Hello!

Please dont delete me everyone! Ive been realllly busy with everything I havent had time to post! I will be back soon, i Promise!!!! :)

xOxO Samantha

Long Time No Talk :) or Type?

Hey! So Sorry again about my absence! Since Ive gotten back from South Carolina I havent done to much. BUT...One big thing that I've done..Ive started seeing a personal trainer! This started about a week and a half ago. I wasnt planning on doing it but I was in the right place and the right time. I was a my best friends house, and his parents had a friend over. Well come to find out, shes a personal trainer! We started talking and she told me to call her the next day, I went into her studio for her to "assess" me. Ever since then, Ive been seeing her. Im going to her 3x a week. I really really like it! For all you out there who want to work out but just dont have the power to get up off the couch and go, DO IT! It will help you so much better! Ive completely changed my eating habits, I used to eat fried e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y! I havent had fried in over 2 weeks! Thats a HUGE change for me! I went out to eat everyday as well, I dont do that anymore. I do go out occasionally but not everyday, and I get off the "healthy" menu now :) I dont think people realize, "healthy food" is good! You do have to take time to prepare it, but I just make a whole bunch at one time, and eat it for leftovers. Im really happy with the change ive made, Im going to make a list of things im doing for you guys that are interested! Comment, if you have any questions! :)

NO:

1. No Red Meat

2. No Bread

3. No Candy

4. No Soda

5. No Fried Foods

DO:

1. Workout 6x a week

2. Water Water Water!

3.Move all the time!

4.Eat Veggies!

5. Write down everything you eat

6. Eat Breakfast!!

There ya go :) Enjoy!, I will be doing reviews on things soon! I wont be MIA again, promise!

Oh & P.S. My birthday is in 19 days :) August 1! I will be in South Carolina visiting my parents with my fiance :)

Long Time No Talk!

Hey Guys! So Sorry for the lack of posts. Ive been busy here in South Carolina and forgot my password to log-in! oops! Silly Me! I wrote it down this time :)

As I said, I'm in South Carolina! I got here Last Tuesday, June 15. I was planning on leaving today or tomorrow but now I have to wait because I have to get my car checked. Yes, you read that right. I went over a curb last night, complete accident!! I did not mean to do that! My car is my baby! Its hard to explain but there is a gate I was coming out of, and my mom got out to shut it behind us. When she got back in, I went, and hit the curb, not only hit it, went over it! It was horrible! When I moved the car, either way, all I heard were scratches. Soo, tomorrow I am having my alignment checked and my tires. The last thing I need driving home is a flat tire! I dont trust it driving 9 hrs home on the highway without being checked. Hopefully it will be fine and I will be able to leave Thurs or Friday. I am loving being up here and spending time with my family but I miss my Fiance and Doggies SOO much!

Ive bought quite a bit since ive been here so I'm definately going to blog about that! I havent put all the pics on my computer yet so I'm not going to do that in this blog. I've been to the mall here 3 times. LOL. Im running out of money! Ahh! I have some new face wash I bought that I'm still trying to figure out if I like, a new watch that im absolutely in love with! and some other little things! I will blog about it soon! Im also going to do a video of 25 random questions so you guys can get to know me alittle better :)

Ill be back soon! I promise!
xOxO Samantha

Road Trip!

I am taking a road trip by myself. Im leaving Monday,June 15 early early! My parents just moved up to South Carolina. I am going to be driving up there to see them for a week for Father's Day. I havent driven by myself longer than 3 hrs! Im so excited! It is a 9-10hr drive. I will be leaving at 6am so I'm hoping to get there around 3-4pm. Im downloaded CD's to jam out too, but I dont have enough songs..Do you guys know any good songs?? Rap,R&B,Hip Hop,Country? Leave a comment below & let me know!

Is there anything in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida that I should see? Somewhere you guys have been that you would go back to? Let me know! I'm going to be by myself so I might as well stop wherever I want on my way home. There is a place called Rainbow River, its a place to go tubing. Its about 3 hrs from my house so I was thinking, on my way home, I could meet my fiance and his sister up there so I wouldnt have to drive all the way back. [I'll probably be tired of driving] Ive wanted to go for a long time. It looks AMAZING!

