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Carly A. Riordan
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📌 Save this post! Can’t get over the MAGIC that is @backtonature.nj’s Christmas Market during the holidays! 🎄🌟🎅🏻🧣The decor this year is on a new level. If you need to get into the holiday spirit (or pick up speciality gifts or more decorations for your home), 100% recommend making the drive! It’s worth it ❄️

When you don’t actually feel cute but then kind of end up feeling cute because you put a bow in your hair, slipped into a dress that fits, and swiped on your favorite red lipstick 💋 @hillhouse @annmashburn 🎥 by @carterfish, maybe I’ll post the video without music so you can hear her hyping me up, because you can’t imagine the crowd the bore witness to the making of this Reel 🫣

And then there were three ❤️❄️🎄🌟⛸️ Needlepoint stockings are a huge undertaking… they take hours (and hours and hours) of stitching. The final results are more than worth the effort though. These will hang on our mantle every Christmas and I can’t think of anything more special than that. I finished Mike’s stocking at the end of the summer after stitching almost every night for seven months. I am taking a little break and then I’ll start on the baby’s stocking for next Christmas!! 🥹
#needlepointstocking #needlepoint #ndplt

FROM THE ARCHIVES ❄️⛸️🌲some of my past favorite winter looks mostly because I miss real pants and being able to button my coats

This tree feels extra special this year. 🎄💫⛸️❤️🕯️ Jack is fully embracing the magic of Christmas (“kiss miss”) and his enthusiasm is downright contagious!
Not one of my best qualities, but I typically feel immense pressure trying to make things feel extra special and perfect and then I get disappointed when the reality doesn’t live up to my (unrealistic) expectations. I wish I could blame social media for this.... but I know the call is coming from inside the house.
This tree seems perfect to me, though, just the way it is. It was a true group effort getting it here. Another one of my not-so-great qualities is that I’m terrible at asking for help when I need it.... this year, I can’t ignore it though. I needed help, and a lot of it. Mike got every holiday storage box up from the basement (no small feat) and hoisted the into the house and got it up in the stand within minutes (then redid it twice to get the angle of the tree just so); my mom and I took multiple trips to the hardware store and drug store for the “right” colored lights (in case you’re wondering, “bright white” is warm yellow and “warm white” is actually bright white... make it make sense); my mom wrapped the tree in lights a second time when we learned the hard way that when the box says you can’t plug in more than five strands together they mean it; and Jack was there to help and hype us all up to say how “boo-full” the tree and lights are– and keeping us in line by scolding and reminding us that we aren’t allowed to touch the ornaments 🤭
I feel a little pang of sadness that we aren’t celebrating a first Christmas with a baby who was supposed to be here, while also struggling through a third trimester (just feeling physically tired and exhausted), while also cherishing our last Christmas as a family of three, while also getting excited knowing our baby will be here before we know it. Sure, it’s a lot of pressure to put on one single tree, yet here I am. ⭐️

Spent the weekend decking the halls 🎄 the garland is up, the tree is up, the wreaths are up! Fueled by three peppermint mochas, one bag of Milanos peppermint slices, one batch of chocolate chip cookies, and one loaf of zucchini bread… my mom and I got it done 🙏🏻

These boots are TOTALLY made for walking! Taking a spin in @stuartweitzman’s iconic 5050 Bold Boot and feeling like an it girl, who happens to value both fashion and comfort! ⭐️ Take advantage of #StuartWeitzman’s Black Friday sale with an extra 25% off full-price and sale styles with code FORYOU25! (Select exclusions apply; through 11/27) This *rarely* happens!! I’ve linked this exact pair of 5050 Bold Boots in the @shop.ltk app! You can shop the boots and a couple of my other sale picks here #liketkit https://liketk.it/4oWbB #fallfashion #swpartner

I love the J. Crew bathing suit! I want one just like that. I love the bow on the hip.
I love that one-piece. I've never been a one-piece kind of girl (for whatever reason) but this one is now definitely on my wish list.
Thank you for sharing!!! Love it!
xx
Nicole
http://www.nicoleandtrentnyc.blogspot.com
Love love love! All of J.Crews new arrivals are going to get me in trouble! 😉
Jessie
jessieholmesspringer.com
love the pink! all of jcrew's new swim is amazing!
I have a bathing suit very similar to this, the bottoms just don't have a bow. I love it! It is hands down my favorite bathing suit!
shorelifeofm.blogspot.com
Ah that pink one is so freakin' adorable!!
So cute! I wish it was summer SO bad! Ugh! At least spring is almost here now that it's March! 🙂
xoxo Alyssa Jean
http://theclassygirlsguidetocollege.blogspot.com
Both of these are seriously the cutest ever! I'm definitely getting more into one pieces and this one is amazing!
freeeeak. I love those.
the one piece is so gorgeous!
xx
http://anoddgirl.blogspot.com.au
LOVE the one piece bathing suit. My BFF is getting married in Jamaica and I think I'm going to have to add that one to my swimsuit roster!
Have a great weekend!
Kate xo petite-adventures.blogspot.ca
I've never been a fan of one-piece bathing suits but that one is just adorable! Can't wait for summer 🙂
Xoxo,
Vina
theprettyinprep.blogspot.com
I love the bikini in red currant. So tempted to order, but I'm going to wait and hope for a sale!
Love the bathing suits. I have a ton of bikini's with a few chic one pieces thrown in there too. It's fun to change up your swimsuit look too!
xx
http://hotchildinchicity.blogspot.com/
i love the one piece bathing suit !
They're both so cute! I can totally relate, because I felt the same way when my family went skiing without me a couple weeks ago.
Your music is amazing. You have some very talented artists. I wish you the best of success.
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