STROLLING

It's finally getting warm in Chicago.  I think?  Crap did I just jinx it?  Had another fab weekend strolling through Wicker Park.  One of my favorite neighborhoods in Chicago for so many reasons.  Could it be all the shopping that can be done in the area?  Maybe.  Could it be that the neighborhood is very doggie friendly?  Possibly.  Could it be this guy behind me shirtless and getting tatted up in front of a huge window?  Likely.  Whatever the reasons are, I love spending a Saturday just strolling around.  And of course it's even better when it's with a fun group of friends.  Add the fact that two of them are photographers and I've got me a perfect day.  Hahaha.  Altho poor Hoang who took these shots (along with Tum Tum) got his bike wheel stolen.  In broad daylight!  I was so mortified.  People can be just so ghetto.  If you have a bike in Chicago, make sure you get two U-locks and always lock the front wheel with the frame AND the back wheel with the frame to something.  It's the worst having to carry your bike home because some asswipe stole your back wheel.  Who ever that person was who stole Hoang's wheel, I hope while you are riding on your stolen wheel, you run over a nail and it pops your wheel and makes you run into a pole and you fly off your bike and eat it on the sidewalk.  Then while you are lying there, someone comes along and steals your bike.  Ugh!  Who steals on Easter weekend?!?!  I mean c'mon!

Aside from the bike wheel theft, it was a perfect day.  I got to be with 3 of my most favorite ladies.   They are the most down for whatever, supportive, and amazing ride or die betches I know.  There are very few people I can truly say I can count on in a jam and these three are part of that extremely small group.  And not to mention, they are just a bucket of fun.   They bring such positive energy and love into my life and I would do anything for them.   Thank you ladies for a wonderful day and for all the laughs and stupid moments that I hold so dear.  Oh, and for always saying "Oooh that looks so good on you!" "LOVE!" "You should get that."  Also for stopping me from buying things at Club Monaco.   Even though the next day I just went back without you guys and got it any way.  LMAO.  Damn, I should have gotten that necklance from that vintage shop.  Sighs.  I love you slores.

Jacket - Aritzia  |  Shirt - Aritzia  |  Jeans - GAP  |  Shoes - Michael Antonio  |  Sunnies - Marc by Marc Jacobs  |  Bag - Louis Vuitton  |  Necklaces - Vintage Hermes, City Blue

Photos by Hoang Lam and Chris Kim

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xoxo,

DOS

FIFI AT THE ZOO

Hi all, Happy Friday!!  I hope you have had a great week.  This past Tuesday was my last day at my job and I gave myself a week and a half break until I start my new one.  Might I say, I am LOVING this feeling.  No stress, no worries, just carefree and bliss.  Although I am still waking up early in the morning because I've been hard wired to do so from my 9-5, I love being able to run my errands without feeling rushed or having to worry about when to get things done.  Yesterday I went grocery shopping at Trader Joes and bought myself flowers.  Note to my guy readers, go get your girl some flowers.  It's only $3.99 at Trader Joes man!  Since I had no rush to do anything, I spent about an hour arranging my flowers in vases.  It was hard but also very calming.  And I thought to myself, is this what people who don't have to work do, and is this how they feel?  Man it's nice!  Hahahahaha...  I even put a ribbon around the vase.  Then I stood there admiring my work and posting it on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  LOL.  

I also went out and bought a paper shredder.  Identity theft is no joke guys!  I always rip up my mail.  I was doing it by hand for so long that I decided it was time to get a shredder.  So I drove myself to Best Buy and got a top of the line shredder.  It can even shred credit cards and CDs.  Even though I'm way to scared to stick a CD in it, knowing it can is still pretty cool.  Then I went back home and proceeded to shred anything I could find.  Relishing in the grinding sounds of the machine.  MUAHAHAHA!  

I've also been enjoying going out pretty much every night since last week.  LOL.  In my head, my vaycay started last Friday.  I got to see some friends I haven't seen in some time and catch up on their lives.  I had a super fun sangria day with my HJ and Gracey at my place and had a great Thursday night at Underground.  My hair has also received a lot of TLC these past few days.  I got my highlights refreshed at Charles Ifergan Salons by my colorist Sam, which was highly overdue since my roots were halfway down my head.  She always does a consistently great job and I never really have to explain anything.  I also got a Kérastase conditioning treatment and a trim at J. Gordon Designs in Lincoln Park.  Thanks to an awesome Groupon, I got a great deal and now my hair is smooth and shiny.  I keep doing that hair swish thing us girls do after a great cut and blow dry.  I'm also the type of person that doesn't mind trying new places for hair.  I don't really freak out if it doesn't turn out exactly right.  However, Sylvia DID get it exactly right.  I didn't want too much taken off and she definitely knew how to just trim the ends and preserve my length.  I highly recommend her if you are in the area.  =)

So this day in the photos, was actually last weekend.  My fam and I went to Lincoln Park Zoo.  It's a little sad that I have lived so close to it for two years and this was my first time ever going.  What's even sadder is that it's a free zoo and I never took advantage of that.  It was definitely cool to see the animals up close like that but a part of me gets really depressed for them.  I'm sure they are there for a good reason but behind cages and enclosures just makes me feel uneasy.  The zoo is, however, maintained beautifully year round and there are people there that educate you about the animals.  One in particular who was in the monkey building taught me something.  Do you know the difference between monkeys and apes?  If you do, then hoorah for you.  I, on the other hand, did not know.  So here you go.  DOS Fun Fact:  Monkeys have tails and apes do not.  Definitely makes you go "Ooooh... I seeeeeee!"  The zoo is fun and pretty and a great way to spend a nice day.  Props to Papa DOS on the photos.  <3  As you can see, my LV Fifi and I had a great time.  I kept it pretty casual with a loose sleeveless tee and jeans.  I was feeling kinda bummy that day.  Kept it fab with a tweed blazer from Zara though.  I love anything studded.  =)  Hope you enjoy the post!

Blazer - Zara  |  Top - Urban Outfitters  |  Jeans - J Brand Lovestory  |  Bag - Louis Vuitton (Fifi)  |  Sunnies - Oliver Peoples  |  Ring - House of Harlow  |  Other Jewelry - GAP, F21, Anthropologie

-DOS

DETECTIVE DOS

Happy Friday everyone!  Finally!  An outfit post!  LOL!  Sorry, I'm just excited to share this one with you all.  This is me looking a little like an old school detective.  Maybe mainly because of the hat.  But like a fashionable one, with killer shoes.  It was actually a pretty bad day to wear a hat because it was pretty windy so that was fail on my part.  Oh well.  You can't tell that from the pictures so HA!  I'm still a little under the weather.  My cough is now coupled with the sniffles so I am just trying to get through the day.  However, aside from the minor cold, this week has been kind of awesome.  Since I'm pretty much an open book, I'll tell all my readers that I got a new job and will be starting towards the end of April.  It's still in the same field (I am a tax nerd) but it's a step up from my current position so I'm pretty excited.  =)  It was definitely bittersweet to turn in my notice to my manager.  I absolutely love my manager at my current job.  We have a very interesting relationship and I feel like she's just like one of my friends.  That can sometimes be a really hard thing to find in the corporate world.  I'm definitely going to miss everyone I worked with.  But you always have to move forward and let new opportunities challenge you and try not to get too comfortable in your current situation.  Challenge yourself to be better and always tell yourself that you deserve better.  This will propel you forward in anything you do.  So that's kind of what has been taking over my time the past week or so and I'm happy to share the news to my loyal readers.  <3  I guess I put together this outfit because I was feeling pretty bad ass this week.  Nothing like a promotion to get you feeling confident and bad ass.  And when I'm feeling bad ass, I find myself dressing edgy and in dark colors with metal and leather.  Hahahahaha...  Let me know what you think of the look!  =)  Have a great weekend everyone!

Dress - Allsaints  |  Jacket - Levi's (Urban Outfitters)  |  Hat - Wilfred  |  Belt - Versace for H&M  |  Shoes - B Brian Atwood  |  Sunnies - Oliver Peoples  |  Bag - Lanvin  |  Watch - Chanel  |  Jewelry - Stella & Dot, F21, GAP, David Yurman

By the way, this store I am in front of, Hydrology, is an amazing store where you can find cool faucets and tubs and anything related to water hardware for your home.  I got my faucets for my kitchen and my bathrooms here.  That was a fun shopping day for sure!  Thanks for visiting and reading my loves!

-DOS

super wide

OMGeeeeeeee!  The weather was so nice on Sunday!  The Hubster and I decided to take our baby Wrigley out for a walk around Belmont harbor.  There were so many other doggies, he was going cray!  It was so cute seeing him so happy and galloping around.  We took the opportunity to get in some fun shots.  The Hubster is getting so much better behind the camera right?!  So proud of him!  =)  

I'm wearing some super wide and super fun jeans today from Free People.  These are so fun to lounge around in but also fun to walk around in.  They swish like a skirt because they are so big but also the denim is very soft.  I had to cut about an inch off of the bottom which was really scary.  The original hem was a frayed hem so I didn't feel like I needed to take it in to get shortened.  Taking a pair of scissors to something is really scary for me.  Probably because anything DIY that I do, I tend to rush through it so it never turns out quite right.  Lucky for me, these are one of those things that it's really hard to tell if I messed it up.  Hahaha...  Also loving my Karl by Karl Lagerfeld tee.  I thought the graphic of him was so cute.  The tee is really really soft and airy.  I'll def be wearing this a lot on my lazy days this summer.  I hope you enjoy the photos and give EXTRA SUPER WIDE jeans a try.  Hehehe... =)

Wrigley says "arf arf ruff ruff grrrrrruff!" meaning... thanks for reading mommy's blog!

Top - Karl by Karl Lagerfeld  |  Jeans - Free People  |  Cardigan/Sweater - Free People  |  Shoes - Jessica Simpson  |  Bag - Sissi Rossi  |  Jewelry - Kendra Scott, Stella & Dot, F21, GAP, Kate Spade (thanks to Es and MP)

-DOS