REER!

Sorry, C. I have been a little preoccupied with this:


I get back to work on Tuesday and will be sure to make up for the lack of posts. Sorrs.

peaceloveandpuremichigan.

R

R is a slacker.

Browsing The Book in Turkey, I came across a post on R's wall:

ECQ to R: is cotpg going to flop without C? only time will tell - but i hope not!!

So I decided to scope the blog. It appears that R has been the ultimate slacker since i have departed the states....

It took me roughly 3 days to figure out how to login to Turkish blogger.com, but even I managed to post! Step up your game, R!

peaceloveandslackers.

C

its roughly the size of a chipotle burrito

Yet another glimpse into the daily thoughts of C through gchat convos. Thanks, HLR!

C: It's mini-m's birthday party tonight. So I'm pretty sure it will end up like last weekend....we show up as a clan, get really drunk and dance/sing/take articles of clothing off, and an entire other group of friends ends the night hating us (or wanting to be us).

C: im contemplating going to get blood taken so i dont have to stay here anymore
i think it would be wise

C: omggggg my jaw hurts
pizza was a baddd idea

C: its roughly the size of a chipotle burrito

C: just was looking at my godfathers son on fb...and hes like hotttt now

C: sitting here popping blisters on my feet...

C: DKLSAKL:DASKL:DASK

legit i am going to have a panic attack if i cant leave soon

C: now im probs going to poop in my pants or something

C: i just got so incredibly tired

HLR: im sorry

C: its ok, im more bored than tired

it just results in tiredness

C: it smells like toner from a dark room in my office

C: on my way to work this morning, i ripped a button off my skirt...so i stapled it haha

Oops

C: im trying to think of this computer game we played in elementary school

with like gems that you traded in for goods at the store

C: oh yes david just gave me some hershey bar

oh yes

C: is it bad if i dont give two shits if cosmetic companies test shit on animals?

C: i feel like a zombie!

SO tired.

(not that i know what zombies feel like)

C: omg i just was frantically looking around my desk for my phone

its right in front of me

C: OMG.

someone is banging on the pipes under my desk.

like downstairs.

C: omgggggg im so crampyyyy

C: what do ROYGBIV stand for...

red

orange

yellow

green

blue

indigo

violet?

wahts the diff between indigo and violet?

C: ugh shit i think i just popped my shoulder againnnn

C: i just threw out my knife before i was done with it...i think im half asleep

C: a guy just asked what i did this weekend and i told him i was in bmore with all of my friends and then he asked if i got drunk and i was like yahhh...

then he asked if i was sick of getting drunk

and i said no...and he judged me ha

C: i woke up in the middle of the night and my bite plate was under me...?

i dont even know how that happens

but my teeth hurt now and i think its the way it fell out

peaceloveandgchat.

R

i love craft beers.

Yesterday morning P received some GREAT news - he passed the CFA Level 1 test! Though he still has to pass Level 2 in June 2011 and then Level 3 in June 2012 to become become a CFA Charterholder, we still thought this called for a little celebration considering he studied SO hard and it payed off! Yay!

And what better way to celebrate than dinner at DMK (typical) and stopping by our new favorite spot, Vrai Amour?


How it took us 2 years of living in Chicago to discover this place is beyond me.

Vrai Amour specializes in craft beers and amazing wines, holds tasting events and can be rented out for private parties. That's all great, but what keeps P and me coming back for more is their Make Your Own Six Pack. They have two large refrigerators in the back of the store stocked with some of our favroite beers - from Allagash to Dogfish Head, Two Hearted to Delerium, they've got us covered. It's so fun to fill up an empty six pack with exactly the beers we want.

After a delish dinner at DMK, we capped off the night with our beers, our friend M, and a stogie for the boys on P's roof. A perfect little celebration.

paceloveandgchat.

R

nudies.

For the past two months, I have been on the hunt for a pair of nude heels. I am really into the trend right now, and every time I see a celeb in them, I think, "I NEED those." (Sidenote: C and I often talk about the difference between wanting and needing something. We always say we need a new dress, pair of shoes, sunglasses, etc., but then we sadly realize, no, there is NO need whatsoever, and we simply just want. Sigh.)

Anywhooo my ideal pair of nude heels are Brian Atwood's Manic Platform Pumps.

And because I do not have $575 extra dollars lying around, I have tried on several pairs more in my price range. However, none have really worked for me.

Steve Madden Caryssa. C called these "trashy" (ha), but in person they are not that bad. Just wayyy too high (5 inch heels. . .eek) I could barely walk.

Aldo Destime. I was juuust in between an 8 and and 8.5. My feet looked like sausages smushed into the 8s and I was stepping out of the 8.5s. . .grrr. These seemed perfect.

Jessica Simpson Waleo. Too High. Can't walk.

I decided to check out Zappos. Low and behold, I found (please excuse the heinous name) Promiscuous Ryan.


They shipped in a day, I tried them on last night (see below. . .) and at $53, I'm keeping them!


Please excuse my pjs and the messy room. kthanks.

peaceloveandnudepumps.

R

Lilly all year long!

A sneak preview of the Lilly P. fall line just popped up on my news feed.

I usually dislike the Lilly fall lines. But this year, it looks like they managed to steer clear of the brown/pink courdoroy look.

Some of my faves.....

I could totes wear this one to work...

And i looove the gold neck-line on this one....

And the shirt on the left (even though it's not exactly a "fall" color)...

And I could TOTALLY see C-Mac wearing this pink turtleneck under a Patagonia pullover (and maybe even as a throwback, with a jean skirt, white socks, and her New Balance sneaks---with pink laces of course....).....

peaceloveandlillyp.

C

"Optimism RULES."-EJB

B Mac just shared with me the following video, which is guaranteed to put a smile on your face (and if it doesn't, then you are a cynical jerk).



I know a few people that could benefit from thinking the way she does!

peaceloveandoptimism.

C