tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68078227990475685112024-03-19T02:27:46.971-05:00This City Girl{a lifestyle blog}ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-68009873059482994282012-03-10T18:46:00.002-06:002012-03-10T18:48:59.144-06:00BHLDN and other pretty things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to the lovely ladies who will be standing next to me on my wedding day, I had such a special day on Saturday. I know my last post was a bit of a downer, but hey, it's the truth. Saturday I got to experience a little wedding planning bliss though {it's not always terrible!} We started the day trying on bridesmaids dresses and the girls making me laugh uncontrollably. My original idea of purchasing all different cocktail dresses in complementing colors was a bust. They either didn't fit right, the colors were off together, they weer too short, etc. So, off to Jenny Yoo and J. Crew. Afterwards we checked out BHLDN, Anthro's bridal boutique that just opened it's doors in Chicago. Yes, it's exactly as amazing as you'd expect {images below}. I ended up finding my wedding shoes here! They have a great selection of vintage inspired jewelry, cocktail/bridesmaids dresses, off-the-beaten-path wedding gowns and decor. Even if you're not engaged, it's worth checking out. We spent the rest of the afternoon at lunch and shopping, of course. There may have been Sprinkles cupcakes and prosecco at Fred's - why put an end to a great day? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEP-RFUN_1UOe_c_8X_d-z4Q4yX4Qhcz7z0DaeEwAJCQgcfCbotqlzTjNwkpHrQRfsvd2mtqoiEcByA0myUy2A11_PVXiB56Rh01pJ5cra8a9shWS_vYssPg134nnqZj9_7K2lss3GO0/s400/BHLDN+bag.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{Clutches at BHLDN}</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{J. Crew jewels - amazing right now} </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This may be surprising to my friends and family because I love helping others plan their special day, I'm obsessed with details, flowers, food, hosting parties, etc. Planning my own has been a completely different story. Every decision has more weight. We're trying so hard to make our wedding unique, a day that reflects us as a couple. The idea of a completely traditional and formal affair is just not us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There have certainly been times throughout the past few months when we've considered eloping/going to the courthouse/grabbing our immediate family and closest friends and just going for it. In the end, we decided that it's important to us to have the people who love and support us surrounding us on our big day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, now I'm trying to truly enjoy this time of our engagement. I know that it will be gone before we know it, we're already just over six months out. I have to step back and remember that when it's all said and done, I will be married to a wonderful man.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">image <a href="http://breakfastatyurmans.tumblr.com/post/15266314118">via</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ImQclsJncY7Fd23y3jIJQfpxswTyyo53kN10s51EtLRRkmSDZ333tcEYXckD8-z65wEJarXfnaN9n9FnIBwESvYRIFvhDa6LrAO34lXhE9lXodsFM7tA74h3nhkzm0W5UYYw6NI8NPw/s1600/116249234101350842_xBxqt6ok_f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ImQclsJncY7Fd23y3jIJQfpxswTyyo53kN10s51EtLRRkmSDZ333tcEYXckD8-z65wEJarXfnaN9n9FnIBwESvYRIFvhDa6LrAO34lXhE9lXodsFM7tA74h3nhkzm0W5UYYw6NI8NPw/s640/116249234101350842_xBxqt6ok_f.jpg" width="514" /></a></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-44084530075832190412012-02-20T13:15:00.000-06:002012-02-20T13:15:38.708-06:00An update in instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn7Elcbc9fBEkZSrfTZPSUuMskcPEXKnNJdC-oaj4NbNZAIt3eWpFfODAk6WgLAyRhCR_hMZ9AZxJR8qwlRN5rCLwqnmk0GPBeU6M7rqe99nzRJo3w_WYgx5EBXaUoSXgEEnQXYt3blA/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn7Elcbc9fBEkZSrfTZPSUuMskcPEXKnNJdC-oaj4NbNZAIt3eWpFfODAk6WgLAyRhCR_hMZ9AZxJR8qwlRN5rCLwqnmk0GPBeU6M7rqe99nzRJo3w_WYgx5EBXaUoSXgEEnQXYt3blA/s400/photo.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A J. Crew Outlet trip with my mom resulting in lots of brights for Spring! