Mushy High School Romance Flashback

Prom circa 2003

Look at this gem that I found in the bottom of a box today! I posted this to facebook earlier and some folks are saying Tim looks a little like RPat, ha! I see it some. Don't you love that we were so cool and rebellious wearing out Converse All-Stars? We really thought we were something back then. It's so funny to look back  almost a decade a ago and remember who we were then, and contrast it to who we are now. Makes me wonder where we'll be in the next ten years.

Birchbox: I'm running late on this month's box!

Back to school edition! (PS this was me testing out my instagram, ha)

Opening...

The goods!

Here's the skinny on what I got this month:

Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy La Fleur

per-fékt Beauty Lash Perfection Gel

DDF® Brightening Cleanser

Caldrea Hand Soap

oh, and a Schick hydro silk razor! :)

So far, the perfume smells pretty, but likely not something I'd wear. So far my favorite perfume from Birchbox has been Arquiste L'Etrog from my very first Birchbox. I'm actually a little behind on posting some reviews for these products. I need to be a better planner...I need to stop saying "I need to do this..." :)

Maternal Instincts: Care package for Katie

Since she got it today, I can share the photos now! :) I had some fun with it.

Snackfest: PB to go, Reese's Pieces, Cheez-its, gum and pretzels! 

I wrapped up Nerds!

And Spree!

Inside: temporary tattoos!

A big eraser!

Paperclips!

A staple for Gameday.

See above :)

A Paddle :)

Jackson wanted to get in the box...

Success!

Apples to Apples in a can!

Elliot wanted to help too!

There were also some drinking straws (for soda), some scratch art stuff and pinwheels! I also wrote my best advice for college on a note and included it. I cannot believe that Katie is already in college! Tim and I started "dating" when I was 16, which means Katie was like 6. That means I've known her for 12 years. Some 66.667% of her life. Crazy how time flies.

Snacking at our house: WW Red Velvet Cupcakes

The ingredients!

So cute!

Big and fluffy. Makes 15!

So I tried these out last week. The cupcake part was awesome. The pudding for icing, tastes like pudding. It wasn't bad, just not my cup of tea. Here's how you do it:

1. Mix together 8ox of Diet Dr. Pepper with the cake mix.

2. Bake as usual (makes 15 cupcakes)

3. Make pudding as usual.

4. Top cooled cupcakes with pudding.

5. Enjoy for 4 old school WW points each.

Business trip: Mobile AL

So I realized today, that I actually started this post a while back but never posted it. Without further ado- photos from my trip to Mobile from a little while back.

Entering the city.

View from my room.

More of the view...

and more...

annnnd more...

JACKPOT! Look at that hottie...

I'm shy and nerdy, so each night I ordered room service.

It was so yum!

At the conference we had an adorable milk and cookie break!

I participated in a team scavenger hunt as a team builder. The guy in the middle was the hotel  bartender. 

We had to find a U shaped chair.

and all fit on a treadmill!

Get in the pool

get out chalklines made!

Pose with the battleship (we cheated)...

Get our photo with the bar across the street.

and locate plastic Jesus (he's there)!

It was nice, but I hope next time my buddy Beth will come along :) Then I might be brave enough to leave my room at night haha!

Mail Order Madness: Birchbox, Victoria's Secret + Forever21

Today is a very photogenic post. I've been scoping out some deals online.

Victoria's Secret- Clothing Clearance

I bought this one in black- so cute when I tried it on too.

Bought this top in the colors shown and it is HUGE! It doesn't actually taper, it's just MASSIVE all over.

Forever 21- Good deals!

This one is adorable!

I took a gamble on this one, but it turned out ok. I find it to be comfortable and summerish!

I also bought some various tank tops for layering in all kinds of colors. You cannot beat their stuff at 2.80 a pop. The black one I ordered months ago has held up pretty well for 2.80....

Birchbox- July Glamour Edition

It arrived on time! Woo!

Lots of goodies inside.

Inside this month's Birchbox:

amika Obliphica Hair Treatment

amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask

boscia B.B. Cream SPF 27 PA++ 

Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner 

Harvey Prince Hello (perfume)

LÄRABAR® über

Also there were a pair of earbuds. I'm overall really excited with my box. I cannot wait to try out the hair treatments because they claim to tame the frizz. Also, I loved my Dr. Jart's BB so I'm really fascinated by BBs now. I'm looking forward to trying the boscia BB.

And that's it. Thus concludes my mail order madness! An in case you're wondering, all of this in my post cost right at $80. That's 4 tops, 3 tank tops, 1 bandeau top, shipping and my Birchbox subscription. Not too bad!

Birchbox Round Two: June Box

After MUCH waiting, I FINALLY got my second Birchbox. And it was already a bummer, but it ended up being a total bummer...

I'm here!

Love the packaging. I need a way to upcycle these in a cool way. Suggestions?

Here it is. In all it's lackluster glory...

I received:

BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages by Cynthia Rowley Bundle 

Apothederm™ Stretch Mark Cream 

John Varvatos Star U.S.A. (A preview from the Men's Birchbox)

So basically, I have designer Band-Aid's which are totally not my style because HELLO I'm a couponer haha. I am interested in the stretchmark cream...and the men's stuff smells awesome so I passed it on to Tim.

As for last month, I've been using some of the products more than others. I loved the smell of the perfume, but it's probably outside of my budget. The nail polish is fantastic in terms of how it goes on and comes off. I just need to save gold for the beach, ha! Hands down though, my favorite item from my first box was Dr. Jart beauty balm. It's amazing. I squished every molecule of it out of the tube. It's basically a foundation and I used it often. It was especially great for days I wanted to go out in public without additional makeup. I'm probably going to treat myself to it for my birthday since it's about $32 a bottle. That's probably what I pay at Clinque anyways.