So the hubby and I actually had a weekend where our schedules synced and we could actually spend time together- this is kinda a big deal because I work weekends (with the exception of my one weekend off a month) and he works Monday-Friday but normally I am working a funky schedule on the weekend we don't really see each other. However that wasn't the case this weekend! So on Saturday I got home earlier than I had expected so since it has been so incredibly nice here in Chicago and I won't complain at all because it's been the perfect weather to still work out outside in-- sorry I'm getting off topic. So the hubby and I walked our dog together on a nice long walk- now earlier in the day I had left my husband with the task of putting together plans for the evening. For some men this is a piece of cake for my husband it's like pulling teeth- so I was quite curious as to see what he came up with. So he had said he made reservations at one of our favorite restaurants which I was excited about but we got there regularly so it wasn't anything out of the norm with the exception he called this time to make reservations- it's usually always me. But at the last minute he suggested we cook out since it was so nice out. I loved this idea because nothing beats the taste of something cooked on the grill! So we hiked over to the local grocery store to get all the goodies we needed and a little more. First thing was getting the meat- now let me start off by saying I've never bought meat before- usually my mother does because she use to work in the grocery business so she always took care of the meat purchase. I was quite overwhelmed at the choices! I didn't know the different between fillet Mignon, ribeye, strip, etc. The poor woman behind the counter probably wanted to shoot me so I just got so flustered I just pointed to what I thought looked good. So with that now out of the way we then headed over to decide on what sides we wanted- I got corn and the hubby got some potatoes- we then decided to be a little adventurous and get some wine and cocktails- we never drink might I add. So I had heard on Bethenny Frankel's facebook she was coming out with another addition to her Skinny Girl cocktails but it would be a couple of weeks, well to my amazement it already hit shelves! So I had to try her new flavor- Cosmo White Cranberry and then get my favorite White Sangria. The hubby got his selections and then $130 dollars later we were ready to get our grill on correction my husband was ready to get his grill on and I would do the sides. Once we got home I stood helplessly in front of the spices before I haphazardly chose some spices to put on my steak- I didn't do to bad. Check out that beauty!
Yum!!
Then some liquid courage to help me whip up some yummy sides to go with our steak...
Then while we were at the grocery store they had those sample people and of course I usually have to stop especially if they have something sweet. Well this one lady had the best snack ever!
Buy 1 box of Nilla wafers or any wafer of your choice then...
It's called Mascarpone cheese- I know you're thinking cheese on a vanilla wafer gross! No way! It is a light sweet cheese and paired with a vanilla wafer it is heaven! It is the perfect amount of sweetness.
So the hubby grilled our steaks to perfection and I whipped up our sides and let me tell ya dinner was delicious! I was so excited to eat that I forgot to take a picture of the final product! Ha!
The hubby & I enjoyed a wonderful dinner together.
I have always considered myself as in shape and having a good outlook on working out and going to the gym. While I have never run a marathon or anything -- which maybe someday I would but I just don't find running the most enjoyable thing even though I do it almost daily-- I enjoy going to the gym and doing weights and classes and what not. I belong to a health club that offers classes and would attend my regular weight classes, spinning classes, bosu classes, etc. and have no problem spending 5 or 6 hours in the gym. You have to understand in Chicago in the winter there is NOTHING to do- I don't have a child to take care of, I work in a mall so the last place I want to be on my day off is a mall, I become a hermit in the winter so I don't leave my house unless I need to and the gym is classified under a need. So a couple of months ago I had gotten an offer on LivingSocial for a fitness thing called Crossfit and it was right near me and looked interesting and a little scary so I thought you know what I am always up to a challenge when it comes to fitness so what's $35 bucks- that's my weekly budget at Starbucks (yes we have already stated I'm an addict there). So I checked out the website and this is what I was greeted with....
YIKES!!! I like a challenge but this might put me 6 feet under! I decided to set aside my fears and just try at least once class I mean one class won't kill me- okay it may kill me but at least I would have died trying....right?? Well I am proud to say that I did go to the one class and I've been addicted ever since! And I have always thought I was strong but this method has truly shown me how strong I really am- it's pretty strong I must say. Trust me you get pushed to the point of tears or vomiting- none of which I've done.....yet..... but I am truly addicted to this method of working out. I have worked out muscles that I never knew existed. In the last two months I have seen my body transform and get much much more tone and muscle gain but in a feminine way. And since joining I've heard more chatter about it in the celebrity world... Cameron Diaz is a huge fan of Crossfit and trust me if I can rock a body like her I'll do as many WOD's as possible to gain that body! And let's be honest I'd really love to do a race like this one day....
