Life Update August 2017

Hey guys,

Happy August 1st! I know it's been a while since I've written anything and I'm sorry about that! I pretty much took the summer off and I really enjoyed doing that. I spent a lot of time working on projects around the house and I spent a lot of time with my family and friends. To be honest, 2017 has not been my favorite year so far. My cousin was diagnosed with Leukemia, owning a fixer upper has been quite a challenge and just recently I was driving my mom's brand new car and someone rear ended me. 

There have also been some major changes at my job and I am not a fan of most of them. Some of my favorite people have left and they were replaced with people that were not that great but there's not much I can do about that. I am also struggling with figuring out what I should do with the rest of my life. I never realized how hard being an adult can be haha! 

Some exciting news is that I am going to New York City for a little vacation this month! I leave 2 weeks from tomorrow and I will be gone almost five days. I absolutely love visiting the city so I cannot wait to get there. My sister is actually going to a writing conference there to hopefully learn how to get her book published (fingers crossed!).  I have some other exciting news as well but I'm just not ready to share it yet. I don't want to jinx it or anything like that. 

I think that's really all I have to say so far. I plan on writing a blog post about the house and everything that we have been working on so far and I will also be doing some posts about our trip to NYC because I already have a long list of plans for us to do!

I hope everyone has had an amazing summer so far and that you have a fantastic August!

XO, Steph

House Update Spring 2017

Hey guys,

So I wanted to give you guys a little bit of info about our house and how it's coming along so far. We recently had our TV break on us so we ended up getting a new one that our parents actually bought us for Easter and then we also purchased a new TV stand to go with the new TV. I honestly had the hardest time picking out a TV stand because I found a blush pink one on Pinterest but it was just and advertisement for something else and not the TV stand. I tried searching for the stand but unfortunately I wasn't able to find it or anything like it and we honestly have so many DIY projects going on at the house that I didn't even want to attempt to add another one to the list haha. After not being able to find the pink, I have a really hard time picking a different color, I thought about doing white but then I didn't really want that because it seemed so boring and I was also worried about it showing marks if it ever got scratched or damaged somehow. So then I was doing some more research and I remembered this line of colorful furniture that Target sells. It's called the Windham collection and they have a bunch of different furniture options from desks, to bookshelves, to coffee tables and they also offer them in a bunch of different colors (unfortunately pink is not one of them). So I chose a navy blue TV stand since we decided against the navy blue velvet couch. They have two different size options for TV stands in the navy blue and after measuring and looking at prices we decided to go with the larger one because our living/family/great room is actually pretty large. Like if we wanted to couple probably fit two large couches and a couple chairs in there and still have room for some more furniture. This was my original plan but now we're going to get a large grey sleeper sectional with a chaise.

Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing a bug problem so we're actually staying at our parents house. We went out of town a couple of weekends ago to Disney for the Flower and Garden Festival and while we were out of town we decided to bug bomb our house because it's always good to do that sometimes just to make sure the house is bug free. We hadn't been receiving pest control for a little bit because we didn't really feel like paying for it and we thought we could just do it ourselves but unfortunately we thought wrong and now we're probably going to start paying for it because it is so worth it! My sister and I absolutely hate bugs so it's seriously freaking us out that we are dealing with this. The bugs that have currently taken over our house are carpenter ants and as I'm typing this our house is currently being treated for them and hopefully they will go away soon! Thankfully our parents only live like 5 minutes from us and are currently on vacation in Hawaii so we have the house all to ourselves!

I also recently hung up some more art pieces that I've had for a couple of years now but never actually put up anywhere. Thankfully they kind of go with the whole steampunk/vintage feel of our library and we had the perfect wall for them to go on!

The next projects that have on our list is to hang up some pictures in our office, hang up a DIY lighting fixture that my sister wants in the library, add some steampunk themed shelving to one of the walls in the library, and start working on building our built-ins. We also want to work on our lawn this month. We don't really have grass growing in our lawn, it's mostly just dead or random weeds. We also have this planter box in our front yard that we want to plant some hydrangeas in. We also want to plant some kind of citrus tree and then remove some bushes that are in the front and back yard. The previous owner had them surrounding the pool cage and since we live in on the water it makes it kind of hard to see the water when a bush is blocking your view. There are also some bushes taking up room in our dog run and want to be able to provide as much room as possible for our dogs to be able to run around and have fun!

