December was an fickle month. Every 4 days I had a party of some sort to attend, and it started to take it's toll on me. My shoulders were tensed, and I felt I didn't have enough time to do my regular routine since things were always popping up here and there. Not to mention, my mom was acting differently which made me wonder if depression was slowly creeping its way back. I wanted to be there for her, but I also had to live my life. Unfortunately, I knew I was spreading myself thin due to overbooking my time with everyone, and by mid month, was feeling anxious myself.
A fond farewell party took place at my firm with one of our beloved employees deciding to pursue a new chapter in his life. AGAIN, just like the birthday brunch earlier in the month, and the ugly Christmas sweater party out in the burbs, this one lasted longer than I anticipated. I joined in on the festivities 2 hours late into the evening and the party was still going strong. One thing led to another, and off we went to Quartino to have dinner. We were having a good time with one another, I didn't notice the time passing by. We eventually left and went for cocktails afterwards. I think our friend was very appreciative about the whole night in general.
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| First up, a toast goodbye... |
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| Loved this olive oil from Quartino... |
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| Yummy pizza! |
During this time the weather in Chicago was getting frigid. My friend asked if I would be interested in attending a daytime party at the Godfrey Hotel. A friend of ours was having her birthday party there. I always thought she was sweet, so I agreed to go. I still had to do some Christmas shopping, but figured I could pull this off on the same day. Little did I know how cold it was going to get. The temperatures were dropping into the negatives, but the party must go on!
The daytime party was starting at 2pm. I knew I would not be there that early, so I notified my friend that I was anticipating on arriving around 4pm. I had to pick something up at Crate & Barrel and since we were celebrating in a hotel, figured I could leave my package at the coat check and attend the party without worrying. Luckily, everything worked out, but time was crucial since the following weekend was Christmas.
I arrived at the party after 4pm and the party had not shown up yet. I waited at the bar in the meantime. I figured people were late due to the frigid temperatures. By this time it had dropped to -5, but as the evening went on, it was not going to stop. The birthday girl and guests arrived after 5pm to -9 degree temperature. I was impressed she had a good turn out of friends. She is an awesome girl and everyone came to support her, despite how cold it was.
I wore a tunic sweater with a leather harness over it. I had seen something similar on a fashion blogger and forgot I had one. Due to the slush, I wore my pebble leather boots, but I wished I had the opportunity to wear my suede over the knee boots. Dressing in the winter time can be a challenge!
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