December 2015 on Instagram + Tutu Tuesday Linkup

I cannot believe that 2015 is over!  The holidays went by so fast and if January wasn't my birthday month I would definitely be suffering from after Christmas sadness.  December was a crazy month for me with finals and trying to do a million things before the end of the semester, but then I got to come home, which makes it all worth it.  Below I have a recap of my December through Instagram, if you're not following me (@theblushblonde) make sure to do that now!

Pink is my absolute favorite color and I believe that it is appropriate all year round and for every holiday.  It's no surprise that I have a pink tree that I put up in my apartment at school.  My tree always makes a big hit and I look forward to putting it up every year!

In the beginning of December my sorority had Formal at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ.  I had never been there before and it was an awesome place for an event.  I brought my friend Sam as my date and we had so much fun and were as sparkly as a Christmas tree! 

I was loving all the Christmas trees I was seeing throughout December.  This one was in the lobby at my doctor's office and I couldn't resist taking a fun picture of it.

These were some gifts I picked up for Christmas and birthday presents.  I love buying presents because giving gifts is my absolute favorite.  I do always manage to land up finding something for myself though when I'm doing my holiday shopping and the white headwrap is for me, it was too cute to resist.

I took this snap while studying for my Communications Law final, which thankfully was my only exam.  I landed up having mostly papers last semester then tests, which I so prefer.  I absolutely love my planner and it makes schoolwork just a little easier to do.

When I got home from school I discovered this mini tree my Mom had put in my room.  My Mom loves decorating for Christmas and always does such a great job.  This year mini trees (like this one) were the newest addition and they were too cute!

My favorite part of being home is getting to be with Coco!  I get to see/talk to my parents and sister when I'm at school, but I don't get to do that with Coco so I miss her a lot.  I love being home and getting to love and snuggle her all I want.

My Mom got me this Elsa itty bittys ornament from Hallmark.  I had had my eye on this for a while so I was super excited when she brought it home.  She made a great addition to the tree and was a nice addition to my girly ornament collection. 

One of my favorite things about Christmas is baking cookies.  Christmas time is really the only time of the year when I roll out cookies and I think that it makes it more fun.  I always make gingerbread cookies and butter cookies.  Pictured here are the butter cookies, and the recipe I use is actually from my Great Grandmother!

This year Santa was extra good to me and brought me the most gorgeous Tory Burch bag!  I kind of drove Santa insane picking out said bag, but I love the one I decided on.  You can see my new bag here!

So this was my December in pictures!  Come check me out on Instagram (@theblushblonde) and follow along with me to see more of what's here!  How was your December?

  

                

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Today I'm linking up with Tutu Tuesdays, Confident Twosday and Style Sessions.

Welcome to Tutu Tuesdays a linkup with The Blush Blonde and The Fairy Princess Diaries!  Linkup whatever you'd like and make sure to do a little mingling - our goal here is to create a community of bloggers where we can all connect, find new blogs, and support one another.  We love new friends, supporting other blogs, and meeting fellow girl bosses!

There are just a few rules we ask you follow to join in on Tutu Tuesdays:

1. Please follow both Jordyn and me, your lovely hosts, on Instagram and/or Bloglovin.

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2. Link to your specific post, not your blog's main page.

3. Grab our super cute button or share a link to Tutu Tuesdays in the post you are linking up so everyone can know about the party!

4. Have fun and mingle with other bloggers that have linked up!  Like I said we want everyone to make new friends!

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