Dakote Lace-Up Booties

Two words: YES PLEASE!

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Alexander Wang sure knows how to make a shoe! Check out the other colors:

My Weekend In Pictures: 3/25

Had a fun outing to the nature museum this weekend- I definitely plan to visit more of the museums around Chicago as the weather gets warmer! OH- and lets not forget Movies in the Park... is summer too far away to be planning already?

I can't wait for summer concerts- watching this video made my heart skip a beat:

Gold Rush Girl

Apologies for being M.I.A. - I've been busy making some personal victories so you can't be too mad at me right? Just wanted to share this beyond fabulous spread I came across from the January 2011 Harper's Bazaar China.

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Lets drool together, shall we?! That solid sequined gold dress is screaming to be owned by me!

Have a fabulous Friday!

My Weekend In Pictures: 3/18

While this much needed relaxing weekend full of lounging, brunches, and March Madness was amazing- it didn't lend itself to too many photos...mainly because I was lounging most of the time.



I managed to snap a shot of the piano player at The Red Head Piano Bar last night- a great Sunday crowd I was pleasantly surprised to find!:


I know what you're thinking... what on earth is all over his jacket!?! I wish I knew...

So I apologize for the lack of interesting images on my part (I could have included a scene from the movie Tron Legacy if you wanted to know how my Saturday night went), but here is a stellar tune I discovered while eating at Mercadito to make up for it:

I Can't Shake This Feeling

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I take it you can tell what kind of day I've been having... Happy [Day After] St. Patrick's Day!

Do What U Like

So it's actual St. Patrick's Day today- exciting! Green shirts are abundant, and soon will be drinks as the work day is starting to wind down...

While the sun may be hiding behind clouds, the weather is still nice, and I cannot wait to play outside more as the warm weather starts to pick up! Tonight is definitely a night worth stepping out for Chicago!

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Have fun and do as you please tonight lovelies!




P.S. I want to comment on just how random I am. Yes, I did just put Jackie Kennedy and Bad Boy Bill in the same posting... That takes talent. ;)

My Weekend In Pictures: 3/11

Retro Report

Shopbop's Retro Road Trip shoot was such a fun email to find in my inbox this morning! I definitely plan to take some ideas from these pictures- perhaps even do a road trip of some kind? Any suggested locations in the Midwest?









I wish you all a weekend full of stylish adventures!

Fixing to Thrill

I've got quite the weekend on deck, starting tonight with my sister's arrival from California! It is also this weekend that Chicago will celebrate St. Patrick's Day the best way we know how- through parade, river dying, and excessive imbibing. I am excited to share all that is this obscene holiday with friends all the way from Orange County and New York City! I have been preparing, so I am fixing to show them all an amazing time this weekend! Stay tuned for what I presume will be an interesting "My Weekend In Pictures" segment on Monday!

In the meantime- here's some plaid to start getting you in the Irish mood:

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Things Are Looking Up

Well I am in a pretty positive state of mind and I'm going to go ahead and give the sun credit for at least 50% of it! It might not be warm, but I'll take what I can get! With spring just around the corner I can't help but think things are going to start looking up from here on out! Not to mention Chicago is celebrating St. Patty's Day this Saturday- that's always something to look forward to!

"Hope will only get you so far. Have a plan and know where your friends are...
You can find what it is you seek. Take it day by day, take it week by week.
Just push on cause when things get rough, no head down, things are looking up!"

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Hold on for a few more days my friends, the warm weather will come and brighten up the skies and our lives, I promise! :)

Mundane Monday

Chicago is in desperate need of some sunshine! Without it, I find it's a continual uphill battle to get out of this grey-induced funk. Thank goodness a girl can listen to a little Robyn on days like today... accompanying the pop music with a couple fun images never hurts either!

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I absolute love those images. I kind of feel like they somehow embody a lot of what I'm about. Are there any images you feel represent you?

My Weekend In Pictures

Hope you all had an action packed weekend ending in much needed relaxation as well!

I Just Want To Get Some Satisfaction

I've got quite the eclectic weekend on tap! Tonight I will be seeing Barrington Levy w/The Itals at the House of Blues. Turns out one of my dear friend Jasmine is the daughter of one of the members of the Grammy nominated reggae group The Itals- WHO KNEW!?! Loving music as I do- I thought this was such a fun fact when she told me! I think the girls and I are going to get real college with it and break out some rum cocktails before heading to the show.

While on the topic of Jamaica, I'd love to bring up the model Jaunel McKenzie! She is the first Jamaican model to be on the cover of American Vogue and is the first Caribbean born model to be named the #1 black model in the world by models.com! And this girl is a year younger than me...makes me wonder what I've been doing with my life!

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Tomorrow I'm off to see Girl Talk at Congress Theater and a Mardi Gras party on Saturday night! Busy, busy, just the way I like it!

Hang On!

So if you're anything like me, and the rest of the country, you recognize that spring is coming. This could only mean one thing: it's time to get to work getting rid of the 20 pounds you gained during the winter months (or was that just me?).

I've been hitting the gym and I find that awesome music and cute work out gear makes the whole experience way more enjoyable. Lets be real- we know I'm not excited about all the food I have or have not eaten prior to working out. I'm either cranky from the lack of cheese in my diet these days or appalled by my food choices (Read: the italian beef I had at lunch).

Moving on- this is a little diddy I have been playing towards the end of my work outs. Suuuure it's kind of literal- it's called "Hang On", but it totally pumps me up to really push those last minutes of the workout prior to cool down.

Oh- and lets make one more thing very clear- the girl in the video has an amazing body so that definitely provides some last minute inspiration. That and her crazy pole dancing moves at the end- how is she so athletic!?!




And now for a little workout gear action to inspire gym apparel... or concert apparel. Just depends on how you look at it:

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Are you pumped up to go to the gym now? I sure am! But it could be for the deep tissue massage I'm craving...