homecoming

(mike and chris leather jacket, simply vera by vera wang dress, random sweater from downtown, h&m scarf and tights, steve madden boots, marc by marc jacobs 'lil riz' bag)

Thursday. I'm going to blame slow releasing tryptophan and pending 10 page research papers for my lack of posts this past two weeks, and although I have missed blogging, my real excitement comes from finally being able to catch up with all my online buddies (are we buddies if I read your blog? yes!). I hope that everyone's holiday weekend, or, uh, week, was splendid. I was able to do a little black Friday shopping while visiting my family in Arizona, and I picked up this Vera by Vera Wang dress at Kohl's (yes, you read correctly). My Sister and Mother weren't very amused when I dragged them into the packed discount store, but with constant write-ups about the Vera Wang diffusion line in every magazine around (and a huge arizona parking lot) I had to check it out myself. The collection was pretty cute, but the lines were not. I bought a necklace at the jewelry counter and coaxed the checkout girl to ring up my dress as well, a narrow escape of the absurdly long line (am I a Kohl's convert? no, but it was worth the trip).

This week I am back at school and bracing myself for the last push before finals. I was able to escape my apartment last night for delicious Mexican food at Malo (with the obligatory shoot in front of this infamous wall) and a late viewing of The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Once again Wes Anderson has stolen my heart with this wonderfully kooky film. I have been a huge fan since The Royal Tenenbaums, and I was pleasingly surprised with his latest animated romp.

I hope that everyone is loving fall as much as I, and I promise to read all your wonderful posts this week!