NEW STUFF FROM SEPHORA :)

I have no idea what "DAY" I am currently on because I have lost track, but I did spend the afternoon with Rowan and Billy and Chelsea at our local mall and hit up the Sephora where I live and got some goodies :)
I shall share. Thus far I have only used two of the products so reviews will be posted later along with the in depth detes of what I think of what I have used
1: Tarte's Bronze to Go in Park Avenue Princess (Matte)
I used a little to contour my face to try it out. LOVE it!! I normally go for a more neutral tone or cool tone when I choose a bronzer but could not pass up the deal. I got it in the sample size thus "to go" but it is slightly more pink toned. I looks really lovely on. I am going to try it a few more days before I review it though so bare with me. Oh it was $15 for any one who wanted to know.

2: Make Up Forever's High Definition Powder (again sample size)

I tried this tonight as well. I am sooo undeniably one of those people that need to play with the new stuff they got as soon as they get home LOL.
Anyways it was also only $15 because it too was the smaller version but you need so little to do your entire face that I could not pass it up :)

3: Philosophy's Happy Birthday Beautiful Shampoo, Shower Gel and Bubble Bath
With my Sephora Beauty Insider card I got this as my birthday gift from the store. It smells just like cake batter, which is soo yummy. I don;t know if its for me though, I do like the scent but sweet smells like this are over bearing to me and give me a migraine sadly :( I may give this to a friend that enjoys it as well.
While there I also picked up a few samples of some foundations I wanted to try.
1: Nars Sheer Glow in Deauville
I have used this foundation in the past, but it too was a sample. It is normally $42 a bottle, so during the summer while my color changes so often I was not about to drop that much on foundation. Plus I needed to matched so sample time :) The lady there matched me to Deauville as I mentioned. It is AMAZING, again full review later
2: YSL Teint Resist #4
The associate at Sephora told me she wears this in the summer and suggested it for me. I put a little on tonight. I will post a full review after I have worn it for a few days. Sample sizes last me forever so I can stretch it and give it a few tries. I think the color is actually called Sand?  This one is normally $55
3: Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer in Nude
I have heard so many rave reviews about this one. I can't wait to give it a try. I like a fuller coverage but I do not like the thick cakey feeling of foundation in the summer. I want to say this normally runs at $40, but I could be wrong.

Well that is all. I had a gift card I got for my birthday, so I do not like to blow money on frivolous things but will say that foundation should be where you spend your money. The better you take care of your skin the less you will need. So I don't mind to spend a little more on a good quality product. Anyways hope you enjoy, nothing too colorful but definitely stuff I needed :)
Have a wonderful night everyone.

Day 8 & 9: Viewing Things a Little Differently

Somewhere on this giant interweb there is a small handful of people that may read, laugh at, or even like bits and pieces of my blog. I do love sharing what is going on with me because its my link to my family out of state that I don't get to call all the time. I will say though, that when my own blogs sometimes seems less than interesting, its time for a change. This thought came about this afternoon when reflecting on the last couple of days and how slowly my opinions have changed. Thus the following is not only a recap, but my reasoning behind how I further choose to conduct this blog to later become an open online scrapbook to remind myself of this year :)


DAY EIGHT
I mentioned previous I was sick, so in keeping with that, yes I have sadly maintained whatever I had going on. It is going away though. Which is always good. It left me with time to mope around the house in my IU hoodie and a quilt I stole from my dad forever ago. I just want to say I caught up on "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and "The United States of Tara" both. AWESOME :) 
However because it was my birthday on Monday and I have yet to do anything huge (other than some pretty awesome family stuff) I was determined to get out. So I thought to myself who what and when. This turned wheels in my head. 
We have all been there. Called a friend we thought we were super close to, and for the thirtieth time in a row they have a hurtfully lame excuse to avoid you. This defined my day eight. 
Being over the age of 15 I have grown fond of being a home body with benefits. **Its kind of like friends with benefits without the sexual favors or the fear of commitment LOL. Both the benefits of staying home for a calm and relaxing day and hanging with friends are present, without the need to go do something crazy. But NO ONE was free. Friends I have counted on for years bailed for video games for the twentieth time in a row. Real friends right? I am not deluded enough to think that someone should drop everything, but come on!!! 
However I did stop to reevaluate who and what was most important. Here comes my list of theories:
1. Re-evaluating your friends and family is not mean, its constructive and theraputic. 
2. Trying to keep in touch with your long distance friends is a nice thought, but if you're lucky you only do so with one person honestly. 
3. Try as I might, I still cannot understand situations I have already lived through so its time to let them go (which trying to do so may be even harder)
4. Some people do view you as a weekend friend. Not literally only the weekend but its like a "sunday christian" like only when you are convenient or the last resort is it okay to consider hanging. We all have that "friend" that pulls that shit 
5. Even watching someone on TV talk on about parallel universes does not validate how STUPID this sounds LOL


