Hump Day- All about the humps and lovely lady lumps

Vacation Boobs!

Yes, this is a real thing. Vacation boobs, also known as "insta breast" is a 20 minute procedure that lets women physically enhance themselves for 24 hours.

 I am undecided whether or not this is a good idea or if I should laugh. but hey I guess its a good way to test and see if you want to have plastic surgery or not. Want to look large for your wedding, sing up for insta breasts!
 Now you can ditch the ever annoying underwire, padded bra, and chicken cutlets and look larger for a small amount of time. Dr. Norman Rowe says that while 24 hours is great, its still only 24 hours and he is working on creating an injection that will keep the appearance for 2-3 weeks.
How does it work? He injects women with a saline solution that makes the breasts swell temporarily to a larger size and then after 24 hours the saline is absorbed by the body and the breast deflate back to normal size. No mater what procedure you have done, there are always going to be positive and negative outcomes. Make sure you do your homework and read the reviews. One problem with insta boobs reviews is that there have been reports of boobs deflating to different sizes after the 24 hours.
Well great, now you have one A cup and one C cup. If you were doing this to see if you wanted to get plastic surgery or not, congrats, because now you have no choice! Haha. I'm not completely sold on this idea, but then again im also not looking for anything to pump them up. I may not have all the confidence I want, but I have enough for what I need and I am happy. I'm not judging you at all if you get it, more power to you. I just know that I wont be doing it any time soon.
Alright, that is all I got for now.
-D

Sex on the First Date

Double Standards.

First off I want to say that Elite Daily is a fantastic website! A bunch of writers come together and post about life, controversial subjects and random humorous videos for example..  adorable dogs dressed as teddy bears.

Sorry I had to add it, I love that picture :)
Now switching subjects completely... Here's what I really wanted to talk about, sex. More importantly having sex on the first date. In the article on Elite Daily, it was all about how this guy would like to go on a 2nd date with a girl who gave it up on the 1st.  Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with people who choose to do it right away versus people who wait. The reason I chose to bring this up is because it failed to mention that every one is different.

Whatever choice you make, make sure you are ready to deal with the consequences if things come out poorly. You will find yourself dealing with one or more of the following types of people:

1. They don't want to wait, and won't judge if you give in, because they want it as badly as you do.
2. They use your feelings to their advantage to get you into bed. They have the mentality of wam bam thank you ma'am, have a great life, and enjoy their one night stand.
3. They refer to you as Mary like the Virgin Mary as a clever way to call you a prude to their friends. (Gilmore girls gave me that nickname idea. lol)
4. They respect your choice to keep it at an amazing first date kiss.
5. People who are not even in this little "bed sheet tango" secretly, or not so secretly judge you from a far.

 Here's where the double standards come into play. If you end up doing it, guys, you are gods gift to the world. The higher your number the bigger the prize for the girl who changes your ways and keeps you as their own. Girls you're either a lot of fun or a slut, congrats.
If you wait then the girl has self respect and is keeping it classy. If you're a guy, it goes one of two ways.. he's a gentleman OR there's clearly something wrong with him that he's hiding.. a small willy perhaps??

 

When it comes down to it, you need to focus on what you want and not what the other person wants. If you want to do it then let loose and have fun. If not then just wait. Its your choice, and whatever you choose, you are going to have to live with.

Reading this article, all I did was worry about the people who try to hold out on giving it up. I worry that they will take this one guys opinion and think its the opinion of everyone else out there. They will change their ways, give up something they weren't ready to give up in order to impress someone who might not have even been worth it. What if that one person they are trying to impress is the one night stand kind of person? They will be crushed and there is no way to get it back.

All I am trying to say is be smart. Make sure you do something you are mentally and physically ready to do. If you are not ready then wait. If you want to go for it, then go for it! Just be safe and have fun.

Well, that's all for now!

-D

Book Talk Tuesday- Gone Girl

Last week:

What is it about? On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media--as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents--the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter--but is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn't do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

What do I think so far? Again, I am just starting, but I find myself trying to figure out why Amy and Nick are married. They claim they had a great relationship before they lost their jobs, but it sounds like Amy hates everything Nick does. I guess that's one of those " you can't help who you love" type relationships, but seriously. I just don't get it when some people are together. If you are crying more than you are laughing then that is a big sign!
I found in the huffingtonpost where a psychiatrist weighs in on mental state of Amy and all their problems. (contains spoilers) I don't suggest opening unless you have read the book already.
So far, I find myself disliking Nicks wife, Amy, a lot. I can't tell if it's because the book is written from Nicks perspective or what but she is just negative, stuck up, and nags soooo much! Girls are very good at being annoying (I'm allowed to say that being a girl and all) but maybe that's why I am siding with Nick right now. Who knows... I will tell you all more once I get a little more invested into the book!!!

