Once again, I am packing. This trip's destination: Cincinnati. John has a 4 day weekend next weekend so I'm going down tomorrow and he will fly in on Thursday night, have his mom pick him up in Dayton and then he's supposed to come down on Friday to see my nephews and have dinner with my family, and then I will go up to his parent's on Sunday night so we can leave on Monday morning.
I detest packing with just about all that I have. I always pack WAY too much. I have a mid-sized suitcase, a duffel bag full of shoes (I think 5 or 6 pairs), a back pack with my hair and make up stuff, and then a small cooler for drinks and a pb&j sandwich, and then another canvas grocery tote that has some snacks. Ridiculous right? I know. But, I hate stopping for anything but pee breaks and gas fill ups, and generally, they fall at the same time. I rarely make a separate stop to pee.
With all this being said, it's now 8:40pm and I want to get to bed soon. I like to leave as early as possible so I can get there before I feel like my whole day is gone. Forgive me if these posts lack for the next 8 or 9 days. I don't get a whole lot of time to update while I'm home. I'm too busy seeing friends, family, or playing with my nephews!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The Power of Baby Shampoo
I use the Bare Escentuals make-up and have for quite a number of years. I love it. It never feels heavy, cakey, and generally makes my face look pretty good. Well, I've had the same brushes since my mom bought me the starter kit years ago. The one I use to put the foundation on my face has felt like a straw broom for a good 2 years and I've been saying forever, "I need to buy new brushes," and have never gotten around to it.
Upon my shopping trip with Melissa last week, (or was it earlier this week?) and I had mentioned this need. She told me that she went to get some new ones once and the girl told her that they sell a clear you can use to clean your brushes, and then whispered that you can also use Johnson's & Johnson's baby shampoo and it works just as well and costs MUCH less. She said she tried it and it worked amazing.
So yesterday when she and I were running some errands I had asked her if I could borrow a squirt of shampoo to clean them. HOLY MOLY! How fantastic my brushes feel!! They feel brand new. I am so happy because now I don't have to invest in new brushes, I can just clean these every 2 months or so. So if you use any kind of brushes for make up, use some baby shampoo to clean them, let them dry for a day or two, and they'll be good as new!
Upon my shopping trip with Melissa last week, (or was it earlier this week?) and I had mentioned this need. She told me that she went to get some new ones once and the girl told her that they sell a clear you can use to clean your brushes, and then whispered that you can also use Johnson's & Johnson's baby shampoo and it works just as well and costs MUCH less. She said she tried it and it worked amazing.
So yesterday when she and I were running some errands I had asked her if I could borrow a squirt of shampoo to clean them. HOLY MOLY! How fantastic my brushes feel!! They feel brand new. I am so happy because now I don't have to invest in new brushes, I can just clean these every 2 months or so. So if you use any kind of brushes for make up, use some baby shampoo to clean them, let them dry for a day or two, and they'll be good as new!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
It Must Be Love
If you happen to watch any sort of sports on television, you may have seen the commercials for the US Open going on right now here in New York. I love these commercials for the sheer fact that I love tennis so much. It couldn't be more true if I wanted it to be. My biggest regret is that I didn't find a way to go...but I'm hoping for next year. This is my first year in quite a few years that I haven't seen live tennis. I've got 3 opportunities next year. Montreal, Cincinnati, and New York, all within 2 months of each other I believe...and all assuming I'm not with child by then. Oh the sacrifices and planning that will take one way or another. Either way...tennis is on my list for next year. I love you tennis, and I'm sorry for not really being there for you in person this year. Oh yes, it must be love.
Monday, September 7, 2009
The Perfect Banana
There is nothing I love more than a perfect banana. The perfect banana is one that is not too big in length or width, yellow with NO brown speckels, it might even be the slightest bit green where you peel it from the top. The inside of it is in no way mushy, pretty firm. YUM! I think there is only about a day or two that bananas are like that, and that is the only time that I like to eat them. I was excited that today was that day in our bunch that we bought a few days ago. I will not have another one as they will speckel by tomorrow and to me, no thanks.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Skin Cancer or Sunless Tanner?
Lately, I have been struggling with separating myself from the sun. I gave up my tanning membership back in June due to the fact that it was going to be summertime and I have a dock right across the street that my neighbor and I lay out on. Then, I got a job and I knew I would never feel like going there after I got off.
Well, the summer wasn't much of a summer and here it is September, and I'm hating how pale my skin is. My cousin's bachelorette party is in 2 weeks and I'd like to be tan for it. My mom told me not too long ago that my dad is going to have to put some chemotherapy cream on his face due to the skin damage that he has under the surface. This cream will basically burn all his skin off, regrow new, and supposedly fix his possible future need for surgical removal of skin cancer. My grandpa has already had surgery a few times in the past month or two to remove large spots of skin cancer from his face.
