Some Photos From Hawaii

Hey everyone! I thought I'd take a minute to share some of the pics I took from Hawaii while I was there. It was a wonderful trip, and truly one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to in my life. I hope one day I'm able to go back and check out some more islands!

A view of Waikiki/Honolulu from the condo where we were staying.



Lots and lots of pineapples @ the Dole Plantation



Pineapple FAQ!



Manoa Falls



Check out all the people hiking up Diamondhead Crater!



Beautiful view of Waikiki from the top of Diamondhead Crater.



Gorgeous Waimea Beach and some brave cliff jumpers.

Now I know why so many people vacation and honeymoon there! The trip was a bit of a pain, coming from the East Coast and all, but the perfect weather, super-nice locals, and the gorgeous beaches more than made up for it!

Aloha, Hawaii! Until next time :-)

Flowers to brighten up my day :-)

Just wanted to share a picture of the flowers that my boyfriend had sent to my office yesterday. Aren't they beautiful? I love the variety and mix of flowers, and the smell is just incredible! He is such a sweetheart. What a lucky girl I am! :-) No special occasion... he did it just because. I think that's what makes it even more special! :-D He's definitely a keeper!

YAY!!! Mission Accomplished!

I am at 100 followers!! Thanks y'all :-) So, as promised, I will be having my first giveaway. I have a busy weekend ahead of me, so I will not get around to posting info/prizes/deets until early next week.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend, and I will be posting giveaway details shortly. In the meantime, feel free to still follow me, because only followers will be eligible to win the giveaway :-) THANKS AGAIN!! xoxo

Help me hit 100 followers so that I can do my first giveaway!!

Yep, you read that right! I am almost halfway to 100 followers, and to help expedite the process just a little bit, I will be doing a contest/giveaway when I hit 100 (partly to celebrate 100 followers -- partly to get rid of some of the insane amount of polishes I have). I promise the giveaway will include lots of great polishes (and definitely several Designer Series goodies!!) and other goodies as well :-)

After I hit 100, I'll post giveaway details as well as what the winner(s) will receive!

So, get to it and follow me :-D

China Glaze Preppy Pink

I love China Glaze's Glitters, Shimmers, & Cremes collection. However, having a collection comprised of 50 polishes means that it will take me about a decade to get to them all!

China Glaze Preppy Pink




I am wearing two coats here. The consistency was jelly-like. This pink kinda reminds me of Hello Kitty or a baby girl's nursery. I dunno... I'm not a huge fan of anything sheer and any pink that is too light. I don't mind this color, but I don't love it. I can't really speak to how easily this was to remove because I ended up peeling it off with my nails... haha. I know, I know, it's a horrible habit, but I tend to do that with a lot of glitter polishes. I will slowly peel them off over the course of a day instead taking it off with polish remover. This polish will most definitely go into my "give away" pile.

Valentine's Day is less than a week away, and bless my boyfriend's heart for having all good intentions and trying to make me happy on a Hallmark holiday that I wouldn't otherwise celebrate. He was thinking of getting me some sort of spa-type package where I can be pampered for a day or something. Poor thing forgot that one of my biggest pet peeves is being touched/poked/prodded/etc. by strangers (I *hate* it), and that I do my own nails! You would think he'd notice by now that my nails are a different color every time he sees me, but he honestly didn't know that I did them myself (hello... cha-ching, can you image how expensive 4-5 manis a week would be??) Hehe... but, like I said, bless his heart for having good intentions. He said he's come up with something different that he thinks I'll like, but I don't really need or want anything. I already have the sweetest guy ever :-)

All Hail The Panda Dog!!

I have a hard time deciding what I love more -- pandas or Chow Chows. So, you can imagine my giddiness when I saw pics of the Panda Chow!





This has got the be the most glorious creature I've ever seen! I actually don't know its background or what it is -- I am assuming that it's a Chow Chow that was either born with the panda coloring or dyed to look that way (which would be horribly cruel to the dog, but I digress).

Anyway, everyone bask in Panda Chow's adoreable-ness!!!

Happy Birthday Skylar!!!

This week, I got to celebrate the 5th birthday of my beloved cat, Skylar. I have to admit that my cat is a terror -- she hates everyone except my mom and sometimes me. She has been known to bite and scratch whenever she feels like it. But, regardless of her temperment, I still love her to bits, and can't believe she is five years old!! She has definitely mellowed out recently and is not as aggressive as she used to be. She gets spoiled like crazy by me. Here's a little bit more about my cat and the things we've come to learn about her over the past five years:

Loves:

• Pounce (in any flavor)
• Going outside and beheading birds, mice, crickets, and anything else that passes by
• Drinking water from the faucet
• Having her face/ears rubbed or scratched
• Baths (yes, believe it or not, my cat loves baths!)
• Laying out on the sidewalk on a sunny day
• Scratching my mom's furniture
• Eating dinner with the family (favorite foods include fish, shrimp, and chicken)
  

Hates:

• 99.99% of the human and animal population (especially hates the male cat next door)
  
• Snow
• Being bothered when sleeping
• Being touched anywhere but her head

Here are some pics of my girl from past and present!