Ghosts of Weekends Past - Long Haul

Let's hear it for four day weekends.  It was glorious for me.  The hubbie , not so much.  not only could he not partake in my adventures, but he got called into work basically every single day.  Sometimes it really is not nice to be needed.

Thursday I was cooking/baking like crazy.  Made some muffins and chili to take with and leave behind.

 

Also managed to get the wreath that I bought put up.  It is the first time that I have had a fresh wreath for outside.

 

Afterwards, we headed to Shopko for the hubbie to splurge on himself.  Then it was home for our traditional Thanksgiving day pizza before I headed off up north for a few days.  What I realized is I absolutely love it when my trailer can stay in one spot and all you have to do is plug in a heater, flip on a light and unload your crap especially when you are getting up there in the dark.

 

Next morning was slightly chilly...ok right around freezing.

 

 

I ran to town to get a few things from Shopko before keeping my promise to the dogs.

 

When in Rome...hit the puppie park.

 

A stop off at Pritzls....had me finding a cute sign for the camper and a sweatshirt for the hubbie.

 

I also decided to swing by Lake Arrowhead to see if there was any ice.  No ice, but the spot where we sat in summer is under water.

 

After our little excursions of the day, we headed back to camp for a fire and dinner.

 

Dinner of course was the chili that I made the day before.  My dinner date, Little Man.  The others were patiently waiting on the floor for crumbs.

 

The rest of the evening was beautiful...a  lovely full moon and nice warm fire.

Saturday morning after snuggling for a bit...it was time to clean up/pack up and head home.



 

Rest of Saturday was spent getting things in order....making some dinner and chilling.

 

Sunday, aside from doing our normal Sunday things we also started doing the Christmas decorating.  The tree is officially up and our 2015 ornament has been hung.

 

And that folks was our little extra long weekend...now it is time to start the countdown to Christmas.  Keep your eyes open, it is coming quick.

 

 

Ghosts of Weekends Past - To Hell with Fall

To hell with fall or so Mr. Winter has said.  It appears that Mr. Winter thought it would be a fine idea to come to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving.   Here is the beauty that we awoke to Saturday morning...

 

A little soon, but then again maybe not.  It truly is not or was not uncommon for snow to grace Wisconsin in November.  I do not mind the snow, hence my love of cross country skiing....the cold weather though that accompanied this though was a little much.  I need to ease into 15 degrees.

 

At least, I had a nice warm bath that was graced with my bath bomb from Lush. 

It Looks like some sort of alien. This is what it looks like when you pull it out after it has been fizzling a bit.  I am going to make the assumption that someone out there has done this though, so I am not feeling like the only odd duck in the room.

 

With the snowy weather, I used it as another excuse to have the steppie take me shopping.  Sadly though the roads were not in the slightest bit slippery to give her some experience with that.  I did get Forest's Christmas shopping completely finished and I found this....

pretty awesome hat, which the hubbie hated so it stayed at the store.  Plus the steppie tried on a blanket scarf, since that is the new trend that she feels she needs to follow.  Personally, I think it is crazy, you might as well be walking around with a throw blanket on your neck.  This girl will be sticking with her everyday scarves.

 

Saturday evening, we put on the most comfortable clothes possible and saw Mockingjay 2.  I read the book, they did a good job reflecting what occurred in the book. We loved the movies and the books.

 

Sunday was spent as normal...cleaning, shopping, family dinner.

 

Now this week, shall find us enjoying the short work week and our little Thanksgiving tradition.

 

May everyone have safe travels.

 

 

Christmas Magic Mall Haul

Once upon a time quite a few moons ago, my parents would load us up in the car and we would drive to the big city.  We would go to all the malls look at the lovely lights and Christmas decorations then have dinner at Red Lobster.  Memories and tradition.

