Chicago Weekend

Hi everyone!
I certainly hope you had a fabulous weekend, as I did ...
and here's to a brand new week!

As you know, I mentioned that during the summer
there would be a very relaxed blogging schedule here but that I would

pop in to share what I've been doing and hear what you have been doing often,
whether it's twice a week or every couple of weeks ...
and I'm really loving this schedule!

So ...
I just stopped by to say hello
and share a few pics from my Chicago weekend!
If you follow on Instagram and Twitter,
you may already have seen a few of these
and apologize for any repetitiveness.
With a few family members in Chicago, this weekend
was a mixture of a client meeting and a family baby shower.
I love weekends in the city, whether it's Chicago or New York ...
you know I always find it inspirational.
So, here's just a little of my weekend in a capsule ...

Whether it was day or night, the view from the hotel room was beautiful ...
(I like to secretly pretend that it's my penthouse apartment view lol) ...

The city streets were particularly magical at dusk ...  

I glanced up once while walking at dusk and saw a single light turn on
in a penthouse in a very tall building ...
it made me wonder who turned that light on and
which room they were in ...
(forgive the grainy quality of this photo ...
these were shot with my iphone and what you're seeing
in the penthouse shot is a zoom to bring the penthouse up close). 

That penthouse with its golden lit window
kind of reminded me of this penthouse illustration
of mine that was part of a past blog post ... 

The sidewalk floral displays always blow me away ...

Sun setting and glowing off the buildings
during another evening walk ... 

... and of course, there was lots of relaxation by the hotel indoor pool ...

 

A charming brunch was enjoyed here, on Rush Street ...

... my last evening there, Saturday night ...

Looking down on my city view from the cozy booth at the Grand Lux Cafe

for late night dinner and dessert ...

... and then on Sunday afternoon, the lovely family baby shower
held in a restaurant with the most brunch menu...

... and then once the shower was over at 2 pm,
I was off and heading for home!
A whirlwind weekend and lots of fun.

Tell me ...
what did you do this weekend?
I'd love to know!
And ...
here's to a fabulous week for all of us!

OOH LA FROU FROU

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SANDY M

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