I'm going to be taking pictures along the way of everything so I can blog for you guys! :)

Thanks for reading! Sorry for the lack of post's lately!

xOxO Samantha

Before & After

I used my straightener and here is my hair before and after :)

xOxO Samantha

Chi Straightener & Products

I went shopping today and got a new Chi Straightener :) Ive never had one! My sister in law got one the other day and straightened my hair with it, ive never seen my hair that straight in my life! I guess the difference is the ceramic plates? idk..It came with a really cute Thermal Case. I got the orange! I liked the pink, but orange won me over :) So I will put up prices and everything on all the prices and where I got them! :) Enjoy!

1. Chi Straightener $129.00 [on sale]
2. Ouchless Hair Ties $ 1.99, I couldnt find me other ones, I always loose them and I love the ouchless ones. for $1.99 i got 14 of them. They will break eventually but I like them because they dont have the metal elastics. [TARGET]
3. John Frieda Collection Frizz-Ease Straightening Fixation Smoothing Creme. $4.80 You put this in wet/damp hair before you blowdry it. It says on the back "Smooth the way for straight style that looks fresh, not coated for up to 24hrs. This lightweight creme keeps strands protected, aligned, and soft" [TARGET]
4.John Frieda Collection Frizz-Ease Heat Defeat Protective Styling Spray $4.80 This spray helps block humidity and rehydrates. [TARGET]
5.Garnier Fructis Style Anti-Humidity Hairspray $3.34- Blocks Humidity [TARGET]
6.Goody Claw Clips $2.19 I just got these to keep my hair up when I straighten it in sections. [TARGET]

Keep in mind, I have not used these yet! Im going to try them later and till let you guys know what I think of the products! :)

xOxO Samantha

Bath & Body Works

So I stopped in the mall today because I had nothing better to do on this hot hot tuesday afternoon. I went into Bath and Body Works and found a Body Scrub that smells absolutely amazing!! The best part about it, it was 50% off! So I bought two! I couldnt pass it up. This small [Mango Mandarin] is probably one of the best smelling

anything ive ever smelt! I have this scent also in Body Butter which is pretty amazing too. This stuff you use in the shower! I really like the little crystal feeling "scrub" things in it. I have no idea what they are called! They feel good on your skin and make me feel relaxed when I'm done! They were 50% off while supplies last so that's why I had to buy two! They are originally $15/each and I got both for $16.05! I was so excited!

Another things at B&BB that I really liked and thought was really adorable were their wall flowers. Does anyone have any of them? They come in all different colors and different scents to mix and match. They are $6 and then the scents were 4 for $20. I guess thats not to bad, depending on how long they last!

Another blog soon :)

xOxO samantha

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Nose!

So just a short blog to update you.

My friend and I made a last minute decision to get our noses pierced today! I had always said I wanted it but never got it done. Not because I was afraid of the pain, just never went and did it. Well today I did! I have to say, it doesnt hurt now. It does hurt when he did it, not gonna lie. When the needle pokes through it hurts. But it doesnt hurt now and I love it! Here are some pictures!

^BEFORE^

^AFTER^

The Process:

Theres you go :) I was going to take a video but the guy told me I couldnt, just incase someone tried to do the piercing by watching him, he would be resonsible. So I just took pics :) Hope you enjoyed :)

xOxO Samantha

Been Gone For Awhile

Hey Everyone! Sorry I've been gone for awhile! I'm in the process of moving and unpacking. [So Stressful!] My parents leave Wednesday for South Carolina. My grandparents are here as well from Kansas and leave Wednesday as well.

Yesterday my grandma and I spent the day together. We went to Selby Botanical Gardens. It was GORGEOUS! It was 50 million degrees outside! I was sweating so bad, but it was completely worth it! The flowers were soo pretty! I dont even know how to pronounce 90% of the plants/flowers but they're pretty! Here are some of the flowers, I took 174 pictures so I'm only putting a couple up :)

There you go :) Some of the beautiful picture I got..Hope you enjoy!

