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November 5, 2011

"Every demon wants his pound of flesh..."

This week was busy, but full of good things.

Halloween was this week which is absolutely fantabulous!...

but that was also the inevitable end of October, which is one of my favourite months of the year due to it's heavy inspirational take-over. The spookiness was in full swing on Monday and I am so glad some plans came my way.

Not having plans on Halloween sort of feels like not having plans on your birthday.

One of my girlfriends was in town last week and came by to catch up, which is always so nice and so necessary. It was cut early because I had a train to catch into the city, at 4:51 to be exact. So I wasn't planning on dressing up...

That changed when Caitlyn mentioned it and I kind of felt like that meant I had to...

which meant that I really wanted to in the first place.

Of course I had fancied the idea, but I knew we would be going out with my counterpart and his friend, so I didn't want to pull my usual crazy shit. But I did anyway and this was the result; luckily I have random flower headbands around my wardrobe, green dresses, and bright yellow cardigans.

So I took the train to the city to meet my partner (who happened to be beckoned to the city for work) and his buddy, who both seemed to dig my flower get up, by the way.
~~I was the only one dressed up in the whole place.~~ No big deal.
We met at Sepia, where I fell in love with the drink menu (and the atmosphere) and ordered easily;

This isn't the full menu, it is just the shot of what I wanted to try most and what I actually did try;

Sepia Mule, French 75, Boston Martha

I chose the Sepia Mule. I have been wanting to try a Moscow Mule for some time now and I knew I couldn't pass up the opportunity.

I chose it twice and both times it was delicious.

If I ever go back it will be quite the toss up.
I'm sorry, when I go back.

The bartender was great, I recommended he wear a bow-tie, he was that kind of dude.

The fellas have some difficulty tying the suckers!

Here was the menu I drooled over even as I knew Portillo's was on the horizon.

When it comes to dining, I'm not stupid. I may be a Portillo's addict, but if meals like this appear on paper in front of me, I'm going to have different desires.

These just look absolutely exquisite.

Of course, the drink is my beloved Sepia Mule. It was absolutely delicious and dangerous and totally did the job. It was a jolly train ride back. That's the worst about just going for drinks, your buzz is enjoyed on the seats of a Metra car...ehhhh.

Here was my Halloween din-din!

Oh the joys of living in Illinois! (there are so few these days...)

A chili dog, cup of chili, and a small fry just felt night on such a fright night!

So on to another adored beverage of mine;

So I picked up these little gems at Adagio while in Downtown Naperville earlier this week. Seriously, if there is a tea shop in walking distance, I'm there!

I had been wanting to try the sweet potato pie since the last time I had been there and had a feeling that was going to be a seasonal treat. So I scooped up a bag...should have scooped up three more.

This is a dazzling close up of the sweet potato pie tea and it is so delicious in the most peculiar way. It is a starchy Ceylon black tea. It contains hints of marigold leaves, cinnamon bark, and natural sweet potato flavour. I just can't believe how delicious it becomes when used in concoction- with MARSHMALLOWS!

I find that adding 'mallows is the BEST way to go about drinking this tea.

It literally tastes like a Thanksgiving accompaniment in a cup.

A lot of people have unfavourable things to say about it, however, I don't need my tea to be overwhelmingly sweet. It is perfect for this time of year. I wouldn't necessarily steep this sucker in the summer. Was

{CASUAL FRIDAY RECAP}

Tights: both pairs, Forever 21 Skirt: Gap, thirfted BRAND NEW! Originally $50, scored for $5

Sweater: given to me by my mom (so soft!) Boots: Doc Martens-1940's Jacket: Forever 21

I felt the whole thing was very good-felt very 90's.

and the best part was that I enjoyed wearing this outfit immensely.

Especially the skirt! What a remarkable find.

Of course, another huge thing happened this week.

C E R E M O N I A L S

DROPPED.

Please tell me you got your copy?

I am over the moon about it.

I will talk about it more at length, but it is worthy of it's own little post.

Stay tuned!!

October 15, 2011

"I feel Heaven, stay for the sound"

[Casual Friday Recap]

scored these at the thrift my mom showed me, Savers $2.99

they had a whole gaggle of them, pumpkins, cats, vampires, bats...

but these best matched the shirt I had just ordered.

I want to say I got this jumper at Target....of course.

woot shirt! $10

this is definitely a spot to check out everyday.

Free shipping on everything & they normally come out with some awesome t-shirts.

I got these suckers at Target (I had no idea how much shit I owned from Target or how much I really wore it, good god) after some additional walking around to convince myself they needed to be mine. I got these last year and I knew I couldn't pass them up. I want to say they were $8.99 or some small price that doesn't really require "convincing", but oh well. They are mine now with no regrets.

As stated a million times over, Casual Friday is my day. Especially when those Friday's fall in October.

I have a decent amount of Halloween funk at this point and I love putting it to use. I wasn't too enthused about fake holidays (Sweetest Day + Boss's Day) keeping us at the work establishment past midnight, but my paycheck will be rollin' fat. There were some good laughs for sure and that always makes it worth it.

[Today]

today, I am admitting, the bright skies were nice.

This is probably because it was definitely sweater weather.

FINALLY.

See, here's the thing. I am all about nice weather and an Indian Summer, but once it drops below 55º, let's keep it that way. Once it is sweater season is in, I want to keep that momentum going because it seems in those few short days where coats and sweaters aren't necessary, the ability to layer well leaves my brain.

I got this sweater at Goodwill last year around this time and I love it. It's ugly in just the right ways.

I'm really drawn to the colours in it.

I call these pants my "Rock Star" pants because they are basic, thick in material, and just the perfect black pants to wear anywhere. Unfortunately, they are a tad big. They were originally cropped, but I undid the seams so they were longer. Gap $50

...Because the weather was so dashing, I did the usual routine and headed out for a walk.

I walk past the park that's almost always wide open and if the swings are free, I always snatch the opportunity. I love swinging, always have. I was that asshole 5'th grader that had a swing everyday even though "it was so unfair" (this is why you have to run to the park during recess, kids).

So today that opportunity was present and I took it for a good half hour. My iPod is a great accompaniment on the swings, but sometimes I miss those middle school conversations and those times where the swings served as a destination, that was "going out" on a Saturday night when I was 13. Keep in mind, I was kind of a huge loser. So today some great tunes came across on shuffle in my "Recently Played" list that's a good 400 songs wide; ah, I love all of these songs. All for very good, but different reasons, but they were just what I needed to hear today. What a great to sport a funky sweater and soak up some sun...through that thick...sweater...

Hopefully you dig 'em and head for the swings soon while you still can!