Obsessed

A few things I obsess over these days...
M.A.C. "Girl About Town" lipstick...has this amazing texture that stays on and the color, oh my goodness!, it's this deep magenta color. If you want some lips people will talk about, "Girl About Town" is a must have!


Paradise Bakery's Crumbly Blue Cheese Salad...chunks of blue cheese over Romaine with sunflower seeds, craisins and Caesar dressing...

Domino magazine...everything from elegant to rustic home decor ideas, recipes, gift wrapping, home designers picks and where to find them, before and afters (who isn't a sucker for those). It has a page of stickers to help you mark pages of interest while you read. A little something for everyone! (dominomag.com

Rihanna...who's not obsessed! I love her glamour rock style, her makeup...always flawless and interesting, her hair...KILLER!, she's got great pipes and tell me her music doesn't make you want to bust a move.

Some Serious Catch Up

Okay, we have a lot to catch up on...what brought on this sudden blog catch up you might ask. Well it was this freaky little thing...

He was sitting on our porch yesterday with a cupcake. Did I mention that he is sensored so everytime you pass him he has something negative to say. I was threatned by a dear friend that if I didn't get back to blogging that I was going to get my least favorite thing (a gnome) on my lawn. I think they are freaky, and they make me feel weird. So without mentioning any names...

Thank you for the motivation!
So here it goes in a short version...
December is my favorite month! It is filled with spiritual feasting, family and friends, parties, delicious food, and for me lots of emotions of gratitude. It started with the "Festival of Trees". My sister in law, Autumn and I did a tree this year for her family. It was a tree to honor her grandma who had passed away and they were never able to have a proper memorial service for her so this was a way for the family to have some closure. It was a touching experience and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to share this with her and her family.


"Card Group" party...
It's a group of friends that have been getting together for 5 years once a month to exchange cards. They are dear to my heart and I look forward to this party each year.


Foote Christmas Party #1...



Foote Party #2
This one we had Santa Claus come as a surprise to our guests! Check out all the great Christmas sweaters...we had a contest for the "Best Worst Sweater".









Christmas Eve at our house with the Foote Family...
This was a special year for us. We spent it at home instead of going to Wyoming, had the family at our house for Christmas Eve, had Christmas morning with just the two of us, and spent Christmas day eating and going to a movie with the family.

This was a hostess gift from my talented friend Audrey...it totally matched the rest of our house and it was so funky and chic. They lasted forever too. Check her out at studiostems.com.

Snack Time

As I catch up on some much needed blogging...I am enjoying Ritz crackers topped with cottage cheese and sprinkled with Mrs. Dash, a Diet Pepsi to drink, and of course some Neyo playing in the back ground..



He's got some serious moves!

M.A.C.ified!

Old School M.A.C! This is my old M.A.C. family that I'm learning is one in a million. There was never a team like this and probably never will be. I feel very very lucky to have had the opportunity to be a part of this great group. This was Jen's baby shower (my first manager) slash M.A.C. family reunion.

Face Charts...ummm a constant work in progress.

M.A.C. Basic Training the Second! It's like the best week ever. You're stuck in a room at Cafe Trio for 7 hours a day for 5 days with a M.A.C. trainer who knows everything there is to know about makeup and every M.A.C. product. There is tons of great food and lots of excited makeup artists. It's so inspiring, motivating, refreshing, and a huge boost of knowledge to take back to our everyday at the counter. (Meg, this pictures for you!)

This was my partner for "application". I know she's already beautiful so I was lucky to get her. I really just enhanced her great features, but I was proud with how great the makeup looks.

Fall Funk

So I am not a fan of Halloween or Fall. Halloween is too freaky deaky and Fall is the start of a long, cold, snowy Winter. I do however love the beauty of Fall and the signs of the holidays being around the corner. Some of the things I depend on to get me through this time of year are....

Ed Hardy Boots-I'm not an Ugg fan but these are super funky and oh so comfortable and warm to run here or there in. Not as casual as an Ugg and they come in different heights and colors. (Found at Nordstrom.)

Betsey Bag-She's patent leather for the changing weather and she holds all the many treasures I think I have to have with me to leave the house.

(betseyjohnson.com or Nordstrom)

Emanuel Ungaro "Not So Shy" lipglass...the cute pink nuetral color is perfect with those dark smoky eyes for fall.

