falling fluffy cotton balls

it’s pretty much has been a snow-free winter here in good ol’ chicago up until this past week!  {whoa, snow}  i must say, though, it’s nothing like the snowpocalypse we had a few years back!  that was cray.

anyhoo, i’m loving my sorels in this weather!  they’re just tough…and i like tough and little fuzzy at the same time.

snow, snow, snow

snow, snow, snow

my valentine

my valentine

i heart oliva

i heart oliva

well, i was super duper excited to be able to host miss olivia at our place.  {hubby charming is away making some dough, so a little company is always welcomed!}  i cooked pasta, we had some wine, and talked non-stop {we loooooooove to talk}.  i just love girl time and catch up time and just about anything time.  she came over with the cutest homemade valentine’s day card *sigh* and homemade cake pops!  what a gal!  it just got me all excited for the holiday!  i’m so sure the little cupid is looking over my shoulder right now 🙂

 

super bowl sunday = super snack sunday!

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to be honest, i’m not into football.  i mean all the technical talk…all the rules [blah].  i love parties, friends, food, beer, wine, fun.  so when this goes hand and hand with football, hells yes!  marina + corey hosted a few friends at their house and cooked up some good snack grub.  and so the mindless eating began!

bowl XLVII // ravens vs. 49ers

 fact: first time ever two brothers coach against each other at the superbowl

fact: the lights went out!  ooooohhhh, somebody got in trouble!

fact:  i ate too much [burp]

cold, cold go away

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sooo, cold, cold weather like this in chicago//10 degrees fahrenheit!// makes me want to be somewhere warm + on the beach!  a girl can only dream right now {meh}.  so, next best thing?  reminence on past holidays!  here are some pics of us in miami from 2010…we had just gotten engaged 6 months prior!  we relaxed, slept, explored, ate, sunned, + drank…what a vacay should be about!  well, my only hope is that punxsutawney phil predicted an early spring!  yaaaaayyyy!

work in progress!

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helloooo there!  thank you for visiting my blog!  it is currently a work in progress {oy!}.  i’m super excited to to work out the design/format…thank you to my dear, dear friend andrea {my brainiac amie}!  muwah!  please come visit us again for a little love, a little laughter, + a lot of this & that.  happy february!  xo

{photo by kate headley}