In Case You Didn't Know..

Good Evening,

I know this is a random time to post, or I suppose more so this just isn't a typical time that I would post! Either way I didn't figure I would blog today because I just haven't had a lot to say lately, shocker I know.. but then I got an email from Tanya that inspired me to stop by and fill y'all in on a few things, because why not?

Did you know that the Honest Company (Jessica Alba is the founder) has recently released a line of makeup and skincare? ME EITHER! Well until today when Tanya sent me an email informing me! As you know the Honest Company is an organic based brand developed with safe ingredients for your family and their well being. I have tried a few things from the Honest Brand here and there and have absolutely loved everything so I was super anxious to check out what they were offering for makeup.

The range is really new and therefore limited, just a few items for each area of makeup which is a great way to start I would think, test the waters and get some feedback. The packaging is gorgeous, and the prices are extremely reasonable. Makeup prices can range from drugstore which is reasonable and within most peoples budgets to medium priced items such as MAC and then you can go super high end as in Dior and Burberry which are very expensive and although I haven't tried any of these products judging from the company and products I have used that they have developed and the prices on their new makeup and skincare line I would absolutely give them a try!

If you wold like to check out the Honest Beauty you can do so by clicking HERE.

While I was on the makeup kick and checking out things online it reminded me to check back and see if one of my favorite brands were doing online shopping yet. If you remember when we lived in Jersey City they Newport Town Center had one of the very few Kiko Milano cosmetics stores in the States and at that time they did not offer the ability to shop online which was a major disappointment! I miss that store a ton, their makeup is high end quality for super cheap pricing and you really cant beat that. WELLLL... when I checked today you can officially shop online and get free shipping with any $35.00 purchase!!! If you have not checked out their makeup or skin care I cannot recommend it enough!

You can visit their website, HERE.

While we are on the makeup talk I have to just throw it out there that E.L.F (Eyes Lips Face) is a super unrated brand and they always have AMAZING deals online. If you follow them on Instagram you will see all the amazing sales and deals they offer on a very regular basis. You can purchase the basics in Target and quite a few other places now but nothing like they offer online. I have personally used items from their new skincare line and I absolutely love them, in checking online today I have noticed that since the last time I visited the store or online they have actually expanded their skincare range to include cleansers and exfoliators. They have released an amazing new brush line as well as added to their makeup line tremendously. Many of these items are often reviewed and raved about by YouTube Beauty Guru Kathleen Lights and if you visit her channel you can see those. If you are interested in checking out the ELF website you can do so HERE.

As if all that wasn't good enough, Ulta is currently doing their 21 days of beauty, you can view what they are offering each day online and I highly recommend you do! Everyday there is a special and often there is up to 50% off products, this week there was 50% off Too Faced lipsticks!! AMAZING! Today Stila eyeliners are buy one get one for free! If you are interested in what is coming up you can view that HERE.

So there you have it, lots of amazing products for really great prices online and available to you!

If you are not into online shopping.. I don't know why that would be.. BUT if you prefer to go into the store than I have a tip for you as well. Milani has recently released a limited edition liquid matte lipsticks! I wont lie I made a special trip to Walmart to get one or two and they didn't have them, so I made a special trip to Ulta and they didn't have them!!!! I have yet to make it to the Walmart here but its on my list!

I also need to find the pecan pie M&Ms but that's a whole different story!

Anyways I don't have a TON to say these days but I thought I would stop in and share these bits on info with you, because I would want to know!

I am off to get ready for the big game tonight.. I am SO HAPPY football is back!!! In case you were wondering NFL Shop has a ton of sale right now too. Just sayin'... but I'm done now!

True story... mostly. 

Hope you guys had a great day!  

Labor Day Weekend 2015

Good Afternoon!!

I know the first rule of blogging everyone always says is to have a routine and post generally around the same time, I use to really try to make that a priority but right now I feel good about getting a post out everyday! I did intend to post today as it was on my 'to do' list and I am scratching it off as we speak!

I hope you all had a fabulous Labor Day weekend, as I mentioned last week we headed home on Thursday night as Jason had a dentist appointment on Friday morning. I cant tell you how much easier it is to be in Maryland knowing that we get to go home so often! Not to mention because we get to go home as much as we do I don't feel like the time we are there just flies by, we really enjoy it and don't spend the whole time cleaning and getting things done around the house because we get to be there so often, I am so very grateful.

I had everything ready on Thursday night when Jason got home from work so we were able to get right on the road. I anticipated that it was going to be a really long drive being the long weekend and all, plus after years of driving hours and hours and HOURS being in the car more than two hours always feels long. It was a BEAUTIFUL night...

We stopped in Virginia and grabbed subway and then made our way home... we were lucky to hit no traffic on the way and made really good time but none the less it felt like a long drive. It was however really nice to get home and not have a ton of unpacking to do and we didn't shut down the house like we usually do knowing it wouldn't be long until we were back again so the transition was seamless! 

Our time home was so great, the weather was alright but we didn't have anything planned so we just made the most of our time there. I know I say it all the time but I am definitely happiest while home, I sleep so much better there, probably courtesy of the king size bed and all the room.. I love getting up in the morning to the smell of coffee, everything is just perfect! 

Saturday morning the weather was perfect to get out and do something, it was overcast but with no humidity so we decided to go to the driving range. We always enjoy going but this summer we have really gotten into it and go as much as we can. We plan to take advantage to living basically on a golf course here as well. Before you say anything about my golfing attire I will just explain myself.. yes I should be wearing legit shoes but even with no humidity the summers are HOT in the south, its a waste to do your hair and wear shoes no matter what you are doing. Period. 

Although Jason thinks it totally affects my game, I don't see how.. although I am not a pro star golfer by any means! 

While we were home I also managed to get some fall decor ready for the house, and although it may be a little early I was so excited about the wreath that we decided to hang it before we left! I really love the way it turned out, a little pop of color in the middle. Is it just me or is anyone else ready for fall? I literally cannot wait. I say this while it is literally 100 degrees today! 

Overall we had a fabulous weekend and believe or not we left yesterday around 2:30pm and we didn't hit any traffic AT ALL, I was expecting we would sit in traffic for hours because of the long weekend and literally.. nothing! In fact I think we might have made our best time ever, great way to end the weekend. 

I was glad to get back early last night because we decided to bring back some fall stuff because we don't anticipate going home until the beginning of October and we weren't sure what the weather would be like here before than, better to be prepared! Anyways we got home and as we started to put things away I went into panic mode about not having enough room for things! I managed to get things mostly put away and then made a huge 'to do' list for today in order to get things sorted out today and calm my nerves. 

I have literally spent my day purging, organizing, cleaning and I feel sooooo much better about things. I absolutely HATE clutter, disorganization, and crap being thrown places for the sake of having a home when they really don't belong there. I have rectified that today and feel so much better! 

So I wanted to stop by here and recap our weekend and wish you all a fabulous Tuesday! Yay for a short week! Plus this week is regular season NFL!!!!!!!! The Patriots play the Steelers on Thursday and obviously we couldn't be more excited! I think its going to be a good week! 

Thank you all for stopping by, I hope you had a fantastic weekend! 

New Baby & A Nasty Cold

Good Morning,

If you're surprised that I actually made it here today, so am I. I didn't know how the day would play out but I am still feeling pretty crumby so Jason went to get a hair cut and go to the dentist while I putter around the house. When he gets home I need to go replenish my cold medicine stock as it has diminished by my symptoms haven't. Honestly.. who gets sick in the summer?