New Blog Soon!!

xOxO Samantha

Just A Random Questionaire To Get To Know Me Better

1. What time did you get up this morning?

- 11:30am

 

2. How do you like your steak?

- Medium, if you dont know me to well, I absolutely LOVE steak!!

 

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

- Hot Tub Time Machine

4. What is your favorite TV show?

- I have alot, I like reality..lol

-The Real World

-The Challange

-Ellen

-The Steve Wilkos Show

-Jerry Springer

-American Idol

ETC..lol

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?

-Ive always wanted to live in Colorado, but i'm not sure where my life is going to take me.

Ive really want to travel to different places and see them but not necessarily live there.

 

6. What did you have for breakfast?

-Since I woke up at 1130am and it was almost lunch, I had an egg salad sandwich with chex mix

7. What is your favorite cuisine?

- hmm. I have several. Spaghetti, Steak!, Ribs. I love meat!

Which is really sad because I love animals!

8. What foods do you dislike?

- Well unfortunately I'm not picky. So I love eating pretty much anything. I tried Octopus ones time

and they were soo disgusting! But the only place ive seen those is at chinese restaurants.

 

9. Favorite place to eat?

- OUT! anywhere. I love eating out!

 

10. Favorite dressing?

-I like anything Asian/Ginger

 

11. What kind of vehicle do you drive

- Hyundai Elantra!

12. What are your favorite clothes?

- Comfy Clothes :)

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? . . .

- New York Time Square!

 

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?

- I never know how to answer this dumb question! So Who Cares? << That a good answer?

 

15. Where would you want to retire?

- Bahamas

 

16. Favorite time of day?

- I Dont know, Whenever im home, relaxing

 

17. Where were you born?

- Kansas.

 

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?

- Baseball

[did u notice 19,20,21 is missing?] lol

22. Bird watcher?

- no..?

 

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?

- Night by far! I hate the morning!

 

24. Do you have any pets?

- two puppies! :)

Heres My Babies:)

 

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?

- The dogs started their training tomorrow! :) Thats exciting! Maybe they'll start listening to mommy :)

26. What did you want to be when you were little?

- A Teacher.

27. What is your best childhood memory?

- My Friends :)

 

28. Are you a cat or dog person?

- doggie!

 

29. Are you married?

- Nope. Engaged

 

30. Always wear your seat belt?

- duh. Click it or Ticket!

 

31. Been in a car accident?

- nope, thank god!

 

32. Any pet peeves?

- People who dont shut up about things, and repeat them over and over.

-People who put the toilet paper on upside down

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?

- ONION! :)

 

34. Favorite Flower?

- all! :)

35. Favorite ice cream?

- Strawberry Cheesecake!

 

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?

- hmm, maybe mcdonalds..

 

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test?

- I failed my permit test twice because i was super super sick! But passed my driving test the first time :)

 

38. From whom did you get your last email?

- Ulta

 

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?

- oh geez! Walmart or Target probably. lol

 

40. Do anything spontaneous lately?

- nope.=/boring!

 

41. Like your job?

- dont have one. love that :D

 

42. Broccoli?

- yup. its good! especially a cheese and broccoli baked potato :)

 

43. What was your favorite vacation?

- hmm, idk maybe the first time i went to Gatlinburg TN

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?

- Mom,Dad, Sister, Fiance

[for my moms bday dinner! :)]

 

45. What are you listening to right now?

- The News.

 

46. What is your favorite color?

- Pink

47. How many tattoos do you have?

- Three.

 

48. How many are you tagging for this quiz?

- Everyone!

 

49. What time did you finish this quiz?

- 5:21 PM

50. Coffee drinker?

- Every Morning! :)

Love Hearts & Crosses

http://shop.loveheartsandcrosses.co.uk/

I came across this website on someone elses blog and fell in love. I have gone through the website and found the things I absolutely adore and may eventually get for myself :) So here it goes..comment below and let me know what you all think of the things Ive chosen :) [If I didnt choose something really cute, it doesnt mean I dont like it, its probably just not my style!]

Bracelets

Big Bow Bracelets

Alright, about these..I only picked this one out because I just bought a bracelet like this the other day. No joke, I found it at Dillards for $3!!! It was originally $38 so even if I never wear it, I figured, what's to lose? Here is the one I got..

