Black Tulips

It's finally October which means pumpkins and colorful leaves, but there aren't many tulips to be found.

Thankfully I have two-lips, and you do too!

I've become quite fascinated with black lipstick. I think it can look very edgy and cool rather than gothic. But hey, gothic is great too.

I paired a deep plum lip liner with the "Fergie" Wet n Wild lipstick in Pagan Angel.

I'm so excited for Halloween! What are you going to be? It'll be here before we know it!

What I Love...

I've been thinking for a while of doing a blog post that lists things I dig! So, here we go!

1. "My family of 5". (I also dearly love those relatives who do not live inside of my house. Y'all are the bomb, too.)
2. Baking. (I really enjoy making sweet treats! Especially for special occasions when I get to whip out my Mimi's Martha Stewart Cake Decorating Kit! I kind of prefer "cooking" though... it doesn't require measuring utensils. Oh, and cook books are so cool. I like them.)

3. Taking pictures.
4. Reading. (Eat. Pray. Love.)
5. Disney World.
6. Traveling.
7. Foreign Countries. (... and I may also whole-heartedly love foreign boys. I'll go ahead and attribute that to my mother who fancied two foreign exchange students before she met my awesome little Cajun dad.)
8. Languages.
9. Architecture. (I adore Tudor style homes and will build or buy a Tudor style castle wherever I call home as a big girl.)
10. Cars. (One day I'd like to personally restore an old Mustang with my two hands.)
11. Music & Concerts.
12. Da beach.
13. Putting on makeup and doing my hair.
14. Watching movies.
15. A cup of hot coffee with a fancy flavored coffee creamer.
16. Starbucks instagram photos in the winter.

17. Holidays.

18. Waking up on a leisurely Saturday and watching QVC. (I don't even care that I'm a grandma)
19. Disney Movies. (Tangled & Frozen...holla.)
20. Church.
21. A clean room. (Do I ever clean mine? No.)
22. Sunshine.
23. Lifting weights.(There's a reason cardio and crying both start with a 'c' and it's because they're synonymous with each other.)
24. New tech gadgets.
25. Making YouTube videos.
26. Cute outfits found on Pinterest.
27. Learning. (I definitely dislike school, so I'm referring to the ride at Disney that takes you through hydroponic gardens where they teach you how to garden without soil. I like learning like that!)
28.Waking up on Sunday and watching HGTV. (One day I'll also renovate an old home...with my bare hands.)
29. Pretty colors.
30. Reassurance.
31. Surfing & Snow Boarding (or attempting.)

32. Candles.
33. Hugs. (Good hugs.. the kind with a little back rub action incorporated in it)
34. Babies!
35. Surprises. (I love surprising people as well)
36. Making new friends. (The actual act of meeting people terrifies me, but once I've gotten a friend out of the deal, all is well).
37. Being festive.
38. Nature. (Pretty scenery!)

39. Flowers. (Not in the "my boyfriend must surprise me with flowers" way- I'd rather be surprised with a medium cooked steak- but I do think fresh tulips are lovely.)

40. Going to the park.
41. Seasons. (Mainly summer, but I also enjoy a little wintertime... I find the chill mysterious. Fall is nice too. Spring... Okay, all seasons win.)
42. Pretty painted fingers and toes.
43. Sleeping.
44. Laughing.
45. Dancing with my gal pals. (Watch out... I am Miss Dancy Pants.)
46. Using fun words. (I think words like brilliant, stupendous, and lovely are all sooo fun! Like, kick "cool" to the curb.)
47. Chillaxing.
48. Making Plans. (Although being "spontaneous" is fun, and I am down for spur of the moment activities, my control freak self does enjoy making plans in my mental calendar)
49. Writing.
50. Gum.

Besides pondering things that provide myself immense happiness, I also find it interesting to learn what other people enjoy, and take part in those activities with them. What kinds of things tickle your fancy?

“Love what you do and do what you love."
-Ray Bradbury

Look Ahead!

I think "look ahead" would be what I would tattoo on my face if I were to get a tattoo on my face, although I'm relatively certain that I will not be getting a tattoo on my face.

Why why whyyyyyy?

BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT!

 

We are all strong, brave, capable, and creative in some way or another, and often times if you've hit a rough patch, you seem to forget all of the wonderful characteristics you embody. So as a reminder to everyone- keep your eye on the prize! You are able to do anything you set your mind to. Larger leaps of faith can result in scarier falls, but realize that the possibility taking a few falls may add a new facet to your already stunning diamond self! Maybe you'll become more knowledgeable and determined, or acquire better methods of communication.

This past semester of college was rather challenging for me! I was taking 6 classes and one was very involved. My mom would remind me during times when I was struggling that in just a few short months I would be in California having the summer of a lifetime! She was right, and I'm thankful for her constant encouragement, and always believing that I can push through even if I feel like I cannot. This summer is more rewarding to me after being so buckled down with school work.

