Vday in IG

The hubs and I aren't huge Valentine's people but I do love receiving flowers from my main squeeze. And he knows I prefer tulips (especially when they are pink!) over roses.

A little arm candy from my arm candy always helps too.

We hosted the Project Runway party last night and one of my friends, who is a teacher, brought over the mother load of V day candy. Fortunately most of it was claimed by other friends, although we did keep the Lindor (love those truffles!).

Belated Valentine love from me to you!

the coolest gift

One of my best friends in high school hosted our foreign exchange student our senior year.

We took KB and welcomed him with open arms into our group of friends.

Fastforward 20+ years...yesterday after coming home from a movie date (This is 40 - highly recommend, although it was long, some places I laughed so hard I was crying!), imagine my surprise to find this in a package we received:

a cd copy of a mixed tape I made KB, along with copies of the actual cover and writing from 1988! What touched me most was not necessarily receiving the gift in the mail, but that he kept this tape for so long. I am glad to know I am not the only sentimental one of my friends. And say all the negative things you want about Facebook, I am thankful that it has allowed me to stay in better touch and at least know what is going on in the lived of people that I don't necessarily talk to every day but am glad to know they are doing well.

The end of the year always makes me a bit nostalgic and sentimental. Here's to a fantastic last weekend of the month!

Thanks, Megan!

This blog started as a way for me to document my daily ramblings. With time and inspiration, it morphed into a "fashion" blog and is still slowly morphing into what I consider more of a lifestyle blog. Along the way, I have connected with a few people whom I don't know in real life, but consider them kindred spirits. One of them is the sweet Megan of megan mae daily. She never ceases to inspire me with her eclectic style, which is mostly thrifted, which also amazes me.

She also creates cool handmade accessories, such as button flowers and obi belts made from ties. And I received a fun surprise for Christmas this year.

I really love the colors she chose, because they feature my favorite, pink, and in just the right amount!

Thanks again, my dear, and I hope Santa was good to you too!

oxox

P.S. I may need a tutorial on how to tie the obi belt!

Feeling behind

top&belt: Anthro / skirt: J.Crew / shoes: Aldo / earrings&cuff: gift'd / necklace: Collignon Designs, new&gift'd / tights: Hue

I've been feeling perpetually behind this week; on what I am not sure. I guess spending the one weekend day I had off in Austin just threw off my schedule a bit. I am looking forward to a whole lotta nothing this weekend.

My hubs is such a good man. Even though I said no gifts on love day, he gave me some anyways.

This lotus flower necklace, made by my dear friend Lauren, the amazing person behind Collignon Designs is going to be a new favorite, I can already tell. My collection of her pieces is growing and I love it!


And I love tulips, especially pink ones! They will brighten up the house this week.

Raise your hand if you wish it were Friday already!

Fall trends: Midi me

all items remix'd*
top&belt: Anthro
skirt: Theory
shoes: 9West
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd* (and new!)

Looking at this photo has made me realize that when belting this skirt, it is not quite as "midi" as I envisioned, but it will have to do.


These earrings were a gift from the hubs yesterday as a congrats for reaching the 100! He really is the best. For those of you who watch Modern Family, I keep wanting to call them "hair rings!"

Veintinueve: Taking requests

all items remix'd
9 top: H&M
26 pants: Anthro
16 shoes: BCBG
sunnies: Dsquared
earrings: gift'd
necklace: Collingnon Designs
bag: Gucci, gift'd

I have really been enjoying the 30 remix challenge this time around. As I have been nearing the end, I got a request from Linda to wear these shoes again. I am to please, so here they are!

This bag has been my new everyday purse since receiving it for my birthday this year, even though this is its first appearance on the blog. The hubs knows how to spoil a girl.

I am getting back on my regular wake-up-and-blog-before-the-sun-comes-out schedule which means today is going to be a better day :)

Once: With pride

12 top: Old Navy, remix'd
18 shorts: Loft, remix'd
15 sandals: Enzo, remix'd
sunnies: Dsquared, remix'd
necklace: gift'd (new!)
belts: Gap

This past weekend was Gay Pride. Anyone who knows me knows that the majority of my friends are male and gay (so almost like having a gaggle of girlfriends, without the typical drama). I know they are part of the reason I am self-confident. Who doesn't like someone to tell them they look amazing everytime they are seen?


Those aforementioned friends gave me this necklace for my birthday this year. I love it!


At any rate, I had to dress for the weather and added another pair of shorts to the mix. These are my favorite - they go with practically everything and are super comfortable. I typically don't like to have shorts in my outfit photos but Linda and Cee have inspired me to make them more stylish!

Gong xi fa cai!

