Update; 01.19.13

Hello ladies and gents! I've been so busy it seems like, and with my husband and I only having one computer until we get our stuff to our new house I won't have my laptop for a couple more weeks. However, I do have my iPad, I just can't set photos where I want them to. But that's alright, I bought some things today and can't wait to review them! I got one of Smashbox's primers. I have extremely dry skin so I got the hydrating one. I also found out that the current makeup remover wipes I have been using could be helping in the factor of my dry skin! So I got another one by the same brand but made sure it said "hydrating". I'm excited to try these two and hoping my skin will become less dry and more soft and will make my makeup look flawless!

I also bought Nivea's Firming Cellulite Serum. It firms skin and helps visibly reduce the appearance of cellulite. Now I have done my research on this, watched a lot of YouTube videos about it, and looked up reviews on the website etc. I'd have to say about 90% were all positive. I think it will HELP me a lot. I am also on the road to weight loss and becoming more healthy, so with this serum plus my exercising, I think I will see good results. The bottle says as little as 10 days but we shall see. I will probably do this review separate from my hydrating primer since I want to use this Serum for probably 2-3 weeks before I review it.

Too faced "perfect black" eyeliner I got today! It's a waterproof. I use a liquid liner for the top of my lid. But I like to connect from the bottom and outer corners of my eyes for a more dramatic look if I'm dressing up or something. As far as I can tell, the waterproof seems legit. I swatched some on my hand at Ulta, and I have washed my hands 3 times since and gave my cat a bath, and it's still there. Haha.

I look forward to reviewing these items! Will also be doing a "January favorites" at the end of the months so stay tunes!


In other news,
My kitty, Berlioz has been adjusting just fine! He is very comfortable with my husband and I. I love his personality! He is very calm, loves to cuddle, he's not aggressive but is up for playing when you are! We did however have to get his nails trimmed. Can't tell you how many cat scratches I have! It's been great having him not claw me for no reason lol. And like I said he isn't aggressive he just likes to flex his claws out ALL THE TIME. So not only did I want to stop hurting but we are still in our lodging house on base! So the furniture isn't ours. Lol.

Can I just say how excited I am to finally get a house?! Ugh, we have been here since December 4th! I'm ready to settle in ! We will find out the exact date we can move in on the 31st. Worst case scenario it won't be til Feb 8th.

5 days til my one year wedding anniversary! I am beyond excited! I cannot wait for this day. It is going to be magical!

Well until next time guys!

-Kayley

Recipe & Review

     Good evening all! It's been a pretty hectic couple of days. Like I said previously we are having to move into another TLF house/hotel. Not only cause they can't extend us any longer at this specific one, but we also want a pet friendly one so we can bring baby Berlioz home to us. I am lacking such motivation right now, I do a little bit of packing and then find myself sitting down on my phone or looking up something completely unrelated to what I should be doing.

Last night I did make a pretty amazing dinner that wasn't too bad in calories either.. "Creamy chicken chipotle with roasted corn and beans with green and red peppers." Wow what a long title... Let's just use the first three words, okay..

I bought this really inexpensive packet at the grocery store. It's a "Cam bell's Skillet" pack. Obviously we got the chipotle one. It comes with the corn and the beans in it already.
So this is what you need. The packet for starters. It's only 70 calories per 1/4th cup of sauce you use in your meal.
You need: 1 pound of chicken; 1 small green and red pepper and 3 cloves of fresh garlic (these are all optional, I used them to add extra flavor and to get some more vegetables in there. I like to put green and red pepper and fresh garlic in just about everything.

You will also need rice of your choice. I just used the Uncle Ben's rice that you boil in a pot. It's simple, good, and fast.

