Make-up!

I was asked what is in my makeup bag and being the lover of makeup that I am...I am delighted to dish!



Loreal true color match foundation
Smashbox mineral powder (I can't live without this stuff!)
Loreal HIP dual shimmer shadow
Elf duo eye shadow - Purple - I just discovered this stuff and it is the bomb!
Elf duo eye shadow - Gold
Elf duo eye shadow - Green
Elf duo eye shadow - Smokey eye
Kubuki brush
Makeup sponge
Almay mascara
Revlon Color Stay liquid liner - black brown
Eyebrow brush/comb
Eyeshadow brush
Eyeshadow contour brush (2)
Revlon creme shadow
Loreal eye shadow - Rose fields
Revlon ColorStay mineral finishing powder bronzer - Sunkiss
Physicians Formula shimmer strip bronzer - Malibu strip







And for the eyeshadow dummy and by dummy, I mean ME... I found this Elf eye shadow smoky eye book for $5.00! Nope, not a typo...it was only $5.00!! It comes complete with a how to diagram, 12 colors, eye shadow applicator and eye-liner. This is one happy girl! :)

So, what's in your makeup bag?!

Vacation!

We recently returned (as recent as Monday!) from our 2-week vacation to Utah. We had SO much fun! I thought I would blog about some of the highlights.



**Bridal Veil Falls - Love this place! The kids and cousins hiked all the way to the top and played in the waterfall. It's a nice cool place to go during the hot summer time.

**I got to visit with all my brothers and sisters and all their kids. It is truly a rare thing that we are all together in one place at the same time. Trying to get us 5 kids together is hard to schedule and not always feasible, so it is kind of a once in 3 years kind of deal, so my parents got a neighbor to come over and take a picture of all of us. I don't have the pictures ready to post yet, because I have yet to locate them and Todd has to do some "touching up" to them, but I will post them when we get the final product. I could really kick myself for not posting a picture of all of our shoes laying in the entry way of my parents' house...it really was a site to behold! I heard mom say something to the effect of "Now that's the sign of a home full of love". She loved having us all over and cried when we all left one by one.





**Hike to Mt. Timpanogos. We hiked 1 1/2 miles to the top and then toured the cave inside. My legs sure got a workout that day, let me tell ya! It was a cool 45 degrees in the cave and we were able to stand right underneath a fault line. It was pretty amazing!





**We toured The Beehive House aka Brigham Young's old house. I always love revisiting that house and like to imagine how life was like back in those times. It's complete with a store and everything...love it! Afterwards, we went next door to enjoy some Lion House desserts....yum!!







**Todd and I really wanted to go to the Salt Lake City Temple. Of all the times we've been to Utah, we've never actually gone through the temple itself, so we took the opportunity to go and see the same temple that my parents got married in, and it was quite the experience! The inside was so beautiful and ornate, it was literally breathtaking.....so much so that it made me tear up just walking through and taking it all in. My sister, Kami and her husband, Ian, and my parents were able to come with us as well! I was so happy to have them all there together.



**Seeing a midnight showing of "Eclipse" with my sister! This was cool, because I knew I was going to be missing out on a "Girls Night" here in Florida where they would all be going to see Eclipse...I was SERIOUSLY bummed, so it meant alot to me that I got to go with my sister, (and that she was willing to go that late....thanks Kam!), who was leaving the very next day to travel back home. I'm not sure I will ever do "opening night" again....sheesh! There is always some annoying teenagers sitting in the theatre that just ruins it for everyone else. These girls kept laughing...LOUD...at the most awkward moments and it was NOT COOL!! Anyhow...the line was forever long. It was pretty comical to see all the people and the lengths they would go to, to dress up for the event. We stood next to a guy who dressed up like Jacob, black tank top, denim shorts shredded at the bottom complete with a inked tribal tattoo on his arm! My experience, however, was not ruined. I REALLY enjoyed the movie!





*Logan Fireworks show. Because no one does the 4th of July like Utah! It was neat to see all the fireworks we don't really get to see here in Florida.

*Family Reunion. Every 4th of July, my Aunt Maria and Uncle Warren have a big BBQ shin dig at their house in Logan, and all of our extended family comes to join in the celebration. I think we counted 56 people this year! It's nuts! I haven't been to one in 10 years and it was really neat to re-connect with family I haven't seen in so long.

So, a fun time was had by all. It made me appreciate how good I have it, how grateful I am to be an American and enjoy the freedoms we enjoy, and what a wonderful family I come from. This girl is truly blessed! I can't wait to do it again!