With all of this, I am thinking that I should probably stay away from tanning altogether. But on the other hand, I hate the way I look without a tan. It makes me look better and feel better. So today I decided I would try and use the Jergens lotion that has the self tanner in it. In a week I'm curious to see how much "tanner" I will be, however, the other part of me doesn't know if I'll make it a week. It smells awful after you put it on and smell doesn't go away.
Do I want skin cancer? Not so much. Do I want to be tan? Yes. Do I want to smell like a flapjack (John thinks it smells like syrup)? Not really. Skin cancer or sunless tanner. You'd think the choice would be easy. For me? Not so much.
Well, the summer wasn't much of a summer and here it is September, and I'm hating how pale my skin is. My cousin's bachelorette party is in 2 weeks and I'd like to be tan for it. My mom told me not too long ago that my dad is going to have to put some chemotherapy cream on his face due to the skin damage that he has under the surface. This cream will basically burn all his skin off, regrow new, and supposedly fix his possible future need for surgical removal of skin cancer. My grandpa has already had surgery a few times in the past month or two to remove large spots of skin cancer from his face.
With all of this, I am thinking that I should probably stay away from tanning altogether. But on the other hand, I hate the way I look without a tan. It makes me look better and feel better. So today I decided I would try and use the Jergens lotion that has the self tanner in it. In a week I'm curious to see how much "tanner" I will be, however, the other part of me doesn't know if I'll make it a week. It smells awful after you put it on and smell doesn't go away.
Do I want skin cancer? Not so much. Do I want to be tan? Yes. Do I want to smell like a flapjack (John thinks it smells like syrup)? Not really. Skin cancer or sunless tanner. You'd think the choice would be easy. For me? Not so much.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Date Night
Tonight John and I went out for date night. We had dinner at Cheesecake Factory which is always delicious. I had Renee's Special which is a little side salad, half of a turkey sandwich and a bowl of soup, while John had the chicken stuffed tacos. Mine was the perfect amount of food for me (not the gigantic portions that they are known for) which also left me enough room to have some cheesecake that John helped me conquer.
After dinner, we strolled through Barne's & Noble to kill some time and then headed down to the Times Union Center for Cirque Du Soleil's Alegria. It was one of the better "road" shows for Cirque. Much better than the one we saw in Connecticut a few years back.
The only downfall of the show was when 2 different idiotic people decided to take their cameras out and try and snap a picture when people were doing some very intense things. One of these lovelies was 2 rows in front of us and during intermission it took just about everything I had to not tap this 20 year old on her shoulder (who was with her parents mind you) and say, "Are you deaf? Or is English not your first language?" Mean, probably. But deciding to take a flash picture AFTER they tell you NOT to because it's distracting to the artist, seriously? After all, what if that artist would have fallen due to that person taking a picture? Would it have been worth it to them? Probably not.
Anyways, despite that, the night was great. Date night doesn't come often for us, so when it does, we try and do it right!
Here's a pic of us before we left. One is good of me, not so good of him, while the other is good of him, and no so good of me. Go figure!
After dinner, we strolled through Barne's & Noble to kill some time and then headed down to the Times Union Center for Cirque Du Soleil's Alegria. It was one of the better "road" shows for Cirque. Much better than the one we saw in Connecticut a few years back.
The only downfall of the show was when 2 different idiotic people decided to take their cameras out and try and snap a picture when people were doing some very intense things. One of these lovelies was 2 rows in front of us and during intermission it took just about everything I had to not tap this 20 year old on her shoulder (who was with her parents mind you) and say, "Are you deaf? Or is English not your first language?" Mean, probably. But deciding to take a flash picture AFTER they tell you NOT to because it's distracting to the artist, seriously? After all, what if that artist would have fallen due to that person taking a picture? Would it have been worth it to them? Probably not.
Anyways, despite that, the night was great. Date night doesn't come often for us, so when it does, we try and do it right!
Here's a pic of us before we left. One is good of me, not so good of him, while the other is good of him, and no so good of me. Go figure!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Click Your Heels
Yesterday I went on a shopping excursion with my neighbor to look for fall clothes. To my dismay, most everything I laid eyes upon was repulsive and 80's looking. I grew up in the 80's and I never wanna wear those clothes again.
The last stop of the day was at DSW. I never find much of anything there so I wasn't really expecting much. I've been searching forever to find some red snakeskinish patent leather heels, but have yet to find any. I walked myself back to the clearance section and found a pair of shoes that I deemed obnoxious, yet exciting. I tried them on, they fit like a glove, and I debated whether or not I had any business buying them or not. Melissa came over and convinced me that yes, I need to have them. So here they are...my glittery gold shoes!
The last stop of the day was at DSW. I never find much of anything there so I wasn't really expecting much. I've been searching forever to find some red snakeskinish patent leather heels, but have yet to find any. I walked myself back to the clearance section and found a pair of shoes that I deemed obnoxious, yet exciting. I tried them on, they fit like a glove, and I debated whether or not I had any business buying them or not. Melissa came over and convinced me that yes, I need to have them. So here they are...my glittery gold shoes!
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