Christmas Eve

It's Dec. 24, 2010. My favorite time of the year. I have today off from work and I am enjoying my relaxing time with Jeremiah's mom and my dog. Jeremiah was supposed to have today off but got called into work :( oh well. He get's off in 2.5 hours so I'll get to see him today.

With the year almost being over I've realized some things:

1. A year of being with someone really isn't that long.
2. NEVER GIVE UP.

As I have mentioned in a video, I suffer from major depression. Well, I think it's seasonal, but who knows? Without going into details, I am very thankful to still have life. It is amazing. Just sayin...


xoxo,
Bre

GOD BLESS!

Mama

I just wanted to mention how much I love my mom. She is the best lady I've ever known. Sometimes I wish I hadn't moved out but I honestly think that if I hadn't that I wouldn't, I guess, 'love' her as much as I do now.

Mommy. I love you and I can't wait to see you Saturday!


*my twin, mommy, and me on graduation day!*

Good day for me :]

Today has been a great day. Well, actually it's been good since I got home from work which was two hours ago; I've had a great two hours! ;) I came home and finished season two of Friends and painted my nails this beautiful color. It's by Sally Hansen; Complete Salon Manicure collection. It's called Gray by Gray. It's gorgeous. In the bottle it looks like a muted blue grey but in person it's wayy prettier.

The color comes out the same but it's a lot more attention getting than the other blue's I've had. I love it! Also, it has the amazing brush that formes to fit finger nails. Yeah. Amazing!

This picture shows the color as being a LOT more grey than it really is. But then again it is 9:00PM and I don't have access to natural lighting after 5PM thanks to day light savings. :/



This is the best I could get :)

One other thing that made me have a great past 2 hours was what I got in the mail. Any guesses?


Aw yeeeeah!

I'm gonna be better than Mrs. Weasley herself pretty soon :] oooh haha just kidding. That's not possible.

'Tis the Season

Whats 3 things you like to do during winter?
1- Knitting
2- HOT CHOCOLATE
3- read

Do you like snow?
I like looking at it but HATE being in it

Does it even snow where you live?
yes!

Whats the best part about winter time?
shopping

Is winter your favorite season?
uh huh

Does your family celebrate christmas?
:] yes

Do you get alot of presents?
when I was little, yes

Do you help put up and decorate the christmas tree?
if i feel like it yes lol

Do you have a stocking?
how many ways can i say yes?

Is your christmas tree a real tree or a fake tree?
real for sure

Do you like the cold winter weather?
in a way

Do you go sledding?
no

Do you build snow men?
if i have the right gloves

Would you rather:
Wear gloves with no hat or a hat with no gloves?
hat with no gloves. pockets yo!

Go sledding or ice skating?
skating

Your toes go numb or your fingers?
toes

Drink hot chocolate or apple cider?
cider

Get tons of inexpensive gifts or one expensive gift?
one

Give or recieve?
both

Back to the questions...
Do you hate driving on the snowy roads?
they scare me

Do you believe in santa clause?
ya

Whats your favorite christmas song?
jingle bell rock

Whats your favorite christmas movie?
CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMASS!

How early do you wake up on christmas to open gifts?
like 4am

Do you put christmas decorations up in/outside your house?
both but i prefer inside

Does your family stay home or go to a relatives for christmas?
stay

Do you have a big christmas dinner?
yes ma'am

How many blankets do you sleep with in the winter?
3

What are some ways you keep really warm?
wear socks, cuddle with blankets, drink tea, heater on the foot of my bed.

Do you wear alot of layers when you go outside in the snow/cold?
duh

Is your car good on ice/snow?
4x4 dodge ram :]

Have you ever gotten into a car accident due to the icey/snowy roads?
no license yet so nooooppppee

Does your school have alot of snow days where you live?
nah

Do you throw salt on your sidewalks/driveway to rid the icey paths?
no i have someone else do it lol

Do you shovel the snow on your sidewalk/driveway?
yes

Do you ever have to use the ice scraper on your car windshield?
yea

Do you stay indoors or go outside more in the winter?
indoors

Do you go all out and wear a scarf,gloves,coat, etc?
yes!