This Week:

Now what do I think? I feel somewhat guilty because I am so happy she is gone! I don't mean that as I am happy this poor woman got taken to who knows where, but now the story is beginning! At first I hated Amy and their relationship. Now, seeing it from the beginning, I am undecided. They were so cute to begin with! How did it just change. I don't understand how you can be so head over heels for someone and then those feelings just fade away. Is it really possible for someone to just change that fast? I guess it it. Circumstances can cause a person to act cold or hold back, but this extreme change in their relationship seems a bit much to me. Then again Amy was taken away from everything she had known, so I guess that major change in her life could have caused her depression to worsen.
   The book is starting to get interesting! Nick seems kinda off with dealing with the anger issues he inherited from his father. I mean.. who smiles at a press conference when your talking about your wife missing. No wonder people in the book suspect him. Amy herself is annoying and complains too much. they are both interesting and odd characters. I am very interesting to see where this goes!
Stay tuned for more!
-D

Book Talk Tuesday

Or rather Book Talk Thursday.. Sorry I am so late, I have been crazy busy lately.
   So, I just started reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I'm only about 3% in (when I say just started, I mean just started) haha. So far, in the first few pages it seems ok. I am waiting for the dramma to really kick in.. hold out to next Tuesday and I am sure I will have a lot more to say.
What is it about? On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media--as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents--the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter--but is he really a killer? 
   As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn't do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

What do I think so far? Again, I am just starting, but I find myself trying to figure out why Amy and Nick are married. They claim they had a great relationship before they lost their jobs, but it sounds like Amy hates everything Nick does. I guess that's one of those " you can't help who you love" type relationships, but seriously. I just don't get it when some people are together. If you are crying more than you are laughing then that is a big sign!
   I found in the huffingtonpost where a psychiatrist weighs in on mental state of Amy and all their problems. (contains spoilers) I don't suggest opening unless you have read the book already.
   So far, I find myself disliking Nicks wife, Amy, a lot. I can't tell if it's because the book is written from Nicks perspective or what but she is just negitive, stuck up, and nags soooo much! Girls are very good at being annoying (I'm allowed to say that being a girl and all) but maybe that's why I am siding with Nick right now. Who knows... I will tell you all more once I get a little more invested into the book!!!
-D

First Rule of Book Club, Never Remember Book Club!

    When a bunch of early to mid twenty year old girls get together, drink cheap wine, eat crappy food and talk about made up people as if they are real, you know it's going to be a good time!
   We just had our first official get together and set up all of the ground rules. I'm taking to DMReads to let you all be in on the making of our club: Books, Booze and Bitches. haha yes, that is in fact our name.. It couldn't just be book club, we needed something to spice it up and make us laugh!

So here is the plan:

• We read one book a month, and meet up twice a month. The first get together is to talk about the halfway point or just some random page we turned to. The second get together we will talk about the ending of the book, what we thought and what book we want to read next.
• The host is pretty much in charge of everything. They pick if there is a theme to the meeting (something that goes along with the current book, a Holiday, Pinterest, what ever). They choose the time, the place, the discussion questions and the next book to read off our list.
• The host will change each meeting, so that way we don't overwhelm any one person!
• Clearly everyone can't make every get together, so I made a facebook group where we can post discussions and I am posting here, so feel free to read along with us as well!
• There is no set time limit we have to stay at someones house. It will probably go until we run out of wine and snacks.
• We must talk about the book at some point in the middle of our socializing.
• Other than that. there are no rules.

Here is a link to our  Books to Read List. We are starting off with the first book, "Gone Girl" and reading to page 206. Our next get together is going to be the 23rd of this month!

Our Books to Read List

   There are a bunch of books that I really want to get my hands on. I pretty much love all books, but I tend to gravitate towards the easy "vacation reads". My problem: my favorite thing about books is also the worst thing about books. When you have an over active imagination and you find a great writer who has the ability to pull you into a book emotionally you are just setting yourself up for utter heartbreak and disaster. You feel like your world is crashing and then you come back to reality and everyone around is clueless. I needed someone else to understand how I felt, so I started a book club! I'm super excited because a few of my friends jumped on board right away and are helping this idea actually happen!!! We just had our first get together to talk about what we wanted to do and a few bottles of wine later we had everything planned out! We are going to have a list of the books we want to read, and I will cross them off / add more as we go!
Here is our list so far:
(click the title for a description of the book)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Before I go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

 

The Fault in our Stars by John Green

If I Stay by Gayle Forman


The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

 

Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz

 

My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

 

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

 

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

 

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

 

The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris

Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo

 

Thousands of Spiders Hatching From Beanie Babies?!?

