Because I have them and I don’t feel like typing very much.

Kasey and I went to Philadelphia with my cousin on Saturday to the Mutter Museum. It freaked my freak.

On Sunday Kasey and I went to Atlantic City spur of the moment just for the heck of it. I made some movies of such.

As an added bonus here are two videos of my beloved bunny Penelope playing with balloons.

I hope you enjoyed them!

My mind has been reeling lately. I want to make the best choices for my life. I want to succeed, but I also want to (as Oprah would say) live my best life. I want to do what it takes to have an enjoyable career and life for myself.

I don’t think that being a medical doctor is right for me. Some of you might be thinking “Duh!” and I appreciate you supporting my aspiration to pursue that career anyway.

My whole life I have always felt stupid. I don’t say that to get sympathy; I say that because it is true. More time than I can count I have had teachers tell me what I couldn’t do.

“You can’t be an architect because you are not good enough at math.”

“You could never get a doctorate, like me. You would be lucky just to get into college.”

“You should really think about not attending college. You wouldn’t succeed there and it would just be a waste of time and money.”

This is just a small sample of things I have been told by teachers. I was even constantly encouraged to not even attend regular high school. My guidance counselor was adamant that I go to the Vo-Tech school so that I could learn a trade.

After spending months thinking about this I decided that if I pursued getting a medical doctorate I would only be doing so to prove that I could. Maybe I would end up enjoying it. Maybe I would be great at it. Maybe, but I want to do things for me. I want to pursue something that I will love regardless of what other people think.

I want to get my major in Women’s Studies. It is a subject I have been consistently passionate about since I was a teenager. When I think about having a career in Women’s Studies it excites me. I am even more excited when I think about going even further to get my doctorate for it. I love thinking that one day I could be a professor of Women’s Studies at a university.

A change of major doesn’t seem like a very big change, but for me it is huge. It is amplified by the fact that my current college does not offer it as a major.

I found a very nice college that I would like to transfer to, but it is in Virginia. That is a pretty big move to make. It’s also a nicer school so I will have to really keep up my GPA if I want to be accepted. It’s called The College of William & Mary. I still need to build up my transfer credits. So I am looking to apply next Spring and start attending as early as Fall 2009.

The difference in price for residents of VA and out of state students is about $10,000 so we would also need to really consider moving down there earlier in order to get the in state price.

It’s such a big change for me, but somehow I can’t stop smiling when I think about it. This feels right. Being Pre-Med made me feel nervous and ridiculous. This makes me almost gleeful.

Right now I am just scared to jinx it. I have to meet with my adviser soon to talk over the details and make sure I am taking the proper classes to transfer with.

I am a little under the weather right now. I have been taking medication. (actual medication, not just my herbal teas for those of you who wish to know) Kasey has been forcing me too. I believe she may be trying to drug me and no one seems to care. I think I am on the mend though. That Airborne stuff is nasty, but it does seem to work. Plus I love seeing things bubble and fizz.

It’s almost March! Where, if you recall, I am going to try once again to post every single day for a month. With no motivation! It is actually something I am looking forward to. These challenges often give me inspiration to write about things I usually sweep under the rug and also delve deeper into other topics.

Kasey is (hopefully) going to guest blog in March too! I already created an author account for her in anticipation.

There are topics that I no longer wish to sweep under the rug that I will be discussing in probably multiple entires. I would also appreciate Kasey’s point of view on these also and that is why she might be quest posting. It should be really good.

I am looking forward to talking about other things too.

Here is a little clip from a recent conversation with me mother:

Mom: We’ll I don’t know if I am ever going to have grandchildren from the way things are going.
ME: Well don’t look at me I’m too young.
Mom: You’re not too young you’re just not in a relationship.
ME: Stunned silence
Mom: And I don’t know if you ever will be.
ME: Not that kind of relationship.

I was pretty much in shock for the rest of the car ride and she proceeded to try and make small talk with me.

This was about a week ago and I am still so mad about it. Is there any way I could have possibly handled this graciously? I mean…Kasey and I are living in her house right now so I guess we just have to grin and bear it until we get our own place.

