THE HOLIDAYS ARE KNOCKING.

My boyfriend and I kicked off our busy holiday week
with a rainy lunch date last Tuesday at Cheeburger Cheeburger.
It's one of my favorite burger joints, thanks to my good (fellow foodie) friend Iman.
My boyfriend and I first visited several months ago and had mixed feelings.
This time, maybe because we were in a major mood for burgers, we were greatly satisfied.

We enjoyed sharing the basket of onion rings and well seasoned fries.

My banana milkshake... Amazing.
One of the best milkshakes I've ever had.
They have so many milkshake flavors to choose from,
one of the main reasons I'm anxious to return.

My "Semi-Serious" burger with lettuce, tomato, guacamole,
onion rings, American cheese and barbecue sauce.
I made a hit with my choice of toppings...
You just can't go wrong with guacamole.

His strawberry cheesecake milkshake... Also super delicious.

His "Semi Serious" burger with Swiss cheese, lettuce, ketchup, onion rings, pickles...
I'm not even sure what else was on his burger, to be honest.

The following day, Wednesday, rolled around and I spent the day baking for Thanksgiving.

My apple caramel BUNDT cake with vanilla glaze &
carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese buttercream icing.

For Thanksgiving, I spent the earlier part of the day at my aunt's house,
who happens to just live across the street to enjoy my "pre-dinner"...
After that my brother and I headed towards the city, picking up my boyfriend on the way,
over to my mom's house where she prepared us a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.
My boyfriend ended up knocking out, while my Mom and I chit-chatted the night away.
We eventually decided to spend the night,
with plans to wake up bright and early to hit up some stores in honor of Black Friday!

On our way to drop my brother off at The Hundreds, where he works
and heading on our way into New Jersey, where we hit up Livingston Mall and the super Target!
My Mom, Step-dad, boyfriend and myself had a great day.
I also picked up a few lovely things, mainly from H&M and Target,
so expect an upcoming haul within the next week or so
(I'm just waiting on some things I purchased via the internet).

On Saturday, my boyfriend and I headed to Far Rockaway to spend the
entire day with his family, particularly his dad, who I got to meet for the first time.
It was lovely...

Sunday rolled around and my family had a huge dinner;
I prepared baked macaroni & cheese and candied yams.

What a super satisfying week...

I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday!

Thanks for reading.
XO

GOODIES, LOVE, FRIENDS: AUTUMN.

I'd just like to apologize in advance for the sound and quality of this video.
I am too lazy to film with my Nikon, so I simply used iMovie...
For some reason at different points, the voice may not match up with the scene.
Bear with me and I promise next time, I'll use my Nikon: Lesson learned!

Gorgeous - Sinful Colors.
...A new favorite of mine.

I thought I'd just dedicate this blog post to a long-awaited haul video and some recent random photos.

@ Beauty Bar Brooklyn & Piano's, 35mm shots by Danielle Huertas.

@ Above Allen, the Thompson Hotel.

@ Lit.

Halloween @ Santos, photos by Roxy Cottontail.

@ Tammany Hall, photo by Wables.

Lately, life has been great. School is fine, love is fine, my friends and family are beautiful, as always. I'm impatiently waiting for the holidays. The time from Thanksgiving until New Year's Eve is my top favorite time of the year. I'm not a cold weather person, but I'm extremely festive, so I enjoy decorating, cooking, baking, gift giving and everything else. This Christmas I'll be hosting and preparing a 3 course dinner for loved ones, so stay tuned for some recipe features and things of that nature. I am so excited! I really enjoy hosting and cooking for others, especially when it is appreciated and it always is, so that helps. I also can't wait to start Christmas shopping. Anyways, I think I'll leave it at that, since I talk to much in the vlog, I hope you enjoy!

Thank you for reading/watching.
XO

LATELY THIS IS WHAT I'M INTO: NOVEMBER EDITION.

(From left to right)
Top: Pierre Hardy, Pierre Hardy, Alaïa, Alexander Wang, Burberry.
Bottom: Charlotte Olympia, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Louboutin, Charlotte Olympia.

Top: Giambattista Valli, Vince, Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Emilio Pucci.
Bottom: Lanvin, Michael Kors, Rachel Zoe, Mary Katrantzou Vienouas, The Row.

Top: J. Mendel, Unconditional, Rochas, Chanel, Rachel Comey.
Bottom: Jil Sander, Zara, Dorothy Perkins, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Missselfridge.com.

Top: Laura Levy, Dolce & Gabbana, Fiona Paxton, Chanel.
Middle: Dorothy Perkins, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Karen Walker (both sunglasses).
Bottom: Imogen Belfield, Oscar de la Renta, Brixton, H&M.

Top: Marc Jacobs fragrance in "Eau So Fresh", NARS "Night Series" eyeshadow palette,
Yves Saint Laurent Holiday 2011 nail polish trio, fruity nail polish remover.
Middle: Monsoon coconut lip balm, Yves Saint Laurent Rouge
Volupte Perle lip stick, NARS lip gloss trio.
Bottom: Japonesque Synthetic Concealer/Foundation brush, Barry M. Supersoft Eye Crayon, Betty Jackson Pomegranate body butter, Tom Ford Private Blend lip stick in "Nude Vanilla", Deborah Lippman nail lacquer in "Glamorous Life", Chanel nail lacquer in "Particular", Anthony Logistics Continuous Moisture eye cream.

Autumn has really become one of my favorite seasons,
so this edition of "What I'm Into" was really fun for me to put together.

What are you guys currently into?