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0e42xPl9GvYQ7WTrh8NRiF1STL8aJ9K0z-7DTwZroQTnKvYZPGo9R-4hJEbohso_18MtniPP3VIbtzLlUIRpJhhdVIwoeCK1tDYewfvynRKNJl-yzLqLq0O-_9kH8Cc7h5BPPVEwVC0/s1600/cookies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0e42xPl9GvYQ7WTrh8NRiF1STL8aJ9K0z-7DTwZroQTnKvYZPGo9R-4hJEbohso_18MtniPP3VIbtzLlUIRpJhhdVIwoeCK1tDYewfvynRKNJl-yzLqLq0O-_9kH8Cc7h5BPPVEwVC0/s320/cookies.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies - my favorite </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZN52j_9VCBJ1SBKQtijX5e2gZYPik6NceD6bjDiyLxdoxZ4Gxlo_ZPNC0LAyQdTOKjlTJ1jJuY4Kn1k86zpwuq2RD88NQmmgyPHqUXA33BVqmpy4MlguqrL9RiM6ogVcId-53xRohzU/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-16+at+2.25.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZN52j_9VCBJ1SBKQtijX5e2gZYPik6NceD6bjDiyLxdoxZ4Gxlo_ZPNC0LAyQdTOKjlTJ1jJuY4Kn1k86zpwuq2RD88NQmmgyPHqUXA33BVqmpy4MlguqrL9RiM6ogVcId-53xRohzU/s640/Screen+shot+2012-02-16+at+2.25.54+PM.png" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A book club get together {an excuse to break out the gold flatware and eat large amounts of cheese, yes, that is white aged cheddar with chocolate in it, yes, it was delicious}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MGPeOy6y4svgGxU2-zPAg5uFXDVHrjnwmXIZI8yrlw-IvBbyUSFankhHfVNx20nMmZEIf5ON56Becp_50JeJJjseUlbCuESbmNy6a9OvzhyphenhyphenVcSK1aziTaQVroiT1YLtv6JgqegblZXw/s1600/hwood_bath.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MGPeOy6y4svgGxU2-zPAg5uFXDVHrjnwmXIZI8yrlw-IvBbyUSFankhHfVNx20nMmZEIf5ON56Becp_50JeJJjseUlbCuESbmNy6a9OvzhyphenhyphenVcSK1aziTaQVroiT1YLtv6JgqegblZXw/s320/hwood_bath.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hollywood had bath time and was then mad at me for all of two hours</div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-39416113482924680672012-02-16T21:08:00.000-06:002012-02-16T21:08:30.019-06:00Dream Home<div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever logged on to your Pinterest account and clicked through your interior inspiration boards, just taking in the beautiful images, putting them all together to build your dream home? Come on, I know I'm not the only one! Here's what I've put together this evening...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW2ALoinmLE4F3nm4RgZELwF3636Jebh3TnjXr6xio9rlHuC4BIzZS1IPLscDPreEqGKfsMfCRaUO7WscKc9WKCuxLoyExx_Vx5HGSRzz00gQGSZwNgHkN9JAszL-kie4OqTo4qfgZbs/s1600/222717144041886341_BEZC9TTJ_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW2ALoinmLE4F3nm4RgZELwF3636Jebh3TnjXr6xio9rlHuC4BIzZS1IPLscDPreEqGKfsMfCRaUO7WscKc9WKCuxLoyExx_Vx5HGSRzz00gQGSZwNgHkN9JAszL-kie4OqTo4qfgZbs/s640/222717144041886341_BEZC9TTJ_f.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Jenna Lyons' entryway, so full of character</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Why is it that the French just do it better - eat, enjoy, raise children. Seriously, I've read all of these, with the exception of </span><i style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Bringing up Bebe</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> (which comes out this month), and these ladies seriously have their ish together. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lets be honest, </span><strike style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">a lot</strike><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> some elements of wedding planning really aren't that fun. Things that are fun: the dress & registering. We made our way to Williams Sonoma a couple Saturdays ago to get some goodies up on our registry. We've lived together for a couple years, and I love to cook, so we've pretty much purchased the things we've needed as we've gone. BUT there are a couple things I've been holding out for: a Le Creuset dutch oven<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">, a Kitchen Aid mixer, and some killer All Clad stainless steel cookware. </span>We threw some other fun stuff in there too. The fiance was excited for two things: an incredible hulk pancake flipper and a french press. Both of which are on our registry. </span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-90427416808901140332012-02-07T12:09:00.002-06:002012-02-07T12:14:47.346-06:00Hollywood vs. the booties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTtoOqbxx14sWTFx5XdGeo7MJCz0Je03mphdOuXIbakND298vPN1s2nPR5rYoi8XwEGQ3uJMA3ZkK4-9Oo3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This