Seattle. Post 2.

Hello lovelies! I thought I'd share some more pictures and memories from my trip to Seattle this July. Once the wedding festivities were over, my sister and I met up with some of our oldest and dearest friends. It was so great to see these faces!! It was amazing to catch up and hear what they had been up to over the past year. One of them worked and lived on a tall ship! 

I've met each lovely lady at different stages of my life, one in preschool! 

  

This cracks me up every time :)

 We went to this fantastic tapas restaurant (unfortunately I can't recall the name! eek!) in the town were we grew up, just north of Seattle. 

My sister and I also made a trip to Gas Works Park and Pike Place Market. Remember the paint ball scene in "10 Things I Hate About You"? Yeah, that's Gas Works Park. Check it.

Next, Pike Place Market:

My sister is the best.

 If you ever go to Pike Place, you gotta check out the pig :)

Conclusion: AH-MAZING trip. I didn't want to leave. Really. I didn't.

Birthday Goodies

Well my birthday month is officially over. Pooey. I got some great gifts though! Thought I'd share...

Measuring cups

All stacked!

Not sure if this is officially a mug or a cup...

Salt and Pepper Shakers

Ice cream cake!!! 

TEQUILA!!!!

 Gee, my friends really know what I like. And yes, I have a "thing" for owls :p

Seattle. First post.

In July I was present for a monumental mile stone: the marriage of one of my childhood best friends; the first of many to come. The wedding took place back home, which gave me the opportunity to reunite with many of my dearest friends. I won't write about it all in one post, that would be vacation image overload, so I will start with the wedding.

The bride: I've known Megan since we were twelve years old; she was the new girl in class. We bonded over the course of the school year and became good friends.
The wedding: an intimate ceremony, with Megan and Damien's closest family and friends. The setting was beautiful- a peninsula in Everett overlooking the bay. It rained most of the day, but let up for the wedding. So typical for the Pacific Northwest.

These are some of my favorite photos recently taken of my family and me. And one of the rare photos I have with my dad. He was always the one behind the camera when I was a kid, so I treasure every picture I get with him these days.

More to come!

السلام

Funny thing...

Now that it has been three months since I last posted, I have so much material that I'm not sure where to begin-- so I'll start in the middle. At the very beginning of summer, a good friend of mine hosted a BBQ on her beautiful deck that overlooks parts of Lincoln Park. It was a wonderful night of yummy food, good company and Hamms. At the time we were bummed that the weather was still in the 60s and 70s (although we are wishing it was now!), but it allowed me to wear this heavier dress:

I adore this vintage dress I bought from a tiny vintage boutique called Land of the Lost. It is tagless, so it was a 50/50 chance it would fit when I grabbed it off the clothes rack. Lucky for me, it fits like a glove :) I first wore it to my college graduation, so I was happy to have an occasion to wear it again.

I love the lime green embroidery. I like to think that some young fashion-ista in the late 60s/early 70s wore this dress. *Please note that I have no idea when this dress was made, the decades previously mentioned are just my logical guess. If you think/know when it was made, please share!

Me and Sarah from Second City Slicker. She's a married woman now! 

 

Gorgeous views from the balcony.

 

Hope your week is starting off well!

السلام

I promise I was never a slacker...

I can't believe the last time I posted was in May...I don't know what happened. Life I guess, and me being lazy. I never used to be that way. In school I was always go go go go go! But since I've graduated (it's been a year!) I've felt less rushed to get things done... which I think is good, considering my four hectic years of undergrad, but its taken its toll on this poor blog. I kept pushing posting back, and back, to the point where I just stopped. This blog was created as an outlet and its time for me to step up and utilize it.

So were do I begin? Well, since May, the biggest changes have included being in one of my best friend's wedding and moving into an adorable studio. I've now been employed for 8 straight months (success!). I also turned 24...that one isn't so exciting. But,  I think its going to be a good year. I gave myself a 24 birthday resolution, and that is to embrace all that Chicago has to offer. My plan is to attend more shows, more plays, more independent film, more bars, more restaurants. You get where I'm going here. I'm hoping to document some of these experiences. I hope it inspires you to take advantage of what your city or town has to offer.

لاسلام

Ships A'hoy!!

My sister's graduation was bright and early on Friday. With only three hours of sleep the night before it was a rough morning, but I managed to pull myself together enough to proudly put on a dress I purchased from Etsy and that I've been DYING to wear for months now, but its just been too dang cold in Chi Town!

Now, I have to admit that this dress was very matchy-matchy with my sister's school colors, but I didn't care. A lot of people thought I was wearing the American flag, again I didn't care. I love this dress. I find it to be retro and nautical, with the cute bows on the shoulders and the little anchor buttons. Plus its cotton and stretchy, so it's comfy to boot!


Without further adiue! Drum roll please......here it is!

I hope you love it is much as I do!

السلام!

Tucson!

Last Thursday I flew from chilly Chicago to hot, sweltering Tucson to spend four days with friends and family to celebrate my sister's graduation from the U of A (the heat felt delightful, btw). Since I got in early on Thursday, my sister and I planned to take our mom out for a belated Mother's Day lunch. I was ecstatic to be able to celebrate a Mother's Day with my mom; its been three years since the last time! My mom picked the venue-- Chantilly Tea Room. Who would think a tea room existed in the Southwest? The outside of the restaurant followed the typical dessert decor of 99.9% of all buildings in Tucson...meaning adobe.

But the inside...oh the inside...well, it looked like this:

And this:

We sat outside, which looked like this:

It was so nice to spend some mother-daughter bonding time together. All of us got dressed up for the occasion.

My momma and me!

Here's my whole outfit:

Dress ~ H&M on sale  

Shoes ~ Steven Madden via Macy's on sale

Necklace ~ Send the Trend on sale 

Earrings ~ Maybe UO? Got them so long ago I can't remember

More pictures from Tucson coming soon!

السلام!