grab your bonanno's and let's go...

grab your bonanno's...

...and let's go for a stroll down the streets of chicago!

who doesn't love chicago! chicago is one place that will never, ever let ya down! there's so much to see and do in this great city! i moved here back in '96 and i have to tell you this place has changed so much in 14 years!

normally, when people think of chicago and they think of "shopping" the first thing that comes to mind is michigan avenue. true, but today we are going to venture over to a couple of neighborhoods --- lincoln park and bucktown.

so this morning i finally had my argo tea fix....some people are obsessed with starbucks or caribou coffee, PLD is obsessed with argo tea! ha! ha! especially, their white frosty's! YUMMY!!

after enjoying my white frosty i headed down armitage to tabula tua. cute store i love to visit when i am wondering along armitage!

i found these cute glasses, i have seen them in other stores but they had the largest selection i have seen in a long time. anyway, i almost bought the four glasses shown below which represent states i have lived in michigan, virginia and illinois. plus, wisconsin --- my husband's home state. they were priced $12/each -- not bad, but i really didn't need them so i passed! they also carried matching dish clothes and pillows too! very cute!
check out the china place setting below. isn't it beautiful! it's from raynuad and the pattern is cristobal turquoise. it would be perfect for someone living somewhere along the coast!

afterwards, i headed down armitage over to one of my favorite stores called all she wrote.
check out the window display....it has PLD written all over! :)
how about these pads of paper. you know it's all about location -- location -- location! let's see, my first apartment was in 60657 and my second was 60614. too cute!!

i saw a cute pair of eliza b. flip flops in a blue whale pattern. i wanted to buy a pair, but they didn't have my size....darn it! just my luck! ha! ha! ha!

after stopping at a couple more stores it was time to head over to bucktown. plus, i hadn't eaten yet so i was driving down north avenue and came across a place called crepe crave....HELLO! PLD loves crepes!!!

such a cute little restaurant! the people are so nice, you could tell b/c the tip jar was pretty full! ha! ha! don't worry, PLD also tipped the tip jar! :)

anyway, i ended up ordering a crepe suzette....IT WAS DELISH!!!!
then it was time to check out a cute store i have been wanting to visit called crosell & co. on damen.
originally, i was just going to purchase this cute little frame from two's company.
oh, NO!! the kind lady at the counter [i believe her name is denise. she might even be the owner? such a nice lady!!!] told me i should check out the items on the second floor. so of course i did. before i knew it i was in mackenzie-childs heaven! ...HELLO!
if only i could afford to purchase everything, oh that would be so awesome! no, poor little PLD ended up purchasing just a few more mackenzie-childs knobs. HA! HA!

ironically, i have a little black chest that i've been wanting to replace the exising knobs.

well, sure enough i foound a nice selection of knobs! of which, i found these lovely knobs for sale $18/each --- pretty standard pricing for this style of knobs.

so here's the chest with the new mackenize childs knobs. YES, i know my ginger jar lamp doesn't go with the knobs. i love it! what do you think?
afterwards, i headed north on damen over to the painted lady. another cute store, however this store is perfect for all you shabby sheek lovers out there! any sushi lovers out there? if you are ever in bucktown and in the mood for sushi, i recommend coast sushi! love this place! it's BYOB, so bring your own booze!

actually, i ate there about a month ago with my sorority sisters. the food was fabulous! so i decided to snap a shot for my blog post:
oh well, that's the end of our tour. hope you all enjoyed the trip! time to take off those bonanno's and rest your toes for awhile! ha! ha!

have a great week! if you liked this post, be sure and check out my post from yesterday regarding a visit to lake geneva, wisconsin --- click here for the link. ....oh, if you are a CHICAGO CUBS fan and LOVE vineyard vines -- be sure and check out the last post! you'll love what you will find...i guarantee!

thanks for stopping by!

~ PLD