I heart JK by Jemma Kidd (and Napoleon Perdis too)(and Sonic too)!!
So I had a great Sunday. I ran Sunday morning, , then went to Sonic for breakfast, then went to Target to stock up on Jemma Kidd's new makeup and some Napoleon Perdis too. Exercise, food, and makeup--the three staples for a perfect Sunday.
I have blogged before about my love for Jemma (and Jodie) Kidd. I have always been a fan of Jemma's makeup, but until now I could only get it in London or at Bergdorf Goodman in NYC. Her new line at Target is beautiful and colorful and oh so accessible. I loved it all! It is available at most Target stores and of course at TARGET.COM .
The colors are vibrant and gorgeous and I am praying it is not for a limited time only--but you know Target is notorious for that--hello Jovovich-Hawk and Richard Chai.
When I was in Australia earlier in the summer I got a ton of Napoleon Perdis cosmetics, so I only purchased a couple of his things at Target. There is also the Pixie line and that is very nice too, but I spent my money on Jemma's stuff.
I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to finally have a Sonic in the Chicagoland area. The lines at lunch and dinner have been over 2 hours long --seriously. They have a whole staff of people who do nothing but direct the Sonic traffic and lines. We went in the early morning on Sunday and there was no line, but they were already putting out the orange cones for the lunch rush. I cannot even imagine how much money it is making. I am seriously thinking of a franchise. All the cherry limeades I could ever drink. Heaven!
Here is hoping everyone had a lovely weekend.
(photos from MonkeyPosh LLC)
I have blogged before about my love for Jemma (and Jodie) Kidd. I have always been a fan of Jemma's makeup, but until now I could only get it in London or at Bergdorf Goodman in NYC. Her new line at Target is beautiful and colorful and oh so accessible. I loved it all! It is available at most Target stores and of course at TARGET.COM .
The colors are vibrant and gorgeous and I am praying it is not for a limited time only--but you know Target is notorious for that--hello Jovovich-Hawk and Richard Chai.
When I was in Australia earlier in the summer I got a ton of Napoleon Perdis cosmetics, so I only purchased a couple of his things at Target. There is also the Pixie line and that is very nice too, but I spent my money on Jemma's stuff.
I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to finally have a Sonic in the Chicagoland area. The lines at lunch and dinner have been over 2 hours long --seriously. They have a whole staff of people who do nothing but direct the Sonic traffic and lines. We went in the early morning on Sunday and there was no line, but they were already putting out the orange cones for the lunch rush. I cannot even imagine how much money it is making. I am seriously thinking of a franchise. All the cherry limeades I could ever drink. Heaven!Here is hoping everyone had a lovely weekend.
(photos from MonkeyPosh LLC)
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FIERCE! These Emilio Pucci boots are amazing. I could NEVER pull them off, nor could I walk in them very far, but they are like a work of art. I am paying my homage because they are amazing. I totally see Mary J. Blige wearing these. Totally.
In keeping with my Gray theme from a few months ago, this is the Frye Paige Buckles Boot in Slate. 
In Chicago, it just isn't Summer without a few Cubs games. This past Friday I was lucky enough to get to hang out with some of my fave gals at the Cubs VS Cardinals game at Wrigley. It was a beautiful day...mild temperatures...clear skies...a fun crowd...cold beer...I digress....
The Cubs won, so we headed to Bernie's for some post game tomfoolery, and obligaroty cheesy photo posing. I am so lucky to know an arsenal of fabulous and fun women that I get to hang out with. Many thanks to T, T, and E (and a random woman with a diamond encrusted whistle who was very generous with her almonds) for a great day! 
This is a picture from my front porch as a very strong storm rolled in. The colors and shapes of the clouds were beautiful and haunting.
We have had a cute little family of barn swallows in our yard this summer too. They are so little, and active, and so cute. 
This is their brood. This is a nest atop a column on our front porch. The babies are so cute, but every time we spend any time on our porch, the Mama bird swoops and chirps and carries on trying to protect her babies. 
This is a great shot of the Mama feeding her babies. She is out getting food all day long. Those babies eat a lot, and when they are hungry--they are loud. 
I love this photo of our pond, because to me it looks like it could have been taken in a bayou in Southern Lousiana. 
This is a gorgeous Blue Heron that hangs out in our pond and catches fish from that fallen branch. On this particular day that black bird was vehemently trying to run the Heron off. It was entertaining to watch.
Here is our Blue Heron in all his (or her) glory. Majestic.
Since this post has totally gone to the birds (chortle chortle), here is a picture of a hawk that landed on our back porch. I had never seen one up close, and they are huge. This picture was caught as it was flying away. It's wingspan was about 4 feet wide.
This is a tomato that my husband grew. After the scare with the tomatos, he just decided to grow his own, because to my husband, summer is not summer without fresh, homemade salsa. I am not a big tomato fan, but I do think this photo is pretty.
Gorgeous hibiscus bud. I love this one.
Precious Finley keeping all the ne'er-do-wells off the property.
Sadly, it is not all beauty in my yard. These damn Japanese Beatles are just about to ruin 3 of our big trees. This is the first year we have had these pests and they had already devoured the tops of our trees before we even realized there was a problem.
This is what our trees look like now. Ghostly brown whisps of leaves are mostly all we are left with. 
So, now we have to have these attractive bug trapper bags in the yard. UGH. They are unsightly, but they sure do work. They fill up with bugs daily. There must literally be millions of these bugs in my neighborhood.
Our mulch has also developed this strange egg yolk looking fungus in random places. It is so strange- if you touch it, it evokes this spooky fog of smoke like stuff. It has been a challenge keeping Finley out of it, but our Vet says unless he ingest mass quantities, it is pretty harmless, but it sure is ugly.