Do you own a pair of snow boots?
haha yeppp

Another Knitting Post

I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't had much of anything to talk about. Honestly. I've been working and knitting. That's it. Literally. Oh and watching Friends :]. I went to Wal-Mart one day and bought knitting needles for about $2 and went to youtube and got to work. Let me tell you, it was not easy for me to grasp the consept of 'casting on'. Good lord that had me frustrated. But now I know the Knit Stitch and how to Pearl! I feel so accomplished. For inspiration, I checked out some knitting blogs and got my heart stolen by this book:



Having just seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, I was in need of a HP fix and I found it. The website I found it on said that it was origianlly $14.99 not including shipping. Well, good thing I have my trusty friend Amazon.com. I found a 'Like New' condition of this beauty for $4.95 + $3.99 shipping. So my total was around $8.00 :) YEYY!

MRS WEASLY SWEATERS HERE I COME! :)

Show Me The Way

Where I live it's cold. Worse than cold; FREEZING! Last week the thermometer read 27 degrees IN NOVEMBER! It's been insane. Needless to say, I've been craving some warmth. My neighbor Missy and I have started knitting (which I have mentioned before). This is my first creation.



It's not finished but I can't wait for it to be done! Its a scarf that I'm making for my sister. The college she goes to's colors are silver and gold but she thought they were black and gold when I asked her. Oh well.



This is called Knifty Knitting or Loom Knitting. It's basically knitting for people who don't know how to knit. I'm going to keep working on this and eventually I'm going to learn how to knit for real. I can't wait. I'm so excited.

Another thing I've been craving is Christmas. Big surprise though, right?! So, I painted my nails in a beautiful green.


Show Me The Way by Sinful Colors. Beautiful.

It is a sheer color. Took 3 coats to get this result but I am glad I did. Green for Christmas trees and for when the holiday gets closer I'm going to do candy canes on my nails :)

I love Christmas!

xoxo,

Bre

Knitting anyone?

In my apartment complex, I have the best neighbors Missy and Bryan. They have become my 'family' and I wouldn't have it any other way. Missy has a job where she works 2 days a week, so needless to say, she has a lot of free time on her hands (unlike me). One day she told me that she likes to knit and I said that I've always wanted to learn but never had someone to teach me. Well, ladies, I've found my guru. She does what is called loom knitting which looks a little something like this:



It's basically a braiding type thing that makes really cool scarfs, socks, mittens, whatever you want! I like this because I haven't learned how to knit and I can still do this (I play on becoming a 'knitter' after the holidays). It might seem silly, but I really enjoy it. It's something I can do if I'm upset, happy, or just want to relax. I don't see myself giving up knitting anytime soon :)

xoxo,

Bre

Mint Apple

I painted my nails yesterday during my 3 hour break from work (yea, wasn't very happy about it) and I painted them in a color that I was surprised didn't have a blog post yet. I used this color SO MUCH during the summer; literally my 'go to' color. It's probably one of my favorite colors I have from Sinful Colors and it's called Mint Apple. One of the reasons why I love it is because it's different. It's a color that when I bought it, I wasn't so sure, but I am veryy glad I did.

*Say "Hi" Patton! lol*

It's a beautiful greenish mint color. Since I don't have the proper camera to show it, it also has gold flecks in it. I am obsessed with this color! I have been loving blue polishes on my nails lately and this one is probably my favorite. I always get compliments when I wear this. And the good thing too is that it's only $1.99 to have this amazing nail polish!

Ramble much?

I love blogging. I don't know why. As of right now, I only have one follower, but who cares, right. . . Oh yeah. ME! I don't do this because I want like 45643343 followers, but it would be nice for me not to feel silly for talking to only one person on a weekly basis.

Anyway. A couple people I know blog (and I'm jealous! One of them has 4 subscribers! can you believe it?!) and I was thinking about how my blog doesn't have character. I just kind of rant and ramble until I say bye. Then I started to feel a little bit sad (well more like sorry for myself) because then my next thought was 'well if my blog has no character, then that means I have no character! I know, the horror right? I feel like I don't give my blog enough of my 'voice' so I promise I'm going to work on that. Promise, promise.

Here is a list of things I've been missing soo sooooo much! :(

Starbucks!


I haven't had starbucks in forever! Literally. The last time I had starbucks was when my uncle came into town from seattle . . . We got coffee every day. He came here back when I graduated so that was in May. I'm sad.


Sushi


No one I know love sushi as much as I do. I could eat it all day long. I'm not joking either! I am obsessed with sushi. I only have mine with soy sauce tho. No icky wasabi. Too hot for me. Ew and I think ginger is gross. nope nope. Soy sauce will do just fine, thank you!

