Married!

I can't believe I have been married for three weeks now! I have to say that it's actually about the same as before... the only real change is the piece of paper and getting to call each other "husband" and "wife." And life down here with his parents is... busy. I really feel bad that I haven't posted anything for so long :-(

Speaking of being busy, Travis' mom and I are leaving today to visit my mom! It'll be the first time I've seen my mom and my grandma since we stopped at her house briefly on our honeymoon (we decided to make Sunday through Wednesday after the wedding a long trip down the coast and we needed to do laundry and say goodbye to my grandpa before he went home). We should get there sometime tonight, sit around with some munchies and some drinks and have girl time, and then go hopping with grandma tomorrow! I'm especially looking forward to visiting Bath and Body Works because their Semi Annual Sale just started today. I think I want to buy some more Butterfly Flower lotion or shower gel, since I used up my entire bottle last summer. It's a great floral/subtle-y fruity scent. It sort of smells like honeysuckle mixed with bananas and coconut, so of course I love it!

While us girls are in the bay, Travis and Todd have a camping/fishing trip planned for this weekend. Then the four of us (me, Trav, Todd, and Laurie) will be leaving on the 25th for a 4 day camping trip, sort of a birthday celebration for Travis and Todd since they both have birthdays coming up. I really can't wait for the big trip! I hope we go somewhere near the water :-)

Getting Ready...

To move, that is! We have already started packing, have most of the small stuff taken care of, and we load it all into the truck on Monday. Doing it all little by little over the past couple of weeks has made things seem easier, but I'm still not looking forward to the deep-cleaning once everything is out. My top three challenges are going to be cleaning out the oven (found out the self-cleaning function doesn't work on ours), cleaning the blinds, and detailing the bathroom. Ugh.

I'm just trying to keep my focus on Wednesday, because then we'll be down there and getting settled in and we'll never have to worry about cleaning this apartment again! I will really miss this place, it is one of the most beautiful apartments I have lived in. Definitely will miss our little garden area out back and the separate garage that's been so nice for getting the camping stuff, etc. out of our main living space.

Another more short-term thing I am looking forward to is something that should be coming in the mail tomorrow! I ordered the Urban Decay Ammo Palette from Sephora--last Wednesday night--and I can't wait for it to get in. I can't believe it's actually taken over a week for me to get a Sephora order... but it's the first time I've ordered while living here, so maybe that's just normal. All I can really hope for is that it comes on or before Monday, or else I might not get it! How sad. Hopefully it does come tomorrow, because then I can play with it for a few and then maybe do my own review on it!

A Quick One!

I just wanted to do a real quick blog before Travis gets home from work. We gave our 30 days notice to our landlords today, although we are really moving out in 2 weeks. Yesterday I went to Target to get a bunch of cleaning supplies, so hopefully I don't have to put too much more elbow grease into cleaning than usual. I know I'll be sore from helping Travis move stuff into the big truck. I also got these (yay!):

Pretty gold flip flops

... I saw them in this YouTube video :-)

...and some sunglasses that are not on the Target website, and it's 10:30 right now so I won't take a picture of them (maybe later).

So, I just wanted to share those couple of things :-) Good night!

Moving & Makeup

Just found out we are moving at the end of this month! Which means it is time to start packing, packing, packing. I seriously hate moving. When we get down there, we are going to be staying in Travis' parents' trailer until we can find our own place to move into. We aren't going to be able to look at places beforehand so this is a way we can take our time looking and also save up for the deposit. On the other hand, that means we are going to have very limited living space!

One of the first things I did in preparation for our new living arrangements is to consolidate my makeup collection a little. Whatever I don't think I'll be using this summer will go into storage, and my absolute must-haves are going into a 3-drawer see-thru rubbermaid/sterilite
unit. I bought mine a while ago from Target, during the back-to-college promotion. I think it was around $10 or so.

The way I pared down my stash was by devoting the top drawer to makeup, the middle drawer to body care/perfume, and the bottom drawer to hair styling tools and products. I can't believe I narrowed down all of my products so much! It was especially hard to decide which Bath and Body Works products I wanted to keep out for the summer. I decided I'll be wearing plenty of Exotic Coconut! My choice perfumes for this summer are DKNY Be Delicious (of course), Britney Spears' Fantasy, Circus Fantasy, and Curious.

I hope I can find the perfect spot for my little stash! Next thing we need to figure out is where to put all of our clothes :-/

Easter!

This has got to be one of the most boring Easters ever. It's raining outside, and I'm cold. Travis had to close tonight at work. I'm bored, and Blondie wants to go outside every 5 minutes but once she gets outside, she remembers that she hates the rain and runs back in without producing, lol.

Anyway, I guess I'll just pretend it's another Sunday.

I've really been wanting to go for a little shopping trip lately. Ever since we got back from Travis' parents' house I've been feeling kinda cooped up in here. I want to find a new dress for either the rehearsal dinner or maybe the day after the wedding. Other than that I just want to see new things, smell new smells, and be around other people!