I have been dying to post about my Valentine’s Day. I know some people are so over the whole V-day thing, but it is honestly my favorite holiday. I just love going into stores and seeing lots of pink and red and hearts. It makes me happy.

This year is also special because it is Kasey and I’s first Valentine’s Day together. So it means a lot to me.

On Tuesday February 12, Kasey borrowed my car because she needed to run some secret errands. I was curious, but I wanted to leave it be because I know Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and she likes to be able to surprise me.

Later in the day after she had gotten home she said she was cleaning and making our room nice because sometimes she feels like I take on too much of the work. I thought that was super sweet of her.

She arrived at my office to pick me up from work and I was so excited to see her I forgot about the surprise. Due to the arriving snow I was able to leave work an hour early and go home.

When we got home I was excited to watch the episode of Beach Weddings I had Tivoed. However, Kasey motioned that she wanted to go upstairs. I thought that was fine. We could watch the episode later on. I followed her up to our room.

This is what I walked into!

I have a thing for those big balloons and to date I have only gotten one for my 21st birthday. It was really special to me that Kasey got these for me.

She set this up to ask me to be her valentine. I thought it was cute because it was more traditional instead of assuming I would be.

She even wore a shirt that had hearts on it that said Be Mine. It was so thoughtful.

Wednesday Kasey came to pick me up at work. On the seat was another cute box and it had a tag on it that said “I love…” and inside it was filled folded up pieces of paper and on each one she had written what she loves about me. It was amazing and I was totally blown away because it was stuffed full of these little papers.

She drove us to Blockbuster to rent movies (Becoming Jane and Martian Child) and on the way I opened the little papers and read what they said.

On Thursday I knew there was probably something planned, but I tried not to think about it too much.

When Kasey came to get me at work she brought me a bouquet of tulips.

Then we went back home and she had set up rose petals and confetti on the bed with tissue paper and balloons everywhere! It was so nice and I felt so loved.

In the box was a card and a specially made Valentine’s Day mix CD. Kasey makes me mix CD for special occasions and I can’t say how much it means to me. So that was really special to me.

I loved everything. It was perfect.

Thanks for putting up with me during this post and letting me remember everything.

And by we I mean I!

Thanks to Kyle my website lives on for another year.

I have some things to post about Valentine’s Day, but I am on my dinosaur work computer so you’ll have to wait for a bit I am afraid. Also I am going to Philadelphia (again) tomorrow! Look forward to more pictures from that. Plus I fully intend on eating at Delilah’s again. So delicious!

I just wanted to do a mini-post saying I am back.

Love you all!

Oh! P.S. - Fussy has stated that NaBloPoMo is going montly with different challenges and you can participate every month. I am on for March and the theme is lists. So you should be hearing something from me in list for every day of March. (There will be normal posts too!)

So as you may know I hate posting twice in one day because I don’t like to take away from the original post. I should consider having a sideblog for these sorts of things, but for the life of me I can’t see how I would figure that sort of thing out.

So today’s post is really my interview with Emily.

However I thought I should let you all know if you visit this website between Wednesday, February 13 and Friday, February 15 you probably will not find it.

Yup…it is that time of year again. You would think after last year’s issues with website payment I would not have made the same mistake twice.

The thing is I had some unexpected financial issues come up the last few days that I had to deal with and thus here it is Tuesday and I am without any money at all until Friday. My domain name and hosting payment are due tomorrow.

I have considered just letting this whole online journal thing go, but I have put a lot of thought into it and the last three weeks while I was deciding have shown me that I should stick it out.

So, the internet will be getting a 3 day break from me and then I will be returning for at least one more year.

(I’ll still be around to comment, of course!)

Here is Part II of The Great Interview Project. If you missed it you can read my interview in Part I.This time I interview Emily from The Righters! She could not have been nicer and I really enjoyed reading her responses. She even gave me a nice compliment afterwards! I loved doing these interviews so much I wish I could enter again.

1. Are you anywhere as forgetful as I am or are you one of those fascinating people that are very organized and always know what they are supposed to be doing?