   That was a headline I came across while paroosing on facebook. Or rather is was 90's kids rejoice! The spider eggs they used to fill Beanie Babies are finally hatching.

 

 

   I'm sorry, but honestly, who would rejoice about this?? Clickhole.com posted that the "long awaited day" of baby Brown Recluse spiders hatching from the spider eggs stuffed inside our beloved beanie babies is finally here. If you were anything like myself and my mother, then you bought right into the fad and went a little crazy collecting these little animals of all kinds. They said that the beanie babies served as a protective sac for two decades letting the little spiderlings pass through the larva stage and finally emerge. You could tell they were getting ready to bust out the seams when all of the little legs would poke out trying to break free. This thought terrified me.

   The way this article read, it just couldn't be real, so after a little more reading.. and then a lot more digging I was able to find on snopes that this was in fact a false claim. But still!! The idea that this could ever be true freaked the hell out of me! I was about ready to call my mom and insist she get rid of every single one she still had.

   There are just a few minor facts that clickhole may have over looked before posting this story.

• Brown Recluse eggs hatch about a month after being laid- Orkin
• Beanie babies were never made with eggs. They are plastic pellets. (Besides accidentally breaking them by myself, my dogs have torn apart many. Its a nasty mess of beads to clean up)
• Clickhole claims that the original 6 beanie babies are the only ones hatching spiders currently. With that said there are 9 original beanie babies created in 1993, not 6, and Peace (the bear pictured) wasn't one of them.

   So that was my morning.. Sorry if I terrified you with that headline, but it got me too and I just needed to share this mornings scare with you all! Well that's all for now

-D



Witches of East End

So to add onto my list of many addictions, I also happen to love horribly girly drama filled shows.

   Witches of East End (based off of Melissa de la Cruz's novel) just so happened to be one of those. I just found it a few months ago and killed season one fast on a netfliz benge. I have been waiting for Season two to drop and it just never happened, so I started playing around on google and found out that they are getting rid of the show completely! All I was looking for was when I could see Season two and I find out its ending?? WHAT? Once in a while Lifetime puts out a show I will actually like and I finally found one again! A reason for me to start watching the Lifetime channel, and its gone! They take it away just like that!
   I'm not the only one upset, there are a bunch of fans who are furious at Lifetime for ending the series after 23 episodes. Fans have created a petition trying to get the show back on the air. Here is the link if you would like to bring it back as well! Currently they have 9,639 people who want it back and the number just keeps going up! How could they leave season two on a cliff hangar with so many unanswered questions?! It makes it seem like they were planning on making a third season and people obviously want it, so why not give the people what they want? It's just plain dumb.

   The proof is there! They need to bring it back!!! Again, here is the link to sign the petition. It may not change anything but who knows, maybe it will! Whats the harm in trying??

Book Talk Tuesday- The Home Series

   Book Talk Tuesday is here! I know there are a million book blogs and a thousand other things you could be doing other than listening to me babble on about a book, but if you have the time and take anything away from what I am saying here. Pick up the home series! It's predictably cheesy at times and yet utterly heartbreaking and I fell in loveeee with all the drama these cahricters go through. 
   First off. I finished the second book. Far From Home. The ending was crazy. I did not see it coming. I should have now thinking back to the events that happened, but in the moment my mind was blown. I was crushed I was feeling what Riley was feeling and it was devastating.

What was the second one about?
   When Riley Regas moved from Boston to the small town of Carver, Kansas, she never expected the turn her life would take. She never thought she could be happy in Carver, especially after the betrayal she endured at the hands of someone she thought she loved. She was wrong. 
   It’s been six months since everything changed. Six months since Jesse stepped in and saved her. Six months since she realized she’d been in love with Jesse all along. Six months of happiness and Riley can’t wait to take the next step in her life with Jesse at her side. 
   But one night changes everything and the life she envisioned with Jesse is turned upside down. Jesse has always been there for Riley, and now it’s her turn to be there for him. Will the love they fought so hard to find be strong enough to see them through this or will it ultimately tear them apart? 

   I'm on the third book Carry Me Home and about 90% done. I should have it all wrapped up by the end of the day. Heck, I should have it done within the next hour. I said it before and I will say it again I loved this series. It was such an easy read, but omg did it tear you apart. I couldn't put it down. Trust me I got three hours of sleep last night cause I was glued to my kindle.

