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Showing posts with label long distance loving. Show all posts
April 6, 2012
Friday's Fancies: Flower Power
Pardon the lack of updates, Deacon fans. We've been busy bees in the office. But we're back with this week's Friday's Fancies theme just in time for Easter! Be sure to link up your own posts over Long Distance Loving so we can check them out!
December 13, 2011
Travel Tuesday: To Chicago (and back) We Go
It was a whirlwind weekend for this curious puppy - we made our first trip to Chicago to visit our college bestie Dr. Meg for a surprise birthday party, with some great stops for work along the way, and then flew back early Sunday to see the lovely {av} and join in her first-ever Blogger Blitz Washington at one of our favorite restaurants, Urbana.
Along the way, we got to explore some of the Windy City's best sights, including a stay at The James Chicago (which we conveniently booked using SniqueAway, one of our favorite travel sale sites). From there, we headed down the Magnificent Mile and did a bit of shopping before popping into hotspot The Purple Pig with our good friend B, a new Chicago resident. Sadly, it was a bit crowded, so we opted for the less chic but nevertheless quite good Bandera before enjoying a long afternoon of shopping.
It was freezing, so we warmed up with spiked hot chocolate at the Park Hyatt Chicago's NoMi restaurant, which offers great views of the lake and downtown's shopping district, before yours truly headed over to luxe hotel The Elysian for a relaxing spa afternoon. The facilities were gorgeous and the treatment quite good, but the staff, in our opinion, could use some work for the cost and rating given the hotel.
Then it was a quick stop at Barney's to freshen our makeup - where we met and chatted with celeb makeup artist Claudio Riaz - before heading to drinks at Sable in the Hotel Palomar with Dr. Meg and another college friend, A. Can you say awesome? Loved the tequila cocktail "Second Wind" and the delish chicken and waffles, but the whole menu was great. Of course it's a sister resto to our fave Urbana, which we went to on Sunday ... no shock there.
Sunday was full of shopping before a surprise party for Dr. Meg at Bangers & Lace in Wicker Park, where we sampled our first Chicago-style hot dog. Yum! Then it was off to what might be the most hipster hangout we've ever visited - a place called Rite Liquors, which happened to be a bar INSIDE a liquor store. So creepy, so awesome. I wish I'd taken a photo. Tres fun.
One more night at The James (we were so sad to see it go!) and it was back to DC, where we met up with {av} for Blogger Blitz DC! It was so great to meet and chat with 40 of the city's most fashionable and fun lady bloggers.
We can't wait to check out all of your blogs, including the adorable gals behind The Capital Barbie, Julip Made, A Lacey Perspective, Rosa Loves DC and many, many more.
We've got a lot of reading for this week - but don't miss tomorrow's great installment of Wellness Wednesday, where the team from Sports Club LA has a workout sure to keep you looking fab in those holiday cocktail dresses!
xoxo,
Deacon
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| Vintage suitcases in the lobby of The James. So fun! |
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| My beautiful room - chic and minimalist. |
Along the way, we got to explore some of the Windy City's best sights, including a stay at The James Chicago (which we conveniently booked using SniqueAway, one of our favorite travel sale sites). From there, we headed down the Magnificent Mile and did a bit of shopping before popping into hotspot The Purple Pig with our good friend B, a new Chicago resident. Sadly, it was a bit crowded, so we opted for the less chic but nevertheless quite good Bandera before enjoying a long afternoon of shopping.
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| Spiked Hot Chocolate, YUM |
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| The great menu - there was even a "toppings" bar! |
Then it was a quick stop at Barney's to freshen our makeup - where we met and chatted with celeb makeup artist Claudio Riaz - before heading to drinks at Sable in the Hotel Palomar with Dr. Meg and another college friend, A. Can you say awesome? Loved the tequila cocktail "Second Wind" and the delish chicken and waffles, but the whole menu was great. Of course it's a sister resto to our fave Urbana, which we went to on Sunday ... no shock there.
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| Claudio Riaz via Arizona Foothills Magazine |
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| That's the "Second Wind" up front - you can't see the great sidecars they came with! |
Sunday was full of shopping before a surprise party for Dr. Meg at Bangers & Lace in Wicker Park, where we sampled our first Chicago-style hot dog. Yum! Then it was off to what might be the most hipster hangout we've ever visited - a place called Rite Liquors, which happened to be a bar INSIDE a liquor store. So creepy, so awesome. I wish I'd taken a photo. Tres fun.
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| Chicago Dog! Image via The Paupered Chef |
One more night at The James (we were so sad to see it go!) and it was back to DC, where we met up with {av} for Blogger Blitz DC! It was so great to meet and chat with 40 of the city's most fashionable and fun lady bloggers.
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| The best nametags I've ever seen. |
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| Totally worth the $10 entrance fee to get this great lookbook of all of the gals! |
We can't wait to check out all of your blogs, including the adorable gals behind The Capital Barbie, Julip Made, A Lacey Perspective, Rosa Loves DC and many, many more.