Travis' "future district manager" never called on Friday, so we still don't know when we're moving. Blahhh

March Favorites!

First of all, guess what I can say now that it's April 1st?

I'm getting married next month!

Oh my gosh. I said it to Travis earlier and we were both just wide-eyed, lol. I can't believe it's getting so close! And I found out yesterday that my dad's side of the family is all coming to the wedding. Yay!

Ok, on to what I originally wanted to post about. I have seen a few people talk about their monthly favorites, which basically means they list everything they used a lot during the previous month on the first of the current month. I thought it sounded like fun, and I have a number of products I have been using quite a lot lately so I decided it would be fun to do March favorites. So, in no particular order:



Malibu Tan Hemp Golden Glow Skin Firming Bronzing Moisturizer:

I have been using this for a couple of years now during the warmer weather so I don't appear too pasty. Now that spring is here, it has made its 2010 debut! This is a gradual tanner, so it takes a couple of days to build up, but this is the most natural looking, best smelling gradual tanner I have tried. Another great thing about it is that it's only around $6 at WalMart for 18 oz. I am on my 4th or 5th bottle, which is insane for me! I definitely love this stuff.




Revlon ColorStay Makeup for Combination/Oily Skin:

My current shade is 200 Nude. I have been using this soo much! I took it with me to Travis' parents and used it every single day. It did not break me out and I was definitely less oily than with previous foundations I have tried. It also has really good coverage, and funny thing is: you can use less product AND get heavier coverage if you use a flat top blush brush to stipple it on and then buff in with circular motions. I set with the ColorStay powder in the compact and then add my bronzer and blush.


Milani Powder Mosaics #06 Sunset Spice:

Current favorite bronzer... I just swirl my brush around in it, use a little heavier to contour under my cheekbones and then a lighter hand to warm up the rest of my face. This is a completely matte bronzer. I got mine back when CVS was having their 50-75% sale.


L'Oreal Go 360 Clean Deep Cream Cleanser:
I decided to use this the week we were gone because I figured I wouldn't be able to wash my face according to my usual routine. It worked great! I really didn't notice any breakouts, so the salicylic acid in it really did its job. And I looove how the little scrublet feels on my face. It's so tingly!

And some other honorable mentions:

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
MAC Select Cover-Up
Got2B Guardian Angel Heat Protect 'N Blow Dry
Essence of Beauty Brow/Lid Kit

A Week Away From Home!

I had such a good time this past week at Trav's parents' house. We left on Wednesday afternoon after he got off from work, and we finally got there around 9pm.

Thursday was kind of Wyatt's day. At 1:30 we all went down to his school to see him get his student of the month award. Yay! Then Laurie and I went downtown to check out a store called a la mode, where they have really cute shoes and purses. I think I'd like to get a purse there someday, or maybe some jewelry. So cute! Travis skipped on the shopping and waited for us at The Stagg, lol. Next, we all went back to the house after we picked Wyatt up from school. Travis and I then left to go to the store and pick up stuff for our jambalaya (tdf!). While Travis was cooking, Laurie and I took Wyatt to a carnival at his future middle school. He won a bottle of soda from the ring toss, a handful of candy from other various games, and we made sure to grab some cotton candy before we left. Wyatt was like, "I love when I get an award!" LOL

On Friday... Travis had a meeting with his future district manager(... turns out we should be moving soon!!), and then we met up with Cory at Mens Wearhouse so he could get fitted for his tux. Then we all went downtown (Cory, Todd, Laurie, Wyatt, Trav and I) to Brewbaker's for lunch. The food was pretty good, and we enjoyed the sampler there. Brewbakers is cool because they brew their own beer and sodas, and they have pretty good food for cheap. Once we got home, we just relaxed with the fam for a while. Tacos for dinner! Super fun.

Saturday was insane... Todd, Laurie, Trav, and I all went to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Of course since it was a Saturday, we waited around more than anything else. Rode three rides and then it was time for a rather crappy burger at the Moose Burger Lodge (theme park food usually just sucks I guess). Then... Todd was feeling really sick and decided he wanted to just go rest in the car :-( ... so the rest of us rode three more rides (which took forever!) and went home. I do have to say though that my favorites were Goliath, Tatsu, and X2! The x2 was just unlike any other roller coaster I've ever ridden in my life! So worth the wait.

Sunday was girls' day! Kim, Laurie, and I went shopping for Kim's outfit for the wedding. It was so easy, she chose the second dress she tried on! It was a really pretty green color, and we found a beautiful wrap and shoes to go with it. Then we found someone to help us choose a shirt and tie so that Frank could match :-) Once we got back from shopping, we had to pick Todd up from the hospital (turns out he possibly had a kidney stone! poor guy). We went to CVS to get his prescription and such. ...later on, we had some Irish Car Bombs. Wow.

Let's see... Monday: didn't get out of bed til around 1:30 or later. Miserable. lol. Didn't do much that day because I was feeling so gross.

And Tuesday we came home!