"Happy New Year!"

shirt: Banana, remix'd
sweater: H&M. remix'd
pants: Express, remix'd
shoes: Madden Girl, remix'd
earrings&necklace: Collingnon Designs, new&gift'd!
belt: Anthro, remix'd

Today is Chinese New Year. It is the year of the Rabbit. My family is not big on celebrating. I think my parents are the most non-tradional Chinese parents around! At any rate, I wish you the best for the new year.


The hubs is leaving today to go skiing in Breckenridge (fingers crossed he makes it there in spite of the weather). Since we won't be spending V-day together this year, he gave a me couple gifts early. The earrings are simply gorgeous and the necklace is simply fun and makes me smile. I will probably be wearing it the whole time I am away.


H&M is known for its fast fashion, but I like when I find staples there that a fun, flattering and cheap! This sweater is a great layering item.

I wonder if it will snow today...

winner!

Who knew reading and commenting on fashion blogs could bring good luck to one's way!


I won the most adorable doodle of myself from the talented Megan.


I also won a bag of treats
along with a beautiful bracelet from the talented Beck.

One day I will pay it forward by hosting my own bloggy giveaway. Unfortunately I don't have the skills of these two ladies to actually make something, but I'm sure I can figure something out. I'm thinking when I get clost to 50 (oh la la!) followers :)

Dressing my best: my legs and neck

I am a little late on academichic's challenge...still reeling from the weekend and having a hard time getting back into the real world. I will have to say Saturday night has definitely also been a fashion highlight so anything else I wear the rest of the week won't be able to compare ;)

dress: Old Navy, remix'd
shoes: Gap, remix'd
scarf: Old Navy, remix'd
earring: birthday gift from my friends!

In keeping with my spring/summer dress code, I wore a simple dress to attend another birthday party on Sunday. I adore these new coral hoop earrings and wanted to show them off! I guess I am also showing off my muscular legs with this minidress!

tank: Old Navy, remix'd
skirt: Gap, remix'd
sandals: J. Crew
necklace: handmade birthday gift from friend!

On my lazy Monday off, I just wanted to wear something comfy and simple, also to show off my new necklace!

top: Uniqlo
pants: Express, remix'd
shoes: Geox, remix'd
earrings: gift'd&remix'd

For work today I thought I would show off my long neck :) I think the neck/clavicle area is a very sexy part of any woman, which is also why I like to wear my hair short!

P.S. Isn't it funny how the color of my house seems to vary with the time of day at which I take my photo?

A quiet Sunday

Today was a lay-low kind of day.We ate lunch at a neighborhood sandwich shop. The name always amuses us because Joe used to have a buddy he called JonMon.

This morning was not quite as humid as yesterday, but the temperatures reached the 90s by mid-afternoon. Please summer, I'm not quite ready for you today!

We did make it to the grocery store as our fridge was quite empty.

But the highlight was picking up our new grill! We decided this year our anniversary gift to each other would be this grill. I am hoping we fire up this bad boy tomorrow (and by fire up, I mean hook it up to the natural gas line at the back of our house!).

My fashion goal this summer is to wear the plethora of dresses I have hanging in my closet. I can still look cute even if the hubs is the only one who sees me today, no?

Gifts

I have been really bad this year and haven't been doing any Christmas shopping at all! I have a feeling a lot of it is going to be last minute, although I am hoping to have this Thursday off so maybe I can get it done then! Fortunately this year we have decided to limit the number of gifts we buy - just because we really don't need any more stuff! I think this year Santa Joe will be bringing me a new point-and-shoot camera to replace the one I dropped last New Year's Ever. It still works, but is definitely on its last leg.

I visited the little peanut today - he seems to be getting bigger and apparently a bit crankier!

Happy mail

2009 09 14 photo
Originally uploaded by eekachinski35

Today was a somewhat stressful day for work, but when I got home I found a package waiting for me! It was from The Giant Peach, my college roommate K's business. She was so sweet to sent me not just 1 but 3 absolutely adorable tees! I can't wait to wear them. And it totally made my day. Thanks so much K! Love you!

Christmas recap

Photos from the last couple weeks. The holidays are so much fun...I wish they weren't over so soon!
This is Kelly's (alan's sister)tree. Love those CR ornaments!
Here is the ornament I received at our gift exchange. Isn't he cute?
I love this row of wreaths our neighbors have on their fence. What a clever idea!
A photo of our little tree.
The lights we wrapped around the tree out front.
Kachinski men off to the golf course.
Kachinski girls making gingerbread houses.

The finished product

The artists with their art.
Eating the art!


The Kachinskis
Presents!
My favorite present from the sweetest hubby in the world. Love ya Joe Joe!