finally!!!

it's hard getting out of bed every morning when you have to deal with this by your head every morning!

i just love this little man!

oh well, any tea drinkers out there?

over the weekend i purchased a new teamaker at teavana. it's called the perfect teamaker and it rocks!!!  it's so cool! below is a picture of me brewing my 1st cup of tea!

best part you life the teamaker over your cup and place it on the cup and the tea "drops" and when you have enough lift it up and the tea stops pouring! so cool!

well, i was finally be able to place my wusthof order over at joss & main this morning! for some reason, i kept getting an odd error message trying to place my order yesterday. needless to say, can't wait to add this offset deli knife to my "classic" wusthof collection!

feel free to head over to joss & main and check out the wusthof sale event! lots of great deals! not a member of joss & main, click here. sales are private! membership is free!

wusthof in my opinion are the best knives on the market! i've had my wusthof set for over 10 years and still in excellent condition! after all you pay for quality, quality lasts...so true!!

two words....the help!!!

have you been out to the theatre to see the help?

 it was an  phenomenal movie! i highly recommend seeing it!

i went last night and the theatre was packed! i got there early b/c i wanted a good seat! so many people were walking out of the theatre with tears in their eyes! guess the ending was a real tear jerkier! i wouldn't know! i'll be honest with you i missed the last 15 mins. or so of the movie, thanks to my husband to who remains in the dog house! still pissed about leaving early, so actually i don't know how it ends!

i watched up to the part when abilieen and minny were at the grocery store and saw a woman reading the book! i so wanted to stay, but my husband was being such a nag b/c his movie got out before the help was over! guess i'll have to read the book or watch the movie again to find out how it ends!

all i can say is i am glad i didn't grow up in the south in the 60's! without opening a can of worms, i'll just say i am glad times have changed! way to go skeeter!!

as for some scenes in the movie i really wanted to get out my seat and punch someone! i think the cast was awesome! if only i got to see the end of the movie...lol!  that's okay, i'll be milking it all weekend! ha! ha! ha! 

my favorite part of the movie was the scene with minny, hilly, hilly's mother and the chocolate pie! lol!!! karma is a bitch isn't it, lol!!!

i also loved the fact that hilly's mother bought minny's chocolate pie at the auction...lol! sissy spacek was one of my favorite characters, such a riot!  i'll admit i'll becareful the next time somone shows up at my door with a chocolate pie! ha! ha! ha!

oh well, have a fabulous weekend!

i want this, this and this...

i just got home from a fabulous evening that consisted of lobster and calamari for dinner, which was followed by a little shopping. actually more browsing than shopping, lol!

after dinner i headed over to crate & barrel and noticed these adorable plates! seriously, if i didn't have so many sets of plates i'd be so over these! so cute!!

after wondering around crate & barrel i headed over to the land of nod and came across the perfect  acrylic desk mat solution for my desk! super excited, i've been searching forever for a good solution! the acrylic desk mat was only $32.00! worth every cent in my book, lol!

i couldn't help but take a photo of this adorable frog! of course, the sponsor was gibson's!  love gibson's, if you are ever in chicago i highly recommend you check it out! gibson's also owns one of my favorite restaurants --- hugo's frog bar & fish house! YUM!!!

 anyway, i love that the "waiter" looking frog is carrying a chocolate martini in one hand and a steak, potato and asparagus concoction in his other hand! too cute!

next stop nordstrom's for a black & white mocha! however, after leaving nordstrom i headed over to vera bradley. okay, i had no idea today is vera bradley's birthday! they had a purple beverage, cute pattern water bottles and cupcakes! i really didn't need the cupcake but i couldn't resist!

almost forgot, while wondering the mall in oak brook i came across a new store called hot mama! not sure how long it's been there, but honestly i don't think i have ever noticed it until now!

omg, i am in love with this store!!!!

 check out this awesome tunic dress! sadly, they did not have it in my size at their location or any location in illinois, pretty bummed!

 seriously, isn't the tank amazing! i think it would be perfect with a pair of skinny jeans and some pearls! so cute!!!

oh, speaking of clothing before i forget...in case you missed my last post...FYI...heads up, mark your calendars...lilly pulitzer sale starts friday, august 12th over at rue la la!

not a member of rue la la, click here. sales are private! membership is free!

don't be late the good stuff sells FAST!

it's back!!! HINT: lilly pulitzer

FYI...heads up, mark your calendars...lilly pulitzer sale starts friday, august 12th over at rue la la!

not a member of rue la la, click here. sales are private! membership is free!

dont be late the good stuff sells FAST!

weekend in grosse pointe...

hope you all had a wonderful weekend. we headed home to grosse pointe for the weekend. if only it weren't so humid, ugh!

oh well, i started my saturday with a walk from my parent's over to morning glory on the hill. here i am passing by one of my favorite streets in GPF.

 i still remember when cecil fielder lived on kenwood and his house was on fire. i can still remember seeing the flames from the back of my parent's house. this happened back in the 1990's when cecil fielder played for the detroit tigers.