Very Forgetful. This morning I was staring in the pantry wondering what I was looking for before I realized that what I was looking for wasn’t in the pantry. Now, 2 hours later, I don’t have a clue what I was looking for in the first place.

2. You have been blogging since 2005. What made you start blogging? What keeps you going?

I started blogging because I used to keep a journal but I sort of fell off the wagon with that. My sister had a blog, and I thought, why not? I keep going because it’s the main way I keep in touch with people, especially since we moved East.

3. How is it blogging with your husband? Does he enjoy it as much as you do?

Not even close. I do the bulk of it, but now and then he’ll feel obligated to put some pictures or a video up. Makes my day when he jumps in.

4. Do you have any “off-limits” topics for your blog?

Yes, definitely. I mean, my grandma reads this blog! We try to “keep it Disney”

5. Tell me the story of how you and your husband met and how you knew he was “the one”. It’s almost your 3rd wedding anniversary!

We met at a friend’s apartment at kind of a Church activity. He was clearly impressed with me, and I liked that he recognized my fantasticness so quickly. We spent several hours talking that evening, and resumed early the next morning. We were almost inseparable after that. On day 3 he told me he was recently divorced and I remember telling my roommate that night that I was going to marry a divorced guy. It was still several months before I was completely sold on him, but it was less than 6 months from first meeting to wedding. Wow. You’d think I’d be used to that by now. That’s fast!

6. What is the best part of your day?

I have a few: the lane change to my exit on the way home from work, about 5 minutes after I get home when I can play with my baby and catch up with my husband, and when I get to go to bed. I have a crush on sleep.

7. If you could remove something from your day and never have to do it again, what would it be?

Work? I know that’s generic and that I’m not even 30, but I am REALLY looking forward to retirement.

8. Do you and your husband still play the hypothetical game? That is one of my favorite games to play with my girlfriend. What has been your favorite scenario question so far?

We do! But not nearly as much. My favorite is probably when our 16 year old daughter tells us she’s pregnant and she’s not going to stop smoking and she still hates our guts. How are we going to deal with that little brat? Last night though, we talked about 1) what to do in a tornado and 2) what to do if someone breaks into our house in the middle of the night. (Wearing pants is key on this one, we determined. People in their underwear holding a baseball bat are more laughable than intimidating.)

9. What are six items you need to be you?

Husband, son, religion, education, hoodie, computer. Some of those aren’t really items, but I think I could make do without much else.

10. Have you ever had a negative experience with your blog?

I don’t think so. Well, once I called my in-laws a bunch of hippies on my blog and my MIL emailed to let me know that they weren’t actually hippies. Not a big deal though, and yes, they are.

11. I see you enjoy sushi. Me too! What is your favorite kind?

Strawberry fields from Takashi in SLC. Best I’ve ever had, hands down. If you are ever in Utah, make sure to eat there. Otherwise, I’m open to all sorts of sushi, but I’m really kind of grossed out by supermarket sushi.

12. What misconception do you feel people have about you?

I don’t know. I think my boss thinks I’m unmotivated, I think my FIL thinks I’m a bad influence, but, well, maybe they’re right. Oh, I think most people think I’m nice.

13. You have five sisters. Do you have any brothers? How did it feel being part of such a big family?

2 brothers, but they’re on the younger side of the family. It’s really fun having a lot of siblings. We almost don’t need any friends outside the family! There was always someone to play with growing up, and if you’re fighting with one, there are plenty more available.

14. Where has been your favorite place you have traveled to so far? What did you like best about it?

That’s a toss up between NYC and Fiji. And they don’t get much different from each other. I love how walkable and busy New York is, and I love how laid back and tropical paradise Fiji is. Museums and parks and restaurants and people vs beaches and open air markets and fruit I can’t pronounce and long bus rides through villages to get to town.

15. I am pretty obsessed with Bath & Body products right now. Which brand and products, if any, do you live by?

Aroma therapy hand soaps. Probably Energy, Sensual, and Stress Relief are my current favorite scents. Aaahhhhhh!