DAY NINE
My day today has been kind of blah. Casey brought me breakfast in bed. He is super sweet. Work though has honestly overtaken my day. I am exhausted almost every time I leave work LOL. Who isn't.
Work though made me again readjust some thoughts. 
While I was up front, someone from my old High School got in my line. An old professor that I really looked up to. Thinking back now though I really do not understand why I sought to prove something to this guy. Now I think it was like subconscious spite or something. He would go out of his way to call out my mistakes and talk down to me. But he was successful in a career field I wished to follow in college, so I was like 'this guy is pretty cool'. 
I tried to make conversation and say hello only for him to lecture me on whats wrong with this and that. I can say that said professor is nice enough but can make you feel ignorant by simply talking to you. I no longer will allow someone to have power over me like that anymore. Games have changed, I am not in high school anymore, nor am I a push over. 


Well enough ranting for now. Lets put a happy picture to make me smile about my new found bitchy independent thinking :)


*** OOOH by the way, tomorrow is my birthday party that my friend Chelsea is throwing for me. I am sooo stoked. All of my friends are coming and I can't wait!!!! 


Jeremy from ADTR!!! cutest man ever, other than Case of course :P

Day 6 & 7: Riley's Birthday and My Own

Again I fell behind, I apologize. I have been slightly ill sadly. I feel like it has some how been slightly influenced by the craptacular weather in my area. Thus no posts until its too late lol
Day Six:
Sunday was my nieces birthday, as mentioned previous. Sadly there are not many pictures, none of my own anyway. My batteries died. But I will say my niece loves her little shoes. She was super excited about everyone coming to see her. It was great to see my sister Beth. I did have to cut out early and go to work. Which went horribly wrong...
I started feeling like junk almost immediately after I got there. I went home early from work as well. It was horrible. :(
Over all though, my Sunday was a good day

Day Seven: I TURNED 21 :)
Although I did feel quite off, I celebrated a wonderously awesome day with Casey and his family. Casey took me to the mall and got me the cutest pair of Vans Shoes. I think they are called Vans Lo-Pros. They are SO AWESOME :)

Super Cute!!!!

I then got to go to PF Changs for lunch. It was great fun. Two of our good friends met us there. I did order an adult beverage and it was delicious. To keep San Fran classy so to speak the story will end there. 

Last night I met Chelsea and Casey out at the local Applebees for another adult beverage and had more fun. 

My birthday did lead me to a few conclusions or theories, whatever you want to call them...

1. Being sick on my birthday SUCKS

2. Drinking one drink will always be more than enough for me 

3. Adult drinks only mask how terrible you feel temporarily. 

and finally...

4. Drinking responsibly is honorable, however the next day when most get over it, you are stuck with that tiny knot in your belly from the one drink you have :(

Overall though it has been a great two days thanks to my wonderful friends and family and my amazing boyfriend. I am still not totally up to par though. I really cannot get this icky feeling to go away. Any suggestions??? Other than a "Hot-Toddie"

I am not a whisky person lol. 

Have a wonderful night all. Will post something more exciting tomorrow. 

Day 4 & 5: Blog Issues and Awesome Shopping

Day Four:

Umm.... needless to say there was an issue with the Blogger, so I did not get to post yesterday. I normally post in the later evening because I have time to relax and share all the stuff I actually did. However..... 

I did nothing exciting. I got to relax. I have spent a good while doing that between shifts at work lately and it has been GREAT. So much needed!! I spent the day with Casey as well. Good stuff. Currently he and I are looking into building a new desktop computer, so we spent some time browsing the web. Nothing yet, but its pretty cool to spend time learning about the stuff interesting to Casey. On to today though

Day Five: 

My thought for the day: How do some people who are obviously drunks and legit need some help from a clinic or something seem to function almost normally in public society. Like WHAT THE HELL. I worked this morning and I swear its like yesterday and today was national drunks in public day!!!! 

