clothes & cupcakes

This afternoon I drove into Barrington to drop off some menus I created for a friendclient. It was such a fun little visit. I am always so inspired when I see other people’s living spaces–especially ones with dope {as Chrissy would say} wallpaper like Shauna’s. As a major plus, I got to sample the salted caramel butter toffee she was serving for dessert. GET OUT! Yum. {Can’t wait to share the stationary I created for her party with you!} After that fun little visit, I decided to make the most of my road trip and stop into downtown Barrington to experience 2 of my biggest weaknesses: clothes and cupcakes.

My first stop was Mia Sorella to vist my super fun and creative friend Emily. Emily’s been inspiring to look at and listen to from the moment I met her, and I was thrilled to get to finally see some of her windows in person! {Emily is a set/stage/window designer extraordinaire. See some of her work here: Emily Norah}. Okay, and maybe I shopped a little bit, too. {Which means I won’t be doing any more shopping for a very long time…}. Before I headed home, I stopped by Sweat Pea Cakes to get one of the Salted Caramel cupcakes I’d been craving since Randi brought me one for my birthday. It was pure heaven!

That yellow fabric under the necklace is a pretty little Tulle dress. And the cupcake in the picture is the Pretzelicious cupcake I brought home for D. But he better sleep with one eye open because it’s pretty much calling my name…

I’m blessed to have had a fun, relaxing, friday evening with some much-needed me-time. Whatever your weekend brings, I hope you get some you-time, too! xo, linds