march madness

March Madness is right and tonight it's Team Suck vs. Team Happy! Both of these teams have been some of the strongest ones this season. This month has flown by with a lot of crazy surprises, and Team Suck is moving up in the brackets. Here are some of the highlights...

1. Work, work, work - that is all Sean and I did this month!

Poor Baby H.

2. Some drunk slammed into our car...at least I am hoping they were drunk because who hits a parked car? Slam dunk!

3. It has been the coldest March in 28 years! That means that it hasn't been this cold in Chicago since I was born! Not that we don't enjoy cold weather but this is just ridiculous...plus I really want (need) to start running outside if I plan on keeping up with Sean at the beach this summer. 

4. Taxes...boo! I unfortunately owe taxes this year. Foul!

Timeout - Enough about the Sucks because when we take a look at the stats, Team Happy has been bringing their A-game this season, lets look at some of the top highlights...

1. My good friend Amanda had her little girl, Chloe. I cannot wait to go to Florida and see her!

2. It was Amanda's and Amber's birthdays this month - two of my BFFs, Happy Birthday! Love them!

3. One of my other best friends, Mallory, got engaged! And she asked me to be a bridesmaid, I cannot wait to spend that special day with her. Three points!

4. In relation, Mallory came to visit me for a much needed "girls weekend" and we totally shopped, ate a lot, drank a lot, saw a band and watched Say Yes to the Dress while looking at bridal magazines.

Mallory and me at Pizza Art Cafe

5. Food! Mallory and I ate at Franks 'n Dawgs for lunch and it was AMAZING. Think gourmet meets the hot dog plus BYOB. I had a fancy lamb hot dog and Mal had a good old-fashioned Chicago dog. We also ate at Pizza Art Cafe. The place is very small and romantic with only a few tables and BYOB. We all shared the bruschetta and Mallory had the antipasti with octopus. Sean and I shared a smoky beef pizza with an egg on it, so delicious! Field goal!

6. Skinny Girl Margarita! This whole bottle only has 400 calories and it taste so fresh. I've already gone through 2 bottles myself. Slam dunk!

7. Last but not at all least - Sean and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary! Time flies when you are crazy happy. I just love him so much! Four point play!

FINAL SCORE - Suck 4, Happy 7...Team Happy wins!

swimsuit season

It has been a few years since I have bought myself a new swimsuit and I think I finally found two that I would definitely consider buying. I never thought in a million years that I would buy or even LIKE a white swimsuit but I am absolutely in love with this one. Classic and glamorous.

This next one I know is more my style and personality. I love wearing blue and purple, so with the contrasting patterns and the illusion of the ever popular "cinched waste" this suit is a dream. It even looks comfortable for a swimsuit! Now if I can just get that girls body...

{swimsuits from Anthropologie}

baby art

I love art and anytime I find a piece I like I always wonder where would it go in our home. These original prints from Cake with Giants (love that name!) are absolutely perfect for a baby's room! Not that I am in a hurry to have kids anytime soon, believe me!  I think these would add a unique flavor to a child's room that they could grow up with and keep for themselves. I just love the pink set the table one...that is definitely going to be for a future little Theta. ; )

The artist also has a blog that I like to look at everyday because her photos are so calming and beautiful, great to look at during a break from work! Did I mention she is from Australia?

trader joe's challenge

One thing Sean and I like to do together is make challenges for ourselves. And we have come up with a new one that I am really excited about doing. Why you ask? Well...it involves food of course!

Challenge! We are going to only shop at Trader Joe's for the next four months! Trader Joe's is a really great grocery store here in Chicago that has an uncomplicated selection of everything you need, organic meats and produce, and great wines. But the big thing about this store is that it is really cheap!

Sean and I are slashing our budget in half for the summer so we thought this would be a great way to save money but we also just wanted to see if we can do it! No more V8 juice and Hot Pockets for Sean and no more Lean Cuisines and Fiber One bars for me!

Another plus to this challenge is that Sean got me this great Trader Joe's cookbook for Christmas. Everything in the book is from the store and it shows you what products go well together. Check out this website where you can find the books and other fun cooking things to look at!

oscar style countdown

The Oscars are this Sunday and I am sooooo looking forward to the red carpet styles for 2011. One of my favorite red carpet gals is Cameron Diaz and last year she was wearing my favorite Oscar night dress by Oscar de la Renta. Don't you just want to wear that dress everyday!?? I love the shape around the waist and the balls of gold dripping down the dress. The other two dresses she wore I love because they are such bold colors, you can't go wrong with a pink or red gown. Her red carpet choices always have a softness to them but they are also very playful and glamorous. I hope she brings her style to this year's Oscars!

 

{photos from InStyle.com}

happy love day xoxo

After a record fast 12 hour drive from Oklahoma to Chicago, Sean and I got a little time to celebrate Valentine's Day with some Trader Joe's Novella Cab Sav wine and Giordano's pizza. Sean let me rent Date Night again, I think I've seen it like 4 times already...I love that movie!

Here we are being goofy and probably a little delirious after sitting in the car all week. Sean will probably kill me if he knew I posted this pic of him....he is so cute blowing me a kiss!