Now just the other day the magic of Christmas at the mall and the yearn to spend all came rushing back.   It is no longer a common place for me to see this in the everyday as I do not fequent the stores as I once did when I lived in a bigger city. It was a quiet day at the mall being  a weekday and not after Thanksgiving though (thank goodness).  Now it was almost a magical moment seeing the decoration as I was wandering thru watching the hustle and bustle of the people.  Thank goodness though as an adult I am not as mesmerized by the escalators as I was as a child.

Ok...now let's see what the "haul" looked like.  A little disclaimer that yes it is the holiday season and the items below were all for me...any gifts for others that were purchased are not included below because no one gets any peeking  :)

LUSH

Had to pick up my normal Grease Lightning.   Plus I will be trying some new things:

 

1.  The Sacred Truth Fresh Face Mask:  This mask states that it helps dry skin.  With winter my skin gets extra cranky. 

 

2.  Bath Bomb - Sadly I don't recall the name of this one

 

3.  Brazened Honey Fresh Face Mask:  Deep cleansing, brightening and exfoliating. Actually used this once was happy with the result, just not the smell...a little to flowery. If it makes my skin lovely though, I will get over it.

 

4. Big Blue Bath Bomb

 

5. Sympathy for the Skin - Slightly thinner than what I have used in the past which makes it absorb quickly aka great for when I am running late in the morning.  It does have a nice warm cozy smell too it.

 

 

 SEPHORA

 

Darn you Sephora for sending me the notice to pick up my birthday gift.  I did accomplish smelling a whole bunch of perfumes and deeming that they were all stinky aside from grabbing a few things.

 

1. La Vanilla the healthy deodorant - Travel Size

 

2. Sephora Sleeping Mask

 

3. Nars Lipstick Pencils (Birthday Gift)

 

ULTA

A lot of new (based on recommendations from you tubers and Allure's best of beauty) and one tried and true.

 

1. St. Ives Even and Bright Citrus Scrub

 

2. L' Oreal True Match Powder

 

3.  Soap and Glory Rich and Foamous Body Wash

 

4. Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies Push Up Drama Mascara

 

5. Simple Cleansing Wipes  - These are a tried and true

 

6. Soap and Glory Smoothie Star Body Buttercream - Seriously people this smells like a fricken cookie...win.

 

 

 

 

And then there was a mail day aside from the Mall Haul

 

CELESTIAL SEASONINGS

 

 

I have been loving having a cup a tea before I go to bed.  So I decided to expand my sleepytime tea experience...as you can see.

 

SEPHORA

 

Yes, this is why I did not want/need to go to Sephora at the mall.  VIB members got 20% off for a few days, so I used the chance to buy some things I wanted to try and expand my perfume collection because damn perfume is expensive.

 

1. Marc Jacobs Perfume Decadence

 

2. Samples:  Clean Rain and Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream.  I love getting little perfume samples because they are perfect for traveling.

 

3.  Korres Lip Butter Clear Gauva

 

4. Drunk Elephant Skin Brightening Kit

 

5. Tony Moly Panda's Dream So Cool Eye Stick

 

Now before I part...let me give you a close up of the beauty of the Marc Jacobs Bottle.

Oh my goodness yes it looks like a little purse and smells delicious.  From the Sephora website:



Notes:
Italian Plum, Iris Flower, Saffron, Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine Sambac, Orris, Vetiver, Papyrus Woods, Liquid Amber.
Style:
Qualitative. Opulent. Surprising.

Now it is time, I am going to say my farewells and keep on shopping.

 

 

Ghosts of Weekends Past - Puppies

T'was the weekend of the pampered, spoiled or maybe I should say teased puppies.  Really nothing all to exciting to report on Friday evening.

Saturday all the fun began.  Morning was a trip to the feedmill to get the puppies more food and a new rope toy.  Then it was time to roll up my sleeves and dive into some serious puppie treat baking. 

This went on all afternoon until my son got home from work so we could road trip to the next twon over.  He needed some more work pants...plus I used it as an excuse to get him to smell some colognes.  Because you know when you are 18 it is time to start moving away from just the body sprays.   We also hit up the new Applebees.   The atmosphere compared to the old building was much more open.

