High Five for Friday!

Welp, Friday has arrived.  And what an amazing week it has been!!!  I feel like I have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to. 

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#1:  After much anticipation, I was offered a new job!  I'm so excited to announce that I'll be the manager of the Naperville Hot Mama store in January.  I feel like my life experiences have led me to this and I'm ready to take on a new challenge.

#2: My friend Monika, writer of The Sub Vision, invited me to join her for a Rent the Runway event at the W hotel in Chicago.  It was so much fun!  Wine, appetizers, meeting and mingling with fellow fashion blogger folk.... definitely something I'd like to do again!  Cheers to new experiences!

#3: We ordered our Save the Dates for the wedding!  It will be great to get those out! 

#4: Mike and I had a wonderful rollerskating adventure that led me to realize a little life secret.

#5: I went over to hang out with my mom yesterday -- her birthday is today (Happy Birthday, Mom!) -- and we had a great time wedding planning and cooking.  I made these little puppies for lunch.  Sliced french bread, spread on a thin layer of cream cheese, add some ham (or turkey), a few thin slices of Monterey Jack cheese, tomatoes and cilantro.  Broil until toasty.... delicious!

I'm continually impressed by where life takes me.  I'm so grateful for my support system: friends, family, any of you reading.  It's so important to embrace the people that life brings to you.  And with that, friends, have a wonderful weekend!

High Five for Friday!!!

A very busy, exciting, meaningful, fun week is coming to a close.  Here are the highlights!

Many friends and family members gathered in D.C. last weekend to run in the Marine Corps Marathon 10k.  We were all there to commemorate my cousin's husband who lost his life in a training accident last year.  Coming together this way was so powerful -- and really fun, too!  Here we all are on the morning of the race.

 

While driving around D.C., I was really appreciating all of the row houses!  They're all so different and colorful, and they had the best Halloween decorations.  This one's simple, I know, but how dang cute are those spiders?!?

 

I figured out how to do this to my hair.  Hair victory!  I've been trying not to wash my hair every day, and this is a great way to freshen up second day hair without resolving to use hot tools.  Happy hair, happy girl.

 

With Hurricane Sandy sweeping through the east coast, I wasn't sure that my flight would leave D.C. on Sunday!  I waited and waited at Dulles airport, really anticipating a cancellation.  This big, tall beer calmed my nerves before I found out that I WAS GOING HOME!

 

Before my visit last weekend, I had NEVER been to D.C.!  I feel like I appreciated all the monuments more as an adult than I would have as a kid, so that's kind of cool!  I had this moment of patriotism when I first stood in front of this guy.  Honest Abe.

That's all for me!  Hope you all have a great weekend.