(Found at Nordstrom or maccosmetics.com)

Scarves, scarves, and more scarves. Anything to put around my neck. Not just for the outside this year but add a great accessory to your outfit.


(Found at Nordstrom)

Carmel Apples-Best treat of the season. My cute friend Sara makes these every year and they are beautiful and delicous. I made some this year and did use her trick of white chocolate around the carmel and cinnamon and sugar. I also did the white chocolate with Heath bar and Butterfinger bits. Heath was the favorite but the Butterfinger was pretty close behind. Not as beautiful as Sara's but still delicious!

(Mrs. Prindales-Sara's really do look like this. Mine...not so much!)

Fire!-This is my new favorite thing! As soon as we wake up and as soon as we walk in the door it's on.


(Francois & Co.-These mantels are a dream!)
Happy Harvest!

A Day Off!

Here's how it went...
Got woke up from people on our roof hanging Christmas lights.
Made French toast and sausage for breakfast.
Load the washer and the dish washer.
Laid in bed with my man while he watched ESPN and I looked at the new Crate and Barrell magazine.
Continue to lay in bed and get caught up on lastnights episodes of "Little People BIG World" and "John and Kate Plus Eight".
Made bed.
Got car cleaned and rock chips fixed.
Stopped for a soda and a gas station Taquito. (I know its gross but I am a sucker for gas station food!)
Boogie came home with some friends to play Ping-Pong.
Talked to Jaimie.
Ate clam dip and potato chips. Ate more clam dip with potato chips.
Fold clothes.
Showered.
Talked to Autumn.
Talked to Amy.
Made homemade hot chocolate for Young Womens.
Went to the cemetary for Young Womens for a scavenger hunt. (It was super fun and a great idea to get them excited about geneology.)
Young Women had hot chocolate at our house.
Boogie arrives. Hooray!
Homemade chicken chimichangas and cabbage salad for dinner.
Neighbor brought over delicious pumpkin bread made with less sugar for Boogie. (Thoughtful, huh?!)
Blogging, blogging, blogging!
Face charts for work!
My favorite thing...laying in our warm bed next to Boogs reading.
Good night!

Adventures over the past few months...

Scottsdale with my Mom, lil sister Brenda, and sister-in-law Autumn. Each year we go to Scottsdale, Arizona for a clogging competition but really it's just a great trip with people that I love to hang out with. We have tons and tons of fun...laying by the pool, lots of amazing food and shopping, and a little clogging. We took second over all in the competition this year and lost to a great team that was on "America's Got Talent" (they made it to the top 20 on the show!).

"Sprinkles" a great cupcake place was our mid day snack after a long day at the pool. They have tons of flavors...known for the Red Velvet. My favorite was the Banana with Cocunut Frosting. If you have a chance to go you must! Delicious, adorable, moist and full of frosting!

Me, Autumn, Mom, Brenda, Brittany at the competition in my "gangsta" gear.

By the way...I'm taking the year off of clogging. I'm totally bummed but also know that I can go back and take this year to get some things in order with life.


Bear Lake
Each year we gather up all our good friends and go to Bear Lake. We stay in a cabin that has priceless views of the lake and mountains. Go to the beach during the day and watched the Summer Olympics at night. We treasure the relationships we have with these people and look forward to this each year!








Eight Great Years!
Boogie and I celebrated our eighth anniversary. We still feel like newleyweds! I worked the night of our anniversary (oh the life of retail!) so Boogie brought me eight chocolate-covered strawberries from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory representing eight years. I am so blessed to spend each day with this man and I'm forever greateful the Lord put us together. Over that weekend we went to Pineview Resevoir up Ogden Canyon to meet some friends and go boating. Oh my beautiful! It's like this little treasure in the middle of nowhere. The condos are right on the lake and sandy beach. The night ended with some rain and the electricity going out.


Camping in the Uintahs
Have you been? This place is so beautiful especially because it was fall so the trees were all these vibrant and interesting colors. We went with my family and took Sam and Max. We took a trailer and camping will never be the same...a heater, a fridge, a toliet, soft bed...all the emenities that just don't come with a tent. Not to mention the protection from wild coyotes and other various wilderness animals.
Great food, great reading (Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer...we'll talk about that later!), great family time...we don't do things like this enough and I was choked up when leaving my parents. I certainly don't see them enough and really enjoyed the time being with them without any distractions.