let's be friends.

i have very fond memories of making and wearing and trading many a homemade friendship bracelet. i'd put a bunch on at the beginning of summer, and because there was no way to remove them without scissors, i'd wear them everywhere (in the ocean, in the pool, etc.) and all the time. it's sort of icky now that i think about it, but i totally rocked a fierce arm party from the moment girl scout camp started until my dance instructor would inevitably tell me that they'd all have to be cut off for a recital.

well, my friends! friendship bracelets are back and they're way more awesome than they used to be in that the grownup versions have clasps and closures so you don't have to wear them 24/7. (yay because i probably will not be rocking these bad boys in client meetings.)

my favorites are brightly colored with pieces of hardware like these guys:

Woven jewelry, €78
Yellow gold bangle, $91
ASOS metal jewelry, $21
Stackable jewelry, £45
Monica Vinader peace sign jewelry, $135
Scosha yellow gold bangle, £86
Juicy Couture rhinestone bangle, $22
Leather bangle, £4

beach day.

monday was just about the most perfect day ever. jim and i slept in and then went down to north avenue beach to meet up with friends. there was lots of sun, a little volleyball, sticky sunblock, beachy breezes, and windblown hair. afterwards we went to sedgwick's for cocktails. i came home feeling a little sandy and a lot happy. 

kicking off summer with new bags

the hubs and i swung by target on saturday to pick up some boring stuff like drain-o and dish soap. while there, i came across this bag...

and this clutch...

and the man repeller in me just had to have them.

SO much more fun than dish soap, no?

currently loving...

+ these shoe mint shoes in the floral print. i snagged a pair as soon as i could.

+ this article on hipster racism.

+ trader joe's flowers (as seen above). vase from the lovely, blue jean amy.

+ every piece of jewelry on this site.

+ this pair of leather leggings.

+ flywheel chicago. spin classes kick my ass, but the music is so good.

+ nutella. good thing i'm spinning...i put this on everything.

don't mind me. i'm just waiting for game of thrones to start.

culinary speakeasy.

my friend rosie has a friend who's working on getting his own restaurant up and running, and in the meantime, he's throwing fabulous dinner parties to try out his dishes. lucky for me that i am a friend of a friend because i was invited to a little 'culinary speakeasy' on sunday night and it was delicious.

i'm pretty sure eating frozen pizza in my underwear on the couch isn't going to cut it anymore. i only want to eat amazing food at a big table with a big group of friends. dinner parties every night please!

my weekend.

saturday. 

sunday. 

////my weekend. 

1. on saturday i did nothing. NOTHING. my husband watched obscene amounts of basketball, and i rolled myself into the office where i watched movies on my laptop, ate whoopee pies, and drank boxed wine. 
2. on sunday i actually took a shower. on a weekend! *pats back* then i slapped some makeup on my mug and met some friends for dinner. 

overall, i give this weekend an A. the only way it could have been an A+ is if i could have somehow been naturally not-so-hideous on saturday. A GIRL CAN DREAM.