What was the third one about?
   Returning to Carver hasn’t been the same since Jesse left, but after almost four years, Riley Regas has gotten used to it. She’s picked up the pieces after he broke her heart and has moved on. Evan has shown Riley how to love again, but when she comes home for the summer before her senior year of college, Jesse’s unexpected return causes everything she’s worked so hard to put behind her to come rushing back. She can’t deny she still feels something for Jesse, but how can she forgive the way he left her and what about her future with Evan? With her past and present colliding, what life will she choose and will Riley ever truly find happiness? 
   The third book in The Home Series, Carry Me Home, tells the final chapter in the story of Riley and Jesse, which began in Last Train Home and continued in Far From Home. Come back to Carver, Kansas for one more installment of small town love and friendship and see how the story ends. 

Here's what I thought. (spoilers beyond this point)
   Book Two- Jesse's dad died. HE DIED! Megan Nugen Isbell killed him off and left Jesse on his own and fighting with feelings he shouldn't have to deal with at that age. Obviously this is something that can happen in real life. I'm not completely oblivious, but it doesn't make it any less sad. If anything it makes it worse, putting yourself in the shoes of children, or for that matter anyone, who has to go through the loss of a parent is tragic.
   To make matters worse his dead beat mom that abandoned him at the age of two comes back. She claims she heard what happened and wants to help. Reality, she want a pay cut of what ever she can get her hands on. Horrible, horrible lady, every one saw it coming. Riley, her mom... me! but of coarse Jesse ignored it. He wanted to see the best in her which I get. But there was none and once she learned she wasn't getting any money she split leaving Jessie all alone, once again. That last loss was too much. He was pushing people away, making poor decisions and treating people poorly and he couldn't do it any more. He decided to join the Marines and with that leave all of Carver behind, including Riley. Not only did he break up with her, he did it in a letter! I stinking letter!
   Book Three- Three years later, Riley has finally moved on. She is dating a great guy, Evan. She is getting ready to go into her senior year at school. Her moms getting married, her dad just had a baby, everything is great! Until she goes home on summer break and runs into Jesse. The way Megan Nugen Isbell wrote it she made time stop. Literally. Once the scene was over I released a breath I wasn't even aware I was holding. It was intense.
   From there its a little love triangle that Riley and Jesse always seem to find them selves it. This is the part you can pretty much predict. You know Riley and Jesse are going to end up together, you just don't know when. I feel for Evan, he was sweet and supportive but he just wasn't Jesse. I Loved these books, the struggle and the relationships were amazing! Kudos to Megan. They really were great easy reads!

Happy Halloween! Put your face on and go crazy!

   Halloween is so much fun! This morning I did some festive makeup to set the mood for today at the office and prepared a mummy surprise for our potluck!!!
First, the makeup- I didn't go super crazy like I wanted to do. All I ended up with was a spider and its web, but I am happy with how it turned out! Personally I think it goes great with my headset... but that's just me. haha.

   I am still doing the $5 for $55 Mary Kay Makeup Give Away! I fixed the link, so if you saw it before and tried to comment. It is working now! So sorry about all the trouble with that before! Click this link to be sent to the Mary Kay Give Away page so you can enter! So far I only have three comments, so your odds of winning are great! I don't know why you wouldn't try. You don't have to put in any money to enter into the contest and if you randomly change your mind and your name is chosen, its not binding, you can forfeit your winning to the next person and they can get that awesome deal instead!!!  Go ahead and try! It's all in good fun and heck, who doesn't love makeup?! You can dress yourself up or be someone else for a day!
   Now, off the topic of makeup and onto another one I love so much! FOOD! We had our Halloween pot luck and I made little mini mummy hot dogs! Look how cute they are!
all you need are crescent rolls, mini hot dogs and a little bit of mustard for the glowing eyes! They are really easy to make and super cute! Here's what you do:

•  set oven to 350
• cut the crescent rolls into long thin strips. (as it gets shorter cut wider and roll it in your hands until its skinny and long)
•  wrap the roll around the hot dog with ends touching, don't forget to skip a space to make room for the mummy face!
• place three rows of five mummies onto a greased baking sheet and put in oven for 10 minutes or until gold and flaky
• place on cooling rack and enjoy your spooky appetizer!