16. What is your favorite thing about yourself?

Physically? the arches of my feet. They are seriously impressive. Personality-wise? my enthusiasm

17. What about you has changed most since getting older?

I’m not as loud as I used to be. I’ve been working on volume control for a lot of years, and I’m pleased to announce that I am like a normal person now in that regard.

18. What do you really hope to accomplish within the next year?

I really feel like I should have a plan for accomplishing something. Oh, I quit caffeine a few weeks ago. It’s been pretty rough, but I hope to stick with it. Ooh, I’d like to reduce the number of days I have to come into the office to work. Either go down to part time or work from home part time.

Thanks so much for doing the survey! I can’t wait to read what you have to say. Is it alright to post your replies and link to you from my site after you’re done?

Of course! This has been a lot of fun. Thanks for interviewing me. You should make a career out of it!

One new skill I am attempting to acquire is the art of the argument. In my last relationship our fights were explosive. They started out that way because we got together when we were both 16 and lacked the social skills to construct a proper argument that went anywhere. We also started living together a few months after we were dating. So we were in a very mature relationship very quickly and we just didn’t understand how to fight with good results. Even at the times when our relationship was at it’s best it is the one problem we could never seem to overcome.

I also feel that I am a very frustrating person to argue with. I get overwhelmed very easily and I also panic. I see the argument coming and I don’t want to fight. So from the time the fight begins my number one concern is how to make it end. This includes apologizing profusely even when I don’t think it is my fault or if that doesn’t work stomping around and yelling. Yeah. I might also shut down and not be able to talk about it or deal with any of it. Honestly, not being able to talk at all. Or for an added boost of enjoyment I might start shaking and hyperventilating. I might also storm out of the room. Unless I am so angry I can’t think straight I will also begin to cry hysterically at some point.

My point being that I don’t fight well. At all.

I don’t want to history to repeat itself. Ever. I often worry about how fights between Kasey and I will go, but we haven’t really had any serious arguments yet. Have you ever seen that new show Carpoolers? We sort of fight like Cindy and Dougie only more realistic. We have a misunderstanding that hurts one of our feelings, we tell the other person, I usually cry (no matter what), we talk about it and make up.

So…I know I should be happy that we haven’t had any big fights yet. I mean…in 7 months that should be a good thing, but I really do worry about it. I used to hear about those couples who never fought and I found them ridiculous liars. Of course they fight! They just don’t want to tell anyone. They want to seem perfect. If my last relationship went a week without some sort of blowout I was pretty happy. I just thought that was normal. Normal couples fight a lot…right? Now I am not so sure.

I can’t imagine having those sorts of fights with Kasey. She has mentioned it before too. In August she mentioned that she was nervous about our first fight and how it would go. We’re still waiting.

Of course, things aren’t always roses. We do disagree. We just don’t yell at each other. I don’t feel nervous and I am calmer. We have been able to talk things out and see the other person’s perspective. Is it sad that this fascinates me?

I wish our relationship had been able to have a more normal beginning. I wish that I was able to feel like I could talk about things more on this website. Maybe someday I will. When I want to talk about something that I can’t write about here I write it down in a notebook. I want to share that stuff with you guys. All of these new feelings and events that make someone think that this could be it.

I know I shouldn’t say this here. I shouldn’t say this at all. It’s so private and intimate and new. Guys…I think this could be it. I don’t mean because of our arguing style. I know plenty of couples that love each other and still fight often. I don’t mean that. I just mean all of the things I feel like I can’t write about online. They make me feel like this is so right. This feels like it fits. She could be the one.

Did I just type that on an entry I am going to share with the world? I am infatuated with hearing other people’s love stories. How did they meet? How did they know they wanted to be together forever? I feel like it is way too soon to be feeling this way…I have been feeling this way for a long time. I know people who met, got engaged 4 weeks later, married 5 months later and still happily married 12 years in. I’m not saying that we are going to get married. (I’ll have to write a post about marriage soon anyway.) I am just saying that everything feels right at this moment. I’m really genuinely happy.

Okay guys! This entry is for another contest I am entering. At this point I am like 0 in 16 or something, but this one is so sweet and cute that it is worth doing even if I don’t get picked. Post about my trip to the Philadelphia Auto Show is below this one.

