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Photography: Erica Cespedes

Hair: Kyle Arguon

Make-Up: Annie

(contact Charles Morris Salon 815-462-5042)

I love Chicago

I cannot get enough of the city.

lake michigan

lakeview

Ray Ban aviators, Juicy Couture charm bracelet, black tank top borrowed from my sister, J Brand 'Houlihan' cargo skinny pants, and 80%20 Molly wedges.

last night's party

frushi + shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes, and shoes

finally went to Orange yesterday! their brunch is amazing! so is their orange coffee! I already know what I want to get the next time I go...either the omelette with smoked ham, caramelized pineapple, swiss cheese, and coconut flakes OR the omelette with bacon, sweet leeks, brie, and avocado mousse on top! MMMMMMMMMMM...I got tried the Chai Tea French Toast (chai tea-infused french toast, stuffed with ricotta cheese, served over a chai tea reduction, topped with honey and caramelized apples) and the

Frushi (one was cranberry sweet rice and pineapple and the other was sweet rice with coconut and strawberries)!

he tried eating my leftover Frushi!

the only downside was the fact we had decided to eat outside...not a good idea when it is windy and there is no sunlight! oh well...

I also went into AKIRA last week. I was having a bad day, nothing a bit of retail therapy couldn't cure though. Oh, and by a "bit" I actually mean five pairs of shoes...(it was buy 2 get 3 free!!!)

black Steve Madden cage heels (a la YSL)

black strappy Report Signature heels

black suede Jeffrey Campbell Michelle CT Ruffle Unicorn heels

black Jeffrey Campbell Inches Ringed Unicorn Heel Booties

and nude/blush/peach-y Kelsi Dagger studded pumps (my favorite pair!)

since feeling is first

since feeling is first

who pays any attention

to the syntax of things

will never wholly kiss you;

wholly to be a fool

while Spring is in the world

my blood approves,

and kisses are a better fate

than wisdom

lady i swear by all flowers. Don't cry

- the best gesture of my brain is less than

your eyelids' flutter which says

we are for each other; then

laugh, leaning back in my arms

for life's not a paragraph

And death i think is no parenthesis

e. e. cummings

cashmere open cardigan from Banana Republic, leggings from H&M, shoes by Sam Edelman

(and I'm now on lookbook.nu!)

free day

I decided against staying inside to edit some work and also somehow convinced a few friends to skip class too so we headed to the park and played. the weather was amazing. we munched on some generic samoas. and everyone wore blue (I must have not gotten the memo).

why can't the weather be like this all the time? I talk about the weather too much. I can't help it though. it dictates my mood. like tomorrow...it's supposed to be 58 degrees. ugh...

cartwheelin'

and tree climbin'

"I forgot what 'dirt' and 'grass' were!"

lace bodysuit from Forever21, green khaki trousers from H&M, heels from Forever21, Ray-Ban Wayfarers, and bracelet from Forever21

end of spring break / end of gossip girl

well spring break went by rather fast...

(AND SO DID THAT EPISODE OF GOSSIP GIRL. OMG!! HOW MANY TIMES CAN I SAY IT...I LOVE CHUCK BASS.)

ahem.

I didn't do much but I still had a lot of fun, shopped a bit and ate a LOT of good food.

Roasted bone marrow

Pork Pâté, Lingua Agrodolce, Gabagool/Coppa, Jamon Serrano, Finocchiona Salami, Majorcan Sobrasada, Prosciutto di Parma, Catalonian Fuet, and butterscotch budino for dessert. mmmmmmm...

and of course, no good weather graced Chicago so I was stuck freezing my buns off in leggings and a cardigan. bleh. not to worry! tomorrow's forecast calls for a sunny 60 degrees (not nearly as nice as the mid 70s that will be here on Wednesday or the 80 DEGREE WEATHER on Thursday and Friday!!!)

I'm thinking this outfit will do

vintage linen barong from the Philippines, high waisted demin skirt from H&M, vintage Mignani boots, jewelry from Forever21 and H&M.

or

this one

floral print dress from H&M, jewelry from Forever21 and H&M

XOXO