Glitter can either look tacky or chic. But when it is done right, there is nothing better than a little shimmer. Love, amore, liebe, crush, whatever you call it, I feel it for glitter and sequins that are done well! So when glitter nail polish became a craze, I got a bit excited. The only

Yesterday I shared some simple ways to decorate a winter bridal shower.  I hope you’re hungry because today I’ll be sharing all the delicious recipes we served at Kaitlyn’s shower. I threw this bridal shower for my college roommate, Kaitlyn.  Two of my other Hawkeye roomies, Ashley and Karen, threw it with me. When we

Last weekend I helped throw a bridal shower for my girlfriend, Kaitlyn, who’s getting married this January.  Because of her wedding date, we decided on a winter theme.  Lucky for me, this meant it was justifiable to rock out to Christmas music on November 5th (by the way, purchasing Michael Buble’s Christmas album needs to be

Flea markets are my thang. I love em. I could wander the booths all day browsing all the treasures and dreaming up things to create. And surprisingly enough, Jeff tolerates it. He even joins in on the fun sometimes and gets excited about his own finds. Of course our idea of a great find are

I amore Giada DeLaurentiis not only for her delicious recipes and informational shows (Brian even watches with me, perhaps for different reasons…) but also for her connection with fans.  I recently started following Giada on twitter and she’s always filling my page with replies to her fans.  Shortly after realizing this, it became my mission

I love most everything about fall. It offers amazing bold colors strewn all over the outdoors, and cool crisp air that makes for great sweater weather – without even needing a coat!  Some people might think that living in the city would mean you don’t get to enjoy these things. Some might think that the

Happy belated Halloween! No we didn’t go trick-or-treating (although I wish we did…candy and I get along great!), but we did participate in some festive activities. We went to the Blackhawks game, dressed as black cats! Meow! And we got into character by walking around pretending to “claw” things. It was a great time and