Even with their new menu items, I couldn't help but get the same old thing.  Later in the evening watched the movie "Dark Places" based on the book I recently read.  I thought that they did a great job recreating the book.  Yet reading the story was much better then seeing on the tv, which the hubbie could attest too.  He did not read the book and thought the movie was just ok.  

Sunday once again it all went to the dogs (even before I went grocery shopping), it was a long due bath day for them.  They are so super soft and snuggly now.  Bullet loves the bath and it takes forever to get him to come out.  He even has a special duck that he tries to drown.   Chuck hates the water....period.  Little Man is on the fence, like he thinks it is ok but really just not sure.  Kind of hard to figure it out though while your brother is in the tub stirring up the water trying to drown his duck.

 

Then it was grocery shopping, house cleaning, and baking another puppie treat.  Yes, I will probably have the fattest dogs in the neighborhood.

 

Pizza puppie style.  The weekend came to a close with Sunday family dinner and discovering that Chuck is out of stock....

 

Enjoy the rest of your week.

 





 

 

 

Luscious Lips

Oh La La...look at those lips.  I have fallen in love with a new lip product.  This is absolutely huge since I am very particular and have a huge issue stepping out of the lip gloss zone.  But let me introduce you to my new found love....

Colour Pop Lippie Sticks.   They come in the cutest, simple, package and apply like a dream.  Seriously people one swipe and bam you have coverage.  They are nothing like any other lipstick I have tried.  Another perk of these is they are $5 a piece. Yep, that is it.  So if that sealed the deal for you hop on over here: https://colourpop.com/   and grab yourself some.

Oh and let me point out...this is not a sponsored post.  I really love the product...to the point I ordered the holiday set (blog post soon).  Now on with the colors (sorry no swatches missed channeling my inner beauty blogger that day).

1. TGIF- True brick red in a Matte finish : this is seriously my new fave red ever.

2. Mosh Pit- Mid-tone warm brown in a Matte finish (this would be the hubbies fave for my everyday, think it reminds him of the 90's)

3. Too Sexy- Deep red violet with a subtle blue flash in a Matte finish

4. Choker- Light cool-toned beige in a Crème finish

5. Baewatch- Dusty rose in a Matte finish

6. Out of Sync- Bright blue fuchsia in a Matte finish

Yes the colors in this set are also perfection.  So now go get over there and grab yourself some.

Ghosts of Weekends Past and other Random

Hold tight because this one is going to blow you away....basically there will be no pictures in this post for a change.  Hard to believe.   

Our weekend started on Thursday...kind of.  Thursday evening we were graced by the entertainment of teenagers at the high school play, "The Matchmaker".  Every year I am impressed by how great of a job they do and I loved this years play.

Friday found us celebrating national nacho day with a trip to our fave Mexican restaurant.  While I didn't have nachos, I did have tequila.

Saturday....Took the steppie out to take care of some school work...aka take a whole bunch of photos. None of which have been edited hence the lack of their presence here on the blog.  We also then took the morning to grab a bite to eat at the natural food store and have coffee at the coffee shop.  On the way home there was one more stop for a few more pictures.  It truly amazes me to this day that I live right next to a tourist attraction, the Horicon Marsh.
    The evening found us going to my high school reunion. Honestly I didn't feel like going but had to keep a promise.  So basically I sucked it up and now couldn't imagine not going.  One of my old HS friends is hilarious.  Our table was the loudest and I think had the most laughs of the evening.

Sunday.  Found the hubbie recovering and me getting the normal stuff done. Oh and we raked leaves over the weekend.  Sadly though we still have more leaves coming down. 

On another note, I have now finished my third Gillian Flynn book, Sharp Objects.  This whole listening to books on CD is working out wonderfully for me.  I get the joy of the book without trying to find the time to squeeze in the reading.  Because you know it is frowned upon to read and drive.   I truly did not see the end coming.  Rumor has it that they may make this one into a mini-series. 

