LATE Christmas Post

Our Christmas started on the 23^rd-The Saturday BEFORE Christmas. Things are ALWAYS a little crazy for us because BOTH of our families are out of town.

We started our Christmas festivities with a lunch at my house for my Aunt and cousins (this is ALL of my Mother’s side of the family that is left-so sad) I always try to make a special day/time for them for Thanksgiving and Christmas because I think it is important for all of us to be together since my Mom and Nana (grandmother) passed away!

I am SUPER lame and didn’t take ANY pics of the fam BUT we were having SO much fun I didn’t even think about snapping any pics!

I found some really cute Christmas game ideas on PINTEREST. I definitely want to keep this a tradition going because it was TONS of fun! I gave away fun prizes which included gift cards to Dip N’ Dots, Dairy Queen, Wendy’s.. Etc…

On Saturday night we had our annual Christmas shin-dig with my Daddy's side of the family... I shamefully do not have a single picture from that night! I know, I know, I am AWFUL!  

Moving on.....

On Sunday we headed to LA... Lower Alabama  that is :) to spend some time with Brandon's family. This was such a fun Christmas because our nephew Grayson is old enough now where he actually knows what is going on, so it was a lot of fun! 
These are the few pictures that I have from our visit with them.... 

Brandon’s Aunt Cindy & Grayson 

The whole family having mimosa’s on Christmas Morning

My Sister-N-Law was suppose to e-mail more pictures from Christmas.. but I haven't received them yet! I am calling you out Candace! HA! J/K

All in all it was a great Christmas and I couldn't have imagined spending it with anyone than all the people pictured/mentioned here!

I'll be back tomorrow with a Gatlinburg and New Years post! 

My Christmas Goodies!

 

Good Afternoon!! Yes, it has been a while since you have heard from me! But you should be use to that by now! ONE of my New Year’s resolutions is to be a better blogger! We shall see!

We had an amazing Christmas… which I plan to blog about very soon! ;) And we had the most awesome trip to the Mountains which I also plan to blog about! Today I am here to show y’all all my cool new toys that I received from Santa!

The only thing NOT pictured here is my MK watch only because I am still unsure of which one to get! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

 

BTW I made this cool little list on polyvore.com! You can make the coolest templates and put together outfits (like the ones that you see on PINTEREST) so if you have never visited the site, you should probably do that… NOW!

I promise I’ll be back ASAP with a Christmas/Mountains/New Years Eve Post!

HOLLA!

Christmas Presents! by jenna-9 featuring coach handbags

Smashbox Review

Ok, so I promised a Smashbox Review like a week ago and never got around to doing it! In my defense, I have had finals and an office Christmas party to prepare for! So things have been a lil cray cray in my already crazy world! J

So I read a TON of reviews/blogs/forums online before I went out and purchased these products. I am talking like 4 hours straight of researching this stuff before I actually bought it! The reason for that is because I ALWAYS, ALWAYS…. ALWAYS buy different makeup and end up not LOVING it. Smashbox is a little more on the pricey side… It is higher than MAC and Clinique which is what I was wearing before, so I wanted to be 100% sure before I ran out and got it.

The reviews online for Smashbox products were about 50/50, some people LOVED it some HATED it and for some people it just wasn’t a “game changer” so to speak…. For me IT WAS LIFE changing!

I went to Ulta (we don’t have a Sephora here.. BOO!) And purchased 2 AMAZING Smashbox products! This was the product that I researched the most, and I must say I was a little skeptical at first!

 

Feast your eyes on the Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream . “BB” stands for Beauty Balm! This is a 5-in-1 beauty balm where you can moisturize, prime, perfect, protect, and control shine in ONE step!!! You can wear this product alone or under foundation for more coverage. (I have been wearing this alone and putting the Smashbox powder on top-see picture below).  It also has SPF 35 which is great for Summer time! I got light/medium (I think it only comes in 4 shades). I am in LOVE with this stuff… you rub it on just like moisturizer (with your fingers) and that’s IT! No primer… no foundation…. ONE STEP!!! It kind of reminds me of tinted moisturizer but WAY more coverage! When I wear this I feel like I have NO make-up on at all… very light coverage! The lady at Ulta said that everyone who purchases it ALWAYS comes back for more! Also, a little goes a long way so this bottle should last you a while! It is prices at $39.00 at Ulta… so like I said, I bit more than MAC foundation BUT this is 5-in-1 so if you are a person that buys primer, moisturizer and foundation it could actually save you some money.

