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Michael Kors cap toe flats, Madewell plaid shirt, beret outfit

When: last Sunday // Weather: 40s and cloudy // Real life: mac ‘n’ cheese festival

Michael Kors cap toe flats, Madewell plaid shirt, beret outfit

Michael Kors cap toe flats, Madewell plaid shirt, beret outfit

Michael Kors cap toe flats, Madewell plaid shirt, beret outfit

Michael Kors cap toe flats, Madewell plaid shirt, beret outfit

Michael Kors cap toe flats, Madewell plaid shirt, beret outfit

I tried to keep an open mind for year 2 of Indy’s mac ‘n’ cheese fest. Year 1 was sort of underwhelming, but the first year of anything is underwhelming. I mean, when I look back on 1985, I don’t think to myself, “damn, I really hit my stride as a newborn.” But I was underwhelmed again. There were long lines, still no organization, not a lot of vegetarian options, and leaky spots in the ceiling. They also tried to hand out forks via the “take one, pass it on” method. This time of year? No thanks, no flu fork for me.

Maybe I just don’t like food fests. I love eating, but not a lot at once, and I like to enjoy some ambiance, you know? And if you think I’m going to stand in a line to get a single bite of food like it’s 1930, you’re wrong. So instead, we’re going to start our own mac ‘n’ cheese fest: invitation only, at our house, with wine pairings. 😉

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*Shoes purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

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Non-Traditional Traditions

tunic sweater, leather skirt, fringe ankle boots, beret

When: Christmas Eve // Weather: chilly // Real life: movies and dinner

tunic sweater, leather skirt, fringe ankle boots, beret

tunic sweater, leather skirt, fringe ankle boots, beret

tunic sweater, leather skirt, fringe ankle boots, beret

tunic sweater, leather skirt, fringe ankle boots, beret

tunic sweater, leather skirt, fringe ankle boots, beret

tunic sweater, leather skirt, fringe ankle boots, beret

Welcome to post-Christmas reality, everyone. It’s hard. I know. I spent the holiday weekend eating Middle Eastern food with the Kennedys, naturally. My “traditional” Christmas went something like this:

Kristin’s family has a tradition of going to the movies on Christmas Eve, and I used to do the same thing with my family (not every year, but pretty often). The two of us will take pretty much any excuse to go to the movies, so we’ve adopted the Xmas Eve movie tradition. This year we saw Jackie. (I don’t think it will take home a lot of awards, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Natalie Portman gets some recognition, if only for doing the accent.)

A few years ago, we did Christmas in D.C. with my parents and sister, and the only open restaurant within walking distance of our hotel was a Moroccan place. Nothing says the birth of Jesus like belly dancing and a big bowl of couscous. We joked that this should be a family tradition, and this year we finally got around to doing Moroccan again. I didn’t get to see my parents or sister this year, but we invited our favorite open-minded friends to come with us!

The rest of the holiday weekend was a little more what you’d expect: presents, food, visiting family. I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and/or Hannukah with all your favorite traditions, the weirder the better.

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