Mini Elf Haul

I finally got my ELF package today!  I've been waiting for this for over two weeks now so I was totally excited today when I got it. 

I made my order on the 9th of July and waited for almost a week for it to get processed.  I got my tracking number on the 15th but it didn't actually ship until the next day.  I was tracking my package and I knew it was going to be here on the 21st but I also knew that I wasn't going to home to receive the package, which was a total bummer. 

Thursday I had an office appointment so I spent Wednesday and Thursday at my mother in laws.  Friday Lao and I went to Hot Springs and we stayed there the whole weekend.  So today Lao went to the post office to grab my package but they didn't have it.  They actually stuck the package in a larger compartment of our mailbox with a key lock that we share with our neighbors.

I was so happy and excited I practically tore at the box to get to my products.  I ordered during ELF's 7for7 sale so I got a few good deals.  The first thing in my shopping cart was the 100-Piece Eye Shadow Palette Collection which just consisted of the 100 piece eye shadow palette and a few brushes.  The brushes included the blending eye brush, the smudge eye sponge, and the eye shadow brush.  The whole collection was only $7.00.  Sadly my 100-piece eye shadow palette had a broken eye shadow.  However, I got in contact with ELF right after I opened my box and they replied back to me within an hour of me writing them.  Talk about good customer service!

The second thing I put in my cart and I was totally excited about was the Travel Eye Palette Set.  It came with the 32 everyday classics palette, professional 5 piece brush collection, essential regular & waterproof mascara duo, and the essential waterproof eyeliner pen in black.  This set was also for $7.00.

Everything else that I ordered was from the essential line which are all $1.00.  I got the quad in Silver Lining, Ivy, and Blue Moon.  Then I got the eyelid primer and the all over cover stick in honey.  I also go their essential lipstick in the color charming but they were out of stock. 

My free gift for referring three people was the eyeshadow quad in Ivy, so now I have two quads in Ivy.  I can't wait to try all my new products from ELF!  =)

Cosmetics from Big Lots

We were in Hot Springs on Sunday so we ended going to Big Lots!  I love Big Lots because they have a variety of things for lower prices than anywhere else.  If you have never been to one you should definitely find the closest one and go there if you love drugstore makeup products for less than what they are elsewhere.

My husband and I were only there for a little while so I didn't get to look around much or pick up much.  I saw  a few ELF products that where better deals in Big Lots then on the ELF website or Target.  However, I decided not to buy any ELF products because I already made an order from ELF a few weeks back.

The first thing I did decide to pick up was the Neutrogena MoisterShine Lipstick with SPF 20 in the color Peach-A-Boo.  I don't know how much these lipsticks go for but I got this one for $2.00.

Second thing I could not tear my eyes away from was the Wet n Wild coloricon eyeshadow trio.  I've heard so much about the Walking On Eggshells trio that when I saw it I just had to take it home with me.  There were other colors but I really wanted this one trio so I picked up this one.  The best thing is that I got it for only $2.80.

The third thing that I got was out of curiosity.  I got the Wet n Wild megalength mascara in Very Black.  This too was $2.80 and I haven't the slightest idea how much this would of cost elsewhere.

Pictures will be posted soon!

Poor Boy Livestock Auction

Saturday I went to my first ever livestock auction.  I heard many things about livestock auctions from both my mom, siblings, and my husband but I never personally had ever gone to one.  Until this past Saturday that is.

My husband and I went to my mom's house Friday evening to ready up for Saturdays trip.  We woke up early Saturday morning and made our way towards Oklahoma.  From my mother's house to the livestock it took about 3 hours.  I had never gone to a livestock auction so I was kind of excited.

We arrived at Poor Boy Livestock Auction a little early and they didn't start bidding till 10:00 AM so we took a quick look at all the animals that were being unloaded for the auction.  At the max there was only about 15 to 20 pigs and hogs put together.  There weren't that many goats either but there were a lot cattle.

After getting an idea of how many pigs and hogs there were my mom wanted to check out the little vendors at the entrance gate to see if they had any chickens.  My mom ended up buying a few roosters with a lady that came along with us.  We didn't spend too much time out by the vendors because of the scorching sun so we made our way back inside in to the auction house.

