Because I'm a Detroit Baller

I think these two give my desk the perfect detroit edge, donchya think? and ps those chia pet dudes take way too long to grow their hair. a month? pff.

The Plymouth Ice Fest

Winter has taken on a whole new meaning to me this year. Namely in the form of indoor hibernation. Arctic weather + lack of the rocky mountains does that to me. BUT. On occasion, fun things like the ice festival temp me just enough to endure the two degree weather for an afternoon, especially when cute stores full of vintage fur coats & hats are involved.

So worth it, frozen cheeks and all.

And for the record, there is no such thing as taking a normal picture in a ridiculous fur coat. and that hat in the last photo is indeed a hat, and not a mullet. That's all.

Today, I Miss...

These NY pals.

Here's to...

max brenner

the ya-yas

bikram yoga

seamless web

the brooklyn bridge

gigi wax

& old friends

{belated} thanks for the most perfect weekend ever C&C!

The North American Auto Show

I like my job a lot. Strategy + Me, we're like thiiis. But, I especially like my job when I get out of the office to do field work.

Like today.

Me + the North American Auto Show.

I was totally skeptical about it at first since I'm not really a car buff (& had no idea how big of a deal this show is)...but in the end it was a lot of fun! They had everything there from Bentley to Chevy. The show isn't open to the public yet, so I had the chance to check out every single brand that was there and sit in and drive in a couple different cars. There were a TON of people there today, but apparently it's shoulder to shoulder during the public days. Guess I'll get to see the madness for myself next week!

The funniest part of the day was realizing that probably 70% of the people there were men (after a guy creepily told me I looked like Mariah Carey...uhh...no. and another guy told me I'd be the perfect accessory to a Jeep. Barf. Both within a five minute window.) Ohhh men.

My favorite part of the day though was checking out all of the different interactive games the brands had set up in their 'towns.' Chevy hands down had the best overall setup (interactive Kinect game pods, 360 camera shots, and a live band), but Ford had the best game. Street racing in a rumble seat with surround sound as a cop who has to ram into and run the bad guys off the road. Haha. I swear this place is a guy's dream come true.

Oh, and lest I forget. You're looking at today's top scorer at Ford. HA. No idea how that even happened.

The 2011 Life List

Instead of making new years resolutions this year, I decided to list a few life lessons I learned in 2010 that I wish to remember in 2011.

The 2011 Life List

-Take care of yourself first...then the rest of life will follow suit.

-Daily happiness is a learned art, you must work at it.

-If you truly want something or someone in your life, you will make time for them. Even if you have the world's busiest schedule, there is always time to fit in the things you care about the most.

-If life is 80% wonderful, focus on that wonderful 80%. Focusing on the 20% that may not be as perfect as you'd like it will only ruin your already existent wonderful majority.

-Life is made up of the little things. Don't. Cut. Corners. on the little things.

-Never take those you love for granted, show your love and appreciation for them often.

-Who I share my life with is more important to me than where I live...thank goodness 2011 brings Chicago.

-Talking often to my grandparents helps me maintain perspective on life. How could it not when they have 50+ years of life experience on me?

So...here's to 2011. May it be just as wonderful and enriching as 2010.

Alive + Happy

Sorry for the blogging hiatus. Pinky promise swear a longer update will be coming soon. But for now, I think this picture pretty much sums up just how happy I am. Two weeks back in the fresh rocky mountain air has done WONDERS for me.

Hope you are all doing well and having a very wonderful new years!

Sheer Excitement

The only things that stand between me and sweet freedom at the end of the week? Two days & a holiday cookie exchange. Yup, I can do that.

(pardon the paint job, absolute lack of adobe on my work computer)