wu-hoo!

I've been plagued with the Jason Wu bug.

With all the hype surrounding the release of Target's Jason Wu's collection, I just couldn't help it.

It's all over the internet, on TV commercials, on blogs that I read daily.

The more I saw it, the more I want to take part.

So of course, I teamed up with my partner in shopping- Hazel!

She became very savvy when searching for Missoni items when Target released that line in September. People were going crazy and nothing could be found in stores after the first day. But with Hazel's relentless determination, she scored a TON of stuff.

...for herself, for me, for Camille. I'm sure much more than I'm even aware of.

But anyway, back to the Wu collection...

H & I had somewhat of a plan. We reviewed what pieces we both desired, so that if either of us came across any of those pieces we'd just grab it for each other.

We knew this was going to be crazy, so being prepared was a must.

We headed to one Target and were greeted with a line of people, most of them there for the fashion sale. Once the doors were opened, everyone raced over to the Jason Wu section.

People were reaching over me and not being very polite about grabbing stuff off the racks.

It was crazy!

Okay don't laugh; we raced over to two more Targets in search of accessories and anything that we couldn't get our hands on. Everything was gone fast, and I'm not surprised.

I purchased a lot and after going home and reviewing my purchases, I also returned a lot.

The pieces are pretty & dainty and I can see how his line can be desired. I think we scored pretty well, but after all was said and done, I ended up with these pieces and I'm content with it.

I love the color and the pleated design.

This clutch was at the top of my list and the one item that I really had my heart set on.

It was sold out FAST and was no where to be found. But once again, Hazel was able to pull some strings and I will be the owner of this beautiful piece in a few weeks.

I got this in navy blue as well, but decided to keep this color instead. I love this shade of pink.

I found this dress online. I never really thought black and navy blue went well together, but this dress is a prime example that it can definitely be pulled off.

That was a pretty fun shopping adventure.

Did you take part and/or did you get some cute Jason Wu pieces?

mammoth or BUST

Two condos, thirteen adults, nine kids and sh*tload of snacks (mainly fruit chews).

We are on our way to Mammoth and plan to meet everyone up there.

Despite the lack of snow, I'm really excited since this is Camille's first trip to the snow and it has been a long time since Glen & I have made it back to the snow. Our last visit was in 2007 when we rented a cabin in Big Bear and brought Cloie. We didn't go snowboarding or skiing, we went mainly for the getaway and from what I remember, it was a lot of fun.

I'll be sure to post about our trip and of course include pictures.

But for now, since I brought it up, here is a picture of Cloie & Ike from Big Bear 2007.

wal-mart

I'll come out and say it, Walmart is as trashy as it gets when it comes to shopping.

(OMG, have you seen this website?)

It is pretty bad, but sadly I do come across people of this nature when visiting WalMart.

That's why we are more of the Target folk...and we LOVE Target!

However we do make our occasional run to the trash pit, like today when I was in search of thermal wear for our upcoming trip to Mammoth.

I came at a decent hour, when the "crowd" wasn't lingering. But this also made for a more pleasant shopping experience with out many of them around. While shopping in the little girl's section, I noticed A LOT of cute clothes. And surprisingly, it was nicely organized.

I was even able to find Hello Kitty printed thermal wear for Camille!

I was so impressed with their stock of little girl clothes that I had to take pictures and post.

Check it out...

Ballet gear? I know exactly where to go for a few more tutus and tights.

Little girls can pull off the wackiest, yet cutest outfits and colored jeggings are the perfect fit.

Character hats are pretty abundant too!

And the Hello Kitty gear seem unending!

If I was here with Camille, she wouldn't want to leave.

While I will stay true to my beloved Target, it feels necessary to go over to the dark side every once in a while. I just hope I don't end up on the website. Yikes!

Insta-dump

A continuation from my last post, here are pictures that I took and used Instagram.

Camille & friends from her Saturday morning dance class.

This filter created a border and the vintage look.

My friends from high school got together for a little wine tasting. It was so much fun.

Camille got a hold of Christmas decorations and used it as jewelry.

...speaking of jewelry, I love Francesca's. Their displays always get me excited.

During our visit with Gerald and Char, we got to see the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Thanksgiving donations.

I zoomed in on the products and filtered the picture.

I HEART you Instagram!

Instagram vs. Facebook

If you don't have the Instagram app on your phone, I don't know what you are waiting for.

I added this app within the same week that I purchased my iPhone back in October, and it has been my "go-to" app once I snap a photo. I love using it and I love discovering new things that relate to IG.

The app has an editing function to magnify and/or crop, as well a dozen cool options to filter your photos to give it different color effects. How genius is that?

Once you have your photo set, you can either post it to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or just post it to Instagram. Lately, I prefer the latter.

One of the best things: I love how IG keeps the public locked out!

I am a little over the Facebook scene and posting my random photos. I'm tired of the changes that have occurred over time on FB, making my private settings not so private anymore. Random "replies" and "likes" that I make are probably showing up on the new side feed that FB has. And what is this silly timeline feature?

FB has been making change after change to it's interface and I can't keep up.

I will admit, FB keeps me entertained during down time and that helps a lot, but posting is rare and for random fun posts you'll have to find me on Instagram. :)

double dose of happy hour

Typically happy hours are spent at a bar or in a restaurant like setting, with co-workers, friends or family, a little before quitting time, involving alcoholic drinks and sometimes appetizers.

Tonight I had TWO Happy Hours. But not the typical HH.

The 1st Happy Hour involved a bottle of wine with my bff. At her house.

With our three daughters running around and playing dress up.

And interrupting our conversation every 5 minutes.

Oh and snacking on Cheez Its.

The 2nd Happy Hour was actually at a bar/restaurant.

With another family (the M's).

We had beers and ate dinner.

We held our kiddos, Makaio and Camille the entire time.

And it was cut a little short due to some chaos.

Not a bad Happy Hour Friday, at least it included wine & spirits.

And for the record, I found the 1st happy hour to be such a great success, that we plan to incorporate that into our weekly ritual... if our schedules permit us to.

Happy Friday!

garage

We have been in our place for more than 6 months and the boxes that originated on the day we moved in has multiplied. How did that happen? I wish I can have them magically go away, but there are things in there that we cannot just throw out. And that means finding the time to go through all the boxes and deciding what to keep and what to throw out.

You know, one of my resolutions from my post earlier this month.

Oh yeh, that thing. :)

I am hoping to clear out one side of the garage so that there is space to work out.

I don't need much space either.

So let's see...give us until the end of February and I'll post an "after" picture.

Good thing it is Leap Year!