Halloween time is so much fun! Go out tonight, dress up, eat lots of candy/ junk food and go crazy! (with that said please also stay safe!)
Fake blood = Awesome
Real blood = Not so much!
Happy Halloween everyone, I hope your night is filled with lots of tricks and even more treats!
-D

Mary Kay Give Away

Makeup. I love makeup!! In honor of Halloween, one of the few days you are allowed to go absolutely crazy with it, I am going to be doing a giveaway for $45 worth of products.
The items I have assembled for this giveaway are:
    1. A Mary Kay Mascara (either Love Lash or Ultimate)
    2. A Mary Kay at Play lip balm (any color)
    3. A Mary Kay CC Cream (coverage + SPF 15!)
These three items are all you need to make a quick on the go look and still look fabulous! I am going to cover the cost for the makeup and the taxes, all you need to pay is $5 towards the shipping (normally $7), and you're good to go! With all of that put together this order comes to a total of $55. Wait... What?? $5 for a $55 order?! What deal is better than that?! You don't pay anything until your name is chosen, so what is the harm in entering?? To enter just leave a comment at the bottom of this post! I will re post this a few times and pick an entry once I get back to my desk on Monday!
Want to order, but you don't like what is offered in this give away? Go to my website and you can place your order online! Mary Kay Official Website! Once you are on the site, click the ECATALOG tab and check out all of the different products Mary Kay offers!
Well that's all for now, good luck everyone!
-D

 

Book Talk Tuesday- Far From Home

   So, today I am talking strictly about book two of the Home Series. Far From Home is such a good book! It's had me on ups and downs and I keep getting so sucked into the characters problems. Normally I would have already finished this book by now, but I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off lately. We have been busy at work with a bunch of new employees to train, at home we've been decorating for Halloween and partaking in the good ol' Halloween festivities and so on and so forth. But I digress. Today is not about me and what I've done, no, today is about this book and what it has done to me.
What is it about?
   When Riley Regas moved from Boston to the small town of Carver, Kansas, she never expected the turn her life would take. She never thought she could be happy in Carver, especially after the betrayal she endured at the hands of someone she thought she loved. She was wrong. It’s been six months since everything changed. Six months since Jesse stepped in and saved her. Six months since she realized she’d been in love with Jesse all along. Six months of happiness and Riley can’t wait to take the next step in her life with Jesse at her side. But one night changes everything and the life she envisioned with Jesse is turned upside down.
Jesse has always been there for Riley, and now it’s her turn to be there for him. Will the love they fought so hard to find be strong enough to see them through this or will it ultimately tear them apart?
What I thought?
   Bravo to Megan Nugen Isbell, she makes such relatable characters it's difficult not to get sucked right in. In Far From Home, you experience loss, heartbreak, emotional situations beyond belief. These characters are only 18 and the situations they have been thrown into are so extreme.
Spoilers coming- Jesse's dad is all he has, his mom left when he was a toddler and besides his uncle, its just him and his father. In a tragic car accident, Jesse's uncle is sent to the hospital and his dad is dead on impact. Jesse, who just became a legal adult, is now on his own to deal with the house, the bills, his fathers business, and not to mention his own life. He's about to leave for school in a few months, how is he supposed to take care of all of this and go to classes? Jesse's struggle with his depression and how it affects his relationships are the main focuses in this book. First he pushes everyone away (including Riley, the girl he fought so hard to get.) Then he gets jealous when she hangs out with male friends. Its a constant up and down struggle. He tries to numb himself by drinking and only manages to make things worse. At what point is "sorry" not enough?
   Now if you happened to read my previous post about imagination you would see what an impact Jesse and Rileys relationship and struggles have had on me. I not only start crying at the situations they are forced to deal with, but get angry at the world around me for not understanding how sad this story is. I'm still only about halfway through, so I may send out another update on this book once I finish, but as of right now I love it!
-D

Enter The Forest... If You Dare!

 

 

I can honestly say, I don't think I have ever been so scared in my life.

   At Markoff's Haunted Forest there are two trails you can take into the woods. Trail # 1 features monsters and trail #2 features a playful clown lair. I was told both are equally as terrifying, but in having a clown phobia, my husband thought trail #2 would be a amusing. So, clown lair we go.

   The group I went with was myself, two of my best friends (Holly and Kayla) and Ryan. Poor, poor Ryan.. When I am one of the two bravest people in the group, you know you're in trouble. Upon entering it looked so cool! Picture any movie/tv's show epic bon fire party add some scremo music, zip lines and food stands and you're in the waiting line to enter the forest.