XO, Steph

Designer Handbag Dupes: Chanel 2.55 Double Flap

Hey guys,

So here is the first bag in the series! I absolutely love this bag, however, I have never actually held one or anything like that. But my goal is to someday save up and buy one! They typically sell for like $4,500 and up depending on the size you get. And yes I know that is a lot of money for a bag but I am crazy obsessed with fashion and so sometimes it's really hard to not want to buy some of the items that designers come up with haha.

1) Rebecca Minkoff Mini Quilted Affair

2) MICHAEL Michael Kors Sloan Small Quilted Shoulder Bag

3) Calvin Klein Quilted Leather Shoulder Bag

4) Vera Bradley Quilted Tess Crossbody

5) Forever21 Quilted Faux Leather Crossbody

6) Mossimo Quilted Crossbody Handbag

7) Rebecca Minkoff Love Crossbody Bag

8) Kate Spade New York Leather Shoulder Bag

9) Tory Burch Fleming Shoulder Bag

My personal favorites that I think look the most similar to the Chanel, are number 2 and number 7. Also, I currently own number 1 in white and I absolutely love it! I wear it all the time and it has even been featured on the blog a few times. However, I don't think they sell it in white anymore, they only sell it in black and it can sometimes be challenging to find.

I also really like number 4 because it's actually a Vera Bradley bag and I know there are quite a few people who really like Vera Bradley bags so it's nice that the company has created a bag that looks a little more luxurious than their typical bag.

The one that I would say that would most likely hold up the best would be number 9, the Tory Burch. This bag is pretty pricey but I know that the quality of the bag is worth the money. I have a couple of Tory Burch bags and they don't seem to show wear and tear as quickly as some of my other bags. I absolutely love my Tory's and if you have the money to buy one I totally recommend it. 

If I had to pick one bag that resembles the Chanel bag the most and the one that I would choose to carry would have to be number 7, The Rebecca Minkoff. I have a Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAC that I wear ALL the time and it is seriously one of my favorite bags. My mom even decided the she needed to buy me a new bag one day because I was carrying my Mini MAC with me everywhere I went haha. So I would totally recommend the Love crossbody by Rebecca Minkoff because I know that it will last and it will probably be a bag that you will carry with you everywhere you go.

XO, Steph

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Universal Studios Day 2

Hey guys,

So for day two, we woke up around 8 and left our hotel around 8:40 to get there by the time the park opened. Technically it opened before we got there but only by like 20 minutes lol. PS, just to warn you incase you haven't been to Universal in a while then you should know that you basically have to go through airport security just to get into the park. Okay maybe not really but it's pretty darn close. Your bags have to go on a belt and get scanned and then you have to walk through a metal detector with nothing in your pockets. You can however have like a watch on or other jewelry and sunglasses. 

The first thing we rode was the Hulk, we did however make a pit-stop at Cinnabon and my sister and I got some cinnamon rolls! Yum! Then we just walked towards the new Skull Island: Reign of Kong ride and the wait time for that was 60 minutes so we decided that we didn't have the time or patience to wait for it. So we kept on moving and we headed back towards Harry Potter World and half of us did some shopping in the candy store while the other half waited in line for butter beer. We then put our stuff in lockers and got in line for the Dragon Challenge again.

My sister wore her Jurassic Park shirt that I got her for Christmas (I think) and so she wanted her picture taken under the Jurassic Park sign! Unfortunately the ride was closed both days we were there so we weren't able to ride it but that's okay. My sister and I have been on it plenty of times and we still have one more day left on our ticket, so hopefully it will be open on that day!

After we got off of the coaster, we hopped on the train to head back to Universal and we did some looking around in Diagon Alley because they had opened up a new shop since the last time my sister and I had been there. Then we headed towards The Simpson's area to get lunch. They have like a cafeteria type thing inside of building where you can basically get any type of food such as pizza, chicken, and seafood. My sister and I split a meatlover's pizza with a side of tator tots.

