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Hump Day!!

July 3, 2013

Hey there! In case you haven’t already you should go here and sign up for this awesome giveaway for Christine @ Life with a side of Coffee‘s birthday! 

This past weekend GCGirl, Saffer & I went to Hong Kong for what might be the last time and did some shopping and just hanging out. We took the ferry from our town for the first time and after we got off the ferry and past the border control I realized I left my cell phone on the boat. FREAKING OUT. I tried to cross back but they wouldn’t let me, gave me a number to call in the morning. I was beyond stressed and I tried calling 3 different times and telling them they I  knew exactly what seats I dropped it between and that they had to actually go to the seats and look. Of course, they finally called me back to say they couldn’t find it. Then we get to the docks to ride the ferry back and get on the boat. Saffer suggested I go check the seats just in case its the same boat and guess what? There was my phone stuck between the two seats I told them it would be. I could not have been luckier and that was probably the most exciting thing to have happened to me in the past month! Haha ook so yea….

I try to always visit Hard Rock when I go somewhere..its  become a new thing so  the girls were more than happy to stop there and get some western food and drinks with me! 
The first proper western breakfast I have had in a whole damn year!!! 
The Starbucks in HK had Red Bean Green Tea muffins so I had to try one! It was not as good as the drink though 🙁

Wish I had taken more photos but my camera is still broken from that trip in Jan/Feb and my Iphone was gone so yep!

Filed in: Social, Teaching Abroad, Travel, Travel Days • by Monica •

Summer Bucket List!

June 28, 2013

So its been damn hot here since about April anyway but I do love Summer. Soo I decided to share my summer bucket list…..


– take advantage of the beach! 
– take my nephew to LP zoo 
– outdoor patio! If its an option then no sitting inside
– streetfests!
– meet & a have a drink with at least 1 of the Chicago bloggers I follow 
– Tomato battle @ Soldier Field 
– Run along the lake while its still warm 
– outdoor concert at Millenium Park
– Make some of the summery recipes on my Pinterest boards
– Make more than 1 of the cocktails on my Pinterest boards
– workout outside as often as I can 
– be a tourist all over again 


So yea…thats my list. Not sure how long the weather will cooperate once I am actually home but I can cross my fingers! 

Whats on your summer bucket list?? 




Filed in: Chicago • by Monica •

The Party Don’t Start till I walk in!

June 27, 2013

I was thinking…when was the last time you had a slumber party? I mean as kids we can have them all the time but as grown ups its hard to call it that right??  

Well….I think I am going to have one when I get home and I have enlisted Pinterest to help me plan it. 

SBG

These are the must haves(feel free to add to this list) 

1. Booze. 

yes. Its a must. We all say inappropriate shit when we are together but it get soo much better when we drink and well…why wouldn’t there be liqour anyway?? 

2. Sweets
Ok…maybe not a mountain of oreos but something fun like a cupcake bar…even better if the cupcakes have alcohol in them. 
3.  something to do? 
& 
I know my girls and we would most likely get drunk and talk about naughty shit all night so why not start the night with a toy party? but really it can’t hurt right? Haha then we can pamper ourselves! 

5. Awesome Jammies

I don’t care what they wear but it better be something fun or they are getting shit all night. 


So yea! I need to make this happen once I am home! 

Any ideas or themes you would use for a grown up girl slumber party?? 







Filed in: Link Up • by Monica •

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