   If you enjoy be jumped at, chased, grabbed, heckled and scared beyond your wits then this is the perfect place for you! When we were walking through the woods we reached a turn in the trail and all of a sudden there was a clown walking past us. Now when I say clown picture American Horror Story clown. Creepiest face I have ever seen, He looked straight forward, ignored us until he was completely past our group of four, stopped dead in his tracks, slowly turned around until he and I made eye contact and took off running. I'm sorry not running, he sprinted as fast as he possibly could coming straight towards me. I don't know if I have ever pivoted and ran so fast in my life.

Clearly I am the only smart one in my group who thinks a creepy clown walking past us is not normal because no one else was paying attention. As soon as I started screaming and running towards them, they quickly caught on. Another part that really freaked me out was like a scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. These three guys throughout this old creepy house were dressed up like bloody butchers. I got cornered by two of them. Granted the chainsaws have no chain on them so they can't actually hurt me, but still. It was freaky! I think one of them pitied how scared I got so he decided to take a comical approach and started backing it up on my and singing.. then I laughed but yea. This place is terrifying. With that said. I loved it! I would definitely reccomend this place to others. Such a fun and terrifying night!

Kid at Heart- Disney

Do you want to build a snowman?

   Last night my Mom treated me to a mother daughter outing to see Disney on Ice presents Frozen!

   It was adorable! I loved it! She had never seen the movie, but the show did a great job explaining everything for her. I am almost positive we were the only adults there without any children, but that's OK! haha. We're all kids at heart :)

   Its such a great story about making sacrifices for the good of others and the power of love! Disney has a great way of lifting up a people's spirits and teaching them a valuable lesson. Here are just a few examples of the lessons I have learned-

• Snow White: Kindness. Snow White helped others above herself, she found dwarfs in the woods and used her skills to help them and in return they tried to save her from the evil Queen!
• Aladdin: Honor. In the begging of the movie Aladdin tells genie he will save one of his wishes to free him. When it comes time, even though Aladdin has the option to make his life perfect he still chooses to honor his word and sets him free. Your word is everything.
• Mulan: Courage. Mulan is focused on defending her families honor and keeping her father safe from harm. She goes to war posing as the son of the family and has to keep a brave face in terrifying circumstances.
• Lion King- Responsibility. You can't run away from your problems. Simba flees the pride after his father dies, but with him and his family gone the kingdom falls to pieces. Once he realizes how bad things are and how much he is needed (even though he is scared) he runs to the rescue and takes his rightful place.
• Beauty and the Beast- Good vs Evil. This movie focuses on the constant battle of right and wrong. The Prince was turned into a Beast because he was quick to judge, angry and rude. He has very a quick temper but with Belles help he begins to try and balance his rage. This movie shows how you treat others even when your struggling with your inner beast.

   I absolutely LOVE me some Disney! Luckily I married a guy who doesn't mind (every now and then) watching a kids movie! haha. These movies always leave you in such a positive and inspired mood. Since they end at the happiest moment, ever, they obviously couldnt get any better, right? Well then if it cant go up, it must go down.. At the bottom of this post I have put in the  "after ever after" video by jon cozart "paint" . He re-wrote words to a few famous Disney songs and explained exactly how far down our favorite princesses and queens have fallen since their dreams came true.

If the video for both "after ever afters" does not show up here are the individual links for both.

after ever after and after ever after #2

 

 



Nerdy Girl Problems

 

 I have a very active imagination. I have a tendency of getting really into what ever I am reading. If its a great book, I am done for! Last night on the couch, me on my kindle and my husband on his phone, I stooped to a new low. The raw pain that these characters were going through; the loss, the desperation and the utter sorrow flowed through me and actually brought me to tears. However, when I looked around my house, I was the only one affected. It bothered me how Ryan and Kona (my dog) just sat there without a care in the world. I found myself getting mad at Ryan while he was laughing at random Vines online. How could he find such joy at a time like this. Didn't he understand how much my heart was breaking. These poor characters were falling apart and every tear they shed was another shot right through me.

Kudos to Megan Nugen Isbell because halfway through Far From Home, I was definitely loosing myself in her story. There has only ever been one other instance like this, but that wasn't in the moment of reading. I was half asleep and in a drunken stupor after my birthday. I thought I was one of the characters from Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) and I was yelling at Ryan because we needed to get off the satellite and onto the ship before it blew up.. that was definitely interesting story to hear the next day.



