Café Con Monica

Currently…

Somehow I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday. WHY?!!! It is about that time I catch you all up on what is going on in this lovely life of mine….

Reading: Winter by Marissa Meyer I am loving it. I dig the whole Cyborg Cinderella loose following of fairy tales in a post WW4 world. I was still trying to figure out who Winter was but after the last chapter I got it(I probably should have caught it from the cover too). If you are looking for something fun and a little different this is a great series! Also, I am looking for some new books so if you are on goodreads find me! 
Listening: So since that Bachelor episode I wanted to find out who this Amos Lee is. Now I know and it works great for listening to in the background while I work. 

Wanting: A nap? Vacation? A massage? Really the list could go on and on..oh and chocolate chip cookies.  
Eating: I just finished a Premiere shake for breakfast because i didn’t have time to cook and I had to force myself to avoid Starbucks this morning. 
Celebrating: Tonight is the last of three tests this week and then I will celebrate. But for now I am celebrating the fact that after 3 days of trying to understand something in my Statistics class I finally got it. Seriously…doing the same types of problems over and over for 3 days trying to get it led me to tears. BUT after The Boyfriend took the time to slow it down and work with me I got it and now I don’t have to do them again till final. 
Watching: Scandal, The Bachelor, Izombie are pretty much the only shows I am current on right now, hoping to have some time this weekend to catch up on my other faves. 
Waiting: For nice weather to come back. I am so desperate for summer I can taste it! We had what was supposed to be a blizzard yesterday and really was just horrible 50 mph winds and a dusting of snow. Egh. Chicago. 
done with this nonsense. 
Loving: That I have 30 days until I see my favorite Canadian and we reunite in Punta Cana. I am so freaking excited to see her and just relax for 5 days. AND this super cute summery dress I got a Nordstrom Rack last weekend. It is going to be damn cute for Street fests! 
Wearing: My sweater poncho thingy and leggings. It is warm, soft and can still pay for business casual when I wear the right shoes! 

So that is my life in a short blog post. So easy sometimes. What is currently going on with you!?

on Weekends

I’d usually complain about Monday but really I am doing alright this morning. First day of a new 6 week challenge which also means I am 5.5 weeks till vacation! Oooo yea!

Friday night the Boyfriend and I went to see Deadpool. He was actually pretty skeptical leading up the movie coming out because he was never really about that Marvel life. Since I have a younger brother I have been hyped for the movie for almost a year. Let me tell you…it did not disappoint. It was as hilarious and inappropriate and fantastic as I had hoped and I can’t wait to watch it again. The Boyfriend actually really enjoyed it and was surprised but how good it was. 
If you haven’t seen it…do it.
Saturday was spent getting chores, errands and a bit of relaxing in before the Boyfriend and I headed to the Chicago Auto Show.   Neither of us had been in a few years and we thought it would be a fun couple of hours to check out and daydream about some beautiful cars. Turns out I am basically partial to all cars that look like mine(Nissan Versa) and he really likes bigger cars. Some of my favorites were the Hyundai Genesis G90 and the new VW Beetles. I have no intentions of getting a new car until this one is run into the ground but its nice to think about. 

We look exhausted…both of us were worn out this week! 
Sunday I got to have Brunch at Kingsbury Cafe and do some shopping with my friend Toni and then I spent the rest of the day doing homework and studying at Starbucks. I got more homework done yesterday than I have so far in this semester.
I should have taken more pics but all I have is my delicious bloody mary! 
It was a good weekend! How was your weekend? 

Friday Faves!

OOhh two times in one week…maybe I have a shot at getting my blogger life back together! It is finally Friday and even though I’ve only worked since Wednesday this week I feel I’ve been running around crazy since. I wanted to share some of my faves from the past couple weeks…


{1} Punta Cana! 
In a skype convo with my Canadian bestie we decided we should take a vacation for my Spring Break. So what did we do? Get online and search until we found a spot and called up the travel company and booked it over Skype. It was awesome and I seriously am so damn excited to see her! The Boyfriend is sad he doesn’t get to join but he can’t miss that much class. So T-35 days! 
This is the resort we are staying at Grand Bahia Principe in Putna Cana 
{2} Packzi’s  from Dinkels
So once a year I will indulge in some delicious Packzis and I always get them from Dinkels They have amazing deliciousness all the time but they just do a fantastic job with them. Sooooo fresh! I had to fill out a form and wait with a number for about 20 minutes but it was worth it. The Fresh strawberry just about killed me it was so good. 
{3} Mom’s Bday 
So my amazing mother had a birthday this past Friday! My sister and I decided to spend the day with her having mani/pedi’s, sushi and just family time. It was awesome and a really great way to start my long weekend. I am seriously lucky to have the relationship I have with my mother! 

{4} Egg Harbor – Weekend away 
I originally thought I would make a post about the weekend away with The Boyfriend but since we really didn’t do much with all the snow and cold and just took advantage of lazy time away together I don’t have enough pics to warrant a photo. We plan to go back in the summer so we can get the full experience. 

{5} Straight hair! 
I don’t straighten my hair as much as I used to simply because I am lazy and my hair is long af but I wanted to do something different short of coloring or cutting it again. So I went to Trixie’s Blowdry Bar and got my hair straightened. They were fantastic and fast and look how beautiful my locks look!! Best of all I got to read my kindle while someone did my hair. 
This is all I have for you now…I have a ton of homework and no interest in doing it so my weekend probably won’t be all that exciting. I hope you all have an awesome weekend! 

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