things fall apart so that other things can fall together

Although sometimes when things fall apart it's because you smashed it on purpose to move onto the next thing. I'm leaving my current job for bigger and better things as of tomorrow! I'm very excited to make the switch (I'm going to be working for my family business) and I'm kicking off my fist week with another trip to China, so preparing for that has sort of been taking over my week - making sure bills are going to get paid, stealing Darrell's man room to make into my home office, etc.

Despite my busy-ness I couldn't wait one more day to show you the Christmas present he gave me : this super-cute Marc Jacobs watch. I'm in love! I always wanted a watch but I was very particular about something that I would be wearing every day, and I found this one a few months before Christmas. I also got an iPad from my parents....which has been taking up every minute of my time that I'm not prepping to leave town and leave my job. Seriously, I think I've read three books in a week on that thing, it truly is addictive in a way that sitting on the couch with a laptop just isn't. It's a good thing I got Darrell an xBox he's equally addicted to for Christmas, otherwise he may be quite cross at my ignoring him all the time - not that he isn't already for my stealing the man room!

wearing: silk shirt, shoes, key ring-f21, scarf-chinamarket, headband-anthropologie, jeans-gap1969, watch-marcjacobs

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

find a job you like and you add five days to every week

So what I assume would be a pretty low-key weekend spent at home was anything but when a bunch of hometown friends showed up for a visit and made the weekend one very long marathon of a party (which was totally worth the lack of sleep I forced my body to endure Friday thru Sunday!)

Even though I slept a full 8 hours last night I still don't think it was quite enough catch up...I had a bit of difficulty keeping my eyes open today. I had some motivation to wake up and get going this morning though - it's finally cool enough to wear my fall clothes and my office is completely dress-up friendly.

Even my post-weekend exhaustion couldn't keep me from being excited about the fall weather we've been having. I've officially decided that I'm over bare legs and have completely reverted to wearing tights with anything shorter than mid-calf. This was, I suppose, my farewell to summer outfit (although I couldn't resist wearing my new fall accessories). Hellllooooo dreamy army green suede booties. Hiiii chevron striped mixed media satchel.

wearing: dress-bananarepublic, headband-loft, satchel-fossil, booties-gojane, necklace-f21

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse