Playing the part:

Insatiable Corporate Raider (NYC-CLE-TOR)
I still haven't had time to post the Lakehouse pics (i know i know) nor have i gotten to update on the fabulous wedding of my dear Common Censical or post about the wonderfully hot ADIDAS weekend with Legal Eagle - all in all i am behind.

I will come back to all that great fun but will pick up at the Ritz Carlton in Cleveland where I was for a few days to meet with clients and enjoy the Indians/RedSox game. This is an awesome new stadium. Here is a pic from the loge behind home plate and next to the owners.

The best part of these games - well the loge experience (cause the actual game watching is exclusive feelin in the loge, yes, but not as fun as when in the mix) is the dessert cart! they have these two ladies that bring this cart around with all your sweet desires. The best are these chocolate cups they fill with your favorite liquer yummm - chocolate and bailey's what a treat!

All this travelling has now brought me to Toronto where I am living it up at the Four Seasons, eating fabulous food, laying poolside, and oh, yeah, working.
With the highs come lows living this fake-me-out luxurious life but I will not share that here that will be for another place and space.
Let's hope my bank account can cover all the extravagance I have been splurging on with hopes of getting reimbursed sooner than later. But it's all about playing the part, right?


With the semantics aside I will instead share how fabulous my first ever "mani-pedi" was today. My boss treated me for this spa experience because she couldn't believe I never had it and who am I to turn down a "first"!?

We went to Novo Spa in downtown Toronto recommended by the hotel.
oooooh man is all i have to say! I think walking the streets of Times Square to and from work by the packed nail salons with chemicals oozing out severley turned me off, well that and the whole 'letting someone touch my feet with tools that better be sterilized' thing. But, this..THIS was nothing like that at all.

A fabulous hand and foot scrub and massage, massaging leather recliner and bubble bath for my feet were definitely the treat! And to top it off with a fabulous freshly brewed cup of Rooibus tea? whats not to love!? i could get used to this, but let's hope i don't for my bank accounts sake.

We went to a few fabulous little restaurants for dinner this week:
The Boulevard Cafe - the most charming Peruvian spot in the university area with friendly folks and great home cooking - the outdoor seating with mural paintings and veranda are nearly impossible to top

Czehoski - for a more adventurous palette, fried brains + absinthe are an option in this charming rowhouse style restaurant with a cute outdoor roof deck and garden in the funky area of Queen Street West where Portland, Oregon meets the East Village

Michelle's - fabulous outdoor seating, and extravagant food choices in downtown Toronto where pets are welcome and is walking distance to the hotel
Outside of the nice dinner dining, I've been treating myself to a lovely breakfast in bed by the hotel that just can't be beat.

Here is what i've been managing to clothe myself with when not clad in the fabulous hotel bathrobe:

my super comfortable black Anne Klein Petities suit (courtesy of Hushed) which has seen its way on here before but pictured now here on my hotel room's concrete terrace.
the new purchase is actually the pink 3/4 sleeve BITTEN button down - at $9.99 this fabulously fitted and comfortable shirt makes Sarah Jessica Parker's Steve&Barry line all worth it.
additionally i recently scored these cheap Calvin Klein shades for $14.99 - far cry from the original $79 - thanks to my dear Filene and her Basement

Today i went a bit more comfortable with the usual loosey white Anne Taylor shirt which has also seen its way on here.
But, with the new gray below-the-knee DALIA pencil skirt (with a bit of a flounce on the back) which I also scored for a fabulous $9.99 at my dear Mann's of Loeh - this outfits also a steal from the original $115 - all pictured on the uber comfy bed which if you are so inclined can buy from the hotel at a mere $3,000 - ha! now that makes me smile even though I can't seem to in these pics

Toronto has been fabulous - its a great city - I wish I could stick around a few more days to truly explore - the ROM in particular is a place I would like to poke around in since I've passed it a few times - but tomorrow i head home to DC to catch up with some friends and fam - maybe i will try and check it out tomorrow.

thank goodness we don't take ourselves too seriously because this blog is just too much - oh how a girl can play!
* bisous *

oh i totally forgot i was invited to a rodeo - that would be fun...