What I got for Christmas 2013

Merry Christmas everyone! This Christmas meant the most to me since it is my last one before I go to college and become an adult. I've had such a wonderful Christmas, so I decided to share with you what I received this year.

 

 

These gifts are from my parents; our Christmas only consists of the three of us. I usually don't receive this many presents but my mom and dad tried to make my last holiday as a 'child' the best one ever. All of these gifts warmed my heart because of how much thought my parents actually put into shopping for them. My favorite gifts are all of the Vampire Weekend merchandise!  I could not be more excited to wear the clothes and play the CD's because they are my favorite band.

This year, I mostly asked for non-clothing items. I feel like the most special of gifts I can ever receive are ones that I can cherish forever. I'm looking forward to reading Let It Snow to fully embrace the holiday season whilst listening to Vampire Weekend in my new pair of very fancy pajamas.

 

The gifts I have received include (from left to right in pictures):

Vampire Weekend Shield Crew Neck

Vampire Weekend Girl's Floral T-shirt

Zara Jeweled Sweater

500 Days of Summer DVD

Let it Snow: John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle

King's of Leon: Mechanical Bull

GAP Pajama Set

The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Washes

Jeffrey Campbell Presley Boots

Shoe Cult Cheetah Chelsea Boot

Jeffrey Campbell Colby Slingback

Urban Outfitters Knee High & Thigh High Socks

 

I hope that all of you have had a wonderful Christmas as well!

♥- Gaby

 



Almost Acoustic Christmas 2013

This year, Sam and I decided to attend Night 1 of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas(along with a couple other friends)! We've waited for this day to come along since we bought our tickets in November. After a month of an agonizing wait, the special day came along!

 

Knowing us, we pre-planned the outfits we were going to wear. Sam decided to wear a black bralette, paired with her leather skirt from Zara with tights, a simple cardigan and booties from PLNDR. The longer black bralette was perfect to throw on for a rock concert since it is simple, sophisticated and sexy. I decided to wear a maxi-halter-side slit-backless dress from Nastygal, with my Topshop necklace, army and leather Urban Outfitters jacket and booties from Zara. We both decided to go with an edgy yet simple look with some added leather (since it is a rock concert).

 

The concert itself was absolutely breath-taking. The Shrine Auditorium was unbelievably beautiful and the line-up was of course, perfect. The 6 hours of music along with a rotating stage set the night just right. I mainly went to go see Vampire Weekend since they are my favorite band and they filled all of my expectations! My absolute favorite song that they played was Step from their new Modern Vampires of the City album. The night ended with two very magical songs by Kings of Leon: Use Somebody and Sex on Fire. The last two songs really ended the night on such a good note; classics that we all sing along to on the radio every once-in-a-while. If you live in California, I recommend seeing the show next year! I had such a blast before, during and after the concert. Almost Acoustic was very well orchestrated with fun photo-ops, free lattes, tons of music and friends.

 

♥- Gaby