All in all that sums up my life as I know it for now....the holiday season is coming up quickly along with end of the year and that is when things really go to hell in a hand basket.

Happy Wednesday...until we chat again.

 

October Faves

Well yeah..since it is like November 7th, maybe I should just get of my arse already and write up the favorites from the last month.

Moment: 

Seriously this month there was so much goodness, celebration and great times with family, I am not picking one.  So every moment in October was grand.

 

Music My jam -

I have been jamming to this on the treadmill, having it go thru my head constantly and we may or may not have cranked it in the locker room.


Beauty Product - I am not sure if this one is going to qualify as makeup but basically the stuff I used to put the gears on my face, spirit gum.  That shit was the bomb...just make sure that you use the remover.

 

Oh and my lippie sticks...but those will be receiving their very own review shortly.

Clothes - I am wore them, so that is a win.

Food/Drink -   Let's here a great big shout out to my keurig that makes the caramel apple cider which then is graced with some knob creek whiskey.   Fall afternoons folks.


Looking Forward too in next month, possibly getting my shit together in my blog land and starting some new ventures. 

Ghosts of Weekends Past - On Holiday

Hey there remember me...there has been a lot going on in my neck of the woods, so I ended up taking a little momentary break.

We have managed to celebrate two more birthdays...I am telling you all we seem to do the month of October is celebrate birthdays.   The steppie is officially 16, so of course the gifts are all things car related.  First was some money and interest free loan from her dad for her awesome beater with a heater.  Then was an emergency car kit, shovel, and ice scraper.

 

We dined at Olive Garden for her birthday and had a birthday muffin at home.

 

Next up was Little Man's birthday, he got a super big birthday bone.

 

 

He really didn't eat the bone instead just licked the puppie friendly chocolate off of it.

 

Then also during this period, I took the teenagers for a scary movie and Forest on a tour of UW-Green Bay. 

 

And then there was this last weekend....Halloween weekend.  It started Friday night with the Haunted Tour of the Saterlee Clark House in Horicon.

The story started with the caretaker of the house explaining strange happenings she encountered.  Then you were led to a funeral, where they explained how bodies were handled.  The next room found you speaking to a woman who was making a home remedy for a person who was ill. Next you were led to the bedroom, where there was a woman next to the bed, in which there was a young child.  She explained how she lost her children to terrible disease.  Into the next room was a photographer, a photographer of the dead, he explained the why they took pictures of the dead.  The tour finished with a trip to the cemetery.  At the cemetery you learned why there were bells placed at graves and people recited the stories of how they were buried alive.

 

The actors did a great job and I can not wait until they do this again next year.

 

Saturday was a rainy day yet perfect for a stop at the coffee shop.

 

Afternoon was spent putting the final details on my costume for the pub crawl.  Then I jumped into the endeavor of placing metal gears on my face, we did steam punk this year.  While it was kind of strange having these super glued to my face, it turned out fantastic and they held up all night.

 

 

and the whole costumes.

It is hard to see, but I had gears placed on the costume also.  Ready to go we were off.  We started at a bar that we have never been to before.  I was kind of scooping the place out since my high school reunion was going to be there this coming weekend.  Right at the start the hubbie deemed which guy was going to be a major shit show...it was Santa Clause.   Our main mission was one drink at every bar.  They have a bus that goes bar to bar, so there is no driving nor walking.  Needless to say, I managed to spill a drink, we didn't make it to every bar, and our bus hit a parked car in front of the bar. The night was eventful...and I inadvertently reminded my old ass that pregaming is not a good idea nor is mixing kinds of alcohol.

 

Sunday morning was spent resting while the afternoon was consumed making cross country gifts.  In the evening, we attended my son's very last high school cross country banquet.

 

There were many tears shed between my son, the coach and myself.  This coach has been such a positive influence on my son I will be forever grateful and my son forever lucky to have him.

 

And that folks is a quick little catch up on what is going on in our world.