Santa came to town, baby!

So....Christmas. I got some tight Shizz:

Dansko shoes! I was really happy:

They fit! :)
And Jason spoiled me like CRAZY and got me a Coach purse!! WHA??!?
Sister got me MORE MAC makeup
And brother got us another $50 gift card to come visit him. Which we will be doing in April.
Asia helped boyfriend get me some more games for my DS too - super fun!!!
Boyfriend also got me some books I've been wanting:

This book is hilarious. Well, so far. ;)

And this Photoshop book
Although I'm realizing the one I got (and gave to Asia) is really intense and I probably should have asked for/given this one:
Oh well. Live and learn.

AND Jenn and Clint got me the wristlet to go with my new purse. Super cute:
Asia also made me the coolest calendar ever. Serious.

She even talked to my sister and Jason and got everyone's birthdays and anniversaries, then added all the holidays too. It's seriously rad. Here's November:

And all the rest of the months. I LOVE it!!!!










SO.....yeah. That was fun. Maybe I'll post more later. :)

M-A-C Makeover!

So...with my lovely MAC gifts for my birthday and Christmas, I decided to splurge on getting a Lesson at the MAC store (not Macintosh, MAC Cosmetics) so called and made an appointment with Calli.

My goal for the lesson was to learn how to best use the colors I have been trying to add to my "style" and how to use the lovely brush set that Asia gave me. I had a short list of a few things I wanted to pick up while I was there, and just hoped to leave a little more educated and skilled in make-up application.

Let me tell you. I loved it.

Calli was so great at understanding that I wasn't wanting to go crazy dramatic, but wanted to enhance the "natural/neutral" look I have going. For the most part she talked me through what she was doing on one side of my face then had me do the other side and would correct my brush strokes, how I held the brush, speed, etc. It was great!

I loved that Calli was really able to see what I was capable of doing/learning and leaving it at that. She encouraged me to come back for refreshers and reminded me that there's more to expand on if I want it, but that the things she was teaching me were really practical forever if that's how I decided to leave it. SO GREAT. Totally worth it for me. I no longer feel like a make-up retard.

So...here are pictures:

BEFORE (me with makeup I had done early that morning):

AFTER (look! I'm talking to Asia!):

A few things I really like:

• she encouraged me to do a shadow liner for a bit to give a soft look by my eye - not the harsh black chunk I had been using.


• she told me what colors I could use when I didn't know what to use - a dark dark purple shadow for a liner and a coppery color for shadow will go with anything and really accentuate the blue in my eyes.


• a night look is no longer dark EVERYWHERE - just the right kick will change everything without me looking like a crazy person.


• Even skin tone. Nuff said.

So...that was my experience. I loved it. I will go back. I just need more money first. :)

Lowdown on the Loot

So this birthday was FAN-FRIGGIN-TASTIC. Seriously.

No Joke. I'm serious.

Here are some visuals, just in case you were curious:

The aforementioned eye brush kit from Asia:

Which will go well with my new MAC eye shadows from my sister:

(not these colors, this is a google pic)

Sister also got me Scattergories, which is FANTASTIC cause it's a favorite and my old version was in my trunk and ...long story...it got ruined.

Brother wants us to fly down to LA to visit him, so he got me an American Airlines $50 gift card (good thinking brother!): My parents love me and want me to sleep well, so they got me a 250 gig External Harddrive. Which is funny because my laptop is only 80 gig. It will last FOREVER. :) (the sleep well is because I was having dreams that I lost all the pictures on my computer and I was REALLY sad):
I also got clothes from Jenn and Clint (a white vest that is perfect!! Not too flat, not too puffy - and it works with a t-shirt or sweater/sweatshirt under it!!!!) and a Birthday Girl wine glass from Courtney. (which I have used and ADORE)

A co-worker also got me these:

And this one that I've actually never seen:

SUPER FUN!!

This past weekend, Jason and I went up to a family friend's house on Whidbey Island. It used to be a bed and breakfast and it is HUGE. Let me tell you. 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom, hot tub, ocean view, 50" flat screen with Bose surround sound, pool table, etc. It was a good time! :)

Friday night he gave me the gifts he had gotten me - that boy knows me SO well. :) I heart him!!
A diamond necklace (!!!!!!!) similar to this:

And a Nintendo DS!!!!!!!!!!! I am ridiculously addicted after only 3 days. :)
He got me this game which is actually 23 games in one cartridge - it's kinda like the little table-top arcade games at bars. It has SO many good games. LOVE IT - can't stop playing it.

All in all, it was an AMAZING birthday - not just presents, I felt totally overwhelmed with everyone's generosity. It was REALLY fun.

Merry Christmas to everyone!!

I'm Old(er)!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I am old. 25 even. That's 1/2 way to 50. YIKES!

I went out to dinner with some friends last night. It was ridiculously fun, although I am feeling the "leftovers" a little today. Ha.

PICTURE TIME!!!

Waiting for our table:

Asia and I:

Me and Kimberley:

Asia gave me MAC eye brushes!! I'm a real girl now! :)

This is Courtney's daughter, Emma. She likes to eat butter. By itself. She's hilarious: Joe and Kimberley:
Clint and Jason (I guess Jenn was telling a really good story - they look like they are paying close attention)

Clint thinks pictures aren't funny. Oh and there's Adam:

Eye Heart Birthdays!!

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In other news,

I have a 4.0. And I only have 8 more classes until I am DONE with my AA and can start "real" college, AND I am on BCC's Dean's List and have been invited to be in their greek honor student program thing. Fun fun fun. I'm a nerd.

Decemeber 07 Scrappy Hour

So some of my friends and I actually got together to scrapbook.

I know.

Shocking.

I can hardly believe it too.

The cast of characters:

Asia:

Asia has an amazing camera (Canon Digital Rebel XT) and she let me play with it. She rocks. And she makes ridculously cute/cool cards. And she has a ridiculously clean "workspace" compared to all the rest of us.

I really like this picture of her and Deanna, our favorite Mad Scrapper employee/owner.

Jenn:

Marla:

(oh there's Marla AND Jenn)

And Andrea (Jenn's SIL):

Oh, and I was there too:

Some random cardstock: And a card I liked (those aren't mints, they are paper wrapped in celophane.) CRAZY!
It was fun. I got hardly anything done, but I expected that. :) Until next time...

Dane in Real Life!

Totally catching up from WAY BACK -

The Dane Cook show was FANTASTIC!! SO FUN!!

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. :)

We are cute!! (This was our 2 year anniversary gift to each other)

And I gave my sister her ticket, and her friend came along too (Melissa, Sister, me):He was looking at me! :)
So cute....er....funny...
And of course some idiot had to jump on stage and asked "Hey, Dane, wanna trade shirts?!?!" Weirdo:

VERY FUN!

Pre-Dane excitement

So I had my phone in my pocket and sent my sister and Jason this email:

"Only 9 hours and 20 minutes until we see Dane live!!!!!!"

I pulled my phone out of my pocket and saw I had 2 text messages sent to me the same time I sent the email.

From sister:

"Happy Dane Day!!" and "I'm taking the baby (she's a nanny) to the Science Center today to wander around just in case... ;) "

From Jason:

"I don't really want to work today - I'm too excited to see Dane tonight!"

And my sister said a few days ago that her friend going with us took the day off work cause she knew she would be distracted all day! :)

Yeah...we're stoked. :)