Friday's Letters

 

Dear Self,
   Please stop buying all the crafting supplies for the wreaths. You have enough. Now, start wreathing!

Dear California Drivers,
   When going UP a hill, you use the pedal on the right. When going DOWN the hill, you don't touch either pedal. There is no reason for traffic to come to a COMPLETE STOP because you don't know what pedal to use going UP the hill.

Dear Disneyland,
   One day, two sleeps.  Soon!!

Dear Mr. S (aka, husband),
   I'm looking forward to Disneyland! It's been too long. Can we work on the frequency of visits?

Dear Weather,
   Thank you for not being triple digits like Phoenix last week. But can we keep toning it down...say about 10-12 more degrees? 75-80 is a good range!

Dear School work,
   Why can't you do yourself?

The Nail Files - Week 36

Some days I love 2 hour conference calls from my home office - it means I can do this:

As you can see, I reverted to a couple oldies but goodies - Julep's Claire (blue) and Kate (white).  Mr S, in all his manly wisdom, asked why two of my nails (ring fingers on each hand) were buttoned. That man...I love him!

Now that you've seen mine, come over to



and share you weekly mani (and/or pedi)!

Happy Friday!!

Sunday Social - Week 13

Today is



Here are this week's questions:
1.  What was your favorite trip/vacation/activity this summer?
     Hubs got a couple days off the weekend of my birthday and went to Arizona with me to see my parents. That's a 8 hour drive one way, folks! And he is not a road trip aficionado! He loves me!!

2.  Favorite look of the summer?
     I loved all the bold colors that came out. Was not a fan of the many, many, MANY sleeveless tops I found. I need work shirts, people. And a summer sleeveless means an extra layer to keep it professional...and that means a rise in body temperature, sweat, and an all around uckie feeling! But the colors were cute!

3.  What is one thing you wish you had gotten to do?
     Hang out by the pool more...white girl is WHITE (as in, put those sun glasses on folks). And hang with my brother in law (he passed a month ago). You never know how much time you really have and how much you've missed until you can't do it anymore.

4.  Favorite song(s) of the summer?

and

*disclaimer - not a fan of the dancing girls as I didn't expect them to be dressed that way (hello, it's country music, not rap)...but I still LOVE this song!*

5.  Favorite movie/TV show of the summer?
     Movie:  Brave & Avengers 
     TV Show:  Army Wives

Stay tuned for next week's questions. They'll be about this here blog you're reading!

Happy Sunday, y'all!

Nail Files

To my loyal followers, sorry that I went MIA for the most part of this week. I'm traveling the Phoenix, AZ, "country-side" and it is just wearing me out every day. And I'm late on two more school assignments (which I should be doing now). Which means when I get back to the hotel, I have to my end of day stuff AND school work to keep my grade somewhat afloat. Ugh...

Anyway...on to the real reason for this post:



So, I found a black polish this week for a reasonable price (didn't feel like spending over $5 for something this week):

It's Maybelline "Onyx Rush". And that is only one coat (however, my coat my be different than everyone else - drop the brush all the way in, let it drop once, then start painting). I like this! It has the tiniest hint of shimmer to it, but not a full on glitter-fest.

In other news, can someone recommend a base coat that makes for a great strengthener? I've been using Essie "Grow Stronger". But as you can see my by random nail lengths, it is clearly not doing it's job properly. In Essie's defense, I wasn't wearing her for the better part of the week. It is never a good idea to travel without proper nail protection...especially for my brittle nails!

Well, thanks for joining with me this week. Come on over to Tara's place and join in the rest of us and show us what your nails look like!

**For those that may (or may not) be wondering, I haven't posted any Julep colors lately because I've declined my last two boxes. July was Mr S birthday and August, well, you saw what I did with my Julep money in the Ulta store. Maybe September will be better.

Thursday's Through The Lense - Best of August

I'm pretty sure I say this every month, but I can't believe how quickly the year is flying by. I mean tomorrow is the last day of the eighth month! Really, can we just slow things down a bit?

Guess that would be to easy. Oh well, on to this week's pictures. Today, I bring you the best (in my opinion) of August!

I think this was taken in Northern Washington around the beginning of the month.

Santa Monica Beach from Santa Monica Pier

 Flower booth at the Farmer's Market

Mr S and I finally made it to Cars Land in California Adventure!

The new "Partners" statue in California Adventure on the redone Buena Vista Street

As always, enjoy!

Nail Files - Week 34

I am going to overdose you on nail colors/pictures this week! I finally got to play around with the rest* of my haul from last week:

And let me tell you, I'm not disappointed in my choices!! So...here we go...

First up, OPI Brand New Skates:

I'm not overly impressed. This is with two coats, and it's still very sheer/translucent. It might do better over a a thinker/darker/solid gray or black as it has a bit of shimmer to it too.




Next is the OPI New York City Ballet set:

VERY light & pale. I mean, you can't even tell "Don't Touch My Tutu" and "Care to Danse?" are even there! They look like clear polish in this light while "My Pointe Exactly" adds a gray sheen to my pinky. I didn't try the "Pirouette My Whistle" as it's a clear base with glitter and I didn't feel like wrestling the glitter off my nail. OK, so maybe I'm a little disappointed in how light this set is. But it's a good set to fall back on when an event calls for "clean" nails. Or I just don't feel like going bold colors.

Next is the OPI Dutch Treats set:

This is just a fun set of colors! (I want to go back and get some more from this set!) It's a good mix up in the box as you've got a dark, two brights, and a light shimmer. Ultimately, I chose my colors of the week from this box:

Red Lights Ahead...Where? on my ring fingers, and Kiss Me On My Tulips on the rest.

Oh, and I'm joining up with this, again, to showcase these lovely colors:



Happy Friday!!


* The only color I didn't play around with is the pink bottle. It's OPI Strawberry Margarita. When I was in the store I couldn't decide between this one and the regular sized Dutch Treats Kiss Me On My Tulips. They looked very similar in the bottles. When I found the Dutch Treats set had a small KMOMT, my decision was made - I purchased the regular sized SM!

Thursday's Through The Lense

I figured since I'm attempting to get back on track with everything, I should get back to this weekly post as well.  And since I bombarded you with pictures on Tuesday, I'll limit myself to one...or two...today.

These are from my Seattle trip at the beginning of the month. No edits; taken with my iPhone.

Enjoy!