Good morning afternoon! Sorry for the delay in this post, but better late than never right? I had a very busy weekend and special guests in town so didn’t have much free time to sit down and write. {friday} Two of our friends from college, Mary and Taylor, are currently living overseas on a temporary…
Archives for June 2014
Five on Friday
Even though the Five on Friday link up has been temporarily placed on hold for the summer, I’m still posting my Friday Five today! {one} Kevin and I met up with some friends for dinner on Monday night and then decided to have an impromptu ice cream date at Brown Cow afterwards. Love walking to get…
Thursday Things – BFF Box
Beauty product and clothes delivery companies that personalize to your preferences are definitely trending right now. You’ve all heard of the popular names like Birchbox, Ipsy, Stitchfix, and even BarkBox for your dogs, but have you ever heard of BFF Box? Probably not. BFF Box is something my four best friends from college and I came…
Southwest Veggie Salad
After several full days of dining out, my body has been craving vegetables like no other! For dinner last night, I created a southwest salad that is full of health benefits. Spinach: rich in antioxidants and is a good source of vitamins A, B2, C and K and also contains magnesium, manganese, folate, iron, calcium…
Cicchetti
For my birthday dinner this year, Kevin and I visited Cicchetti. Cicchetti is the latest creation from Chef Michael Sheerin, the guy behind another Chicago staple Trenchermen. Chef Sheerin has quite the impressive culinary resume from working in NYC at Jean-Geroges and WD-50 to becoming the first-ever chef de cuisine under James Beard award-winning chef…
NYC Weekend Recap
Happy Monday friends! Kevin and I spent the weekend in New York City for a little birthday getaway. NYC is one of our favorite cities and we love visiting. We both agreed we would move there in a heartbeat if we ever have the opportunity. Chicago is a fun city and we love living here,…
Five on Friday – Birthday Edition
Friday is here!! Hope you all had a great week! Thank you all for the birthday love yesterday – I had a great day! {one} Started the morning off yesterday with a relaxing massage! {two} Had a delicious birthday dinner with Kevin at Cicchetti on Wednesday. Please excuse the terrible iPhone pic and my terrible hair –…
Thursday Things – 29
Today is my 29th Birthday!! While part of me cringes at the thought that I am much closer to 30 than I am to 20, the other part of me is fully embracing it! I can honestly say my life continues to get better with each passing year. I definitely miss my college days and…
What I Ate Wednesday – New Snacks
Happy Wednesday!! We’re half way through the week – yay!! Today is a short day at work for me because we have our annual division picnic this afternoon and then I am off the rest of the week! Yay for short work weeks! Today I will be sharing some new (to me) snacks I have…
Little Goat Diner
If you’ve spent any time in the West Loop walking down “Restaurant Row”, you probably have noticed a spinning goat if you look up on the corner of Randolph and Green. source Little Goat Diner was created by Top Chef: Season Four winner, Stephanie Izard and is part of the Boka Restaurant Group. source Prior to…