Check out my Holiday Home Tour on my Sister’s blog.

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!

Have you ever watched one of Oprah’s “Favorite Things” shows? Gosh, I love it. It’s fun to see what she comes up with. Now, I’m not Oprah and as much as I’d love to give you all the things I’m about to mention… that’s just not happening today. BUT, I hope you enjoy anyway and maybe you’ll get an idea of what to buy for someone, too!

• The Lucy X-Training Pant

The BEST workout pant I have ever owned, bar none. I absolutely love these pants and often wear them almost at every workout, which means I wash them nightly and then use them the next day. That’s a lot of washes and they still look fantastic. The perfect blend of tightness and looseness in these. I think you’ll love them!

• Kate Spade Cooper Square Purse

I’m in love with this purse. I got this back a few months ago and it’s perfect! It’s classy and sophisticated. Two of my favorite combinations.

• Champion Shape Wear

I’ve talked about Champion’s new line of shape workout wear, it really is super awesome. It’s comfortable and yet holds it all together for you. Definitely my favorite capri’s to go running in.

• Jcrew Two Pocket Chambray Shirt

Now I don’t own this top. But I want to! My sister is a personal stylist at jcrew and rocks an awesome chambray look from them. I also love how Lilly from Lilly’s Style, styled her look with a chambray top…

See, I think every girl needs a good Chambray top in their life.

• Stila Lip Glaze

This is an excellent for stocking stuffers. I love me some Stila! I use it every day and have multiple colors, too. The gift packs right now for the Christmas season are a very good deal!

• Stella & Dot Statement Necklace

I absolutely fell in love with this necklace (and bracelet) from Stella&Dot. My friend Laura is an Independent consultant for Stella&Dot and had a Truck Show one evening and when I saw this bracelet, I had to have it. When I found out there was a matching necklace, it went right on my wish list and soon that baby was mine too. I love statement jewelry paired with simple outfits. Now, the necklace I have on it no longer available. But they still have tons of gorgeous statement necklaces that I think you or any lovely lady would love to have.

• Essie Nail Polish

Have you tried Essie nail polish yet? It really is THE BEST nail polish out there. I have no idea what they do, but their colors are amazing, vibrate and it stays on for a long time. Gotta love that! This is a great stocking stuffer idea too!

• iPhone 4S

Because Siri is awesome.

And don’t forget the dog!!

• Squeaky Toys 

Happy Shopping, friends!!

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The winner of the Erin Baker’s Wholesome Baked Goods is….

Congrats, Emily! Please email me at Lauren@teamgiles.com to claim your prize!

We kicked off the Christmas festivities on Christmas eve by going to church…

After a beautiful service, we headed to my sisters house for my side of the family’s Christmas…

We opened presents and watched old family movies. It was a lot of fun, little embarrassing seeing your 12 yr old self (who had no style at all… at. all.) and really funny too. It was really sweet to see my dad in the videos, crazy to hear his voice too. Haven’t heard his voice in over 3 years now… time flies.

We got home sometime around midnight and crashed out.

Early that morning (because someone set their alarm… *coughRODcough*) and I made breakfast…

It’s present time!!

Taxi of course wanted her stocking first…

I think she had sniffed out something tasty…

“please, can I have it now?”

and she was a happy camper then…

We opened our gifts, and I didn’t take one single picture (bad blogger). My handsome husband did spoil me though, jewelry, jewelry box, super cute pink track suit, new iphone (YEA!!!), and awesome running gear. Hubs got xbox live, a gun holster (because I’m that cool of a wife), Jay-Z live concert dvd (because we’re hood like that), chemistry set (because he likes toys), and some other techie things… ’twas a very good Christmas.

Around noon we headed to Hubs’ families house for the Giles Family Christmas day…

We had a great afternoon, fun and relaxing. It was a great day full of yummy food, presents, watching home videos, and tasty desserts…. later my mother-in-law and I walked her pup in the freezing cold weather, gotta get our cardio in freezing or not.

It was the perfect Christmas day!

How was your Christmas? Hope it was fantastic!

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14″