Big Star is one of those neighborhood restaurants that is an absolute summer must for Chicago locals. Their patio (which they have recently expanded) is one of the best in the city and you can’t beat their tacos and margaritas! source This past weekend Kevin and I spent a good part of the afternoon eating…
Archives for June 2015
Weekend Recap
Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was packed full of fun and I was rarely home which was fine because it turned out to be beautiful on Saturday and Sunday after all the rain we had during the week. 🙂 FRIDAY | After work Kevin and I grabbed a quick…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday and yay for the weekend! I’m hoping the sun decides to make an appearance although it’s not looking promising this next week… I hope you all have a great weekend whatever you are up to! Here are five things I’ve been loving lately: ONE | Making my morning smoothies in my new Vitamix! TWO | Starbucks dates…
Chicago Neighborhood Guide – Rogers Park
Happy Thursday!! Only one day until Friday! It’s been a few weeks since the last neighborhood post, but we’re back! Today we are looking at the northern most neighborhood in the city of Chicago – Rogers Park. source Today’s post is coming to you from one of my dear friends Zenia! Zenia and I used…
Healthy Lunch Spots in the Loop
Working downtown Chicago in the Loop has great benefits because there is easy access to lots of things: great shopping, parks, the Lake, and endless restaurant possibilities for lunch. Today I put together a list of healthy lunch spots in the Loop for quick on the go service. Freshii – With several locations around the Loop, Freshii…
Barcocina
This past weekend Kevin and I met some friends for Sunday Funday at a new hangout in Lakeview called Barcocina. The food at Barcocina fuses traditional Mexican cuisine with other cultural fare like Asian and American. The restaurant is open air with large garage doors which makes it the perfect summer hangout. Their motto is…
Weekend Recap // Birthday Fun
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Even though I had mixed feelings about my 30th birthday on Friday, I woke up feeling completely fine the next day. My birthday was made that much better thanks to all of your sweet comments and other texts/calls throughout the day. Cheers to 30! Here…
Thirty.
Today is my 30th birthday! I have lots of mixed feelings about this particular birthday. I’m the last of my friends to turn 30 (besides Kevin) so you’d think I would be prepared, but it honestly kind of snuck up on me. Thirty is one of those numbers that seemed so far off in the…
Munich
I hope you have been enjoying these recent travel posts! I’m having fun looking back through old pictures from our trips. Because of the great travel benefits that come with Kevin’s job, we are able to take a lot of little weekend trips whenever we have free time. Most of the time we will look…
Pure Rain Nail Spa
I’m doing something a little different today and sharing with you my favorite nail salon in downtown Chicago. Pure Rain Nail Spa is located in the south part of the loop and is one of my favorite lunch time breaks during the work week. The salon is bright and clean and the staff is always…