was just too funny not to share. I got Hwood some booties because her poor little bulldog paws were getting torn up from the cold, salt and ice on our Chicago city sidewalks. Last night was our first attempt. At first she didn't really know what to think of them {or how to walk in them}, but after we headed out on our walk, she was totally fine with them. I actually think she likes them! </span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-39513455979898663552012-02-03T16:46:00.002-06:002012-02-03T16:56:13.541-06:00I'm in love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Seriously... IN LOVE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">With what you ask? Well, not that amazing white subway tile with grey grout, or the subtle drop lights that perfectly accent the natural light from the window. Not the simple and elegant white flatware or the splash of green brought on by the cleverly placed topiary. Certainly not that fabulous stove and that gorgeous natural brown island or the wicker accents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am seriously in love with that loaf of bread... I love me a loaf of crusty Italian bread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">TGIF ladies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In honor of February 1st, I thought I'd skip a Wedding Wednesday and throw together a little gift guide for your man.How do you like to celebrate Valentine's Day? I personally like to lay low. Pizza and red wine has become a much loved tradition. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">baseball hat <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/mens_feature/NewArrivals/accessories/PRDOVR%7E87657/99102731423/ENE%7E1+2+3+22+4294967294+20%7E%7E%7E0%7E90%7Eall%7Emode+matchallany%7E%7E%7E%7E%7Emens+baseball+hat/87657.jsp">J. Crew</a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">kiehl's <a href="http://www.kiehls.com/MEN/men,default,sc.html">men's line </a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">jack spade <a href="http://www.jackspade.com/mens-fashion-accessories/accessories,default,sc.html">iPhone case </a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">sir jack's {pricey} <a href="http://www.sirjacks.com/gregg-wolf-bulldog-cufflinks/">cufflinks </a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: left;">jay-z <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/gifts-to-give-the-guys-in-your-life/slideshow#slide-7">vinyl album</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">bulleit rye </span><a href="http://www.bulleitbourbon.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">whiskey </a></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-85693482374342060572012-01-31T11:00:00.000-06:002012-01-31T11:00:37.169-06:00J. Crew Spring 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpl-QG0HvSrRes8OE1N4MY7yCgo8XrjoqXdPqDwJyiiTG_MWE804qnRgmCMjNSxwCt76JHFuA4Vivj9CtUdxh03lGy0TDJw7egzyAXe3IxqoFj83A7fi7FJASn7Fa7gXWHR-FVYt0W20/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-31+at+10.58.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpl-QG0HvSrRes8OE1N4MY7yCgo8XrjoqXdPqDwJyiiTG_MWE804qnRgmCMjNSxwCt76JHFuA4Vivj9CtUdxh03lGy0TDJw7egzyAXe3IxqoFj83A7fi7FJASn7Fa7gXWHR-FVYt0W20/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-31+at+10.58.42+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Going to need all of this for Spring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">available at jcrew.com </span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-20673121611838021862012-01-30T09:01:00.000-06:002012-01-30T09:11:19.890-06:00A Winter Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiYBB5hMneQcCXNETdAGL9SGdZSNJPSbj_L7lZ0H-PLG_Ggikx_TRwJxvPX36YZ-_J46BbzxBifTcy2hgtb2ikfxMcWuoWk4lqvBkwGe914DCLqgE3NbK-MQSptBW4nUDGEPkNH0QF2g/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-30+at+8.57.