It is through Heather of Oh My Stinkin’ Heck. I am to list my favorite bloggers and why I love them so much! This is made easy by my new blogroll so I am going to use that list of people who are awesome and talk about why. (If I don’t mention you it isn’t because I don’t like you or think you are great it is probably because I don’t know you yet! These are people I feel a connection with. So comment me so we can get to know each other and I can include you on the next one. Kay? Awesome!)

The prize is any item up to $40 in value from Allison Strine Designs shop on Etsy. If I won I very well may choose this or this one. Those would both hold personal meaning to me.

LORALEE -

Dear Loralee, Could you be more awesome? I find it hard to believe that you could be. You were very supportive while I was going through my break up and that meant the world to me. You even emailed with me and you are going to help me add ads onto my site at some point in the future. Horrah for that! You never fail to make my day with your kind words and motivation. People like you are why I keep blogging. You have gone through some really hard situations in your life and you pulled through them with grace and a sense of empathy for others I think it very important. I love reading your blogs. You inspire me and I can’t wait to keep learning more about you.

Love,

Angela

JILL -

Dear Jill,

I don’t remember when your first started commenting on my site…or if I started commenting to you first or not. I’m not quite sure. Either way I could not be happier that you did! It also thrills me that you and Loralee are blog buddies too. One of these years we are all going to meet up at Blogher, I hope. I love the style of your entries and reading up on all of your accomplishments. You inspire me. I can’t believe you did a marathon! It blows my mind. You also sometimes post cupcake porn on your blog and don’t think I do not enjoy that either. I love reading your movie reviews and your comments to me always make me smile. I know you are going to continue to inspire me with your revelations and accomplishments. As long as you keep writing about it. I will keep reading.

Love,

Angela

KYLE -

Dear Kyle,

You are officially a blogger now so I get to include you in this. You have been one of my friends since we were in elementary school. That blows my mind. It also blows my mind that anyone who knew me when I was a teenager would be friends with me now. Ha-ha. As a friend, you have been there for me SO much this year. I’ll never forget that. I have also opened up to you more in the last month on a personal level and I believe that can only bring us closer. I’m thankful for the internet and blogging these days so much more because with you moving to Boston you still don’t feel so far away. I’m glad for that. Thank you for everything.

Love,

Angela

JESSICA -

Dear Jessica,

I don’t think you’ll be reading this. You have more readers than I think I would ever be able to handle these days. However, to be fair I could not write love letters to my favorite bloggers and leave you out. I would not have this blog if it wasn’t for your blog. When I started reading you I found you through Finslippy whom I found through Mimi Smartypants. Through reading your site I decided to finally switch to WordPress and you helped me set it up and then you helped me even more with customizing this design. I always enjoy reading your blogs and I can easily tell that you are just as sweet in person as you seem to be in your writing. Plus we have the same problem with saying things we maybe should not when we are nervous. I can totally relate to that! I hope you don’t stop blogging even though I know you think about it sometimes. Thanks for being wonderful!

Love,

Angela

Also thanks to Heather for giving me an excuse to gush! My fingers are super crossed.

UPDATE:

Oh my goodness! I totally won, you guys! I was just checking to see who won so I was curious and I scrolled down and looked at the pictures and I saw my name. It took a few seconds to really set it and I started yelling in amazement about how I won. Kasey looked at me like I was insane and I had to explain it to her.

I’m so excited! I choose the one that says, “She doesn’t look back” because that is exactly what I don’t want to do anymore. With the craziness of last year I just want to move forward. I think this necklace will be perfect to remind me of that. My favorite colors are also: red, purple, yellow and pink. All the colors there!

I’m still a bit in shock.

Is it February already? Last week I forgot some assignments and in a few short days I got weeks behind in my classes. I also had to drop French 1 due to reasons I will likely detail in a future entry. With all this work I haven’t been able to write and I actually had to mark all read in my feed reader. Something I have never read before. (Don’t worry to my regular readers I still read your entries even if I wasn’t able to comment.)

