Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Matchy Matchy

Sometimes it's fun to go a little matchy matchy.  This skirt and necklace were practically begging to be worn together.  And who am I to argue with that?


Shirt and Skirt - Loft / Shoes - NY&Co (old) / Necklace - Francesca's (old) / Bracelet - Michael Kors


Whenever I take pictures from this particular angle it's because it's currently raining and I'm trying to protect my camera.  It looks bright here but there was another thunderstorm rolling in.  The weather has not been giving us a break!


This week I started another class through the Art Institute of Chicago.  It's a couple nights a week so I maaaay have to cut down on posting for the next couple of weeks.  I'm also considering brushing up on my French for our trip to Morocco in September.  The boyfriend is using Rosetta Stone to remember some Spanish, but I'm not sure I would use it enough to get any use out of it.  Have you ever used Rosetta Stone?  Did you think it worked?





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Monday, July 8, 2013

Wedding Weekend Recap

My brother's wedding this past weekend was absolutely beautiful.  I wish I had taken more pictures of the decorations from the wedding because it was all really pretty, seemed like every detail could have been straight out of Pinterest.  They had a fairly trendy barn wedding in the country near Madison, Wisconsin, which I think is funny because they aren't the type to really care about trends.  They decided they wanted to get married in a barn, and then were super surprised when all of the barns for miles around were booked for weddings.

At the rehearsal dinner

"Getting ready" with my sister.  We were in charge of doing hair and makeup for the ladies.  My sister thinks we should go into business ;)

With the lovely bride.  Even though we were getting ready with the ladies, my sister and I were technically the groom's attendants.  I'm glad we were in the lady room though, because we got to sip on champagne while the men did shots of whiskey.  

Our own photo session between the professional photos around the barn.  You know, just posing with an old windmill, totally normal.  

Sisterface pre-wedding.

Waiting around before the wedding - you can see some of the bottles covered in twine that we were working on for months.  

I think this was during their vows.  I had the boyfriend take some pictures during the ceremony and he did a great job capturing everything.  See the huppah behind them?  My dad made that!  I told him he needs to start an Etsy store.  

The most normal photo boyfriend and I managed to take all night.  You know, the ush.  

I hope you had a great weekend!




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Friday, July 5, 2013

Friday Wants/Needs

Happy Friday!! This morning I'm heading up to Wisconsin, hopefully catching lunch with my former roommate*, and then hitting the rehearsal dinner for my brother's wedding and hopefully getting my best man speech under my belt.

In the meantime, here are some of the things I've been lusting after recently.  Are they wants or needs?  Probably the former, but a girl can dream, right?!


1. Leopard Clutch - Every time I see this pop up I go to the website and stare at it until I decide I don't really need another clutch.  But really, I could probably use another clutch.  
2. Golden Giraffe - Because really, I would probably decorate every nook and cranny of my house with metallic animals.  Last weekend I went out for groceries and came home with a silver rhino.
3. Floral Pillow - I saw this up on The Glossy Life in her adorable living room and have been drooling over it ever since.  I asked the boyfriend if we could get some for the living room, and he said "but they wouldn't match anything," which is really his nice way of saying "no."  I'll probably buy one anyway ;) 
4. Crystal Necklace: I've never owned a crystal necklace.  What's wrong with me?!

Have a great weekend!



*To Clair Dandelion - I know you're reading this.  I know you're jealous.  Sorry girl!

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy Fourth!

Happy 4th of July!  To celebrate, as promised, some photos from our photobooth last weekend:





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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Striped Maxi

I wore this last week when the Blackhawks had a parade through downtown Chicago.  No, I didn't go watch the parade (the crowds were crazy!) but I did get a good view of it from my office.  I don't own a hawks shirt, or, oddly enough, any red clothing, so I thought black and white stripes were in order.


Dress - Bebe (old, similar here) / Sandals - Target / Belt - H&M / Necklace - Baublebar


Today marks the start of activities for my brother's wedding - the ladies in the wedding party are getting mani/pedis at a cute place downtown that also happens to have a full bar.  I say "ladies in the wedding party" because I'm not actually a bridesmaid, my sister and I are the groom's attendants!  Which really means we should get on the whole "writing a best man speech" thing (just kidding Claire, I swear we're on top of it ;)

Have a great holiday tomorrow,  I hope your day includes lots of barbecue and hopefully a few fireworks!



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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The Twisted Topknot and a Giveaway (CLOSED)

I've never been a fan of the topknot on myself - regular buns always looked a little sad on my head, and my hair is a bit to thin for a sock bun to work.  Then I saw this little gem on Pinterest, and my whole view on topknots was changed.  This version sits a little closer to your head, but is actually two buns twisted around each other which adds a little more volume.  I've rocked this almost every day over the past week - this could be love.


And now for a little giveaway!  To celebrate Dani and Ainslee's birthdays, we teamed up to giveaway $200 in Paypal cash.  To enter, just use the Rafflecopter widget below.  The giveaway will be open until 7/13 at midnight MST.  







Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway, the winner is Amy Harris.




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Monday, July 1, 2013

Fourth of July Party

We actually had our 3rd of July party over this weekend - because a party on a Wednesday night felt weird, and because my brother is getting married next weekend (!) so we have all kinds of wedding stuff to do this week.

A few details from the party:



Nails - Essie




Blue & Red drinks

Blue - 1 part UV Blue, 2 parts Lemonade, 1 part Sprite, splash of Sour Mix

Red - 1 part pineapple-infused Malibu, 2 parts orange juice, 1 part Sprite, enough grenadine to turn it red



Garnish with drunk pineapple, cute rings optional


Straws - Kikkerland
Drink dispensers - Target


Dress - LC Lauren Conrad / Sandals - Target / Belt - H&M




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