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Friday Faves!

March 4, 2016

It’s finally Friday!!

Lets see some of my faves this week…

1. Got that second quiz back yo!!! Check it out…

There was a time when a B was not good enough…It is no longer that time. #thestruggleisreal

2. Tried out my new Cupcake mask from Lush!

I’m not naked I swear! Anyway I loved it and basically wanted to eat my face off while I waited for it to dry. Check out the info here! My face was kind of a mess the last few weeks with eating so much junk and running out of my goodies so hopefully this will help it get back on track!

3. This article about people Googling moving to Canda.

My Canadian bestie has been asking me if I plan to move to Canada if Trump wins all the time so she sent me the article. It makes me laugh and cringe because really. How is this even a possibility?

Even have officials in Canda tweeting info out! This is crazy. Please make it stop.

4. Just started Matched by Ally Condie and I love it so far! You may recall I am not supposed to be spending any of my free time reading but ya know what? #idowhatiwant No really…I would be miserable if I wasn’t able to do some reading for fun at least 10-15 minutes a day.

5. This post from Kristin at See You in a Porridge about Places to get Cheap or Free Books! I don’t know I how I wasn’t aware of most of these but I have now downloaded about 20+ books in the last few days as well as learned how to take advantage of renting ebooks from my library!! Do it and thank her!

6. I found out about this deodorant from Stephanie @ Not Entirely Perfect

on one of her Three On Thursday posts!

I know I know its Old Spice but this shit seriously smells like something sweet and it works SOOO much better than what I was using before. I am a sweaty girl, I admit it so I need some serious business and this works and smells great! Sooo yea I love those Thursday posts!

and because I think that is all some of my fave memes or gifs from this week…

This one is terrible but hilarious…

Black Twitter kills me…seriously every time.

On Mondays

February 29, 2016

Heyo!! It is Monday again. I am actually feeling kinda good because I slept like a baby last night. FINALLY!

Lets talk about this weekend. I really didn’t have that exciting of a time so not too much to report.

– Friday there was studying & catching up on my shows. I have another quiz & exam this week so I knew I had to get it done. I have only really been able to keep up with 2-3 of my shows right now so I watched The Bachelor, Scandal and Izombie.

-Saturday I had brunch with my roommate at Orange which is one of my fave brunch places because they have Frushi & these delicious flight of pancakes with themes but of course I forgot my lactaid pills so no pancakes for me.

Then we headed off to Lush where I proceeded to just throw my money at the cashier while I stocked up on all my stuff. Plus I had 5 empty containers so I got a free mask! Yay!! I decided to try Cupcake!

Saturday night The Boyfriend and I had our Vday makeup dinner. We went away for the weekend of Valentine’s day but didn’t end up going out to dinner or anything since it snowed and snowed and we just wanted to relax. We headed to the north burbs by him to Di Pescara. We went last year and decided to do it again. The food is fantastic! I actually didn’t take pics of our food or anything because it was a nice romantic night and I didn’t want to pull out my phone.

Sunday- We got up bright & early and headed to Sarkis for what I assume could be called brunch. It is a janky little spot in the burbs by him that is delicious and always full of college students who look hungover. Luckily the weather was amazing! then I headed to my parents to hang out and study some more. Drove all the way back home meal prepped for the next few days and did more homework. Very exciting life!

A loretta with Chorizo and we shared some veggie hash!

and that about sums up my weekend. OOoh and Leo finally won an Oscar!!! What are we going to do with all those hilarious memes???

Currently…

February 25, 2016

Somehow I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday. WHY?!!! It is about that time I catch you all up on what is going on in this lovely life of mine….

Reading: Winter by Marissa Meyer I am loving it. I dig the whole Cyborg Cinderella loose following of fairy tales in a post WW4 world. I was still trying to figure out who Winter was but after the last chapter I got it(I probably should have caught it from the cover too). If you are looking for something fun and a little different this is a great series! Also, I am looking for some new books so if you are on goodreads find me!

Listening: So since that Bachelor episode I wanted to find out who this Amos Lee is. Now I know and it works great for listening to in the background while I work.

Wanting: A nap? Vacation? A massage? Really the list could go on and on..oh and chocolate chip cookies.

Eating: I just finished a Premiere shake for breakfast because i didn’t have time to cook and I had to force myself to avoid Starbucks this morning.

Celebrating: Tonight is the last of three tests this week and then I will celebrate. But for now I am celebrating the fact that after 3 days of trying to understand something in my Statistics class I finally got it. Seriously…doing the same types of problems over and over for 3 days trying to get it led me to tears. BUT after The Boyfriend took the time to slow it down and work with me I got it and now I don’t have to do them again till final.

Watching: Scandal, The Bachelor, Izombie are pretty much the only shows I am current on right now, hoping to have some time this weekend to catch up on my other faves.

Waiting: For nice weather to come back. I am so desperate for summer I can taste it! We had what was supposed to be a blizzard yesterday and really was just horrible 50 mph winds and a dusting of snow. Egh. Chicago.

done with this nonsense.

Loving: That I have 30 days until I see my favorite Canadian and we reunite in Punta Cana. I am so freaking excited to see her and just relax for 5 days. AND this super cute summery dress I got a Nordstrom Rack last weekend. It is going to be damn cute for Street fests!