SPARKS FLY.

 Thank goodness I wrote most of this post Saturday, because it would not be NEARLY as cheery if I were writing it all today. Currently I'm mourning our Packers. So depressing. Not sure what to do with my time until next season starts. UGH. Completely avoiding Twitter and Facebook this week. Okay, okay. Enough Neg Nancy. Here's what's up lately:

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You know what, NYE was fab. Michael and I rang in the New Year with some of our favorite people: Dani & Josh. Plenty of champagne, a little VIP treatment, and a photobooth later, it was 2014!

 Me & this girl. Never a dull moment. Long live the Prom Pose!

Other than NYE, not much is new around here. With the cold here M&I have been hibernating mostly, watching movies and cooking. Other than a quick date night dinner on the Capitol Square Saturday, we haven't left the apartment. Which of course leaves plenty of time to organize your candy in rainbow order. Duh.

I'm pretty jazzed about the posts this week, especially for a spotlight on a fave new Etsy shop- this one is one to bookmark, for sure!

Tomorrow's recipe is the ULTIMATE comfort food. So. Good.

How did you spend your NYE?

Anyone else mourning the Packers loss?

xo, lp

let's be instagram buds! find me here: @lpodlich

** also: quick birthday shoutout to the most amazing woman ever: my momma! love you mommy!!

NYE Already?!

 I work retail, which means from November 1st-December 25th all I hear is Christmas music. I actually don't mind the classic Christmas songs- but when you hear all the terrible remade versions of them for almost 2 months straight- it makes you go a little bonkers.


There's a particularly upsetting version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" that's a mix between a song from Mariah Carey's "Butterfly" and nails on a chalkboard. It's painful. During the "he's gonna find out who's naughty or nice" portion it's more like "heeeeeeeeeeeee's gonnafindout whoooooooooo's naughtayyyy or niiiiiiiice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yes. That many exclamation marks. GAH.

For the life of me I can't get that line out of my head- and to calm down the screeching I decided to make the best out of it and run with the "naughty or nice" theme- but for New Year's Eve! Michael and I haven't decided whether we'll be in Richmond or DC for our first East Coast NYE- but either way I intend to:
1. Dress up
2. Drink Champagne
3. Be around confetti

Real original, right? Either way- it all led to this premature NYE Polyvore collection:

Naught or Nice NYE by beautyandthebeard featuring a zipper shirt

My favorite piece by far is the Champagne Skirt for $59.... aaaand the Neon Yellow Slap Dash Collar for ....gasp...$1,750. Guess that won't be making it's NYE appearance with me this year!