Reading


I love reading, but I haven't had the time. I'm still reading 'Mockingjay' from The Hunger Games trilogy! I started that over a month ago! Normally I would have finished it within 2 weeks at the most.

Zeebra Slipper


I used to be obsessed with zeebra print, but I kind of over did it and got bored with it. Almost everything I had had some type of zebra print on it. My twin got me some zebra slippers one day and I wore them all the time. They were my favorite! Then . . . my evil puppy got a hold of them and ruined them! He didn't bite holes in them, but he slobbered on them so much that they were not salvageable.

Wow, this sounds like I complain a lot. I swear I don't :)

xoxo,

Bre

Gunmetal

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! I've never been a huge fan of the holiday, but I am a huge sucker for scary and suspensful movies. I watched Paranormal Activity 2 yesterday.. yeah I love those kinds.

Anywhos. I've been working the past couple days at work (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week) and I've alreay got a cold! :( My boss was joking around about me needing to get used to the germs around the center and I laughed... because she was completely right. Ever wonder why school nurses never go home sick? It's because they build a tollerance to germs, which is what I'm going to be doing very shortly. Once I get better from my sore throat, I can almost 100% guarantee I won't get sick for a long long time.

OMG! RAMBLE! My point: I'm probably going to be staying home tonight that way I don't get myself resick when I'm actually starting to feel better *knock on wood*. So, I'm painting my nails, drinking coffee with Creme Brule coffee creamer (favorite) and watching 'The Vampire Diaries'. Yes. The perfect combination for a dreary sunday afternoon. (Yes, it is raining on Halloween where I live).

The nail polish I'm using today is one I've had for a while. It's by Sally Hansen and it's called 'Gunmetal'. It's a beautiful blue/grey color. Perfect for the weather.

The formula for this one is pretty good. It only took one good coat to get the same color as the bottle, but the brush isn't like the other Sally Hansen brushes I've used. That's ok tho. It's just an average brush.

I like metalic-y colors because I always catch myself looking at my fingers when I'm wearing them. And if I tend to look at my fingers a lot when I have a certain color on, it's a favorite :)


*please ignore my vacuum in the background* :D

Midnight Blue

Yey! It feels so good to be on my regular schedule of blogging and doing videos again. The other day I painted my nails for the first time in forever. I wasn't 100% sure what color I wanted to pick, so when I was going through my nail polishes, I was a little bit dumbfounded as to how quickly this color grabbed my attention. Yes, it's another Sinful Colors, but this one is fantastic. It's a beautiful royal blue. I love this color; I can't stop looking at my fingers :)



This was taken indoors next to natural lighting.


This was taken indoors in unnatural lighting.

I love this color. I'm definately going to be reaching for it more often! (I say that a lot, lol)

xoxo,

Bre

Neglect

Wow. Seriously?! I've neglected my poor little blog. I feel bad :( I love blogging, so I have had some serious issues without it. Anyway, I do have a legitiment reason as to why I haven't blogged in a while. As you may know, Jeremiah moved back. In the past month we have moved out of my parents house (which is more difficult than it sounds). So now we have a cute little appartment downtown which is conviently located near his job and my job.

I got one yesterday (yey).

I went to an interview for one daycare and was talking to a worker there and she told me that she was gonna be leaving for a daycare I had perviously worked for. So I texted the owner who I used to work with and she offered me a job. I start next friday :)

It has been so nice having Jeremaih really in my life again. I've missed him. He's so good to me. Look what he got me!



A PUPPY!

His name is Delano after Frankli Delano Roosevelt (I'm a history buff) and I love him. Before I get any further, Teddy is staying with my mom. Jeremiahs dog doesn't do cats so he's gonna stay there.

He was 8 weeks old when this picture was taken. Now he's 11 weeks and getting to be a chunk. He has learned to sit and he's knows 'no' but he doesn't think that everything he does is wrong like biting and stuff. Oh well. He's just a puppy. Hopefully he will get it :).

Also, Jere has bought me a truck! It's a Dodge Ram (2001) and I l.o.v.e it! Horrible gas milage but I've always wanted a truck and I'm glad I've got one. All thanks to my man.

That's about it. I wish I had more to say but I've really just been looking for jobs and staying at home with the dogs (Jeremiah has a 5 year old German Shepard).

