Friday Mismatch

I  kinda of miss my "let's just wrap everything up" Friday posts.

So here ya go.

I always love whenever I find myself using this mug.
It's homey, reminds me of being a lowly undergrad,
and I can always play ISpy with myself. 

Mike's Birthday dinner was a little less fancy this year, 

us being one income and all, 

but I think I still did a kickarse cake :)

So, after my Wednesday interview,
I came home and consoled myself with these.

The only other thing I acheived this week was a brand new sparkly manicure. 

I haven't used this "Mad as a Hatter" glitter in a very VERY long time, 

but I'm pretty much in love with it, and over Foie Gras it's fantastic. 

This week's Friday Fancies was all about Black and White.

black and white by teeller 

(and a pop of the awesome 2013 color of the year)



linking up everywhere today:

    

(ps, come back later this afternoon for a post of LAST week's weekend ;)

Friday Mashup

Helloooo Friday :)

So, I've had a ton of fun getting into the Christmas-Hanukkah spirit,
and I'd love to show you some of my favorites:

You've already seen my mantle,


and my favorite festive wine glass & bottle stopper,


but allow me to show you my wreath,

and the key holder thingymabob.



Here's a cute closeup of the cute pinecone snowman:



ALSO,
Here's a couple adorable family photos from our first annual Sled Race



what? Of course we have a sled race.
Click this link, and watch for yourself.


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Now on to the silly stuff:
To celebrate the last night of Hannukah tomorrow,

with a dash of sparkles, of course:

This week's Friday Fancies

and this weeks manicure,
sponsored by my homesickness:
Juleps (sweet) Caroline: (bah bah bah!)

linked up with tara & vicky
 


Have a good weekend, y'all!!

Friday Hodgepodge

Another week in the record books, huh?

It's definitely been a crazy week, here's some quick snippets, 

to get you all up to date:

Monday, I voted early AND gave blood. 

Talk about getting all of your civic duties out of the way at once. 

It took me 2 days to recover from giving blood, but..whatever. 

I did a little browsing at Target.

What? Are you shocked?

I LOVE those green/black loafers in the middle, but as of tomorrow,

 I am unemployed and I don't want to pack another thing.

donations are accepted and encouraged, by the way. (sz 9) 

What? Oh, yeah. Tomorrow is my official last day at work. 

2.5 years, it seems..bittersweet. 

I'll tell you more about it later, ok?

Can I just say that these: 

need to be in your home, right now.  Go on, go buy some. I'll wait. 

Back? H'ok, moving on!

I put my awesome artistic skills to work earlier this week

 and sent Mike and updated family photo of us all:

Exhibit A as to why I am a scientist....

 We made some progress on the packing front. 

Well, after Shiva finished popping all the bubbles on the bubble wrap, 

and after she finished tearing the duct tape off all the boxes I'd already made...

then we got some progress made. 

I also took a bit of time to myself this week to get my nails all pink, 

with just a hint of halloween-ness. I really kinda dig the black shatter topping, and

if I tell the truth, I did these while I was home last weekend, and as of right now, they've only got a couple minor chips. Totally rocking them all weekend. 

Julep: Drew for the pink, and Ursula with black crackle. 

On Wednesday, I got all gussied up in my newly found pink sparkly tank top, 

Exhibit B: I am a scientist because I am definitely NOT a fashion blogger. 

and headed out to Graffiti Frozen Yogurt,

self serve froyo with a thousand flavors and a billion toppings, 

cheap and right of 54, so you should TOTALLY check it out,  

and met up with these fabulous ladies. 

It was so nice to see Angela again, and FINALLY meet Molly, and meet a few more girls that I'm sad I don't have the chance to get to know better. Oh well, this is what blogging is for right? And I'm definitely waiting for one of them to venture to SF, cause I'll be RIGHT there. :)

and Finally, I've been having some fun Skyping back home:

yes, 

that is my ipad,

sitting in front of my computer screen,

 sitting in front of the tv, 

that I took a picture of with my phone. 

mama!

papa! 

and one more fun thing, just for a friday fancies extravaganza! 

(Seriously, 100 FFs? YOU GO AV!)

glitter party by teeller 

Let's be honest: If I owned those things, I would wear them the DAY we arrived in California and unpack my boxes just to celebrate making it that far. Also, Mike, those earrings ;)

Linking back up with some of my favorites today,

 hope to see you guys on Monday, have a great weekend. 

Feel free to come pack my house, by the way :)

  

Friday

It's Friday, Friday...

Just two quick things while I scurry around. 

Did I mention we're moving to San Jose?

So, we have to go house hunting today. 