On to the AWESOME SHOPPING. My nieces birthday is tomorrow and the party is on Sunday. I had to get her a present, thus shopping. She is turning 2 and LOVES Minnie Mouse and playing video games with her dad. This winter I got her her own Minnie and she still plays with it. I went to the Disney Store, prepared to spend a ton. She is worth it, but anyone with a Disney fan in the fam knows that it can be pricey. I spent just over $20 and found such cute things.

Here is my haul of goodies for Miss Riley:

I LOVE this shirt. It is kind of hard to read because of the flash but it says "Love Minnie Mouse 4ever" My wonderful niece has the cutest little personality and "tude" some times so I thought that it was her :)

These are my favorite! I am a huge flip flop fan and could not resist, plus they had a great deal going. My camera does not do it a whole lot of justice, so I shall explain. The left pair are kind of simple, but the straps are pink glitter and oh so cute, the right pair however are striped and have a multi colored bow on the front. At the bottom is a awesome pair of heart shaped pink polka dotted sunglasses with Minnie on the side.

This is just the cute bag I am putting everything in. It is one of the recycled products reusable bags. I know as a college student, these and other bags are a major necessity (sp?) so I can only assume that it will help my best friend Beth, Riley's momma. It is super cute and keeps with the theme. 

Here is the finished product. Because the bag is huge, it was not that easy to tuft out the tissue paper and make it "professional" looking. Riley will like it though, that is all that matters. As you can tell it is Auntie approved. 

Well that is all for Riley's presents. I did get something for myself kind of as an early birthday present. It's an Indiana University Hoosiers hoodie. I don't normally follow the basketball team but I do love being from Indy LOL. I will post a pic tomorrow. But here is the birthday girl in question

Riley Elizabeth. Two years old Saturday :) She is my wonderful niece. The party should be an awesome time. I will keep everyone posted with pictures and hopefully a video to show how cute Riles is. 

Have a good night everyone :)

Stas

Day 2: Easy Days are SOOO Nice

I love relaxing and having no major responsibilities for the day. I posted yesterday that I went to gym with Case and totally killed it. However I would like to correct said previous statement and say I killed my hip LOL. 
Needless to say we did not go to the gym this morning but we did spend some time together. Made breakfast, watched Top Gear, the usual :) 
But I laid out this afternoon and got some color. Which brings me to my latest theory on insects:
Wasps target humans!!!
As I was enjoying about an hour of sun and relaxation a GIANT wasp just hovered over my stomach and was like dive bombing at me, just stopping shy of my stomach...... Dang Bugs!!!
I am getting excited for my birthday coming up soon and my wonderful friend Chelsea is throwing me a birthday party :) It is going to be a pool party and I am just sooo stoked. I am not however excited for all of my friends to see me in a swim suit, I have lost a little weight but its like a coming out for my tummy LOL.
I am stoked though. I will end this one quite abruptly though and stop for the night. I will leave with a pic from the biggest "adventure" of the day :)

Day 1: Chilling with Casey

So starts my summer. As it is the first "official" day of my summer I shall first explain the reason or goal behind the refreshing blog makeover I am about to embark on.

It was my goal in the beginning of this blog (what 200 years ago?) to post frequently, bring in readers and keep my friends and relatives posted on whats going on in my day to day.

Being a college student that is impossible. However it is the summer... and until the end of this month I am not back in school so I shall post for every day of the summer and hope that it starts a fun and relaxing habit and whatever else comes :)

DAY ONE:

After a very fun and eventful mothers day in the mountains on Sunday, I slept in until almost noon, and it was TERRIFIC. Casey and I then went to the gym and killed it. With it being day one and the whole sloughing it at the gym bit, there are not really any pictures from this afternoon. We did however enjoy a nice lunch together before I went into work. I closed with Kenz tonight, so work was pretty awesome. I will say I like my job.

Ending our very late evening Case and I are currently catching up on some TOP GEAR

This show is awesome, its on BBC. Hilarious.... and so awesome

This post technically will be finished on the start of DAY TWO but forgive me, we just now are relaxing. However there will be pics and awesome shit for the rest of the summer.

Changes...

I feel like since it has been forever and there are tons of new things going on with me lately I am going to switch it up and find new things to blog about to keep family and friends posted. XX

Stas