My, what big ears you have!

Christmas came early this year! :)

My bf decided to drop off my gift ahead of time since we will be apart with our respective families for the holidays. Upon opening and discovering a snow leopard spirit hood, I did a little dance - more for the fact that he also bought the wolf version for himself! :D (The present was curiously unveiled outside and underneath the full moon right before the lunar Eclipse - Arooo!)

So why do I love Spirit Hoods?

• A portion of the sales go towards protecting certain animals (Product Blue label)
  
• Their hoods are so absolutely cuddly, adorable, and warm!
• Relatively hypoallergenic :P
  
• I love the fact that I can rock ears! :D
  

Eat your heart out Tai-lung! lol. :)

Picture from http://www.sodahead.com

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*From www.spirithoods.com, pic from Blacklabelboutique.com*

Snow Leopard

Silent » Mindful » Independent

The Snow Leopard has a presence unlike any animal, its spirit is full of beauty and grace. Always attentive and aware in it’s surroundings, people with the snow leopard spirit tend to be empathic and wise. It is a solitary animal that still loves to play!

Hmmm...I like to think of myself as those things but alas, I think I can only qualify for 1.5 of these qualities T_T

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My hood with silky white lining



The hood itself keeps your head nice and toasty - the long flaps double as a scarf and mittens (complete with padded paws!) A tiny little zipper pouch is hidden alongside the lining of the flaps to stash away credit cards & cash on the go! The hood is well constructed and the FAUX fur is super-soft!

Wearing anything with ears may seem a little ridiculous Halloween aside - but I really don't care. I've joined the tribe and am MADLY in love! :)

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**A few other ear-lovers...**

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Spirit hood likeness on the Tokyo Girls Collection Runway

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Photos below from www.spirithoods.com
Vanessa Hudgens in her Red Wolf Spirit hood



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Fergie in her Brown Bear Spirit hood

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Khloe Kardashian in her Spirit hood



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Last year on Yesstyle.com - bear accent hoodies



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♥ Thanks for visiting & happy holidays! ♥



Next post: Hello Kitty for Sephora collection swatches & Christmas cheer! :)

Winter LOTD for A Charlie Brown Christmas in ICE

Happy December to you all! :)

I thought I would share the lovely time I had at the Gaylord Texan this past week - since I am a huge fan of Snoopy & the Peanuts gang, my boyfriend took me to see the Charlie Brown Christmas in Ice exhibit.

I never miss an opportunity to get dolled up in new cute winterwear - nevermind that it was 65 degrees outside!

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My outfit in layers:

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With the Juicy vest on

...Purchased last year from Yesstyle.com...

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With the Juicy hood on!

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Juicy Mittens

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Close up of the logo button - which decided to fall off and get itself lost *grumble grumble*

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After getting ripped off with the $12 event parking, we wandered around like lost lambs for at least 20 minutes on foot. My coworker said it was off in a separate tent, I had no idea it was inside the hotel itself!

The complex is HUGE - it sits aside a decently sized lake and has a ton of different hiking/jogging trails.

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I wanted to model my outfit some more :)

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The staff did a great job of getting the place jazzed up for the holidays - tons of decorations both inside & out

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My boyfriend said these were Juniper berries - I had never seen them in person. They look like mini-blueberries to me :)

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The Gaylord is a string of hotels that features an indoor arboretum - tons of trees, plants, and a little mini-creek that runs throughout

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Finally found the exhibit - it usually is super busy but since we went on a weekday in the middle of the day, we almost had the whole place to ourselves. :)

Before you enter the exhibit, they show you a short film about how they made the artwork - importing 2 million pounds of ice and those amazing ice sculptors from China that put up the ice city every year...

They shower you with snow after the film is over!

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I like how the entrance features yellow & black draping - just like Charlie Brown's classic shirt!

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It's super cold inside the exhibit tent so they make you put on these parkas that make you look 150 lbs heavier. ;_; So much for dressing cute! I begrudgingly put mine on, but turns out it was quite useful...(9 freaking degrees inside)

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Very first display was Charlie Brown & SNOOPY! I was so excited ~ Love his giant pile of bones next to the house, all in ICE!

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Charlie Brown's usual chat w/ Linus on the fence - love the bright colors & the pink fence :)

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Ice-skating!

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Peek-a-boo view through an ice wreath

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Snoopy getting ready to decorate

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What could be in here?

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...The Auditorium where the Christmas play took place & a giant ICE SLIDE!

(We rode it, lots of fun - the parka came in handy)

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Charlie Brown picking out his famous Christmas tree

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Snoopy's House - First place!

I thought Snoopy would be inside - no such luck :(

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Singing around the Christmas Tree!

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Lots of amazing work and pretty neat that it was all done in ice - it went too quickly!

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Afterwards, we wandered around the hotel - and marveled at how ginormous it was. Lots of decorations, tons of families walking around, and at night the whole place lights up! It smelled like gingerbread everywhere too

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They used old gun casings for the Chrismtas lights - so very Texan :P

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The carpet also has a decidedly Texan theme

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So basically saved you guys $20 USD/person ticket and $12 parking lol. (plane ticket too for those outside of TX) You can thank me later, early Merry Christmas :D

Hope you guys had a great weekend!

♥ Irene