July Favorites 2013

Oh my goodness you guys! Can you believe that today is the last day of July?! I cannot believe that we are already to August! Now don't get me wrong, I am more then happy to get to September! I am ready to pull out my sweaters, socks, and hot drinks. It is almost here!

Now with the end of July comes July Favorites! Yay, Yay, Yay!

 

1. Tangle Teezer. I got this about a week ago. Technically I haven't had it all of July, but I am totally loving this brush! The catch with it is that it is made in Britain and not sold in the US. I bought mine off amazon though! It is meant to not pull at your hair and easily detangle it. Which I think it really does!

 

2. The Rocket Mascara I know that this one was in my May Favorites, but I still am using it and I am totally still loving it! It literally makes my eyelashes pop so much!

 

3. Revlon Colorstay 24hrs Makeup Combination/Oily Skin I know that last month I raved about the Covergirl 3 in 1 foundation, and now I must ask you all to please forgive me. Yes, that foundation does give a significant amount of coverage, but after using it for a couple of weeks I started to feel really cakey. I prefer to feel like I am not really wearing foundation, and with that one I could literally feel it melting off my face. With this Revlon one I am totally loving it! I have been using it almost the whole month now, and I don't think I have an complaints. I really enjoy this line since it has the variety for normal skin, and my oily skin type. It also had a lot of colors! I am the # 220. It gives me a significant amount of coverage, and really does seem to last all day!

 

4. The last one is not a beauty favorite I know, but I have totally been loving this green tea! Panera Bread (a local bakery/restaurant) has this purple acai berry tea that my mother and I adore! So when she brought this home I had to try it! Now it is a green tea with just the flavoring, but I think it tastes just like the one made at the store! Plus, I don't need to add sugar to it to make it sweet. I have drank it with and without sugar this month!

 

Okay ladies, there are my favorites for the month! What have yours been?

 

 

Bad day?

 

Hi My Dear Friends,

 

I know that normally on Monday I do a weekend recap. However, my weekend was pretty boring. I mostly worked, and unpacked boxes at home. Sunday, my family and some family friends went to see my sisters play 7 brides for 7 brothers. It was phenomenal, and she did an amazing job!

 

Today I just want to leave you with this quote. I googled Patrick Stump because I had no idea who he was, but I love this quote! I think that if more people were to live by this then we would have a much nicer world. It goes back to the verse "Do unto others as you would want them to do to you" Luke 6:31. If we humans lived by this then there would be no cutting people off on the freeway, or stealing parking spots at the mall.

 

Now as it is Monday, and Monday's are known to just be bad days try and make it a good day! That is my challenge for you all today! Even though you my be having a bad day, try and make a good day for someone else.

 

Tell me how that goes :)

 

 

Stop and Smell The Roses

 

Hi My Dears,

 

Today's lately post is going to be a little different. I want to talk about something that I have been doing lately and really shouldn't be. That is rushing along. I feel like lately I have been all about moving on to the next thing. Last week I kept telling myself "Just make it to Saturday (moving day). Just make it to that." This week it seems to be "Just make it to August." I feel like I keep rushing past and trying to get on to the next thing. By doing this I also seem to be missing out on what is going on around me.

 

Now don't get me wrong, setting goals for oneself is not a bad. Setting goals is great! However, one thing that I think so many of us forget to do is enjoy the process of getting to the goals we set. Yes, making a goal is fantastic, but what about the memory of the struggle and excitement of getting to that goal.

 

The song by Trace Adkins, You're Gonna Miss This, comes to mind. If we are all in such a hurry to move on or to get to the next thing in life then we may look back and miss the memories we could have been making on the way there.

 

For me it relates in that I really want to get to school. However, if I focus on just getting to August or just getting to September I may miss the excitement of decorating the house. Or spending my summer with my sister and Donny.

 

So this is a reminder for me and maybe for you. Don't forget to stop and smell the roses. God puts us in a situation for a reason. It may be a hard situation or a fun one, but either way enjoy it, learn from it, and make memories along the way!

 

 

 

Haven

Haven...dictionary.com defines haven has any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum. I think that everyone has their own haven. Their own place where they find comfort or silence. As a Christian we obviously all find that in Christ Jesus, but where do you feel his peace? My sister's haven would be laying somewhere quiet reading a book. My mom's is on horse back. I would think Donny's is driving his car all by himself.

I don't know if mine is in that bath tub, but it was sure relaxing! I put on my face mask and crawled into the bath green face and all and got to just lay there. With no one talking and no one bothering me. It was very nice and relaxing.

In our old house my parents had a bath tub, but I never used it. It was very nice to finally have one of my own!

What is your haven?

Moving, Moving, Moving

Hello Friends!

How was your weekend? Mine was full of boxes...upon boxes...upon boxes! That's right! It was finally move in day. All day Saturday we moved everything from the lovely rental to our new house!

 

God must have a sense of humor though! Now I live in Southern California. Where lately it has been 90+ outside. So on moving day we never ever never ever expected it to rain. Especially since we had been putting boxes outside on the grass (as you can see in the picture). It came as a total shock, but we survived and all is well!

 

 

 

Sunday, we all worked on unloading the mess! We mostly worked on the kitchen. I feel like we made some sort of a dent. It is exciting to finally to be in the new house and setting it up.

Donny came over on Sunday to help out and then my mom made a wonderful dinner and I made a cake! We watched Narnia that night.

 



 

 

Over all I feel like my family had a very successful weekend!

 



Blank Walls

Hello Dear Ones,

Since I have been moving a lot in the last 6 months I have come to notice a few things. I know I may complain about the mess, all the boxes, or even the bugs. All of which are part of moving. However, the one thing I have realized that bothers me the most is blank empty walls.

Now I know that most people associate blank walls with a new beginning. A fresh start or a blank canvas. I have realized though that blank walls make me sad. They are just empty. Yes, they have a lot of potential but they are just blank. Even this blog post without a picture is boring and can be sad looking. Just words on paper ( or a screen...we are using technology here). It is just blah. They look so empty and alone to me.

When we moved out of our old house I really noticed all of them and it made me upset. I was bummed to see all of my pictures come down. The certain things that had never been moved since I was little. The plates or pictures that I associated with memories. Those things made me sad to see getting packed up in boxes. To see such an empty house made me sad since I knew we wouldn't be there anymore.

Here at the rental though all the blank walls made me realize how much this place did not feel like home. The walls were empty (and still are). I will say that we couldn't really hang something for fear of putting a hole in the wall, and we tried to cover it up as much as we could with dressers and tape. But no matter what it was still a blank wall.

The difference is that in the new house the first thing you see is blank walls. They are everywhere! These blank walls, exciting as they may be, still make me have some sort of sadness. They just need to be covered up. The pictures and memories need to come out of storage and the walls need to start being covered. I don't know what it is, but I do not like or enjoy a blank wall.

It's The Weekend! Are You Ready?

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Dear Friday, I am so happy you are here! I know that I am blogging kind of late, and you are pretty much over but hey! I got to it right? You were a good day, and we are almost all moved out!

 

Dear Saturday, MOVING DAY!!! You are exciting, and I just want you to come and go already.

 

Dear Rental Home, Tonight is our last night in you. I cannot say I am sad and I will not miss you. I cannot wait to have a home again.

 

Dear D, I know I saw you on Wednesday night for like an hour, but I miss you already. I do not like it when you go away. I want you to come home already. We seriously could never do the long distance thing. I cannot wait to see you on Sunday!

 

Dear Mom and Dad, Thank you for working so hard on the new house. I really appreciate all you have done for our family and for Maddi and my rooms.