Chicago Day 3: a “What to Wear?” Challenge

Saturday was our last day in Chicago, and we planned to go to the Lincoln Park Zoo during the day, and then head to a suburb to see a college friend star as Elle Woods in a production of Legally Blonde, the musical (SNAPS FOR ANNIE!).

The challenge: We had to check out of the hotel in the morning, so I wouldn’t be able to change between city-trekking and theater-going.

The solution: this trusty sundress. During the day, I kept it casual with a braided belt and my comfy hippie sandals.20120729-195342.jpg

20120729-195415.jpgAnd for evening, I just kept some wedges, a clutch, and my bubble necklace easily accessible in my suitcase. A little switcheroo in the theater parking lot led to this:20120729-195438.jpg

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20120729-195513.jpgThe only problem with this dress is that I can’t even take a freaking pee without someone stopping to tell me how CUTE I look. My life is really hard, you guys. But you know who else has a hard life? My friend Annie, who has a real job AND is working on getting her Master’s AND has the lead role in Legally Blonde. I might be a little biased because I know her, but seriously…she is effing amazing in this show. Anyone who lives near University Park, IL, needs to go see it. Or else. There are two more shows next weekend; check out the theater’s website here.20120729-195535.jpg

Omigod you guys, I know her.

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Kristin, Annie (the blonde one, obviously), and me after her show

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And here are some meerkats. Just cuz.

Bragging Rights

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Take note: this outfit will go down in history as what I was wearing the day I made law review! If you don’t know what that means, read this. My law school has 3 journals, and I got invitations from 2 of them, the Health Law Review and the International and Comparative Law Review. I just have to decide which one to accept, but I’m leaning toward the latter. As part of membership this coming school year, I will have to write a huge research paper on a topic of my choice. I would love to write on a subject that really interests me, and I think I would have more opportunity to do that with the International and Comparative Law Review.

OK, sorry! Enough about my nerdy side. On to the clothes:

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Sorry for all the coy, face-behind-the-bangs poses. The sun was shining in my eyes and I left my sunglasses in the car. This belt is new, and it is the prettiest color of mint green. I mean, I know the mint green trend is freakin’ everywhere right now, but there are lots of different shades. This belt is by far my favorite. I wore it against black so that the bright color would stand out even more.

Oh, and just one more non-fashion-related thing to show you: When I was posing by a tree, I made a new friend! It’s this freaky yet kind of cool-looking insect. It was probably close to 2″ long!

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Belt is from J. Crew