The Mall Can Make You Crazy...

I've been a bad blogger again! I'm sorry. I just need to get in a routine and then I'll finally have this blogging thing down. Don't hate me though, I have had quite a crazy schedule ever since the holiday season hit. Working retail really isn't my cup of tea, but hey, it's a job. I'm convinced that the mall can make a person go crazy. As much as I love shopping and clothes I kind of hate the mall... is that weird? And it's not because I work there because I've never been a huge fan of the mall. Well outdoor malls are pretty cool. I don't hate outdoor malls. I am pretty lucky to work on the outside promenade, I can still see the sky and trees from the window. Oh! And right now on the promenade it snows* 3 times a night while they play Christmas music! Just like Disneyland. (If you didn't know, it snows every night at Disneyland during Christmastime.)
*When I say snow I really mean they shoot soap bubbles from the roof and make it look like snow. 

Speaking of Disneyland, I've been a few times in the past month or two. Here's a picture of me in front of their GIANT Christmas tree. It was also a lovely 90 degrees that day so the scarf was mostly to let everyone know that it's December and not July. (In case the Christmas tree didn't give that away.)

I hope everyone has a very happy holiday season filled with Christmas cheer (I swear I'll have some more of that once I'm away from the mall) ♥

Halloween Time

I have a friend who has an epic Halloween party every year which is really exciting because I can't imagine Halloween without costumes and fun. I went as a flapper because a few months ago I found this awesome dress at H&M for $7, how could I pass that up? Lucky for me I had everything else I needed already. I tried putting my hair in a faux bob, it worked for a little while, but it was definitely falling out by the end of the night. 

Apparently wearing gloves makes chugging a Smirnoff Ice seem lady-like.

I brought along my friends Lauren and Lisa. Lauren was a kitty cat and Lisa was the Queen of Hearts

This is what happens during prohibition.

The party was on Saturday night so the actual day of Halloween I spent relaxing. Esteban invited me over to his house for breakfast (which was great because I needed food to help recover from the party.) I went home pretty early so he could get some homework done and I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show marathon while eating candy the rest of the night. I must say, I had some strange dreams and I woke up with Sweet Transvestite stuck in my head.
I hope you all had a great Halloween too!

You've Got What it Takes

I've been wanting to post something for the past few days, but I'm still recovering from the wedding. Everything went so well! It was the most amazing wedding ever. Seriously. It was beautiful. We were all really afraid it was going to rain (the ceremony was outside) but it stayed misty without raindrops until we were all done with the ceremony and the pictures, then it poured. I can't wait to see the pictures. Speaking of which, I know I've been talking about the wedding a ton and now that it's over I'll start to have more posts about regular everyday (but still fun) things.
I am so proud of the video I made for the wedding. Everyone seemed to love it too. It served as my speech because I'm not a good speech maker. I really think it was the right choice to go with the video instead. I know you are all dying to see it right?

Wedding Day Video from Nicole Schall on Vimeo.

Now that the wedding is over I need to find other things to look forward to. Right now I'm trying to figure out what to do for Halloween. What are your Halloween plans? Something fun I hope!

Just a few hours to go..

Ok I just got home from my little sister's rehearsal dinner and I just wanted to take a minute to quickly say how excited I am for her. Tonight was so perfect and I know tomorrow is going to be even better. All the stress and effort from planning this wedding will all be worth it once the wedding day is actually here. I can't believe she's really getting married. It feels so surreal. It's always been just the two of us in our own little sisterly bubble, but after tomorrow she will have a husband and, maybe in the not too distant future, kids of her own. It feels like the beginning of a new frontier. An exciting new frontier. Even though I am a big hater of change, I know that Erin and I will always be sisters and we will always be friends so I'm excited in sharing this big step with her. It feels like we really are growing up now. This time tomorrow my baby sister will be a wife and I will have a brother in law. It gives me hope for my own future and, as much as I resist growing up, I know that getting married and having kids is one big step towards growing up that I'd be happy to take. Erin always did want to grow up faster than me, but that's ok, she can show me how to do it right ♥ I love you Erin.

