Alexandra soon!!!

me and my hair

who got a hair cut?! i did! just a trim, cause i'm really working on growing it out a smidge. i mostly just wanted side bangs, check!

she also blow dryed it and made it all perty ;) to bad i have to sleep on it haha

hope you all had a great start to the week! :)

Fix a Heart

It's probably what's best for you
I only want the best for you
And if I'm not the best then you're stuck
I tried to sever ties and I ended up with wounds to bind
Like you're pouring salt in my cuts

And I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart

Even though I know what's wrong
How could I be so sure
If you never say what you feel, feel
I must have held your hand so tight
You didn't have the will to fight
I guess you needed more time to heal

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart

Ooh, ooh
Whoa, whoa
Yeah
Ooh, ooh
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Oh, oh
Yeah

You must be a miracle worker
Swearing up and down
You can't fix what's been broken, yeah
Please don't get my hopes up
No, no, baby, tell me how could you be so cruel?

It's like you're pouring salt on my cuts

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart
Oh no, no, no
You never really can fix a heart
Oh no, no, no
You never really can fix a heart
Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh yeah-oh, oh, oh, oh
You never really can fix my heart

i love this song by Demi Lovato! i can't stop listening to it. so good, right?!

Friday Fancies - Sparkle and Shine

Friday! which means... only 9 days til Christmas!! this week {av}'s theme was sparkle and shine! perfect for a really fancy holiday party! i enjoyed this one - i went with a skirt this time instead of a dress because i think i choose dresses too much. i know there are plenty of sparkly shirts out there, so i went with this one! but i mostly thought i would focus on sparkly jewelry. i just realized i forgot a bracelet! oh well.

i chose the black and silver heels because i though they went perfectly! even though i probably wouldn't wear them haha and look at that ring! it's a penguin! too.cute. and great for this outfit+the holidays :)

Untitled #19 by loveinanutshell featuring an elastic waist skirt

Dorothy Perkins silver t shirt, $55
H M elastic waist skirt, £7.49
Jimmy Choo high heel sandals, €1.050
Chanel chain bag, $997
Black and white jewelry, $80
Effy Collection multicolor necklace, $225
Dot jewelry

that skirt is only $12! hmmm... are you thinking what i'm thinking? ok, that's always a weird question.

happy weekend!

a whirlwind December

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so this week has been kind of crazy with the workload and all that junk. some days i'll only have one thing to do and others i'll have tons! i feel pretty good though because i actually finished the things that have been sitting in my agenda forever. wooo! but tomorrow i have an english test about a book. i'm SO not good with book tests. at all. so i stayed after today and she told us all the things we needed to know (hopefully) and i have so much written down. i came home today and studied my butt off, so we'll see! :)

and then next week i'll have tons of tests and quizzes that teachers just want to have before break, so that's great. oh my. well, i don't like rushing time, but i hope Christmas comes sooner! not just because it's Christmas, but because i want these tests to end! craziness.

but 1 week from today my lovely Alexandra comes home from China for a visit!! and in 8 days we will be having a sleepover together just like she never left! :) i'm so so so excited!!

Christmas List 2011 (for the most part)

so i thought i would share some items i have on my Christmas list! i feel like it's kind of... dumb? i don't really know the right word - but i feel like on Christmas, presents shouldn't be all that people talk about. i admit to doing it and on December 26 i'll probably be all excited to tell you what i got! so i mean i know we love the gifts Christmas morning, but remember what Christmas is really about as well!

so anyway, here's a few things i'm hoping to find on Christmas! :)

Freaks and Geeks on DVD

Titanic (we have this on VHS, but i would like to watch it in my room. hehe)

Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay

Unbroken by Demi Lovato

i really really wanted these Floral Boots from Forever 21, but they don't have my size anymore :(

Justin Bieber's perfume, Someday

HCR Tour T-Shirt (they had these when i went to their concert, but i didn't have enough money)

plus things like:

-an iTunes gift card (or any gift card)

-polka dot sheets for my bed :)

-the HTC Rhyme

-tons of other movies

-and more ;)

i also love giving gifts! wrapping them is not my thing AT ALL, but i do love giving them to someone and then seeing their face when they get it! or just knowing that you gave someone something. it's so awesome!

i think i have a pretty successful list this year! what's on yours?!

do you like my whiskers?

first of all, i have to get these.

(speaking of mustaches... this is awesome!)

second of all, i'm so in love with these sweaters! i got another super comfortable sweater and i wish i would wear it everyday.



third of all, i need to come up with more interesting posts.

combats

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alright. i want combat boots. like really badly. aww man i just love them!! they are so beautiful! i'm keeping my eyes peeled for a really good pair and then, if i can, i'm jumping on them! don't you agree?!

hope you had a great weekend! i had a busy one, so it flew by!