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiYBB5hMneQcCXNETdAGL9SGdZSNJPSbj_L7lZ0H-PLG_Ggikx_TRwJxvPX36YZ-_J46BbzxBifTcy2hgtb2ikfxMcWuoWk4lqvBkwGe914DCLqgE3NbK-MQSptBW4nUDGEPkNH0QF2g/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-30+at+8.57.48+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Dinner at Lillie's Q, snuggling by the fire at home, homemade pizza, cozy flannels on sale at J Crew. This is what we call winter in Chicago... or hibernating. </span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-14055927535501870332012-01-26T09:25:00.000-06:002012-01-26T11:13:02.112-06:00Happy Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsSmM9KvXN0_FPyq0zwXOJL3Q7T5aGLodo5Mc-Ti5LnXrbpmf8eDaRa-dUe_HcFp0YD9hQR-8WoYnQp-Y_jr9VG9x504hK1QT7Jo0ySuklPuqSZ7ZNjSk-VIDjuOBO4te9ZjBB1-9m54/s1600/Cocktail%252BReception%252B18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsSmM9KvXN0_FPyq0zwXOJL3Q7T5aGLodo5Mc-Ti5LnXrbpmf8eDaRa-dUe_HcFp0YD9hQR-8WoYnQp-Y_jr9VG9x504hK1QT7Jo0ySuklPuqSZ7ZNjSk-VIDjuOBO4te9ZjBB1-9m54/s400/Cocktail%252BReception%252B18.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Happy birthday to my handsome future husband. Tonight we will be staying in {I'm making dinner} and probably catching up on <i>Modern Family </i>and<i> Selling New York</i>. Oh, how birthdays have changed...</span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-6167314936177480352012-01-25T11:31:00.000-06:002012-01-25T11:31:24.762-06:00Wedding Wednesday: Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWBT6_SIGHP2YWeUpgTQMgoBmsnZh_gqJrD9lvheTvnOCPmU4uUpexVNVqowTLbNiDjLkx94p3qbzl3clPMEFZwBf43Q_Pn3R8fGWFtlekmSwnnr_FT1wpBNSMwaJpFvTdStDAiQly1w/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-25+at+10.54.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWBT6_SIGHP2YWeUpgTQMgoBmsnZh_gqJrD9lvheTvnOCPmU4uUpexVNVqowTLbNiDjLkx94p3qbzl3clPMEFZwBf43Q_Pn3R8fGWFtlekmSwnnr_FT1wpBNSMwaJpFvTdStDAiQly1w/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-25+at+10.54.35+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">These are just a few images that have given me endless inspiration for the big day. The photo at the top is actually our venue - inspirational on its own, an old, rustic loft in an industrial district here in Chicago. It just screams for white pillar candles, right? With the details, I wanted to contrast this raw space with some softer textures and a little golden glam.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images via my <a href="http://pinterest.com/ashk2/">pinterest</a> wedding board</span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-62002314895564345342012-01-23T20:37:00.000-06:002012-01-23T20:37:57.684-06:00My domestic weekend in photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Despite the crazy snow storm Friday, my weekend was quite productive. Lots of cooking/baking, a little decorating and some quality girl time. </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">{Baked my mom's super simple and delicious dark chocolate chip banana bread recipe</span>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">{Ordered three of these to hang over our kitchen island. They were only $13 per pendent!! That's right, head on over to the home depot website and order yourselves some. I just can't get enough brass in my life right now} </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">{Ordered this address stamp from <a href="http://www.maemaepaperie.com/">MaeMae Paperie</a> for our Save the Dates, RSVP cards </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and thank you notes}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-23000285091956912742012-01-10T16:41:00.000-06:002012-01-10T16:41:39.115-06:00Golden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8bgplcj6xo5b4du7gDYBdBXYPqNtHjqiOpn-VPbSKQTM_fzjmy9mUNgXQ7Q11URpBTgcr9RoA9Vdzp9NASrIK3H8fwVQDMn8cT0jCSHlFD5iUOQ1BwzlG4LwdGqcMfjV0_WrjrExCr4/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-10+at+4.07.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8bgplcj6xo5b4du7gDYBdBXYPqNtHjqiOpn-VPbSKQTM_fzjmy9mUNgXQ7Q11URpBTgcr9RoA9Vdzp9NASrIK3H8fwVQDMn8cT0jCSHlFD5iUOQ1BwzlG4LwdGqcMfjV0_WrjrExCr4/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-10+at+4.07.51+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I'm loving anything and everything with a brass or golden finish right now - frames, light fixtures, art, candlesticks - it just feels so classic and cozy, with just the right amount of glitz. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">all images via my <a href="http://pinterest.com/ashk2/interiors/">pinterest </a></span></span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-51542559504084616362012-01-08T20:49:00.000-06:002012-01-08T20:52:13.725-06:00Sunday<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinN44q730mVwTMge_4UjdJ7c-wcWSrVe32uWbnX2Ias943TqA-Yy7tK6bBCR1dTQIFY1biDUdj1yDzM_mJ9gn0QLNrr18xpJd76Zy76GoAOW6GupRTWheBUbZlwzCCLITqzfm7dqfiXfU/s1600/6648768825_3bdd9dafd0_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinN44q730mVwTMge_4UjdJ7c-wcWSrVe32uWbnX2Ias943TqA-Yy7tK6bBCR1dTQIFY1biDUdj1yDzM_mJ9gn0QLNrr18xpJd76Zy76GoAOW6GupRTWheBUbZlwzCCLITqzfm7dqfiXfU/s640/6648768825_3bdd9dafd0_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
