The little things...

Inspired by Cupcakes and Cashmere's "Five Things" posts, I've decided to make a weekly post documenting three little things in life that are making me happy. Up this week:

                Chicken burrito from Chipotle.

        Fresh strawberries from the Farmers Market.

    Mocacino nail polish from essie.

Toast + Green City Market

This is quickly turning into a breakfast blog. On our way to the Green City Market, my favorite breakfast buddy, Talitha, and I stopped at Toast for breakfast. We split the stuffed french toast, which came with a slice each of strawberry, mascarpone, and mexican chocolate along with a side of bacon and potatoes. Awesome!

On the way to the market we saw this painted cow on the rooftop of a nearby building.

I left the Farmers Market with a couple baskets of strawberries, a bunch of asparagus, and some fresh flowers to brighten up my apartment.

Someone snuck in the frame as I was taking a picture of the flowers.

Pop Chart Lab

I saw these prints from Pop Chart Lab around the blogosphere awhile back and filed them away in my wishlist folder. I make lists obsessively in an attempt to organize the chaos of my daily life so these flow charts are right up my alley. The beer flow chart is my favorite!

Bakin' & Eggs

Talitha and I met for breakfast last week at Bakin' & Eggs in Lakeview. I'm so glad she likes breakfast as much as I do because we had a crazy amount of food on our table! We ordered a flight of bacon to share which consisted of a slice of maple pepper, jalapeno, honey, mesquite, and cherry smoked. We both liked the honey and cherry the best. I ordered the whole wheat granola pancakes which were good, but not great. The cafe was super cute but the acoustics were terrible...it was like eating in a noisy cafeteria. I definitely suggest eating there on a weekday when they're not too busy!

The little things...

I used the vintage setting on my camera to snap some photos of three little things that are making me happy right now.

Gelato from Paciugo...amazing!

A new summer scarf from J.Crew.

 Pasta salad with goat cheese and arugula along with Dog Days Lager.

20x200

I'm always on the lookout for new artwork for my apartment and a great online resource is 20X200. Their philosophy can be summed up in a simple formula: (limited editions x low prices) + the internet = art for everyone. They introduce a couple new editions each week available in three or four sizes. Here are some of my current favorites. I love reading about the artists and their inspiration behind each piece.

Praia Piquinia 04/08/07 16h04 by Christian Chaize

Winter Flags by Youngna Park

Nice Pants by Landon Nordeman

Balloons by Juliane Eirich

Kite Hill by Paul Octavious

Sunday Brunch

I met Alex and her little rockstar, Violet, this past Sunday for brunch at Stax Cafe in University Village. There are very few things I enjoy more than Sunday brunch. I always struggle with the decision whether to order something sweet or savory, but this time I was pretty set on eggs benedict. I left happy with an empty plate and a full stomach. It was such a beautiful day, we hung out for a bit in the Piazza DiMaggio. I love this darling photo of Alex and Violet in their sunglasses!