Relax // Where I Ate

Close your tired eyes, relax and then
Count from 1 to 10 and open them
All these heavy thoughts will try to weigh you down
But not this time

~ Owl City, Shooting Star

On the way back from Pittsburgh I got a chance to spend a night at Lauren's house, and the next day we had a few hours to kill before I had to leave so Lauren got to show me all around her lovely, little town including this sweet coffee shop! It was seriously one of the cutest places I've ever seen, the coffee was delicious, and Lauren is a total doll - so all in all it was a great trip.

Thursday or Friday I'll be sharing pics of what I wore to explore Mansfield, before "jet-setting" (in theory - really I'm taking my car) off back to Missouri for another week-long excursion. I'm so excited to get back into the country again! That was what I loved about Mansfield, OH. It's the perfect little county town and I love that. I just want to retire down south, pick up a southern accent and spend the rest of my life driving a big, stick shift pickup truck down back roads in floral dresses/jeans with my cup of ice tea nearby. ♥

The Mean Wiener // Hang Outs

Late last year Maddie and my mom and I finally tried out The Mean Wiener in Highwood, IL. My mom has been wanting to try it for years, but since our area has so many hot dog places around (and a lot of ones closer to us) we just didn't get around to it... until October, that is.

This is - by far - one of my favorite hot dog places around! $2 for a hot dog + bucket load of fries, and one of the best milk shakes I've ever had for $1.95. I've taken both my mom and Molly to lunch on two separate occasions and both times it was under $11 for both of us including drinks. What!? Not even McDonald's is that cheap! And the food is delicious!

It also has a really cute, semi-vintage inspired atmosphere, with old prints/photographs decorating the walls.

I know most of my readers are from scattered across the country, but if any of you are in the Highland Park/Highwood area I highly suggest you check this place out! ♥

xo,

Katie Burry