GGG Consumer No. 2: Ugg Australia Ear Muffs

classic tasman vs. marquis knit, all $75usd

...which ones, which ones? I need to order them online asap so that they'll get here in time! I'm just really having a hard time deciding: I really love the printed band of the Tasman ones, although the knitted ones are textured all over, which I love. Should probably eliminate the lighter colored ones (nooo) since knowing me - I'll have them dirty in no time. Let's see here. The color "scheme" for most of my snowboarding shit is white, gold and black so really, any of them would match and look dope on the slopes. Another factor swaying my decision is the fact that Stoneridge has the below shearling ones and I can have them ordered to my house by the end of the week... HELP! HELP! HELP! What's a (cold-eared) girl to do?!

classic shearling in chestnut, $115cad

Babydolly

{emmabell s/s 2010}

Speaking of cute sparkly frocks, that Jimmy Choo x HM tank that I was fangirling over a couple posts back is going for $200+ on Ebay... alright c'mon it's cute, but not THAT cute. =/ I guess I can easily let go of it considering I just found out that this year we're not even having a legit staff Christmas party (nor will I need it for the anniversary, where we're going I need to bundle up)! The previous years we've done them at Calgary's ultra chic resto-lounges Velvet, Blink, and SeVen - this year (wait, this is my 4th Aritzia holiday season?!) we're just doing a little dinner, and we're not even allowed to bring our significant others :( Boo, although I'm sure the company has bigger and better ideas to spend their money on eh? As IYBC says, big things poppin' over here.

GGG Birthday Guest No. 15: Kristia, 18

Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending Kristia's debut, held at the Greenwood Inn on Saturday night. For those of you who aren't familiar with this filipino rite of passage, it's basically just a huge celebration in your honor for friends and family to celebrate it with you. Girls, it's like your own little wedding (I recall hearing Shaylee's parents, whom we were seated at a table with, say: "Did she just change dresses AGAIN?", haha). As such, obviously this party requires just as much planning and preparation... months in advance to get the invitations, decorations, giveaways, and of course: the entertainment ready. Her cotillion (aka entourage) was what I was most looking forward to seeing, considering reading so much about the dances via Wednesday night tweets and especially since it consisted of some of my friends that I would consider family. They didn't disappoint (see more photos). All in all it was another successful debut. As for me? I opted out on having one and instead got Chuck as my present for coming of age. However, Kristia's dad mentioned in his speech a clever little con: as per the debutante's reply when faced with the choice of car vs. party, I too should've said "I'll get the debut now, and the car later!" First photo courtesy of JH Photography's flickr, the rest of my little batch after the jump...

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Touched By Angels

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This is definitely one of those non-calendar events that help me judge that the Holidays are nearing... kind of like the arrival of Christmas cups at Starbucks only sexier. This year's annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs on Tuesday, December 1st at 10/9C on CBS.

A Handful of Birthday Stills

blow em' out, blow em' out!
11.21.09

My mom set up a belated brunch for me last Saturday morning at this place up the hill called Shanghai Palace. For some reason, the place was completely empty come our reservation for 11 (unfortunately, I had to work at 12:30) and being the annoying daughter that I am, I kept bugging my parents with unnecessary thank you's for "renting out the WHOLE restaurant for ME?!" I'm such a pain in the butt - one of the duties bestowed upon me as middle child. As you can see, I finally had my birthday cake and ate it too... DQ ice cream cake never gets old (no really, it lasts in the freezer for months, ha) and I do much rather prefer it old school than all that new school Ace of Cake Boss shit who's edibility is questionable. Overall, I enjoyed the company of mi familia, even if it was semi eat-and-run... much love and thanks guys, I promise this is the last you'll hear of and about my birthday.

GGG Collabo No. 1: Jimmy Choo x HM

{fashionbits&bobs}

Need this exact little sparkly number in my Life... really, this is all I want from this collaboration. It would be perfect for your staff Christmas party (Dec. 6th), your outfit to meet Gabe (Dec.12th), your 4yr anniversary date (Dec.18th), your New Years Eve par... shoot, somewhere in there I made it all about me, huh? Well, special occasions aside, lately in the mornings I've been looking into my closet, only to be staring at everything - completely uninspired. And unsparkly (hmph). I feel like it is a famine of beauty in there right now... A FAMINE OF BEAUTY, HONEY! Hmm... the wallet does seem to be "full-er" though, however. Are we making the appropriate causal connections here? Yay, go me.

The Weekend:

Work * Payday! * Ezap's 20th + Kristia's Debut = Zapata Celebrations * Saturday morning belated birthday brunch with my family * Work * Lil Bro's birthday present in action (Dane Cook tickets) * Work * 25th Anniversary sale chaos * Work * ...Monday.

I wasn't lying when I said there are sooo many October/November babies!

Face Wedges by Dolce and Gabanna

{seaofshoes}

RIPDK ♥

{phosphene}

Bones & Bondoc

Once again, the Bonadrag boutique never fails. I remember when I found the site way back when I first started blogging, this snake vertebrae necklace by Erica Weiner was my favorite among the many things that caught my eye in the Flair section:

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GGG Birthday Guest No. 14: Yours Truly, 20

It's official! I am no longer a -teen... a little fact that my Mom reminded me of as she gave me a long, warm and fuzzy (she was in her bathrobe) hug yesterday morning. Let's rewind. The night leading up to my Birthday morning I witnessed a Prestige Worldwide 10pt-lead win and sat thru a cute little countdown in the stands. Ended up in the car with the Boyfriend and his brother at the actual stroke of midnight, and was really hoping to see any sign of the Leonid meteor shower on the drive home but the city lights were obviously overbearing. Got a couple of calls and texts from some good friends, then finally managed to fall asleep beside him. Perfect, so far.

