Lazy day

Is he not the cutest dog ever? Thor baby we love you.



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got it!

Can not believe how amazing technology is! It is hard believe that I did not have a cell phone until the middle of College... now days 2 year olds know how to work iphones! It is really amazing to be able to make a phone call from my cell phone and see the person who I am talking to. History in the making... which is why I document these type of things on our blog.

3rd street promenade & venice beach

chicago

Michigan Ave. Congress Plaza Hotel

Chicago won the Stanley Cup. Lots of Hockey items all over the city.

Unique market in Lincoln Park. Gluten free products.

The trip was way too short. There were so many different neighborhoods I needed to visit and not nearly enough time. While in Chicago I was doing market & trend research; people watching, shopping, checking out colors, patterns, materials, window displays and the overall fashion scene in Chicago. I took the subway to lincoln park and lakeview... that was an adventure got lost and had to take 4 subways! I enjoyed this area, it is hip & clean and the homes are adorable. I could have spent an entire day just these two neighborhoods walking up and down all the streets. In the afternoon I headed to wicker park. I loved the shopping over here! Unfortunately by the time I arrived I only had 1 hour to check out the shops before they closed. The street is lined with many vintage, thrift, and boutique shops intermixed with random cafes. I was so sad I could not visit the vintage shops (tear). Next time I will plan to visit this area for an entire day! It is very trendy and young cool people live around here. I spent my last day on michigan ave and state street walking the streets and checking out displays. Chicago is such a fun city! I loved the chicagans... so friendly and the food was so yummy! Found a great market with gluten free products and loved the gluten free italian eatery in wicker park.

Jetting away

Ready to board our jet blue flight . Direct to Chicago! Traveling with my coworker Noriko, she just arrived from japan.


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I'm off

to Chicago for lots of market research, shopping, photographing, interviewing, and walking. It's a tough job but someone's got to do it. Glad it's me! I LOVE shopping and people watching and of course talking to all kinds of people, so it is perfect for me.

Memorial Day weekend

We had so much fun all weekend. The weather was perfect! A great kick off to the season of summer. Lots of BBQ's, time spent with many different friends, visitors from arizona, a baby blessing, and ofcourse the beach.

timmy.jeremy.sean

this does not happen very often! me relaxing.

The gang at the Shore.