Dressing sporty is fun and stylish. I love the fit of this rugby top!
www.karmaloop.com
Canterbury of New Zealand Rugby
Gentle Fawn Lumber Jacket
I love my Gentle Fawn Lumber jacket. It's so warm and cozy.
www.karmaloop.com
iPhone
I love my iPhone so much! I don't know what I would do without it! Everyone should have one!!
La Madia
Now, when is Chicago going to get a New York style pizzeria????
Ramirez White Patent Pumps
I'm looking forward to wearing these white patent pumps. If only spring was not months away!!!
Diamond Star Pendant
A Christmas present from my my mom and dad. Who wouldn't want to wear a diamond star???
12th Annual Christkindlmarket
I love visiting the Christkindlmarket!
The open-air, German-style market showcases handmade ornaments, accessories, clothing and gifts, plus live entertainment. Also features German food and drink such as beer, hot spiced wine, potato pancakes, bratwurst, schnitzel, strudel and more. It takes place at Daley Plaza, 50 West Washington Street.
My favorite vendor is the Sweet Castle...of course, since I have such a sweet tooth! They sell roasted nuts, gingerbread and german cookies. They also have a huge selection of chocolates and candy, popcorn and cotton candy! Yum!!!
Schutz Strawberry Shoes
I just purchased these cute navy suede shoes with rhinestone berrys. I love the practicality of the 2.75" heel. The shoe designer, Schutz, is brazilian.
One Sixty Blue Restaurant
One Sixty Blue is one of my favorite restaurants. The last time I went I got the rock shrimp gnocchi and the beef tenderloin..both were unbelievable. Also, you have to try the cheese that they bake in the oven...it is so good...and I have never had anything like it at another restaurant.
I also really like going to there "dust of that bottle night". They have it the last friday of every month. You bring your own bottle of wine (every month is a different type) and they pair it with a special menu. It's so much fun!
Go to One Sixty Blue! You will love it too!
Laquette Shirt
I just purchased this shirt fabulous shirt. I love the feeling of the ultra-soft, t-shirt like fabric, which creates a captivating look. Best of all, it fits perfectly!
http://www.laqette.com/
Ya-Ya Miller Pants
I love the fit of Ya-Ya pants.....long and lean, they fit perfect!
www.shopbop.com
Angel Innocent Perfume
I love the way Angel Innocent smells. It's a refreshing, flowery fragrance. This feminine scent possesses a blend of pure mandarin, honey, fresh almond and other exotic fruits. Accompanied by rich musk and amber. I like how it does not smell overly sweet or flowery.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! My mom made me my favorite thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin cheescake. I ate lots of it....it's so yummy!!!
Le Lan Restaurant
I took my best friend to Le Lan this weekend to celebrate his birthday. I love Le Lan, and the restaurant definitely made the birthday celebration special.
The food was excellent as always. For the appetizers we had the squash dumplings and the tofu. The tofu was amazing with pickled red onion and red chili vinaigrette.
I had the short ribs for my main entree and my friend had the tilapia. The presentation on the tilapia was beautiful.
One of the reasons I love Le Lan is because I think they have a fabulous reasonably priced wine list. We ordered a bottle of fantastic 99' Bordeaux that was only $54.
For dessert, they sent a speciial creme brulee with happy birthday written next to it. The creme brulee was some of the best I have ever had. We also ordered the chocolate banana pastillas, and this dessert was actually a let down. The coriader ice cream that came with the pastillas was yummy, but the rest of the dessert was just ok.
http://www.lelanrestaurant.com/
Working Out and Eating Healthy
I must admit.....I've been a little depressed as of late. I have been eating lots of sweets and I feel like I may have put on a few pounds. Sure, a few pounds are a few pounds, and the average person would not be able to tell a difference, but I can tell. My stomach is definitely not as flat as it used to be over the summer. I feel like I no longer have my bikini figure. Most of all, I have no one to blame but myself.
After Thanksgiving, I am going to focus on my workouts and eating healthy.
Although I love sweets I am going to limit myself to a once a week indulgence.
As far as my workouts go, I am definitely going to start hitting the gym 6 times a week, like I used to (the past month I have only been making it into the gym 4-5 times a week). And I am talking about hard, long workouts lasting 2-3 hours each day. A combination of cardio and weightlifting. For cardio I am going to focus on cycling classes, kickboxing classes, and the stair machine. For weightlifting, I will attend my gym's body strength classes, as I feel like I get a much better workout then lifting weights solo.
Wish me luck!!
Meritage Cafe & Wine Bar
I just read that Meritage Cafe & Wine Bar is closing its doors for good on January 1.
This restaruant has been open since 1997, and has won a handful of awards. I dined here for the first time last summer, and, honestly, I can't believe the restaurant managed to stay open for 10 years.
I hated everything about it....the food was horrible, the wine list average, and the decor tired. Really, at these prices there are much better choices. For an appetizer, I had the crab cakes. My only explanation of these are that they really grossed me out. I left hungry because I could not finish my entree, which was salmon. It was not appetizing at all, and lacked flavor. It was probably the worst salmon I have ever had in a restaurant. Our waitress was indifferent to us and could have cared less if we were having a good time. Her response to our question to explain a certain menu item was, "yeah, it's good."
Luckily for me, we visited the nearby Hot Chocolate, where I ate lots of yummy desserts and drank some great wine.
The Tasting Room
I attended The Tasting Room's third tuesday tasting last night. Every third tuesday of the month they have a wine tasting feauturing thirty wines for $30.00, form 6-8 pm.
I probably won't be attending another wine tasting at The Tasting Room, because there are much better tastings in the city, and various factors made the wine tasting only so enjoyable.
I arrived promptly at 6 pm, and the room was extremely hot. I could not enjoy the wine because I was overheated. They did not turn on the air conditioning until around 7 pm, after receiving numerous complaints that the room was too hot.
They also mismanaged the appetizer circulation. They had cheese plates spread throughout the room, but removed them at 7 pm. Appetizers were also circulated, but minimally. Besides, the room was huge, and most of the time they were all gone before the servers had a chance to make it to the back of the room. These also stopped circulating the appetizers at 7 pm.
They also needed more people working the wine stations, as it would take forever to get a tasting.
As far as the wine itself, I was unimpressed by most of the offerings.
I'm not saying you should not check it out, I'm just saying there are much better options.
www.tlcwine.com
Sepia Restaurant
I just returned from a lunch at Sepia Restaurant. This was my first lunch, but have visited the restaurant for dinner on numerous occasions. It's definitely one of my favorite new restaurants.
The restaurant used to be a print shop, and is decorated in shades of brown, with lots of wood and exposed brick. It's a unique look that works well for this restaurant. I will definitely be visiting Sepia frequently in the future.
I love the bar area, and they serve some killer cocktails here, so if you don't eat here, I would still recommend visiting the bar area.
The food is excellent, and focuses on contemporary american food using fresh, locally produced ingredients. Start with the flatbread if you go, It's unbelievably good. The bison burger with blue cheese is a good lunch option. As for the entrees, the flat iron steak with potatoes is phenomenal, and the pork was just as good. For the sides, try the onion rings, which is usually not something I would eat, but, wow, these were so good, although not the healthiest! Also, the potatoes in duck fat are yummy.
I really enjoyed the chocolate crepes we had for dessert. For something lighter I would recommend the nectarine upside down cake.
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