Relaxation, Make-Up, & Rangers!

Happy Monday friends!!! Did everyone have a good weekend?? 

Since last weekend was spent doing lots of activities, I decided I would "lay low" this weekend & rest up. It was wonderful & much needed.

I finally painted my pumpkins, which I  think turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself. I stocked up on Bath & Body Works, ate Chick-fil-A, had Starbucks, took the pups on lots of walks, we made pancakes Sunday morning, & I made stove top potpourri! I found this recipe on Pinterest, & I LOVE it.

The little pumpkins spell out, BLESSED :)

I also bought Nicholas Sparks new book, & so far so good. He has never disappointed me. :)

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Ok - so the Ulta product I promised I'd tell y'all about.... I know many of you probably use it, but GOOD LORD I am obsessed & now sure how I've gone this long without it. It makes my face feel SO smooth & flawless, & keeps my make-up looking fresh all.day.long.

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Smooth Operator Micronized Clay Finishing Powder $28"Tarte's colorless, mattifying, pore minimizing and replenishing Amazonian clay finishing powder locks makeup in place for all day wear and is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of pores by 20% after 4 weeks."

I've also heard this stuff is amaze as well. They are pretty much the same thing, different brand.

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I'm off to prayer & coffee with my 2 friends, my new Monday night ritual!!

Oh, & GOOOOO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In honor of our Rangers in the WORLD SERIES:

Summer 2011

Summer 2010

Weekend!

Hey y'all! As we say from Texas....

It's Monday, & so here is a little weekend re-cap! :)

Lets see, Friday night. Lovehead & I kept it pretty low key. I made a new dish (via Pinterest acourse), & it was delish! And now I can't find the pin...go figure.

We ended up staying up til 3am just talking, drinking wine, & dancing in the living room. Totally random right?? But ohhh it was so much fun. :) Needless to say, I slept in later than I have in a LONG time, so after so coffee & donuts, I was ready to roll!

Saturday. We watched football all.day.long. Don't get me wrong, I do love football but c'mon. 12 hours of it??!!? ha!!!

Also - our TEXAS RANGERS are in the play-off to the world series baby!!!!!! This is H U G E. AND, it was my grandpa's birthday on Saturday. 76 years young. This man is my hero, & pretty sure I could go on & on & on about him... :)

Sunday. It's my favorite day of the week, easy. I get to worship my God, listen to my favorite pastor speak, & enjoy the day with loved ones. So, we of course went to church, & hit up Abuelos after. My fav!! ;)

 I finally was able to wear my new riding boots because it was pretty cool out.

Next? To the pumpkin patch we go!!! I LOVE everything about Fall, & this is definitely one of my favorite activities.

We needed some stuff at Target, so of course we goofed off & tried on the silly costumes. Kids are heart.

We just hung out the rest of the afternoon, I made chili dogs for my love & his bro, & baked my Nannie's famous banana bread. SO GOOD. It was a great day/weekend!

Oh, & I'll be going brunette this Thursday. So I only have a few more days of being blonde! ah! :)

Weekend

Another great weekend post. I know these probably get boring but this is totally for me - I can't wait to look back one day & remember all the fun things we did. I am blessed & I never take it for granted!

We had more visitors this weekend & I love it. My lovers sister in law & brother came in Saturday afternoon to spend the rest of the weekend with us. Their anniversary was on Sunday & I was thrilled when they wanted to spend it with us! We were in their wedding, & I love them to pieces.

Before they got here though, I accomplished some fun things! I started my apple butter Saturday morning & it turned out DELICIOUS!!! Everyone was super proud of me because we all know I'm not the best cook. It's super easy to make, I suggest y'all try it - makes for a great little Christmas present!

I also made a trip to Hobby Lobby to make this wreath. I think it turned out great, & again was super easy/cheap to make. Everything was half off, so I spend around $26 on the materials for it.

That night, we decided to go dancing! This is one of our all time favorite things to do with them. We always have SO MUCH FUN! This girl & I just "click." We laugh SO hard when we're together. I can talk to her about ANYTHING, literally anything. She has ALWAYS been there for me, & I'll always be there for her. I cannot wait to call her my sister in law one very special day!