 

I also purchased the Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder. I got this in Light/Medium as well (there are only 3 or 4 colors to choose from in this.) I wasn’t planning to purchase the powder when I went into the store but the lady at Ulta who helped me had RAVE reviews about it! And I have to say, she was RIGHT! It is pretty thick powder, so you don’t need very much at all… and it has the PERFECT coverage… not too heavy and not too light! This is priced at $59.00 at Ulta which is a significant amount more than my normal MAC powder BUT she said that this should last about 8 months! So that’s a pretty long time!

 Here is a photo of me with my fabulous Smashbox products applied! I took like 20 pics and this is the best I could come up with… but it gives you a general idea!

 

I would DEF recommend these products to anyone! Especially if you are a BUSY girl like me! Using the BB cream saves SO much time since it is a 5-in-1!! Let me know if you have any questions! Hope y’all have a great Tuesday! J

 

XOXO

Christmas Wish List

 

Wish List by jenna-9 featuring a monogram necklace

These are a few things that I am dying for at this moment AKA what my wonderful husband should get me for Christmas! ;)  Of course there are a few leopard things on there and can’t forget SAMCRO and my FAVE-anything monogrammed!!

I promise I’ll be back TOMORROW for that Smashbox review but obvi I LOVE it cause it is on my wish list!

Happy Wednesday y’all!

 

Happy Hump Day Y'all!

Happy Wednesday y’all!!

I am pretty pumped about a few things this morning, so I thought that I would share!

My hometown is getting an ice skating “Wonderland”

I mean how much fun is this going to be!

(Click on the pic for more details)

 

I have also been pinteresting like crazy here lately! And I am loving these pins that I have found recently…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow ME on Pinterest!

 

Link up with Michelle, and show us all your Pinterest finds!

XOXO

 

 

Football & BFF's

Good Afternoon my bloggy peeps!!

 

My weekend started out FABULOUS! My BFF, Heather, from way back when came into town on Friday! Me and this girl go WAY back and were even roommates at one point! She is from Georgia and doesn’t get to visit as often as I had liked. We spent Friday night riding dirt roads (Don't judge, y'all know I'm a Southern girl.) And we had a blast catching up, to say the least!

BTW-I got my hair done Friday... I so wish that I could make my bangs look like this ALL the time! Any tips or trick to share on how to do this?!

 

On Saturday, me, Heather, and Brandon made our way downtown for some tailgate fun! The company that Brandon works for had a tailgate set up at a local bar.. which included a Band, free beer and free food... and a bunch of Alabama Crimson Tide fans I mean what else do you need in life?!

 

Next, we headed over to Innisfree to watch the game! Which we all know was a very sad time for us Bama fans! But you can't win em' all! At least that’s what my Mama always said! And that’s all I have to say about that {in my best Forest Gump voice}

 

I may or may not have had ONE toooooo many "Sabanade's"

 

If you are ever in T-Town this is a MUST!!

 

These pictures were obvi taken BEFORE we lost!! #rolltideanyway

 

And on Sunday we had our Christmas card pictures taken! Here is the sneak peak!

 

I love these because they are SO typical us!

 

I took off yesterday to add some Christmas cheer to our house! We may or may not have put up our tree yesterday! #sorrynotsorry I love this time of the year and I just couldn't wait any longer... judge away! :)



Hope y'all had a great weekend!! I will be back later in the week with my Christmas wish list for Brandon Santa! :) Tootles!



Friday Favorites

It's Friday y'all!! Whoop Whoop! I haven't blogged all week.. Shocking, I know! Kidding! :) Soooo I thought that I would link up with Lindsey over at The Bargain Blonde for "Friday Favorites!"

Favorite things from this past weekend.....

 My new favorite wine! #rolltide

 Tailgating for Homecoming! #rolltideagain

 I made Baked potato soup for the first time EVER & it was DELISH!

Brandon and I went to see Taken 2 and YES we had popcorn AND a funnel cake! Don't hate! ;)

 

 

Favorite Moments of the week.....

 

 

 

 Snuggling with my love buggss!!

 

 Trick-Or-Treating with my nephew AKA Jake the Pirate!

 

Drinking Hot chocolate every morning when I get to the office!

 

 

Ok now it is your turn!!! Link up with Lindsey and tell us what your favorite's are this week!!!

 

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! We will be relaxing and watching Bama roll over LSwhooo!