Product Review

Hey!


I am packing for yet another trip to Chicago but I wanted to drop in and give a product review. This is a product that I have had a few months and never got around to writing a review until now.

Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer

I know that a lot of you already use this primer but I just have to say that I love it. I have dark eye lids and this gives me that flawless look that we work so hard for on our faces. It also helps my eye shadow stay on longer and more true to its original color.

That is all for now! 

Wish me happy traveling!

Packing

      We just started packing today! I wish I could be excited about the packing process but um... We are just packing the stuff that we don't need for the next two weeks and the stuff we are taking to Goodwill. I can't believe how much stuff we have to donate or throw away. I don't know how two people can accumulate so many things that we don't use or wear.

      My apartment is such a wreck! I hate how you have to mess up to pack. You have to pull everything out of hiding and face your clutter.

      Anyways, we are going to Chicago this weekend to make everything official (lease, interviews, ect) and I can't wait. I should be doing laundry right now but no. I am writing this blog.

      I leave you with this horrible picture of my apartment:

You can't see anything but boxes!!

Double Birthday Party Cake

I was so busy in the days leading up to the party that I didn't get to make it as big as I wanted. I wanted to do two tiers but it was fine the way it was.

Tyler loves all things Disney. His favorite thing about Disney is Mickey Mouse in the Steamboat Willie time period. Oh yeah, and he works at the post office... So his side of the cake looked like this:

Apparently this really was a stamp awhile back. 

He loved it.

Jamie loves Twilight. Of course, she is a girl.

This side is inspired by the different book covers. BUT I didn't have time to do the flower that was on one of the covers. Oh well, she liked it anyway.

Side view

Top view.

Thanks for looking!

Chicago Dreamin'

I just want to say that I will be so glad to be all moved in at our apartment in Chicago. We are going back up there on Saturday but only for five days. If everything goes as planned with our lease and job interviews we will be moving officially on the last day of this month. There are a lot of expenses that go into moving. Especially when you are moving across the country. Its all okay though and I am sure it will be totally worth it. I just won't have any interesting purchases to show you guys for awhile. No one wants to see boxes and packing tape :)

On another note, two of my good friends Tyler and Jamie just had birthdays and the party is Tuesday. I wish I could explain how I am going to do their cake properly.. But I guess I will just show you pictures of the completed project. That is, if I can get it all finished in time. It is a big cake with a lot of detail and I work everyday until the party.. Maybe I should use a sick day.. If only we had those. Nope, no paid sick days for us. It is too much hassle to call in for a shift where I work because you have to find someone to take that shift and honestly, who wants to give up their day off?

Ugh.. Off to do some gumpaste work.
Goodnight World.

A Mascara and NY&C Sale!

Today was awesome! Even though my best friend Julieann woke me up WAY before I usually wake up, she wanted to go shopping so it was okay in my book. I work late at night so for me to be up before 11 is RARE. And I am sick right now. I know you're thinking, how can you go shopping when your sick? Well, the truth is, my favorite pair of dress pants has a hole in them!! OH NO, THE HORROR!!! So naturally, because this is my only day off, I had no choice. I HAD to drag my congested self to the mall. Boy! Am I gad that I did! When we walked into New York & Company is was one of those moments you see in tv where everything is highlighted with spotlights and cool music plays... I knew we made a good choice. Apparently, they got their Fall shipment in yesterday and had no where to put the stuff so they had to mark EVERYTHING down. It was unreal. Almost everything in the store was $9.99. I literally bought $143.80 worth of clothes and only payed $43. I know.. Amazing. I had been eyeing this vest for some time not but couldn't bring myself to pay forty bucks for it.. Today, I paid ten. 

Weird photo. Anyways.

Patience really paid off this time, just don't tell my husband that :)

Also, before I left this morning I was reading blogs and came across this post by Idle Banter (follow her!) and since I am a huge fan of DiorShow mascara like she is, decided to try the mascara that she reviewed. It is called The Falsies and it is made by Maybelline. I think I love it.

Yep. It worked for me just like it did for her.

Of course, I will always love DiorShow mascara but that doesn't mean that when funds don't allow me to have theirs that I can't have a great $6 mascara.

Thank you Idle Banter for introducing me to a great product!

And now, I shall leave you all with this picture of me half waving to you.

Yep. I am a dork.

And for the cute factor, Mally taking a nap. She is mean. Don't let that face fool you.

Would You Rather...

Well Hello!

I am having the hardest time sleeping tonight so I want to say hey to you guys.. Yes, all ten of you :) Since I have had fever/body aches/ head aches/ and stomach cramps for the past two days I don't have much to talk about!

This post from Kelsey Lately made me remember that I haven't even told you guys that I got glasses.. Yes, two weeks ago I went in for my first eye check up since I was 8 (Bad, I know) and found out that I am almost blind in my left eye. I was very insecure about them at first but after a lot of positive feedback and Kelsey's post about how they are fashionable right now, I am feeling better about them.

I stole the following questions from Veronika's blog. If you don't follow her, you should. It is a "would you rather" survey and I thought it would be fun. It reminds me of those myspace surveys that everyone used to do except those asked you really personal questions that no one else should know.

I should delete my myspace honestly. I don't know why I don't. I am a Facebook girl now! 

Anyway, on to the questions:

1.Would you rather go out with messy hair and nice make-up or Nice hair and no make-up? 

As long as I can apply my skin care products, I would choose nice hair and no make-up. I like to let my skin breathe as often as I can which is usually on my day off running errands.

2.Would you rather shave your eyebrows or have your eyelashes fall out?

Eye lashes fall out. The miracle worker that cuts my hair also does make up and when she applies fake eyelashes 1. They stay on for two days and 2. They look completely real.

3.Would you rather be forced to shop at only MAC or Sephora for the rest of your life?

Sephora. I know it is crazy but I honestly do not own one single product from MAC. I don't have anything against them, I just fell in love with other products before I ever tried theirs.4.Would you rather wear lipgloss/lipliner look or 80's perm? 

Lipgloss and lipliner.. You can make that work... There is no coming back from a 80's perm. :)

5.Would you rather leave the house with an obvious foundation line or overdone blush?

Thats a hard one. I guess I would have to say overdone blush.
 
6.Would you rather wear MC Hammer pants or biker shorts in public? 

Bike shorts. I would have that cool just worked out look going on :)

7.Would you rather have a bad orange-y spray tan or really weird tan lines that can't be covered? 

I'd rather have tan lines. I kind of like tan lines for some strange reason.

8.Would you rather have a bad haircut or bad hair color? 

Bad color, because you can redye it. Yes, hair grows back but geez, it takes awhile sometimes.
9.Would you rather have youtube or twitter taken away forever?

Twitter. I have an account but I don't even use it!

10. Would you rather give up using makeup brushes or mascara?  

I would give up mascara. I would rather my eyes be a little less defined than try to apply my powder foundation with my fingers :)

This is a long post considering the fact that I said I have nothing to talk about. 

Goodnight

All things cake

I figured I would show you guys some cakes I have made in the past few weeks. I love baking! I know that I have so much to learn and I am not saying my cakes are incredible (or even good) but I have a lot of fun making them.

and some cookies:

Happy Fourth of July

I hope yours was better than mine. Work sucks and I can thank it for yet another wasted holiday. There is so much drama around there and I just want to leave it all behind and head for Chicago. I know, I know, a new city won't fix all your problems but what about the problems that are directly related to where you live?

I wasn't in the mood for fireworks tonight after such a bad day work.. Netflix, greasy food, and my husband? Yeah, that's just what the doctor ordered..