I could just babble about our recent trip to Chicago, but I’m sure you all tire of my mumbo jumbo every now and then. So instead, here are the highlights of our trip in photo form. I honestly wish I could take a trip like this one at least one weekend a month. It was so fun, refreshing and exciting. Let’s do it again in the near future, Chicago!
View from our hotel room at the Hard Rock
Sound the alarms, readers! I had not yet featured Elijah Wood on hump day! I know, I am pretty disappointed in myself. I know FX’s Wilfred just started last week (I hope you all watched – it was hilarious), and his role as Frodo will forever be remembered, but my love affair with Mr. Wood started way back. Namely, when I was a tween. Whenever I had a sick day, my mom always knew to bring me home an Elijah Wood movie home from Blockbuster. He then professed his love for The Smashing Pumpkins – my favorite band. And then came Lord of the Rings, my first true nerdy fandom. And it was basically sealed. I’m pretty sure we are destined to be BFF’s, so if you are out there, El Wood, let’s throw back some beers, take some lomo shots, and catch a secret Pumpkins show. Oh, and cuddle.
ps; whoever can state who took the picture above wins Melificent brownie points!
Chicago was absolutely wonderful! I loved it the first time I went back in 2006, but it was definitely nice to go again in warm weather. It was a totally different experience, and I loved every minute of it. We had some really great food, saw some beautiful architecture and enjoyed some seriously delicious weather. I had one day all by my lonesome to explore the windy city (hubby was at a conference), so I had some quality park time, went shopping & walked to & from Navy Pier getting a fair dose of some gorgeous cityscapes. And this is what I wore while doing it:
Dress; Old Navy
Sheer crop top; H&M
Sandals; Gap outlet
Earrings; Forever 21
Assorted bracelets; gifted
Skeleton key; Etsy
Sunnies; Forever 21
Bag; Levi’s
Special appearance by the lovely Ms. Melanie!
Photo via; WeHeartIt
I’ll be spending a much needed relaxing weekend with my hubby and friends in one of my favorite places, the Windy City, so the blog will be sans love on this Friday. However, I’ll make sure to come back next week with a full report of all the fun. Don’t miss me too much!
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