go grab some and a then start scrolling down.

read:
lots of chandeliers, soft pastels (mostly pink) with random pops of bold colors and whites, floral curtains, floral wall papers, floral furniture fabric (larger-pattered florals, no microprint; whites, greens, yellows, and pinks) versailles inspired carved mirrors and bed frames, brocade themed design, victorian with modern flair, romantic tones, eclectic/vintage accents, light colored wood floors, dramatic fireplaces, Parisian vibes, exposed white brick, very important: white hydrangeas in every room. 

























 

obviously none of this will happen because i live with a boy. oh well.  more to come later, i had fun with google images and style blogs today, but the beauty and inevitable unattainability of all this is starting to make me nauseated.  time to get ready for pizza shuttle and gaslight anthem anyway.

today we plan on eating and shopping on the east side.  lunch at beans and barley aka beans, shopping at urban, anthropologie, and a quick stop at sentry on the way back to the hotel for chocolate flavored wine and hot cheetos.  i make some purchases including my first ever purchase from anthropologie, a skirt, and also a dress from urban.  as i put it on and waited for sierra's opinion in the dressing room, the blurting out of "i just need this dress in my life, don't i?" pretty much sealed the deal for me and into my shopping bag it went.

dress:


and full, high-waisted a-line skirt of my dreams:


for sierra's birthday present i paid for half of a gorgeous new pair of boots...um, the left one, i suppose.  which ever one is her best foot forward.  we spent the first half of this day with megan and isa and the second half dining at east garden again per sierra's request (read: begging :-P) where i experience chai boba tea for the first time.  i'm gonna have to go ahead and give that stuff two very enthusiastic thumbs up.  then back "home" to the hotel for some packing and channel flipping.  last few moments of girl talk before...
 
4.  Tuesday
Sept. 22 2009

today, sierra goes home :-(.  we stop at alterra at the airport for sportea and then it's time for final goodbyes that include what could probably have been considered an 'eyebrow raising' embrace due to it's drawn out length.  i morosely drive back on a frozen and rainy freeway, leaving the milwaukee area to trade it in for my now-native germantown.  the night before i left for my three day stay with sierra, steve and i went to a brewer game.  in our true tradition we must go again upon my arrival.  we indulge in cheer-up polish brats and ice blended margaritas in souvenir glasses.  blue raspberry and mango flavors fill mine, as i deem brewers colors would be most appropriate.  as it turns out, most delicious as well.  and while i was sad my little china doll was on her way back to california, i could be very happy about the amazing time we shared.

next time:
a try-again brunch at honey pie, hopefully bryant's cocktail lounge, probably an appearance at comet, dying to try the boozed up ice cream at at random, pizza at transfer would be great, and absolutely more pizza shuttle is necessary.  would also love to hang out with her at mayfair or bayshore.  the list goes on and on, here's to crossing the days off my calendar til next time ...