“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” –Isaiah 9:7 ESV
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Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! May we all celebrate the reason for the season together.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
[Luke 2:11 NIV]
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Weekend happenings//
+ Christmas at work: Santa (aka our President) made a guest appearance and White Elephant with my dept.
+ That time of the year again: Christmas tamale making with my family.
+ I’m still on a piñata-making kick: a couple of gold initials to mark gifts in lieu of gift tags. + In-N-Out taking part in the Christmas season.
+ About half of the Christmas Eve desserts represented. + Christmas viewing of one of my favorites: Meet Me In St. Louis
Other notes//
+ From one holiday to the next-I hope everyone has a great Christmas and a safe New Years Celebration in the coming days.
[photos via iPhone//Instagram @stephaniesuarez]
…and a hearty “Amen!” to that. Merry Christmas!
Weekend happenings//
+ A quick Christmas shopping sugar boost at Bob’s. If you like donuts and find yourself at the Farmer’s Market, give the chocolate honey wheat donut a shot.
+ Merry Christmas from the city of Los Angeles! Parking patrol tricked me into a nasty parking ticket.
Other notes//
+ With the rush of compacting all my Christmas duties only into weekends, it’s been busy to say the least. Thankfully, I was able to take a [quick] break to enjoy my friends’ annual Christmas tea on Sunday. That’s the stuff that makes you enjoy and settle into the holidays: catching up with friends and sharing life together; not the panic of securing the right gift while stalking departing mall shoppers for their parking spot.
+ From here through the new year, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be keeping up on posts. However, I’m excited for 2013 and new areas to improve and add to the site. Cheers!
[photos via iPhone//Instagram @stephaniesuarez]
Weekend happenings//
+ Jack is my go-to mug for the season + The Queen Mary at night
+ As a belated birthday surprise, a friend took me to the CHILL event in Long Beach. It was set up in a really cute Christmas-y village, but the ice sculptures stored in a walk-through 12* (TWELVE degrees!) dome are the main attraction.
+ I got together with a few girlfriends, and we headed down south to Newport for the Christmas Boat Parade Cruise. Balboa Island is a little slice of heaven, and I love seeing all the homes done up for Christmas. The closer it gets to Christmas, the more decorated the harbor becomes, so do check it out if you can.
[photos via iPhone//Instagram @stephaniesuarez]
Weekend happenings//
+ I wish this was my weekend. The “Whatever” art and tossed comforter speak to my energy level perfectly right now. In fact, I can’t tell you how many grammatical errors I found when I reviewed this draft; it’s that kinda week.
Other notes//
+ I attended a murder mystery party on Saturday for a birthday, which is always fun. If you’ve never done one, I highly suggest it. Unfortunately, I was the killer, which was a bit of a bummer, but it’s really fun to figure it out and go through the investigation. We did this one.
+ Christmas is just about in full swing here. We picked out a Christmas tree, and I’ve watched a handful of holiday films over the weekend. Just need to get busy with the present part…
+ Did you pick up any of the Target + Neiman Marcus product? Like a c̶r̶a̶z̶y̶ excited person, I ordered the Derek Lam skateboard [as promised] at the midnight release. I also nabbed the rag & bone boys sweater when I saw it in stores.
[photo via The Fashion Student]
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