I have had a busy couple weeks and part of that was enjoying a weekend in Chicago celebrating my beautiful mother for her 60th birthday! We called it "60 In The City." It was the first time I have left all 5 littles with daddy and first time leaving the twins overnight in 9 months! So I had a little apprehension, but also truly NEEDED some fun girl time with my sisters!
We started our ventures at
Trump Tower, which was truly fabulous! Right in the heart of the city and near all the shopping of course. We ate dinner at the
The Purple Pig and toasted with some delicious red wine and lots of yummy tapas. Day 2 we slept in until 8am... and for us moms that is sleeping in. We enjoyed a delicious meal in the room and hit the city.
We got all dressed up as girls love to do and went to a fab latin inspired restaurant
Carnivale, check out the decor, huge fixtures and mirrors. Bright, punchy colors, polka dots and mosaic colorful glass.
We realized quickly how old we are all getting when after a few drinks at dinner we were ready for bed. So we headed back and got all snuggled up in our jammies, thinking we would watch a movie... well 5 minutes later we were all out.
The celebration continued with a wonderful morning at the spa and then off to one of the most brilliant ideas yet.
Blowtique. Literally a salon that only blows out your hair and making you look gorge for your night on the town! You get your hair shampooed and scalp massaged, then you choose which hair style you are going for and the blow dryer, hair stylist, and some really cool brushes work their magic
After slipping into our dresses we were off to the
Pumproom which is known for celebrity sightings! We had some tuna tar tar, ginger mojitos and sea bass and kale. No celebrities, just a guy named Stu and his dad! And now for the best part of the weekend
The Rock of Ages. I mean if you like the 80's at all, it's a must see. We sang every song and laughed hysterically as the witty narrator took us on an epic adventure filled with fantastic dancing, singing, and of course a love story.
If all that wasn't enough we ended up at
The Chocolate Bar at The Peninsula. Just a note, come hungry and be prepared to engorge yourself in every kind of chocolate possible.
We ended the weekend with a quick trip to Starbucks and I had to take a shot of this adorable girl wearing this ridiculous ensemble. I just love it! The white with the stripes with the rolled pant with a leopard shoe and a coral purse, seriously! Not to mention she was just beautiful! Love Chicago style!
I absolutely love the fact we are recreating the "choker" into jeweled peter pan collars. I was able to find a lovely vintage collar from a local antique mall which instantly inspired me to create something of my own. I have many ideas of what I want to design this fall, especially for my littles! For some reason anything that is mini is so much cuter!