I have a love/hate relationship with Sundays. Love starting the day with my boy, my bulldog, the newspaper and some coffee and getting my life in order before the week begins. Hate the fact that Monday and all its craziness is just around the corner. </div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"> This Sunday happened to be a lovely one. Brunch at Hot Chocolate with Cara and Morgan, then scored this wishbone necklace for $7 at Marc by Marc Jacobs. </div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Sent the boy to Whole Foods with a very detailed list: lots of leafy greens, berries, quinoa, lentils... trying to do a little detox. Hope you all had a lovely weekend</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I've been pretty off this week, so I'm going with it and posting a Wedding Wednesday on a Thursday. When choosing a hotel for the night of our wedding, we wanted something very "Chicago" with a little history, but still modern and clean. Enter <a href="http://www.publichotels.com/chicago/home/">The Public</a>. You've heard me rave about the Pump Room and my love affair with the decor. So it seemed natural to book a block for our guests, some fabulous space for us to get ready in and a lux spot to retreat to at the end of the night. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Set in a 1926 landmark building in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, the first</span><br style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;" /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">outpost of Ian Schragers PUBLIC brand bears the hoteliers perfectionist signature in everything from the custom-designed lighting and no color palette to the cluster of chandeliers and the giant clock with a backward-moving hand in the lobby. </span><br style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;" /><br style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;" /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Overall, the effect is soothing, but the historic Pump Room onetime host to the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra draws a lively crowd for its reimagined, ultrachic interiors and Jean-Georges Vongerichtencrafted menu.</span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-20808224510009319442012-01-03T09:40:00.001-06:002012-01-05T20:57:17.038-06:00Winter Break<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">I'm back after ten days of spending time with family and friends, cooking, eating, celebrating, lounging, waking up late and drinking coffee at 10am. </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS0auZqlnk9HHKzsHqPHnZiTldc6LC8YZnOPSYIJM3__zaaelCah3QOY5I8fDeeyRYk-H4NhyGvzD89ApSsJEyhwRL46mqeMtYo264-0YrBhHlX6kfJ_HWtn8led-Spx188CbVV4f5iI/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+9.25.20+AM.png" style="font-family: courier new;"><img alt="" border="0" height="369" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693431307669651730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS0auZqlnk9HHKzsHqPHnZiTldc6LC8YZnOPSYIJM3__zaaelCah3QOY5I8fDeeyRYk-H4NhyGvzD89ApSsJEyhwRL46mqeMtYo264-0YrBhHlX6kfJ_HWtn8led-Spx188CbVV4f5iI/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+9.25.20+AM.png" style="display: block; height: 237px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 411px;" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbsaHppAqKDN8QP1pBaeeiVvtDBMRyvb6EcKOPKHbY_3cSz9QhLYn7YB95mCa5WMrNR57Xzq1Mutuch4Mh4h3_pwK5ZI7M3p9psc3_Sv6SV8slgoK2BMWi_HfhbpqF5MAxalP5eBuPJI/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+9.42.25+AM.png" style="font-family: courier new;"><img