My sister and I have been collecting all of the flavors of these elixirs and this was the last one that we needed and there is definitely a reason why we waited on getting this one. If you go to purchase one of these and ask them what the different flavors are, you will probably have this one be your last choice too haha. This one is green and so I was kind of hoping for like a green apple kind of flavor but nope, the main flavor that sticks out is mint. I can't really remember what any of the other flavors are supposed to be but with all of them mixed together, it basically tastes like medicine and then a splash of mint after taste. It's the worst flavor out of all of them but we've been collecting them and we're going to add them as decorations on our library wall in the library because they're kind of steampunk-ish haha.

Next, we rode ET because it's a classic and you have to make sure to still ride the classics before they get rid of them (insert sad face emoji here). Our last ride of the day before heading back home was Transformers. If my sister and I got to Universal we typically steer clear of as many 3D rides as possible even though that's like all of Universal's rides. But we will ride the roller coasters a few times each or other rides that don't require you to wear 3D glasses. We get really bad motion sickness sometimes even if we've already taken medication.

So here is a photo of all of us that went on the trip! 

We ended up splitting up into two groups and half of us wanted to The Mummy and the other half went off to ride Rock-it. The half that went off to ride The Mummy were kind of too scared to ride Rock-it haha. We were planning on doing single rider and I pretty much won't ride Rock-it without sitting next to my sister or someone I'm super close with incase I need to squeeze their hand to death haha. Plus I love The Mummy! It's seriously such a good ride. However, none of us got to ride the rides we wanted because of issues with the rides but that's okay. We still had a great time and I can't wait to go back!

So as you can see, I didn't really take that many pictures on day 2. I always say that I am going to take so many pictures but then I always forget and by the end of the day I totally regret not taking that many. 

XO, Steph

Universal Studios Day 1

Hey guys,

So we recently went to Universal Studios to celebrate a friends birthday! She hadn't been to Universal since she was in middle school and so she decided she wanted a girls trip to Universal for her birthday! We left on Friday morning around 8:30 and drove for 3 and a half hours to Orlando. It was around noon by the time we got there and so we headed straight to the new Harry Potter area that is located inside of Universal.

The first thing we rode was Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts. Only two of the people in our group hadn't been on it and so we were all super excited for everyone to finally ride it! It was of course, a lot of fun and everyone had a blast! P.S. All of my photo's are snapchat photos so sorry for the small size and for the quality.

Some of the other rides we rode while at Universal include Revenge of the Mummy and then we rode some other's the next day that I will discuss in tomorrow's post. Once we finished with Universal Studios, we hopped on the Hogwarts Express and headed to Island's of Adventure.

While at Island's of Adventure we rode the Dragon Challenge, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, and we ended the day by riding Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges. I totally don't recommend riding the last ride in the evening like we did because the sun was already down and so we basically just froze! We actually paid for one of those human air-dryer's to help s dry off and warm up a little. It definitely helped but I personally recommend riding this ride during the day when the sun is high in the sky haha! However, it was totally fun and I think you should ride it at least once!

We had lunch around 3 something and we ate at Richter's Burger Co. It was pretty tasty and I would definitely recommend it. However, they literally only two option for burgers on the menu, a plain burger with a select cheese choice and a burger with bacon and your cheese choice. They have a toppings bar and you can add whatever toppings you want. I actually just split a burger with my sister because that's what we typically do whenever we eat at theme parks. They always give you so much food and I hate wasting the food and the money. So we just typically split a meal and we'll get an extra side or something.

This was probably one of the best parts of the trip for me because my sister and I also go to theme parks, like all the time, and we have never been able to test out a ride before it opens. I don't even think I realized this was a thing haha. So we got to test out the new Race Through New York featuring Jimmy Fallon and it was cute but the wait was pretty annoying. Granted they were testing out the ride so I can't wait to ride it again to see how they improve it all. I kind of don't want to go into too many details because I'm not entirely sure I am allowed to. I didn't sign anything saying not but they did have signs saying not to take any pictures or recordings of the ride. 

So I had to take this picture with my sister because our shirts are from the real King's Cross station in London! We visited it over the summer and went to the Harry Potter set-up there and took our picture in front of Platform 9 and 3/4! You can read about it here!

We left Universal around 7-ish and headed to check into our hotel. We stayed at the Floridays resort which was pretty nice! It was a two bedroom room and I would definitely stay there again because it was pretty close to the theme park as well as Sea World! 