Imagination has no limits- our minds can create beautiful new worlds- image from fanpop.com

Imagination is an amazing thing. When applied to art, people can make one of a kind masterpieces. When applied to fashion, people make the next trending design to take over the world. But when people apply imagination to books, they have the ability to create an entire new world. They are able to transport you from your everyday life to some exotic place full of adventure. It's almost magical when you give stories the opportunity to completely consume you. I love it, it's the main reason I love books. A few of my friends always ask me why I enjoy reading, how can I sit in one spot all day long and not get bored? But tell me, how is it boring when you experiencing brand new things in a brand new world. This world is great, I love my life, but once in a while it’s fun to disappear into a book and pretend I am someone else. That’s all for now. Keep your head in the clouds :)
-D

Book Talk Tuesday- The Home Series

Every Tuesday I'm trying to focus my blog on my love of books. I will post about what I am reading, what I've read and what I want to read. Today, I am blogging about the book I am currently reading- Far From Home (The Home Series #2), and the one that came before it, Last Train Home (The Home Series #1) by Megan Nugen Isbell

Far From Home picks up six months after the first book ends. Which would have been great if I could have remembered the first book.. I pre-ordered the second book on Amazon and all of a sudden it showed up in my kindle. I started reading it thinking it was a sequel of a completely different book and got completely lost. Sometimes I feel like they should just hold all of their books and publish them at the same time. Maybe that's my netflix brain talking, but I like being able to just jump from one episode/book to another. What is this waiting nonsense??
Thankfully like most books they begin to explain things that happened in the book before, so I was able to figure out where I was. Don't get me wrong I really liked the first book, I just read too many other books in between the release date of the second.
Something I really liked about Last Train Home (The Home Series #1) was that it focused on a problem that most young and in love girls think will never happen to them. But for Riley, heart break and betrayal are headed her way.

Riley, a 17 year old girl, moved to a new town and met a popular, gorgeous boy named Alex. Her best friend Jesse isn't sure about her new relationship, and as much as he tries to warn her, Riley is like any head over heels girl and ignores what he says. Only problem, this just so happens to be one of the times where you really should listen to the advice of those around you. A few of the popular kids made a bet with Alex that he couldn't get Riley to sleep with him by homecoming and Alex being the stupid boy that he is accepted that challenge. Riley had it all, she was in love with a guy who (she thought) loved her and her friends could do no wrong. But everything changes after one snap decision and Riley quickly learns who matters most.
After everything goes downhill she is ready to give up, she pretty much did give up, but her best friends simply wont allow it. It focuses on going through struggles and over coming them. How to take the bad times and make them better. No matter how down you may be, I hope you always have someone there who will surprise you and pick you back up. This is such a great book and I cant wait to finish reading book #2!
Well.. that's all for now
-D

Monday Morning Dream Book- Invaded by Melissa Landers

So, today I've decided I'm going to wine and complain about a book I am pinning for but isn't out yet. I hate when you start reading a book, get consumed by it. Then they leave you on a cliff hangar for the next book and it's not coming out for another year! Invaded (Alienated #2) by Melissa Landers is just too far awayyyy! Im crying inside. I read the first one in Febraury of 2014 and now im just waiting and wishing and dreaming for time to go faster so I can snag the second one.

Now I'm not normally an alien book reader, but in a random high school fan girl moment I caved and bought the first book and I LOVED IT! I need the second one!

What was Alienated about?
Alienated starts off when aliens called L'eihr's have already made contact, but now things are starting to chang. Four L'eihr children are being placed in different high schools across the world. Cara Sweeney (also a blogger, so you know she is cool) was hand picked to host the first L'eihr exchange studant. In exchange for him staying there she will recieve a full ride to her dream collage, not to mention her blog is about to skyrocket in readers!! Even with the plus's shes not sure how she should feel because, while humans and L'eihrs have almost identical DNA, L'ehrs show barely any emotion.Cara is taken aback by how attractive Aelyx is, but is infuratted with how cold he acts.
Once he starts attending school with her, Cara begins recieving threats from classmates and other neighbors swept up by the anti- Leihr paranoia. It gets so bad she has to rely on police escorts to and from class. When things get crazy she finds support in the last person she expected. She soon realizes that Aelyx isnt only her friend, but she has also fallen hard for him. Cara isnt the only one with secrests, Aelyx has also been hiding his true purpose of the exchange. Only problem is Aelyx realizes he shares the same feelings for Cara too late. Cara and Aelyx finds themselves stuck in the middle of a fight for their lives, as well as her planets life. What do you do when the boy you love was behind such a disaster? Can they stop it in time? What will be the consequences?
I know the answers and what happens in the first book, but they left me on such a cliff I need the second book! I mean come on, they are on each others planets! ALONE! I have waited so many months already, come onnnnnnn!

