Here comes summer

Or is it actually coming?  The 89 degree weather counteracted by the 53 degree weather has confused me.  BUT, nonetheless, I will be in sundresses and flippy floppys everyday...soon.  What sundresses will I be wearing you ask?  Anything silky and bright.   I hibernate in grays and blacks all winter long and it is time to bust out the neons and the airy whites.  Join me?

Here are some of my favorites.  

(My birthday is Saturday hint hint;)

(Click on image for the link)

Cubs game awesomeness...

Awesomeness.  I don't use this word often, or even at all, but that is the only thing that describes what happened Tuesday at the Cubs game!

So let's start at the beginning, yes?  Hmmm...

About a month ago, Chamberlain (the nursing school I attend) held auditions to sing the National Anthem at the Cubs game on May 10 (It was Nurse's Night at the Cubs game for our school to celebrate Nurse's week).  I, of course, was not going to audition.  I have terrible fear sometimes about singing in front of people and without a doctor's prescription to valium or a beta-blocker, there was no way I could sing.  So weeks went on and the day of the auditions finally came unbeknownst to me.  After class someone told Joellyn and I that we should try out (Joellyn or Jody as most of us call her, is one of my bestest buds that I met during this terrbily stressful thing called nursing school)...

OK this is going to take forever...Here we go...

No way we were going to try out...but then decided to with several people peer pressuring us...practiced in the car after class for about 30 mins...audtitions that night and we placed 2nd (Bianca won, a great gospel sounding voice!)...2nd place still allowed us access to the field for a little recognition...May 10 came...walked into the stadium and they asked us, "How do you feel?  You guys may be singing tonight.  Bianca stuck far away in traffic"...Gahhh!!! What?!?  We haven't sung that song in like a month!  We haven't even been able to warm up! Can someone get us a drink?...Ok, it is us.  We are gonna have to do it...we rush through the Wrigley stadium trying to pick out a key to sing it in...my hands are completely numb and tingling...we got a couple mins on the field to practice quietly...aaaaannd WE ARE UP!  National anthem at Wrigley Field (click to watch)...who would've thought!?!

Can someone get us some water, please?  1/2 a beer didn't cut it

Love you, Jody!!!

Lovely friends.  The most fun day between our two wedding days:)

 Boo, I am so glad you were there with me!  I love you most.  END!

Cute vintage iPhone wallpapers

Look what I found!  And the best part is that they're...Free! Free iPhone backgrounds! Cute and vintagey and springy.  There are even stripes for the boys (and girls, of course:)

Check them out HERE

Yeah...

Yeah...

Sorry, blog world.  I have neglected you once again...

BUT...ALAS! I am back!  A bit of vacation has cured my lack of motivation for just about everything.  Phew!

So, wanna see what we did on vacation?  Vegas and California were our destination places and we enjoyed them thoroughly.  Sun and sand we saw, but high and cool fashion I did not see...Vegas is the last place to find a bunch of classy people...hm, did I just give both Mike and I a blow?  Nah.  We were classy. Even the man at the casino hailing us taxis commented on our dress.  We were fun and fancy.

Totally went on the price is right and we both made it to contestants row...yessss...

We couldn't stop smooching;)

On the hunt

So as our wedding day is not really approaching as fast as we would like it to, we are trying to find ways to bide our time and have fun and get even more excited for our marriage (is it possible?).  We have decided to take secret trips to towns to scout out apartments and good restaurants and stylish boutiques and make sure we end up in the best possible place just for us.  Last week we headed over to a cute little town to test out the local Mexicana cuisine and taste test their margaritas.  This test is on the top of our priority list.

I say...

I say...it's time to get blogging again!  

Sorry blogging world...I've neglected you.  Never will it happen again.  Pinky swear.  Cross my heart.

The last two weeks I have been distracted with my new fiance, a wee bit of wedding planning, work, school, a mini trip to Detroit for parties and more parties and road rallies (ever done one of those things?  Amazing Race around your own town...I'm addicted.  Who wants to make one for me?).  I've also been distracted with some fairly incredible sites that friends have introduced me to that have kept my hands from a typing and my eyes glued to computer screens and my finger continually pushing the "older posts" button.  

Check them out.  You'll find something pretty, I promise.  Some of these are basically heaven.

Style Me Pretty

Once Wed

When you know, you know, ya know?

Some time ago I said to my mom...

"I wish I could just be friends with someone and then one day say to one another, 'Hey, I pick you.  I love you.  Let's do this thing.'  Doesn't that sound wonderful and easy and perfect?"

  I thought so too.  And the funniest thing happened.

It happened.

Well, basically.  (more on that later:).

I know.

He knows.

We know.

And it's all quite perfect.

Anticipating a fun engagement, beautiful wedding, and long happy marriage together.

Me and my betrothed:

Isn't he handsome?  He's mine:)

More juicy details soon!!!

Let me introduce you...

...to my new shoes

I love them and their perfect segway into spring and summer kind of ways.  Their lovely brown colors and cutouts have won me and my feet over. Happy Friday, everyone:)

Shoes, lulus.com; Pants, H&M

Happy Birthday, Elsie!

Know what's the best thing?  When your best friend has a baby.  My best girl, Audrey, had this sweet little baby a year ago and we all love her so much!  She is a joy and a blessing with all her smiles and silly faces.  Dontcha love her too?  I mean, seriously, look at that sweet face!

Happy birthday, Elsie girl!

Dreamin'

Can we just talk about summer?  I know it is technically still winter for approximately 19 days, but it is March now and that means spring is oh so soon!  I'm completely smitten.  I'm also mad about maxi dresses.  I am obsessing really.  Even in winter they are lovely, but with tan shoulders and sandals and an iced tea in hand they are even lovelier.  This is the one I just bought for the boyfriend and I's upcoming trip to the sweet ole desert in April (Vegas baby!  And Cali too:).  

And since it isn't quite summer yet, I'll just take today to remember last year's good times in the sun in anticipation for this year.

Love this photo.  You so cute;)

Who-What-Where

Who:  Mike (aka the boyfriend) and me.

What:  Meeting the family/friends/hometown tour/eating frenzy (the last day we had 3 meals within 5 1/2 hours.  It was a feat to say the least)

Where:  D-town (aka, Detroit, Michigan)

He still had to work a little...so while he worked I read and goofed around;)

(A must read peeps)

The weekend was so busy there was no time to even take photos or think about bloggin.  But...more fun outfits and fashion finds to come!  Keep checking back in!