Looking forward to autumn aka fall...

There are a few things I am looking forward for this coming September, which believe it or not is only two days away!! :) Okay here's the list of things I am SO excited for:

1. Trendy new "Fall Fashion" Such as....

(Chunky scarves and super cute blazers/sweaters)

Statement rings

High heels

And of course turquoise nails! :)

2. Crisp air and crunchy leaves

3. Fall makeup:) of course...

4. Last but not least, new shows/movies coming out that have these lovely men in them :)

What are you looking forward to this fall?

xoxo

Splurges of the Month {August)

Mac Pressed blot powder $23 {Macy's}: I got this as a replacement for my Careblend, which i liked as well! I just wanted to try something new. I put this on with a big fluffy brush, and I use it more as a setting powder than a blot powder, but I really like it as a blot powder as well! So far I am very satisfied with this product, I would definitely purchase it again!

Style&Co Watch: ($29.99) From Macy's so cute and trendy, I have gotten so many complements on this watch it's amazing! I love it! Michael Kors has a similar one that is around $100 (Waaay too much for my taste ;)) So I think I got a pretty good deal :)

Smashbox PhotoFinish Foundation Primer (with color correction): $34 {Sephora}
So I bought this primer a few days ago, I used to have the primer from Stila but I noticed that it went away too quickly so I decided to purchase this one because I heard a lot of good things about it. So far I have mixed feelings about it...I have oily, acne prone, sensitive skin. This primer makes my skin feel kind of funny when I put it on...I don't really know how to explain it but it's more of a satiny finish then a matte, if that makes any sense...another primer I tried last month was the Makeup Forever HD primer, and I liked that one but I just wanted to try something different, I'll let you know what primer I end up with in the end.

Rock Revival Straight Elma Jeans: (Buckle) $138+Tax I absolutely love these jeans! I got them last week and they are so comfortable and so cute on! Kind of a splurge, but it's okay. They're worth it ;)

Blistex Silk&Shine $1.89 @ Walmart: I love, love this stuff! I literally use it like every 10 minutes at work! haha! If you haven't ever tried it you should give it a try, it's probably my favorite chap stick I've ever tried!

I know that it seems like a buy a lot of things and spend a lot of money on random/pointless items, but I promise you I only buy these items like once every six months, this month just happened to be a spendy one...anyway, I would love to hear what your favorite things of the month were :)

xoxo

One of those days

Do you ever have those days, when you have so many thoughts running in and out of your head? And all you want to do is drive, and drive until the road

ends.

Today is one of those days.

I wanted to just drive and drive and listen to songs like this and {This}

xoxo

a {while} later

What do you think?

Extreme Makeover {Room edition}

So my little sister C was off at camp this past week and while she was away, we decided to do a makeover on her room. I really loved that Yellow and Gray room that I posted in my last post so we decided to do something similar! Here are some of the pictures from the process:

{Window Valance, that I made:)}

{Accessories, Elephant: Thrifted $1.50, Little owls: Thrifted $7.00 for set, Lamp: Walmart}

After is soon to come :)

What kind of projects are you working on lately?

xoxo

$50 dollars, Sticky hands and 12 hours {Later}

I decided to be crafty today, since I had nothing else to do. Wednesday is my day off and both of my parents were at work and my sister C is at camp so...I did some long hard thinking and decided I wanted to do a project! While I was looking for ideas, I stumbled across this amazingly crafty blog called http://www.sewdangcutecrafts.com and she had this idea for a guest bedroom that I will have as my bedroom some day, I absolutely {ADORE} it! What do you think?!

So the project that I decided to take upon, is that cute little wall hanging you see above the bed frame (which by the way is made out of shutters)

So, after visiting seven whole stores to purchase all of the thirteen different kinds of gray & yellow fabric, printing out coupons for 3 of those stores, giving away my happy meal toy to a little Hispanic girl at Walmart, seeing some hick kids who had holes in their pants and holes in their undies, and finally finding the fabric that I wanted, here's what I came up with:

Obviously, I haven't glued all the pieces together or hung it on the wall, but it's a start! I hope you like it! Here's to more crafty days to come!

xoxo

Counting {down}

10 days until .....

This,

This ,

and this,


and this.



And oh yeah,



I bought this beauty yestersday for the trip to London and {Paris} :)

Once upon a Chaise Lounge

So, the other day I was driving around in my home town and I happened to look over into this field and I saw this Chaise Lounge just sitting there! I don't know if you would understand the excitement I felt, I know for most photographers it is awesome to find new places to shoot that already have the tools you need for the shoot. In this case, for me, it was this Chaise Lounge. For weeks and weeks I was having dreams about shooting there, finally, we got a good day that worked with every ones schedule! :) Here are some of the results! Enjoy :)

Cutest little people in my life!

This would be my adorable 2 yr old Niece Sophia Gloria.

She is such a doll, and loves to act crazy and fun

and slide down slides all day long!

I love her!

This is my new nephew Emmett born Monday Feb. 28th at 8lbs 12 oz! 20 inches long!

He is so cute and I love him already!

Places/Things to look foward to in the {FUTURE} :)

So I have been thinking about my future plans of getting out of this godforsaken town...and I wanted to announce some of the places that I am looking foward to going this coming year! :)

Cant wait! :)

{hopefully a lot of beach time with the people I love}

{Paris, with anyone who wants to come with}

{London with my best friend, Alicia, in June}

{Canada sometime this year, for sure!}

Who wants to come? :)

New scarf from {Istanbul}

One of the only purchases I made in Istanbul was this Pashmina scarf that is just beautiful, I basically fell in love the moment I saw it...{Love at first sight, some would say} haha! Also this handsome young Turkish man sold it to me and I just couldn't say no! Plus he gave us Tea!

New {obsessions}

Why hello there!

So, I know that I have a lot of things that I need to blog about such as my awesome trip to Istanbul, Turkey, and my Grandfathers funeral, and my new promotion and my nephew who is supposed to be coming in 7 days :) or almost fainting when I donated blood :S or how crazy busy it has been at work the past week, or my recent purchases at my favorite makeup store (MAC) or my new diet I am on...

But....I would rather just speak in pictures today.

Because, frankly I am overwhelmed by all of the things I could blog about because I haven't blogged for SO long!

So with out any further adieu here are some of my most recent obsessions! :) Enjoy.


{Love these shoes}

{Okay, I know that I'm 20 and way too old for him....

but....

I have to admit...

I have had BieberFever ever since I saw NeverSayNever 3D}

{saw one of these furry animal hats for the first time in real life today at work! So cute!}

{I absolutely adore these two girls hair styles, I am really wanting long hair at the moment}