Pool Days

The pool at our apartment building opened this weekend and the weather couldn't have been more perfectly. I slathered on the sunscreen (SPF 45 - no one likes to burn) and headed down to the pool. Thankfully, my new J Crew swimsuit arrived just in time.

Armed with my iPod and magazines, I was ready to chill. I settled in on one of the empty lounge chairs and basked in the sun. I love the way the sun feels on your skin and the smell of suncreen. I let my mind drift as I listened to Kenny Chesney.

It was the perfect afternoon.

Busy Baker

Nothing says summer like pineapple cupcakes! Yum!

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things about I'll be Doing this Weekend 1. Spending Time with Van 2. Playing Tennis 3. Catching up on my Laundry 4. Cleaning the Apartment 5. Sitting by the Pool 6. Shopping for Wedding Shoes 7. Going to the Grocery Store 8. Baking 9. Sleeping In 10. Finishing so Wedding To-Do's 11. Finalizing the Plans for my Mom's Trip to DC 12. Mailing the Last of my Thank You Notes 13. Playing Wii - Of Course!!!

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It's the Best Christmas EVER!!!!

Yes, Van and I are the proud owners of a brand new Wii. And --- It only took us calling every store in the DC metro area every single day for an entire week. Now that we have it, it was so worth the effort.

Van went to Toys R Us as soon as the store opened Sunday to snatch one up off their latest shipment. Of course we couldn't just get the Wii, we also purchased an extra controller (I have to play too), Mario Cart - with steering wheel, and a charging station. Four hundred dollars later, we were in Wii Heaven.

Seriously, I love it. I think that its great. I could play everyday. Of course the best part of the whole day was beating Van at golf.

My Latest Guilty Pleasure

I was searching online for a return address stamp for the wedding invitations and I found this fabulous blog, The Preppy Wedding. Seriously, I could read it for days.

I know that most people could care less, but with my wedding less than 4 months away I found this blog to be wealth of fabulous resources. I just love the look and feel of the site. I’m hoping that my wedding will be as just as classy and elegant.

Chicago

What do you do with 24 hours in Chicago?

Eat - of course!

I made a quick trip to Chicago for work last week. Thankfully, I had a few hours to walk around Michigan Ave and grab dinner with my friend, Rory.

Salad and Strawberry Lemonade - Not a bad start!

Okay, I didn't actually have one of these, but boy did I want one!

Rory didn't quite pull his weight on this one!

Of course, I couldn't leave Chicago without...

Regret

Regret is:

2 Glasses of Red Wine

8 Rum and Cokes

1 Tequila Shot