back.

I would go into more detail about the last 5 days, but I am almost too exhausted to even type this sentence. The wedding reception on Saturday was beyond fun. Lots of catching up with friends, wondering through the hall of this extremely beautiful old hotel, and of course dancing. On Sunday, Ben and I packed our bags again and headed all the way up the North Shore of Lake Superior to stay in a villa with 7 friends. I would show you more picture of this, but it would involve lots of temporary tattoos (I currently have a snake wrapped around a sword under my belly button....), bare skin, midnight dance parties, and lots of junk food. I decided to instead show you the sweeter parts like our trip to one of my favorite towns- Grand Marais, our Goddog(?) Ruby, and some agates we collected. It was SO MUCH FUN, but the comfort of my own bed and complete silence is what I am craving most right now. I am off to take a much needed nap!

monday.

I didn't take any pictures over the weekend, so I thought I would just post this necklace I just bought over at Dores. I love the simplicity and length of it. It will look great with my For Me, For You short brass necklace too.

I just got back from Andi's wedding! Her and Clint got married at the courthouse and are flying out to Cabo later this week. I was so happy to be invited to the ceremony. I had never been to a courthouse wedding, but I found it to be actually quite romantic. The judge was so sweet and the courthouse itself was very charming with its dark wood and marble. Congrats Andi and Clint!!
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Did you have a good weekend? I had so much fun at Ben's grandpa's house. We ate a ton of good food and played hours worth of games. I forgot how competitive I can be! This week I plan on taking some pictures for Hello Victory, working out, and organizing the house before my sister comes this weekend.

chicago

Hello (envision me saying this like Heidi Klum). I'm back from Chicago! Although I was at market 9 hours a day I did manage to fall in love with this city. When I arrived Friday afternoon I had the whole day to myself so I immediately took a cab (which I realized after how easy the train is to use...) to Wicker Park and went to Penelope's. I tried on a million things including this, this, and this. BUT in the end I fell in LOVE with this simple BBW wool ballet dress. I really needed a black dress suitable for fall and winter and just couldn't let it go. I originally saw this over at Megans blog so it had been in the back of my mind lurking toward my frontal lobe the last week or so. It was spendy, but I know I will get a lot of bang for my buck. I also enjoyed a fabulous dinner with my friend Helen at Coast and stayed at the swanky Allegro hotel which I liked a lot. Here's a glimpse of my stay in Chicago:My new favorite purchase. Built By Wendy wool ballerina dress purchased at Penelope's. Hollah.
Our friends Deb and Amy flew in for a few days and crashed in our hotel. On Sunday night we went up to the Signature Lounge for a cocktail. Its on top of the John Hancock building. Apparently you can see 4 states from the top! This was one the highlights of the trip. It was so magical and beautiful. The picture above is of me by the window. All my pictures made us look like ghosts.

I discovered a new tasty treat: oysters! They were so yummy. We also indulged in lobster and Chicago's greasy pizza.

Andrea flew in Sunday morning for the show. Later that evening we went out for sangria pitchers.

And of course the majority of my time was spent buying clothes for late spring early summer. We picked up a few more lines including Andrew Marc's new dress line. It just debuted and I fell in love with this nude one. I'm really excited to get this in!The last day we had a few hours to kill before getting on the plane so Andrea and I went wedding dress shopping. She's getting married January 16th and has yet to get a dress! We stopped by Nicole Miller and she tried on the collection. This was my favorite, but she didn't like it as much.

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So that was my trip in a nutshell! I did find a vintage new years eve/holiday dress at Una Mae's. It needs to modified a bit, but I'm pretty excited about it. If I get my act together I will try to take a picture of it for you. Did you have a good weekend? I can't wait to catch up with you all.

pretty fingers

I can't stop looking at this ring from La Garconne. I have always had a thing for stacking rings, but never found one that fits my style....until now. I love all the different elements and stones. Wouldn't it make a pretty wedding ring too?