Lauren James Skirt c/o / Over-the-Knee Boots (I also have these and adore them! Much more affordable and they’re waterproof!) / Turtleneck / Mitch’s Shirt / Emma’s Top and Mary Janes
For the longest time, I felt like the holidays were all about traditions. 🌲
Merry Christmas Eve!
Mitch and I have decided that our absolute favorite thing to do while traveling is wandering cities’ neighborhoods.
Stewart Plaid Ruffled Puffer Vest and Cashmere Cable-Knit Sweater c/o / L.L.Bean Boots (Also have these in navy, and I’m swooning over these this year!) / Initial Necklace / Old Jeans (But my favorite pair from this year is on sale! These, too! And here’s my guide to my favorite skinny jeans.)
Hope everyone is having a relaxing holiday weekend! If you read this post, you know that my family is down in New Orleans for Christmas… and temperatures have been in the high 70s! SO HAPPY, haha. I always thought I’d be a little sad about having a warm-weather Christmas, but as it turns out, nope. Actually, I’d like to extend this trip until mid April. 😉
Black Watch Plaid Dress (Also available here. And love the pants and the shirt versions. And I love this plaid dress and skirt, which I also have.) / Michael Hill Pearl Bracelet c/o / Over-the-Knee Boots (Favorite more affordable pair here. They’re waterproof and on sale!) / Mitch’s Shirt, Blazer and Sperrys
Mitch here!
“Merry Christmas from sunny New Orleans” is a sentence I never thought I’d hear myself say or see myself type. But my brother- and sister-in-law have dedicated themselves to saving people’s lives in New Orleans–the jerks!–and since they just started their new jobs, they couldn’t take time off. So yada yada yada: we flew to Louisiana for the holidays.
This post is a bit ironic, as we aren’t home for Christmas. 😉 But Williams Sonoma heard about #30daysofplaid (!!!), and a couple of weeks ago, all the plaid arrived on our doorstep. (I nearly passed out from excitement, haha.) I know I’ve talked about this before, but Williams Sonoma carries my favorite tartan prints, and I get so excited to see what the company comes out with every holiday season. And while we aren’t in Chicago for the actual holidays, I love that we got to enjoy the decor for a while!
But before we get to the photos, a few notes:
Mitch here!
Well, you’ve done it again. We’re five days from Christmas and you’ve procrastinated yourself into a corner.
Don’t get me wrong: Christmas shopping is tough! So tough that the whole world saw fit to invent a jolly superhero to make the whole thing believable. Side note: How incredibly frustrating must it be for parents to hand off all gifting credit to a fictional, sleigh-riding, geriatric cookie thief every year?
Emma’s Vineyard Vines Jolly Plaid Dress (Skirt version here. Also love this holiday dress, this one and this one.) / Emma’s Shoe Picks here, here and here (Looking for party shoes? We love this pair!) / Similar Hair Bows
Mitch and I took Emma to the Lincoln Park Conservatory yesterday to spend some time in 80-degree temps and take our Christmas card photos. I know: we’re ridiculously late on this, and we leave for New Orleans tonight… so clearly traditional holiday cards aren’t happening. Remember last year’s? So cute, but we never ended up sending them. 😂 Oy. #parenthood. It always seems to come down to Christmas cards or sleep, and sleep wins every year.
Plaid Flats c/o / Plaid Tablecloth
As 2017 comes to a close, I’m finishing up the last of my blog-related projects and getting SO excited about falling back into a routine here on this site. :) Recent Finds is one of my favorite series, for example, but it’s somehow fallen to the back burner over the last couple of weeks due to holiday craziness. It’s still alive, though!
Barbour Scarf c/o / Ralph Lauren Puffer Coat (Available in more sizes here and here. Here in navy. Love the toggle version, too!) / Après Ski Sweater c/o / Rag & Bone Jeans (On sale! Fave pair of AG jeans on sale, too.) / Waterproof (!) Over-the-Knee Boots
Yes, I realize the irony of this sweater considering the background of these photos. (And the fact that they were taken in the morning. 😂) But it makes me happy, as I spent most of my Christmases at Mount Snow, Vermont and am definitely missing it (and everyone!) right now. ❤️
On a somewhat related note, Mitch and I decided to cancel our flight to New Orleans and rebook for Tuesday night.
Mitch here!
I need to level with you. Despite the overabundance of Mitch gift guides this season, I’ve yet to buy a single gift. I’m totally screwed.
