Month: June 2010

The Day of Three Makeovers!

The Day of Three Makeovers!

Today has been a day of playing around on the new Instant Makeover feature on People.com. YouΒ  simply upload a picture of yourself, and you can try on celebrity hairstyles, change hair colors, and play with all different kinds of makeup, lashes, colored contacts, etc, 

The Damn Near Perfect Weekend!

The Damn Near Perfect Weekend!

Ok, so let’s just chalk this weekend up to the Damn Near Perfect Weekend!!! Jason and I awoke this morning, and spent a little time reading to wake ourselves up. Then we went downstairs to make a yummy breakfast utilizing the leftover steak and steamed 

A Damn Near Perfect Day!!!

A Damn Near Perfect Day!!!

TODAY has been a DAMN NEAR PERFECT DAY!!!!

First of all my Sweetie and I are experimenting with co-habitating 4 nights a week. LONG STORY, but one, I think that will have a VERY HAPPY ending!! πŸ˜‰

So, to begin my damn near perfect day, I woke up next to my best friend!!! πŸ˜‰ early, without my alarm clock – UNHEARD OF!!! Anyway, I spent the fist hour and a half reading one of my new romance novels, which is turning out to be a pretty good mystery!!

At 9, I woke up my Sweetie, and we proceeded downstairs to a FABULOUS breakfast of le Tartaines with butter and strawberry jam, and hot caramel cream cocoa – YUM!!

Le Tartain - a typical, and super delicious French breakfast

Next Jason split my Saturday morning cleaning chores, and they went by in a BREEZE!!!!

Next we raced up the stairs to see who get ready first, and I lost – AS USUAL!! LOL! πŸ˜‰

and then we were on the freeway heading over to my sis-in-law’s place to watch New Moon one last time before Eclipse comes out this week! BTW – YEAH!!!! I CAN NOT WAIT!!! Anyway, I am breathing, and we are moving on!!! HAHAHA!

I had a fun visit with Alexa, she is one of my FAVORITE cheerleaders!!! I have already decided that I need to get that woman some pom-poms!!! I am a VERY LUCKY girl to have her in my life!!! She is one of my soul-sisters!!!

After our movie watching, I went next door, to my other sis-in-law’s place. The plan was that her, her 2 kiddos, her new boyfriend, and his 2 kids, plus another friend of the family would all be coming over to my place to go swimming. Throw in “Uncle Jay-Jay” AKA “My Sweetie”, and HONEY, YOU HAVE A PARTY!!!

Anyway, we had sooooo much fun!! and what a non-exercise feeling, way to spend 2 + hours exercising!!! Plus Michael and his boys are sooooo sweet, I can already tell that we are going to be fast friends!!! πŸ˜‰

After the GANG left, Jason and I headed upstairs to read in bed, one of our FAVORITE pastimes, among other things *WINK*! and before either of us knew it, we had fallen asleep and was taking a well-deserved, hardly ever indulged in NAP!!!

We woke up, and I was having a craving for a well barbecued steak, I know – the perfectly cook slab of beef might be the way to my heart!! HAHAHA! So, my Sweetie heartily agreed to barbecue us some steak, while I sauteed some sweet onion, mushrooms, and we steamed a side of baby red potatoes and green beans!! OH, BLISS!!! πŸ˜‰

Rounding out our Damn Near Perfect Day, was a fun chick flick of “While in Rome”, which is what we are about to watch next!!! I hope it is good!!!

Now, I know that you are all jealous of my Damn Near Perfect Day, or maybe not. πŸ˜‰ but, THE BEST PART ABOUT TODAY is that not only am I going to bed with my Sweetie tonight, but I am waking up with him tomorrow morning, AND it is SUNDAY!!! Which means NAKED SUNDAY!!!!! WHOO-HOO! but I guess that is ANOTHER posting, possibly TOMORROW!!! πŸ˜‰

Have a FABULOUS evening – I know I will!!! πŸ˜‰

Update for Today!

Update for Today!

It is soooo hot outside, it is like the weather finally got the memo that it is Summer. Man I already miss the rain! LOL!! I am already ready for Fall!! πŸ˜‰ Today has been a pretty good day! I finished reading the book I 

As Promised…

As Promised…

Tonight I would like to share with you the interview I was fortunate enough to get with my Dad this past weekend. Now, please note: I am in no way a professional reporter, journalist, or interviewer in any way shape or form. The reason I 

Where Do I Begin?

Where Do I Begin?

I am really excited to tell you how the weekend with my dad and I at the beach house went!! We had sooo much fun, and really crammed a lot into a really short time!!

We met in Lincoln City at the casino, had dinner, and headed straight over to the little beach house. After deciding who was sleeping where, we headed over to the ocean front, where we just spent some time taking in the ocean. Later that evening my Dad and I decided to head over to the local movie theater, where we watched The Karate Kid, which my dad and I both agreed was a really good movie!!

The next morning, we went out to breakfast, then off to do a little shopping!!! You know that is one of my FAVORITE PASTIMES!!

A few of the treasures I found:

A vintage silk, Parisian hat box

A fur scarf – I know it is tre-risque, but I LOVE this scarf, and I figure that I am doing my part to recycle! πŸ˜‰

A Vintage fashion magazine, circe 1929 – I am sooooo in LOVE with this magazine!!

and finally, I found this little gold compact that is a mirror with a hidden lipstick holder! So sweet and VERY AUDREY!!! I have to see if I can find a mini lipstick mold and make my own lipstick to put in this compact!!! I just HAVE to find a way to use this!!

After antiquing, my dad and I made a quick run to the used book store, and I ended up walking away empty handed – LONG STORY!! but, oh well! I made up for that today, by making a LOOOONG stop over at the Goodwill over here and picking up some tomes for my reading pleasure!!!