We've got a lot of reading for this week - but don't miss tomorrow's great installment of Wellness Wednesday, where the team from Sports Club LA has a workout sure to keep you looking fab in those holiday cocktail dresses!
xoxo,
Deacon
December 5, 2011
Make My Monday: Happy Holidays!
The holidays are kicking off to a bright and cheery start here in DC - we went skating at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden this weekend and we've planned trips to Chicago and NYC over the next few weeks and get to host former roommate {av} of Long Distance Loving on Sunday when she's in town for Blogger Blitz DC!
The biggest fun news - we've sworn off roommates and signed a lease on a one bedroom apartment! We're sad to see {M} go home to Texas, but this is going to be a fun excuse to share our story as we re-decorate our pad (just a few floors up from where we live now). Any thoughts? We've got a Pinterest board started!
We're sure to be sharing lots of photos over on Instagram this week, but we thought we'd start your week off right - we spiced up our average coffee this morning with homemade vanilla whipped cream and chocolate coconut sprinkles and one of our favorite Starbucks mugs - a Florida one to remind us that somewhere in this world, it's warm!
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| Skaing with the ladies this weekend. I'm quite terrible, but it was fun! |
We're sure to be sharing lots of photos over on Instagram this week, but we thought we'd start your week off right - we spiced up our average coffee this morning with homemade vanilla whipped cream and chocolate coconut sprinkles and one of our favorite Starbucks mugs - a Florida one to remind us that somewhere in this world, it's warm!
November 11, 2011
Friday's Fancies: Gold Standard
Happy 50th Friday's Fancies to Long Distance Loving - we're celebrating the "Golden" Anniversary this week by hopping on the "Gold Standard" bandwagon and creating a shimmering outfit perfect for a glam night on the town. We love, love, love this gold frock, and paired it with simple yet elegant accessories to let the look stand on its own. What do you think?
October 28, 2011
Friday's Fancies: Happy Halloween!
Linking up with Long Distance Loving again for our weekly Friday's Fancies column. If we had an unlimited budget, we'd go all-out classy for Halloween, inspired by the one and only Breakfast at Tiffany's (which, actually, we thought was kind of a depressing movie).
What would you be with an unlimited budget?
xoxo,
Deacon
September 2, 2011
Friday's Fancies: Labor Day Chic
We can't believe summer is almost over! Happy Labor Day, Deacon fans. We're headed to a friend's housewarming bbq bash and visiting with K, our bestie from the West Coast. What's your plan?
For this Friday's Fancies, we wanted to stay true to ourselves (no denim shorts here!) but also wear something appropriate for the end of summer. We've long loved this pretty dress from Anthropologie, covered in butterflies, and paired it with simple sunglasses, flats and a luxe yet understated bag.
For jewels, we've also stuck to the simple route, with basic studs and a small bracelet, but jazzed it up with a sparkly hair clip from Marc Jacobs. We'd use it to pin back the hair that sits behind our new chunky side bangs, or to hold our hair in a half-ponytail so it stayed away from our face.
Love it? Hate it? Leave your comments - and don't forget to link up over on Long Distance Loving and submit your own outfit!
For this Friday's Fancies, we wanted to stay true to ourselves (no denim shorts here!) but also wear something appropriate for the end of summer. We've long loved this pretty dress from Anthropologie, covered in butterflies, and paired it with simple sunglasses, flats and a luxe yet understated bag.
For jewels, we've also stuck to the simple route, with basic studs and a small bracelet, but jazzed it up with a sparkly hair clip from Marc Jacobs. We'd use it to pin back the hair that sits behind our new chunky side bangs, or to hold our hair in a half-ponytail so it stayed away from our face.
Love it? Hate it? Leave your comments - and don't forget to link up over on Long Distance Loving and submit your own outfit!
July 29, 2011
Friday's Fancies: We've Gone Glamping
As we head to dinner, we'll naturally sport our cowboy boots (we bought this pair last year and love them) and pack our handy camera for any scenic shots we happen to snap along the way. But you've got to step up the fashion quotient on the ranch - so we'll opt for this adorable Marc Jacobs peasant dress as we enjoy our s'mores.What do you think??
Marc Jacobs peasant dress
¥56,700 - mirabella.jp
¥56,700 - mirabella.jp
Ariat shoes
$170 - sheplers.com
$170 - sheplers.com
Mulberry leather handbag
$1,000 - my-wardrobe.com
$1,000 - my-wardrobe.com
Kendra Scott 14 karat gold earrings
$60 - simplysoles.com
$60 - simplysoles.com
Nikon D90
$1,200 - bestbuy.com
$1,200 - bestbuy.com
As always, if you want to link up, head over to Long Distance Loving. New? Check out our past Friday's Fancies for inspiration.
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