Counting down the days until...

Music Monday

two of the lucky ones

Sunday Night Confessional

i kind of love this bag.

& i'm desperately in need of a new one. after heavy use over the past year, my deena & ozzy is literally falling apart. i really love it though. what do you think?? should i re-buy my d&o bag (i do get the 40% off) or go with something else?

a big yes please!

i want to go there! & not just because it's in vegas. because it's pretty.

i was totally unimpressed by lady gaga's new telephone music video.

just weird. in a bad way. a really weird, bad way.

i'm pretty sure i'm allergic to redbull and/or jagermeister.

i literally had one jager bomb (gross) & a miller light at eric's goodbye party & woke up in the middle of the night feeling like i was going to puke. not normal.

i really hope the economy makes a speedy recovery.

freelancing is great & all, but i need a full-time job/a lot more cash in my pocket. i'm so over working retail.

how sweet.

& encouraging. there's hope for all of us single ladies out there.

i've been really awful about working out over the past 2 weeks. i think i've gone twice, & my diet has not made up for my lack of movement.

wahh.

springspringspringspring

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i really hope i don't get "called in" to work today.

Today is....

the first day of spring!

although you wouldn't know it by chicago's 10 day forecast.

snow!?

Hey Soul Sister

please don't make me ever listen to this song again.

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& on the topic of things that totally suck, i have to work at 10am tomorrow morning.

10-4, which means that i can't go out tonight. my friend from work, eric, is leaving for the army's basic training this weekend though, so tonight is his going away party at some bar in downers grove. i said i'd go, but i really don't feel like showering and getting ready, seeing as how it's 8:40pm. dahhh, i feel bad.

what to do, what to do....

Bulletproof

been there, done that, messed around

i'm having fun don't put me down,
i'll never let you sweep me off my feet.
i won't let you in again, the messages i've tried to send,
my information's just not going in.
burnin' bridges shore to shore, i'll break away from something more,
i'm not to not to love until it's cheap.
been there, done that, messed around,
i'm having fun don't put me down.
i'll never let you sweep me off my feet.

this time baby i'll be bulletproof,
this time baby i'll be bulletproof.

i won't let you turn around,
and tell me now i'm much too proud,
to walk away from something when it's dead.
do do do your dirty words come out to play when you are heard?
there's certain things that should be left unsaid.
tick tick tick on the watch and life's too short for me to stop,
oh baby, your time is running out.
i won't let you turn around,
and tell me now I'm much too proud.
all you do is fill me up with doubt.

this time baby i'll be bulletproof,

this time baby i'll be bulletproof.

Luscious Lashes

i bought l'oreal's last boosting serum.

you're supposed to see results in about 4 weeks, using it twice a day. i'll let you know how it goes!

♥.♥.♥.♥

{la dolce vita}

Happy SPD

{nylon}

My Dream Outfit

i want to own every single thing this girl is wearing.

{the sartorialist}

Stella McCartney

i love these classic monochromatic looks.

{because i'm addicted}

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no work on this gorgeous sunny day.

off to buy a new iphone & then going to work out.

Drugs?

last night i had a dream that i was babysitting two little boys who were wonka-fied into being tiny enough to fit into my coach wristlet. i then went about my day, carrying them around in said wristlet while they played "nintendo" on my phone.

i did have a few sake bombs at liz's farewell girls night at kona last night. that may explain the weird dream. that plus the fact that i have a very active imagination/i'm apparently insane.

Music Monday

glitter in the air

Sunday Night Confessional

yesterday was the most fun day ever.

taryn & i forgot to eat all day, other than a single shamrock pancake at one of the house parties we went to. that would explain why....

i woke up starving this morning, with a rug burn & no phone.

i think i lost it somewhere between the dark horse, houndstooth, dark horse again, & the cab ride home. f.

p.s.

happy pi day!

Beer & Breakfast

headed downtown for a little bit of this.

& a little bit of this.

p.s.

it's 7:30 am.

Flashback Friday

gak

my best friend & i tried to sell my neighbor "solar gak" - a.k.a. tar from the street that melted in the sun enough for us to peel it off the raod - one time when we were like 7 yrs old.

we put glitter on it first. i think she bought it.

Birthday Photo Recap

Matt Stuart Photography

i came across matt stuart's website the other day.

i love how he finds the funniest, most interesting way to capture a totally average everyday moment.

Sunday (Monday) Night Confessional

i can't believe i'm 25.

i am absolutely going through a quarter life crisis right now. 25 is like... old.

i left my camera full of bday pics (& my sprinkles cupcake mix! best bday present ever, btw. :) thanks alyssa!) at taryn's sunday morning.

brain function was lacking. i'll post pics when i get it back. i do have some iphone pics of the cute tops & pretty flowers i got from my parents though! i wore that little blue free people sequined top out for my birthday festivities saturday night. adores!!

i really want to go see alice in wonderland.

IN 3D!!!!!!!

taryn, liz, and i are going to see AVATAR friday night.

haha, we'll finally get to see what all the hype is about. wish you were coming with us, natalieeeee! don't be too sad though, it's no longer playing at the tiv.

i'm really sad that i'll soon be losing another friend to a foreign country.

liz is volunteering in peru for 3 months. tears.

Silly Vick

love. love. love.

i think i'm going to buy that bikini.

i miss summer.

Music Monday

the funeral

although slightly depressing, this is one of my all-time favorite songs.

my friend a.j. recently posted this video on facebook - i've seen it before, but it's so cool i had to share.

25

BDAY WKEND!!xx

& i took the weekend off work.

wooooooooooooooooooooo!!

i'll be spending today shopping for a cute birthday outfit, working out, & hanging with the fam. i have to rest up for tomorrow night's shenans!! a group of us are going out to dinner at this fun little byob sushi place downtown & then hitting the bars, starting with rockit.

sunday: brunch & bottomless mimosas at duffy's. then dinner at capital grille with the family. did i mention how much i love birthday week?

fun fun fun!!

Flashback Friday

airborne

in honor of my guy friends who speak about this movie way more than any grown men should.

Sprinks!

i'm seriously bummed that the chicago sprinkles won't be opening this month as planned (i consider my birthday a totally valid excuse to consume 500 calories of cream cheese frosting in one sitting). apparently the date was pushed back to april. tears.

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on a non-obese note, i adore this jack vartanian handcuff bracelet featured on the zoe report today! it reminds me of something alyssa would have, haha. love!

Bloggie Birthday

baby blog is a year old!

...weird...

lunch with taryn (much needed after dollar pbr night - which we were seriously undercharged for because rick loves us), shopping for a birthday outfit, mani/pedi, working out my messed up work sched so i can go to the smu alumni event at texas de brazil with casey, alyssa, & jessica tonight as planned. should be fun! ...i hope.

xx

Words of wisdom from around the webz...

{monica rose}

Eh...

i never was big on the asian inspired look.

not really looking forward to it coming back.

no thank you.

{who what wear}

Music Monday

say aahhhhh

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it's birthday week!!!!!!

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sorry for not posting earlier. work, errands, work out, stuff.