product swappin'

Early in February Sonja and I decided to swap products with each other, Mary Kay from her and Advocare from me.   There were a few makeup products I had been wanting to try and I knew Advocare would be right up her alley so it was the perfect fit.

I sent her some Advocare Catalyst and mango-strawberry Spark and she sent me Mary Kay lash love mascara, black eyeliner and TimeWise age-fighting eye cream.

I haven't touched another eyeliner or mascara since using these and will stick with these two products for a long time to come.  I'm absolutely in love with Mary Kay lash love!  I've never used a mascara that makes my lashes look the way that this mascara does and I get compliments daily along with questions on what kind of mascara I use.  I would show you my lashes in a before photo but they're practically blonde so they're so hard to see which makes this mascara a miracle product for me.

these photos are from 6pm after applying makeup at 6am - all taken yesterday with no filter or photoshop

I've seen a slight difference in the skin under my eyes with the cream but honestly think I will just keep using it as a preventative measure.  I'm excited to add a few more of the TimeWise products to my daily routine so I can attempt to halt the aging that my skin is already showing.

I was wearing this mascara and eyeliner combo the entire 3 weeks I was home in Dallas and my mom and aunt both decided that they had to order the mascara too.  Both of them are now saying they won't be changing mascaras for as long as Mary Kay makes this particular product!
My Mom got me hooked on Mary Kay's oil-free eye makeup remover when I was younger and I use it religiously but now I feel like it works even better using eye products from the same brand.
If you're in the market for a new mascara or great makeup/skincare products then check out Sonja's Mary Kay website

Go read Sonja's post on what the Advocare products did for her - she's had amazing results!

scenes from the weekend (& more)

Bella and Allen snuggling

my sleeping beauties

qua-trefoil print from a long time ago that I finally put to use

last Sunday we found that a house finch had made a nest in my front door wreath

I moved the wreath to the wall next to the front door so we wouldn't disturb the nest and just hoped the bird would still come back to it to lay her eggs

 tried out a pinterest inspired polish and liked it for a few days

(polish: revlon rock and milani jewel fx gem)

 our little finch found the new spot!

 some cute owls I spotted at Pier1 while shopping for my mug swap partner

 replicating a cute photo Mayra posted of her bulldogs on instagram earlier in the week

 tagged by Emily for the "5 random things" on instagram

 Bella wound up with an eye infection during the week and we had to make sure she didn't bother them when we applied the drops

 changed my polish two days after the purple color to my fave minty green

(polish: sally hansen mint sorbet)

 I work for #13

 I made Lucky Charms treats for my office

 3rd polish change of the week and this one went through the weekend

(polish: essie big spender)

 the progression of the nest throughout the week

 I love things like this and just had to take a photo of this beautiful terracotta pot

 hung out with family on Saturday - love my lil' Ava girl

 my outfit on Saturday (I forgot to wear green) and my cute lil' Daisy

 my St. Patty's day drink - they didn't have green beer so a margarita would suffice

 last nights game was a nail-biter - KU is in the Sweet 16!

 and this color is how I'm beginning my week - lavender and sparkles

(polish:  cosmetic arts and opi it's my year)

I went home for the weekend to spend time with my family and forgot my camera at my parents house when I drove out to my cousin's to see everyone.  I was so disappointed in myself because I would have loved some photos with everyone who was there that day.  We had a great time chatting and eating (what family get togethers are for) and afterwards, my Dad, brother, sis-in-law, cousin Kristy, her husband Kevin and myself went to Razzoo's for crawfish and adult beverages.

On Sunday I went and hung out with my mother-in-law for a little bit then went to see Honey after he got home from church.  I helped write a few extra thank you cards for donations made in my Gramma's name and then my noisy pugs and I got back on the road late in the afternoon.

What is usually a 2 1/2-3 hour drive for me turned into 4 + hours and I didn't get home last night until after 8pm.

Last I was able to check before leaving town our birdie had only laid 3 eggs and she has been incubating them each time I've gone outside to look since getting home last night so I hope to check on them today when I get off work.  House Finches typically lay from 4-6 eggs so I'm wondering if she will have any others when I check today.  I can't wait to watch the progress of them going from eggs to baby birds.  I will probably keep that wreath out year round now that it has a nest so that any other birdies can use it whenever.

Happy Monday y'all!

Thank you!

I just wanted to thank each of you for your sweet comments and emails this past week while I showcased the highlights of our wedding photos.  I have grown to love our photos even more now that I've gone through them and selected my favorites.  Not every photo was worthy of the specific blog posts but that's quite alright with me.  

I wish I could write enough to do our wedding complete justice but I guess you just had to be there to experience the magical day that it was.

from the Mr & Mrs

make sure to check out the previous wedding posts here