A little after 10:00 they started the bidding on pigs first.  My mom wanted only wild hogs so we waited  a little while for that.  However, due to a certain bidder who basically bought out all the pigs and hogs my mom only got 2 hogs.  One was a female and the other was male.  The bid ended with the hogs being $82.00 for just one.  My mom took them both for the same price so she ended paying $165.00 altogether on just those 2.

We ended leaving after we got the hogs loaded in to the trailer.  My mom only wanted hogs and since there were only a few my mother said she'll go in a few months when it's cooler.  Hopefully next time she goes she will actually get enough hogs for it to be worth the gas.  Although it wasn't the funnest thing I had ever done in my life...it definitely was interesting.  =)

Pregnancy Week Number 33

Week 33 wasn't bad at all.  Other than a few leg cramps here and there I didn't really feel anything new or different.  You would think that since my body is starting to relax a little I would be able to get some rest.  Nothing ever goes as planned.  

This week baby has been really kicking up a storm and it's non stop kicking, tumbling, punching, just in general everything!  I sit up almost all night with only a few hours of sleep at night because he tends to wake during the night.  However, during the early morning I do get some hours of sleep because he quits kicking.  That's only until his daddy gets up for work and then baby decides to wake up too.  He always wakes up right before or right after his daddy gets up to wash up for work and then stays up until his daddy leaves.  It's seems like he's already attached to his father.

During the rest of the day he's not so active.  The only time he is active is when I've been sitting down or standing up for a long period of time.  Other than that he's pretty calm until his daddy comes back home from work.  Then he starts to kick up a storm again.  I guess he really likes his daddy.  I'm ok with that because when he's born...he's going to want his daddy in the middle of the night and not me.  =)  Just kidding.  I don't mind that he prefers his daddy though.  It's only normal for your son to want their daddy more.  I'm just happy he's going to be here soon!

Beachy Waves Without Using Any Hot Tools

This is how I use to get my hair done when I was little.  Only my sister french braided my hair for me because I didn't know how to do it.  I really liked my hair like this when I was a kid because I had really long flat hair so this gave some volume to my hair and I looked cute too.  Up until yesterday only my sisters french braided my hair for me because I obviously have some problems.  =)  However, I did french braid my hair for the first time yesterday...so I'm super proud of myself!

Anyways in order for me to achieve this look I had to dampen my hair because I have really thick and short hair.  I didn't even dampen my hair actually.  I just took a shower because it was just easier that way.  After taking a shower I dried myself off and  pat my hair until it was a little wetter than damp.  I then split my hair in half and started french braiding one side of my head.  After that I went to the other side and did the same.  I left the braids in all day and all night and when I unraveled it...my hair had waves!  I don't really style my waves but I took  two pins and just crisscrossed them to hold back my bangs so they don't bother me through out the day.

I personally don't like to use heat tools on my hair because I find that my hair is really bad with heating tools.  I've noticed that I get split ends very easily so I try very hard not to use any.  This method obviously beats crimping my hair with a crimper too so that's why I like doing this.

Mini Dress Haul From The Consignment Shop

I finally had the chance to go to our local consignment shop on Wednesday!  I've been wanting to go there since my husband and I moved into our little town but it closes early and my husband works late.  So when my husband came home at about 4:30-ish I was excited!

We got there just before the lady closed shop.  I don't know why but it seems like all stores in small towns close really early.  Closing time for the shop was 5:00 so I tried to make it quick.  I knew exactly what I wanted and walked straight over to where they were.  Being 8 months pregnant I don't feel comfortable in pants and short so I was looking for a few nice dresses that I could wear on regular basis without looking like I was going out.

The first thing that caught my eyes was this beautiful red floral patterned dress.  The dress size is a small but the fabric is stretchy which is just perfect for my growing body so there was just no way I was going to pass up this cute dress.  I'm not sure of it's brand but all it says on the back is Forever and the clear straps say Forever 21, so I'm going to assume it was a dress from Forever 21.  The best thing about this dress is that it was only $8.99.

