Green finds for St. Patties Day

I love a good excuse to get dressed up, so obviously I am giddy for St. Patrick's Day to arrive! Lately I have seen a lot of the mint color in fashion. In fact, last weekend I just tried on a pair of mint jeans. What fun. I will be excited to see green and mint being worn this St. Patrick's Day, especially since green is my favorite color. Here are some fun items that I have picked out to help you figure out what to wear for the impending shamrock day, March 17. Enjoy!

Information on individual items Here.

Green dress, $42 / Retro inspired dress / Green cotton dress / J.Crew sports shirt / H&M shirt, $23 / Short skirt / Old Navy / Skirt / Topshop / Old Navy top sider shoes / Michael Antonio colorful heels / Pieces leather shoulder bag / Anthropologie swarovski crystal jewelry / Charlotte Russe jewelry / Kate Spade / Sunglasses

Happy 4th!

Lace bodice dress, $65
Planet red shift dress, £59
Star shirt
J Crew striped skirt, $128
Steve Madden leather shoes, $60
Scout travel bag, $45
Ray-Ban wayfarer sunglasses, $150
Vintage hat, $41
Marc by Marc Jacobs striped scarve, £175
Johns, Flag, $199

His Christmas list

If you have a man like my man this list could be a great help. Andy is very active, almost too active for his own good. Soccer, hiking, biking, broomball (yeah, that's right), running, camping, guys night...etc. He's also a goof, so he appreciates funny gifts. I put this list together and then had him look at it and tell me how much of it he would actually like. I scored 15 out of 19! Sweet! Maybe your guy will want something off this list.

1. Quiksilver long sleeve flannel shirt, $50
2. Casio sport watch, $55
3. Men's Moccasin Slippers - L.L.Bean, $59
4. Chunky Wool Socks, £16
5. Silver Super Dot Money Clip, £25
6. beer holster with bottle opener, $30
7. Apple iPod shuffle® $45
8. car trunk organizer & cooler, $50
9. Gregory Imlay Pack 22, $100
10. PHAIDON India: The Cookbook, £30
11. Whisky - Johnnie Walker Blue Label 1000ml
12.Wii Console (White) (with Remote Con Plus + Wii Sports...
13. MATADOR™ Teriyaki Beef Jerky
14. Solar Panel Charger
15. Nerf gun by Dung Nguyen at Coroflot
16. Apple - iPad 2 - The amazing iPad apps, built right in.
17. Whisky Stones: Chill your liquor without diluting it.
18. Slackline Kit-15 meters REI.com, $79
19. Leatherman Style CS Multitool - REI.com, $19

My Christmas List

Everyone else seems to be posting their Christmas lists, so I thought I would follow suit. This is a mishmash of what I would be more than overjoyed to see on Christmas morning. Of course, I can also appreciate non-consumerism and just enjoying the love and joy of family during the holidays. I am always torn at this time of year to spend or not to spend. I don't need any of the things above, but I would love to have them all. Just like the rest of my family, we are quite well off the way we are. This Christmas I can see consumerism having one benefit though. If we were all to buy American made goods it would give a little boost to our economy. So here's to buying local American made gifts this holiday! (Now I need to re-do my wish list.)

1. Midi dress, $173
2. Fat Face knee length socks, £16
3. Crocs slip on shoes, $35
4. Wet Seal heel booties, $30
5. H M leather handbag, £15
6. Red leather handbag, £82
7. Kate Spade long umbrella, $75
8. Wet Seal knit hat, $11
9. Target:Tree Shower Curtain
10. Amazon.com: MINK FAUX FUR THERMAL THROW BLANKET
11. Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer Ice Cream Maker Attachment, $80
12. Cuisinart Air Popcorn Maker, $40
13. Amazon.com: Glacier Stainless Nesting Wine Glass by GSI Outdoors:..., $10
14. Amazon.com: Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Canon, $379
15. The Container Store; Cook-A-Boo Cook Book Holder by Umbra®, $30

Ankle Boots

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I find that I go through shoe obsessions. I'm sure this happens to most women. When it happens to me though, I find myself walking the streets with my face turned down just to find the current shoe that I am obsessing over. Then when I find it, a feeling of pride and excitement comes over me...unless of course the girl is wearing the shoe all wrong. And by 'all wrong' I mean my own meekly personal opinion of what does not look good. Like I said, it's an obsession phase. It happens with clothes too. So if you can't tell, my current obsession is the ankle boot. I think they are so cute and streamlined-looking on the foot. I just want to clap my hands and jump up and down when I see these shoes. I have yet to decide on which lucky ankle boots will go home with me...I'm thinking the teal one's above may be the winners.