Surprise, Daddy!! πŸ˜‰

Anyway, my dad and I went back to the beach house and took a nice nap! When I woke up I decided to head out to the beach one last time before it got too late. The weather was absolutely perfect!! Sunny, slight breeze – we couldn’t have asked for nicer weather!!

While I was out, I stopped at the grocery store to pick up some groceries for dinner that night, and heard from the grocer that the casino was putting on a huge firework display and that it would be starting in less than an hour and a half. So, I went back to the beach house, and told Dad about the fireworks, and he was TOTALLY IN!!!

After dinner, we went over and got some of the best seats outside of the casino, and sat back and we both thoroughly enjoyed the fireworks display! It was better than what we normally see a the 4th of July. The casino was celebrating it’s 15th anniversary. I am so glad they were – WE HAD A BLAST (no pun intended)!!! πŸ˜‰

After that, my dad and I went a played a few slots. After winning $1.75, yes, I know – I declined a security escort because I figured I would be safe walking to the car as long as I moved quickly! *WINK!* we headed back to the beach house!!!

On our last morning of the weekend, my dad and I headed to Newport so that we could go to church, and then we went out for a nice lunch together! BTW, I did get that interview I was so hoping for – I will post that tomorrow!!! πŸ˜‰

I love my dad, and I am just sooo thankful that he is in my life, and that we have such a fun time whenever we get together! I know that this weekend will be one that I will cherish in my memory for the rest of my life – I hope that it is not the last!!

Here are some more of my ocean pictures I took this weekend! πŸ˜‰

Have a FABULOUS evening! πŸ˜‰

Off to the Beach Again!!!

Off to the Beach Again!!!

Good morning!! I am SUPER EXCITED that I am getting ready to head out to the little beach house for another fun weekend at the coast!!! This time, I am taking my Daddy out there for Father’s Day weekend!! My Dad and I don’t get 

A New Wineskin!

A New Wineskin!

Ok, so as all of you may have caught on by now is that my work life is SUPER stressful at the moment! I have taken on a bunch of new job duties that are soooo far out of my comfort zone that it is 

My One Scary Thing!

My One Scary Thing!

What a big order to live up to. I picked up this little sign at the gift shop at work today; I had seen it before, but today it really made me think!! I realized that I really don’t do ANYTHING scary most days, and for some reason that REALLY bothered me!

So tonight when I got home I decided to do the scariest thing that I could think of – CLEAN MY ROOM!!! DUH-DUH-DUH!!! I ate a quick dinner, ran upstairs, turned on some music, and just got busy!!! Here are some before and after pictures of different areas of my room. Please note: these pics are kinda blurry – I had a feature on my camera I had forgotten to turn off – OOPS!! πŸ˜‰

Bed: It really looks so nice when it is made, I don’t know why I don’t seem to remember that!! πŸ˜‰

Dresser: This is the first piece of furniture that I walk past when I come into my room, so it kinda becomes a catch-all for the clutter!

Writing Desk: I just ADORE this little desk. This was an $18 find at a mansion’s garage sale!!! I function so much better here when it is nice and tidy!!!

WHEW!! I am glad that is done!! Tomorrow night, I will post pics of the walk-in closet, that I also cleaned up this evening!!

As for my Visual Nutrition Plan:

Today is day 13 of my 30-Day-Self-Created-Visual-Nutrition-Plan!! I can eat whatever I want, but I have to take a picture of ANYTHING and EVERYTHING I eat and post it on this blog – and have to be willing to take any criticism I might incur!!! The knowledge that I have to take pics and post everything that I have eaten has really curbed a couple of poor choices!! Although, an occasional treat can sometimes be DIVINE!!!

I think I did pretty well; I passed up the office brownies, and then later cookies, and then later the chocolate candy dish – and today was

S-T-R-E-S-S-F-U-L!!

So, to be able to pass up those goodies, I think was pretty

FREAKIN’ AWESOME!!!

With that said, I did splurge on dessert tonight – I had a 1/2 a piece of cake, and 1/2 cup of no sugar added ice cream – the only catch was that I told myself that I couldn’t eat it until I got my chores done!!!

Chores done? Check!

Dessert? Check! Check!

So, here are today’s eats:

Breakfast: Berry bagel with light cream cheese, and sugar-free, fat-free iced mocha

Lunch: Homemade veggie soup with added baked chicken!! (Veggie soup contains: onion, leeks, tomatoes, and potatoes.)

Snack: A cup of grapes, and a plum (my last one)

Dinner: A fried chicken breast from my neighborhood deli, and a huge serving of steamed asparagus – I figured that the asparagus must’ve counter balanced the badness of the fried chicken, at least a little!! *WINK!*

Dessert: 1/2 a piece of chocolate cake with frosting, topped with a maraschino cherries, and 1/2 a scoop of no sugar added chocolate ice cream

Even though work was REALLY, REALLY BAD today, I think overall, I had a REALLY GOOD day!!! It really is the little things in life that really make you happy!!! My bedroom, and walk-in closet are clean, my chores are done, Nette came over for a short visit, which was fun, it looks like I am going to be able to get to bed on time tonight, and I sent someone special her birthday card with a little gift tucked inside!!! It’s all GREAT!!!

In the comments tonight, I would LOVE to hear what scary thing you think you should be doing, and what you are going to do to start taking action to get it done!! I can’t wait to hear your ideas!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!

I’m Here, I’m Here!

I’m Here, I’m Here!

Today has been a pretty good day! Work was long, and hard, and stressful, but I always love a challenge!!! I did make a pit stop at Goodwill! I have decided that if I MUST buy books, then I might as well buy them super