Friday Fancies - Holiday Party

this week {av}'s Friday Fancies theme was a holiday party outfit. this outfit actually took me awhile! it's a holiday party, so there's so much to wear! first i really wanted these tights, but then i found these other shoes that were perfect for a holiday type party. they were so cute! but the shoes and tights wouldn't have gone together well, so i went with the tights. then i was going to go with a cardigan, but i ended up with a blazer, which i like. and then i put the Justin Bieber perfume on my Christmas list, so might as well wear it to the "party" haha ;)

we are actually hosting a Christmas party at our house tomorrow! it's not quite this dressy, but i would totally wear this anyway haha we have this party every year and usually go caroling, but we aren't this year :( oh well. it's supposed to be super cold here tomorrow - so it would be way too cold for me. i'm a baby.

Untitled #18 by loveinanutshell featuring a party jacket

Wal G belted dress, £29
Agent Ninetynine crochet stocking, $10
Miss KG flat heels, $55
Marc Jacobs genuine leather handbag, $695
Justin Bieber Someday By Justin Bieber 1.7 Fl Oz Edp Spray, $45

anybody else have any Christmas parties coming up? i have a very busy December!

Italy

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for my project in global studies we had to choose a country and do a powerpoint on it with a group. then we go on and watch each groups presentation on the computer and choose which country we would most want to visit. i've only looked at 2 so far, but the first one i read about was Italy, and it was fabulous! the pictures that the group put in that powerpoint definetly made me want to visit! ahh so pretty

hey - 19 days til Christmas!

good up to a point

so. today from like 4:00 pm onward, was just not my day at all. from me accidentally exposing extremely good film i took to my nana being the most annoying she's been in ages.

i really don't want to talk about it, but if i didn't i feel like i would be leaving you on a cliffhanger or something. it was just today i was stupid and forgot to press the button on the bottom of my camera and rewound it first and got it all screwed up blah blah blah. great. then my nana starts telling me at dinner how to use money, and what to go to college for AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. and then telling us how to plan our meals as a family and telling us to not hate anything and this is also being said in about a 2 and a half hour time span.

she was just WAY more annoying than i have ever seen. and even my pop-pop was telling me how i don't get enough sleep on week days - so i need to get a shower now grandparents: get out of the bathroom and let me shower so i can sleep. ugh it was far worse than it sounds. there were tears tonight because they were getting so crazy. and i don't mean the happy kind.

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anyway, i needed something to cheer me up, and no pictures make me more happy than pictures of a lit up city! ahh, sooo pretty. and the second one i just couldn't resist putting on here - isn't it so eye catching?!

aaand of course it's Sunday. onto a 5 day week. this is going to be a long one, i can feel it. but i'm no Debby Downer! have a great week! send me good mojo. ;)

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Rabindranath Tayore

Friday Fancies - Inspi(red)

This week {av}'s Friday Fancies theme was red! i like the was she talked about it too. since it is getting to be Christmas and red is the holiday color and because yesterday was AIDS awareness day and red is the color to look out for! some things you can buy and the proceeds go to help AIDS - but only if it's red and says that the money goes to help that organization.

Untitled #17 by loveinanutshell featuring kitten heels

Priestley s Vintage vintage dress, $541
Woolly Minded striped cardigan, $170
Matiko kitten heels, $83
Black shoulder bag, $28
Knit scarve, $56
Target:Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick - True Red

this outfit definitely looks like something i would want to wear! it took me awhile to choose a dress - there were so many cute, red dresses. tonight i went to the city tree lighting and then out to dinner with my family, and i feel like this would have been a good thing to wear for that. the purse took me a little while too, but the only thing i could see with this outfit was a really small change purse type bag. agree?

this Friday Fancies thing is so fun, but makes me mad, because finding all of this cute stuff makes me want to own it so badly! i mean, that dress is TOO cute, but $541? the price tag isn't. and the cardigan! $170? geez. ah well, i love doing this. and now i have to wait another whole week to do it again.

back to December

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ahh Christmas in the city. so pretty! i like how in this picture, it's dark out, but it looks light because of the snow and the lights on the trees. too great. this year flew by!! crazy. next year is going to go by super fast too, but that's another post :) it sure is December weather here though! and this was the first song that came to mind when writing this post haha just because it has "December" in it

get through this week

alright so i had off of school today but i go back tomorrow. ew, it's going to be terrible to go back after that long 6 day weekend. plus i have those 2 quizzes and a test to make up which will probably happen tomorrow :/ oh well - i actually have a very busy December! so if i can just get through each week, i have fun weekends to look forward to and then, huzzah! it's Christmas!