After we checked in, we all got ready for dinner and then tried to decided where to go. We decided on Miller's but then we ended up just getting in the car driving to I-Drive (International Drive) and found somewhere to eat. We decided on Longhorn's Steak House. By the time we finished with dinner it was almost 11 which is probably the latest I have ever eaten dinner lol. I typically don't eat anything past like 8 because acid reflux runs in my family and so I actually ended up having to take an antacid before going to bed haha!

XO, Steph

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DIY Coffee Cup Shelf

Hey guys,

So I have another DIY for you guys! So my sister saw this on Pinterest and really wanted to build it. So technically we didn't really follow any instructions or anything like that, my mom and sister just kind of winged it haha. Also, I didn't really have anything to do with this whatsoever but my sister wanted me to include it on the blog as another DIY so here it is!

So all I know is that my mom and sister went to the home improvement store (I'm not sure which one) and purchased some 2x4's, I think? Then they drew up some plans, measured and cut the wood, and then we started to build it. This was the only part that I helped out with. I helped drill pilot holes for the nails and then hammed in the nails to put the whole thing together.

In order to secure the whole thing, we also used wood glue and nails to make sure that it was sturdy and going to last.

Then my mom and sister measure and cut all of the shelves. Next, they hammered all of them in place. I'm not sure if they used wood glue too but they might have just because it's better to be safe than sorry. 

Here is what it looked like when it was completely put together and they even put some coffee cups on it!

Here's a picture of the nails close up.

They added these to the back and that's how they hung it on the wall. They are also going to add L-brackets to the corners on the inside to make sure that it is really secure and won't fall off the wall considering almost all of our coffee cups are souvenirs from places we've been. 

So here is what it looks like hung up on the wall. We forgot to take anymore pictures of it before it was completely finished but my sister painted it white and then we hung it up on the wall. The wall that it is on is painted a light gray color so I think the two colors go together very well. Plus we hung it right above the bright blue coffee cabinet that we did back in September last year. We decided to take some of the mugs off of it though until we add the L-brackets just to be on the safe side.

XO, Steph

My Favorite Things to do at Disney Springs

Hey guys,

Here's another Disney post! In case you haven't noticed yet, I am extremely obsessed with Disney and if anyone has any questions, like ever, just ask! I will probably have an answer for you. 

So there are a ton of new things to do at Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) and it seems like they keep adding more every time I go. I used to love hanging out at Downtown Disney whenever we would take a trip up there and we would typically spend our evenings there because there are so many restaurants there that we would just eat at or we would go on our last day before we  got on the road to get out of town.

So if you visit the website for Disney Springs, they have it divided by Shops, Dining, and Entertainment. So I'm going to divide my review like that as well! I'm mostly going to list out the things that I have done and liked and then all of the new items that I really want to try out.

SHOPS

They recently added on a huge shopping section to this mall. I've been to it twice now but I've only actually shopped in the stores one time. I was with my aunt, uncle, and cousin the first time and so we just walked around and explored and then the next time I went back with my mom and so we did some shopping! It's basically like a mini mall there now and I love almost every single store that they have there. They have Lucky Brand, Kate Spade New York, Sperry Top-Sider, and Lilly Pulitzer. Most of the brands are pretty high-end if you haven't noticed, so we didn't end up purchasing too much. When I went with my mom we bought some stuff from Sephora and then Lucky Brand was having an extra percentage off of their clearance so we picked up a few pieces each. I honestly don't even think that I've been able to wear one of the tops that I bought when we went because it's not work appropriate and it's also a little long so I haven't been able to style if the right way.

1) Disney's Candy Cauldron 

2) Sephora

3) Lefty's (The Left Handed Store) I'm actually left handed and so it's kind of fun to go here and see what kind of left-handed items they have! 

4) Marketplace Co-Op 

This store is so neat! It's basically just a bunch of mini stores within one really large store. We visit it almost every single time we go to Disney Springs.

5) World of Disney!

This store is insane and absolutely amazing. If you need to buy any Disney gear before leaving town, you will definitely want to hit up this store because it is huge and they basically have everything you could want there and more! 

DINING

So these are the restaurant's that I've tried and then there are several that I really want to try. 

1) Earl of Sandwich

2) Rainforest Cafe

3) Planet Hollywood

4) Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop

5) Portobello Country Italian Trattoria

6) Sprinkles (so I haven't had the one at Disney Springs but I've had some in New York which is where the company originated from. They're pretty good! They're not the best cupcakes I've ever had but they are extremely popular in New York so I would definitely recommend trying them out!

7) I've also been one of the Irish restaurants, however, I cannot remember which one it was that we ate. I think my parent's have eaten at both (we all kind of became obsessed with eating at any Irish place to help reminds of us Ireland haha) and to be honest, it's Disney so I'm sure that both restaurants are fabulous. I think that one is more of a fast food joint though and the other one 

The restaurants that I really want to try include:

1) The Boathouse

2) D-Luxe Burger

3) The Dining Room at Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe

4) Dockside Margaritas

5) Erin McKenna's Bakery NYC

6) FoodQuest

7) YeSake

8) Viola Il Gelato

9) T-Rex

10) Morimoto Asia

11) House of Blue Restaurant & Bar

I also really want to try the Coca-Cola Store Rooftop Beverage Bar because you are able to buy trays of drinks and sample different soda flavors and then they also have a float version as well. It's like going to a wine tasting except you get to drink soda instead of wine haha.

ENTERTAINMENT

So the only thing I've actually done in their entertainment section is Disney Quest. I've only been a couple of times and it's been a long time since I've been and so I don't really have much to say other than it's fun and I totally recommend it! Some things that I really want to check out are the bowling alley (Splitsville Luxury Lanes), House of Blues (I've always wanted to see a show here but I never have), and Cirque du Soleil. I've seen a movie at the movie theater but it's been a while. I really want to see another one there and try out the dine-in theater portion. Dine-in theaters tend to be pricey and I've never actually done the dine-in portion before so it would be a lot of fun to try it out for the first time at Disney's theater!

So after reviewing the website, I think I might try and convince my family to take a weekend trip just so we can check out all of the new things to do at Disney Springs. There are so many things that we haven't gotten to try or do. They have so many new restaurants and shops. We also heard that they are going to be getting rid of Disney Quest soon and my sister kind of wanted to check it out one last time before it was gone. I've also always wanted to see a Cirque du Soleil show so that would be fun!

So whenever I go back to Disney Springs, I will write an updated post and let you guys know what I think about all of the new things that I tried!

XO, Steph

Review of Owning Mirrored Furniture

Hey guys,

So I wanted to do this review because several people were like are you sure you want to buy mirrored furniture? It's going to be such a hassle to clean and it's going to constantly look dirty and you are going to have to clean it all the time. All I heard were negative things from people and so I thought I would give you guys some insight incase you've ever wanted to buy mirrored furniture. 

So I went online to try and find my nightstands (or should I say nightstand because I only bought one and was planning on buying the other one later) but I wasn't able to find them anymore. So that kind of sucks. I'm hoping that they still sell them in stores but knowing my luck, they probably don't. I included a picture of the table that I use as my vanity and then a picture of a different nightstand that I might have to buy instead if they don't sell mine anymore (insert sad face emoji here)! 

I currently only have two pieces of mirrored furniture in my bedroom but I'm currently thinking of purchasing this piece as well because my room is pretty tiny and I don't really have the space for a full size dresser and then my closet is pretty much as full as it can get and I still have quite a few pieces of clothing at my parents house. I'm also using the bottom drawer of my nightstand to hold my pajamas haha. I currently have a wardrobe thing inside my closet that has drawers and thats where I store all of the stuff that doesn't really need to get hung up such as bras and underwear, swimsuits, workout stuff and other items. So I was thinking of using it to put all of that stuff in and then I could use the drawers for the rest of the stuff that is still at my parents house. However, I'm not sure how deep the drawers are I don't know if they sell this one in the Pier1 stores.

I totally I recommend mirrored furniture. I've had mine for about 2-3 months now and I've only actually deep cleaned it once in those two to three months. And I didn't even really deep clean it. I just grabbed some Windex (not sponsored) and some paper towels and cleaned

the areas that weren't covered with things. For example, on my vanity, I have all of the containers that sit on the back half of the vanity and hold my makeup. I didn't remove these and I didn't remove the lamp that sits on the vanity as well. All I did was remove everything else that I typically don't leave on the vanity anyways and then I wiped down the front half of the top and then I wiped down the drawers. I figured after like 6 months or so it might be dirty enough for me to wipe down the legs but I have a feeling even then won't need to be cleaned for a while.

