Happy Friday! ONE | My friend Mary is in town from Texas visiting her family so we met her for dinner this week at Bridge House Tavern and I had some delicious shrimp tacos. It was great catching up with her! TWO | Bridge House Tavern is in an awesome location right along the Chicago River. We…
Archives for July 2016
Weekend Recap
This weekend my parents came to visit and we had a low key but fun weekend with some crazy weather thrown in the mix. FRIDAY | Kevin and I dined al fresco at Poor Phil’s. I ordered a lobster roll which I allow myself to have one every summer. So good! SATURDAY | I took a nice…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday! It was pretty much business as usual around here this week, but here are a few highlights to share. ONE | I bought some gorgeous flowers from Trader Joe’s for only $2.99! They open up and get more beautiful every day. TWO | On Tuesday I met my friends Callie and Lauren for a movie in…
Weekending: Lake Geneva
This weekend was my annual girls weekend with my best girlfriends from college. Since we all live in different states, we make it a point to get together at least once every year for some uninterrupted girl time. This year we went to our friend Mandy’s parent’s lake house in Lake Geneva, WI. FRIDAY | I…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday! This weekend is my annual girls weekend and I have been looking forward to it for months! Every year my college girlfriends and I get together for a weekend and we always have so much fun! This year we are meeting in Lake Geneva, WI and it should be a blast! Can’t wait…
Weekending
Happy Monday! This weekend was super low key for us. We had no plans and did a whole bunch of nothing. I think this may be the first weekend of the summer that I’ve actually been home for more than just to sleep and shower, ha! FRIDAY | Kevin and I had dinner at Bar…
BFree – Wheat and Gluten Free Foods
Just a few years ago, gluten free food options were few and far between. Now you can go to almost any restaurant and they will have a separate gluten free menu. Most grocery stores now have a designated gluten free aisle as well. This is great news for people living with Celiac Disease or those…
Miss Ricky’s
Since my birthday happened to fall on a Sunday this year, I knew I wanted to make sure brunch was a hit. I wanted to try somewhere new (to me) with awesome food and good outdoor seating. I spent some time researching different menus and eventually settled on Miss Ricky’s located in the Virgin Hotel….
4th of July Weekend
We had such a fun 4th of July weekend jam packed full of activities. Here is what we were up to. FRIDAY | It was a beautiful night so Kevin suggested we go to the Downers Grove Car Show. We walked around and looked at all of the old cars. I’m not very into cars…
Five on Friday
Happy Friday and Happy 4th of July weekend! If you’re in the Chicago area and are looking for a place to watch fireworks, I have put together a list of different fireworks shows in the area for you here. ONE | The flowers in downtown Chicago have transitioned from tulips to hydrangeas which are some of…