As we know I love all things Bravo and have recently been hooked on Most Eligible Dallas (the critics haven't been the kindest to this show) which follows 6 single wealthy friends that live in Dallas. One of the girls names is Courtney Kerr who I just adore- from her style to her funny one liners. I see a lot of myself in her and I think that is why I like her not to mention her clothing is AMAZING and she has the best hair. I had really liked one necklace she wore in a recent episode so I tried to see who it was by when I stumbled across this website that lists everything she has wore -- AMAZING! I'm always up for copying someone else style. However in a recent episode she was talking about dating and how it is so awkward and just uncomfortable and it made me think and reiterate what I've always said about dating... it SUCKS! Take a look at the clip...
I just couldn't put it any better than she did- it brought me back to the days of when I was in the dating scene. Which I would like to say I would never wish dating on my worst enemy because it is just so much work. I mean the whole getting to know you stage is exciting don't get me wrong but I like a level of comfort and that doesn't happen in the dating world until at least 6 months - a year of dating someone. So since I've been out of the dating scene for 4 years so I got to thinking of some of my dating blunders.
- This one guy who I will remain nameless we had met because my friend was friend's with his friend. We had met at a bar (which to be fair I wasn't of age to be in a bar or even to drink but whose counting??) so in his defense one would assume if I was in a bar and drinking one would think I would be at least over 21. And not trying to fluff my own feathers but I do act older than my actual age and I do look a little bit older because of how I carry myself and in my defense he did look younger. Anyways I think you get where I'm getting at with this one. So after a couple of weekends of running into each other because of our friends he finally decided to ask me out on a date. I was excited and so we went out for a great dinner and after dinner in which he must have been having a good time because he asked me if I wanted to grab drinks at a local bar. My first reaction was 'Crap how am I going to get in the bar?' so I asked him, "Do you know someone?" His reply, "Um... know someone?" Me: "Yeah to get me in the bar?" Him: "Why did you forget your ID" Me: "Well no I have it." Him: "Well then what is the problem?" -- Now at this point I'm clued in to the fact that he has no clue on how old I am -- Me: "Um... how old do you think I am- I mean I know you're not suppose to ever ask a woman her age but let's cut to the chase here because I think there is a little disconnect here." Him: "Um... (he's trying to process this all) I thought you were at least 23-25." Me: "Yeah well great thought but I'm actually 19" (Now there was also a joke on me because I thought he was younger than his actual age) Him: "Oh.... well in that case how old do you think I am?" Me: "Like 28" Him: "Yeah I'm actually **" -- I won't list the age for confidentiality but let's say he was over 30 but not over the hill of 40. So the outcome of this one was we did date on and off for awhile but didn't work out in the end & no age had nothing to do with it.
So it took me a couple days to gather my thoughts on this matter and I feel like I've collected my thoughts and I'm ready to do none other but post about it. I recently had posted a post about my Obsession Continues and I talked about how I've become obsessed with Essie Nail Polish and their new fall collection was to die for. I thought it was a fun post and one I enjoyed writing and I hoped that my followers and anyone who read my blog liked it as well. The next morning I was excited (as I do every time) when I got an e-mail stating I had a comment on my blog. I have my blog settings setup so that I don't need to approve a comment before it goes live (and that still won't change) so I just get an e-mail when someone posts. Now 95% of the time the person who comments on my blog is Chris (who happens to be one of my best friends) and I'm okay with it being just her mostly commenting on my blog because I don't write my blog for popularity but instead what interests me or situations or things in my life that happens that I find funny or choose to poke fun of. So when I opened up my e-mail I have to be honest I was left in shock with the comment in which I was reading. The comment stated the following:
Anonymous said...
You have got to be the most materialistic person I've ever read about. Good luck with your marriage....you are one high-maintenance broad.
Now I have to be honest I read it a couple times to ensure that I was reading this correctly. My next step was calling Chris to vent to her about this crazy comment. She being the good friend she is got on the defense super quickly. So being the great friend that she is posted a response.
It's so easy for people to make negative comments when they're anonymous! If you don't like this blog don't read it dumb*ss and don't be a coward and say mean things about someone you don't know and not reveal who you are. Blogs provide a portion of someone's life... A mere glimps. Bloggers talk about things they like but these things and their posts don't completely define who they are.
Dear Anonymous person who left a hurtful and mean comment,
You are a douche bag. Good luck with your life cause clearly you don't have one. You are one of the most cowardice commenters I've ever seen.
I cannot appreciate her quick & savvy response and I would do the same for her. However I have my own thoughts that I will now be responding to this individual.