I am getting back on track and I wanted to tell you all about last weekend because it was such a fun weekend for me!

Last weekend I had the most surreal 3 day weekend ever.

Saturday Kasey and I went to see the movie Mad Money. I have to do another movie post. I’ve seen 6 movies since the last one. I really enjoyed this movie. More about it later!

Saturday night Kasey and I were supposed to go to a bar with one of our friends and a group of their friends. I had my passport all set to get in (I lost my license) so we were good to go. Then the guy at the door wouldn’t let us in because Kasey’s license was expired. Unreal!

So we were a bit bummed. We decided to call my cousin and go to a local bar with her. After we called and said we would be there in a few I remembered it was my brother’s 30th birthday and his band would be playing at another local bar. We switched up our plans, picked up my cousin and headed over there. I usually avoid this bar because it’s pretty seedy and they can’t really make anything. You either order shots, beer or something in a bottle. That night they were even out of flavored drinks so I just got yuengling. I actually had a really great time! We drank and laughed and saw my brother and some people I went to elementary school with. Some of my brother’s old friends were there too. (He has had some of the same friends since he was 14 so it’s cool to see some of the guys I knew when I was little as adults.) We also had the best bar nachos I have ever had. We decided we would have to come back more often.

On Sunday Kasey and I needed to go get some papers from her dad’s house in New Jersey. We drove up there (about an hour and a half drive) and the papers weren’t there! Oops! They were at her mom’s house in PA (about a 25 minute drive). Oh well. I’m glad she got to see her dad! Then we stopped by a cute little bakery she knew of and I got a delicious cupcake! For $.99! Then we headed back home. It was really enjoyable.

Once we got back in the area we did some grocery shopping because we were going to go to my aunt’s house for a little SuperBowl party. We got there a bit after the game and Kasey made some chicken for everyone. Okay. I HATE sport and mainly football. It seems so ridiculous to me. I’m totally in it only for the commercials. Kasey does like sports. She likes the action and excitement. Now, usually I could care less who wins the damn thing, but this time I really did not want the Patriots to win. I just think them (and their fans) are too cocky. I also think they cheat. So this means…I guess…that I wanted the Giants to win. Wanting someone specifically to win made the whole thing a lot more fun. PLUS the Giants did win! Hoorah! It was a wonderful time and I drank way way too much wine.

My sister didn’t have such a good time. She is a HUGE Patriots fan.

Then it was finally Monday! Kasey and I were out of the house by 10:45 am and on our way to the Philadelphia Auto Show.

Another thing I don’t care about. Cars. I feel like cars any cars turn out to be a waste of money. All that gas and repairs. There is only one car my whole life I have ever lusted after. That car is the VW Beetle Convertable. And I sat in one! And had Kasey take plenty of pictures!!!!

It was beautiful. Omg! Loved it SO much.

We got there around noon, parked and headed to the Philadelphia Convention Center for the Auto Show.

Kasey also saw a bunch of cars she loved.

After the show we had lunch at Delilah’s in the Reading Terminal Market.

I had fried catfish, macaroni and cheese and collard greens. Kasey had fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and yams. It was delicious. Plus one of the workers there hit on me. His opener was, “You look like you’re deep in thought.” Then he asked if I was on my break and I mentioned the auto show and he asked where I was from. I said about an hour and a half away. He said, “Oh! That isn’t far at all. That’s a nice little drive.” Then said some more stuff. Then Kasey came back with our food. Thank you! When we were leaving he took our trash and told me to, “Be sure to come back and visit us soon, beautiful.” Flattering, but still. He doesn’t know me! Plus Kasey sometimes looks like a guy unless you notice he chest (which was hidden by a jacket yesterday). She could have been my husband! She was both amused and a little jealous.

After lunch we went back to the car and dropped off some of our stuff. It was time to go to LUSH!!! (Kasey gave me a gift certificate for our 6 month anniversary.) It was about 5 blocks down from our parking garage and we got to walk right threw City Hall, which we both thought was so interesting.

