2014 Gift List

Gifts for Everyone, and I mean - Everyone! 

For the Dog Lover

iPooch

iPooch allows you to Facetime with your pet and have an app that dispenses treats on command (on your command, that is)

Shelter Pups 

Send your pups photo and get a cute little stuffed animal back that looks exactly like your pet! 

Blueprint Dog Pillow

Tons of dog breeds to choose from! 

For the Cat Lover

Cat Sweatshirt

Cat Mouth Mug

For the Tech-Addict

Mogul Mirror iPhone Case

When your iPhone screen is not in use, the phone turns into a high-definition mirror - Perfect for when you had spinach for lunch =) 

Tile

The Tile App helps you find all those important things - keys, phone, wallet, and purse

Zazzle

Make a cool phone cover (or pillow) out of your Instagram photos! 

For the Young and In Love:

Initial Ring

s'cute.

Typography Tray

For the 'One with Earth':

Geode Coasters

Deep Sea Sand Art

I wouldn't be able to keep this in my office, I would just stare at it all day. 

For the Man's Man:

47 Brand Tshirt

Patrick has one and he wears it All. The. Time. - so I went out and got him 3 more T's for Christmas. 

They come in both Pro and College sports teams and they are oh-so soft!

NFL Fantasy Draft Dry-Erase Board

This will be sure to win him over

Man Crate

The link above takes you to the site where they have tons of option for every type of man! 

Wilderness Man, BBQ Man, Jerky Man, Spicy Man, Etc. 

Let's Hear it for da Laaaadies:

Fur Trim Robe

Stop it. Just stop it. 

Candles

This scent fills your house with Christmas-Tree-Smell.

My other fav is Pumpkin Pecan Waffle.

Oh-Mah-Gerd.

For the One Told You to Watch That Show:

 

Breaking Bad Cutting Board

Bitch.

Game of Thrones Shirt

This shirt is unbelievable. I know like 6 people who would love this. Including me.

For the One with All the 'Spirits':

Silicon Wine Glasses

For all those breakable moments. 

Himalayan Salt Tequila Shot Glass

Tequilla, baby! 

Mermaid Flask

Keepin' it Classy.

iFlask

The flask that looks like an iPhone

Brandy Warmer

For good ol' Gramps, of course! 

Anchor Pants

This is my favorite article of clothing. My Black & White Anchor Pants from The Gap.

The just fit so perfectly and whenever I wear them I feel my best (hence why I have worn them to several job interviews, well the creative fields at least.)

Blazer is the Gap as well - OLD though, and found it on sale. Every girl needs a plain, fitted, black blazer - if you don't own one, get one! My T-shirt was just a cheapy from XXI and shoes are Colin Stuart from Victorias Secret. 

Yesterday was Mother's Day!! I hope everyone had a great day with their Mommies (or as a mommy!) I sure did! My Mom and I went to a huge Food Truck Festival downtown - then had a lovely drink outside, followed by dinner with Patrick. 

xo

H

Weekend Goodies

Happy Monday Everyone - Today was pretty quick for me. Work was good - it was a coworkers birthday so we had a little group out for sushi lunch - yum! After work I decided to get myself some succulents from Lowes to spruce up my office (photos to come!) and then it was just cleaning and hanging with my two favorite fur-balls. 

Check out some of the highlights of this past weekend: 

 He just can't take a bad picture! This little tired-out pup got snapped right after running around the yard  for an hour - it was nice out and he was having the time of his life chasing other dog friends!

 Cheeesssee!! Patrick and I at the beer tasting party on Saturday night!

 Glitter to add a bit of happiness to my day - probably the worst picture of my non-pedicured feet that I couldve taken...but we all have our moments =) Check out Target for this fabulous (and inexpensive!) find. 

My favorite moment of the weekend by far! I wake up to this on Sunday morning!! Two little cuddle bears all snug as a bug - I love it! so peaceful and sweet. I probably took 30 pictures of this - I couldnt stop myself! 

Hope everyone has a great week & Thanks for stopping by!

xo

H

Welcome to Villa Alphie!

Hello! 

Thank you very, very much for stopping by! Welcome to Villa Alphie - my new blog all about my addiction to fashion, my lack of funds to support that addiction, and all the lovely little things in between.

First off, you should know Villa Alphie is another way of saying Alphie's house - who is Alphie? My precious pup of course!

Alphie - 3 yrs old - Broken Coat Jack Russel

I have a feeling that he will be making many a frequent appearances in future various posts on this blog - considering my world revolves around this little guy. 

Another guy that could very well show up often is Patrick - my fiance! We just got engaged in February and are very excited to see what lies ahead in our future! 

Here we are the night we got engaged - I was a happy girl in the photo (as you might tell)

Here we are on vacation in FL doing a little dancing for my Birthday

I am starting this blog because, frankly, I have found myself with a lot of time on my hands as of lately- Patrick and I moved to North Carolina from New York this past January and I am having EXTREME difficulties in finding a job! I have been applying to jobs constantly and - yes have had interviews - but people move slowly down here, or dont follow up and Im frustrated. Regardless, all the better to take out my frustrations with writing a blog - no?! 

Well, I hope you enjoy it! Please feel free to leave me comments and suggestions - You can contact me personally at hmdunne@gmail.com

H