Chicago '16 Pt. 2

On my last day of being in Chicago, I spent it with family. I wish I could have seen everyone, but because it was such a short and last minute trip, I only saw two family members. 

What I did:

More like what didn't I do? My aunt is an amazing tour guide! We started out the day at the coolest coffee shop called The Perkolator. They had such a great playlist and it was so cute inside! I wish Dallas had something like it! 

After spending some time with my aunt, we picked up my cousin had lunch at Furious Spoon. A ramen place where they make their own noodles and play all hip hop music. I ordered the Chicken Shio Ramen, so good!!

We drove around and I was shown some of the cool neighborhoods in Chicago. I think my favorite was Lincoln Park. So many cute little shops. 

We ended the day at the Ed Paschke Art Center. His art is super vibrant, but I'm not quite sure what genre it would fall under. I'll update the post once I find out.

Here I am posing next to Canal Cinco, one of my favorite pieces that I saw. 

Jack romper via Lion & Witch - $52

Oh and of course, a Chicago trip isn't complete with a Chicago Dog from Superdawg!

And that was my 2 day trip in a nutshell! I know I'm missing a few things like the Urban Outfitter's Outlet (yes, it's a thing!) and David's Tea. 

-A. 

Chicago '16 Pt.1

About 3 weeks ago, I super spontaneously took a two day trip to Chicago. I covered so much ground in 2 days! It took me quite a few days to recover from how tired I was. It was tricky getting a good OOTD and balancing being a tourist; thus the semi-cheesy pictures!

Before I continue on with my post, I'd love to thank one of my best friends for making this trip possible and extremely memorable! I'd also like to thank my aunt and cousin for hanging out with me on VERY short notice. Love you guys! 

Okay, moving on!

Day 1:

What I Did:

I flew in super early with my friend and started out excursion with brunch in The Loop (neighborhood). After lunch we crossed the street to Millennium Park. My family is from Chicago and I've posted other Chicago posts before; this is the first in depth one I've done. Anyways, I had never seen The Bean. It was a must do for me! I will say that it didn't disappoint. It was a lot trickier to take a selfie with the reflection than I thought it would. 

We wandered through to the BP Bridge, which photos do not give it justice! The skyline views you can see from there are amazing! We crossed over to Daley Park and wandered around there for a bit.

We then made the journey to the Sear's Tower! That felt like an eternity because we got lost, but it was great to see downtown. It wasn't my first time at the sky deck, but it was fun to get into the glass rooms again! Funny enough, I blogged about the first and last time I went in. Look how much my style has changed! It's seriously been like 6 years....Do I look older? Do I look the same? 

As for what I wore, I kept it simple with a creme once was a blouse, but now is a crop top designer blouse from the thrift store!(of course!) I paired it casually with leggings from Costco.

Crop Top: Emanuel Ungaro Crepe Silk  - $3 via thrifted

Pants: Calvin Klein  - $20 via Costco 

That basically summed up my day! We ate at some restaurant in Rosemont, where our hotel was. I think the drive to the city was like 45 minutes? All I know is that there was a lot of traffic!

Part 2 will come up eventually, I have a couple of other posts that need to be prioritized. 

-A.

A Not So Rainy Day

Don't you just hate when you dress wrong for the weather. It was supposed to rain all last week and the day I wore this outfit, it was super sunny!  It seems like I can never get it right.

Sticking to my typical black/grey/white palette, I decide to break it up by throwing an indigo denim jacket.  

I'm not sure how I'm going to function this summer! I definitely want to break out of my typical color scheme and wear lighter materials. I also need to figure out to to keep denim in my rotation as the hotter days approach us.

Denim Jacket: Mango - Borrowed

Stripe Mock Neck Blouse: Francesca's - $32

Dark Grey/Black Jeans: Rag and Bone via Intermix - $12 (org. $192)

Booties: Soda via Lulu's - $30

Now to plan summer outfits!

-A.

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Feeling Boho

The weather keeps taunting us with a sunny day and then non stop rain. What's new about that though? I've mentioned plenty of times that spring is one of the hardest seasons to dress for.  You just never know what you're going to get, so it's hard to plan outfits ahead of time.

On one of the sunny and hot-ish days we had last week, I figured that I couldn't go wrong with wearing a dress.  The easiest garment to throw on and look somewhat pulled together. Ha!

Sunglasses - Gifted

Dress - Family Thrift Outlet - $2

Tote - Madewell Transport Tote - $168

Sandals - DSW - $30

I paired this thrifted dress with different shades of brown to really make the olive pop. I love how airy and soft the material is. I also think that the white embroidery happens to fall right on trend. Definitely feel like Free People would approve! 

-A.