It started snowing at 10 am this morning and nearly an inch of snow per hour has fallen since then. My carpool buddy and I were lucky enough to leave work at 1pm to avoid terrible commute traffic. This is the first big snow of the season so traffic apparently gets pretty crazy.
This is my beautiful, snow covered walk home.
It's normally only 5 blocks from where I'm dropped off, but I took a little detour to pick up some things for a friend who just got engaged!!!!
First, I went to Paper Source, where I found Christmas cards and ornaments for 50% off. I also purchased some lovely vintage Valentine cards and some bride-to-be sticky notes. I may have also purchased a few bridal magazines.
Four blocks from my house, I sent a text of this Jenny Yoo window display to my newly engaged friend and asked her if she'd like to visit this store soon! And then the real beauty hit me:
My street is majestic in white. I couldn't stop taking pictures, even with the wind blowing snow in my face.
The kitties were so happy that I got home early. They're both curled up on either side of me, as I blog.
This is the view from my window.
In an hour, I'm going to meet the bride-to-be at J.Crew to look at dresses and then have dinner. Mr. F gets back from his business trip later this evening too! I hope O'Hare doesn't delay him with all this snow. Fortunately, his flight is on time soooooo far!
Happy January everyone!
Over the weekend, Mr F and I went to brunch, read a lot and had a long relaxing weekend. 
I love taking pictures of Tigger, the cat,
and Asta, the German Shepard puppy. She's almost two now, but so hyper and cute.
Aunt Eva's garden was amazing to photograph too!
Mack found a stick to play with while I looked at the flowers. 
How cute are Tigger and Asta waiting outside the door? 
After dinner we sang happy birthday 
and ate German Chocolate Cake. It was delicious. 
Happy Birthday, Aunt Eva!
They love to purr so much! 
I really enjoy pretzel buns especially this All-American version burger!
the 5 Star burger with a fried egg and hot sauce.
It's amazing! The afternoon was really hot with temperatures in the mid 90s so we played with the kittens inside 
with intermittent patio reading. 
This week has been crazy but I'm looking forward to my grandparents and uncle visiting tomorrow through the weekend. I'm also debating if I should get new glasses. 
These fun mocha colored frames are Chanel! Should I get new glasses?
with corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots from a local deli 
and many green desserts! 
Someone even made Irish Soda Bread and brought Irish Butter!
We also had Green River punch! 
It was a hot, 80 degree day, which is so bizzare. Apparently it was in the 30s last year. It seemed like, everyone came out for the parade fully decked out in green! There could have easily been half a million people in the Loop at the same time as us. 
The ice skating rink was still set up in Millennium Park, melting away in the bright sun!
We had to see the Chicago River dyed green so we waded through the crowds to Wabash Ave. 
Apparently, orange vegetable dye is used to make the river so neon green. It was fascinating but gross at the same time. 
Our lepre-cats even dressed up for St. Patrick's Day!
Obviously, Lily and Lulu loved being lepre-cats. :)
First, I went to Paper Source, where I found Christmas cards and ornaments for 50% off. I also purchased some lovely vintage Valentine cards and some bride-to-be sticky notes. I may have also purchased a few bridal magazines.
Four blocks from my house, I sent a text of this Jenny Yoo window display to my newly engaged friend and asked her if she'd like to visit this store soon! And then the real beauty hit me:
My street is majestic in white. I couldn't stop taking pictures, even with the wind blowing snow in my face.
The kitties were so happy that I got home early. They're both curled up on either side of me, as I blog.
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