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Stranded in Chicago
strandedinchicago.blogspot.com
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surviving the windy city in style - everything from everyday fashion to home cooking - anything to get through this weather!
#59738 in All , #6447 in General Fashion

OH HI

Hello sad blog people, who must be missing the glamorous musings that typically pour forth from my loving mind and hands (admittedly, at strange and irregular intervals).  Now that the Christmas...

23 jan 12

The Pale-Skin-and-It- Isnt-Even-the-Dea d-of-Winter-Yet Blues

The nice thing about being half-Hispanic is that I get a really bitchin tan in the summer months.  The nice thing about being half-Irish is that I get that cute spray of freckles on my nose duri...

19 dec 11

Change of Plans

I did just paint my nails, but because my room is so disorganized that I cant find my camera, a style-related post will have to wait until another day.In other news, I was supposed to do something th...

19 dec 11

Im pretty sure I just ate something that wasnt food.

Shall we ignore the fact that Ive been gone for months?  Yes, lets.On Friday, I celebrated my 23rd birthday.  I feel ambivalent about this.  Edit: It was also Ninas birthday, for those...

06 dec 11

W(h)ine

Okay, so I have this problem where I love Rachel Zoe.  I say its a problem because the similarities between our lives are non-existent.  I challenge you to name one (other than that we are ...

13 oct 11

Go Wild(cats)

Yall, I got to go to the Bronx Zoo on Saturday!  My best friend came down from Boston for the weekend and I went with her and her family to see all the wonderful animals.  I even got to see...

10 oct 11

Im a grown-ass woman.

Well, ladies (and gentlemen?), I have to say, the reason for my extended absence this time is slightly more exciting than all those times this summer when I would disappear for long stretches of time...

29 sep 11

I found this post that I thought I published like, two weeks ago...

Oops.  My bad.  Well, here you go: I was listening to the radio yesterday morning, and they were interviewing makeup guru Bobbi Brown, which got me thinking about her philosophy and her pro...

29 sep 11

Virtually Perfect

In honor of the start of online ordering here in the US from Zaras website, I thought Id share some of my favorite pieces from whats currently featured on the site.One, TwoOne, TwoOne, TwoOne, Two, T...

07 sep 11

Fair Weather

On Saturday night, after a long day slaving away at my job, I went with my mother, my aunt, and my mothers oldest friend to the annual Firemans Fair in the town just next to mine.  We finally ma...

06 sep 11

Whooooos excited about Lilly?

As some of you may know, I joined a sorority while I was in college, and this past spring I was thrilled to hear that Lilly Pulitzer was going to be adding some organizations to their collection of G...

02 sep 11

THIS IS INCONVENIENT

I cant update this the way I want to because the blogger app sucks and my internet got knocked out in the storm, but the new Lilly Pulitzer sorority prints are out and I AM SO EXCITED. More on that a...

31 aug 11

Oh, dear!

That title was my placeholder when I was going to make this entry about how Ive been home for two months exactly and I still havent managed to find a new, more appropriate name for my web catalog of ...

23 aug 11

Im baking my way into Fall.

Youll notice that I made up for doing two posts in one day by casually going ten days between posts.  I really feel like you guys -- if there are any of you left -- have become familiar with the...

17 aug 11

I die.

I know what youre thinking, "Shut the fuck up, two posts in one day?"  Yes, in one foul swoop, Ive broken some of my blog malaise and make this blog child-unfriendly.  BUT, the e-ma...

07 aug 11

Blue with Envy

So I awoke the other day to find this gem sitting in my e-mail inbox.The NARS Fall 2011 collection has arrived!  NARS e-mails are the only ones I allow to come into my inbox with the images alre...

07 aug 11

Kate rhymes with awesome.

Id like to take a moment to talk about something really personal. Something that perhaps I shouldnt be revealing. I mean, as far as I can tell, its something society finds really reprehensible, and m...

03 aug 11

I am a grumpy monster.

That is not some kind of funny joke title.  I awoke today with what I have been informed is a pretty severe case of strep throat.  In addition to making me feel like crap physically, I also...

29 jul 11

ANGST

I lived here, but I dont live hereAll we do is look at things on computers win.Theyre sad that I dont live here.I am having a good time, though, but I forgot my camera so Im having a difficult time s...

23 jul 11

True Lies

My blog title: truth or lies?How, you might be asking yourself, is it possible that I find myself in a crowded el car in Chicago in the middle of the summer?Good question, world. Good question.

22 jul 11

Howdy stranger, aint seen you round these parts before.

Yesterday evening, I went to my cousin Dakotas baby shower.  As the title of this post indicates, the theme was Western, and it was embraced to the fullest extent.  Thats my Aunt Colleen, A...

18 jul 11

Is everything bigger in Texas?

Last weekend, one of my friends from high school, Kendall, had a little get together in celebration of her graduation and impending move to Houston, from which she had moved to NJ in 7th grade and to...

11 jul 11

Necessities: Concealer

Errrrrbody knows you need a good under eye concealer to get by, amiright?  Thats what I thought.  I know, weird post for the middle of the summer, right?  But, you know, we cant all go...

08 jul 11

I love fireworks, you cant even stop me.

I love the 4th of July, not least of all because it usually ends in a delicious feast of summer food.  Because I am a moron and a bad blogger, as we have repeatedly established here, I didnt hav...

06 jul 11

Vice Report: Week of 6/27/11

You thought I had forgotten all the gimmicks I came up with during my time in the frozen tundra, didnt you?  Well, the Vice Report rears its ugly head once more!  Mwahaha!I know, youre real...

01 jul 11

I can be 21 forever?

Screw you, Im already twenty-two.When I get dressed in the morning, I literally always try to put on something that will be the most flattering to my appearance.  I figure out what I have, and t...

29 jun 11

Stranded in Chicago?

Dear readers,I am faced with a conundrum.  The title of my blog is now a lie.  As I take up residence in the New York Metropolitan Area once more, I find myself at a loss as to what course ...

26 jun 11

Graduation, Day 2

Not content with one ceremony, Northwestern actually handed me my degree last Saturday -- but only after I turned in my rented robe to them. As a result, I have no pictures with my diploma and my rob...

24 jun 11

Graduation, Day 1

"I was a Wildcat when Wildcats were wildcats."  &nbs p;    &nbs p;    &nbs p;    &nbs p;    &nbs p; &...

21 jun 11

A Walk in the Park

As I mentioned, I went to the Chicago Botanic Garden on Saturday with my lovely friends Kelsey and Lauren as part of my schools Senior Week activities.  I thought this was an odd activity, but i...

16 jun 11

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