Little Insecure Girl in a Big Judgmental World

Fun fact, I sell Mary Kay. I love it. I love make up. Its rare that I leave my house without putting it on, and when I do, I am putting it on in the car. Ryan always make jokes about how I am dressing myself up for other people and looking for my next husband. But that's not it. The clothes I wear, the make up I apply, the look I try to present to the world isn't actually to impress the world, it's for myself. To prove to myself that I am good enough. That I am pretty enough. That I can just be enough. I care way too much about what others might think but that's because I am insecure about myself. It has nothing to do with trying to impress other guys. I will try to compare faults about myself to other random people and Ryan just laughs at me because he doesn't understand what I see when I look at myself. He loves me, he sees a beautiful strong woman and I love him for that. I wish I could be that girl he sees. One day I will but until then I use the tools I have been given (or bought.) I apply the coats of concealer to make me look even toned, the bronzer to make me look healthy, the eye shadows to make my eyes look brighter and bolder. I refer to it as "applying my face" but it would be more appropriately named "my mask" Its my way of hiding my imperfections and insecurities from this big giant judgmental world.
 

 

I have so many different idols who could take what people said about them or saw about them and shrug them off. They used what other people said as their fuel and made what society saw as wrong or imperfect and turned it into a key driver of their success. Marilyn Monroe, a gorgeous successful women, was not the size or look of today's "perfect girl". In today's standards she would be about a 6 and while things are starting to turn around a lot of people still argue that perfection is a size 2-4. Coming from a girl who happily floats around a size 8, I am definitely happy to hear one of the most beautiful women was close to my size.

I want to be like them. I want to not only not care what other people say but use it as my fuel. I know that everyone is beautiful no matter what size as long as they have a good head on their shoulders. I 100% believe that. If the most beautiful woman in the world has a hideous personality eventually she will take on the mental image you give her. Its amazing how the brain is able to do that but its true. Beauty really does matter on the inside. Even with that said I still want to see what my friends and family see. I want to see the beautiful strong woman on the outside just as much as the inside. Its an on going battle with the judgmental beast who fuels my insecurities. Its a difficult fight, its a tiring fight and it will be a long fight, but it's one I intend to win. And I will.
I know I'm not the only girl who feels this way about beauty. So to all the other girls who view themselves the same way (if you just happened to stumble across this blog) I just want to say, stay strong. People are cruel and they do it to feel better about themselves. Just remember the beauty on the outside is only as good as the beauty on the inside.
Stay happy, keep smiling. (no one like frowning lines :p)
-D

Pumpkins on the Brain- Check out the "Teal Pumpkin Project"

I LOVE PUMPKINS!
This morning I got my pumpkin spice latte, I'm currently eating my roasted and salted pumpkin seeds and I am looking up ideas for how I want to carve my pumpkin.

Without fail this time of year I always go a little pumpkin crazy, but I feel like this year is topping them all. I'm starting to wonder if all of those "basic white girl" posts from Buzzfeed are true. Haha! Granted I know its not just a thing I'm into or simply a girl thing, I'm surrounded by pumpkin loving people. My best friends licence plate is a playful abbreviation that says pumpkin spice and one of my brothers is completely obsessed with pumpkins as well. I swear Kevin could list every kind of pumpkin anything and he would sound like Bubba on a shrimp tangent. It would take days!

Now onto a serious note, I came across a really neat idea people are doing this year called the "Teal Pumpkin Project".According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, finding candy treats on Halloween without the harmful allergy tricks is becoming more and more a challenge. Kids allergic to nuts have to be careful with candy bars, if they are allergic to milk they can't have chocolate, and kids allergic to soy or eggs have a frightening Halloween as well. With this project we are making things a little bit easier for them and hopefully a lot more fun! What you do is paint a pumpkin teal to let parents know that your house also offers non-food treats like whistles, stickers, bubbles, all that fun jazz and make their trick or treating a little less scary. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for spooky Halloweens, but allergies is one thing I do not play around with. Ryan and I will definitely be partaking in this project this year! If you don't want to paint a pumpkin you can also print out a flyer from this link and display it in a window or something!

Want to paint a pumpkin but don't know how?? Here's a link to wikihow that will give you step by step instructions for making your teal pumpkin as perfect as possible!

Update! I made my candy free trick or treat bags for the Teal Pumpkin Project

I am seriously way too excited about this! Now I don't expect a huge amount of kids to come banging down the door for these, but still the option to get them if they need them makes me so happy! In the bags I've included temporary tattoos, erasers, fake vampire teeth and rings! How fun!!

 

Happy Trick or Treating every one! I hope you have a spooktacular Halloween!

-D