Thank you so much to inthepursuitofpreppiness for nominating me! She is so sweet and you should definitely be following her if you’re not already.

The rules of the competition are:

1. Tag the blogger that nominated you.
2. Answer the questions you were given.
3. Nominate 10 people whose blog is about beauty or fashion.
4. Make 10 questions for your nominees to answer.
5. Inform the bloggers you chose that you nominated them!

inthepursuitofpreppiness‘s questions:

1. Favorite subject in high school or college? Photography or jewelry in high school. I loved tap and jazz in college or any of my communications classes.
2. Do you play a musical instrument? If not, what would you like to learn? I used to play piano and tried to teach myself guitar. I would really like to learn how to play guitar for real.
3. What is a secret talent you possess? (If you can’t think of one, what’s a talent your blog subscribers might not know you have?” Dancing. I guess this isn’t a secret, but I haven’t posted any dance things on this blog.
4. If your personality was a color, what would it be? Probably green. I think easy to talk to and fun, but can be pretty serious sometimes. Not too dark or too light. haha
5. What are your must-have accessories? Love my new Kendra Scott jewels. I’ve been wearing them almost daily. This spoon ring I bought in Chicago from the World’s Fair in the 30’s. Lipstick.
6. When you go to brunch, what do you eat? Eggs Benny!
7. Do you have any guilty pleasures? Coffee with Bailey’s, PEANUT BUTTER
8. Favorite brand (of anything?) Why? LaDuca shoes for dance. They are the best ever. Everyone on Broadway and the Rockettes wear them too.
9. Do you have any pets? If so, what are they and what are their names? If not, what would you like to have? Yes, a bearded collie named Pippa who is my adorable sister bear. And my boyfriend’s puppies are freaking adorable too. They are goldendoodles named Harley and Skiff and they paddle board!
10. What is your monogram? Would you change it if you could? My initials are RES so I guess it would be RSE? I would change it if I got married ;]

My questions:

1. Your #1 beauty secret?
2. What makes you unique?
3. Favorite physical feature?
4. Favorite personality trait?
5. Why did you start blogging?
6. One piece of life advice?
7. What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
8. If you could travel to any city, which would you choose?
9. Your #1 goal for 2016?
10. Favorite makeup brand? Why?

I nominate…

• The Nikki Standard
• Willivia
• Hey Mcki
• Freckled Fox
• No Place Like [O]Home
• Crowley Party
• The New Naples
• The Sassy Gator
• Oh She’s Happy
• Sascha Ovard

Be sure to check out the blogs of everyone I nominated as well as inthepursuitofpreppiness for nominating me!

 

The Third Street South Farmers Market happens every Saturday from 7:30am to 11:30pm year round. The street was packed and there was also an art show at nearby Fifth Avenue, but we were surprisingly able to find parking pretty quickly. There are so many great vendors at the market with something for everyone. We love the Kronuts, but they didn’t have the coconut flavor that we dream about. At least not by the time we got there. How good does the Paella look!? I tried it first in South American and it is pretty yummy here too. I heard about Black Tulip Coffee online and couldn’t wait to try this organic coffee roasted in Naples. It did not disappoint. It is some real cawfee that got me through a busy day of retail. Another thing I could not wait to try was an acai bowl from The Bowl. There were two different kinds, but I tried the cacao bowl. It was worth the long wait and I will probably make this a weekly tradition. As you can see in my pics, there are plenty of things to keep anyone entertained at this market.

Dress: Jessica Simpson | Lipstick: Mac Red

The night before NYE, I went to Gumbo Limbo at the Ritz with my fam. They said the wait would be 1.5 hours for dinner. What!? It cleared out fast when the sun went down though and we were called about 30 minutes later, after a quick beach walk. They have really great salads so I got one with shrimp. And of course, a pina colada. You absolutely must try their pina coladas.  Yum!

Justin and I went out on Fifth last night and had a blast hanging out with friends. We started at The Wine Loft and ended at Paddy’s, where we danced our butts off. Please forgive the blurry phone pics, we didn’t have a chance to get a good one before we left. Happy New Year, Everyone! I could list a billion resolutions I have made for the future, but instead I will share something cool we do where I work. We pick a word that we are to focus on in the upcoming year. I chose hope for 2016. It is important to always have hope and I am hopeful about a few big things this year. What word will you choose?

Santa was good to me this holiday season. I think I could get used to this not so white Christmas.