Happy VDay, Lovebugs

Missing You

rest in peace, auntie carol lee

10/25/1945 - 4/4/2010

i have so many wonderful memories of her that i will cherish forever. she was the holiest, funniest, craziest, most generous & loving person, and i will miss her so much.

god truly blessed me when he chose her as my aunt & godmother.

i can't think of anyone more deserving to be raised up to heaven on easter sunday. my cousin dawny took a photo of the sunrise just after her mom passed away. such a perfect exit.

Philosophy:

"the road to intimacy is lots of kissing."

"I'm looking for love...

real love. ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming,

can't-live-without-each-other love."

- carrie bradshaw

congratulations to my friends elizabeth & travis,

getting married in dallas today!! i wish i was there to help celebrate & dance the night away at the castle! take tons of pics for me, friends. xo.

Sheesh!

in one day, i recieved all of the following compliments:

i look like i belong on the hills

HAHAHA!

i'm stylish & pretty

i'm invited to vegas with "the girls" in august

all the guys "think i'm awesome"

according to vince

& kyle has a crush on me

kyle is hot! :)

..so if you need a boost in self esteem, come to chicago..

or drink for 10 hrs straight & people are bound to throw some compliments your way, ha!

and yes, i drank for 10 hours yesterday.

not constant, but still. that's absurd. tailgate style.

i took the train downtown to meet my cousin lisa & some of her work/not work friends for happy hour. lisa works at the board of trade so she gets off work at 2pm.

we went to citizen on erie first. it's a rooftop patio bar & so fun! morgan made friends with nick the bartender so we got 2 rounds of free shots (for 7 girls. that's love). & they had the b.e.s.t. sweet tea lemonade vodka drink.

we left at 6:30ish, at which point we headed over to bull & bear. bobby the bouncer is hotttt. like male underwear model hot. we're totally going there when you come visit me!

took the 10:40 train home... vince, aaron, & some other dude picked me up from the hinsdale station at 11:15 & we headed over to tracy's tavern. again. kyle & steve met up & then i felt like i was going to die.

omg. quite a friday.

p.s.

hey pearl, why you gotta deactivate your fb & break my heart like that?

if you could also put your wall back up, that'd be delightful.

p.p.s.

i ♥ this.

Thinking of You

and missing your

witch stories, chocolate milk, jewelry box, bingo games, & hugs.

happy birthday, nana

Dear Prince Charming,

please get your lazy ass off the couch and climb the tree.

"Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just take the rotten apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy....... The apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree."

thanks, love.

i'll be waiting.

♥♥♥

sometimes you just need a hug.

"a hug is the perfect gift; one size fits all, and nobody minds if you exchange it."

What's your favorite color?

green?

hope you had a happy earth day!

i can't imagine a more gorgeous or more appropriate day to recognize and appreciate our earth.

whitney and i laid out at the pool, as usual, and enjoyed the sunny 90 degree weather. about half of that time was spent wading in the actual water. it was like a real summer day! oh, i can't wait!

pool, sunshine, pizza, tivo, & friends.

a recipe for a happy chloe.

according to weather.com, it's a breezy 78 degrees out right now. at 11:25 pm. i love summer nights almost as much as i love summer days. i would still have my balcony door open right now if it weren't for the insanely noisy traffic (& that damn trolley) on mckinney.

honestly, it's perfect. too bad it's almost midnight. i'd love to be sitting on my front steps eating an ice cream cone right now.

i think the reason i love this weather so much is because it reminds me of home and being little. spending all day at the midwest club pool with my brothers and our friends, ordering pizza and ice cream snickers bars from the snackbar, getting yelled at for not abiding by "adult swim" rules, and ending the night with a bike ride, a bbq on the back deck,

& a family trip to "stop & chat" for chocolate covered frozen bananas.

could you imagine anything so perfect?

:)

i hope that however you spent your earth day, it was as relaxing &

utterly enjoyable as mine was!

"enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

-robert brault

Loveee

first of all, how cute does this movie look??

{i came across the trailer on le love}

second....

you must check this out.

it was posted as my friend allison's twitter status & let me just tell you...

insanity.

third.

opins needed.

what do you think of the music feature recently added to my blog?

i kinda love it, but it's so loud. thoughts??

...gots to go...

yay for window shopping with sara :)

how i'll miss north park.

I think it's kinda funny...

that i used to believe i had things figured out.

that couldn't be further from the truth. i know nothing.

that in college i was unable to function without a nap.

my body now rejects the act of napping. & often times, sleeping in general.

that i used to draw all the time. and i was really good.

i haven't sat down to draw a picture since high school.

that i love photography.

i took photography in college. i was awful.

that i used to believe that i could "be" anything

when i grew up.

i'm unemployed.

that i still use the term "when i grow up."

i'm not really sure how much longer - if at all - that is acceptable.

that i am so open to meeting new people and making

new friends, but i'm afraid to fall in love.

"to love is to risk not being loved in return. to hope is to risk pain. to try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing."

that despite everything i've read, heard, experienced,

i still believe in the fairy tail.

i'll never stop believing & i wouldn't have it any other way.

Tears

this is the saddest thing i've ever seen.

spoiler: it's a photo journal about this man's father who's short term memory is so bad, he doesn't know that his wife has died.

he's desperately in love and asks about her constantly.

do not - i repeat, do not - read this at work/in public/around anyone

you'd rather not see you cry.