All you have to do is brown the chicken with some oil, maybe put some peppa' on the chicken just cause pepper is awesome. Cut your green and red peppers in half, and then on the halves, cut down the midde again, and just do thin strips. And then minc your garlic.
I did not add these until the chicken was almost thoroughly cooked through. Then added those ingredients to get softer and maybe even give the chicken some more flavor too. After about 5 minutes I added the Camp-bell's Skillet sauce and lowered the heat and covered and just simmered it until the rice was ready. After I felt like it was good enough to eat, it looked a little like this,

I seriously scarfed this down. It was so good. My husband was even impressed. Hello more wifey brownie points for me! It took maybe a total of 30 minutes including prep. It was a very quick, impacted with flavor meal. It was a little spicy, but I like spicy food so it wasn't a problem. My husband doesn't care for too-spicy foods.. But he could still enjoy it. So that's something to consider.

Last night I was also able to use one of my lush bath bombs that I bought on new years eve. I was so excited! Unfortunately I don't remember the name of the bath bomb. I looked online and couldn't find it there either.

It smelled so wonderful, I was bummed that it left the water so foggy and almost like the water was dirty... What a shame right?! As you can see, you can see the little seeds and twig lookin' things. It left my skin feeling incredibly soft and smelling great! But I didn't like the seed/twig looking things or the water. It was kind of a hassle cleaning all those things out. If you're like me... and a little lazy... You know, you take a bath to relax.. It's no fun to have to clean up after a relaxing bath. Kind of defeats the purpose for me. Luckily I have lots more lush products to use for future baths! So i'll do more reviews on them hoping you like these kind of reviews and things.

  Today I went out into town and stopped by Petsmart and got some things for Berlioz. Didn't get some things cause they're a little too big and we can only fit so much in our car for tomorrow which we are already struggling on how we are going to fit as is lol. 

   Well folks. Pretty little liars winter premiere comes back on in 30 minutes. I should probably clean a little more before it comes on because i'm going to be glued to the couch when it comes on.

xx

Well,

Yesterday was a pretty great day! Went out to Lancaster and got some photos developed from England and the road trip here to California. (I absolutely love developing photos!) Afterwards went back to base and went to go visit Berlioz <3 My application got accepted! Just have to wait to get into a pet friendly TLF before we can have him come home with us! I can't wait! So maybe sometime next week ill have him! So exciting, right?

One of my husbands friends that he worked with in England just got here a couple days ago so we went out to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings and hangout with him for awhile. Good times.

Today has been pretty boring and just been relaxing. Can't wait to get to the gym tomorrow!

Well until later guys,

Xx

Valencia Adventure

Hello hello all internet bloggers and/or readers of the internet. I just got back from my hour and a half drive from Valencia. I met another Instagram friend! Her name is Kaitlyn. She was pretty awesome! My husband and I spent the whole day with her, and just hungout.I have plans to hangout next friday as well!
We had lunch at five guys and then dinner at "Wokcano". Which was absolutely amazing by the way. I had the dragon roll a ginger salad and miso soup. Could this dinner be any better? Even though I said I curved my craving for sushi, I guess I lied cause I ate more today! But this one was more fancy, so it was even better. And more satisfying. I will definitely be back.

As you can see to the left... It looks amazing. It tasted even better...

 Anyways, it was a beautiful day, only 60 degrees and the sun was shining. That's probably my favorite kind of weather. I got my rings back too! They're so sparkly and clean :)

Also, I found on APET Rescue's Facebook a picture of Berlioz. :3

And of course I have to share is frisky looking cuteness:

Ahh I can't wait to have him! Danar and I are going to be going into a pet friendly TLF until we get into our house no later than Feb 8th. So hopefully i'll get a call about Berlioz's applicationa and we can buy him and take him home soon after we are in the pet OK TLF! I am so excited!!

xx

Django Movie Review.

    A few days ago I went and saw 'Django' which I was extremely excited about. So many great actors in this movie and it's a western. What could be better? I really enjoyed this movie. It was pretty amazing. The story-line, the plot..everything. I was totally consumed by the movie the entire time. Previews started at 2:10 and we got out of the theaters at 5:10. A lot of people were saying they really like the movie but didn't like how long it was.. I can understand that if you're not into movies like me. But can we be frank here? I didn't even notice. I didn't look at my phone once. I thought I was going to pee my pants before it was over but I refused to leave cause I was afraid of missing something crucial.

