the holidays with my family {as seen through my iphone}

this christmas may have been a little odd, being away from the cold weather and all, but it was still an unforgettable one.

 my family was able to come down and spend two whole weeks with me.

we were able to spend a day in disneyland- it was really special because i haven't been to disneyland at christmas time since i was little (we used to go to disneyland every other christmas). 

it was as fun as it always is- my family will never grow out of disneyland!

we spent christmas eve slaving away in my aunt's kitchen.

my mom made it rock, however, because she made all of us girls our own aprons. 

christmas eve i performed my first real haircut on my brother!

and let me tell you- we have it on video and that is something that i will be saving to look back and laugh at when i am through with school and experienced.

(it was kind of a whole entire family affair!)

we were able to spend a day after christmas in palm springs- my first time.

the giant statue of marilyn monroe was by far my favorite thing about it! (see below)

my mom and i were able to spend a day, just the two of us in laguna beach.

and she may or may not have talked me into skipping school for that ;)

we spent new years eve in san diego.

while there, we went to a museum in balboa park that had a special exhibit that was all about human torture machines.

yeah- if you ever find yourself in balboa park, don't go to that. 

then on new year's day, the rest of my family came to california for my granddad's memorial service which was held later in the week.

that was a very painful day for us all, but it honestly has brought my family much closer, especially my cousins and i. 

it was an amazing two weeks. 

i cried and cried for days when my family left me. 

we are already planning their next trip to come and see me.

i already can. not. wait. 

now- time for picture overload!  

hope that everyone had an amazing holdiay! 

xoxo

with december comes my christmas wish list...

very sad news- my computer died on me this last week :(

so i am borrowing my roommate's computer for this post.

no photoshop (so depressing), so i am resorting to polyvore to bring you a few items on my christmas list this year. 

i don't know about you, but i can not wait to open my stocking christmas morning!

i can't imagine a christmas without my stocking.

i will never be too old to find joy in this tradition.

here are a few things that i have been drooling over and wouldn't mind seeing in my stocking or wrapped underneath the christmas tree..

1. cozy socks- a must for my stocking. $56 here
2. marc by marc jacobs wallet. $445 here
3. i love getting kitchen items for my future home. this anthropologie dessert plate is perfect. $12 here
4. my stocking would not be complete without some pretty underwear! $9.50 here
5. i love all of kate spade's iphone covers, especially this one. $40 here
6. wildfox couture is seriously adorable. $100 here
7. i could always use cute new journals and notebooks. $22 here
8. juicy couture bracelet- gorgeous. $98 here
9. tory burch riding boots- need i say more? $495 here
10. an all time favorite stocking stuffer- lotions and body butters. $16 here

happy december! 

holdiay coziness...

being away from my home and my family, things just don't feel quite like christmas.

and the fact that i am in the warm southern california weather definitely doesn't help either! 

so after a long week of school (i only got thanksgiving day off), i broke out my christmas candle, and i have the justin bieber holiday station playing on pandora.

and i must say- it is beginning to feel a bit like christmas in my little room.

i laid out my outfit for tomorrow already and i picked capris and a short sleeve top.

and i'm just wishing that i could wear a warm cozy sweater with boots and mittens...

if i could, i would pick an outift just like this one.

Wildfox couture
$160 - donnaida.com

Plaid shirt
delias.com

Jasmine black legging
$16 - awear.com

J Shoes brown leather boots
bohemiadesign.co.uk

Marc Jacobs leather shoulder handbag
barneys.com

Mitten glove
$7.97 - matalan.co.uk

Butter london
beautybar.com

holdiay coziness... by babymeg featuring leather shoulder handbags

i could get used to this.

ever since laguna beach started airing on mtv, i have had an obsession with the town and a big dream to live there someday.

i have visited a few times with my family and i fall more in love every time.

last monday it was 90 degrees.

november- 90 degrees?!

so i packed up my new beach bag and headed to laguna.

i live just about twenty minutes away.

i rolled down my car window and enjoyed an amazing cruise down the pacific coast highway.

all the while i felt like someone needed to pinch me- i can't believe this is actually my life!

i laid out on the beach and fell asleep for a few hours.

it was perfect.

then i grabbed my camera from the car and walked up and down the streets taking pictures of laguna and all of its adorableness, stopping along the way at various boutiques and shops.

then i got an ice cream cone.

it was perfect.

i could get used to this...

 

 

 

xo- meg

welcome to california...

last saturday i arrived in southern california!

i made the move down here to attend cosmetology school at paul mitchell (which i looove... but more on that to come on a different day).

i was instantly greeted by my amazing family who lives just a short drive away. 

on saturday night after moving me into my new house, my cousin and her husband took me out to dinner in downtown huntington beach.

i've been coming to southern california for years and i had never been to huntington.

i loved it so much that my family took me back the very next day for lunch!

we ate at fred's mexican cafe, which was delicious.

i get weak at the knees for any restaurant that serves you free chips and salsa...

we were seated outside with the most awesome beach view. 

it was such a warm day and the beach was so crowded; which i couldn't believe since i was just coming from the cold and wet idaho weather.

my thought: why would anyone want to live anywhere other than southern california?

and i continue to ask myself that question every day...

i love huntington.

and i get to see my family again this weekend for another beach lunch date :)