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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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.

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 Down Memory Lane No. 18: Once A Year

19th birthday girl photobooths taken 11.17.2008

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

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}

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.

I Love LittleBIGPlanet (Halloween Edition)

Meet my dope Sugarskull sackboygirl!


Me: "I can't study anymore, I'm done for the night."
Him: "Want me to turn on LittleBIGPlanet for you?"
...
I love you.
(in the voice of Mccain Cool Quencher's kid from this commercial)

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

My boyfriend in fitteds * Hand-picking our favorite childhood books for kale * New mbmj laptop/tote bag from mom *
Tako beside raymond's old "dog" savings jar * Raw denim

GGG Birthday Guest No. 11: Kaleanna, 2

Today is my our beautiful goddaughter Kale's 2nd birthday!


The "Terrible Twos" they call it, eh? Hahaha girl bring it, your mama can handle anything.


We ♥ you so much! Love, your Ninang Mandy & Ninong Raymond

I Love LittleBIGPlanet

Raymond just bought it and it is the funnest and most adorable game ever. Lost track of how many times I said something along the lines of "Aw, look how cute he is right now" (their facial expressions, as shown after the jump, are sooo funny)... you know, things I wouldn't say about Master Chief or a gang of hordes, haha. To be honest I think we spent more time customizing our characters than actually playing. Considering we both dislike Halloween it's a nice substitute to live vicariously thru those little guys.

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Cold Night?

...grip yourself a Hot chocolate!

It is so cold in my house that Raymond and I had to bust out the portable heater yesterday evening. And the La Senza booties. Can't wait for tomorrow to just be over (the 8AM wake-up call and class until 5PM part) so that it can finally be "TV Show Thursdays". Yessir, it's exactly how it sounds. He downloads all of the latest episodes of our shows and we watch 'em all right after one another to the point where we've been in bed for hours. "Swim in a deep sea of blankets, blah, blah be a while... whatever that song you always quote is." Um, I've made it out to sound like a tradition but really its not... tomorrow is the first TV Show Thursday. I'm excited.

GGG On Holidays No. 2: Thanksgiving, Calgary

Hey errrbody, it's Thanksgiving!
What are you all thankful for?...

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