Pearl and Poppy

With this being a new blog and all, I'd like to give you some background on me. I was born in central California and have lived on a big cattle ranch my whole entire life. I learned how to work hard and have a good time doing it. I have three older siblings who are all in college, but I'm still in high school. 

Christmas came and went as quickly as always, but this year is one I won't forget. The day started at 8:00 in the morning... not particularly early which was nice. My siblings and I opened our presents, and I was delighted when the first box I opened was a stack of Ralph Lauren Polos! Next came the Kate Spade Journal with a pack of rainbow pens followed by a black lulu lemon headband and some various gift cards. After that, I unwrapped the iconic navy blue box with the pink whale on the front! Inside was a Vineyard Vines cap with some cute whale pajamas. Sadly the pajamas were a size too big so I have to wait a week for the return process, and I don't have a picture of them. My sister Maiya who has been studying abroad in London brought back a purse from a little boutique there and the book Queen Bees for me. The book is about extraordinary women who lived in England between World War I and World War II, so naturally I cannot wait to read it. The Kate Spade earrings pictured below were kind of a to me-from me gift. I needed a pair of gold sparkly earrings to match the dress I wore for a party about a week ago.

Even before Christmas morning, I went to my family's traditional Christmas Eve party where I ate German food and played with my baby cousins. The family decided to have a White Elephant exchange. My sister and I both brought little Coach wristlets, and we actually ended up bringing home each other's presents! So now I have a red Coach double zip wristlet which will be perfect for the rest of winter!

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Now it's time to get ready for New Years so pull out that sparkly top and start thinking about those resolutions!