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Marianne's December Wishlist

 1. I've wanted Dior's Miss Dior for-ev-er! No one ever gets it for me though because it's like, ninety dollars... ouch. I'm sure I'll eventually end up splurging on it for myself one day. 2. The Priestess Necklace from Sea of Bees Jewelry is just so effing pretty! 3. I am IN LOVE with the Charlotte {in metallic chevron} Camera Bag from Epiphanie. It's definitely my favorite out of the entire collection of gorgeous camera bags. 4. Every girl needs a bit of sparkle in her life. Especially during the holiday season! I think I'd look pretty rockin' in this Navy Sequin Blouson Dress, if I do say so myself. 5. I don't know about you, but I can't resist this whole chevron fad. And what better way to wear it than with this simple and feminine version? 6. I'm really into song lyrics as art these days... {well, all days, actually} I want this on my wall like, now, thank you. 7. I'm still using my Canon EOS Rebel that I bought way back in 2005. Yeah... I really need a new camera. The Canon EOS Rebel T4i is exactly what I want in a camera, we were made for each other. 8. I just want these boots so I can wear them with all my nineties inspired skater dresses I keep buying. 9. I have the first Urban Decay Naked Palette and it is my favorite thing ever. So i figure I should have the Naked 2 palette as well. You can't have too much of a good thing, right? 10. I used to hate lace. Now, I really like it and I think I need some in my life. This Lace Tank Dress would be a good start. Plus, I could wear the black boots with them and pretend I'm back in the 90's. Not that I had any style whatsoever back then...

What do you guys want for Christmas? Do you ask for things that you need or things that you want?  Happy shopping! Cheers, Marianne.

Drive-In

This past weekend I took Danny to the Huntington Twin Drive-In in Huntington, Indiana. He had never been before. And before last summer {my first in Indiana} I had never been either. There aren't any drive-ins that I know of where I am from in California.

*Update: There are totally drive-ins in California and in the Bay Area. I just had no idea. {Thanks to my friend Chad for letting me know}. :) There's one in San Jose and one in Oakland too. There are a couple in southern CA as well. So for all you Californians, check out West Wind Drive-Ins for locations and showtimes.

Photo via www.huntingtondrivein.com

Photo via www.huntingtondrivein.com

Going to the drive-in is a completely different experience than just going to the movies. I mean, you can to lounge around in your vehicle and you can even bring your doggie. I don't know about other drive-ins, but at Huntington Twin Drive-In they always show a double feature. And it only costs $7.00 per person! That's right, $7 for two movies! 

 

 My favorite part about going to the drive-in isn't even the movie, it's the intermission. They play various vintage advertisements. I just love them.

 

They also have a snack bar where you can get yummy munchies like popcorn {of course}, hamburgers, nachos, even a whole pizza, plus lots of choices if you happen to have a sweet tooth. This past weekend they were serving up Root Beer Floats. I had to get one. {In addition to the push-up pop I had already nommed on for only a dollar.} The root beer was ice cold and the soft serve was yum yum yummy. It was so good, NOM!

Snack Bar
photo via www.huntingtondrivein.com

Nom nom nom...

The weather wasn't so great, there was a short summer storm. But after the downpour the occasional lightning was pretty cool and the drive-in still made for a fun date with my guy.

Oh! In case you're wondering, we saw Rise of  the Planet of the Apes and Captain America. I enjoyed both, but I liked Rise of Planet of the Apes better. Maybe because it was set in San Fransisco? It made me a little homesick...

If you can find a drive-in close to wherever you call home, I highly recommend checking it out. i don't think you'll be disappointed. :)

On another note: I am obsessd with the Instagram App for the iPhone. But I don't have an iPhone. :(  Heck, I don't even have a smart phone. {Ooh, I just sounded like my mom} Anyways, I found some free Photoshop actions that replicate some of the filters on Instagram. {Get the Instagram actions here.} I used these actions for all the pictures in this post. Thank you, Kevin & Amanda {blog} for sharing this site, I love the actions.

30 Day Photo Challenge

Day 2: What You Wore Today

What did I wear? Flowers in my hair...  How could I resist with our roses starting to bloom. So pretty!

30 Day Photo Challenge

Day 1: Self-Portrait

Did I mention I am a horrible procrastinator? I waited until the last minute to take these. I hopped out of the shower, threw on a shirt, grabbed my vintage blanket {to lay on} and hurried outside. It was a little after 9pm. I just barely caught the last light of the day... I didn't even dry my hair. No makeup. No retouching. Just me.