Happy Thanksgiving! Today I will be spending the day with Kevin’s family at his aunt and uncle’s home. Before we head over I plan on watching some of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade which I love to do each year. The Bears also play today so I’m sure football watching will also take place. However…
Archives for November 2014
Skinnytaste Cookbook Review
I love cookbooks! I love reading recipes, looking through the pictures of food, and reading the personal stories from the authors behind their recipes. Today it’s so easy to find recipes online, but there’s something about looking through a cookbook for a recipe that I just love. Today I am so excited to share with…
Gift Guide: Under $50
Today I am taking a timeout from my normal restaurant reviews and bringing you my Holiday Gift Guide for under $50! Black Friday is this week and if you’re anything like me I usually try to avoid the crowds and chaos of shopping that day. The best part about this list is you won’t need…
Weekend Recap
Good morning! Today’s post should be pretty short and sweet. I had a very low key weekend with nothing on the agenda so not much to report today. This is a short week at work due to Thanksgiving so I am looking forward to only working three days. Here’s what I was up to the…
Five on Friday
TGIF!! I am so happy it is finally Friday! This was a long, cold week and I just want to go into hibernation mode for the next few months! I realized I have nothing on the calendar for this weekend so I’m thinking lots of Christmas movie watching is in store. I might even finally…
Thursday Things – PrettyQuick
Most of you are probably familiar with the online reservation system OpenTable. I use it all the time to book restaurants for brunch and dinner. Now imagine there was a site to book all of your beauty needs as well. You’re in luck because today I am introducing you to PrettyQuick, an online beauty booking…
Thanksgiving Side Dishes
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought I would round up some of my favorite Thanksgiving side dishes today. Kevin and I hosted Thanksgiving for my family at our house the first year we were married and it was so fun coming up with a menu all on our own. This year we will…
Parlor Pizza Bar
Y’all know I love pizza so you can imagine how excited I was when a new pizza place opened up in the West Loop a couple months ago. I walked by Parlor Pizza Bar as it was being developed several times and eagerly waited in anticipation for its opening. I met up with some friends…
Weekend Recap
Good morning! How was your weekend? Mine was one of the best I have had in a long time which sounds odd because we didn’t even do anything extravagant. Sometimes restful weekends are the best weekends! Here is what I was up to. FRIDAY | After work Kevin and I went to a party at…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday! How was your week? I’m looking forward to one of our last few weekends with no big plans before all of the busyness of the holidays begins. Whatever you are up to, I hope you have a great weekend! Here is my Friday Five for today: ONE | The polar vortex has finally hit…