This quote reminds me of our friendship

Us girls decided we needed some retail therapy on Sunday because by golly, we deserved it after watching so.much.football. I bought me some brown riding boots & I can't wait to wear them!! Fall clothes make this girl HAPPY. :) Foever 21 had some CUTE stuff, y'all.

They left after the Cowboys game on Sunday & I was so sad to see them go. It was a wonderful weekend, but 6am came a little too early this morning, even for my pup-girls! :) hehe.

Wow...

...what.a.weekend. A GREAT weekend. Long post, just a warning.

Lauren & I went to Beth Moore live all day Saturday & it was absolutely AMAZING. Oh my word. I love her, & I LOVE the Lord. I find myself falling in love with Jesus each & every day & it is a wonderful, WONDERFUL thing.

We had an 1 1/2 break so we high tailed it to McCalisters for soup! And then of course Starbucks. I tried the new salted caramel mocha frap . It was pretty good, but not as good as my Pumpkin Spice Latte. :)

 9,000 + women praising God is beyond words. Singing, "OH! How He loves us"

Watching an 80 year old woman giving her life to Christ brought me to tears.

Beth Moore is AWESOME & I highly suggest you see her if she's in your area.

My lover's momma was here this weekend as well, & it was SO NICE to have my 2nd mom here to shop, & do stuff with. She helped me clean my little home on Sunday & it was amazing. I am SO grateful for her.

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And then of course we all + Lauren went to eat at Cracker Barrel, my favorite Sunday meal!!!!

Lovers twin brother

At a park here, they put out a TON of American Flags on honorary days. And of course, they had them out yesterday. While we were there, I captured this picture. Precious, humbling, amazing, etc.

We came home to pizza & a Dallas Cowboys Game. It was a great weekend!

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I got off early today, so I came home & baked fall goodies! Baking makes my soul warm.

Apple Cider Bread via Recipe Girl

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Happy Fall, y'all!!!!

A Good Weekend

Fellow bloggers! :) How was y'alls weekend? Mine was G R E A T! :)

I started it off with a fabulous girls night out on Friday. My little Lauren & I went to our church's CD release party, which was AMAZING. I love my church & worship.

After that shin-dig we met up with some of our other friends at this cute little winery & had wine & dessert.

My girls

Saturday morning I woke up to boys & ESPN, & I couldn't have been HAPPIER! LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE that football is back & in FULL FORCE! Thankfully we started out the season with a win. I made my award winning queso that did not disappoint.

Sunday morning I attended a new church! Yay for marking that off my 101 in 1001! My friend Lauren's man-friend is a guitarist in the worship band so she kindly invited me to go with her. OH! Let me tell you also - I wore a light SWEATER because I woke up to 59 degree weather!!! It was awesome. After church we headed to Abuelos. No surprise there. THEN, since we were feeling so "fall-ish" we headed to Bath & Body Works for candles & wall-flowers & coffee at Starbucks.

We also went & saw "One Day" with Anne Hathaway which was pretty good, a little sad but worth $6.25

And then it was time to come home & cuddle with my lover & 2 pups. Golly-gee I LOVE them.

Ellie-girl

Bellie

I love my friends, & I love my life. :) But I love fall & cold weather even more. Hehe. I'm off to make these pumpkin cup-cakes on my day off. Happy Labor Day!!

Weekend Fun

Don't ya just love weekends spent with loved ones doing things you love? :) Well, this weekend was perfect! Let's see....

I woke up bright & early Saturday morning to sweet little puppy snuggles....

Ate fro-yo with 2 friends.. 2 different times... at 2 different place.... ha!

Went to a super fun "fancy" Sports Bar Friday night with friends... OOTN. Super casual

Went to church on Sunday with some pretty awesome people... BTW - I've had that shirt for almost 2 years. It's from Target & I LOVE IT.

And then ate lunch at Cracker Barrel, followed by a 3 hour nap... :):)

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And saw Harry Potter on Sunday night! :)

It was a great "feel good" weekend! :) Happy Tuesday!