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merry christmas from minnie!
This year's window display at Barneys New York includes a festive video of Mickey, Minnie and friends. I think it's almost too adorable for words, such a fun spin on classic Disney characters.
santa claus is coming
...to town directly at you!
13. family
Today's photo is supposed to be of family. While I have a wonderful family (and even, luckily, some only an hour away), I wasn't able to snap any pictures of them today. Therefore, this is a photo of one pseudo-family of mine in New York: City to City. We gathered together tonight and celebrated Christmas with Virginia-cooked pork tenderloin and turkey (y'all, I'm not kidding), home-baked apple pie and baklava and Christmas caroling. What a special group of people they are.
[mad photo props to Clara since I snagged this picture from her facebook page.]
12. a beautiful sight
...we're happy tonight.
[5th Avenue]
vintage christmas card
What classifies something as vintage? 25 years? 50 years? How about 7...? This card seems ancient from many, many moons ago. Ancient, and full of wonderfully merry memories.
These are my roommates from my sophomore year at Auburn in Mollie Hollifield. (Aren't they beautiful?) I'm wondering now who even took this picture for us. I can't recall, but I remember the night being a big to-do with lots of wardrobe changes (mostly by me) and closet raiding.
11. green
And the prettiest type of green.
[oops, late again.]
[oops, late again.]
10. wrapping paper
[LATE!]
A Duane Reade special: wrapping paper!
to make your monday a little more merry!
You'll want to watch this - at least - a few times.
9. something you're reading
8. ornament(s)
my own personal (and very favorite) ornament.
7. bright
filling nyc subways with holiday cheer
I was serenaded on my commute this morning by this talented & cheery quartet on the 1 train.
[click to listen: Subway Jingle Bells]
[click to listen: Subway Jingle Bells]
6. shopping
Not for myself. I was given this package as a birthday gift from my roommates tonight at dinner (they're so sweet, more on that later).
how to work effectively:
But, of course, there's only one true, effective way to work during this season: add Christmas lights and cheer to your work surface. It will also really impress your colleagues.
How can you ever go wrong with Christmas lights?