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12.20.2011

Christmas fun.

CHRISTMAS QUIZ (idea found here)

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? no kiddos, no Santa
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white only white!
4. Do you hang mistletoe? ALWAYS.

5. When do you put your decorations up? the weekend after Thanksgiving
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Amber's Potatoes (family recipe) and tamales
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? listening to the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas CD and decorating the tree with my mom and dad.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember if I ever believed in Santa or not.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? OooOoh YAH!
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? white lights, homemade sea glass ornaments and a few randoms from mom.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? Love it, probably because we don't get it here in Santa Barbara...
12. Can you ice skate? Ya.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Nicholas made me a log cabin stocking hook for our first Christmas married and he wrote a poem on the bottom that told me he was taking me to the mountains for a weekend-- so romantic!
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? enjoying Jesus with our family and friends.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? pecan pie has always been my favorite. I haven't had one since we found out I'm allergic to wheat though.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? hum... reading Luke chapters 1 and 2 on Christmas morning.
17. What tops your tree? a silly wood star that is attached to a metal hanger, haha, we need to do something about that...

18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? both. I love receiving gifts! I feel so loved when someone has spent time thinking about what I would like (love language?? I'd say YES). But I also love that in our family we make each others gifts. It make giving really special because you have put so much thought and time into it.

a homemade Christmas gift from my sweet friends Brandon and Nikki

19. Candy canes: yuck or yummy? the original ones are yummy the fruit flavored ones are yuck!
20. Favorite Christmas movie? The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
21. Saddest Christmas song? umm... strange question, I don't know.
22. What is your favorite Christmas song? Silent Night

12.01.2011

Currently.

Seen this on a few of my favorite blogs and thought it was fun.

Obsessing over: TJ's peppermint hot chocolate with whipped cream, all the beautiful brown boots this season, white Christmas twinkle lights, fried egg and cheese sandwiches.

Working on: our Christmas card, my last two finals for Fall quarter, a few crafts for this event!

Thinking about: my dreams for next year, Nicholas, where we will live when I graduate, when we will have little ones.

Anticipating: wintery date nights, giving meaningful gifts, more quality time with our families!

Listening to: Hotel Cafe (so good).

Drinking: coffee.

Wishing: I was better at slowing down, I had more time to experiment with meals, we had more to give to others, next quarter wont be as busy as I think it will, Nicholas was not so tired when he comes home from work.

11.15.2011

you probably didn't know.

For as long as I can remember I have had a major love for the Olsen twins.

I remember in high school watching their movies over and over again with girl friends, we knew that they were silly but we just loved Mary-Kate and Ashley.

I was inspired by their sense of style.

Not much has changed, except I don't watch their movies anymore...

I still think they are stunning, effortlessly so.

And they still have an incredible eye for fashion.

See.

Source: celebinspire.tumblr.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: musingsinfemininity.tumblr.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: wherethesidewalkbegins.blogspot.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: tumblr.com via Kristen on Pinterest

What about you? Olsen fans or no?

10.11.2011

mac favorites.

Although it doesn't get to happen very often... I love shopping for makeup!

I love taking my time at each counter at Nordstom, I could honestly spend hours browsing.

I don't know if this is typical or not but I am always drawn to the same things-- I have my favorite brands: Bobby Brown and Laura Mercier and my favorite types of products: I'm a total sucker for things that makes me glow... NOT SHIMMER OR GLITTER but glow.
I like highlighters, and bronzers, under eye brighteners and dewy tinted moisturizers...
I like nude lips, bold brows, and thick eyelashes but I never really bother with eyeshadow (takes the attention away from the glow maybe?)

One counter that I rarely approach however is the MAC counter... I think this is because in Jr. High it was really popular to wear MAC pressed powered and I was totally scared by it becuase it did exactly what I hated--it made me matte!! Ever since I've detested the stuff- I look back on picture of me at that age and feel so sad. Why was I so controlled by what other people where doing that I wore pressed powder even when I hated what it did to me? It didn't make me glow and look dewy and fresh it made we look dead and chalky...

Aw well.

Today I was brave.
I went up to the MAC counter and I looked at their products, I avoided the powders, and I even found a few things that I liked! Imagine that, HA.

Here they are: