8 Things

8 things I am obsessed with right now:

1. Reading
2. Decorating my house.
3. Organizing my life....I'm failing miserably at this btw.
4. Cooking
5. getting through the holidays...work is crazy
6. Blogs....I like keeping up with people that I normally would not get the opportunity to - I'll steal Kiersty's note here
7. Mexican Food
8. Chocolate

8 words or phrases that I often use:
1. No we won't be able to install your granite counters in 3 days. Our normal turnaround is 3 weeks.
2. Jimmy.....fill in the blanks
3. Mattie is a bad dog. (Seriously the little punk ate my chicken sandwich that was on the coffee table last night while I was changing into PJ's)
4. What the crap? (not sure where this came from)
5. Um yeah didn't think that one through huh?
6. What's going on?
7. I'm going to Target.....
8. I would rather gnaw an arm off than do....fill in the blanks

8 shows that I love to watch right now:
1. Heroes
2. The Office
3. One Tree Hill - I can't help it...guilty pleasure that I am ashamed to admit
4. Food Network - Everday Italian, Paula Deen anything, Rachel Ray - she irritates me a lot but has quick recipes
5. CSI
6. My Name is Earl
7. HGTV
8. 48 hours on A&E

8 things I did yesterday:
1. worked
2. got my hair dyed
3. went to the Linen's and Things going out of business sale
4. Watched College Football
5. Read up on the sexiest man while getting my hair dyed
6. had a Starbucks hot chocolate
7. worked
8. worked some more

8 Favorite places to eat:
1. Antonio's
2. Cheesecake Factory (anyone for a girls night out? Yolanda? you have to come back and visit..and Kerry Taylor..and anyone else willing to share cheesecake.) :-)
3. Z. Tejas
4. Chick Fil A
5. Ruth's Chris
6. Salt Grass
7. Carrabba's
8. Friedhelm's Bavarian Restaurant in Fredericksburg

8 things I am looking forward to:
1. Kiersty and Seths 50 hour drive to Austin (She flew to Provo for their graduation....no one in their right mind wants to go there so she loves them more...he he. At least Austin is a cool place)
2. Christmas
3. Day after Thanksgiving shopping. Susan, Michelle and I are ready to go!
4. A new car - This is a ways off but I'm still looking forward to it
5. James finishing his convertible....I want that thing to move out of my garage on its own!
6. Thanksgiving
7. redoing my bathrooms.
8. Redoing my floors - I want hardwood floors.

8 things that are on my wish list:
1. A new car
2. More time to cook
3. More time and money to decorate my house
4. A private jet.
5. 15 more pounds to disappear mysteriously.
6. People to be happy - too many sad things lately.
7. Visit Scotland..and I guess all those other countries too.
8. a better economy.

8 people I tag:
Whoever has lots of time on their hands. :-)

Ok so Laura and Kristen here are your makeup tips you said you would love to read. I found this on MSN.com but a lot of these are things I already do so that is always fun to hear. But for the rest of you maybe needing some new tips or ideas read below.

Lip Service
1. Pick the right shade.
What most of us do: Swipe a possible new color on the back of our hand to see if it flatters. A better idea, says San Antonio-based celeb makeup artist Starley Murray: Test the lipstick on your fingertip — that way, you can hold the color next to your face to see how it looks. (No mirror? Your finger is still a better gauge, since it's similar in color and texture to your lips.) I never thought of this...but I always have samples so I just try them. :-)

2. Get buff.
For the prettiest finish, run your toothbrush over your lips to exfoliate any dry skin (a damp paper towel also can do the job). Post-scrub, lipstick will glide on without caking. I don't use a toothbrush but I use satin lips which is the same effect I suppose..

3. Fill in fine lines.
Here's a way to keep lipstick from feathering (a great trick if you have tiny wrinkles above your upper lip): Coat your mouth and go slightly outside your lip line with a clear balm ‑- like plain ChapStick — before applying color. "Like invisible spackle," says celebrity makeup artist Shalini Vadhera, "it keeps your lipstick from traveling." I do use a lip primer which works the same way.

4. Extend the life of your lipstick.
So you'd like your color to last through lunch, but you don't like the feel of long-wearing formulas? Here's a tip from makeup guru Laura Mercier: Apply a coat of regular lipstick, then press it with a single-ply tissue and powder lightly (over the tissue) with a puff or brush. This sets the color and prevents running and feathering. Yup I do this too.

5. Plump up.
For a finishing touch, dab the middle of your lower lip with a bit of silver or gold lip gloss. Any makeup artist worth his shimmer powder will tell you this is the fastest route to creating the illusion of fullness. But remember: If you blot or purse your lips, you'll blur the Jolie effect. And This...not sure if it looks like Jolie or not but what the heck I'll keep it up.

Fresh Eye-Deas
1. Fight droop.
Lightly shade the area just above the arch of your brow with a nude or white liner and blend, advises Jo Davis, artistic director for Trucco Cosmetics. "This subtly lights up your face and creates the illusion of higher brows and lids, which is great for droopy or tired eyes," she says. Yep I do this.

2. Smudge-proof your liner.
Apply it with a pencil or a tiny brush, then trace over the line with a matching powder shadow. To make it last even longer: Wet your shadow brush with Visine first.
Don't do the Visine thing but do the rest.

3. Make your eyes look larger.
Place a lash curler at the roots of your lashes, then slowly "walk" it out to the tips, pressing as you go, says Sydney, Australia, makeup expert Napoleon Perdis. Do it......I love this trick because I have no lashes. :-(

4. Outsmart your mascara.
Love the waterproof kind but hate wrestling to remove it? Celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose applies a coat of regular mascara first, then tops it with waterproof. "This way, the waterproof formula locks onto the other mascara instead of your lashes, so it comes off more easily — when you want it to," he says.
Don't do this but I haven't ever had a problem with mine running, or with getting the waterproof off with my eye makeup remover.

5. Widen your eyes.
To look more refreshed, use white or nude eyeliner — but this time, below your eyes, not above. Pull down gently on your undereye and trace the line between the lower lashes and the inside rim. Stop before you reach your tear ducts.

Complexion Perfecters
1. Conceal flaws...strategically.
A full face of foundation — or too much concealer — can look and feel unnatural, says Mercier. She advises using cover-up only where you need it (and, where you don't, letting your own skin shine through). Blend. I try to do this and hopefully I am successful....if not someone tell me!

2. Try a soft touch.
Your ring finger is the perfect tool for applying makeup, says Davis, because it's the weakest digit. The more powerful index finger may apply color too boldly or tug too much (hello, wrinkles!) on your delicate skin. Yup.

3. Look luminous.
Every face has natural shadows, and you'll look better if you brighten them, says Craig Jessup, makeup artist for Kevyn Aucoin Beauty. To find the shady spots, he says, just smile at yourself in the mirror. "You'll see darker areas — like your Cupid's bow, under your bottom lip and at the inner corners of your eyes." To lighten those areas, dab on shimmery white eye shadow. Blend if necessary.
Definitely do this....I love the liquid shimmery eyeshadow that I have for this.
4. Give yourself a mini face-lift.
Apply blush starting at your upper cheekbone (at the hairline near your ear) then brush across your cheek horizontally — not diagonally or downward — until you get to the center of your face. "You'll be thrilled to see the difference when your blush is darkest at the hairline and faded at the apples, instead of vice versa," says Murray, "because it's more youthful."!
Don't do this but I'm going to start tomorrow!!

Fun Post

You Belong in 1952

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

Lucky Me!

I just had to do a quick post. I went to enrichment tonight and of course due to work I showed up in time for dinner. :-) Perfect timing. But I just had to post that I am so lucky to live in the ward that I am in. I love all of the ladies in my ward. They are so much fun! And they make me laugh after a long week of work.

They have also put the pressure on me to update my blog more often because they are all going to check it. :-) Not that the rest of you don't but I see them way more often and they can give me a hard time to my face so now I'll really have to keep up.

But seriously I have the greatest ward and the greatest women and I'm glad that I get the chance to see them at things like this since I don't very often see them on Sunday due to the whole being locked away in the tower called Young Women's. But I love getting together to hang out with them and talk and just enjoy them. So thank you all for being so awesome!