for a day in the country.

I had a lovely, relaxing weekend in Michigan with some of my best friends from college. There's nothing like drinking wine and laughing 'til you cry with the people who know you best :) In the time not spent power walking and watching youtube videos, we went wine tasting and apple picking- where the very talented Charlene Ondak snapped a few blog photos for me. I went with a country-themed and cozy fall outfit, and chose a stacked heel so I wouldn't embarrass myself tripping over fallen apples. Check out the pictures- isn't Char an awesome photographer??

sunglasses: Ray-Ban. sweater: J.Crew. shirt: Lands' End Canvas. 

jeans: J.Crew. shoes: Old Navy.

 

me and the ladies- kate, lisa, shan, kyle and char (the photog!)

to get cozy.

Fall has arrived in Chicago. Unfortunately it's not the crisp, colorful and fresh autumn that we all love, it's the cold and wet one. The kind that makes you want to curl up in a big and comfy sweater with a glass of wine (one must be warmed from the inside and out). With these thoughts in my head, I was tinkering around on the InStyle website and found this top trend, big knits:

This was a no-brainer for my next project. There's no better investment for a girl in Chicago than a warm sweater, and I know I'll be thanking myself for this one come January. I've set the budget at $100, and me and my bestie are hitting the shops together tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a good week so far!