MMC and G$ checking out the re-creation NikeLab in Chicago

Me and My Pup Gus

Happy Friday! OMG, how is it almost the end of July?! Yikes. Summer is flying by - and it officially feels like summer here in Chicago. We got together w/ my mom and stepdad and crew in Lake Geneva the week of July 4th. Super fun time. Kids had a blast hanging w/ their cousins and it was great to catch up w/ all of my sisters and relatives. It's always so tough to get everyone together like that.

I've been following chef Jason Vincent for awhile now - and LOVED when he was at Nightwood in Pilsen. He took a little hiatus in 2014 and the restaurant eventually closed in 2015. So I'm really pumped to head to chef-owner Jason Vincent's restaurant Giant in Logan Square tonight for dinner w/ PFC and another couple. And perfect = where to have date night outside (in Chicago).

Tomorrow morning I'm going to be up bright and early (not only due to our new pup, Gus!) but to make sure I'm in line at Urban Pioneer Group for The Daly Bagel pop up shop. YUMMY! Hoping to swing by the Makers Market FP founded by the local gal behind Blend Earth-to-Skin - from 11 am - 2 pm at The Lantern Loft. And this weekend I know that MMC is looking forward to seeing her counselors from Actors Garden perform in Anne of Green Gables.

Late Sunday afternoon CMC gets home from overnight camp! GMC and MMC have been thick as thieves these last two weeks w/ CMC gone.

XO - d2

PS - Cheers to the weekend ahead and some of my latest faves...

• Wow. Wide-leg active pants are apparently back. I wonder if I still have my first pair of Lululemon pants w/ a boot cut leg! 
• We're skipping our annual summer roadtrip this year but I've made a mental note to download this app for our next trip = Roadside America. I mean who wouldn't want to see the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas?! 
• Speaking of roadtrips - we always seem to buy some temporary tattoos for the trip. Check out these new embroidery tattoos by Tattly. Pretty cool! Love this stitched bouquet. Oh, and how cute are these dog tattoos?! Yup. I've gone a little dog crazy w/ our new pup! 
• How fun = movie coming out soon = Where'd You Go, Bernadette. Enjoyed the book. 
• I've been saving the latest season of Schitt's Creek for a time when I can watch several episodes at a time. I miss my Rose family! I think I might need this keychain = Stop Acting Like a Disgruntled Pelican. OMG, David! Love him. 
• Totally dig and appreciate this = a new Oregon law will let students take 'mental health' days. 
• https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/us/oregon-schools-mental-health-days-trnd/index.html
• Okay, so I officially scored 2 tix (thanks, friend!) to the Talk w/ Virgil Abloh at the MCA Chicago later in August. Super excited to be taking MMC. I honestly did not know much about Virgil Abloh until very recently. Proud big sister moment = my youngest sister and her business partner (of Norman Kelley) were handpicked by Virgil himself to host a workshop within the NikeLab Chicago re-creation center. Pretty cool! I took MMC and G$ downtown the other day to check out the NikeLab. It's open through this Sunday, the 28th.  Awesomeness = My Job is to be a Spirit Leader. Oh, and I just connected the dots to Serena Williams' off-white tutu (via Virgil) that she wore to the U.S. Open last year. And these shoes = pretty sweet!