Favorite holiday cartoons

If you are still thinking of a special Christmas gift for the kids in your life, I recommend a DVD of these two classic Disney cartoons...involving puppies, love, and happy endings:

Lady and the Tramp
101 Dalmations

Best part is to watch it together as a family in a cozy spot. Ah, fond memories!

If no cartoons (and for a girlie girl), I never tire of this favorite of mine...

 Confessions of a Shopaholic 

Yes! Dalmation print bolero ;)

Late Bastille Day

I missed out on a red, white, and blue 4th of July post, so I'm compensating here for Bastille Day!

Paris, Rue de Parme on Bastille Day by Pierre Bonnard

(notice the little girl in the painting with the dotted coat, so very now!)

I don't know anything really about France, except I love French paintings from the past, and of course their fashion history. Remind me too look up more information on Pierre Bonnard!  I was so drawn to his paintings displayed in the Washington D.C. Smithsonian art museum.

Quick Forever21 shorts review

Right now, 

I'm loving dalmation-spot prints!

And colorful shorts!

 Love21 Pleated Matelot Shorts in lime size XS (online here)

The color is actually a really pretty mustard. The downside is the fabric wrinkles easily and is hand-wash only (I'm scared to think what the washing machine would do to this type of fabric...wrinkle? shrink? fad?...and ruin these lovely shorts). This is probably my most high-maintenance shorts ever.

Essential Cotton shorts in green size S (online here)

The color is a lot brighter jade-green in person. I purchased these immediately after seeing it on the display dummy near the fitting rooms in store. No complaints about these! Definitely looks better in-person than in the stock photos online.

Spotted knit top was on the clearance rack at my local Forever21, but here's similar, classier options at LOFT or Anthro (ooh, cute jacket here).

:( And now I'll be on a hiatus from blogging, since I'm having serious issues with my computer.  I'll be back after either fixing my laptop or buying a new one. In the meantime, I will be testing out a series of lip balms and will be back to hopefully share the "best-winning lip balm on the market!"