Anyways we left off yesterday at our 4:30am wake up call on Monday! As I said I wasn't totally surprised that Lindsey went into labor, I suppose neither was Jason because when Dave called his cell phone he flew out of bed answering the phone with "Is it time??" Dave said we needed to hurry and luckily knowing I would be going over there bright and early Monday I had already packed a back pack the night before, so I grabbed my stuff and Jason got his work stuff and we headed out. We had a quick good luck exchange in the front of the house and they were off.

Jason still had some time before he had to be at work so he decided to rest his eyes on the couch...

Chloe decided to join him.. this picture is actually pretty hilarious because Jason isn't a huge dog person and after taking this picture Chloe slowly inched her way over to Jason and was trying to get on his lap! It was hilarious morning entertainment, Jason finally peaked out from under his hat to ask what the dog thought she was doing.. clearly he didn't get that she starts her day with a morning snuggle. 

I couldn't go back to sleep, so I made a coffee and enjoyed Netflix until the girls woke up. Believe it or not Lindsey and Dave left the house at I would say about 5:10am and Colton was born at 6:12am!!!! Lucky we got there when we did as the hospital is about a 20 minute drive away! I wont share too many photos because they aren't really mine to share but I have to let you see a picture of this gorgeous new baby! 

The picture makes him look a lot bigger than he actually is, he is SO TINY and PERFECT!

The girls did visit their new brother but we made our way back to the house after to meet Jason for dinner and get ready for bed. The girls did really well considering they are not use to being without Lindsey and obviously things were a little different than usual. We weren't home long before Jason arrived so the girls wanted to wait, they pulled out their little camp chairs and in true toddler fashion were over the waiting in about 2 minutes!! 

Hilarious! 

We had Chinese food for dinner which was a hit and then had baths and tidied up and waited for Dave to come home for bed time. As it had been an early morning for everyone, the girls and Jason rested while they waited.  

I'm not going to lie this picture melts my heart! 

The following day we saw the baby again and played at the house with the girls, we knew Lindsey and Colton wouldn't be home until Wednesday. We also got to visit the baby again.. let me tell you, I am in love! There is just something about new babies! 

So that was basically our week, after that it was just resting as I am still not feeling well and getting ready to come home! We left last night after Jason got off work, we didn't hit any traffic at all and made it home in exactly 4 hours! 

Jason just got back from getting a hair cut and I am going to get ready so we can head out and grab a few things for dinners and stuff while we are here. Jason has a dentist appointment at 11am which hopefully wont take long and then we plan to putter around town and enjoy the house! 

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend, make the most of what is left of summer! Thank you as always for stopping by, after writing this post and attaching all the pictures I plan to use my actual camera more because these iPhone pictures SUCK! My apologies! 

Have a great weekend! 

Ps- I wrote this all this morning then the internet went out and I haven't had it all day until now! I thankfully decided to copy everything I had written into word just in case and its a good thing I did because it deleted most of my post! Ugh.. internet! 

National Harbor & Gilligans

Good Afternoon,

So I said I would try and make it back here today and tell you about our weekend and I wasn't sure it was going to happen but here I am.. I'm pretty impressed with myself. I should be doing a bunch of other things but I do believe it will get done before Jason gets home and we get on the road to head home!

Last Friday we were deciding what exactly what we were going to do on the weekend not sure when Lindsey was going to be going into the hospital as she was suppose to be induced and we would be watching the girls. Turns out they moved her induction to Monday so Jason and I thought we would head to National Harbor for the day on Saturday and check it out. Although there isn't a lot to do in Waldorf for the most part there is a ton to do in the surrounding areas so we have been taking advantage. National Harbor is about a half hour away and we figured we wouldn't spend the whole day there but we wanted to explore all it had to offer.

Its a super beautiful place, right on the water as you can imagine being a harbor and all. 

Our first stop was Starbucks as I was dying to try the Strawberry shortcake frappucino.. it was quite good! 

We toured around the entire place, truth be told it isn't a full day adventure.. its not a huge place but it was beautiful and totally worth the time we spent there. 

