(4) something green :: The temperature has dropped a whopping 50 degrees in the last week! Technically Summer is not over, but the warm light brushing over our green landscape got me thinking that it won't be long till all that green is gone. :( But on the positive ... I love Fall and all of those colors it brings!!
(3) clouds :: Since I'm catching up, and it was rainy today, I will post clouds from Monday. This is the view from my current client's office. Horrible isn't it?
So a few months back I was contacted by someone developing an iPhone app about the Milwaukee Art Museum. They had found some of my photos on Flickr and wanted to know if they could use one in their app. Of course I said yes and the app was released today! It's a lovely little app about the beautiful Calatrava building. It's free - go download it and check out an amazing piece of architecture! You can even make the wings flap!
(2) what you wore :: Missoni, of course! Apparently I was one of the lucky ones to score a Missoni for Target item ... only got a few and sadly missed out on the throw that I wanted... but these are super cute no?
P.S. sorry for the iPhone photo .. catching up on photo challenge, will try not to use iPhone for future shots. :)
I would not describe myself as obsessed by fashion, but... every once in a while I find something that really peaks my interest. With my recent obsession with chevron prints, the new Missoni line for Target certainly got my attention. It had a fair amount of press, but having never really paid much attention to the limited release lines at Target, I had no idea what kind of demand there is for these items. I woke up around 6:30 this morning and surfed the Target site on my phone and knowing that I couldn't really purchase till 7am, I didn't really do much else till then. Well the Target site crashed in epic fashion!
I thought oh boy, this isn't going to be good. I got myself ready while checking the site every now and then, to no avail. I decided to pop into my local store before work to see what I could pick up there. I arrived about 8:25 to find most of the shelves with one or two lonely items left and check out lines backed up with carts overflowing with colorful chevron patterned goodies. Boo. I had hoped to pick up a few of these fun things ....
Any of these would have been great - most specifically that throw!! Seems that was the hottest of the hot items and some stores didn't even get any in stock. The Target employees said they would likely restock, but later in the day they seem to have changed their tune. Clearly Target underestimated the demand on this product in a huge way!
Back in the office I kept trying to get online and sadly ended up looking at the little Target dog most of the day. Once I finally was able to sign on - everything I wanted was sold out. No stores show availability either. So I wonder if they really will get more product on the shelves or online in the next month or if folks will have to purchase what they wanted from ebay. Currently there are over 16,000 items listed on ebay from the Missoni for Target collection. This is the most disgusting thing to me!! No matter how bad I want that throw, I will NOT pay four times the price because someone went in the store and hoarded product to put on ebay. I wish there was a way to figure out how to stop people from doing this ... like concert and sport tickets too!
The good news... I was able to pick up a few items and will keep checking with my local stores to see if anyone returns one of those throws! The three ladies in front of me in line purchased over $700 worth of merchandise EACH! Does anyone need that much chevron?? Um... no. I am hoping there are enough of these types that will have some buyers remorse and return some of the stuff I wanted. And if not ... well then it wasn't meant to be!
I ran across a photo challenge that I thought I'd do ... why not right? It's 30 days of photos... so here goes.
(1) self portrait :: this shot cracks me up because it's a total mess and that's how I've been feeling lately. So much to do and so little time. I was taking selfies for a photo challenge on Google+ and when I saw this come out of the camera I thought oh boy ...
Hello! Hello! Happy 10 on 10 on a weekend!! I'm always so excited when the 10th falls on a day that I am not in my office - there is only so much to photograph there ... So much easier to find beauty in my city and my travels!!
9 AM :: leaving Chicago and heading to Indiana to spend the day with the Pittman's - I never tire of the Chicago skyline... it's even more dreamy with a little fog
10 AM :: Still on the road to Chesterton ... it was raining and the sun was shining at the same time. Can anyone explain this? Just seems wrong to me! Oh and I love the old Skyway signage!
11 AM :: Bella B shows her cheer spirit at the Trojans game! Now, we didn't have these mini football games complete with cheerleaders when I was a kid, but they are darn cute!
12 PM :: Second half of the game ... Bella's still got the spirit. Sadly neither team scored any points on the field.
1 PM :: Hit the European market to pick up those rosemary flatbreads I love so much! No trip to Chesterton is complete without bringing these home with me!! I love their little market - even picked up some French macarons that were very good. And how delicious do these cupcakes look??
2 PM :: Arrived at the annual Popcorn fest!! Had to get kettle corn and found some adorable little pet toys and holiday decor at a couple of the booths. We buzzed through super quick because there were some sort of flying ant and bees EVERYWHERE. Holly and I were both pulling bugs out of our hair, it was the most disgusting thing!
3 PM :: Finally got Holly's elephant ear - tried on our way in, but they had run out of sugar! Oops! It was super good - worth the wait for sure.
4 PM :: Linus, one of their three dogs, the most adorable great dane. She truly is a gentle giant ...
5 PM :: Slip n' Slide
6 PM :: Still at it ... Don't you sometimes miss being a kid?
7 PM :: Decided to stop off by the museum campus to watch the sun go down behind the city. This is one of my favorite views of the skyline and you can just sit along the lake, people watch, snap a photo or two, enjoy the breeze and watch the lights come on as the sun sets. Lovely.
Hope you had a wonderful day filled with sun, fun, family and friends! So long Summer...
Yeah ... so what is it about dutch process cocoa that makes every recipe need more wet ingredients? Can anyone tell me??
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I've always wanted to go to Iceland - I think it would literally take my breath away to stand among the crisp blue skies and snow covered mountains. I am not a fan of the cold, but someday ... someday I may just put all that behind me and pay this amazing place a visit. In the meantime, I am supporting a documentary that I think will be nothing short of amazing.