 Now I must warn you.... it is incredibly graphic and heart wrenching. I cried about 3 times cause of how heart broken I was for those African Americans. The thought that people really did this back in the day made me sick and really upset. They say the not so popular "N" word more than I can even think to count. I would have to say well over 100 times. I'm not even kidding. It made me feel a little bit uncomfortable but I just tried to get in the state of mind that this was a loooong time ago.

 I loved the beginning, middle and end. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Fox, and Samuel L. Jackson, did amazing in this movie. As well as all the other actors. Especially one of the main characters with Jamie Fox.... his name is Christoph Waltz. You may remember him of being that one jerk off in Water For Elephants, named August.

 If you're looking for a great movie, I would definitely recommend that you go see this. It is not a waste of money I can promise you that.

xx

Some Nights

        Good evening all! Is it already January 2nd? haha, just kidding. Anyways, I went to this hole in the wall place close to base called "Mom's teriyaki and bowl";
None the less it was absolutely great. If it wasn't for these incredibly obnoxious kids running around in the small dining area I would have had an even better experience. But what can ya do... If I yelled at them to stop I probably would've gotten punched in the face. haha!!


              
  To the right is what I had. It was a Chicken Teriyaki bowl with a side of California roll with no Avocado. What's great is that they advertise that nothing is frozen, they don't have MSG in their food and everything is cooked to order. I don't know about you but I would rather wait a few more minutes on my food and enjoy 20x more than I would normally. The only thing I think i'll change about my order next time if I get a bowl is get no vegetables. It was a little hard to get down to the rice so when I finally did I was already chicken wasted. The sushi was great, and fresh tasting. I've had better sushi before, but it still got my craving for sushi....satisfied. I'm okay with that.
I will most definitely be back. It was a really cool Korean place... My husband had boolgogi. Which made him extrememly happy and probably a little nostolgic for when he was deployed to south korea. He absolutely loved SK and wants to go back someday.

 Another great thing that happened today is that we went to the bases adoption center and looked at their cats and dogs. Put in an application for a cute little black cat who is 8 months old. They named him Skeeter, but i'm re-naming him lol. I'm going to name him Berlioz. You know... like from the aristocats... hehe. I didn't take any pictures unfortunately... but once we get a phone call on our application verification etc. I will be stopping by and visiting my little guy until we can take him home and I will for sure take some photos then. It was so cute cause I felt like I had the best connection with him. He loved on me, and gave me attention...or was wanting me to give him attention... haha which ever! I felt a good bond when I was with him.

 Yesterday we did a really good shop at Michaels, I got a new photo album and a memory box and journal and also three vinyl frames!

Don't my A Day To Remember Vinyls looks so classy in frames? Ugh I can't wait to get into base housing and be able to hang them up! I can't believe the frames at Michaels were only $5 a piece! What a steal!!! I mean I got a lot of great steals... Memory box and journal was only $1.99 and the photo album was half off. How awesome right? The cashier also told us that they do Military Discount Wednesdays, and does an ADDITIONAL 10% off anything you buy. So even if something you buy is 50% off it becomes 60%... Tell me that isn't awesome.

 In two days time we will now have lived in California for one month. Time is flying by.... It'll be crazy when i'll say "Oh wow i've been here for a year already?!" haha. Why does time act like that? I'd like to know.

       I will talk to you later.. so for now i'll leave you this awesome photo I took yesterday.

xx 

01/01/2013

What could be a better title? It is the very first if this new year, and I can't help but be most excited. Even though I kind of get a little sad once a year is ending... I really look forward to all the new memories and good times ahead. This is going to be a great year. I can feel it in my bones. What great way to start off a year knowing that I will be married a whole entire year coming up on the 24th.

I figured since I love buying things and sharing with my followers on Instagram, but don't want to start a YouTube channel... I figured I'd bring my "hauls" here and review them etc.
and upon anything else I really feel the need of talking about.

Well lets see how this goes! :)

Xx