My Latest Obsessions

Happy Friday! I now have a new appreciation for power - as ours went out for 24 hours. So glad it is back on! Peter and I are off to a wedding (cousin of PFC's) this weekend in Lake Geneva and the gals are off with one of their Aunts and my sister and her husband are taking little Georgie for the weekend.

And GEORGIE turns 1 this Saturday! I cannot believe it. Time flies. I love our little guy. The day he was born changed my life in many ways. I love our little family of 5.

Some of my latest faves...

• How yummy do these cookies look?! Check out this Cardamon Caramel Macchiato. Or the Carmelized Banana PB cup!
• Before the end of summer I want to make these Caprese Fruit Skewers - yummy!
• I already posted about these yummy Nutella Banana Muffins but I've found a new recipe that uses light sour cream and brown sugar vs white sugar (and when you eat as many as I do the change is worth it). And the taste is still the same!!!! YUMMY.
• Aren't these scalloped platforms so pretty and feminine!? Love them.
• Trina Turk did a line for Schumacher. Fun colors and patterns.
• These Christian Louboutin love flats are A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! They would be perfect for the bride looking for flats.
• I haven't tried the 2 week shellac nail polish yet but thought this flash mob by them was pretty good! Here are their new colors for fall.
• LOVE these bags! You could put a lot of stuff in the Scout Bag.
• Need a little shade at the beach - these are perfect!
• I wore a variation of this braided bun the other day - very cute!
• A friend of ours had a party last Sunday and the band The Way Much (from Santa Barbara) was there. They were awesome! Very chill. She also flew in mini cupcakes from Baked by Melissa - YUMMY! So many yummy flavors. My favorite was Peanut Butter Cup.

My Latest Obsessions



Homemade Fudgesicles from our Zoku


Happy Friday! WOW, what a HOT HOT HOT week. Brutal. At least it is raining now and cooling things down a bit. We have a busy weekend ahead. On Saturday we have a good friend's son's 1st birthday party (born a week before Georgie) and then a party right in our front yard (block cocktail party) and then another party on Sunday. Let's hope we see some good weather. And I'm missing a friend's graduation/going away party on Saturday - she is off to the big city (NYC)!

My latest faves include all things COOL (as it has been HOT here in Chicago)...

• 3 ingredient ice cream sandwich - YUMMY!
• Summer snack of feta + cucumber - good stuff.
• Salted Caramel Ice Cream - ummm, need I say more?!
• Let's have an ice cream party with these adorable cups - FUN FUN!
• Summer afternoons call for Izze - and I would love to try some of these tasty Izze Recipes!
• I could definitely chill on a Sunday afternoon in this Southern California bungalow - ummm, for sure!
• We are diggin our new Zoku Popsicle maker! C + M and I are having a blast coming up w/different combinations of popsicles. So far, our favorite one = classic fudgesicle! See above pic. Not sure how hard these rainbow ones would be to make - but how pretty are they? Good Housekeeping gave the Zoku the VIP (very innovative product) award!
• In the summer it is too hot to cook - loving this article on Recipes for 101 Simple Salads. YUM. Emily of Cupcakes and Cashmere made salad #2. Looks divine. And I think this weekend I'm going to try out her How To (Braided Bun).
• How fun are theses picnic boxes?! They would make for a very chic picnic!

My Latest Obsessions

GMC - chilling in his swing - 11.5 months

Happy Friday! It is absolutely gorgeous here in Chicago - finally starting to feel like summer! However, I feel as though summer is now flying by and we'll be back in school before we know it. Saturday PFC/I are off to check out the restaurant Vie (only suburban restaurant to get a Michelin star) for date night and then heading to a party.

Some of my latest faves:

• I saw Horrible Bosses this week. LOVED IT. SO hilarious. Jason Bateman is such a doll. Remember his days as Derek in Silver Spoons?! LOVE him. If you haven't seen it, pls go - you will laugh your a** off!
• Love this series from A Cup of Jo re: Balancing Work/Life/Motherhood.
• I'm kind of digging this party necklace from Cursive Design - very fun!
• Cool Eclipse Dress from local designer - LOVE it.
• Adorable antique bird mirror from Terrain. Cute! Pretty votives from there as well.
• Loving these kelly green jeans - super cute!
• Isn't this a darling little dress (love the cut out heart) - so sweet!
• These little skimmers would kick jeans up a notch!
• Ummm, don't these peanut butter pretzel bites look yummy?!
• My mom has these cute little mouse flats - aren't they adorable?
• Instead of a rocking horse how about a rocking rabbit?
• How about some dip dyed nautical bracelets? FUN!

My Latest Obsessions

Georgie - 11 months

Happy Friday! I cannot believe that our little Georgie is a little over 11 months old. We were totally in countdown this time last year (for the arrival of GMC and to get back into our house). It has FLOWN by!
And this summer is flying by - cannot believe that we are already in July. Nuts!

Some of my latest faves:

• Love this gal's style - a little hampons beauty!
• C + I made these yummy nutella banana muffins. They were a HUGE hit with everyone. The nutella takes them from yummy to FABULOUS!
• What cute flats - LOVE.
• I've been on a reading kick lately...and just finished One Day by David Nicholls. Good read! Last PM I started Room by Emma Donoghue - so far so good. A good friend gave it a thumbs up!
• Sad that we are already starting to see all the summer clothes on sale...as that means fall is around the corner. But isn't this shirt cute (a newbie at J.Crew)?
• Adorable owl belt - my mom would love this one!
• The gal that I do my tennis drills with has a little feather hair extension. It looks super cute on her - however, I'm not sure how I feel about this trend!
• I've always found Kate Moss to be so effortlessly beautiful. Of course, she looked stunning on her wedding day!
• Great post on ettiquette - when it comes to traveling to friends homes and stopping by for a dinner party. Love GP!
• I really want to look into this diary writing app for my ipad. Looks pretty cool!
• I'm a big fan of Marshalls and T.J. Maxx...and I scored (for $16 mind you) this pair of super cute pjs. How fun are they? Love the elephant print!