Right now I'm babysitting a 2 year old and he's just in his room playing. Joy. I wish he would fall alseep soon. It makes me feel better when things work out my way. Haha, don't we all wish for that?

xoxo, Bre

My Current Life

I just felt like doing one of these surveys. I haven't done one forever (i used to do them all the time when i had myspace). So, I thought I'd do one for my blog :D

1. What was the highlight of your week?
Tomorrow will be when I get to see Jeremiah again <3

2. Whose car were you in last?
Mrs. Kaminskys'

3. When is the next time you will kiss someone?
Tomorrow!!

4. What color shirt are you wearing?
Teal

5. How long is your hair?
To my rib cage

6. Are you good looking?
I can be, but I don't want to sound consided or anything.

7. Last movie you watched?
Iron man 2

8. Who were you with?
My step dad

9. Last thing you ate?
Fired egg sandwich on vegan bread

10. Last thing you drank?
Apple juice

11. When was the last time you had your heart broken?
Today when TeddyBear went to his new home :(

12. Who came over last?
Taylor

13. Are you happy right now?
I miss Ted, but I'm ok

14. What did you say last?
Honestly? "I have to go to the bathroom" haha

15. Where is your phone?
On the counter.

16. What color are your eyes?
Brown <3

17. Are you left-handed?
I am when it comes to sports.

18. Spell your name without vowels:
Brnn

19. Do you have any pets?
I just found him a new home today! :(

20. Favorite Vacation?
Colorado.

21. What do you dislike currently?
Flea bites

22. What are you listening to?
Nothing.

23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
TeddyBear in my arms.

24. What is your favorite scent?
Vanilla.

25. Who makes you happiest?
Jeremiah

26. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Watching 'Teen Mom'

27. When is your birthday?
New Years Eve! (12/31)

28. Who has the same phone as you?
OMG EVERYONE!! (verizon samsung intensity)

29. Last time you went swimming in a pool?
When i was in school.. so May?

30. Do you read your horoscope?
Sometimes.

31. Where was the last place you bought something?
Albersons I believe.

32. How do you feel about your hair right now?
Eh, I just threw it up

33. Do you bite your nails?
Not anymore.

34. Do you have any expensive jewelery?
Yes.

35. Do you have any expensive jewelery?
^Repeat.

36. Myspace or facebook?
Facebook

37. How fast have you driven a car?
The speed limit

38. Have you ever smoked?
Once.

39. What was or is your favorite subject in school?
Science.

40. Do you have Verizon?
yeah.

41. What type of boy or girl do you usually fall for?
the quiet ones.

42. Do you have any hidden talents?
haha not really.

43. Favorite Song?
of the moment "Mine" by T Swift

44. Do you like to sing at all?
Yeah, but I'm no good.

45. Dream Job?
Make up artist.

46. Where does most of your family live?
Idaho.

47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
1 brother and 4 sisters.

48. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
not at all.

49. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up?
"Where's Teddy?"

50. Do you drink?
Not 21 yet.

51. Know any other languages?
German.

52. Ever write a coded message?
haha when I was in like 3rd grade lol

53. Have you ever been IN a wedding?
yes.

54. Do you have any children?
nope

55. Did you take a nap today?
yes, i needed to.

56. Who has the same birthday as you?
my twin.

57. Ever met anyone famous before?
my boyfriends a model, does that count?

58. Do you want to be famous one day?
I would like to be but it probably wont happen

59. Any Pet Peeves?
TONS!

60. Are you multitasking right now?
Not at the moment

61. Do you like Britany Spears?
Love her!

62. What is your least favorite chore?
I guess watering

63. Last place you drove your car?
home.

64. Ever been out of the country?
nope :(

65. Where were you born?
Portland, OR

66. Could you handle being in the military?
I dont think so

67. What is your average cell phone bill?
IDK my dad pays it :)

68. Who are you thinking about right now?
Jere

69. When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard?
like an hour ago when I was watching AFV

70. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
omg i dont wanna go count.

71. Are your toes always painted?
yes

72. How many piercings do you have?
3

73. What are you doing today?
already did: gave teddy away :(

74. Have you ever been gambling?
nope

75. When is the last time you updated your page?
like 15 mins ago

76. Do you like rollercoasters?
LOVE them!

77. Have you ever been to disneyland or world?
nope.

78. Do you have a favorite cartoon character?
Charlie brown or hey arnold

79. Last thing you cooked?
some speghetti dinner last week

80. Hows the weather?
beginning to be fall <3

81. Do you e-mail?
occasionally

82. Whats the stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
brought it in the shower in a plastic baggy

83. Last time you were sick?
sometime earlier this year

84. What states have you lived in?
Idaho, Washington, Oregon

85. Do you wish you could move?
I am moving.

86. Do you take all the QuizPox.com quizzes?
Nope.

87. What is your dream car?
A jeep.

88. Have you ever wanted someone you cant have?
I think everyone has at one point

89. If you could be anywhere right now where would it be?
Next to Jere

90. Are you happy with your life?
Yes, but it's all about to change.

See You Soon

See You Soon is another Sinful Colors nail polish that my mom got for me. It's a gorgeous dark grey with hints of green/teal shimmers. VERY similar to Sinful Color's Stormy



