issues.

 i dont know why i even try sometimes:

i try to go to bed early—i'm bright-eyed at 4 am

i try to make dinner for the hubs—he stays late at work

i try & eat healthy throughout the day—i devour a bowl of brownie batter when i get home

i try to kneel when i pray—i just fall asleep in a less comfortable position

i try and spend less money one week—i make up for the difference the next

as you can tell, me "trying" is just a constant battle.

so from now on i'm just going to "be" and see what happens.

ok go.

this video is sure to make you smile

{and not to mention it's amazing choreography}

enjoy!

happy friday.

i cannot believe how fast friday came! 

so fast!

probably because my head was floating the whole week in all

the work i had to get done. being a workin' woman these last couple

weeks has been a little hectic. but i've come out alive. thank goodness. 

so weekend plans:

a) spend time with the hubs b) get a new dresser

c) lug the new dresser home d) relax from lugging the new dresser home

e) curse myself for not paying someone to lug my new dresser home

f) sleep

okay. so i don't have that much to do this weekend, but you can 

obviously tell what i don't want to do.

maybe we'll throw a movie into that mix. i've been wanting to see "easy A". 

call me a dork, but it looks really funny.

a simple misunderstanding.

i don't get it. or maybe i just don't understand, but i was led to believe that fall was just around the corner. no?

it cooled down a couple days, i brought out my cute little boots, wore my cardis a few times, and then BOOM!! 

it's 89 degrees out!

so listen, you either get cool and allow me wear all my freaking cute new fall clothes,

or you get warm. real warm, and let me throw my bikini back on.

we cool?

xoxo

C

lions and tigers...

...and monkeys and polar bears and snakes OH MY!

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hope you all had a lovely weekend. 

hubs and i had a zillion things to accomplish this weekend, 

and didn't check anything off the list!

instead, we played.

we enjoyed a night at the theatre on friday,

and saturday we trekked it on up to the bronx zoo.

and it was awesome.

we ran around the whole zoo like two kids free from their parents—

we pushed the younger kids out of the way for a better

view of the monkeys and tapped on the glass to startle the hyenas. 

we may not be too mature, but we sure know how to have fun. 

big announcement.

 i have such an exciting announcement—

 my friend and i just launched a new business adventure that we're ecstatic about!

it's a personal style consulting biz,

and we're focusing on helping you look your best. 

sassy & classy, as i like to call it.

we offer closet consultations, personal shopping (my fave), 

and everything in between. 

check out our site, Buttoned Up, for more information, 

and make an appointment... i gotta quit shopping for myself!

..........

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. 

~Chanel

a little bit of this. and a little bit of that.

just came across a few oldies but goodies that i had to post. 

these pics captured the coolest thing that we did in hawaii 

& by far the most incredible experience of my life—

the manta ray night dive!

so this is how it works: 

plankton are attracted to light. manta rays eat plankton.

so, with flashlights in-hand, we dove down 30 feet and pointed our lights up towards the surface.

before we knew it, twelve huge manta rays, each 12-14 ft. in length,

were swooping and diving all around us.

they were so close, that we'd feel their wings graze our hair while swimming by.

for 50 minutes we experienced this. 

absolutely, A-MA-ZING!!!

windy city adventures.

for all of you who've lived in or visited chicago...isn't it amazing??

my first time ever visiting was on our drive out to nyc. we detoured through the city

and tested out the famous chicago-style pizza. and the whole time, i was just amazed at how

beautiful and clean the city was. {the deep dish wasn't half bad either}

so two weeks after todd's sister and family moved there, we jumped at the opportunity to visit, 

and hopped on a plane!

while we filled our days with exciting activities and bellies with delicious food, more importantly,

it was just great being with family. 

please don't move back to canada, jac. i mean it!

the highly-recommended architectural boat tour.

i'm such a sucker for aquariums & zoos—you can thank my parents for that!

todd couldn't put her down the whole time. adorable, hey?

princess dress-up giveaway

my adorable sister-in-law recently opened an equally adorable princess dress-up shop. the dresses are

so cute, and for a woman without any girls, i find myself on the site a lot—thinking of all
the little girls i can buy halloween costumes for.

princess dress-up closet is having a giveaway over at hilsblog.com for 

one princess dress* & a fullness skirt ($40).

*excludes premium dress

hil's got more deats on her site, so head over there, leave a comment, and win!

for extra entries:

• blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post (+2)
• tweet about this giveaway, linking back to this post (+1)
• like your favorite princess dress on facebook (+1)
• update your facebook status linking back to this post (+1)

the giveaway will be open until sunday september 12th, 2010. winner will be announced on monday!

now, GO PLAY DRESS-UP!

chi town.

t and i just got back from an extra long weekend in chicago!

and we were busy busy with the following:

1) playing w/ family & 3 cute girls 

2) being dorky tourists on the architectural boat tour 

3) aquarium (!!) 

4) seeing our leo burnett friends 

5) drinking a lot of pop 

6) walking around town

7) resting my "broken" arm in a game of dr.

8) shopping the outlets (score!) 

9) coveting their metra system

10) trying to find the "busy" parts of chicago—i missed my busy city

11) two words: deep. dish.

more pics to come!