Hubba Hubba New Bachelor Season!

With the Football game being such a blow out last night, I immediately flipped just in time to watch ABC's the Bachelor. I have been waiting for the new season so patiently!

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sean seems like one of thee most genuine guys that the show has ever had on. I even read online that at the very end of this he didn't go to the fantasy suite with either final contestants! holy smokes! 

Was super suprised to see that he and Arie have maintained being friends, considering they were each other's final competition with Emily Maynard. Dear sweet Emily, are you kicking yourself right now? You should be! 

Okay on to the DUDS of the show aka the girls that there is no way in heck he'd end up with:

Fifty Shades booty shaking girl. Seriously?! What guy has read those books and why on earth did you keep referring to them as if he knew what the heck you were talking about?!

Weird!

Organizer girl....Um yeah that could make or break a husband I think. Not thinking she's the one for Sean! 

Selma. Just not his type. Gorgeous face but that's about it.

Girl in the mermaid dress aka "I'm Barbie hi Ken" girl. BLAH. Superficial! 

Girl who fell over in her dress doing flips. You are an idiot. Nuff said. 

Okay on to girls that I liked!

Kelly the southern belle from TN that sang to him. She's purdy!

Taryn. I just like her simply for the fact that she knows NOTHING of the show and or Sean's season last time. Some times no preconceived notions are good! 

Sarah (the beautiful girl with sadly one arm) I was cheering for her. She seriously seems like such a sweet heart.

Tierra. Said all the right things just enough to really make a good impression on Sean. Well Done!

Well what did y'all think? And how about Kacie B making a debut return for Sean? I don't think he'll go for her. Judging from his few min of letting us know that they had "hung out" before she's in the friend zone and staying there.

Movie Reviews

I was able to get out over winter break and see a few movies in the Theater!

First up:

Les Miserables

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I went to see this movie ALONE. Ladies, don't try to drag your boyfriends, fiance' or husbands to this if they don't dig artsy films esp since this entire movie is a SINGING movie.

Les Meserables was TERRIFIC. The music was bone chilling. 

Anne Hataway blew me away with her singing. Her song (solo) was so sorrowful I mean I almost bawled in the theater. 

Fun fact:

This film was totally sung LIVE! Meaning, all the actors had ear pieces in that fed them the symphony in their ears so they could hear themselves sing along.

I am posting a youtube clip of the actors talking about this, so you can under stand more about what I just mentioned.

Next film: DJango

I had never seen any of Tarantino 's films before, but have heard time and time again, that they/were/are over the top with blood guts and gore, but I didn't think this one was all that bad. 

This film touches heavily on slavery and says the "N" word a ton in the film to the point where you feel a bit uneasy. You also see Jamie Foxx full on nude and ladies. GULP. Cover those eyes! 

Both movies were great and I was happy for once to pay the 9 bucks for the ticket for once to see them! 

Why Do Dogs Leave Earth First?

This was recently shared with me, and thus, I figured I'd turn right back around and share it with all of you lovely bloggers.

A good chunk of us, are fur mamas and can't even fathom what life would be like or will be like the day we lose are furry loved ones.

This is something I have dwelled on since the moment little Aspen entered my life in 2006. She's been the BEST dog an owner could ask for, and I know when that day comes when she goes to doggy heaven, my heart will be crushed.

Note, Aspen is only 6, she turns 7 this March! 

Anyhow, I read this article, and plan to print it out as a reminder for when that dreaded day happens, that I should think and react as this smart little 6 year old views death for dogs.

Hug and squeeze your fur babies today! They are a precious gift from God that teach us so much!

Book Review!

I've been a reading maniac over my X mas break!!! Trying to squeeze in as much as possible before I have to resume teaching! 

I just finished Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire.

Loved, loved, loved it!!! 

Here's what Goodreads says about it:

"Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match." 

*summary taken from Goodreads

I am pretty excited to find out she is releasing Travis' side of the story coming soon in 2013!

Bathroom Make Over Complete!

I finally completed our down stairs power room! After all the rug controversy, I opted NOT to have a run on the floor. It was just to dang hard to match.

Here's the final result!

Bring on 2013

2012 seriously came and went! 

I wasn't going to do a year in review, but 2012 has probably been my my most life changing year!

It all started with...

Getting engaged on Christmas eve, 2011

February 2012

Took our Engagement Photos

Found THEE dress at the second Bridal store :) 

June 2012 I turned 30!!!!!

Said good by to my twenties!

July 2012

We closed on our first HOUSE!! 

No longer renters, but OWNERS! 

August 2012 Headed to Hawaii

August 2, 2012 

Got Married!

Sept and October got back into the swing of teaching

which leads us up till now! :) 

Life is good, but God is great.

Can't wait for 2013~

NuMe Pearl Hair Wand

I've written a few posts on my obsession with hair tools and how I've been notoriously known as the "girl with the mermaid hair" haha Oh those college hair days have long been over, but these pics are pretty much how I looked in college!

Here are some of my college hair sporting days

In case you've missed my other hair tools posts, re read them here!

On to the new tool, The NuMe Pearl wand

Was your first thought a sexual one when seeing the actual tool? LOL I know I was like, "Woah! I'm suppose to curl my hair with this?!" 

I first got the idea for this new curling clipless wand from the beautiful Cara Loren.

Here's her tutorial if you need one. I didn't use any of the products she used, I just washed and dried my hair normally and then used the wand!

Here's another tutorial I also watched 

Here's my outcome!

Yes, the hair tool was 119 bucks. I got mine on Amazon since it appears to be sold out on NuMe's direct website. I told ya my hair was a guilty pleasure of mine! :) 

This tool gives you a much more beachy wave than just the standard clip less curling iron. 

Anyone else have this hair tool and tried it out?

Book Review/Product Review

I just finished the second novel called Reflected in You by Sylvia Day.

I still have to say, I like the 50 Shades series best! This book and it's characters are just like the 50 shades books, just with different names and such. 

Product Review

I saw this pin on Pinterest, which I even follow the lovely Cara over at Maskcara blog to read more about her sally hansen experience.

I tried this out for X Mas eve, and  I was excited that you could "rub it in" to help control the application of the tanner. 

But that's sadly where my "likes" for this product ends. 

This product rubs off on anything you wear, and I have yet to wash my sheets to see if it comes out or if I now have stained sheets. 

Result:

I feel that I get a more tanned result with using Jergens tinted lotion than I did using this stuff.

In my opinion, SKIP IT!

I've even recently tried the famous "Airbrush" tanner, but that makes a HUGE mess when trying to "Spray" it on you, and stains your floor or anything it else it touches. 

Oceanside, CA Name This House!

I logged onto facebook the other day and a friend of mine tagged themselves here.

Anyone recognize this famous house?

My friend took this photo

I'll give you a hint

HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE!!!

The Graves house on the corner of Pacific Street & Seagaze Drive is named for Dr. Henry Graves who built it in 1887. It’s one of the oldest houses in Oceanside. Today, the house commonly known as the “Top Gun” house, because it appeared in the 1986 blockbuster movie “Top Gun” as the home of character “Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Blackwood’s” (Kelley McGillis).

Check out the house back in 1887

According to my friend, the person who owns it is building condos all around it which makes me sad, yet they leave the house up and do nothing to it. I Mean some one should come in and restore the famous house! (Just in my opinion!) 

It's always intriguing to me to see just from 1986 to now how much the area has "changed". 

At least the people who own the original Home alone house in chicago didn't let it look like this, or the people that own the original Father of The Bride house, even the people who own the house used in "The Chistmas Story" took the time to restore the house. 

If you missed those posts, you can find them here, here,  and here!