why i love fall fashion.

I love the fall. I am on over-kill with my expressed love for this season, I know. Honestly, I think I love it because there is a certain acceptance and agreement that comfy can be chic in the fall. The right jeans, with the right pants, pair of boots, and a oversized scarf is equally comfortable yet chic. Spring and summer are not as easy to create a fashion statement and wear your comfiest clothes.

So, I can't wait for the chill in the air to get here, so I can wear my boots and scarves, be warm and comfy, and make somewhat of a fashion statement. 

Here are some of my favorite pins for fall fashion as of late:

Oh Calvin Klein. I have an entirely newfound appreciation for the term simple after seeing this dress.

Trench coat! Need, I say more?

Aviators, oversized scarf, distressed jeans, and your good ole chucks. May be my most favorite go-to outfit, ever.

Heels can completely transform an outfit, like this one.

and last but definitely not least...I love this outfit and have to say, this is me almost every Sunday in the fall. It's comfy yet stylish.

Come on Fall....

xoxo

Currently.

Watching: Newsroom. I absolutely love and adore this show. David put it on when it had first started. He made me watch it because as he said, "I know you'll love this show. It's right up your alley." So over some chinese food and Romeo squeezed between us, we watched it and now I am addicted. I watch episodes when I can't sleep (like I am doing now). Anyway, if you are a news/communications freak like myself, you will love this show and watch reruns of it like I do, I promise.

Eating: I am eating nothing as of right now. Sipping on some lemon ginger tea. I just had some warm apple slices with cinnamon and they were absolutely delicious. I have been looking for somewhat healthy dessert options lately because it is impossible for me to go to sleep every night without having something sweet. I have tried to rid this horrible habit of mine for years and it still is here, going strong. Instead of mounds of hershey kisses that would haunt my hips for months, the warm apple and cinnamon almost tastes like I am eating an apple pie (said ALMOST, I'm not going to lie to you all, I'd rather have a big slice of the apple pie). 

Planning: lots of things. I am planning Halloween specials for my cupcake business. I smell pumpkin spice cupcakes coming soon to go with your lattes folks. Fall happens to be one of my favorite seasons. I have a severe love for Halloween, the chill in the air, coats, boots, hot chocolate, pumpkins, and bonfires. I am so excited that I am all ready planning mini-trips for David and I to take in the Fall. Any cool suggestions?

Wishing: that I could have an extra hour of sleep tomorrow morning. I don't know what it is, but I can't get out of bed in the morning lately. I would love to have just ONE extra hour to sleep in the mornings. My smart self is telling me right now that maybe, just maybe...I should go to bed earlier and then I would get that extra hour. Oh the struggles I have ; ) 

Loving: this hairstyle. Maybe I will try it tomorrow. Unfortunately, it never looks as good as the internet version : /

Good night all.

Have a good Wednesday.

the countdown begins.

We are moving in 10 days, woo hoo! I am silently freaking out inside, trying to figure out everything we need, while sorting everything we have. I have decided it would be best if I downsize...ahem...yep, downsize my closet a bit. I hate saying those words, but in all reality, my closet is a big giant hoarder of trends past and new. It spits out piles of sequins, denim, stripes, and every other style that came and went over the last decade (ok, maybe not decade). I have been putting off going through it because we have had this mutual agreement that if I just let it go, I wouldn't have such a hard time trying to find a suitable outfit every day, because it would just stay where I put it last. Sadly, I must say bye to some long-lost friends in there. 

So, that's what I'll be doing this week. Attacking the closet, one pair of trouser jeans and blazer combo at a time. I'll be choking back tears as I gently place each piece of clothing in the to-go pile, remembering what a great time I had wearing them, while praising my courage and leap into the adult-less-clutter lifestyle I so desperately need right now. Clutter gives me anxiety but clothes make me happy, yikes.

Wish me luck : )

Memories. One Instagram at a time.

I took entirely too many photos this week. I have become so insanely obsessed with instagram that I find myself documenting insignificant moments (is any moment, really that insignificant?) at all times to I can beautify them with the easy/efficient effects that it has to offer. I can't help it. This week was jam-packed with fun things and lots of work but I promise I didn't take any photos of that (you would probably walk away from the computer or stop reading my blog entirely). So, here the dump goes. Lots of instagrams from this past week of life. Documenting every-day memories, one instagram photo, at a time. Hope you enjoy (maybe as much as I did making these memories ; ))

Little bit of my week in instagram form. Phillies games, American Idol concert, 

cupcake orders, night-runs, mustache parties. 

Just like any other week, right? 

xoxo

Five QUICK things.

1. American Idol concert, that is all. I am a HUGE singing/talent reality tv show junkie. I love it so much that sometimes I even shed a few tears when one of my favs goes home. I can't help it. Anyway, I went to the American Idol concert tonight with my brother and a few friends. It was a last minute decision and totally worth it. I had a blast and fell in love with Phillip Phillips, more than I all ready had. He is so beautiful, isn't he? Well I think so. I'll share some photos and plenty of videos in another post coming soon. (I went overboard on the photos and videos, I'll admit)...I'm obsessed.