This picture was taken in direct sunlight indoors (I was right by a window) and I applied it wrong. I did one very thick coat but I should have done two thin coats. It still applied beautifully but I would have had a better outcome if I did it that way instead.

Any other news? Right now I'm sipping on some coffee with Marshmallow Mocha creamer. DELISH! This is my new favorite kind. Hazelnut used to be, but this is amazing. Jeremiah will only drink his coffee in Coconut Cream and it grosses me out. Actually its just the smell. I cannot stand coconuts. I need to introduce him to some new flavors.

The whole vegetarian thing is going OK. I've only had meat 3 times and I feel pretty good about it. One time I asked my mom if she would make breakfast and she made hash browns and bacon... yeah couldn't resist bacon. The second time she made me try a bite of her pork chops so I only had a couple small bites. Yesterday was the WORST! (BAD BRE!) I went to McDonald's (horrible) and got a Sausage McGriddle. I should have just gotten a Sausage & Egg McGriddle and taken off the sausage but I didn't. I was thinking that since I was already supporting McDonald's cruelty that I might as well, but now I feel disgusting. For breakfast I had a half of a large apple with some chunky peanut butter. I got kind of full though, so I only ate half.

Jeremiah will be here in 13 day! YEY! Can't wait to see him.

Rich in Heart

I'm about to repaint my nails and I realized that I never posted a swatch for the color I have on now. I ususally post a swatch after I paint my nails, but it's probably because I painted them so late that night and got too tired :) My mom picked me up some Sinful Colors nail polishes at Walgreens one day and this is one of those colors. (Haul video inserted below)

I picked this color because my favorite color is brown and this was the closest to brown that my mom picked. Here is a swatch that I got of the color in direct sunlight.


I think this color is fantastic. It makes me feel very 'fall' if that makes sense? :P I'm def going to be reaching for this color a lot this season. Thanks mommy!

Oh, other news! BIG NEWS! Jeremiah got the job and is moving back!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! He's moving back in a couple of weeks and is gonna stay with me for a month or two then we're gonna get a place of our own. I'm so excited. 6 months (almost 7) of a long distance relationship is long :( I could never be a military wife because at least I know that Jere would be safe. . . They've got a lot more guts than I do.

Also, I love country music. A lot. I'm watching CMT's Top 20 Countdown as I type this. If anyone has any bands that they like or songs PLEASE let me know :) I'm kind of a music junkie. But I love me some country. All the time.

xoxo,

Bre

Fall Leaves

I don't know about you, but where I live the leaves are already starting to fall and change beautiful colors. So, being inspired by this, I created this make up look:


I also have a tutorial for this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AHwntkn0N4


xoxo,
Bre

50 Questions

1. What time did you get up this morning?
9.15AM

2. How do you like your steak?
Vegetarian.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Toy Story 3.

4. What is your favorite TV show?
Glee.
Degrassi.
Pretty Little Liars.

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Anywhere as long as I'm with my man.

6. What did you have for breakfast?
Oatmeal.

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Mexican.
Chinese.
Thai.

8. What foods do you dislike? or rather don't prefer?
Garlic.

9. Favorite place to eat?
My sisters.

10. Favorite dressing?
Raspberry Vinegrette.

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive?
Don't drive yet :/

12. What are your favorite clothes?
Jeans and a T shirt.

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
Key Islands.
Hollywood, CA.
Granby, CO.
New York, NY.
Germany.
Austrellia.

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
Full.

15. Where would you want to retire?
Austrellia

16. Favorite time of day?
Morning. :)

17. Where were you born?
Portland, OR.

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Volleyball.
Football.

22. People watcher?
Yes!!

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Morning.

24. Do you have any pets?
Yes, personally I have a kitty named Ted. But at my house we have 7. . .

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
Jeremiah might move to Idaho!!! YES!

