Girl by the Lake

photography: city winery

City Winery, West Loop, Chicago

Last night, Eric and I had a BLAST tasting Oregon’s best Pinots @ City Winery. We used to go to attend tastings all the time in NYC, so I must admit I was excited to do something that brought back old memories while also helping me fall in love with Chicago a bit more.

Happy Friday! I hope you all enjoy this upcoming weekend. I know I will…the weatherman is telling me that we might hit 50 degrees!

photography: rainy city

I took this picture a few weeks back, when I was sleepy and not really paying attention. It has quickly become one of my favorite Chicago pictures to date. Love!

I’ll try to get a fun picture of the snow in the city today. Fingers crossed that the snow storms gives me enough snow to build a snowman with!

travels: blue skies {Phoenix}

Ahhh, warm, sunny skies. Blue. Cloudless. So awesome.

Soooooo last week.

Last week, I jumped ~~more like begged~~ at the opportunity to attend a conference in Phoenix, AZ. I had never visited Arizona before, so I was filled with anticipation. Cacti + mountains + warm weather…such a warm (literally) welcome for my southern bones.

The weather was incredible. The conference was a success. But the best part? My rental car. All of my fellow coworkers were given soccer-mom-style vans, and I somehow received a Mustang. AND, it was electric blue..I mean, we really needed drive the point home, right?I have to admit…I was a bit mortified when I first saw the car. This kind of car is NOT my style. But after putting my foot to the gas pedal for the first time, I was so completely sold on the experience. So much fun!Especially when I got to use the car to see sunrises like this:and afternoons like this:Awesome trip. I highly recommend any cold fearing people to get on a plane and visit there soon.Happy Monday! I hope everyone is successfully recovering from what could only have been epic Super Bowl fun.