New Year's Eve has always been my FAVORITE holiday! It (for me) symbolizes a new beginning: to reflect on the last year and what I'd learned and done and to look forward to the new year ahead.

Some things I've been reflecting on:

• Moving to San Luis Obispo and meeting new friends and loving my job down there. (Doesn't hurt that I was 10 minutes from the beach!!!)

Winter at beach was AMAZING!

• The hubby and I picked up golfing!

• I went back to Bikram yoga after a 3 year hiatus.

• Moving back home for my hubby's new job that he LOVES!

• GETTING MARRIED!

• Losing my aunt to cancer

• Moving into a super cute house and decorating it

• Picking up blogging again

I hope for myself (and for YOU) that 2014 will bring positive things and happiness!

I hope to continue to blog about more things to come and to share them with you!

Thank you for reading! Happy New Year!

-Melissa

Looking for those last minute gifts to give your girlfriends? Here are a few suggestions that could help you!

I bought some of these socks from Tarjay and have been wearing them ALL WINTER! They're soooo warm and come in lots of colors to compliment your wardrobe! Infinity scarves are another great present! You can wear them doubled up or as a single loop and they're warm when paired with a slouchy sweater or jacket.
I helped my hubby shop for some of his staff and picked up a few wintery scarves and some really blingy Betsey Johnson pens.  I hope they enjoy their gifts! Lastly, I'm a giant fan of Archipelago candles and love the Bergamot Tobacco. It has a warm smell with Italian bergamot, lemongrass, patchouli, crushed nutmeg and its made of soy.

I've been on a design kick lately. It makes me wonder why I chose Marketing & Advertising over Graphic Design as a major in college. While designing a beer logo last week, a girlfriend of mine who is engaged asked me to design her wedding monogram. Natually, I jumped at the chance! Her style is more of a vintage charm and includes shades of mint green. After studying her Pinterest for a bit, I came up with this monogram that I think incorporated her style. I had also incorporated a few hidden images in the design that represent a part of each of their lives. Since she (and I) is Sigma Kappa alumna and he is currently in the Air Force, I added them subtly. Can you find them?

Enjoy!

Hello everyone! I hope you had a FABULOUS NYE! New Year's Eve is my favorite holiday of the year! It signifies a rebirth, new beginnings and new experiences. Every December, a girlfriend and I map out our yearly goals for the next year. I have a few big goals in mind like traveling overseas and to find new and exciting things to blog about (and use my new video skills!) and smaller goals like working out more and drinking more water... What are your goals?

The Mister and I spent Christmas at home in San Luis Obispo but decided to go back to Sacramento to ring in the new year with some of our friends. We hung out at a small pub and reminisced about the year and all of its fun times and mishaps. When midnight struck, I got my first kiss by my Mister Special :)

Since there are no malls here, I haven't really done much shopping. So when I got back into Sac, I hit up a few of my favorite spots. Alas, I only came away with one (AMAZING) thing. I found a great deal on a tweed Rachel Roy jacket that I couldn't pass up! I wore it with a black and white chevron top and some Paige Denim flared jeans. Since it was crrrrazy cold, I added a black scarf and some Jessica Simpson boots. Simple and chic. Just the way I like it. Here is the link to the jacket. It is so much cuter in person.

Here is my NYE outfit (gotta love those classy mirror pictures):


                                                                         Rachel Roy
                                                   Zoom Bisou Top from ModCloth
                    


What did YOU wear for NYE?

Cheers!
Melissa

Here's to a Happy Holiday and lots of exciting stuff for you (and me) in 2013!

You can find the adorable Christmas tag HERE, courtesy of the lovely blogger, Tatertots and Jello!



Cheers,
Little Miss Orange Blossom