Game day meal planning.

Yesterday was our first Football Sunday in the new apartment. It was just the two of us, so I didn't go all out. Just a tray of cheese and crackers. I also didn't have any dishes or pots and pans unpacked yet, so was another factor.


Mike got a call last night that his friend wants to spend the night Saturday and do Football Sunday with us. This weekend is also going to be when our new roommate will be moving in. So Sunday looks like it will be an eventful day!


More people means meal planning! We've never hosted a game day before, usually we go over someone else's place. We have a lot to do to get the place ready to have company over. Especially since we have to go over to the old apartment tonight and tomorrow night to finish up over there. Then it's on to finishing unpacking here!


Just ordered a few things on Amazon to finish up the place. Mostly new things for Sterling's tank that we needed and an air mattress for if anyone wants to spend the night since we have a spare room.


My father is supposed to finish up the floor in the spare room tonight, I can't want until the place it finally finished.


That reminds me. I need to take a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond to try and find a certain piece of artwork for my living room wall!


Here's what I'm thinking for Sundays game day menu:

• Pepperoni Dip
• Cheeseburger sliders
• Honey Siracha wings
• Salsa & Queso dip
• Possibly some sort of cheese and crackers

I know it's not a lot of food, but there will only be 4 of us. I don't want to go over board!

Until next time!

Moving is so much work!

We're officially moved in, but we still have a lot of work to do. We ended up fall a sleep on the couch last night and sleeping all the way through til morning. 

Tomorrow and Tuesday we have to go back to the apartment and finish getting all our little things we left there and cleaning things up. 

Wednesday should be out walk through and then we're officially out of the old place. It's a little sad but I know we will enjoy this place so much more. It already feels like home. 

Moving update...

Well it's been two months since we decided to move, and moving day is finally here!
We are in no way prepared! We start moving things tonight and hope to be all finished tomorrow!


We've gotten a lot of work done in the new apartment but it's not fully finished yet. So far my dad has redone our entire master bedroom & bathroom. New floors and paint. He also gave the main bathroom a face lift. Mike and I painted our living room, and after my dad gets back from vacation tomorrow he needs to finish the new floor in the second bedroom upstairs and also start working on the kitchen which needs new floors and paint. It's going to be orange!


It's going to be a long two days, but hopefully Sunday we can relax and watch football in our new place!

Meatball Parm!

This might not look to appetizing, but I sure did like it. 

I threw together a really quick dinner last night with some ingredients I had that needed to be used up.  

First I heated some frozen meatballs in a sauce pan with a left over jar of pasta sauce and a little red wine, basil, oregano, onion powder and garlic powder. Scooped them into hot dog rolls, topped them with some mozzarella cheese and threw them under the broiler for a few minutes just to melt the cheese. Clearly just a little too long as the hot dog buns started to burn! 

Definitely something I will make a gain in a pinch. Hubby prefers real meatballs and doesn't like the frozen kind, so maybe I'll have to wait until I make some from scratch. We will see. 

Until next time! Xoxo

WE ARE MOVING!

I'm both excited and upset about moving. We're leaving our first apartment together. We're leaving a really nice neighborhood and easy access to everything we need in the same town and within 3 minutes of us. But we're also gaining a HUGE apartment at a cheaper price for rent, inclusive of a washer and dryer and dishwasher!
It's an older apartment in a two family house that my parents own. Can't go wrong with Dad being the landlord! Not to mention one of my old friends live downstairs!
We wont be able to move in until October, but at least once it's September we can go in and start to decide how we want the walls painted and decide where furniture is going.
Not to mention it's only a few block from work, so I can slowly bring stuff with me to unpack at the house after work! (Plus 10 extra minutes of sleep in the morning sounds AMAZING!)
I'll keep you updated!!




Until next time! xoxo

9-5 Drone!

As I'm sitting here, being a horrible employee, sipping my now cold coffee (more like mud, YUCK!) and a half eaten Dannon Oikos in front of me, I realized something.

I MISS THE SUN!!

I never see the Sun anymore, EVER! I'm stuck inside all day, sitting at this computer miserably imputing data. I used to think this was what I wanted. I wanted a stable 9-5 job. I didn't want to have to worry about my schedule changing every week. Not knowing what time I would go into to work or what time I would get out of work. Crossing my fingers that I don't get scheduled for a day that I needed off.
I still don't want that.
I still want this 9-5 job! But my gosh do I miss seeing the Sun! I need Vitamin D in my life! I am so excited that this weekend I will be able to go spend the day at my parents house next to the pool with my family for Fathers day.
Even when I'm home on the weekends I am mostly confined to my apartment. I don't have my own lawn, or yard where I can just go outside and do things. Garden, lay by a pool, have a BBQ with friends and family, and just SOAK UP THE SUN!


I am counting down the days until we start house hunting for real! (Instead of just browsing the interwebz!)


I need to start being a little more proactive with my weekends!


Until next time! xoxo

Ipsy June Glambag

I got my second Glambag Saturday from ipsy.com! Ipsy is a monthly subscription service where they send you 4-5 full sized or sample sized beauty related products. It's only $10 a month! It can be anything ranging from skincare to hair products and of course make up! You take a quiz and they send out items based on your answers.  You can earn points towards items you can get for free like items from past Ipsy bags!

If your interested you can use my link to sign up and help me earn more points!

Ipsy refer-a-friend!

I've got to say I am a little disappointed in  June's Glambag.

I'll start with the bag itself. It's not that cute, just a plain black bag with Ipsy written all over it, which isn't even all that visible. 

Inside I got a body butter by Lavanila  Laboratories which is based out of NJ and is made in the USA! It's in the scent pure vanilla and I really do like this product. I've used it on my hands and elbows and it does not feel greasy and really seems to soak into my skin and hydrate it. My only complaint about this product is that the tube already seems as if it is empty and it is not easy to get the product out because of this. 

Next is a nail color by Formula X. It is a sample size and it is the cutest tiniest little bottle I've seen. It doesn't say which what the name of the color is but it is a hot pink shade. I can say that I am 95% sure that I will not be using this product. Soley because I pay to get my nails and toes done every other week. I could use this color on my toes, but I will probably just end up giving it to a friend. 

The product that I am most excited to give a try is the Smashbox photo finish foundation primer. I see this used a lot by the make up gurus I follow of YouTube. I have tried a few drugstore primers and I don't really see any difference in my skin when used. 

I am having a few issues with my skin lately and after I visit the dermatologist and get my skin evaluated I'll feel more comfortable giving this primer a try! Check back for a review, I'll keep you posted!

The last two products are an eye liner and an eye shadow crayon. 

First the OFRA Cosmetics Turquoise eyeliner. This is a very nice color when swatched on my hand, but doesn't seem as bright when on my eyes. It also smudges after some wear time. This color is a little to bold for me personally, and I am not a fan of pencils that are not mechanical. 

This is a VERY pretty color and it is very pigmented, however I do not know what to do with this Mini Eye shadow crayon by treStique. It is in the shade Kona Coffee, and this color is a little to dark for me. I usually don't mind dark colors, and browns are right up my alley, but this product does not blend very well at all. Once it is smudged it ruins the whole look and color of it. It has a very creamy consistency and has potential, I'll have to play with it a little more to see if I can use it in other ways.

Here is a swatch of the both the eye liner and eye shadow crayon.

Until next time! xoxo