• Fashion,  Looks

    Friday Fashion Recap

    I’m having some trouble with my laptop and the hotel internet so I’m posting this on my phone. It’s my first time posting from my phone so I hope the format comes out the way I want it to!  Anyway, so far I’m having a great time at my friend’s wedding weekend in Chicago. I have a quick fashion recap for you from yesterday.  First I wore this floral dress to lunch. The dress has a layer of tulle underneath to make it flare out a bit.        Dress: Forever21 // Shoes: DSW Then, last night my friend lent me an Indian outfit for the evening.     My friends and…

  • Food,  Travel

    Wedding Weekend Part 2 – Food

    When I’m traveling, I can’t help but take pictures of my food. Don’t ask me why, it just has to be done. While away for my friend’s wedding in the Chicago area for the weekend, I realized this would be a great opportunity for a food themed post about my weekend. It was a jam-packed weekend with things to do, so 2 meals were eaten at SugarToad at the hotel we were staying (Hotel Arista). Sometimes hotel restaurants are nothing to write home about, but we were all pleasantly surprised by the food there. While my friends all ordered brunch/breakfast foods, I decided on a bacon cheeseburger. Saturday night we were…

  • Culture

    Wedding Weekend Part 1 – Culture

    Before I begin, let me just clarify that this was not my wedding weekend, but the wedding of one of my oldest and best friends. As I mentioned in my last post, I went away for the weekend for the wedding. As both the bride and groom are Indian, the wedding was filled with cultural activities, which were especially fun since it is not the norm for me. I decided that my first of most likely 3 posts about this past MDW would be a short one highlighting one of the events. The night before the wedding ceremony was the Mehndi, which is when they do henna on the girls. It was…