all that glitters.

have been seduced by gold.

wish to wear that oscar de la renta dress, and ride away on those anthropologie horses. 

xo. di.

*image 1,2

baubles & bubbles.

i hope 2012 has been treating everyone extremely well so far!  yesterday was back to work for me after a 4 day break and now, back to the blog (which is infinitely more fun!).  taking a blog break last week felt odd - like i was leaving something important out of my day.  but it was also a good way to step back from it, and, as we are wont to do at the end of the year, reflect and resolve.  a bit more on that in a moment, but first, some fun pics of how we all rang in the new year in snowy northern michigan.  i was feeling under the weather and still am, but sheer will power made it a super fun night regardless.

made this.

and these.

wore these.

 {black sparkle toms, gap cardi, j.crew sparkle tank, LOFT necklace}

and these.

{opi blonde date + bring on the bling}

and then we celebrated.

 {brought up my pottery barn light ball from a few years ago}

 {i think mr. moose had fun}

{trac, andy + bella - i swear that first pic is not staged, they're just that obsessed!}

{midnight toast}

{technology!; sisters}

{who needs a refill?!}

and now for the resolutions.  like last year, i'll be working on my 2012 intentions letter (idea c/o jess of makeunder my life) (shout out to diane who picked up the practice last year to great success!) over the next week or so, but i also have one big thing i want to work on in 2012, and i'm putting it here to hold myself accountable.  see, i'm a terrible phone person.  i hate talking on it for whatever reason, and i avoid it at all cost.  and that means even though i miss my family like crazy (yeaaa i know they're only five hours away), and while we email/text multiple times a day, i don't hear their voices even close to often enough.  and so, in 2012, i resolve to call them. much. more. often.  there, i said it.

as for blogging resolutions, i'm still mulling some of that over.  but i think 2012 calls for a facelift.  it also calls for more of my personal pictures (guess who got her first d-slr for christmas and badly needs to take a photography class?!  this girl!!), and more substantive/thoughtful posts.  as i try to find my place in this great big blogging world, i hope to do good by you, dear readers, in 2012. 

xo. di.

*images by me (on the new camera!)

birthday girl.

today happens to be my birthday.  yes, the day after valentine's day.  yes, that stinks for the bf.  hehe.  but his is 2 days before christmas, so we're kinda even.  i'm keeping it low-key this year, celebrating tonight at dinner with a few close friends, so i thought i'd go the opposite route here on the blog and make today's post full of sparkle and girly fun. 

 {1, 2}

 {via}

 {new ban.do via}

{1, 2}

isn't roald dahl just incredible?  i *heart* that quote so much.

xo. di.

*images as noted above

magpie.

i'm so glad it's acceptable to wear sequins and glitter around the holidays.  they make everything more fun!

 {ban.do sparkle clips via oh, joy!}

 {via net-a-porter}

 {via kate spade 2010 holiday campaign}

{put together by belle of capitol hill style}

 {from the intermix holiday lookbook, via coco+kelley}

"i like sparkly things.  i'm a bit of a magpie.  i think most girls are."

-blake lively

xo. di.

*all images as noted above