The second dress slash top that I picked up was a plain pink dress.  Even though it's just one plain color I still really like it.  This shirt is also stretchy and came in the size large.  The best thing about this shirt is that it's an aeri shirt and I got it for only $9.99.  I can only imagine the actual price the previous owner paid for this shirt knowing how expensive clothes from aeir can be.  So I definitely got a very good bargain with this top.

This dress looks a lot cuter on than off.

The third thing that I got was a maternity dress that I didn't even notice.  The lady actually pointed out the maternity clothes to us.  It's a green polka dotted dress from Motherhood Maternity!  I couldn't believe it.  I've gone into the Motherhood Maternity at our mall and all the close there is just super expensive so when I saw this dress I just had to buy it.  It's in the size small and the fabrics not really stretchy but I guess I'm already 8 months so I think I'll be fine with the size.  The best thing is that I got the dress for only $10.99.

This dress also looks a lot cuter on than off.

Red Forever 21 Dress= $8.99

Pink aerie Top = $9.99

Green Motherhood Maternity Dress = $10.99

Tax = $2.55

Overall Total = $32.52

Overall Savings = A LOT!

Talk about major bargain!  I know exactly how expensive each and every piece of clothing would have been if I had actually bought it from the actual store so I'm pretty happy I went to the consignment shop.  I think overall I saved a lot of money by shopping at the consignment shop and I'm not ashamed of it.  I know some people may be disgusted by the thought of wearing something that some one else has already worn but to me it's just like going to a used car dealer shop.  It might not be new but it is new to me!  Sometimes it's not about where you bought it but how you feel in it!

What I Did In Forth Smith & Van Baren

Saturday my hubby and I went Fort Smith! Yay!  We don't really make the trip to Fort Smith because it's almost a 45 minute drive to and from.  Anyways we made the trip to Fort Smith and stopped by Petco, Target, and Walgreens.  They we made another trip to Van Baren on our way home to check out the Fish Room.

We went to Petco looking for pearl scales which are a kind of gold fish.  I think, I'm not exactly sure so don't quote me.  =)  Well anyways there were no pearl scales but there definitely was an animal adoption going on at Petco.  There were 8 or more dogs just waiting to be adopted and about 4 or 5 bunny rabbits.  They all looked so cute! 

My husband ended up dragging me away from the dogs and towards the reptile section.  I found out something new that day also.  We saw this little lizard or whatever it was eating his own skin that was starting to peel.  Kind of weird and disgusting but at the same time some what intriguing.  I didn't know they did that.

After Petco Lao and I went to Target!  I get excited about going to Target because sadly there are only 2 Targets in Arkansas and being from where I came from that sucks!  I lived in Wisconsin prior to moving to Arkansas so I feel very lonely with only 2 Target stores in Arkansas while in Wisconsin they're everywhere.  1 Target is in Fort Smith and the other I think is in  Fayetteville.

I spent about an hour in just the cosmetics section of Target but didn't get anything.  I swear I can't buy anything if I take my husband with me!  We ended making our way through the office supplies area and then into the furniture section.  And then some way, some how we ended up in the electronics section.  I hate the electronics because my husband ends up sitting there looking at games for his PS3.  We ended up getting out of there soon after or we weren't going to make it to the Fish Room.

We made a quick stop by Walgreens for me to look at some cosmetics.  Yet again I did not buy obviously because of the husband.  However, I do have my eyes on some things from both Target and Walgreens so I'm just going to sit pretty for now.  =) 

At the Fish Room my husband found 2 pearl scales.  One of them was looking a little sick and I didn't want him but man my husband is a brat!  We ended up getting both of them for $12 something.  Sadly this morning the sickly looking one died I'm assuming because I don't see him in the tank anymore.  The other pearl scale however, is getting along just fine with the Kois but I'm afraid he won't be able to feed because he's so slow while the Kois eat a lot, very fast.  I guess I'm just going to have to wait and see how everything works out.

The other one died before I took this photo.  RIP little fella!