So far I absolutely love having mirrored furniture. I am a little more cautious with the things that I put on it and I make sure that I always use a coaster because I don't want to leave any marks whatsoever. But if you have furniture that is made out of real wood or MDF you should always be using a coaster because sweaty cups or bottles can be leaves on any type of furniture. However, I should mention that the furniture I grew up with at my parents house had a glass protector over the wood. So all of my furniture was an espresso colored wood (or MDF I'm not really sure what it's made out of) and then a piece of frosted glass over the top. So I was pretty much used to always having to protect the glass. I would never really use a coaster though, I would always just set my bottles of water down in bed with me or I would place a glass on top of a notebook or piece of paper. 

If you have kids then I would only recommend having mirrored furniture in rooms that the kids don't really go in very often only because of how fragile it is and fragile kids can be. If they were to drop something on top of it or run into it, it could end up breaking somehow. I just don't picture mirrored furniture and kids going very well together.

XO, Steph

February 2017 Favorites

Hey guys,

Here is this months favorites! Also, this post is the last post for the month and I am so happy to say that I was able to complete my goal of posting every single weekday this month! It was challenging and missed out on a lot of sleep but at least I can finally say that this month is the first month where I didn't miss a post or forget to post when I said I was going to. I did post late a couple of times or cut it really close but I was able to get a post up every day that I planned on getting one up! Now let's see if I am able to continue this throughout next month and maybe even start filming some YouTube videos!

1) Oreo Truffles

One of my co-workers made these for the super bowl potluck at work and they were so good! I ate so many of them and even snuck some in my lunchbox to take home with me haha. I really want to try and make some of these at home myself but I haven't had the time to do any baking which makes me so sad because I love to bake!

2) Sperry Slip-On Sneaker

I recently purchased these and I absolutely love them! I have been wanting them for the longest time and I finally was able to purchase them. I've only worn them once so far but they are so cute. They run a little small so I suggest going up a size. I'm normally a 6 1/2 but I ended up getting a 7.

3) Hollyn

So we saw her perform live a couple weeks ago and she was so good! She recently came out with her first album and I've already listened to it several times and memorized the lyrics to a couple of the songs. I highly recommend checking her out if you like Christian music.

4) Favorite DIY

So far this has been my favorite DIY! However, it was quite challenging and it took a little while to complete. There were some spots that didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped but I'll live with it or maybe I'll fix it someday! haha 

5) Favorite YouTuber - Meghan Rienks

This is my favorite YouTuber at the moment. She vlogged everyday in the month of February and most of her blogs were really funny! They were also pretty short which can be nice. Sometimes YouTubers make really long videos and I don't enjoy watching them because they take up way too much of my time but most of hers were under 10 minutes.

6) The Space Between Us

So my sister and I saw this movie at the beginning of the month and it was so cute! We absolutely loved it and I am so glad that it was really good. I was kind of nervous that it was going to end badly or that it was going to be just an all around bad movie but thankfully it was pretty good and I will definitely be buying it! There were some aspects that I wasn't really expecting but I think that's how every movie should be when you go to see it. The previews shouldn't give everything away. I highly recommend seeing it or waiting till it goes to Redox haha.

7) Favorite Light Fixtures

So we are currently working on completing our front entryway and I picked out these two lighting fixtures and I really want to get both of them someday soon (Hanging pendant and wall sconce). My plan is to spray paint the hanging pendant gold to match the rest of the theme because it's really hard to find a gold hanging lighting fixture like this and if you do find one, it's really expensive and I just don't really see the point in spending a lot of money on this light fixture. And then I want to hang the two sconces next to the mirror that we just hung on the wall. 

8) Too Faced White Chocolate Chip Palette

So my sister and I found this palette recently at Sephora. I knew that they came out with it but I totally forgot all about it until I saw it while waiting in line to check out. So my sister and I each got one and I think she bought one for a friend as well. I love all of the colors and I even used it in this blog post! All of the colors are great and super pretty. I really love the pink one because it has some gold undertones that show through really well if you use a wet eyeshadow brush to apply it with.