alt="" border="0" height="406" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693431757618927218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbsaHppAqKDN8QP1pBaeeiVvtDBMRyvb6EcKOPKHbY_3cSz9QhLYn7YB95mCa5WMrNR57Xzq1Mutuch4Mh4h3_pwK5ZI7M3p9psc3_Sv6SV8slgoK2BMWi_HfhbpqF5MAxalP5eBuPJI/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+9.42.25+AM.png" style="display: block; height: 254px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Spent lots of time around the tree</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy_2k-B50vJOXlsHMA4n_CfESTNdXijGcziPSMNix3CBbxwquN04u2NEQomOX-OkmBUjQN5IqKNilZ25SJ8Y4e0g-ldC3tb-XAcEv62f_zgWPNQ-6wj4TNU9oovtdc65ksYcjAaf1h1I/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+9.37.17+AM.png" style="font-family: courier new;"><img alt="" border="0" height="326" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693431295774736466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy_2k-B50vJOXlsHMA4n_CfESTNdXijGcziPSMNix3CBbxwquN04u2NEQomOX-OkmBUjQN5IqKNilZ25SJ8Y4e0g-ldC3tb-XAcEv62f_zgWPNQ-6wj4TNU9oovtdc65ksYcjAaf1h1I/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+9.37.17+AM.png" style="display: block; height: 204px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Some new art</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I have to admit, I'm a little intimidated by 2012. On the agenda: plan a wedding, plan a trip to visit my little brother in New Zealand, plan a honeymoon. All good things, but I need to get out of my recently lax state of mind and kick into planning mode. </span></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-70900177652262576232011-12-14T10:03:00.001-06:002011-12-14T10:16:32.121-06:00Telegraph Wine Bar<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoqE-8NyYiSqwWViucRNDd_ol3-bnJBGhBpa4TBVbYSrmB8FiM2mg0uYamI7-t7WTuuaREcMtI23KFSWPMuwoJaDY6z7IswIyLON2PHa4qYTL905kKbbJstQkWnXCRUjTdtr-8mGVLoc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-14+at+10.05.16+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 67px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoqE-8NyYiSqwWViucRNDd_ol3-bnJBGhBpa4TBVbYSrmB8FiM2mg0uYamI7-t7WTuuaREcMtI23KFSWPMuwoJaDY6z7IswIyLON2PHa4qYTL905kKbbJstQkWnXCRUjTdtr-8mGVLoc/s400/Screen+shot+2011-12-14+at+10.05.16+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686015919938983058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">2601 N Milwaukee Ave</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"> Chicago, IL 60647</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRn1iENYrIQvZdnBJUS6Ly81SInyxdo89Z5lKErhQ8ogEPjLcHrL_BBLfQscJOsmKXtTM5pPdhAwBncv7W9zp-qLWCs1UezRxUcmzqBzgJKsRBC5CDbYi-o8Qr-wMPKVqHK3UudyK3_Y/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-14+at+10.05.00+AM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRn1iENYrIQvZdnBJUS6Ly81SInyxdo89Z5lKErhQ8ogEPjLcHrL_BBLfQscJOsmKXtTM5pPdhAwBncv7W9zp-qLWCs1UezRxUcmzqBzgJKsRBC5CDbYi-o8Qr-wMPKVqHK3UudyK3_Y/s400/Screen+shot+2011-12-14+at+10.05.00+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686015916506512066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUIejQl28NUnm2FUNqvswYUwLpEe0Vu8L4D_OVGGugTCEUK9XJqYjkIKfzSE2mv6aHp_zpGQctGstKOS9O3eAlikaDWelnRvAU9ZaXj1TjtIavsTQWWNf4g4Dc5J3uatSt26T-DBaBzM/s1600/telegraph.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUIejQl28NUnm2FUNqvswYUwLpEe0Vu8L4D_OVGGugTCEUK9XJqYjkIKfzSE2mv6aHp_zpGQctGstKOS9O3eAlikaDWelnRvAU9ZaXj1TjtIavsTQWWNf4g4Dc5J3uatSt26T-DBaBzM/s400/telegraph.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686015387781836226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtX06pWarjlVgNsdNfcQiKCaLi9F_tPwfoyj9Ka1X0ybSH971YCTwP_CIBBP6wMHTyiZEei49D5vRZ0NE4Fc5-hXZ-Zs5MMFRA3FDYZCR2nAtCC8xbBHAKs6U6SUkT9IniEPXH2wvyXs/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtX06pWarjlVgNsdNfcQiKCaLi9F_tPwfoyj9Ka1X0ybSH971YCTwP_CIBBP6wMHTyiZEei49D5vRZ0NE4Fc5-hXZ-Zs5MMFRA3FDYZCR2nAtCC8xbBHAKs6U6SUkT9IniEPXH2wvyXs/s400/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686015383527218882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Last night the fiance took me to Telegraph Wine Bar for my birthday dinner. Telegraph comes to us from the people who brought us Webster's Wine Bar (one of our favorite little spots). It's been on my list for a while and it certainly lived up to my excitement. Industrial, rustic atmosphere with an abundance of candlelight, a smaller seasonal menu with quality ingredients and a carefully chosen wine list. Great food and wine and some quality time with this guy. Perfect way to celebrate my 27th!