Sunday Night Confessional

loved playing tourist around chicago with cindy & sara this weekend! :)

i miss taryn, jt, & aaron aready.

they're probably my 3 besties in chicago & they all just moved into an apt downtown this weekend. that means a lot less weekday dollar beer nights at dj's & nights out at tracy's. it's going to be so lonely around here. :(

boys make me sad.

i'm beginning to think i'm cursed when it comes to relationships. i don't even want to get into it.

god, please make things happen for me.

great things. asap.

happy 25th birthday, casey!!!!

haha, so approp. :)

Flashback Friday

nickelodeon's snick

yay visitors!!!!!!

picking sara & cindy up from the airport at 3.

woop woop!

i can't wait for this weekend o' fun! :)

It's All Been Done....

yes, fashion highlights from the sag awards have been covered more than the speculated brangelina split, but i just have to give a quick shout-out to my favorite actress, kate hudson, for choosing the. hottest. dress of the night.

love!

girlfriend sure knows how to rock the backless dress.

Music Monday

dream

...i know, i know...

i just love miley.

Sunday Night Confessional

i want to go to the shedd aquarium.

if only i could find someone to take advantage of this with me.

adorable.

& expensive.

i wish i played tennis.

mainly because i think the outfits are so cute.

i would absolutely take a treehouse vacation.

just not for my honeymoon, please.

but i'd still much rather be hanging on the beach.

i hate cold weather. so.over.it.

i can't can't can't wait for sara & cindy to visit this weekend!!!!

i have a party for us to go to dt saturday night. woop! call me, we'll talk weekend deets. :)

Flashback Friday

dunkaroooooooos

off to work out at my fab new gym. :)

customer appreciation at dj's tonight! it's gonna get wild.

have a great weekend!!

McQueen Me

i've been meaning to post about these alexander mcqueen pumps ever since i saw them on some other website or blog a couple weeks ago, but it kept slipping my mind.

& then silly rach beat me to it.

they may not be new news to you, but they're just so awesome that i had to post them regardless.

...

no work today, woo hoo!

Music Monday

set the fire to the third bar

Sunday Night Confessional

i have some major catching up to do on baby blog. here's my life:

last weekend: some hanging at taryn's, some tracy's (of course), some serious boy cuteness.

thursday night: spiked spiced apple cider + peppermint schnapps hot chocolate + friends + tracy's + after-hours sledding + slipping on an ice patch + a twisted knee = shitshow.

friday night: no.

last night: oh geeze.

despite the on-again-off-again cuteness, i'm still majorly confused about the boy sitch.

he's super cute & flirty, he tells me he likes me, he doesn't call.

i'm still l.o.v.i.n.g. xsport.

i'm going to yoga with liz tomorrow night. & i have my (rescheduled) fitness evaluation tuesday.

Happy Weekend!

Flashback Friday

timberlands

XSport Fitness

guess what i did yesterday.....

crossed one of my many new years resolutions off the list

& joined xsport fitness!!

this summer i did the free 7 day trial with my cousin lisa.

i liked it - the gym was huge, they offer like 30 classes a week, there's a rock climbing wall, a tanning salon, an aquatic center, and hundreds of machines - but i already had a free membership at the time so it just wasn't worth it.

but being without a gym for the past month (my family membership expired in december) was starting to make me totally stir-crazy. i mean, with a foot of snow on the ground, it's not like i can just go for a run around the mwc. & while i am by no means a gym junkie or fitness freak, i definitely notice a difference in my energy, mood, and overall health when i'm working out regularly vs. not. so i caved & joined.

& i couldn't be more excited about it!!

reasons i already love xsport:

you pay month-to-month.

you have a full month to decide if you like it.

if not, you get a full refund.

the gym is open 24 hrs a day.

it's $39/mo & membership includes unlimited access to the pool & all of the classes offered.

i did the "muscle max" class followed by "six pack attack" last night & i'm definitely feeling it today, which i love because, duh, that means it's working.

xsport is massive & has an insane amount of machines, all of which come with their own little tv.

so i don't have to watch soap operas with the woman next to me & there's no waiting around for the elliptical.

when you join, you get a free fitness evaluation by a personal trainer.

i'm meeting with him tomorrow at 1:30. he'll tell me how out of shape i really am, what kinds of workouts with best benefit my body to get the results i want, how many calories i should be eating a day, etc. i'm psyched!!

i have friends who are members there.

workout buddies!

so if you decide to join xsport or at least check it out, which i highly recommend you do, please give them my name as a reference. if you do, i get a free month!! which - lets be real - i could definitely use.

happy working out, lovers.

xx

Music Monday

body language

3 days without heat in my house is 3 days too long. ca-ca-code.

...time for bed...

i have to work at urban from 4:45-11 tomorrow morning.

Sunday Night Confessional

friday night was wild.

fun fun fun! & i'm so glad alyssa came to the burbs. meeeessed you, lover!

this boy sitch is a mess.

i'm relationship retarded.

i think these winners of the 2009 shoemania design competition are pretty sweet.

there's something wrong with sammy cat. :(

she's been shaking like a leaf & randomly freaking out all day. poor baby. i know it sounds silly, but if you wouldn't mind saying a little prayer for her, i would appreciate it. i love the little bug.

i can't wait for sara & cindy to come to chicago at the end of january!!

visitors!!!!! :) start thinking of things you want to do. tracy's doesn't have to be on the list.

Get It Right, Get It Tight

on the schedule for today:

pain.

Flashback Friday

best of the '90s

as decided by me.

i'm going over to taryn's tonight for blackout christmas exchange round II. apparently she has bottles & bottles of alcohol left over from the first one, so we're having a little pre-party. & then we'll go to tracy's... of course. lets just hope it doesn't get too wild - i have to work at urban from 12-6 tomorrow. woof.

Deal Alert

did you know that the la tan in downer's grove (off ogden ave.) offers $5 tuesday tans??

that's $5 for however long you choose to tan in whatever level bed. considering that my 15 minutes in a level 2 bed costs $13 per sesh, i'd say it's a pretty spectacular deal.

go get yo' glow on, sista.

but remember to use lotion!

glowing tan: good. skin cancer: bad.

Little J

i love taylor momsen's wolford tights.

i've been looking for a pair like them since i saw this picture in who what wear.

i can't find the exact ones on the website, but these are supa cute too & pretty similar in the black/black. yes yes.

Music Monday

my world

Sunday Night Confessional

new years eve was fun - we celebrated at my friend alan's condo at trump tower in the city. more than anything, i was happy not to ring in 2010 at tracy's.

but the boy i've been whatever with lately had other new years plans, so i didn't have a new years kiss this year. my life is depressing.

i love this mackenzie-childs home stuff.

the candlesticks & the grill are my favorites.

margaux & i went on a 45 min excursion trying to find the nearest tcby.

it was worth it. even though i feel sick now.

we're currently watching my sister's keeper.

i think it's the saddest movie i've ever seen. i've cried 83 times already.

TwentyTen

happy new year!!!

i hope you had fun celebrating last night & i wish you a blessed 2010.

here's to another year & all the possibilities it has in store for us!

xo

a few of my new years resolutions:

save money. put that money in my savings account & don't touch it.

get a full-time, well-paying job.

move out of my parents' house & into an apartment in the city.

work out at least 3 days a week.

eat more healthy foods.

get a boyfriend.

get to know myself better. figure out what i really want out of life. & figure out a way to get it.

be better about keeping in touch with long distance friends.

don't settle.

be open to possibilities.