RDU -> SFO

Favorite Giveaway:

Definitely my Julep giveaway. 

It ends TOMORROW. 

Get You Some

You can also just click HERE: and use the code MAVEN INTRO. 

2 (or 3) new colors, for a PENNY. 

Favorite Pup:

Poor little ShivaShiva. 

I'm sorry you're all sick and stuff. 

and kinda hairless on your face. 

we'll get you back to normal, soon. 

promise. <3

An Ode to Julep (Nail Polish Giveaway!)

Julep, sweet Julep, you make my heart flutter.

It's no secret that I'm in love with nail polish. So when I was offered the chance to review an Intro Julep maven box and then GIVE ONE AWAY to one of you, I took the chance. Hands Down. 

When you get that sexy little black box in the mail and open it up, pink tissue paper will spill out and show you all your goodies for the month. I chose the American Beauty Box (this time!) 

There's also a card that gives you details about the colors and how to style them. 

Inside the box: 

* Renee: a spring lilac creme, which was such a soft, pastel purple,  that it's perfect for spring and summer. 

* Emma: a feminine seashell pink shimmer. I'm not gonna lie, I was a little unsure about shimmer's and anything that's not opaque. BUT, I really love this color. It's hardly noticeable in direct/fluorescent light, so it stays professional, but in the sun or if I move my fingers around the pink is GORGEOUS. 

* Best Pedi Creme Ever: They aren't lying. It's actually beyond superior to any other pedi cream I've tried. 

Here's the low down :

* Click here and take your Maven quiz to see which profile you fit. Don't worry, if you don't like it, you can change which intro box you get. 

* Use the code MAVENINTRO to get your first box for $0.01. I'm not kidding, it's really sweet. 

Then you're a Maven: 

* For 19.99/month, you get either 2 or 3 nail polishes plus a bonus product. You might even get lucky and receive a GOLD box which has EVERY product that month. 

* You also get to PREVIEW all the different options on the 24th and choose which one you want, or if none of the colors are really for you that month, just skip it. Easy Peasy, and they don't charge you anything.

* They also offer free bonus perks throughout your membership (like after your first month) and a really fun blog that gives you tons of nail ideas.

I, honestly, really like the formulation of these polishes. They go on really smoothly, dry quickly and cover really well without 1billion coats. Feel free to ask me any questions or throw comments my way, and DEFINITELY enter into the giveaway. There's no negatives, right?

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Friday Hodgepodge

Hello Hello Hello! 

It's FRIDAY!!!!! (just say it like Oprah.)

I think..that today,

I'm going to be a bit more organized in my hodgepodge. 

Does that defeat the purpose..yes. 

Iyunno, Iduncare. 

Let's start with   Friday Letters

Dear Friday: Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you. Dear G105: I don't know if you knew how much I needed to relax a bit, but being the random 15 caller for a radio station that I never listen to that I happened to have on and then decided to call (though I never do) and then win a 1 hour massage...Thank You. Dear God: See Above. Dear Shiva: I apologize ahead of time for taking you to work and kennelling you all day. I promise that it's worth it, though it makes you hate me. Dear Mike: Life is crazy and ever changing right now, and I know that it's really hard on both of us..and "us" day to day, but it's worth it. You're worth it. We're worth it. Love you. Dear Mom & Dad: I'll see y'all in less that 12 hours. HORRAY FOR MOM'S COOKING! I hope this is as relaxing as I need it to be. 

Moving on to Manicure chitchat.

From my August Julep Maven box (post forthcoming) Dakota, topped with Sephora's Only Gold for Me.  I really liked this mixture actually, it was a nice blend of rose gold and gold that made it subtle yet eyecatching. And of course, what nail post would I have if I didn't compare it to a beverage. (Or two, from the Beer, Bourbon, BBQ fest) 

On to Friday Favorites!!

Favorite Giveaway:

Molly, on top of being super sweet, stylish, funny, debt-free and all around fantastic is giving away BOOTS. Y'all. It's BOOTS. Get thee to her blog. 

Now. 

via

Favorite Dinner 

Sushi. It's never wrong. 

Favorite Shiva Destroyed Thing:

She finally has learned that it's "fun" to take apart her toys. 

Pulling out all the stuffing is a BLAST.

Favorite Break: 

Wine + BrownieCookie with a closed computer.

I definitely need to remember to turn off the computer, 

and turn on my life again. 

Favorite Purchase:

NEW TERVIS COFFEE MUG. 

Seen here over the CVM where I work :)

And finally, a plea. 
FIND THIS NECKLACE.  It USED to be on BaubleBar. It. Is. Not. Now.
I emailed them.
But, I am not patient.  Please find it!