26. What did you want to be when you were little?
Vet

27. What is your best childhood memory?
Camping.

28. Are you a cat or dog person?
Dog.

29. Are you married?
No.

30. Always wear your seat belt?
I try to.

31. Been in a car accident?
Nope.

32. Any pet peeves?
When people chew with their mouth open.

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?
Cheese.

34. Favorite Flower?
Haha, I dunno.

35. Favorite ice cream?
Mint Chocolate Chip.
Vanilla.

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
5 Guys.

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
Haven't taken it yet.

38. From whom did you get your last email?
Jeremiah.

39. What store would you max out your credit card?
Walgreens.
Target.
Walgreens.

40. Do anything spontaneous lately?
Got my ears peirced twice.

41. Like your job?
I had a job but i HATED it!

42. Broccoli?
Love!

43. What was your favorite vacation?
Going to CO with my man.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?
My step dad

45. What are you listening to right now?
Degrassi and my mom talk on the phone.

46. What is your favorite color?
Teal and chocolate brown.

47. How many tattoos do you have?
Two.

48. What do you like to do when nobody else is around?
Sing.
Make youtube videos.

49. Favorite Movie?
Taken.
Mean Girls.
House Bunny.
Friday Night Lights.

50. Coffee drinker?
I can be.


*What is more beautiful?*

Luxe Lavender

I went to the flea market yesterday and bought a gorgeous nail polish! I know, kind of a random place to find a decent quality polish. It is by Avon. I've had my good and bad experiences with Avon and I was hesitant to try this polish. In the past I have ordered from Avon in the past; some things are amazing, other suck. But I questioned the Avon Rep. to death and finally decided to get it.


*This is Avon's Luxe Lavender with L.A. Colors Art Deco in White*

This took 2 coats to get the color in the bottle. I've been wanting a color like this for a while, so I'm pretty satisfied. The only problem I have is the brush. It's vey flimsy and almost too long to get a solid look. Other than that though, it applied well and didn't streak.

On a side note, day 3 of Vegetarianism. Going well! Yesterday I babysat and the kids ate pepperoni pizza and I was not tempted to eat it! :) yey. I simply picked it off and enjoyed. I'm so glad things are going well this time. I feel a lot happier and overall better about myself for being able to accomplish this.

xoxo,
Bre

VEGetariAN.

In pervious posts, I have mentioned that I was flirting with being a vegetarian. I want to do this because I love animals and just don't want to be a contributer for abuse anymore. I wanted to do this way back in elementary school but my mom always said no. Of course, what mom says goes, so I had to wait util I was an adult to make this decision.

Back in November, I was head set on not eating meat anymore and gave it up until about the middle of January when my boyfriend got me to eat a delicious steak that he prepared just for me (if you could have seen his face, you would understand). Anyway, I lost my battle with being a vegetarian. It's an incredibally hard thing to do when everyone around you is eating things like bacon and steak (which are my weaknesses).

I've been doing more research and have been occasionally getting what I like to call "veggie hits" where I'll want to not eat meat but then something comes up and I cave in.


My main reason for being a Vegetarian is because this picture is cute but this:


IS NOT!!

*Please understand that I'm in NO way whatsoever trying to sway people's opinions or preech about why it's wrong. These are all my opinions and my viewpoints on animal abuse.*

Today is day 2 of my cold turkey (no pun intended) give up of meat. It's going pretty well. The saying goes that the first 3 days are the hardest . . . Let's see if I can keep it up this time?

xoxo,

Bre

Smokey Navy Eye

I have a soft spot for Britney Spears. Today I was watching her 'Stronger' video and fell in love with the make up, I don't even think I finished the video. I grabbed my Coastal Scents 88 regular pallette and got to work. This is my result:

Wild Imagination

I realized today that either I have a crazy imagination or things are just as obvious as they appear. In the last month I have noticed a couple water marks that look like something other than water.


*Micky Mouse at Sephora getting alchohol to take off the 20098978676 colored eyeliners I was testing out*


*Giraffe I found while drying dishes!*


*A Mushroom puddle I found while at the downtown library*



xoxo,

Bre

Bronze Summer Makeup

I am going to be babysitting in about 2 hours so I started to get ready. I wanted to do a sultry bronze eye and this is what I came up with:



*please keep in mind that I take ALL of my photos with my cell phone which doesn't have the best quality.*



I might do a tutorial on this look, but I'm still deciding. Like I said, I don't have the camera for the tutorials I would like to do, so it will be difficult. I will look into better lighting and ways to do tutorials. I love doing them so much :)

xoxo,

Bre

Water Marbling

I stumbled across some water marbling videos on YouTube and got totally hooked! I am OBSESSED with it! It looks GORG! So, I recorded my first attempt and this is what I got:

I know, I don't make very good videos because I only have my webcam. So, this is going to have to do for now. But this is the result of my first water marbling attempt:
This was the left hand.

