Life

Hey guys, it's been awhile, I know. I feel like life has been hectic but it really hasn't.

School has been going pretty well. It's week three of classes and some of my classes are starting to have midterms. I hate it. Especially since they give two midterms. That makes no sense to me. You can only be in the middle of the term once.

The last couple weeks my back has been really bothering me. Friday it was so bad Richard had to take me to urgent care to get something... Anything. They ended up putting me on muscle relaxers and Percocet as needed. Let's just say I spent the whole weekend in a stupor of drugs. Then on Monday I went in to see a doctor again for a follow up and he said it was muscle spasms from my back muscles being too tight. Awesome. Muscle relaxers, stretching, limited activity, physical therapy, chiropractor, massage... Those were all his recommendations. I'm still on the drugs and I'm trying the stretching because I really don't want to spend money on physical therapy.

I've been working really hard on my YouTube channel so make sure you all check it out and follow me. As soon as I get 100 subscribers I get a keyboard for my iPad. Once I get 1000 subscribers I get a new camera... I've got my eye on a pretty little Nikon. :) my husband is awesome for making me that deal, so you all need to help me out and subscribe!!! Please :) I've been trying to get a lot of videos up on there and will probably have a couple more this week. Lots of tutorials, some vlogs, basically just stuff I like. So check it out... For real.

So I am pretty sure that our lawn was not mowed since like last summer. It is so stinking long. We moved in to this place in late December and it has just gotten worse. I lose Coco when she is out there. It's sad. I might break down and do it today.... Maybe. I really want to make our yard look nice and that will be one of my blogs/vlogs soon. Plus one of storage for craft items.

I've been trying out these new nail stickers and I'm surprisingly happy with them. I have gotten so sick of doing my nails and then the next day them chipping. The price is a little spendy on these things, I think like $7 for the box of them which is about 24 stickers. They come in a lot of different colors and styles. Best part is, they come off really easily. So far I've only tried the Kiss brand, but I think I will try another brand next time just for fun.

Just made pesto portobello pizza for dinner. It was delicious as usual. I use boxed pizza dough mix, following the directions on that for baking. Monterey Jack cheese, per-cut baby bella mushrooms and white mushrooms, garlic, pesto sauce. Sauté the mushrooms before putting it on the pizza. Cook it. Enjoy it. I love quick dinners like that. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love cooking and baking but by the time I get home from school and clean up the house I really don't wanna cook dinner.

Hope you guys are having amazing weeks and enjoying the sun when it's out... Especially for those of us in Oregon.

 

Busy, busy, busy

The last week has been a little hectic. So it's time for a....

Richard had an AMAZING time at PlayList Live. He met up with a lot of really cool YouTubers and made some awesome business connections for himself. His viewers have grown drastically and well, things are just really looking up on that right now. One of his videos is below, check out his channel... You know you want to and well, I want you to as well.


Next, we will talk about my past week... So on Friday I had my last final and I have to say I am surprised I got a high C on the test, which means I passed the class :) yay me. Also on Friday I had a day with my nephews, Nolan and Jake.

They were super adorable. We went and got some ice cream at the mall and then came back to play in the sunshine with Coco... They all got a little worn out and we ended up inside watching Pokemon, Ninjago and I think some other shows. Here's Coco sleeping with her owl after the boys wore her out. She did surprisingly well with them, but she still gets over excited easily and a little cranky.

Then, Coco and I took of for my parents house for the night. This was her first time using her new bag instead of the kennel and well, she was quite entertaining.
She would press her nose up against the mesh so she could sleep and ended up looking like this. I carefully snapped a picture while driving because this was just too funny.
I was kind of nervous about her with all the dogs because my parents have eight of them.... She was one of the pack by the time we left.
While staying at my parents I spent some time with my sister Megan, her husband Sam and their adorable kids Lexie and Avery. It's always good to see them even if Lex can be a little brat. But, she actually was nice this weekend, gave me kisses and everything. Below is Avery in his super cute sunglasses getting ready to go out shopping with us. He is just a little chunky stud and I love him. I will admit, by the time I left there, my arms felt like they had been given a workout from holding him.