Dear Anonymous-
First off I would like to thank you for taking the time in reading either my post or blog. However if would have taken the time to read my entire blog you would actually get a good sense of who I am and realize I am the complete opposite of what you think. But I don't care what you think because I started this blog for no one else but me, it was my way of laughing at myself, things that happen to me, or things that I choose to poke fun of. I do find it quite funny that you would choose to post the comment that you did and a pretty bold one at that yet you didn't have the the courage to put your own name to it. So please if you're going to post something rude please own it and sign your name to it.
To all my other readers and followers thank you for your support and this is something I truly enjoy doing and will not stop anytime soon. However I am choosing to leave the comment up because I have said from day one that this blog is as real as I am and that means the good, the bad, & the ugly. Here is to more blogging!!
One of my obsessions that just hasn't subsided yet is my Essie nail polish love and since Fall is approaching they have released a new collection! Their new collection called Carry On is a great selection of khaki's, pinks, and plumb. Of course I had to go check out this collection in person- I went to my nearest Ulta and they were almost sold out! I was able to snag Glamour Purse which online looks much more taupe but in person it is more almond which I love even more. I couldn't leave with just one nail polish so I decided to see what else they had. I had always commented on my friends Chris nail polish color called East Hampton and they had it so I decided to pick that up too. I thought even though it's after Labor Day I would try and get away with this soft opal white. I have to say I've gotten nothing but compliments on this color! From customers to co-workers.
Here is a picture of both colors, to the right is Glamour Purse and to the left is East Hampton
However even though my one store was nearly sold out of the new Essie collection I am still on the hunt for the color Lady Like.
This should be a great fall season for nail polish colors! What are your favorite colors for the Fall season??
Any girl who grew up in the 90's can remember the classic movie Clueless I mean who could forget when saying the words Whatever & Totally sounding like a complete valley girl was thought to be cool. And lets not forget the classic feather pen- I have to admit I had one. But what I think every girl drooled over in that movie was the amazing virtual closet that Cher had I mean it was like a girls paradise to be able to have a computer match up your outfits. Crazy!!! I put a little clip below on what I'm talking about and a little trip down memory lane of a classic movie. You will get the idea of the virtual closet 9 seconds in and you only have to watch it until 27 seconds in.
Even after watching it I still want my own virtual closet because with all the clothes I have I just seem to go back to those dozen favorite things and mix match those outfits. Well I happen to stumble across this AMAZING app called Magic Closet+ on the app store for Apple. It is free to download and is the closets thing to a virtual closet that I've seen. I have it on my iPad so I'm not sure what other devices you could use it on. The only thing is you need a device with a camera so you can take pictures of your clothing in the app. So I decided to try out this app to see if it was everything that I thought it could be and let me tell ya it didn't disappoint. The only thing I have to say it is time consuming at first because you have to take pictures of all your clothing items. This is a great project for a rainy day or anyone who lives in the Midwest a cold winter day. I did a little snapshot of what the app looks like so you can see for yourself.
This is what it looks like when you open the app
After you select Take a Picture of My Closet it will give you the options of what pieces of clothing you want to take a picture of
Once you select the item you want to take a picture of you want to try and fit the garment in the outline- it can be tricky but you can retake the pics as many times as you want.
Once you've gotten some items in different categories you can then slide left or right to see your options and then put an outfit together
Okay so is it as snazzy as Cher's from Clueless...no but hey after all these years I would say this is a great start.
Maybe now I'll be creating some outfits outside my dozen pieces that I normally gravitate towards. Happy outfit planning!!!
Over Labor Day weekend (yes I know it was awhile ago) my husband & I went to a local flea market that they hold the first weekend of every month. I would like to start off by saying my husband has been trying to get me to go to this thing for months now and I would always say to him, 'I'm not spending my one weekend off a month looking at other peoples junk." Well this particular time he was able to convince me to go (maybe because I had 3 days off in a row so if it was a bust I wouldn't feel like I wasted an entire day off). So as we meandered around I quickly realized that this was a treasure chest! It probably didn't help that I had watched Design by Novogratz's before coming to the flea market too. I wasn't even sure where to begin. We walked around for hours looking at different things and while some of it was junk others weren't. So in the end I got this really cool lawn ornament thing that is a dragon fly and then I got a great scarf for the fall and a necklace. Check it out!
It is paisley print on one side and polka dots on the other. It has gotten chilly here already and I have worn it and already got compliments on it! Love Love Love! Will def become one of my fall favs.
Great necklace- It has a black chain, silver, & white. Perfect for work or a night out.
I also took a pic (don't mind the no make up look) with the scarf on because I thought the picture didn't show the great colors.
So next time my husband wants to drag me to a flea market I don't think I'll be to quick to turn him down because I def. found some great treasures.