Fall Fashion Daydreaming

Now that the 100 degree weather has been traded for thunderstorms I've realized that my closet is not prepared. I went browsing through the Anthropologie website and now I'm drooling over clothes I can't possibly afford. Here are a few things I'm not sure I can live without.

Pilcro Stretch Cord Leggings: Anthropologie

I haven't worn cords since middle school when we were forced to wear uniforms. I had a pair in navy and a pair in tan, both from The Limited Too, and I loved them. I really like that these are leggings which makes them really easy to wear with boots. And speaking of boots I really need a pair in camel.

Upwards Boots

Once I find a pair of skinny cords and camel boots a little closer to my price range I can't wait to wear them on a chilly day to my favorite place in the world, Disneyland. (I have an annual pass). While I'm there I'm going to make sure I've saved enough money after my shopping spree for one of these delicious looking treats.

Jack Skellington Apple

Now it's time for me to pick up the last minute things I need for Erin's wedding before I head off to what's sure to be a very slow day at work.
* Thank you to everyone who has stopped by and left comments, it's so encouraging to know that I have actual readers! It's so exciting. ♥♥♥

Lazy Sunday

I got to hang out with the boy today which was exciting because I haven't seen much of him in the past 2 weeks. He had to rush off to rehearsal this evening though so I took it upon myself to have a Jane Austin marathon. I finally settled down and watched the 4 part BBC miniseries version of Emma. It's amazing. Go watch it. Right now. Or when you have 4 free hours. Either way, it's one to watch if you like Jane Austin at all. Now I'm watching my favorite, the Kiera Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice. It's just so pretty, I love looking at it. I'm a sucker for the romantic period dramas.

A few days ago I was super excited to find out that the Get Shaved Van (a shaved ice themed food truck) would be down the street from my house. I have the worst luck with the food trucks. They are either too far away or, when they are nearby, I'm at work or I didn't know they were in town. I'm desperately wanting to try The Grilled Cheese Truck. One day...one day...
The Get Shaved Van was amazing though. Completely worth it. Luckily for me we got there before the truck and the line was short. The shaved ice comes with a choice of 3 flavors, ice cream, and special toppings. I tried one of their pre-designed shaved ice they titled "Let them eat cake." It had macadamia nut ice cream on the bottom and then topped with shaved ice with coconut, pineapple, and blue vanilla flavoring topped with some sweetened condensed milk. AMAZING. If you're in the L.A. area try it. Here is the website, they also have a store in Northridge.

The menu

The truck.

The shaved ice. (Can you believe this was a small?)

I can't wait for the truck to come around again. Now if I could only catch that darn Grilled Cheese Truck.

Darn you eBay

I tried buying something from eBay for the first time ever a few weeks ago. I've always been an eBay lurker, but I had never bid before. After getting hooked on fashion blogs I wanted to try out eBay to find cute clothes at  prices I wouldn't mind paying. Well eBay failed me. I tried to buy these:

The lovely gray Toms I shall not be receiving.

I wasn't sure how I felt about Toms when I first saw them. They don't look like much when you just see them sitting in a shoe store, but they seem to look pretty cute once you put your feet into them. I'm terrible with shoes. I would live in flip flops if I could (and I do for the most part) but every now and then it gets a little chilly and possibly rainy here in LA and my feet don't like being left out in the open so these seemed like the next best thing to flip flops. I thought that $44 seemed pretty steep so I checked out eBay and I came across a pair for $18.99 (score!) with 5 minutes left. I went for it. I figured I could put a bid in and then someone else would probably outbid me so it wouldn't matter much if I just wanted to test the waters. Well I was the only bidder. So I paid the $18.99 plus $10 for shipping. Then eBay sent me an email saying that the seller was suspicious and the listing had been removed for security reasons. I had to make a claim to get my money back and now it's been close to 3 weeks and I'm still waiting for either my money or my Toms. According to eBay I should get a refund in a day or two. I'm very happy that I can get my money back, but I may have lost all faith in eBay. Once I get my money back I hope to be making a trip to Nordstrom to try on a pair of Toms and at least I'll know if I like them before I pay the $44 and I'll also know that once I pay I'll be handed a shoebox with my purchase immediately after.

Does anyone have any tips for eBay shopping?