TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS...

im up wrapping gifts with my family so i thought id post a lil something. this break has been kickass so far.. ive been to a bunch of christmas dinners/parties and even took a trip to the casino [we lost it all at the craps table]. ive been really excited for christmas gifts [and christmas food] all month so i made sure to spread the excitement and cheer by buying toys for a less fortunate family. i hope the kids are soo happy tomorrow when they see all their presents!! also, did you guys see the lunar eclipse the other night?? my mom and i went outside at 3 to marvel. i loved it, always good to see God's work! i hope everyone has a lovely christmas,
xoxo lil bits

ALMOST DONE

another semester is ending which means finals are currently kicking my ass. aside from copious amounts of work, ive been eating a lot of cereal [especially the original flavor of these] and take out and watching a lot of football on tv and in person [i went to the eagles-colts game a month ago]. ive also been compiling a pretty stellar christmas list and planning all sorts of holiday events [parties, dinners, game nights, karaoke, etc.] im done with school friday and i plan to celebrate with cocktails around the tree my parents drove all the way to the mountains to cut down. ahhh the christmas season! so close and yet so far away

CAPUCCI

i went to an early morning event with my mom at the philadelphia museum of art today. it was geared to create a buzz about their upcoming roberto capucci exhibit and they served bellinis [my favorite brunch drink] and mini bagels with lox. i interned at the museum during highschool so im really familiar with their vast textiles department and i was also a big fan of the schiaparelli exhibit [about 5 years back] but capucci's art blew my mind!!!!! if youre around philadelphia, the exhibit begins in mid march, definitely go!!!

MY BIRTHDAY

sooooo my birthday was almost a month ago [in 8 days] and i havent posted anything yet, better late than never though!! for my birthday me and 7 of my friends flew to las vegas for the weekend and had a wilddddddd time. we had a sick suite and spent time gambling [blackjack], laying by the pool, getting wasted, and looking for trouble. xs was definitely a highlight, best nightclub ive ever been to. as far as daytime activities, the new york roller coaster is sick and you have to, have to, have to get an in and out burger. we had a fuckin ball. las vegas i misssss youuuuu

MY SISTER'S BIRTHDAY

speaking of kendra wilkinson-baskett [her hubby plays for my team], sunday was my sister's birthday and we [along with our brother and our uncle] went to the eagles' home opener to celebrate. like last time the eagles lost but it's always fun to be at the games regardless of the outcome. i do miss mcnabb and westbrook and dawkins and trotter but im still here bleeding green for my team, go birds!!!!!!!!!!!!!! after the game we changed and headed to tequila's [our version of cheers "where everybody knows your name"] which was fitting because my sis lovessss tequila. [how cute does she look making a wish on her eagles cake?]

FASHION'S NIGHT OUT

j and i ventured into the city for the second annual fashion's night out. we met up with my aunt honey and headed straight to barney's for karaoke with the olsen's, liya kebede, and the proenza schouler boys jack and lazaro. unfortunately it was super dooper crowded so we decided to leave. as we were turning to go we noticed a small commotion coming toward us. in the center of it was liya kebede herself, on the way to take a seat with her fellow judges. she was very friendly and posed briefly for j's iphone. the picture [above] shows how close we were to her and its blurriness gives you a sense of the crowd's frenzy. thanks to liya, we werent disappointed as we made our way down to the 4th floor and away from the chaos. the 4th floor [home to the shoe closet of my dreams] was much more low key and i enjoyed browsing the familiar shelves at a new time [it was around 1030 and barneys usually closes at 8]. after i finished flirting with a salesman who remembered me from an earlier trip [because i was asking his opinion on forrest green suede ysl tribute pumps over and over again] we made our way to the basement where j got her makeup done. then we had dinner at the sky bar [sliders and truffle fries] and saw kendra wilkinson-baskett, very random.

SNOOP DOGG

sooooo j and i met snoop dogg today!!! i heard he was coming to sign cognac bottles at a local liquor store and we went right over. the line was long and he was veryyyy late but the wait was worth it. i looooove him (as you heard here) i had to avoid the urge to scream "we love you snoop dogg" in the girl from p.i.m.p. remix's voice.

i tweeted this and snoop retweeted meeeee:
@snoopdogg we loved meeting you today !!! this @landycognac is delicious http://twitpic.com/2jtshc
about 1 hour ago via Twitpic
Retweeted by SnoopDogg and 1 other

10 THINGS

noticed a few blogs with this up so i thought id follow the trend and tell you 10 things you might not know about me:
1. i pride myself on text message wittiness and get great joy out of each response i send [i always laugh at my own jokes]
2. i sleep with a teddy bear that my dad gave me for valentines day when i was like 4
3. i have ocd tendencies [dont we all?]
4. i have legitimate cravings for french fries and chocolate but i could subsist on arugula [with lemon and shaved parmesan] and veuve clicquot rosé alone
5. im really grateful for the life i live and the people who love me
6. my grandmother passed away in march and ive really been struggling with her death. she means the world to me
7. after a certain hour [around 12am] i only watch the food network on tv
8. im addicted to internet shopping [buying and browsing]
9. people compliment me on the length of my hair so much im scared to cut it
10. i always get colds in the summer time [i have what sounds like pneumonia right now]

MARTHA'S VINEYARD

on sunday i returned from our annual vacation in martha's vineyard. there are always the same delights: family, friends, good beach days, kite flying, mudslides at donovan's reef, sunset dinners at nancy's by the dock, lobster dinners from the net result, leftover lobster omelettes the next morning, lobster rolls from the grace church [none of which i eat because im allergic], shopping in oak bluffs, vineyard haven, and edgartown, coffee from beetle bung or mocha motts, seeing hamburger at giordano's, basil lime gimlets, the bet party [dnice is the dj], obama sightings, morning glory farm etc. but two things really set this year's trip apart for me; 1. we got keys to a private beach [the beach was bought by 20 families in 1950 who own it until 2050 - only 20 coveted keys exist and we were blessed to have one for a few weeks] . the beach is beautiful [and empty!] with no rocks [which are typical on vineyard beaches] and there are beautiful views of the aquinnah cliffs. it was so great that upon arrival my sister changed her bbm status to "nirvana" and hasnt changed it since. 2. the fireworks display this year was amazing. literally the best ive ever seen, which is an accomplishment for a small island.

martha's vineyard,
you give me a gift every year! ill miss you. see you next summer
love, lil bits

SHARK WEEK

shark week started tonight!!!! it's literally the best

MARY J

i am a very very big mary j blige fan, so it's needless to say that i freaked out when i saw her in bergdorf's over the weekend. i was casually surveying the 5F shoes when my sister whispered "mary j's over there". i was sooo excited to see her in person. she's beautiful and i love her!!!

TEAM JACOB

this weekend was great; my sister and j came to visit me in new york and i finaly got around to the movies to see eclipse. although i didnt read any of the books, now that ive seen three of the movies i can officially say im a twilight fan and im totally on team jacob hahah