I Love.........

Sales!!!! :)

Don't you? Well, last Thursday my mom and I had to go to a funeral. :( My great great uncle died. I didn't know him very well- I'd only been to his house once. He was 80-something, and lived a full life.

Well, before and after the funeral, my mom and I decided to go shopping. Don't think ill of me! D: We had to drive an hour and a half away for the funeral, and with the prices of gas, we figured we should make the best of the trip. Makes sense no? Ahem... As, I was saying, we went shopping! And I am glad we did! There were so many sales! And, if you know me, and most, if not all, probably don't (at least not yet! ;D) I love sales! When entering a store, I ALWAYS head straight for the sales rack before browsing the rest of the store!

And so.... On with the haul!!! ^_^


An overview of the haul! Yes, that's my bed


Aeropostale: 2 pairs of Jeans- $6.99, 2 pairs of shorts- $7.99, top- $5.99
All On Sale!


Victoria's Secret: Bras- $19.99 and $12.99, lipstick- $1.79, perfume- $10.00, body mist- $7.00
I love their semi-annual sale!!!




The lipstick is more of a peachy color! It's showing up more pink here... :/


New York & Company: Belts- $7.99 each




Target: Remmington Curling Wand- $25.99, Elf Makeup Removing Cloths- $3.00, Elf Concealer and Eyelid Primer- $1.00 each
I've used the curling wand almost everyday! I just love it!




Forever 21: Natural Eyeshadow Palette- $6.80, Studs- $2.80, I heart U ring- $4.80, Turquiose eyerings- $2.80






Walmart: Gummie Bugs- $1.00 each
Bought some gummies for the kids at church!

P.S........

You Love Me!

Well summer continues to pass. I am kinda happy with how it is going though. I've gotten quite a bit done! Er, not really... I've been blogging, working around the house, and just plain working. I now have a routine. I feel as though I need to be doing MORE. Summer isn't meant to be spent indoors! That being said, I would like to report that my sister, our friends, Rachel and Jessica, and myself had a water fight! Balloons, guns, the works! By the end, we were drenched, but we had a good time! And that, my friends, is what summer is all about! :)






Ring and Necklace from Forever 21


Top from Body Central
Wedges from Cato

DIY Flower Clip!

So I was walking through Wally World a couple weeks ago and came across these adorable flower clips! (I looked for a picture but couldn't find one... :S) I really liked them, but hated to pay $5 for something I could make myself. (I'm cheap like that!) So the crafty side of me took over and I rushed to the craft isle, picked up a packet of clips, felt, and then bought some flowers at the Dollar Tree and ta-da! Adorable flower clips a la Arantxa! :)

So below are are instructions on how to make these clips!

First you will need...


Felt, Scissors, Hair Clip, Fake Flowers, A Hot Glue Gun, and Hot Glue Sticks


Pull off the green part of the flower and snip off the part of the center that pokes through.


Then using TWO hands (I could only use one as I was holding the camera with the other!) put some glue on the bottom of the flower, including the little bit of the end you didn't cut off and place a small square of felt over it.


Then take a small rectangle of felt and place it in the middle of the clip.


Place some glue on the clip and some of the felt and place it on the felt that is connected to the flower.


And voilà! A cute, affordable flower clip! Perfect to brighten up any outfit! :)

If you had trouble with the instructions here, go to my Youtube Channel to see a video on how to make it! :)

Outifit of the Day: Casual... in Heels!

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So what have I done this summer? LAUNDRY. haha I have yet to do much. My mom works just about everyday and my sister tutors at school Mon-Fri. Even my Father is having a better time than me- he's in Guatemala! *envious* So what has my summer been filded with? Blog reading! :D






Necklace- $3.99 from Charming Charlie
Shoes- from Chadwicks
Top- $7.99 from Kohl's
"So" Shorts- from Kohl's
Ring- $2.99- from Forever21

Collective Haul: Body Central, Gordman's, Maurices- Oh My!

Hello there! So June 1st my dad left for vacation to Guatemala for three weeks. My mom, sister, and I drove him to his 6 a.m. flight. And if you are a frequent flyer, you know that you should be to the airport at least two hours before, plus we live about an hour from the city he was going to fly out of so, all in all, that put me waking up at 2:30 in the morning! Needless to say, we were TIRED. So the three of us ladies went to my apartment, which I have till the end of June, and slept there until stores actually opened! haha The following are a few pictures of what I got on our little Mother/Daughter shopping day! :) If you'd like to see the video and the rest of my haul click this LINK! :)


Sunglasses- $4.90 from Body Central/ Ring- $3.80 from Forever 21

Elf Eyeshadow Pallet- $4.99 from Gordman's

Juicy Couture perfume- $20.00 from Gordman's

Pretty As A Princess...

Thanks To The #1 Princess Potion!

haha! Another outfit of the day post! Wore this last Saturday, when we went to spend the weekend with some friends. It was so humid out! We spent most of the day at our friends' house, but then took a mini roadtrip to see where the tornado hit in Joplin. Go here to see a few of the pictures I took! After, we ran to Wal*Mart and then had a movie night! We rented From Prada to Nada! If you haven't seen that movie, I highly recommend it! :)





Top: Body Central
Cami: Forever 21
Shorts: Kohls
Sandals: Cato
Necklace: Forever 21
Bangles: Deb

God Knows, God Cares...

And He's Has Already Taken Care of It.



For those who don't know, and I'm not sure how you wouldn't, on May 23, 2011 Joplin, Missouri was hit by an EF5 tornado that tore through 14 miles of the city. Many were killed and hundreds of families lost their homes.


My family lives about an hour and a half from Joplin. I grew up with Joplin as the place we most often went to on the weekends for shopping. We recently spent the weekend with some friends who live close to Joplin, and while their they took us to see the devistation.

It was worse than I had imagined.

It's one thing to see pictures and videos on the internet and television, but it is a completely different thing to actually go there and stand where the tornado had been.
Nothing but destruction all around. It was eerie almost. I'd never seen anything like it. Houses torn down, cars crumpled like a piece of paper, trees with mattresses in them. My heart went out to all those families whose lives will never be the same.



Here are a few of the pictures I took while in Joplin








Before we went to see Joplin, my sister and I decided to have a bakesale to raise money for Joplin Relief. We sold cookies at a local restaurant and donated the money to our church for use in making survival kits! It's not much, but we like to help were we can! :)
God Bless!