This is the right hand.

On hindsight, I should have painted my nails white before I dipped into the water. If you look closely enough you can see through to my natural nail which I hate. Sheer polish just isn't for me. EVER!


For my second water marbling attempt, I got these results:


Left hand.


Right hand.

I love this! I will probably being doing this nail art all the time! The only downer is it is sorta hard to do because you have to move fast or else the polish won't be able to make a design and it will all just clump together. Also, I learned the hard way to not do this while on the phone with your boyfriends even if it is on speaker. . . you will loose focus on a funny story he is telling and mess up. Just a little tip :)

xoxo,
Bre

Chocolate Fix

A while back, I posted a blog saying that I was looking for the BEST brown nail color and I think I found it! It was one of the colors that I got on my Rite-Aid run.



It's beautiful! It had great staying power too! I've been working all week and I've barely had any chipping that wasn't my fault (I always pick at my nail polish, horrible habit!)

Stormy in August

Yesterday's weather was such a nice change! It rained!! Where I live, it gets to be about 100+ degrees in the summer, so a nice downpour was greatly appreciated. :) Out of some strange coinsidence I painted my nails on Sunday night in SinfulColors Stormy. This color is a dark color but with a surprise pop of color added to it in the right light.


This was taken in the direct sunlight.


This was taken in indirect sunlight.

I've gotten so many compliments on this color! I'm totally taking advantage of the fall fashion starting to come out and I am LOVINGG it! Can't wait! :) I LoVeE fall && winter.

Oh, I finished Plain Truth. It was good. Different ending than I thought there would be. So now I'm reading Lauren Conrad's Sweet Little Lies. I'm about half-way through it and I like it, but I'm gonna be done with it soon.

Pretty Little Liars season finale was INSANE! I am obsessed with that show! I can't wait for next season!! :)

xoxo,
Bre

That's so Lang!

So, after working most of last week, I desprately needed to repaint my nails! It was only at work where I was wipping down tables and putting toys away all day long that SinfulColors nail polish in Bamboo(LOVEEE!) started to chip. I was wanting to try some other colors of the 6 that I got from Rite-Aid and decided to try Sinful's Lang Lang. It's a pretty pretty purple/blue that is satin. I love it! I'm not a huge fan of purple, but this one was calling my name over and over again.

This swatch is without a flash indoors. Ignore my horrible paint job, please! If I mess up even a little bit I tend to not care and get polish EVERYWHERE! :)


This swatch was indoors with the flash on. Can you see how it looks a little bit blue? Gorgeous.

That reminds me of a random story. When I was in 8th grade, my science teacher Mrs. Warfield used to hand out paper that were important in the color 'Burple' so that there wouldn't be any arguments on whether or not it was purple or blue. Needless to say, we still 'discussed' it. Gosh, I still remember how vibrant that paper was. This nail polish reminds me so much of those papers, except more shiny.

Oh, just one quick random thing, I'm loving matching my toes and nails to a degree. I have Lang Lang on my toes and Nicole by OPI Light a Candle on my fingers.

xoxo,
Bre

Busy Bumble-Bre

Sorry I haven't posted in forever! I've been working and really had nothing to say. I got paid yesterday (a whole $144!!) and went to Rite-Aid tonight to get some nail polishes. I got 6, so I will do a blog post with every color I do, when I decide to paint them that color.

I couldn't decide which color to paint first, but the color I chose I am absolutely IN LOVE with! It's by SinfulColors in the color Bamboo. I grabbed this color because it reminded me a lot of OPI's Jade is the New Black but a little bit brighter.
I couldn't get a decent swatch with my camera. It came out a LOT more blue on camera than it really is, but I still adore this color and recommend it to everyone who likes bright teal nail polishes :)

What I love about this color is that it dries very matte. I was expecting a bright color with no shimmers, but this color did have little flecks of sparkle in it (which was a nice surprise) but it dried with no shiny-ness to the top. I've never had a matte nail polish, it's a nice change. I can't stop looking at my nails! oh, I love SinfulColors so much!

I recently have been reading a book my Jodi Picoult called Plain Truth which is about an Amish community that is shaken up by a found dead infant in a barn house. I am only four chapters into it and don't ever want to stop reading!