last time i was in town morning glory was just about to open. so of course i had to check it out for myself! ha! ha! ha! after all, i have heard nothing but good things!

on my walk, i passed by the hill seafood and chop house to be exact, lol! in GP it's known as the hill which is also where we had our rehearsal dinner --- years ago, lol!

check out the beautiful flowers:

the hill is pretty much full of banking intuitions, real estate companies and restaurants. after all those are the only places that can seem to afford the outrageous rent! lol!

anyway, next up the dirty dog jazz cafe, which is also owned by the same owner as morning glory. don't you just love the outside!

next up morning glory...

below are a few photos from inside:

 i wish i could have gotten a close up of the murals below. the photo below doesn't do justice! next time i'm in town!!!!

i decided to try their eggs florentine. OMG, yummy!!!!

before i forget, i wanted to post a photo from a few of the cakes they had on display! i love the tiffany box style cakes ....so cute!!

after breakfast, i had to stop over at the league shop for something! can't come to GP without making a stop at the league shop!

i'd post what i purchased but when i purchase something it is recorded in my profile. since i post my blog anonymously i'll have to pass! crap, goes against the topic of my blog! lol!

oh well,  on my way back to my parents i passed yet another fabulous grosse pointe dining establishment, cafe nini.

while on the topic of food, i went out to dinner with a few of my friends to rojo mexican bistro. another popular restaurant that recently opened that i had to check out! rojo is located in st. clair shores, so of course a drive along lakeshore drive is in order.

here we are almost to the grosse pointe yacht club.

finally, a photo inside rojo. honestly at this point, i forgot i was going to post about this on my blog. hence the crappy photo, sorry!

anyway, the food was amazing! i could only eat half of my order, knowing my husband would want my leftovers! sure enough when i got back to my parents, he was waiting! afterwards, he said it was the BEST mexican he's ever had! sure did!

if you ever make it to one of the four rojo locations, i highly recommend ordering the guacamole, it's fabulous!!!

oh well, if only the weather was nicer i could have taken more photos! next time...

newport on my mind!

as in newport, rhode island! this week i am living vicariously through my parents who are back out in newport for the week. check back next week to see where they go next, hint: sound of music.

yup, basically two vacation spots my family has been vacationing every summer for the past 20+ years! oh, to be young again!

anyway, here's a view from the deck:

yeah, here's another view from the same deck. ha! ha! such a beautiful view, i am SO jealous! love how on yacht is going in while the other is heading out! what a life!!!

like i said before, i am not going to wait until the last minute to book a flight to providence! i am so on it next year, lol!

how about this sun set view? pretty spectacular, huh!

'here's a view from a beach my parents used to get their kayaks in and out of the harbor. another beautiful view! can you imagine all the LOBSTER swimming in that water! HEAVENLY!!!

not sure why my mom took a photo of the viking hotel? all i remember was that it was the 1st place we stayed at on our first trip out to newport...years ago!!!

i would post more photos, but i'm not sure my mom would appreciate me photoing photos with out asking. hee! hee! afterall, she doesn't even know about the ones i snuck from her above. gotta love kodak gallery! hee! hee! who me do something without asking? lol! yeah, i was the trouble maker growing up...still am! ha! ha! ha! one of the many reasons i was shipped off to boarding school! lol!

oh well, hope you enjoyed the photos! i'm thinking a lobster dinner is in order, probably thursday night! oh to be on the east coast....yes, i am super jealous right about now!

...so much fun!!!

hope y'all had a wonderful weekend!  we were up in lake geneva, wisconsin for the weekend. it was so hot up there, ick! so hot i spent saturday at the beach instead of shopping! lol!!

saturday morning we had breakfast over at our favorite restaurant, scuttlebutt's! we had the usual eggs benedict....YUM!

below is our view of geneva lake from our table. of course, i forgot to charge my phone last night and requested a table next to the closest outlet, lol!

after breakfast we ventured across the street to the beach  for the rest of the day.

sunday morning we got off to an early start and headed back to chicago. i ended up having lunch over at the dusable marina harbor at friendship chinese. i ended up having sushi. sushi OR chinese....no brainer!!

friendship chinese is located along the riverfront between navy pier and the chicago yacht club.

it would have been perfect if it wasn't 99 degrees outside, UGH! all i really wanted to do was jump into Lake Michigan! UGH!!

on my way back i couldn't help but take a photo of this fabulous shot over looking navy pier!

nothing like summertime in chicago!

don't forget to check out the following upcoming sales over at RUE LA LA! first up, the VINEYARD VINES ~  KIDS sale, which starts tomorrow, monday, august [GULP!] 1st at 11AM EST!

can't believe august begins tomorrow! just in time for back to school, ha! ha! ha!

also, tuesday, august 2nd RUE LA LA will be hosting the SERENA & LILY sale event starts at 11AM EST!

...can't wait!