</span><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-83540471823469050072011-12-13T08:54:00.001-06:002011-12-13T08:56:24.207-06:00happy birthday to me!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9Ke5LSOY5ytsX7_O-hEj_tIIQ7RUL99YwtJZ9DNI8zXasmFv35CKM252Sqpzkc9AAzVpSx6nAf0rwp261V-x9vYLIV_9955MAWwPq85jAqHFev5rwqg-mPZIAZxn1iY2wi2yIpzSqDM/s1600/171559067024792983_9tQR4X5B_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9Ke5LSOY5ytsX7_O-hEj_tIIQ7RUL99YwtJZ9DNI8zXasmFv35CKM252Sqpzkc9AAzVpSx6nAf0rwp261V-x9vYLIV_9955MAWwPq85jAqHFev5rwqg-mPZIAZxn1iY2wi2yIpzSqDM/s400/171559067024792983_9tQR4X5B_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685626864452207762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">When I was growing up my mom used to put my gifts on the floor next to my bed before I woke up on my birthday. This morning I woke up to a floor with gifts from my sweet fiance. I'm one lucky girl.<br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-46801250441109835332011-12-06T14:42:00.000-06:002011-12-06T14:59:24.867-06:00Luxe home gift guide - under $30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwEyctQU_43p9SsIBqb4RHy1Lul1q6nqUH9WnXi2Y7UbIn-8gEPUc7jfso6NlqeBSaUxHY1sxtXhSyOvauBpEFOL_9rNdY_VQ0MJm1c5xXiKuMLi-kqN4QoYNBdXp3Pl3Wer37BTlvHw/s1600/gift+guide.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwEyctQU_43p9SsIBqb4RHy1Lul1q6nqUH9WnXi2Y7UbIn-8gEPUc7jfso6NlqeBSaUxHY1sxtXhSyOvauBpEFOL_9rNdY_VQ0MJm1c5xXiKuMLi-kqN4QoYNBdXp3Pl3Wer37BTlvHw/s400/gift+guide.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683119345801822626" border="0" /></a><br />1. <a href="http://voluspa.com/maison_blanc/">Voluspa</a> Candle - $27<br />2. Coasters at <a href="http://store03.prostores.com/servlet/furbishstudioonline/the-638/Spot-Coasters/Detail">Furbish</a> - $18<br />3. Mirrored Frame at <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/mirrored-frames-c465/?pkey=e%7Cmirrored%2Bframe%7C1%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH%7C%7CNoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Holiday%202011%20D3%20Billboards-_-">West Elm</a> - $15<br />4. Owl Mug at <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/figurative-owl-mug-c426/">West Elm</a> - $10<br />5. Favorite Throw at <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/favorite-throw-t087/?lineid=1&cm_src=E:blanket-sale">West Elm</a> - $19<br />6. <a href="http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Illume-Gold-Balsam-Cedar-Candle/3305.050/415080.html">Illume</a> Gold Balsam & Cedar Candle - $25<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>7. <a href="http://www.jaysonhome.com/gifts/under-25/feather-tray.html">Feather Tray</a> at Jayson Home & Garden - $25<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>8.<a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/search/results.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&ise=true&query=fur&_D%3Aquery=+&hidden=&go.x=0&go.y=0&_D%3Ago=+&_DARGS=%2Fsitewide%2Fincludes%2Fheader%2Fsearch.jsp.header-searchform"> Faux Fur Pillow</a> at Restoration Hardware - $24<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>9. AM/FM MP3 <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1730057&categoryId=search">Sound Station</a> at Restoration Hardware - $29<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-39962269590831064412011-12-04T13:02:00.000-06:002011-12-04T13:11:21.438-06:00Weekend Roundup - Pump Room & Dose Market<div style="text-align: center;">{Some sparkle for a night out with the girls}<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMjOe2UJ8KP8ZQbsF8GbPhwVsndCH1mR1zv1PUwzS1TvQhdUBXKweQsQKLhVnO1AapTEYaYGsRh7Uono2TCbdCbJ29cni6bb3FZtCtLYiLY1vSjZSDvRSG4l8nVKp2DhRpG47H0JDojc/s1600/sparkle.