Also, I am hooked in ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars! I watched all of the episodes earlier this week and cannot wait to see what it going to happen next! I am considering about getting the books (which will more than likely be 10xs better than the show) but I am going to wait until I get a more steady income.

Until next time I will be adoring my new nail polishes, Jeremaih, and my amazing book :)

xoxo,
Bre

First Day

I had the interview yesterday and got hired on as a substitute!! YES! I start work TODAY! I am SO happy! I hope it leads to something more! I am only working for 2 hours today, but it's better than nothing :)

It is TiffanyD's birthday. So in honor of that, I am painting my nails in Nicole by OPI's Light a Candle. A beautiful silver/lavender color. I am in love with this metalic nail color.

I couldnt get a very good swatch of this color, so I got these from
e-polishblog.blogspot.com.


This is a swatch in artificial light.


This is a swatch in the direct sunlight.

I adore this color. I have read some reviews on metalic nail polishes and a lot of people say that they like the polish to not leave brush stroak lines. For some reason, I kinda like it. It feels more edgy to me. I am very happy with this nail color, and about today :)

Back in Boise

I've been back in Boise for about three days and it feels really good to be home. I missed my little TeddyBear so much! He hasn't forgotten his mommy, which made me happy :). Anywho, I got the BEST call of my life today! My old boss Kalena called and asked me if I was still interested in a job. Uhhh, YEAH! So she game the the number of her place and told me that the boss was interested in setting up an interview! YES! I am soo happy, I could scream at the top of my lungs! Let's hope it all goes well!



^^I just like this picture. TOTALLY unrelated :D^^

Candles by Victoria

As I have mentioned before, I don't have a job. So I am just in 'wish list' land until I get a job. I love candles, but I hate the hassle of lighting them and worring about them, which is why I usually use a Scentsy. My only problem with a Scentsy is that they have a strong fragrance, but (at least to me) the fragrance only lasts about 3 hours, or as long as the first burn. I can't smell it afterwards. I have been on a hunt to find a candle that has a strong fragrance that doesn't loose it's frangrance.

I've heard about Candles by Victoria before from TiffanyD (blogspot.com/makeupbytiffanyd) and Elle Fowler (blogspot.com/allthatglitters21) and have done a little research of my own. I want these candles! They sound amazing. If I had to choose 5 top fragrances, they would be:

Peppermint Bark

This scent is described as: A Christmas time favorite but really great anytime of year. Bits of refreshing peppermint weaved inside rich and creamy white chocolate.

What gets me is the white chocolate. I LOVE white chocolate! When I go to Starbucks, I don't usually get coffee. I get a white hot chocolate. No matter what time of year. Definately a great Christmas time fragrance, which you all know that I love :)

Marshmellow Campfire


Just as the name suggests, toasted marshmellows over an open fire.

Growing up, I was the biggest tomboy. I used to wear over-alls with no shirt on until I was 8 years old, and even then it took some convincing. Needless to say, camping was pretty much my favorite thing to do. We would take the dog, and just have a get away for a weekend. One of my most visited campfire memories is when my older sister Shelby and I were roasting marshmellows together. She grabbed my stick from me (yeah, we didn't use metal pokers, we got them and cut them ourselves) and ate my perfectly toatsted marshmellow; almost half of it! I was about 6 at the time, and that just ruined the night for me. I cried until she made me a new one.

Twilight Woods


Inspired by a romantic walk in enchanted woods, Twilight Woods is a complex blend of apricot nectar, mimosa petals and Tuscan cypress.

This is a dupe for Bath&Body Works Twilight Woods. I love that scent. I am usually a vanilla type of person, but when I smelled this scent, I fell in love. I would really enjoy having this scent linger around my house.

Orange Vanilla


The perfect blend of ripe fresh oranges and sweet, smooth vanilla make this one a favorite. Orange Julius fans will love this scent.


This scent reminds me of summer. Dreamsicles are my all time favorite popsicle, so it just makes sence that I would have this candle!

Tiffany-D


TiffanyD on YouTube inspried me to create this wonderful fragrance. Colored light blue like the infamous Tiffany boxes, a beautiful mix of Watermelon, Honeydew Melon, Cotton Candy with a splash of Vanilla.

I love Tiffany! So, it just makes sence that I would want to try out her fragrance. It's perfect because I (obviously) love sweet fragrances! I'm sure this one is going to be great.