Sweet Dreams

Flashback Friday

ninja turtle gum ball ice cream bars

they actually probably still exist, but i haven't eaten one since i was like 10, so they still count as a flashback in my book.

Flashback Friday

zingleman's

there are literally no photos available via google to show how amazing the comic book restaurant in hinsdale is, so let me just say that their cheese fries and ninja turtle/sesame street cookies as big as your face = my childhood.

my mom took my brother and i there every day after preschool with my bestie anthony and his brother joey. she also used to have large pizza's delivered to us in middle school on a regular basis because she could never remember to pack us lunches. healthy.

Sunday Night Confessional

i just realized that i've become a "mom blogger" ....without actually being a mom. i didn't know this was possible?

case in point: this. this. this. this. this. there's probably more. ew.

holy yum.

nom nom nom.

i'm too busy updating my resume and portfolio to think of anything else fun to put on here.

sorry, b's.

oh, but if you aren't following me on twitter, i recommend you check this out.

i found it on rockstar diaries and it's so freaking cute! slash hilarious.

Bring on the Fall yummies

i might have to try these sometime soon.

whoopie pies

The Salad Guide

a well thought out guide to the best (my favorite) salads in and around chicago.

best "fresh" salad(s):

ceres chopped salad

wildfire chopped salad

i think it's the avacado and light (but delicioussss) vinaigrette dressing.

best savory salad:

redstone rotisserie chicken chopped salad

still light, but with rotisserie chicken in the mix, you're left full & satisfied. & maybe wanting just one more bite...

best sweet salad(s):

sopraffina hilltop salad

labriola astoria waldorf salad

can't go wrong with those candied nuts.

best guilty pleasure salad:

champps cob salad with fried chicken tenders

the closest thing i can get to the ultimate plucker's fried chicken salad. why is the ranch in texas better than anywhere else in the world?

yums!

Sunday Night Confessional

it was a wild weekend, kids!

i went up to lake geneva with my cousin lisa, a bunch of her guy/girl friends, taryn and liz. the guys rented a house & a yacht - & it was out. of. control.

i could move to lake geneva. seriously. i love it that much.

i'm obsessed with this outfit.

holyohmygod.

i really want to make these. now.

sprinkles opened! sprinkles opened!

sprinkles sprinkles sprinkles!

i need sleep.

sober sleep. badly.

Banana Bites

oh... my... god....

this shit is bananas!

get your yum on.

East Coast Love: LEVAIN BAKERY

good god, these chocolate chip walnut cookies look amazing.

i may just have to try out this copycat recipe.

mmm mmm mmmmmm, looking heavenly.

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can't wait for my cubbie lunch date with taryn!

woohoo for days off & friends. :)

Get yo' breakfast on, Pearl.

you're welcome.

or sorry.. if you don't like food or something.

{click here & print the coupon}

NOM NOM NOM

chick-fil-a is coming to chicago!

my prayers have been answered.

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!

Sunday Night Confessional

i wish i had never seen this post.

sweet jesus.

have you seen the nicholas kirkwood for rodarte shoes?

shoot pearl!

cruziiie had a pic of this necklace on her blog & i am in looooove.

tom binns for disney couture. it looks like candy.

i think about summer every day.

i can't take another 3 months of this cold. :( i'm ready for sunshine, tans, cubs games, swimsuits, bonfires, boats, & adorable little outfits like this one.

& on that note, i'm seriously considering moving to hawaii/the caribbean/a beach & getting a job working at some resort, sarah marshall/blue crush style, for a year.

not at all kidding.

Sunday Night Confessional

who else wants to take a trip to the wizarding world of harry potter?

cool cool cool! i loooooooove disney world.

ahhhhhican'twaittoseethis!

i found chicago's version of knox st. pub!!!!

amazing dj'ing, fun dancing, strong cocktails, crowded. boys boys boys everywhere. yes please! oh did i also mention that they have $16 sunday brunch/bottomless mimosas & every wednesday is $1 beers + spazmatics!?!?! h.e.a.v.e.n.

i had a bit of a relapse in the boy sitch this weekend....

oops?

it's girl scout cookie season!!!!!!!!!

heaven help me.

True Life: I'm Addicted to Sugar

happy fat tuesday!!

hope you're enjoying the day made for gluttony.

...yes, that's puppy chow...

Currently Craving: Sprinkles Cupcakes

heaven!

oh how i miss the red velvets & vanillas.

there's supposedly one set to open up in chicago this march.

smiles x 7982735087320

Flashback Friday

koala yummies

yummy!

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!!

Blackout Wednesday...

it was a wild one.

i worked at urban from 2-8 today which meant that i had to wake up early to both get a little work out in & hit the grosh for some thanksgiving dessert ingredients so that i could make 5 layer bars before work as planned. well well welllllll. silly me & my sill plans. of course things did not turn out the way i had expected.

i accidentally used evaporated milk instead of sweetened condensed milk... idiot... so my 5 layer bars did not set. but even if the graham cracker crust had not turned out soggy & disgusting, i still don't think i would have liked them. the butterscotch chips were overwhelming & it was way too heavy on the coconut for me - & i didn't even use the suggested amount.

so long story short, i had to hit the kitch & have a baking party for one when i got home from work at 8:30. i decided to go with pumpkin spice cookies. mm mm mmm.

pumpkin spice cookies

p.s.

my feet are about to snap off of my legs despite the fact that i'm currently laying in my bed (which has never felt more comfortable). how on earth am i going to make it from 6am-2pm on black friday!? heaven help me...

Sunday Night Confessional

so maybe margaux & i are brats because dad made chili instead of the dreaded stroganoff mess.

that or we're just really loved. :)

& i'm still full even though we ate at 4pm.

i love me an early bird special!

i have a million things on my "to-do list."

they've been on there for quite some time now. ugh.

i'm psychedddd to go to 6 flags for fright fest.

it hasn't been planned yet, but it will happen.

insprired by a tweet from cjpotter, i'm about to make myself a swiss miss hot cocoa with lots of marshmallows.

yeah, i'm not that full i guess. num num num num num.