The weekend is here!

Happy Friday dear readers and happy holidays too! I’m off to Massachusetts to celebrate Christmas with my family. I’m looking forward to some time off to relax, and read! Wishing you a wonderful few days off. To get your holiday weekend started on the right note, here are a few happy posts from around the web:

A holiday mix tape! 

67 years good.
Holiday tradition.
Holly jolly bookworm.
A gingerbread townhouse.
Wear sequins.
Merry Christmas (cards). 
Do they know it’s Christmas? 

Paris (and New York) in color

After stumbling across this blog earlier in the week, I was mesmerized by the sometimes subtle, sometimes vibrant pops of color in each scene. The top two photos are of Paris — just two from a collection that is about to become a book called “Paris in Color“. I can’t wait to read it! The bottom picture is by the same photographer, but this time she was on holiday at Rockefeller Center in New York. No matter where it is taken, each image captures the magic of Christmas and the holiday season!

(Image 1, 2 and 3 via Little Brown Pen)

Gold baubles

If you’re dressing up for New Year’s, the Aurous Tune Necklace from Anthropologie is the perfect way to add a touch of sparkle and shine. I love the size of each bauble, not to mention the soft, black suede tie. What are you wearing for New Year’s Eve? Are you going fancy or casual this year?
More Anthropologie accessories I love: try this or this to brighten up any look.  

Seems like old times

I was so excited this weekend to unwrap an early Christmas gift from Matt! He got me an autographed copy of “Then Again” by Diane Keaton, a book I can’t wait to read. Most intriguing? This memoir is as much about Diane as it is about her mom. It’s also filled with lots of interesting tidbits, including details about her love affairs with leading men such as Woody Allen, Al Pacino, and more. But through it all — the acting, the style, the romance — Diane’s biggest strength was never losing sight of her dreams:

”Could I have made a lasting commitment to them? Hard to say. Subconsciously I must have known it could never work, and because of this they’d never get in the way of my achieving my dreams.”
What do you think? Is this a book you’ll read?