but here's a song i heard today. i was listening to my Demi Lovato Pandora radio (the.best.) and came across this song - Breathe Me by Sia. and i was listening to it and thinking "where have i heard this before??" and then i remembered it was from the movie Cyberbully! then i couldn't stop listening to it. it's a great song in general, plus in the movie this song plays during the climax! if you haven't seen it, you must. it's such an amazing and powerful movie!

so good.. right?! ok for right now i'm telling myself that i'm going to try really hard this week. 4 day week, Katie! no slacking! (we'll see how this goes)

link love

mustaches from here

here's some things to check out!

i don't really get on flickr that often just to look around. i usually just get on to upload my own pictures, then get off - but i was looking through this photostream, and it's so good! i think i favorited like 20 of them

you can listen to Hot Chelle Rae's new cd before it's even released here! (what i've been doing non-stop)

i can't wait to see {av}'s next Friday Fancies theme!

i need to make these. they look so delicious!

you should look at my 3 beautiful friends Tumblr's! Abby - Arms Open Wide Jennette - In My Mind Maryellen - Open Up Your Eyes

i also really want nude-ish colored lip-gloss like this MAC Lady Gaga lip gloss!

have you seen the trailer for The Artist? it's so cool! it's a silent movie that takes place in the 1920's. a silent movie! i can't decide if i would like it or not, but the trailer looks pretty crazy.

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Friday Fancies: Black Friday

there is this blog called Long Distance Loving by {av} and every Friday she does a thing called Friday Fancies with a theme! i've seen other bloggers do it as well and i don't know why i'm just doing it now. it's something fun to do on a Friday! when she gives you a theme, you just Polyvore the outfit to go with that theme and you have your dream outfit for that occasion! cool right?!

so here's mine for Black Friday. if i were to do this last year, i probably wouldn't have done this outfit because this was really the first year i actually went Black Friday shopping. i have to say, i loved it! i didn't wait in line for hours, i just went mid day (and met up with Jennette and Maryellen who i haven't see in soo long!) and it wasn't crazy or anything, and the sales were fantastic!! i also didn't buy anything for myself! just Christmas shopping. but let me tell you my favorite purchase - i got my dad a sweater that was originally $50 and i got it for $15!! so good!!

anyway, here's just a stylish out-and-about outfit i put together, and i would SO wear it! i think it's a good shopping all day outfit, and also meeting up with friends. plus today it was about 65 degrees, so maybe even without the blazer! yes?

Untitled #14 by loveinanutshell featuring black boots

Erdem silk dress, $1,307
Blazer
Pretty Polly black opaque tight, £7
Black boots
Mulberry messenger satchel, $1,800

hope you had a fantastic Black Friday! do you shop or stay at home?

Happy Thanksgiving!

i am thankful for far too much

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and i'm ready for dinner.

skylines

today i went to The Christmas Tree Shops and saw this really pretty picture of the New York City skyline for just $8!! but of course i want to save my money to buy Christmas gifts for people, so i didn't get it and my mom didn't get it for me either haha so maybe for Christmas? hopefully though, because it was just so simple, but beautiful to look at!

all from here

couldn't you look at pictures of city skylines forever?!

hello Tuesday a.k.a. Friday

more rain here - ooooof course. i like hearing the rain on the roof and stuff and it get's dark here at like 5, so what else can ya do? no problemo.

(CLICK THE PICTURE :)

so tomorrow we have a half day and usually every year on the day before Thanksgiving i don't go to school and the fam and i go out to breakfast - and that's what we're doing this year! but this year i feel kind of... guilty? because i have 2 quizzes tomorrow and my one teacher pushed her test forward to tomorrow now too. so now i'm going to have to find time to make up 2 quizzes and a test. it's whatever - tomorrow i won't even be thinking about it and then it will be Thanksgiving!! so yay!

and then (Black) Friday i get to take a road trip with my friend (to outlets) to FINALLY see my friend, Jennette, who i haven't seen in literally forever!!! i'm TOO excited!! so fun!!

hahahah tooo funny!

and THIS. so funny! (and 1:46) hehe BEST NEW ARTIST WINNERS BY THE WAY!

Christmas time in New York

ahh Christmas in New York is SO pretty!! i want to go so badly! i went there for the Christmas Show Spectacualr when i was about 8, so i have been there around the Christmas time, but of course i was too young and didn't take any pictures or anything (haha) so it's kind of a bummer because i totally saw that tree in person!



it's just so... perfect. i don't know, i can't really thing of the words. you know what i mean.

34 days until Christmas!! ...oh wait - we still have Thanksgiving?