Holiday OOTDs and my ACS scores!

Hi lovies! Hope you're all recovering from food/drinks/shopping. I know I still am. I thought I'd share my Christmas outfit, ACS shopping outfit and what I got today. I'm rather excited about my newest closet additions, and most of them were a departure from my initial shopping lookouts.

Here's what I wore on Christmas: the Texture Study dress (thanks, Husband!), a Limited cropped cardigan, Juicy Couture tights, Chinese Laundry shoes and a ModCloth necklace (another present from the hubs, picked it out all by himself. Good job.)--

Taken at MIL's house with the new tripod. I love that thing... going to make my life a whole lot easier.

So I was very pleased to see that most stores had decent sales going today. One of the best ones was Banana Republic's 50% off already reduced merch until noon. Thank God I went to bed early last night. I also took advantage of J. Crew's final sale (extra 30% whereas it's only 20% online) and Urban Outfitter's 50% off sale. LOFT and Ann Taylor were also doing sales, and I even saw my beloved chartreuse top and pendant necklace... but I refrained. Since they're new arrivals, I think I can get away with waiting. Here's what I wore on my mini-spree:

Top: BCBG blouse (similar here)
Jeans: AE super-skinnies (and on sale!)
Jacket: Juicy Couture capelet (OMG I actually found it!)
Shoes: Anthro's Reptilian Oxfords (by Sam Edelman)
Necklace: Free People statement necklace (EDIT: here it is on ModCloth in the pink color, love!)

And now for my scores... I'm pretty excited about all these, and using my new pretty tripod to take lots of pictures of them. :)

Clockwise: Urban Outfitter's Chiffon Wildflower Dress, J. Crew's Rose Corsage cardi, Banana Republic's Silk Rosette Dress, Anthropologie's From Monet skirt (ahhh yes I did), Urban Outfitter's velvet camisole (can't seem to find this anymore online), Forever 21's embellished tee (argh not online either).

There are still two things I plan on getting when my funds reload. We'll see how that goes. Did anyone else score big today?

Why aren't I asleep?

Two reasons, really:

1. I must be uber sensitive to time changes/jet lag because even though I've been back for over 1 week now, my circadian rhythms are still messed up. Yeah, that's it... circadian rhythms.
2. I got a present and I'm kinda excited. Teehee. Look at how pretty/cute/AWESOME it is!! (courtesy the Hubs, awww.)

Big Buddha Mia Bag (click me, I dare ya)

Ruffles/flowers? CHECK. Animal print? CHECK CHECK. Gorgeous color? CHECKCHECKCHECK. And this brand is amazing. Chloe (www.chloeconspiracy.blogspot.com) posted on the brand not too long ago, but I've been a devoted follower since my retail days at a Dallas boutique. Not only are the prices very reasonable, but the material is nice and holds up well. The purse I currently carry every day is a cute purple Big Buddha, but it may be retiring time. I'm so harsh on my bags that they scuff up easily (i.e. I kick them around on the ground, throw them places, leave them on the concrete when eating on patios, etc). Although I still get compliments on the ole' girl, I have to say I'm stoked to debut my new pretty very, very soon.