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMjOe2UJ8KP8ZQbsF8GbPhwVsndCH1mR1zv1PUwzS1TvQhdUBXKweQsQKLhVnO1AapTEYaYGsRh7Uono2TCbdCbJ29cni6bb3FZtCtLYiLY1vSjZSDvRSG4l8nVKp2DhRpG47H0JDojc/s400/sparkle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682351913453915266" border="0" /></a>{Pump Room}<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6rmMo2gHPd1aRLWX1zaeXzudfydBCmSW3CSqv9ACkq3TWuxC2qqjrNvI2tEu4rSAmu7xcuAvFdOfUtu3tOZ3b9bOrXvb5YXEwtlXVDUh__m9QMnkCO8Ddh9W3wXpg8oj8sQHldZ54RA/s1600/pump3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6rmMo2gHPd1aRLWX1zaeXzudfydBCmSW3CSqv9ACkq3TWuxC2qqjrNvI2tEu4rSAmu7xcuAvFdOfUtu3tOZ3b9bOrXvb5YXEwtlXVDUh__m9QMnkCO8Ddh9W3wXpg8oj8sQHldZ54RA/s400/pump3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682351374483404562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9HPXoZatDyvffrNwuoNSW5KozU_5TWNM-tZkvmpO6qDUVis9WGojrzsvHoj35q1BaLmYKJ8ioZTf3AsOGROdYsTU8guXhxmxLKcza2B4ABlyEn7dmdFrkZ5hbOj80cKnOrszMxob2t0/s1600/pump2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9HPXoZatDyvffrNwuoNSW5KozU_5TWNM-tZkvmpO6qDUVis9WGojrzsvHoj35q1BaLmYKJ8ioZTf3AsOGROdYsTU8guXhxmxLKcza2B4ABlyEn7dmdFrkZ5hbOj80cKnOrszMxob2t0/s400/pump2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682351370120795250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">{Rosemary infused grapefruit cocktail. Delish}<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGjitYsEw_rWSkR8qixFa2gCg01ZI8JQSa62sUx7ng5-djMh7D_Riop-Nwf2BrypS3b8Sm3PWDyVGdWLr51AKdmSJoSG655L1sn2yqjeO7kJnQClI9dxA0mqxm1OygITUqxyC6_2aUiM/s1600/pump1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGjitYsEw_rWSkR8qixFa2gCg01ZI8JQSa62sUx7ng5-djMh7D_Riop-Nwf2BrypS3b8Sm3PWDyVGdWLr51AKdmSJoSG655L1sn2yqjeO7kJnQClI9dxA0mqxm1OygITUqxyC6_2aUiM/s400/pump1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682351369716753874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">{The Dose Market at River East Art Center for some holiday shopping and eating}<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvfmW8zsUF23mbtdYF1-8CybJZzM8-fV0T-VE5_W3B4-FNys4t2iKostNmv5qwA2Q3KRU82BhO9EZUmp4qH28lGXdtW6G2gf0YeoTKCtbz9K3XMT53Wlvyd7LCWvkxXnhomnqWOOr6Ms/s1600/dose2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvfmW8zsUF23mbtdYF1-8CybJZzM8-fV0T-VE5_W3B4-FNys4t2iKostNmv5qwA2Q3KRU82BhO9EZUmp4qH28lGXdtW6G2gf0YeoTKCtbz9K3XMT53Wlvyd7LCWvkxXnhomnqWOOr6Ms/s400/dose2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682351360127366706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkz_L1MD2Fzk6-zdtD0Y-PC39jLH_0M44TqAbMBAbVMqaAivyIZogto5QDKBSEEce8mBAGUHUnyusdxTmsmyNgU-LEEZ79AWMI20Ebdiwckra1HWHQPxyCu4CqnWQuRaW_MVej4UXLRlw/s1600/dose.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkz_L1MD2Fzk6-zdtD0Y-PC39jLH_0M44TqAbMBAbVMqaAivyIZogto5QDKBSEEce8mBAGUHUnyusdxTmsmyNgU-LEEZ79AWMI20Ebdiwckra1HWHQPxyCu4CqnWQuRaW_MVej4UXLRlw/s400/dose.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682351354191995634" border="0" /></a>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807822799047568511.post-7242380678084228822011-11-30T10:01:00.000-06:002011-11-30T11:08:14.406-06:00Wedding Wednesday: Engagement Shoot<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I'm so excited to share with you a few of my fave shots from our engagement session with the ever so talented Matthew Morrison. Matt's a friend of ours who spent the day with us running around Chicago to some of our favorite spots. We are so thrilled with the outcome.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFdGZm2bRobtDqZ-wIEVox2urVfplO04Y7dhMgwmvpuqYkAeLIh60RQyGdtW9mojHo4eUrKBWrrICJ9KTAcdXFhfZudJt-jpyq47D-24W3hqw8nm07firD1bdgEVx-V5Q3ZRlTGhIpcI/s1600/Kantro_Eng_Chi_952.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFdGZm2bRobtDqZ-wIEVox2urVfplO04Y7dhMgwmvpuqYkAeLIh60RQyGdtW9mojHo4eUrKBWrrICJ9KTAcdXFhfZudJt-jpyq47D-24W3hqw8nm07firD1bdgEVx-V5Q3ZRlTGhIpcI/s400/Kantro_Eng_Chi_952.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680834035861668642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63zFTztY3MAsmI7TZUafFw07oeOl_io61X0Dx5bOZlbxgneTWHQx24rupXfcaTNm-SpNj4829sXVnrrxO_SF9pY2sna7wgv1P375lC46wAJTMQqXQSKKHxIBN18lZu5Jsjpm5oiF5L8o/s1600/Kantro_Eng_Chi_896.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissvwl2ak2hJMFfFXwQf_W6AuK1URxAiye0nGXIga7BPIuV2RP_5owjdH1Dts3DOO43S_fDAFiSDoKbo9m28Obz3SZ-P301oUMWdQIN3ifJCyIU7gYfxK4IIhxX2qbd2i-SXK3ULmyt48/s400/Kantro_Eng_Chi_760-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680833643287413442" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span>Another piece of exciting news... we've decided on a date! September 15, 2012. Always wanted a fall wedding. </span><br /></div>ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831318368507791564noreply@blogger.com9