The blog is moving!!

Hey bright and early friends...I'm moving my blog to a new domain that I feel better describes the way I blog...which is basically a little about everything! It's called "Jill of All Trades" (like Jack of All Trades but JILL because I'm a girl, so great, isn't it? ;-)) and you can find it by clicking HERE. I really hope you enjoy it. All of the blog posts that were on here have been merged onto the new blog, so you can still find everything. Hope you'll join me over there!!

October FUN

Again, the time...it just gets away from me. But October has been an exciting month! Take a look.

here's my beloved husband and I having lunch before he goes to training, realizing his dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot!

these are some friends that he left behind to keep me company while he's away. sweet hubby, he knows i love halloween and skeletons... me = weirdo

my teacher friend and i had a picnic on the floor, seeking a brief reprieve from the kidlets...whom we love so dearly, but sometimes you gotta eat your lunch!

from floor food to table food, meeting up with fun friends Clayton and Rachel (head over this way for their sweet blog) for some delicious and different food at Neighborhood Services Tavern. They went to see the Avett Brothers in concert while we prepared for their arrival at our apartment for the night. We laughed a lot, especially at the "Overheards" from the A&M campus.

Hubby has his badge and is looking handsome as ever. So blessed that he has pursued his dream with ambition and is providing for our family!

Ready to go to SYTYCD tour (which was INCREDIBLE). This made me think of a "Pinterest" outfit...I was proud. Shirt & skinny jeans, Old Navy. Shoes, Steve Madden (they were my wedding shoes!) I'll finish with a couple of my favorite things!!! :

Cold, rainy nights sing the song of my soul. Seriously.

And finally, LAYNE'S in College Station, TX. I got to go eat there with my brother this weekend on a little adventure. Fried chicken, crispy fries and double sauce...perfection.

Back in Business

Work has been CRAZY for the last couple of months! August through October is the busiest time of year, in my personal opinion. Here are a couple of things I have been up to in the time of my absence...

Hubby and I celebrated our ONE YEAR marriage anniversary by going to a sweet B&B on Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma.

I got a re-make of my wedding bouquet (I was obsessed with it but it molded while we were on our honeymoon so I had to throw it out!)

I celebrated my 26th birthday. This was a cookie cake brought to me by one of my students :)

Gas dipped below the 3$ mark and I was really excited! (of course it's back up now)

I did some home decorating :)

AND I got to watch the SOONERS kindasorta DESTORY the Texas Longhorns!! Other points of interest- I started boot camp (yes the exercise kind) and I go 3 times a week from 5 to 6 AM....I LOVE it and I NEVER thought I'd do something like that because I am sooo not a morning person! I helped move my mom from a 3 bedroom house to a (SWEET) loft apartment....which made me want to get rid of pretty much every paper and random thing I keep for keepsakes because there was WAY too much stuff to get rid of... and finally, I am preparing to begin my life as a pilot's wife. Exciting and scary all at the same time! Thanks for bearing with the long post! I am going to try to update more frequently...especially now that I am going to have some time to fill. Chau!

Confession: Obsession

Hey y'all...it's been a little while but the move has proven to be more difficult than previously thought. Now, everything is here, we're working on getting it unpacked and life can continue!

So, I'm a little obsessed with something at the moment...


image via sincerelyyourdesigns.blogspot.com

Lauren Conrad had teal, light pink, and dark pink tips for a while! I would LOVE to do this to my hair. It is such a cool look, and actually very subtle. Unfortunately, I don't know that they'd be very happy about rainbow tips at work, so I'm going to have to put it off until next summer. But you can bet I'm already planning on doing it! Let hair grow back out COMMENCE!

Too much...

Lately there has been too much of a couple of things:

Too much PACKING...

and too much HEAT...

thus the lack of blogging! As things get settled in I will continue to update :)

On a more serious note, one of the coaches and teachers at my place of employment passed away today. It was very sudden and unexpected, though he was a strong believer and has undoubtedly gone home to be with Jesus. It hurts my heart to lose such a wonderful man who helped strengthen my faith in a dark time. My prayers are with his family, and if you think about it, I hope you will lift them up as well.

Make-up Fave

I just got back into using eyeliner again after seeing all of the beautiful pictures of smokey eyes on Pinterest. The problem I've had in the past is that eyeliner won't stay on my big 'ol eyes!
Recently I was in Sephora, where my brother works, and he clued me in to what I needed for certain things.
Here's what I learned: If you want to rim the INNER parts of your lashes, you definitely have to go with a water-PROOF formula...not water-RESISTANT (and yes, there are both!) Seems logical right? But I really didn't even know!
I ended up purchasing this eyeliner in Deep Black.

The formula is so soft and creamy and believe me when I say it stays put! Yet, it also comes off easy when you ARE ready to take it off. I would definitely recommend it as a great eyeliner. I think I will get some more of the fun colors to try! Not sure when I would ever wear them but maybe one day I'll be feeling bold ;-)

Life Update

We're moving! Not far...just closer to both hubby's job and mine. I can't wait to quit commuting! However...the worst part about moving...is PACKING.


While I have made progress...it just all seems like it's going so slowly! AND, there's so much still left. Hoping the next few days go by slowly so I can get it all done!