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2. I had my first OFFICIAL order of for cupcakes last weekend. It was exciting, fun, and I was so extremely nervous for them to come out completely and utterly perfect. Between baking, frosting, decorating, cutting, gluing....they turned out so beautifully...I could have cried. I took some photos and posted on instagram....which you should follow! @vpapageorge do it! They were Bubble Guppies theme for a birthday party. I am getting more and more excited about this new venture and am really thankful that I am doing something I not only love to do but people will be enjoying as well. YAY! OH and...two more orders for this weekend! Woo hoo : )

3. I get out of work early tomorrow. I don't think I need to elaborate more on this. Basically this is what I will look like tomorrow (as long as there is sunshine):

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4. Tentative move-in date for the new place is September 8th. YES WE FOUND A HOME, finally! It's a cute, cozy, temporary little home for us and I couldn't be happier. So to celebrate my happiness (I find a reason to celebrate every emotion I have), I have been spending so much money on housewares, decor, and anything else I could possibly put in our new home. Let's hope I am not broke by the time we move-in!

5. Lastly, I would like to say...I absolutely love summer and everything about it. I love the beach, the warm weather, the sunshine, bathing suits, bright colors, beach hair, the ocean, barbecues, pretty summer night skies, and so on BUT....I am so super excited for the Fall. It is my favorite season and my favorite holiday is coming up. I am a fanatic about Fall, pumpkins, cooler weather, flannels, hayrides, HALLOWEEN, colorful leaves, and hot chocolate. So I am opening my arms super wide to the Fall season. Get here all ready!

Have an awesome Wednesday : )

xoxo

anatomy of a friday night, vickie style.

I wish I could tell you the majority of my Friday nights include pretty outfits, lavish dates, wining and dining, and maybe some dancing thrown in the mix but ....yea, nope and I really don't mind because...I spend them with some of my favorite people in this world. We hang out, eat pizza and french fries, drink soda, talk about their friends at school, what they played at recess that week, who said what during lunch on Tuesday, and what Fuzzo has been up to lately (long story). We snuggle up on the couch, arms and legs overlapping, Good Luck Charlie or Jessie playing in the background, trying to beat each other in Temple Run, or playing our own version of the game of Things.

This is my favorite way to spend my Friday nights and I wouldn't have it any other way except! when these simple Friday nights turn into a mini sleepover that includes music, dancing in fun costumes, makeup, hair, and Selena Gomez/Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift, Karmin, all joining the party. Makes me feel like a kid again, which is like a slice of heaven when growing up is just no fun at all. This was my Friday night last week:

Pop Star party with loads of hair and makeup and lots of dancing.

Brownies are always a part of Friday nights too...

Love my Friday nights with my favorite people : ) These type of nights bring you down from the boring routine of life every day. Makes me remember what it's like to not have a care in the world except for what backpack I want to carry for the new school year and if my best friends are going to be in my same class. My favorites are my little reminders of what it's like to be a kid and to have a whole life of dreams and fun ahead of you. 

a few of my favorite things.

1. Romey. He is by far one of my favorites. He has by far the softest fur of any pup. You just want to lay with him all day on the couch (and not feel bad). I just love him.

2. My business cards came in this week and they are absolutely adorable and awesome. I am so excited. I've kept them in my purse all week!

3. Saturdays. Saturdays because David doesn't have work on Sundays, which means I have him Saturday night, to do what ever we want! Yay. 

4. Naps. I was able to take one today after work, for just about an hour, and it was the best ever.

5. Planning vacations. I decided today I am planning another mini-vacation for late August/early September. So that brings me to...

6. Traveling. My life would be so much less rich without it. 

7. frozen yogurt. I had it twice this week. Oops.

8. Oh yes and my new blue shoes...I only been waiting to find a pair I liked for about a year now, yay.

and so many more. I said just a few : )

Here's to a happy weekend.

**thank you to a few blogs who gave me this idea**

one of those days.

Dear Tuesday, Thank you for being "one of those days". I mean it in the most perfect/awesome/great way. I didn't have a normal work day today, which means by 11 am, I was done and ready to spend the day, doing what ever I wanted. So doesn't happen often. The weather was extremely hot but not as humid as it has been here lately. David, Romeo, and I went out for lunch and then we headed up to see my little cousins a.k.a my favorite little kids, to enjoy the rest of the day outside (sweating yet having a lot of fun). Tuesday treated me well. I even had some frozen yogurt AND went for a long run...that almost never happens in the same day.

Tuesday, you were perfect yet simple and....I kinda really didn't want this Tuesday to end. 

Days like these make me extremely thankful for all that I have and for everyone around me to share it with : ) 

Life lately, according to Instgram.

A little of what I have been up to lately.