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GGG Birthday Guest No. 13: Aritzia, 25

{aritziablog}

This event is the top secret shit that I mentioned the other day.. gosh, that was hard keeping my mouth shut! Now I can finally talk about it: a one-time only sale that will run thru the dates specified up there^ on the flyer. We don't do this very often throughout the year so this really is only the biggest deal ever. Seriously though everyone it's gunna be nutty... when the staff is told to go into "Boxing Day mode", you know it's about to go down. Come celebrate the company's success and this quarter of a century milestone with us by shopping and saving (preferably at my location, kthxbye)!

GGG Down Memory Lane No. 18: Once A Year

19th birthday girl photobooths taken 11.17.2008

Monday Morning Reads

{mydanskmag}

Birthday Packages

Got most of my birthday presents early this year (the real guy is this coming Tuesday) - the result of a semi-impatient girl and a Boyfriend who just gets too excited when it comes to gift giving. I love surprises, but sometimes waiting a couple extra days to get them is just torture yo. Which is why Christmas and the Anni are both already thought out... no surprises there (for us) but let me just say that I can't wait for the month of December to come. More on that later.

Speaking of boxing... YES PACQUIAO! I woke up this morning to see #cottosface trending on Twitter. LOL

You've Got A Bounce In Your Step

Finding happiness from the little things in life, like Happy Socks.
11.13.09
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Oh yeah! I finally caved in and got one, check it: goodgirlgoneflickr

This Is Better Than Gaga

{littersf}

Bad Hair Day

{ilovewildfox}

Babybymebabybeabillionaire

Sometimes it's smart to step back and take a look at where your money goes. Personally, I'm guilty for never doing this, even with the technology to do so in the comfort of my own home or via miPhone on the go... then all of a sudden I'm buying a coffee and my card declines and it's embarassing and I say "It's payday tomorrow, OKAY?" and I run away with the latte without paying for it. No, I'm not actually that broke but I am beginning to be THAT addicted to coffee...

So let's see here, in the past couple of days: a boyfriend flannel, two pairs of Happy Socks, an early birthday present to myself from the bookstore, paid off my speeding ticket, pulled out the cash I owed my Dad for tuition, the madly addictive LineUp (the Boyfriend kindly gave me a loonie so I could buy the Pro version), and a handful of grande Caramel Brûlé lattes. Extra caramel toppings - which are free, thank God.

Hey, I guess that's not too bad... besides I'm working six shifts next week (top secret shit), so all that labor will eventually make up for it all, right? Enjoy the rest of your weekends everyone!

Leather Boots by Illex Kinni

{gnarlitude}

Official Video: Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

{interscope}

J'♥ Wildfox

I've posted about them hella but really the girls over at Wildfox seriously kill at marketing and presenting their brand. Makes me want to head in that direction, if only it was always this fun. Their photoshoots that they openly release (here at Wildfox Photoshoots, plus their Photobucket account isn't locked?) several times a year are always so damn California cool... not to mention that I think for most of them they do the photography themselves as well as have their own beautiful, gorgeous angel friends do the modeling for them. They are such an inspiration. Raise your hand if you wanna be a Wildfox girl! *raises hand* Anyways, they recently posted the latest set, titled "15 Things To Do When You're Really Bored" and here they are, feel free to follow these guidelines during Reading Week:

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Caught You Red-Handed

A little manly prelude to his other gift! :)
11.05.09

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GGG Birthday Guest No. 12: Raymond, 21

My Boyfriend^ turned 21 over the weekend! Now he's allowed to drink, smoke, gamble, and watch strippers legally anywhere and everywhere around the world. Hmmm.. let's go for pho and see who's down to watch a movie tonight? Sounds good, haha. I've been a fan of being a little low-key lately. But man, do I love just being here to hit Life's milestones with you.

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To You, and You, and You!

Sending birthday wishes & imaginary balloons^ & happy thoughts to:
Raymond, Alyssa and my Mommy on their special days today ♥
11.06.09

The Teddybear Cut

BEFORE, 10.27.09


AFTER, 11.03.09

Finally Tako can see! He got home and he decides to sleep right away... I wonder if dogs understand irony? Or do they have other things to worry about? Like being so frikken cute? PS: I need some bloglovin'!

Spotlight On The Bunny

So I bought this long-sleeved "waffle" dress the other day... turns out it's "basically a thermal, Babe". This is true. Oh well, the better to stay warm during snowboarding season my dear. Hmm, I'll show you guys my board one day. That was my dope birthday present for my 19th and I really want to just use the shit out of it (with TLC) this year. :) Speaking of birthdays... my Boyfriend's, his brother's girlfriend AND my Mom's are all this coming Friday. Life is full of coinkidinks, guys. I love my Madeline for taking my shift for me (since somehow I totally forgot to book that night off) so now I have alll night to spend with them. Anyways, enjoy the silly pictures! This little bunny is off to go study.

Make Your Spirits Bright

They're heeere...
11.03.09