So to be honest with you, I would NEVER pay $38 for this! But for $3 I liked it! So the ones above look like they are made out of plastic, which means they probably wouldnt fit everyone's wrist's because they wouldnt stretch, this one I bought does stretch somewhat and I like it. Not the BEST color but I can wear it with a white shirt or black. So I like it! What do you think? Comment below and let me know!

Necklaces

Enamel Pear Necklace

I dont know why I like this, it's just so simple. To be worn with a plain white shirt. It's very summery and just really really cute! :)

Oh! Daisy Necklace

Love Love Love this! Another thing that is simple and can be worn with pretty much anything and is very summery, I probably wouldnt wear something like this in the winter, but this is definately a summer look that I might splurge on!

Wishbone Necklace

I know I sound like a broken record but here again is another simple necklace. I just like the feeling of the whole Wishbone thing. We could all use a wish right? I like that it is silver. Im not a big fan of Gold. So I really like this, it's also a year-round thing! No need to store it in the jewelry box for part of the year :)

Earrings

Big Rose Earrings

I like these :) No explanation for these, just that I like them! Can be worn casual or dressy!

Lock and Key Earrings

Love these! When I first saw them I thought it was kind of weird to be wearing two different earrings on each ear but I like the idea :)

Love Earrings

LOVE these! haha, get it? I would definately wear these!

Who Ever Invented these?

What!? These ARE earrings and they look like RITZ CRACKERS! Who in the world would wear these!? Better yet, who would buy these!?!? Eww..

Alright, these are extremely cute!! But I dont think I would ever wear them. They look tasty! (: I think they would be cute for someone who works at a bakery or something. Dontcha think? I dont know, I might end up buying them! Ill have to ponder it!

These are earrings! I would wear these! Again, with the right outfit but they are really really cute! :)

So there you go! There are the things I liked off the website! Make sure and go check it out! The prices are very reasonable! [The link is at the top of the page!]

Post a comment below and let me know what you guys like/dislike! :)

Thanks for reading!

xOxO Samantha

Makeup

Yesterday my friend and I went to Dillards to get out makeup done. For now reason, just because. I took pictures of my makeup [they arent the best pictures but I wanted to show you guys what she did so I could tell you about the products] I'm going to get the actual makeup pictures for you guys to see, off their website

So Here We Go!

Alrighty. There are the pictures of the makeup she did on me. I dont know to much about makeup, I kind of just try and do it my own way. No matter how much I watch someone do it, I can still never do it. LOL. I dont know why.

First she cleaned my face with just normal whatever you use face wash since I had makeup on. Then she used a product called Peel and Reveal Revitalizing Treatment by Elizabeth Arden. She left this on for 20-25 min & then it just peels right off [it feels soo good when it peels off!]

                                             

                                                                          $32.00

The next thing she did was put foundation on. She used 4-in-1 Pur Mineral Foundation Yes, I ended up buying it. Ive never had expensive makeup. So I figured I would buy it. Ive heard alot about bare minerals but never wanted to buy it because I dont like that its loose and messy. This I can still use a brush with and its not to messy. This was full coverage and looked amazing! You probably can't tell in pictures because this was several hours after but it was great!

Elizabeth Arden Advanced Eye Fix Eye Primer

$21.50

(you can find much cheaper)

Eyes:

1. Champagne Citrine

2. Chocolate Topaz

3.Gold Marcasite

These are the three eye shadows she used on my eyes.

The Eyeliners she used were:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   [LEFT] Graphite [RIGHT] Hello Bright Eyes

 

Mascara:

 

Pur Minerals Mascara

[$16.00 again, you can find cheaper]

Lips:

The lipstick was applied first it's called Pink Isocite and the Lipgloss is Rose Opal. I ended up buying the Rose Opal lipgloss for $16.00. I really liked it, Its a neutral color and i've been looking for one that I liked and I couldnt find one. So finally I did :)

Theres my blog about my makeup! Hope you enjoyed! Pur Minerals is great makeup and not too pricey! I would recommend it! :)

xOxO Samantha