I Am Back! Sort Of.....

Just wanted to stick my head out of the rabbit hole and say hello to everyone. I am still having a bit of a hard time processing the last 4 weeks of my life let alone get caught up on the details! I got back home after almost three weeks in NYC and Vegas only to write an exam literally the next day. Just in case that wasn't stressful enough, I started a new job less than a week later. The job is great, the environment is so much better than where I was before, and there are no complaints. BUT.... It was a big overwhelming change. I was up at 4am daily to be out of the house by 515 for the first week and a half (a big change from waking up at 8pm like I used too!!) and then a week where I didnt get home from work until 1230am. I am now thankfully back in my regular schedule I have for the last two and a half years so I feel like I am just now getting back to "normal".

Anyways, I will stop babbling now and just say how much I appreciate everyones messages and comments asking about me. I have had quite a few hauls recently so those will be coming first, followed by regularly scheduled programming!

How Do YOU Pack?

So I leave in just a couple days. And that means packing. But I am packing for 2.5 weeks in two different climates (very different) and I need a lot of outfits for dinners and for synagogue and for other fairly fancy and proper events. And that means jewellery, heels, and effort. AND IT DRIVES ME NUTS! 

So I started laying out my outfits to make sure I got it all and hopefully re-use the same shoes, bags and accessories as much as I could.

New shoes seem stupid (not new but never worn, purchased 6 monnths ago) but I am hoping since they have nike air soles in them they wont be too bad!

Figure this Rebecca Minkoff bag along with my blue mini mac one should be able to do double duty and be worn for dressy and casual.

This dress looks SOOOO bad lying on the ground. But its got built in control top stuff going on in it and looks great on. I have it with these black flats, but can easily switch it up and wear the red heels  or the black wedges if I wanted.

This Ralph Lauren dress has become a go to since I bought it for my brothers wedding night function.

And another dress that has become a go to.

And these Coach wedges I know are comfy. Seems though I pack them for every NYC trip I have gone on yet don't recall ever wearing them at home? Not sure why, but just realized, the last 4 trips to NYC in the last 8 months have been with these shoes and yet never once at home.

And for synagogue, I got this pleated black knee length skirt last time I was in NYC at Century 21 but have not worn it yet. And this is the Tiffany silver beads even though in this picture it kind of looks like pearls.

Another knee length wool skirt I bought last trip at Century 21. But this one I have worn a TON.

So overall, I think I have gotten together all the NOT casual clothing I need for NYC. And I feel like I can wear any of the shoes with black tights if its cold (supposed to be chilly many days) yet can wear them all barefoot in Vegas. So overall, I have worked out my accessories, my shoes and my bags for the entire trip, along with my big bag I wear on the plane.

The accessories:

1. 14K Rose Gold Earrings (purchased off of zulily a year ago) 
2. 14K Yellow Gold Earrings (purchased off of zulily a year ago) 
3. 14K White Gold Earrings (purchased off of zulily a year ago) 
4. Tiffany and Co. Frank Gehry Orchid double drop earrings
5. Cate and Chloe Mirabelle "Beauty" Earrings
6. Cate and Chloe Savannah "plain" earrings
7. Cate and Chloe Leanne "princess" earrings

1. Cate and Chloe Karie 'Beloved" Bangle (no longer available)
2. Chloe & Isabel Rhinestone Open Bangle Set in Antique brass & shiny rose gold (no longer available)
3. Bangle from Laura's  
4. Tiffany and Co ELSA PERETTI Aegean Toggle Bracelet
5. Cate and Chloe Patricia "Noble" Bracelet

1. Necklace from Laura's 
2. Tiffany and Co TIFFANY BEADS Necklace
3. Zoppini Stainless Steel Necklace encrusted with Diamond and Onyx
4. Cate and Chloe Laurel "Nature" Leaf Necklace
5. Cate and Chloe Savannah "Plain" Necklace
6. Tiffany and Co Frank Gehry Orchid Double Drop necklace (no longer available, single drop here)
7. Cate and Chloe Yesenia "Flourish" Turquoise Pendant Necklace 
8. Silver and Pearl long chain from Laura's
9. Silver and crystal long chain from Laura's
10. Cleo's Rust Jasper Stone Statement Necklace
11. Aldo Accessories multi layered gold and black bead necklace

And all is packed in the pouches they came in, and if not the little velvet pouches from my makeup compacts. 

Then all the not extremely large pieces goes in this cute Bobbi Brown cube bag. The rest I did not want just on its own.

So I took out the chunky necklaces and the bracelets and put them in this second makeup bag. I also put all my hair ties and bobby pins in. So other than my sunglasses all my accessories are packed and ready to go in two nice compact pouches!

Now, I just have to come up with the casual outfits for NYC and my week of Vegas outfits (though the black laser cut out dress will be one of the ones I wear for a night out there) and make sure they work with the 3 pairs of shoes and the accessories. I will also wear either my red Michael Kors flats or more likely my purple/grey/silver desigual flats on the plane, so I will have those as well. 

How do YOU pack? Do you make out a list, do you lay out outfits like this? I usually have it all written out in a long list that I write out and then tweek 20 times for the week or so leading up to my trip. This time I am packing (or starting too) merely 3 days before my trip and feel so stressed out. I am the OCD obsessive list maker usually and this is NOT working for me! 

Bellagio Conservatory

So I sadly had my battery on my camera die 20 minutes before walking in to the Conservatory at the Bellagio. Which was beyond upsetting as this is one place I wish I was able to take quality photos. Sadly my cell phone would have to do. I was not even going to bother posting these pictures but I have been asked, so here you go.

High Roller At The Linq

So to get to the high roller we needed a mode of transportation. And what better way than a strech limo? Seemed logical to me. And when there are 6 of you to split the cost, the price doesnt seem so bad. So off we went in style!

And the limo driver dropped us off right at the wheel. Talk about service!

6 drink tickets and 6 high roller tickets

 We only had 10 of us in the pod. I kind of feel sorry for the two couples who got stuck with us!

And for lack of anywhere better to put these photos, from the linq, M and I took a quick cab back to our hotels to change and then off we went downtown to go zip lining down Fremont Street on the Slotzilla. Even with 12:20am tickets purchased, the wait was long. It was at least 2am before we got to ride. The nice thing was that long wait outside in the cool weather was perfect for sobering us up.

Also, I had realized earlier in the day that I had forgotten to pack leggings or shorts or anything else that I could wear to zipline, so a quick trip to H&M earlier in the day at least prevented another show from being had on Fremont where I was the star! THAT simply was not going to happen!

By the time we were done the ride the night was done for us. Food was a must for us to find, and then it was a cab ride home with the craziest cab driver in all of Vegas who managed to take every side street in the town and even managed to find three SEPERATE tunnels to drive us through. He was however given two options. He could take the $20 I was willing to give him, or we could call the number of the cab place right there and then. He opted for the $20, told us to get out, and then drove off without letting us even close the door. Literally. The door slammed in to the Tropicana taxi stand sign and left behind two big dents on the side of his car. Not quite sure how he planned on explaining the dents, but it was not for us to worry about.