9) The Royals

So this show actually ended in February but I love it so much! I wish it was still on, it needs to get more episodes each season and it better get renewed for a new season! I am obsessed with British people and I totally wish I had a British accent haha! Plus since I'm a Disney fan, I totally love the fact that it's all about a royal family.

10) Arizona Raspberry Iced Tea

My sister recently picked this up from Publix and it is so good! It's definitely my second favorite Arizona tea. And if you don't know what Publix is then I am so sorry! And if you don't know what Arizona tea is then again, I am so sorry! Arizona makes some of the best teas, although, I'm sure that most of them aren't the healthiest.

XO, Steph

Life Update February 2017

Hey guys,

So today's post is going to be a life update! I like writing these so I hope you guys like reading these haha! So far not much is going on really. I have mostly just been working a lot and then whenever I have free time I am trying to work on the house with my sister. We haven't been able to get too much more accomplished since we moved in but it's coming along. We'll probably be completely done by the end of next year haha. I am obsessed with searching on Pinterest for different ideas to do to the house. Since we can't really afford to fix up our outdated kitchen, we have been researching different ways to fix up our cabinet doors without having to replace them. Eventually we're going to add a backsplash and then figure out how to change the lighting. I think we're going to keep the same counter top because it's really expensive and hard to change that. Plus it would be stupid to change the countertop without changing the whole kitchen.

So another update is that I have been working a lot lately, I just finished working 8 days in a row, granted I didn't work 8 hours each day (most of them were 5-7 hour days) but this was first time that I reached almost 40 hours in one week so I'm really looking forward to that paycheck haha! I have today off and then tomorrow starts my 9 days in a row of working before having 4 days off. I'm not looking forward to working 9 days in a row haha. Although, working the 8 days in a row wasn't too bad but I did end up falling asleep super early one night because I was extremely exhausted. We recently had two people quit at one of my jobs and so that's why I ended up having to work so much. My guess is that I will probably have to cover some more of their shifts this week coming up but I haven't been asked yet. So we will see.

This weekend we worked on our front entryway and I'm really hoping that it will get done by the end of today and so if it does I will definitely be posting pictures or doing a blog post on it. It's definitely only one of the parts of the house that is coming together very well and will probably be done very soon. There are couple more things that we need to buy for it and finish making for it but other than that it's almost complete!

So I don't know if I have mentioned this but I actually got a new car recently. I have been wanting a new car for a while but at the same time I didn't really want to give up my old car. The car I used to drive was an Acura TSX. It's a 2007 but it's my baby, like I don't really think that it's that old even though there have been all of these updates to newer cars. My new car is the Infiniti QX30 and I got it in liquid copper, which looks more like a bronze/brown color in the picture below but most of the time it looks like a light pink or rose gold color. I am obsessed with it and I absolutely love the color! By the way I am only leasing it for 3 years so we decided to keep my old car and I will just drive it if I ever go over my miles and then my dad drives whenever I'm not using.

We currently don't really have any big trips planned anytime soon but we went to Tallahassee in January and then we took a day trip to Disney in January as well. I didn't go anywhere is February but the rest of my family did! I had to stay home and dog sit and work so that was fun haha! We have a couple trips planned in March but we're staying in the state haha! We have a trip planned to Universal Studios in a couple weeks and then we are going back up to Tallahassee to visit our friends again! The reason we keep going to Tallahassee is because our friends had a baby! And we love her so much (and all of our friends too haha) so we pretty much can't stay away. March is the last month before our friend has to go back to work from her maternity leave and so we wanted to spend some more time with her and help her get ready to go back to work by holding the baby for her whenever she needs us to haha!

Why do iPhone pictures always look so much better on the iPhone and horrible once you put them anywhere else?!?!

We also recently went to a Toby Mac concert and we had a blast. There were a bunch of other artists there as well such as Hollyn, Mandisa, and Capitol Kings. I love going to concerts and being able to sing at the top of my lungs!




Some other projects that we are currently working on for the house include redoing two chairs that my mom got for free from the place she works and then my mom and sister went thrift store shopping and found a couch to redo for $40! I wasn't too stoked about it because it's not what we had been talking about since we moved in but it's whatever because I told my sister she could design the library however she wanted!

So I might do monthly "life updates" or one every other month. I haven't decided yet! I think it will also depend on how much has happened in my life or what is currently going on.

XO, Steph