Came across this guy.. not sure what exactly it is. Looks like a snake with legs.. gross. 

I'm not sure who this guy is buried in the sand, I think it was suppose to be Jesus. 

After a lot of wandering we decided we wanted to get something to eat. There were a TON of restaurants to choose from but we decided on Redstone American Grill. I had an AMAZING smoked turkey sandwich, if you are in the area I highly recommend this place! 

I told Jason I was going to take this picture.. so he continued to walk in front of me because he apparently wanted to be in it. 

After touring around National Harbor we decided to visit the Tanger outlets as they we two minutes from where we had parked. They of course didn't disappoint but were extremely busy, we didn't stay long but managed to score one good deal. 

The day turned out to be really hot so we got back to the apartment and decided to head over to the pool. In the half hour we were in the apartment the weather cooled which was fantastic which made our time at the pool that much more enjoyable. We are so fortunate that although our community pool is available to a ton of people no one really uses it. 

Sunday we met Dave and Lindsey and headed to Gilligan's Pier, they had been before but we hadn't and didn't have anything planned for the day. We are trying to enjoy the beach as much as we can while summer is still around and there is definitely lots of possibilities around here. The place is basically a tiki bar on the beach which was amazing! The girls swam and played in the water and we enjoyed the beach. 

There were palm trees and everything! They aren't native to this area so it was super exciting to see them. 

We had a really great afternoon and lunch. Funny story.. while the girls were playing on the beach Lindsey and I noticed that Lily was holding something while sitting in the water, it looked like a big piece of sea glass or something, little did we know she had picked up a JELLY FISH!!! Thankfully it didn't sting her, Lindsey and I flew out of our chairs yelling at her to put it down, I think we scared her more than anything. Its funny now that everything was fine but it definitely could have turned out differently. 

That's that crappy thing about the water here, there are jelly fish and we saw a water snake which to me was way worse. There's nothing you can do about it, at least it wasn't a shark I guess! 

So that was our weekend, we left Dave and Lindsey thinking that it was definitely possible we could have gotten a call that night that Lindsey was in labor.. turns out it came at 430am the next morning! 

I will fill you all in where I left off tomorrow. We are heading home tonight and I have a bunch of stuff I need to get done before Jason gets home from work! 

I hope you all had a great week, I have had a terrible cold since Sunday and am only now starting to feel back to normal, hopefully by the weekend! 

Oh and in case you missed it Tom Brady's appeal was overturned this morning and he wont be missing any games! Get your FREE BRADY shirts HERE haha! Regular season starts a week tonight, look out Steerlers.. we're comin' for ya! 

My Week in a Nutshell

Hi Y'all!

My bad, again another week has passed and I have barely blogged but in my defense its been a busy week! I woke up feeling really crappy on Sunday morning, I don't know how I managed to get a cold in the summer but it definitely hasn't been getting any better.

Monday morning we received a call at 4:45am that Lindsey was in labor and we needed to get over there to stay with the girls! I wasn't totally shocked about the call, she was to be induced that morning anyways but when I saw her the day before she said she wasn't feeling great. Jason and I jumped up and out the door! Needless to say it was a busy day with the girls and we didn't get home until later and I showered and went to bed. Yesterday I woke up feeling a million times worse but spent the day with the little ladies again, hanging out!

Today I am catching up around the apartment and just resting because we are leaving tomorrow night to head home for the long weekend!

I want to tell you all about our weekend and this week so far but its not going to be today. I really just want to take a nap to be honest and feel better so my whole weekend at home isn't ruined.

I will hopefully get at least one post up tomorrow before we leave and maybe one Friday from home! We'll see how things go!

Hope you are all having a fantastic week!! Can you believe its September? Where did summer even go?

No Words...

Good Morning,

Its true y'all.. I just don't have much to say recently and for any of you who know me in person I'm sure you don't believe it. Everyday I think about blogging but I just have nothing to report. None the less I thought I would stop by today and at least tell you whats going on, although there really isn't much.

