Its Monday and I’m feeling even more sluggish than usual. After all the delicious food that I ate at Easter yesterday, I just want to crawl under my desk at work and take a nap! Did everyone have a great weekend? The weather in Chicago was PERFECT, finally a beautiful spring weekend! Saturday I headed to Parlor in Wicker Park for a friends engagement party. They have been dating for seven years, I am so happy for them!! If you are ever in Chicago, Parlor is […]
Spring Coats- Under $200
Spring is still quite chilly in Chicago, so a great coat is a must-have in your wardrobe! The material doesn’t need to be as heavy as your winter coat, but you definitely need something to keep you warm! In another blog post I’ll include some of my favorite jackets: bombers, jean, moto etc. Right now just focusing more on the transition wear. I’ve included some floral and pastels for Easter! Xoxo Maria
Style Collective – Chicago Meetup
Happy Monday Babes! Hope everyone had a marvelous weekend! I cannot believe it’s already April! I already feel like this year is flying by and before you know it summer is going to be here! This weekend I was fortunate enough to meet some wonderful bloggers at a Style Collective Brunch at Hampton Social! Style Collective is a social network of lifestyle and fashion bloggers. This website allows you to connect with other women in the industry for support and encouragement. I’ve learned a lot from […]
I’m talking trips to Puerto Rico, say the word and we go
On our last full day in Puerto Rico we ventured to Old San Juan. Rhys had been there for one day before when he was on a Carribean cruise with his family, but I wanted to capture a little more of the culture that this great island had to offer. Before heading out to Old San Juan I was doing a little research on the history of Puerto Rico. When the island was first discovered by Christopher Colombus on the late 1400’s he named it San […]
“You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur”
Happy Monday! Hope you all enjoyed your weekends! Saturday I headed out to a Chicago suburb for a baby shower for two of my college friends! After all the shower festivities, our college roommate Amanda who lives in Iowa stayed over. We started the night at an Old-school Italian restaurant called Club Lucky in my neighborhood. If you are ever in Chicago and are looking for a good dirty martini and delightful home style Italian food you need to go here! We ended our night […]
Can you Guess where I got this white vest?
Happy Friday loves! It feels like I haven’t worked a full week of work in over a month, so this week was a struggle! The next three weekends are going to be crazy busy! This weekend I am shooting some new content for the blog with a new photographer. I am excited to network, but a little nervous! I always feel a little awkward in front of the camera, but working with Meredith always helps so much because we are really good friends and she […]
Condado Vanderbilt- Our stay in Puerto Rico!
Happy Thursday! One more sleep till the weekend! I wanted to share with everyone today pictures from our hotel in Puerto Rico. We stayed in an area called Condado and our hotel the Condado Vanderbilt was located right on the Atlantic Ocean. An interesting tidbit the word Condado translates in English to the oceanfront. Condado is east of the historic area of Old San Juan, about a ten to a fifteen-minute car ride. Fredrick William Vanderbilt built the Condado Vanderbilt in 1919; he comes from […]
It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later
Happy Monday! Did everyone have a great weekend? I still feel like I am recovering! On saturday I was able to celebrate a new milestone for one of my best friends. Rachel. Over the last couple of years I have really watched her grow with school, work, traveling and life. She just graduated from grad school and had her mind set on moving to Boston, MA. I look up to her for doing that, for finding a job and a place to live in […]
El Yunque National Forest
When we booked our trip to Puerto Rico the one thing I kept telling Rhys was that I wanted to go to El Yunque National Forest. It is the only tropical rain forest in the national forest system. El Yunque is located in the Sierra de Luquillo mountains. We looked at tours but ultimately decided we were just going to rent a car and find our way. From our hotel in Condado it was about a 45 minute drive out to El Yunque. There were […]
Condado Beach
Happy Tuesday! I am so confused on the days. After being off work for over a week and having a three day weekend I just got really excited thinking about how I only have to wake up for work three more days this week. Rhys and I had the best time in Puerto Rico and its so high on my list for recommendations! We got back this weekend so it was nice to kind of unwind before the work week started again. Two of my college […]