Christmas Eve Countdown.

How did I count down for my Christmas?
Nah~ I don't club!
Nah~ I didn't go to any shopping malls for count down~

Tada! My aunt organised a mini Christmas Countdown BBQ party at her house.
Family Gathering! Fun! XD

#1 Sorry that I started this post with a super "sexy" photo. =O

#2 Daddy the hero is trying to light up the fire. =O

#3 Mum and aunt are making the BBQ stews. =P

#4 My grandpa will only need to wait for the food ready. =)

#5 My cousin joined my dad for the fire setting!

#6 My uncle is trying to set up more lighting around the portable BBQ pit! =P

#7 Our raw food. =P

#8 My little cousin joined us for BBQ-ing the food too! XD

#9 He's camera-shy. =P

#10 Still raw! Not cooked yet! XD

#11 Have you ever seen someone BBQ with a pan?
My aunt's specialty. =P

#12 The dog is a bit frustrated so he planned to suck his own body? =/

#13 Yummy Squids! XD

#14 Now now, time for sting ray XD

#15 What chu what chu looking at?

#16 Portugese Ikan Bakar! XD

#17 Daddy is too tired to even speak out a word. =O

#18 Eating~ Nom nom nom~

#19 Ah~~~

#20 Yum! XD

#21 Our Hennessy V.S.O.P. ^^

#22 My aunt is cooking her specialty!

#23 Nah! Sting Ray is ready to serve!

#24 Sting Ray! XD

#25 Portugese Ikan Bakar~

#26 Oh! It's served now! XDDDDD

The Grammar, Things, People, & Fashion I Loved/Hated in 2010

OK, so it's NYE 2010 and I can't believe that this year is already over. I know people always say this but this year has passed by quicker than any I can remember. I'm thinking it's because I moved to Dallas and got a new job and everything in my life is just kind of coming together. It's nice. Anyway, since I'm not big on resolutions I thought it would be fun to do a post of all the things/people etc... that made me fall in love/annoyed me a great deal in 2010.

Annoyances...

First and foremost, let's all work together to learn (98%)/teach (2%) the proper usage of your and you're. I am really APPALLED that so many people do not grasp this concept. I mean REALLY PEOPLE!!!! Here are some handy dandy definitions that you should bookmark and save for a later time, just in case you don't understand the usage.

via The Oatmeal

1.Remember "you're" is a contraction, which is two words put together. "You" is combined with "are" to make "you're". The little ' takes the place of the missing a. In a sentence, it should still make sense if you replace "you're" with "you are".

2."Your" is possessive. Use this spelling when describing something that is possessed by the second person. "Your car is on fire," for example.

3."You're mother called this morning" is incorrect, because "You are mother called this morning" does not make sense. So the proper usage is "YOUR mother called this morning."
SOURCE

So now that we've handled that definition can everyone strive to use it properly in 2011! We'll deal with their/they're/there and too/to at a later date. Haha!




All the obvious news reports! I loved how everyone was 'breaking' news that everyone already knew. Eddie and LeAnn, Mariah and Rachel Zoe being preggers, Eva and Tony getting divorced etc... Lets try and actually BREAK stories in 2011 BEFORE everyone already knows.




Celebrity Twitter beefs. WHERE ARE THE PUBLICISTS?!?!!?


The ladies and fashion I loved...



While she's very casual in her personal style when she has an event that girl steps up her game! I loved this look.



Resort 2011 collection for Louis Vuitton! LOVE



The Lanvin for H&M collection. This was made even better by H&M coming to Dallas!



Carey Mulligan really emerged as a budding fashionista. I love the pixie hairstyle too.



I never paid much attention to her until she married Nik Richie. She's got an adorable little style too.



Lauren Conrad really stepped it up this year. I like the way she throws outfits together and always looks comfy yet stylish.



Quintessential California girl style. I love it. She also manages to make crop tops look cute. Ha!



Blake Lively! I discovered she doesn't have a stylist this year and boy does she have an eye for clothes. LOVE her.



The costumes Rodarte did for Black Swan. UH-MAZING!!!!



Michelle Williams FAB new haircut.


Some of my obsessions in 2010...

Emily from Cupcakes&Cashmere. I still don't remember how I stumbled across her blog but I really enjoy it. She can be a bit sporadic with the posting but I do love her style and enjoy some of the recipes she randomly posts too. I'm also a huge fan of anyone that loves cupcakes. Ha!



I fell in love with Ray Bans this year.



The fabulous Don Draper. I've loved Mad Men for a while but I really LOVED him this season. He was sassy as hell once he stopped being mopey.



I really dove into the Jane Green novels this year.



Rachel Cohn and Adam Levithan books! They wrote Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist too. Just an FYI.

Goodreads, loving this site. It's an avid readers favorite site.


Discovered a love of running that I'm hoping to pursue more throughout 2011.



Blogging! I love the art of picking out pics and content for posts on this site and Tumblr. It's a really fun way for me to express myself and with Tumblr I can just post random things I love. I enjoy it.



The wonder that is the library! I've had a card since I was 8 but I was spending a lot of money buying books and then I remembered the library has them for free! It's a lovely system. I need to start donating more to the public library next year.


And my obsession that shall never go away...


CUPCAKES!!!!


I hope yall all have a safe & amazing night out and if you're staying in, like I am, I hope you have an amazing night as well! I'm excited for 2011 and for my bday next week! Thinking the late 20s might be alright! Although, I'm only turning 26 and I still get carded so I may begin lying about my age! So I'm turning 21! Haha.

Cupcakes&Kisses-Brittany!

2011

In a few hours, we will all be welcoming the year 2011!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see what's in store for me next year =))

Wherever you are tonight either going for countdown, celebrating at home with family or going to church, I hope all of you would have a good time welcoming the New Year...

With that, wishing all of you that the next year would be filled with everlasting glow of happiness, merriment and good fortune!!

Till next year....Cheers!

The Power of the Skirt

So the days of my vacation are winding down but last night I had a lovely ladies night out with some great friends! I even got to FINALLY meet one of my lovely twitter followers, Lisa,from THIS post. We had a lovely time playing around Addison and it's always fun to be around a bunch of stylish women. I never have to worry about overdressing. I wish someone had taken a picture of all of us. Next time! Anyway since I went shopping last week I've been DYING to wear this pink skirt I picked up from the H&M pop up store! I was so excited to wear it!


SO OBSESSED WITH IT!!!

I was so happy I got to wear it! It made me feel like floating around like a ballerina. I also got a ton of compliments, which is always nice! Excuse the bathroom mirror pic but I don't have a boyfriend to snap pics of me so this will have to do! Ha. I paired it with a plain black top from Forever21, opaque black tights, and black and white BCBG mary janes. I must say I looked cute! So did the rest of the ladies. I'm really cursing myself for not getting a pic of all of us. ;/



Shoes!


Anyway, my roommate is finally returning today which should be fun. I'm excited for our doing nothing on NYE! I'm also excited for her making jello shots. Ha, it doesn't take much to please me. Anyway, it's time for me to hit up the gym!! It's been so nice getting back into working out again. A month off made me feel like a bum! Either way hope you all have a lovely day!!

Cupcakes&Kisses-B