12 Things To Do In Chicago During The Holidays

December 15, 2018

Things To Do In Chicago For The Holidays
Christmas time is here. Happiness and cheer! Ah, it really is my favorite time of year. Downtown is dressed up in lights. The holiday train is making its daily runs. Santa’s helpers (because the REAL Santa is at the North Pole prepping for the big day) are roaming the malls. Christmastime is truly here! It’s no secret that I LOVE Chicago and that I LOVE Christmas. So of course I love Chicago during Christmastime! There’s no shortage of fun and festive things to do in the city during the holiday season.

Here’s 12 things to do in Chicago during the holidays:

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Christmas Around the World | Museum of Science and Industry

December 7, 2018

Christmas Around the World at the Museum of Science and Industry
No one does Christmas quite like the Museum of Science and Industry. That’s one of the things I love so much about living in Chicago, the city really does go all out during the holidays. One of my favorite holiday traditions is visiting the Christmas Around the World exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. I’ve been visiting this exhibit since I was a little girl. Usually my school would take a field trip to the museum during December to see the exhibit, but field trip or not, my family always made sure to make a special trip to see this exhibit!

Even though visiting Christmas Around the World has been a tradition of mine for the last 23 years, it dawned on me that I’ve never dedicated a blog post to this festive exhibit! (Whoops, my bad!). So today, I wanted to share a few (who am I kidding this post has over 200 photos) photos from my visit a few weeks ago! Warning, this post is VERY photo heavy. So like Scar would say… BE PREPARED!

But seriously, there’s like 200 photos in this post. You have been warned…

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The Bath & Body Works $8.95 3-Wick Candle Day Sale

December 1, 2018

Bath & Body Works $8.95 3-Wick Candle Day Sale
Happy December! (Can you believe there’s only 24 days until CHRISTMAS). I know what you’re thinking, “It’s Saturday, why are you posting?”. I know I don’t normally post on the weekends but I thought the events of today warranted a post! Today’s the day all of us Bath & Body Works candle lovers wait for: the $8.95 3-Wick Candle Day Sale!  

Let me tell you, I’ve experienced Candle Day before but NEVER like this. The lines were out the door, babies were screaming and someone legit wanted to fight me over a candle BUT I scored 19 candles for $130 so it all worked out in the end!

Here’s how the Candle Day Sale went down:

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12 Months of Happiness: November 2018

November 30, 2018

Broadway in Chicago Miss Saigon
Happy Friday and welcome to the latest installment of my 12 Months of Happiness series. I can’t believe tomorrow is December and that 2018 is coming to an end. Man did this year fly by! I feel like 2018 JUST started and now it’s basically 2019?! I guess times flies when you’re having fun? And boy has this year been a fun one so far!

BUT it’s not over yet and I still have a ton of fun things planned before 2018 is up!

Here are some of the things that made November an amazing month: (Don’t forget to comment down below how your November went and what things made you smile this month! I LOVE hearing from you guys about what makes you happy!)

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Christmastime is Here

November 26, 2018


Thanksgiving is officially over which means I no longer feel guilty about posting about Christmas! (Let’s be honest though, I started decorating and getting in Christmas mode the day after Halloween). I don’t know about you but Christmas just makes me SO happy. Not just the day itself, but the spirit of the holiday and everything that goes along with it.

I could literally be in a sour mood and then see a Santa pillow at Target and instantly become happy. It’s weird, but Christmas does that to me. I’m 26 and I still get just as excited about what Santa is going to bring me as I did when I was 6! (Because Santa IS real guys!).

Christmastime is officially here and I’m living!

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