Oh hi! I'm Back!

Well Hello! No i didnt stop chevron snail, i have just been extremely busy! So to get back into everything im going to sum up all the craziness that has been going on along with some updates.

Alex and myself have moved into a lovely new place with my best friend Isa along with her boyfriend Mike. We are all enjoying the new place and everything that comes along with it. 

Painting, decorating, gardening, well everything has been fantastic!

Also.... My amazing big sister had her little man, Noah! Was born a day after my birthday (may 14th 2014) at an amazing 9.6 pounds! and is doing fantastic! i have never been so proud of my big sister, she was so strong and really relaxed as i recieved text messages at 5 in the morning and throughout the day keeping me up to date with how she was doing. 

Kassandra and Aaron are amazing parents and have a handsome little man on their hands. 

It surprising because i never took my sister to ever have children, but seeing how she is with Noah makes my heart so incredibly happy to see how amazing she is with him and how natural it looks! 

YAY FOR BABIES!

Now living with Isa and Mike is amazing... but ... Mike is an God of Gaming, but that is a bad thing for me because he shows me new games and then i get addicted therefor resulting in mass consumption of Minecraft!

 Tattoos... yes a few new ones have been added, and well i guess they just display my nerdy"ness" i got them both done in the same sitting by a really god friend of mine if you want to know about him just send me a message and ill be more than happy to put you in contact with my buddy. But here they are... lets see if you can figure out what they are from (both different)

Along with all this madness, i have started to draw again, but in a media im not familiar with so its been taking some time getting into but ive been surprised with the final result. Ive been messing around a bit with felt tipped pens and sketch paper by cross hatching.... Here is an example of a piece i completed for Isa, i also did one for myself and i am currently in the process of doing two for Mike's birthday but of course they are a little bit more difficult and taking more time, but all in time they will be done.

 

So yea, thats just a little update on some of the things that are really just popping into my head on "whats new" my answer is .....um....ah... because there is so much! but i am sorry, and well HEY! im back! Pictures of my amazing art office will be posted soon ( when its all organized... i never knew i had this many pencils...) and photos of our cozy house! 
Im also (hopefully) going to be doing a post of Mike's live streaming to do a little acknowledgment for him. 
And! if im not posting as much, its due to still organizing and Isa and Myself will be participating in the Dragon Boat Festival for Breast Cancer . so if you would like to donate to my team we are the YMCA builders on the Dragon Boat Festival page! and any amount would be great ! thank you and hope you enjoy!
BYE!!

Practice?

Alex told me that he needed head shots done due too a being in a performance in the summer that he will also be playing lead guitar in, But because he is in the play he needs a head shot which yes will be easy and fun but i always find it hard to take pictures of others so i was practicing on how close i could get with my camera on Miss. Shadow before i took Alex's Photos tomorrow and it resulted in this closeup of her that reminded me of my highschool photography class.

 

Vanillary

Do you want to smell amazing? Of course you do. Well im not one for trying new scents because when i fall in love with one im stuck on it. But i dont like to wear anything over powering. Vanillary is a very delicate scent, leaving you feeling warm and cozy sorta like a homemade cookie. I bought the solid stick perfume and i love it, i place it on my wrists and on my collar bone before i go to work and it lasts all day! I find when im going all day ill catch little bits here and there of the smell and it reminds me that if i can smell it so can others!

Extensions

It makes me extremely happy to be able to wear my extensions and have them blend like a dream! Because i work in childcare i dont wear them all that much along with makeup, im in a Jr. Preschool room and with the children's little hands its not the best idea. They enjoy brushing my short hair and they are always giving you kisses on your cheeks or touching your face that makeup doesnt hold up or it just soaks up all the oils off of their little fingers that it just results in breakouts. So when i do get wear them i feel really really girly which is always fun .

Packing

Im sorry, but if you haven't heard from me well im packing! Alex and myself are moving at the end of the month and along with work, house viewings, life, my sister having a baby very soon its been hard to post but it will be done. If there is anything you want to know or want me to blog about ask away and it will be done. Again sorry but with the move i will be getting a proper desk setup resulting in more posts and organization. 

Miss. Shadow isnt feeling the packing, i threw all our clothes onto the floor to sorta through it, and when i came back into the room Miss. Shadow was fast asleep on the pile. Im not too sure why she is upset about moving, My hopes are that she doesnt think we are leaving her behind, trust me that would never happen but it makes me sad to think that might go through her head.

 

Homemade bath melts

I had a few different things around the apartment that i felt would work perfectly for bath melts, and well they turned out great! It was really, really easy to make these. All i did was crush up some flowers(these were dried wild flowers, and dried rose petals) I only used the petals of the flowers i felt they held a lot of scent, and Coconut oil. I melted about four cups of the oil until it was all melted and clear, i added the petals in and let it simmer for ten minutes. I then poured the oil into a mini cupcake tray with dark chocolate chips in them. Popped the tray into the freezer and TADA! all done! just pop one into the bath and enjoy. I find it did make the bath oily (duh!) which made it great to shave with nothing but the water and it makes you smell fabulous! 

XL Hermit Crabs

 Sebastain and Dr. Zoidberg have been welcomed into the house. They are two XL Caribbean (purple pincer) Hermit crabs, and they are XL they are approx 3 to 4 inches wide. These two little guys are adorable to watch walk around, eat and dig holes around in their tank. And super easy to care for if you follow the rules.