In terms of being here in California, this was also somewhat of a leap of faith. Being such a homebody and family girl, many nights before I left, I would get nervous and think, "Will I be okay living over 1,000 miles away from home for so long? What if something goes wrong and I'm alone!?" I'm glad I "looked ahead" to the many adventures I would experience and didn't let fear of the unknown win. I am having the time of my life here, and although I have experienced a few things go awry, I'm learning new things about myself and about the world that I would otherwise have not. I guess you could say I'll come home a "bigger girl" as far as worldly knowledge goes (hopefully not bigger on the scale..hehe ;)).

Look ahead- even if it's to the molten cuppa joe you'll have tomorrow morning, or a super fun Saturday you have planned, or if it's to a new season that may bring new blessings and a different nature scene. Take risks, appreciate rewards, and most importantly, go make life happen!

Happy Monday, friends. You are all beautiful diamonds :)

IKEAn't Even Believe Myself

I'm either a grandma, an adult, or hopefully just a young woman, but I am by no means a "teen" or "child." (My English teachers always said, "Never say 'In my paper I'm going to tell you...'") So, in this blog, I'm going to tell you why I kind of think I'm a 67 year old trapped in a 19 year old body.

Today, I met my love. My soul. My entire heart. In a store!

IKEA!

My life is now going to revolve around IKEA... Or maybe not. Hopefully not. BUT I REALLY LOVE THIS STORE.

Maybe I have been before when I was a small tot, but I haven't been since I can remember. I drove up to this beautiful store and was in complete awe. Hello, pretty blue building! I was immensely lost when I began my IKEA adventure as I was walking against the arrows on the ground. I was so confused. How am I walking against the arrows!? I just came through the entrance! I got nervous and turned around. I think I was in the wrong area anyway. My mission was to buy some plastic containers because I'm getting anxious looking at my open pound of sugar which is exposed to the elements in the pantry, and I'm wanting to start meal-prepping! I came upon these gems that I saw online :)

THERE ARE 17 FOR $4.79! ISN'T THAT OUTLANDISH!? I mean, maybe they'll break or something, but I'm looking more for quantity over quality at the moment. They're BPA free, which I know my mum will appreciate, and they come in such useful sizes! I washed them all and am waiting for them to dry so that I can transport all my poorly packaged food back into a safe place! And so what 19 year old cares about food safety/storage? Voila... Me. And who is so inspired by their visit to a Swedish store that they dedicate a blog post to it? She who shall not be named (Remi).

Okay, so I had a ball browsing through IKEA as we all now know. I also picked up a super cute pink and navy spatula for future macaron making, and some hangers because I needed some more!

After I left, I made my way to Newport Beach. I really wanted to get my dad a shirt from the Newport Brewing Company. They have a super cool logo, right?

I think it's totally legit! So I picked it up and went to mail it to him for Father's Day. He sure is a spiffy dad.

Today was a somewhat busy day! I woke up around 7:30 and got all of my errands done by 1! I took an hour lay down and am about to go hit the gym!

YAY FOR TODAY! (and my new Tupperware)

Maleficento!

O.M.G.

MALEFICENT!

Best movie I've seen in sooooo long! Seriously, it was just fantabulous. I suppose I'll be nice, and to the 2.5 people on average that read this blog (thank you mommy), there may be some spoiler-type info in case you haven't seen the movie yet...

Is Angelina not the most gorgeous human being? Look at her! I want to be her! I'm seriously considering being Maleficent for Halloween, but I think some drunk slobokus would knock my horns off. Gosh dangit. But I mean, I'd have such a ball doing some severe cheek contouring with makeup, and I'll probably be crazy pale by October, and maybe my eyeballs will look extra light on Halloween... but like, what would I even wear? A big black robe? I don't know... I'm still in the drafting process. I'll probably get my child cousin to craft a gown for me. Oh, and I'll need some lip implants, or I can do that nice trick where you "draw your lip liner outside of your natural lip line" and it's "really subtle" if you "do it right." Yeah, no. That's all the way incorrect, so let's think of another trick. I've tried cayenne pepper flavored Vaseline and let me just tell you, that didn't work either! No surprise.

About the movie though, I thought the graphics were stunning. I was wondering the whole time how the CGI people made the movie come to life like it did! How did they make the glowing fairies so gorgeous!? If I had mad skill, I would love to do CGI for movies. I bet it's very taxing though! I was on an emotional rollercoaster with the movie! When Maleficent was sad, I was sad. So... when Aurora is in her bed in the castle after pricking her finger, I could have lost it. When Maleficent said that Aurora stole the only piece of her heart she had left, a tear was ejected from my eyeball. It didn't stream down my face- it seriously fell from my eyeball to my chest. Emotions everywhere. And Mister Prince, your kiss didn't work man! He was sure cute though :) Also, my roomies are telling me I'm insane for thinking that Maleficent's wings were cut off to save her. Like, if the king saw her wings, he would know she was dead, and then they wouldn't look for her and kill her, thus, she could live a "normal wingless" life. Apparently he did it because he was a butt hole. Either way, two thumbs up!

Mom, I'd love some feedback. Remi as Maleficent for Halloween!?!