Outfit: Tee: Gap; Lost Time Skirt: Anthropologie; Sandals: Franco Sarto via DSW; Necklaces: Ebay, stella & dot
What a nice Friday.
Grabbed a refreshing iced toffee nut latte in between schools, found a unicorn birthday card on my desk, got treated to a birthday lunch by Kristin, enjoyed happy hour/dinner with Liz on The Vine’s perfect patio. Then ruined all (slim) chances of being ready for a 4:45AM wake-up call tomorrow by napping a bit and deciding to go for a run…now. Oh, graduation. Totally worth it, of course, but I’ll admit that getting up at such a despicable hour is about the last way I’d choose to kick off my 26th year. Oh well—I’m not driving. Zonking out in the car may occur.
Time to run off dinner’s delicious onion straws. Have a wonderful start to your weekend!
A certain little sister graduates tomorrow! Bachelor of Science from UW-Madison in Textile/Apparel Design AND French, Associate’s Degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, most outstanding senior in her college. This lady has racked up so many scholarships/honors/awards (and truly stunning creations) during her four years o’ school that they’re impossible to keep track of. A few of my favorite moments are linked below.
Here’s a retrospective of “sisters at graduation” to date (can’t wait to get new photos with the graduate!). I’m so proud of Miss Anna Hart, whose passion and talents inspire me! Excited for her to start her first grown-up job in July…and to head off to Italy/France for 2 weeks in just a few days. Such an exciting time. Congratulations, GRADUATE!
Anywho, I’d love to chat, but I just saw the sign below when I walked in the building so…must go pour a Corona into an approved plastic container and dash! Happy almost Friday!
Just an easy Tuesday look. It is getting HOT here, people. I love it. My apartment’s pool has been filled/surrounded by lounge chairs for a few weeks now, and I can’t wait for it to officially open (& for pool-worthy weather to be the norm). Work is starting to feel crazy, partly because of meetings, but partly because you can tell that even our preK kids can FEEL that it’s the end of the year. They’re gettin’ wild, folks. Brought a kid back into class today to hear a chorus of “WE’RE GOING ON THE PLAYGROUND. WE’RE GOING ON THE PLAYGROUND. HOOOOOORAY!” coming out of the classroom. It happens every day, little dudes. Chill.
I kid, mostly. Honestly, that crazy zest for the little things in life is what keeps me confident that I could never hate my job. The kids are way too cute.
Anywho, time to down some coffee and get back to work. Loving just stepping outside the building or dashing across the street to Starbucks at lunch. Sunshine, you’re a great little mood booster.
Headed downtown Saturday night to see Shelly! She just finished her first year in an MBA program—very exciting. Met up with a bunch of her classmates at Salud to celebrate one of their birthdays and the end of their first year o’ grad school. I recall how good that feels. Enjoyed hours o’ drinks & conversation, topped off with hash browns & bacon around 3am. Had great hosts in the form of Shelly’s boyfriend’s old apartment and roomies; headed back to the ‘burbs this morning for some Mother’s Day celebrating. It was really nice to have a night in Chicago, with a late enough start time that I could still work out, cook, bake, and relax during the day. Winning weekend.
I love that Shelly and I were accidental striped dress twins (+ cognac boots). Great minds (& roomies who used to get to share clothing) think alike!
It’s been awhile! Since I had my act together this week and documented every day, figured I’d do a work-week poll. The last poll was all about NYC, and my “Brooklyn” look emerged the winner with 46% of the vote. Thank you so much for your feedback! I busted out the Pieced Column dress again yesterday…the cost per wear is slowly going down. Excellent.
I’d love to hear which look was your favorite from May 7th-11th. As always, your vote is anonymous and any additional comments are very welcome!