(note: I am sort of obsessed with body products and I love reading about what other people buy and going to websites that talk about body products. I also love it when I get to have new things. Feel free to skim through the rest of this entry if you could care less about this sort of thing. Thanks! <3, Angela)

When we got there we both came in and just deeply inhaled the store’s scent. Then I was off trying to find the things I wanted to purchase. The two sales women were super helpful and not at all pushy. However, one did have to tell me the bad news that they were discontinuing the Happy soap I like so much…so I got 2 big bars, 1 little bar and 2 pre-packaged bars of it. I’m so set with that soap. I also got a big bar of Sexy Peel soap because that one smells really good too.

I got small samples of the Sandstone Soap and Greenwash soap* both to try later. I really don’t like to buy soaps I haven’t tried yet. However, I have been thinking about getting the Figs & Leaves soap so I got a small bar of that. I just noticed that I have tried almost every soap they make. I think next time I will ask for samples of the last ones I haven’t tried yet.

In the prepacked soaps we got two of the ones that came with Happy. They call it the Sunny Hunny set. It also features the Karma soap we both like and Honey I Washed the Kids. I love using the Honey soap as a hand soap in the bathroom. It makes your hands smell SO good. It’s too sweet for me to have all over my body so that is why I prefer it as a hand soap.

Then we also got a pack of the Sweetie Stack because it has a Honey I Washed the Kids also and two other soaps I have been wanting to try Rock Star and I Should Coco.

I got a sample of Aromacreme natural deodorant because I read an article a while back about aluminum in deodorant being linked to breast cancer and since then it has really freaked me out using it. The problem is all store deodorants have aluminum in them. It’s the anti-persperant. So I’m trying it out and seeing how it goes. It smells really good…I will give it that. (I just read a bunch of the reviews and while most of them were positive the negatives all had the same problem. Burning harsh rashes…hmm…that might alone be enough to make me not complete my sample. Now, of course, not everyone has that problem or they wouldn’t make it anymore, but it’s enough to make me not want to pursue it. I might start looking into one of the others right away. )

I also got two lovely lip glosses. I got Lip Squeak and Honey Trap. I think I will keep using these. I’m very happy with how they feel on my lips and they also last a super long time which all my other lip glosses/chapsticks really lack.

I got the Love Lettuce facial mask. Their masks are only available in stores because they are very fresh and don’t feature preservatives. You also have to keep them refrigerated and they only last about 3 weeks. Last time I tried the Cupcake mask, but it really didn’t work for my skin. It was also brown and even though it smelled like chocolate I felt like I was rubbing poo on my face. Not something I want to experience. The Love Lettuce mask is divine! It leaves my skin feeling soft and smooth. Not dried out, but also not oily either. I am sure I will finish this mask and probably pick up some more in store next time we go to Philly.

Kasey got a chunk of the Lemslip Buttercream to try. It’s like an in-shower moisturizer. I didn’t notice this was for oily skin though so we might have to just get an idea of whether we like the concept or not and then switch to one for dry skin. She also got the Razorantium Shave Cream which I am hoping she will let me try out. She tried it already and really liked it. The last thing she got for herself was the Coconut & Almond Smoothie, which again I can’t wait to try for myself.

For my hair I got the Godiva Shampoo bar. I have had mixed success with their shampoo bars, but I decided to give them another chance. I’ll see if I like this one. It sounds really nice. Kasey also got me the Dream Cream which I LOVE it smells like this Lavender Chamomile Tea I used to drink and it is heaven. I think it is my favorite lotion from there yet. It keeps my legs nice and soft under my tights. It reminds me of the Body Butters I love so much from The Body Shop.

Last, but not least is the Golden Slumbers bath bomb we got for free with purchase. I still have my Butterfly bath bomb from our last trip so now we really have to go on a vacation so I can take a nice long bath.

Here is a view of all the fun stuff we picked up. I’m having so much fun using it all up.

So that was my three day weekend where I had fun doing three things I wouldn’t think I would enjoy. Sometimes life is surprising like that.

*Greenwash is a holiday soap that they decided to add to their regular soap family. So I am assuming they are reworking the look of it before it’s added back on the site.