Also went to Sweet Tomatoes with my parents and then to see The Hunger Games. I loved it. Loved, loved, loved it. It was amazing. I am only disappointed they didn't spend so much time on the relationship development but seeing the game makers perspective was kind of cool. It is crazy to me how movies are made from books. I guess I just find it interesting the details I think are important compared to what the producer thinks is important. They did an awesome job casting it. I'll be honest, I liked it so much that I went to see it again when Richard got home :) he liked it as well and the second time I was able to actually watch the movie without thinking about all the things they changed from the book.

Then, on Monday I decided to go get a tattoo. I have a slight obsession with them. This is one I have wanted for awhile and means many things to me. "By your side I'll stay forever", my parents, my husband, my siblings, everyone in my life that is important to me fit with this tattoo. I've had a lot of people flake out on me and this is just a reminder of all the ones who have stayed by me through everything.
My other three all have meaning as well. On my ankle I have the Christian fish. One shoulder says beautiful mess in French. The other shoulder has a bird feather with six birds coming out of it, one for each sibling. I've gotten a new tattoo every year since I was 19. They all mean something important to me and I think I only have a few more I want, but I really don't know yet.

My final weekend activity was making some silk dyed chocolate filled blown eggs. Yeah, the name in itself is a mouthful. They are going to be Easter presents for my nieces and nephews. What kid doesn't love chocolate?
I'll get the tutorial up soon, and am also working on making a YouTube channel so I can put it on there... But the minimal directions are this.
First you need to blow out the eggs, ie get rid of the actual egg so all you have is the shell. Then boil that in vinegar water to clean it out a little. I also baked mine to help clean them even more. Then wrap them in silk and cotton and boil them in vinegar and water again. Fill them with chocolate or even just use them as decorations, but there you have them. Again, I'll do a full tutorial later .






Anyways, I think that is the full update for now. Oh wait, tomorrow we have another roommate moving in, so things might be a little hectic again, I'll let you know next update. Remember, check out Richards YouTube channel... And subscribe to him. :) and watch this collaboration video he got to do.

Pinterest Faves

As I've stated before, I love love love Pinterest and you should all follow me. But there is a point to this blog today. I am going to post my favorite Pinterest finds from the last week.
Let's start with fashion. The pink blazer and white dress are absolutely adorable. If anyone finds that blazer, let me know. Everything about that picture makes me happy and want to wear it.

Next up is food :) I love all the recipes you can find on here. There are some that are so amazing, like this one for lasagna. For real though, how amazingly good does that look? My least favorite part of lasagna is all the time that gets out into making it... It's made in the crockpot so it's super easy, that is what makes it perfect. Who knew cooking could be so simple all the time?

Now, I'll admit, I love cooking but my all time favorite section on my Pinterest boards is Time to get Crafty. I find so many super cool things to make on there that there is honestly not enough time in the day for it all. Here are a couple of my favorite ideas (both can be found on the page that I linked to above, plus so much more)

So that adorable little wall art is made out of toilet paper rolls... Ya you heard it, TOILET PAPER ROLLS!!!! All you do is cut them up and glue em together. Then paint it a pretty color and hang it up. So awesome.

And let's be honest, who wouldn't want their washing machine to be cute like that. Now, I haven't done this myself but I think one day I might.
I love Harry Potter!! I hope that is clear by my Harry board. This is my favorite find this week. Isn't it a cute pillow! Who wouldn't want to curl up with that and watch a movie?

I could literally go on forever about all the things I have found on Pinterest that I love, but you'll just have to go there and check it out yourself. So for now I'll leave you with those favorites I showed you above.


Oh, here's one more picture of Coco Chanel to make you smile .. She loves her owl toy :)