mixed feelings...

this morning i stopped at starbucks and decided to ventured around the town square to do a little shopping. i stopped in front of what used to be williams-sonoma and asked a manager who was on her way to her car if they were remodeling? she was like nope, we closed last sunday! ARGH!!! SERIOUSLY?!!?!? i am totally bummed! plus a few other stores are closing or have already closed as well!

luckily, there are other williams-sonoma stores around but this one was close!! oh well, have you notice a number of stores closing near you? what's next? wait, i don't want to know!!

so i ventured over to oak brook after deciding against driving over to michigan ave. it was warm, but not warm enough! plus it was drizzling out, so i decided to go to oak brook. i stopped at williams-sonoma, didn't see anything i needed and walked out empty handed - shocker!! HA! HA! they had certain pieces of all-clad cookware on sale including a little butter warmer, which i already own. they had it on sale for $79.99 or was it $69.99 --- i think someone made an error since i have seen it priced $49.95 at places like sur la table and crate & barrel. ha! ha! guess they were trying to pull a fast one! plus, the nutcracker towels from christmas were normally $19.99 on sale for $13.99 ---that's not much of a deal for after christmas! oh well, so much for the finding "good deals" at williams-sonoma, ha! ha!

curious if anyone has tried teavana? love this tea! it could be my absolute favorite!! i am a huge fan of argo tea, but there aren't any locations in the suburbs of chicago. however, teavana has a location at oak brook. if you haven't tried this tea, you are missing out! try it once and you'll be hooked! i tried a sample of the spicy double chai or something like that? ended up ordering one before leaving and it was something like $5.43 [something like that, can't remember the exact price off hand but it was close to $5.50]-- not cheap, but delicious! not sure why it was so expensive but it certainly tasted good! can't wait to go back and try some other tea variations! YUMMY!!! might have to invest in a cast iron teapot -- one of these days!! :)

i ended up buying 3 navy blue euro flare lampshades at pottery barn. too good of a deal to pass up! normally $39.00 each on sale for ONLY $8.97 each! SWEET!!! 3 shades -- exactly what i needed! ha! ha! i am not used to the euro flare but they are growing on me. i will post photos tomorrow. i lucked out, i wanted blue shades to match my williams-sonoma navy blue polka dot bedding. the shades go swell with my riley lamps from restoration hardware. it's amazing how simple changes to a room like changing up bedding and lampshades can bring NEW LIFE to a room!!

oh well, hope you all had a wonderful weekend! i enjoyed having my windows open for a couple of hours and air out the place! changed bedding from ralph lauren's guinevere to williams-sonoma home's newport dot in navy blue. getting ready for spring, it's right around the corner -right!??!?! ha! ha! i know it's far from spring in chicago, but a girl can dream can't she! ha! ha!

have a great evening!

~ PLD