• I woke up yesterday to the horror that was the slaying of the Virginia news crew. I'm not going to lie I had to turn it off once I knew what was going on, I just cant stand to watch stuff like that anymore, it seems constant. Those people were innocent and their lives ended far too soon, its just terrible... everything that surrounded it is terrible. This is why I don't watch the news. 

• We still don't have the truck back! We dropped it off 10 days ago today to have some scratches taken care of, an arrangement Jason made when we got the truck. Well he booked the appointment before we left to go home and when he took it in on Monday night (the 17th) they said not only did he not have an appointment but they didn't have a rental car for him either. Naturally Jason pitched a mild fit and they kept the truck and gave him a demo car (a little Ford focus) and we haven't gotten the truck back since. Apparently they use a third party shop who wants to do a fabulous job because its a brand new truck, who knows. We are suppose to get it back today but I wont lie I don't have high hopes. 

• I haven't been reading as much as usual, I need to put a few books on our tablet because I cant seem to get them on my Nook for whatever reason. I need to get it together because I have a few books laying around that I want to pass on. 

• Last night we went out for dinner, we knew we wanted BBQ and let me tell you it didn't disappoint. I love cornbread. 

• Lindsey is going to have the baby on Saturday and I wont lie I am super excited! There is something about new babies, I tell ya!

• These bullet points make it look like I have a lot more to say than I actually do. 

• I haven't had much for sleep this week, I don't know what my issue is as usual its just one of those times when sleep and I are not friends. Its hot in here at night, I cant get comfortable, Jason wont stay on his own side, I'm deep in thought about the most recent episode we've watched of Sons of Anarchy.. the norm! None the less by 3:00pm everyday I am exhausted and the rest of the day feels long, I always debate napping but I just cant. 

• We finally got bar stools for the apartment and I am excited for Jason to put them together. Since we've been back we managed to put up a New York picture we bought years ago, we got a new bed side table lamp for the bedroom and the bar stools have arrived, I love that things are coming together and feeling more like home. 

• The last two days the weather has been amazing! No humidity and just downright enjoyable, its been FANTASTIC! I have been really anxious for fall as the weather here has been sweltering for weeks but this weather is reminding me to hold onto every second of summer because winter is a bitch. 

• Getting out of a gym routine is the worst possible thing you can do because getting back into one is for some reason outrageously hard. 

• I am addicted to Polar carbonated water, I think my favorite is the cranberry lime but it may also be the pomegranate. I am basically addicted. 

• I really want to go shopping. 

• This week is dragging on for some reason, probably lack of sleep. I look so forward to weekends as Jason doesn't have to work and we always find something fun to do. 

Ok basically that's it. I am going to try and finish a few books so I have some reviews, I am no longer getting a monthly subscription box so I'm not really trying new products.. you see my friends life is in a little bit of an adjustment phase.. bare with me while I work out the kinks! 

I hope you are all having a great week and have a great weekend! Thank you as always for stopping by! 

Weekend Recap ~ Mini Golf & Chesapeake Beach

Good Morning,

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, we sure did and I thought I would stop by today and tell you about it!

Last week absolutely flew by, I couldn't believe when Friday rolled around that the week was over already! That generally never happens when we come back from being at home even if it was just for a weekend, I always feel like the week will drag on but last week was quite the opposite!

Friday is Jason's day to get off work early and although his hours were changed while we were away he still gets off work 2 hours earlier then he does throughout the rest of the week. I spent most of the day with Lindsey and the girls at the park, it was finally a beautiful day with no humidity and it felt so great to be out and actually have it be enjoyable rather than sweltering and miserable.

