LEAPIN' LEMURS!

hello all!

HAPPY LEAP DAY! i don't know why, but the fact that we have a "leap day" really makes me happy! it just seems a bit too ridiculous to be a part of our calendar, and yet, here it is!! every 4 years!! (ok, honesty time, i just looked up more information about leap year on wikipedia, and apparently it really does make sense for our calendar...but then again, how accurate is wikipedia?) i'm just going to stick with my original statement and enjoy how funny i think it is! huzzah!

anywhom, (*chuckle*), the other day (february 20th, the day after my birthday, to be exact), my mother and i went to lunch at my favorite tea room (the wonderful world of cooking), where i had entirely too much tea (didn't know it was possible!!), and then after lunch, we popped into a super awesome antique mall where i found all sorts of wonderful treasures, my favorite being a vintage hat!!!

what i wore:

dress: express

black ribbon belt: forever21

tights: forever21

wedges: bakers

hat: vintage

purse: betsey johnson

loving the background. i think it adds a nice ambiance...

and now.......a few too many photos of me posing with different expressions in my new favorite hat!! #leapyearmademedoit

"it's windy, hope my hat doesn't fly away!!" (take no notice that i am in fact indoors...)

"i don't know about that....."

AND NOW: LION FACE!!!!

sometimes i hold a section of my hair away from my head and make this face....just for fun!

classic.

the back of my fabulous hat!!!! i love it soo much!!!

sheila jr., my mini  hippo pillowpet (who, coincidentally is sitting atop sheila, my normal sized pillowpet), really makes this picture! she always adds that extra umph!!

HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS LEAPING TODAY!!

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just for good measure

HELLO AGAIN!!!

ok, i realize this might be getting a tad out of hand, but i promise, i can stop anytime i want. really! #noneedforinterventions

so, for my 3rd post today, i've decided to really get crazy and post the pictures from valentines day!! we are all out of order now!

side note: the cookies arrived on valentines day, but my birthday is the 19th...i was confusing myself, so i figured i'd explain.... 

what i wore:

dress: forever21

tights: forever21

wedges: wild pair (bakers)

necklace: john hardy

decided to be cliche and wear red
fun fact: that is the only red dress i currently own!

good ol' mirror picture

if you look closely, you can see my dog taking over my bed. my messy, unmade bed

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FROM MY FRIEND, TIFFANY!! she consistently sends me some sort of food on my birthday, and i love it!! #truefriendssendfood

there are few things i love more than coming home and finding food literally on my doorstep from a friend who lives in a different state!!! and to make it even better, COOKIES!

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AN OUTFIT POST!

hello again!
doesn't the exclamation mark at the end of the blog post title make this seem much more exciting?! me thinks it does!

anywho, you can't get rid of me! i've got too much catching up to do! #mwahahaha

so, this is basically just an outfit post...from a few days ago...that i was too lazy to post sooner. and by lazy, i mean i've been watching Burn Notice like it's my job. #sorryimnotsorry #wishiwasaspy

anywho, here's what i wore:

top: forever21

skirt: forever21

blazer: parker school uniform - that's right! this lovely piece was once a required school blazer!

tights: forever21

wedges: wild pair (bakers)

watch: michele

star brooch: gift

feel free to ignore the weird expression on my face...i truly don't know what was going through my mind...and i don't care to ever know/repeat that look... it's like a weird, messed up smirk #whatintheworld

tootaloo!

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TWITTERINA!!

TWENTY

hello all!

good news: i have successfully survived for two decades! :]

celebrated my last night as a teen with family last night! ready for my twenties! that sounds so weird!!!

what i wore last night:

dress: black halo from http://www.renttherunway.com/

fabulous birthday heels: jessica simpson

coat: guess

nothing quite says "i'm still a teen" like a mirror picture!

it's official, i love cut-outs!

cut out!

and look! even more cut out!

it's difficult to tell, but they are magenta-ish :] and they have cut-outs too!!

just being a teen, looking in a different direction for no apparent reason...

birthday birthday birthday!

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TWEET TWEET!

LOVE & KISSES

hello all!

wishing everyone a fantabulous valentines day full of roses and chocolate!!

now that i've almost fully recovered, i'll post the rest of the pictures from joburg soon! :]

love & kisses,

     ~ariel nicole

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMZIE!

hello all!

sorry i haven't updated in a few days, i've had the surgery, and now i'm recovering...and it's a bit more involved than i originally thought...but hopefully i'll be up to a real post tomorrow or the next day :]

in the mean time...today is my mom's BIRTHDAY!!! she is my biggest inspiration, and a great role model. she's always there for me and ready to help with anything! she's the best ever!

here are some fun family photo's from forever ago!

my mom and i :] #iwearmysunglassesinside

my mom knows this better than anyone: i can sleep ANYWHERE!

in florida

DISNEY WORLD!

mexico with the whole family

mexico :] i think this was on my mom's birthday as well!

family pictures! gotta love them!

well, that's all for now!

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMZIE!! :]]

helahowsit?

hello all!

or as my south african family say "helahowsit?" i think they are saying, "hello, how is it?" but i'm really not certain. i've wondered about it since i was about 5 years old....

i'm officially in johannesburg, south africa!

to be quite honest, i've been here since 7 am south african time of yesterday, but we haven't had a spare moment til now.

the flight from london to south africa was amazing! the food was incredible, the stewardesses were friendly, and i slept for a solid 4 and a half hours! :]

also, it was fun to ring in the new year somewhere over egypt! i think i successfully experienced the new year 3 times! on london time (on the plane), south african time (on the plane), and american time after landing! #craziness

anyways, my grandmothers friend picked us up from the airport, and we rested at her house for a while. then my great aunt and great uncle came back in town today (they were vacationing in cape town), and we are staying at their house for the rest of the trip. :]

we ate dinner about an hour ago, and it was quite strange eating dinner when it was hardly even lunch time in the states! my body doesn't know what the year, day, or time is!!

today we went to a beautiful mall in sandton and just enjoyed the day. we shopped a bit, and ate lunch at a fabulous little cafe called Europa. then we came back to the house and enjoyed home-cooked burgers out on the veranda. besides the fact that i LOVE eating outside, i adore the table chat. the four of us all talk at once, two here and two there, changing subjects often and chattering on. :]

anywhoo, i'm not sure of tomorrow's plans...but i'll be sure to take lots of pictures no matter what! :]

in my pod on the plane to joburg :]

sunrise on new years day

more of my pod! it was soo incredibly comfortable!

view of joburg from the car

top i bought today from mr. price

dress from mr. price
not generally my style, but it fit so well i just had to get it!

and my favorite purchase of the day, the skirt from mr. price!!
i love this skirt! it's rather lengthy....falls right above my knees...and i already have a few tops i'm considering wearing with it :]]

view from my balcony

inside my room
i love having the door open, with the curtains moving from the breeze!

#mirrorpicture
top- forever21, shorts- bebe, sunglasses- forever21, sandals- bakers

that's all for tonight! i'll post again tomorrow! hope everyone's new year has started off splendidly! :]

fairwell!