Friday afternoon Jason got home and we just hung out for awhile and decided to watch an episode of Sons of Anarchy while we had dinner before heading out to meet everyone for mini golf! (Side note: We are obsessed with SOA right now and only have a few episodes in the series left, I plan to blog about it when we are finished the series which will hopefully be this week!) Just before I started to get ready the buildings fire alarm started going off, I was soooo annoyed!!! Everyone was piling out of the building outside and I continued getting ready.. I know that's bad but I swear every apartment we live in this constantly happens and there has never been a fire! We finished getting ready and just left even though we were early because the noise in the apartment was too much to handle! We decided to go to the new site Jason is on and check it out, its so different from what I am use to seeing as we never arrive on a project this early! I should have taken pictures!

We met Dave, Lindsey, the girls as well as another of Jason's coworkers and his wife and daughter at the mini golf place. It was a gorgeous night and we had a really great time, I figured with the girls being so small that it wouldn't be a lot of fun for them just a lot of sitting and waiting for us to play, truth be told I didn't even expect them to have clubs the right size for the girls, but they did and they played and had a great time, we all did!

Saturday morning we were up early and packing bags to head to the beach! With the weather being so hot there is really only one way to enjoy it and we are so close to the beach that we figured why not take advantage! We met Dave, Lindsey and the girls and got on the road! We decided to go to Chesapeake Beach because none of us had ever been there and it was pretty close, 45 minutes. 

We were a little shocked when we arrived at North Beach (in the town of Chesapeake Beach) that they wanted $15 an adult to get on the beach and $8 a child! Highway robbery if you ask me, but we were there and all unpacked so we paid.. although I doubt we would do it again! The beach was nice, they had areas that were enclosed in the water to prevent crabs and what not from getting in where everyone was swimming.. I kid you not! There was an area that you could swim where it was deeper and although Jason ventured in there were jelly fish over there and two kids got stung. That's the crappy part about being further south and going to the beach.. you have to worry about those kinds of things but lets be honest its way to cold to both going to the beach in the north anyways. 

Crappy iPhone pictures I know.. but the girls had a great time swimming! The water wasn't super deep so it was perfect for them! 

Sadly the beach was overrun with ducks.. good lord! I've never seen ducks like this on the beach running around like seagulls trying to steal peoples food! You all know how I feel about birds of any sort. 

After a couple of hours at the beach we decided to get something for lunch, we did some looking and came across Neptunes which seemed to have a little bit of everything which worked well for a diverse crowd. The girls had swam and played their little hearts out, they needed a lift to lunch as their little legs were a quite tired. 

Jason held onto Ava for dear life, haha he was so scared she was going to fling herself off his shoulders. 

After lunch we sauntered back to the cars but not before stopping for an ice cream cone.. when at the beach!!! We really had such a great day! We got home at a decent time so Jason said he wasn't finished with the water and wanted to go for a swim at the community pool.. sadly it was closed as they had an incident and had to drain it and refill it so that didn't happen.. oh well.. home to watch SOA! 

Sunday was pretty laid back, truth be told both Jason and I got sun burnt on Saturday. I'm not sure what happened, we both put on sun block but my back is really bad.. even today!! We did a bunch of running around in the morning yesterday, got a bunch of errands done and then decided to try out the pool again! 

I couldn't believe on such a gorgeous day that there was literally no one there at all. Jason swan for quite awhile and then we headed back to the apartment for dinner. After dinner we managed to get in an episode of SOA or two and I snacked on my new favorite thing ever...

I never snack after dinner but this stuff is ADDICTING! I absolutely love dill pickle chips but they are a Canadian thing so you cant get them here.. this is the first time I have seen this stuff too and its soo good! 

Today is pretty boring.. cleaning, laundry.. all that fun stuff. I'm off now to vacuum which if you ask me is the worst household chore EVER! 

I hope you all had a great weekend, I cant believe summer is almost over.. where did it even go? I see people posting pictures of first days of school and I seriously cant believe it! In a way it feels like we haven't been in Jersey in a million years and in another way it feels like just yesterday! 

Hope you're having a great day and making the most of whats left of summer!