I'm on a boat!

Went out with my friends Brian and Krista the other weekend on their snazzy boat. It was quite hot (yay TX), but I managed to avoid a sunburn and had a great time skiing. I haven't water skied in a reeeeealy long time. we used to go out on a friend of my parents' boat when I was little and that's when I learned, but it's been awhile. Luckily I didn't totally eat it or anything, but since we had played soccer in the heat that morning I did tire and cramp pretty easily. At least I got up on the skis! Here are some pics from the outing:

Thanks for the invite, Lusbys!

Change

So, I never really write about my work. It's an if I told you I'd have to kill you situation, obviously. But, I was sad to get the news that my boss was leaving to head back to Japan. Here are some pics of my co-workers in case you've ever wondered what my work life looked like:

Tim, Watanabe-san, Me on the day of the going away party:

Happy Hour on last Friday at Cullen's:

In Texas we celebrate with tequila:

We miss you, Watanabe-san!

Puffy Quilt for Grayson

My friend, Juliet, had her baby back in April and because I'm a terrible procrastinator I only recently was able to give Grayson the puffy quilt I made for him. Ummm happy 3 month birthday :) His baby room theme was rumored to be airplanes when I started this quilt, but I didn't see the color scheme so it's a little off from their red, white and blue haha. Check it out:

I also failed at getting a picture with the handsome boy, but that just means we have to hang out again!

July 2012: Birchbox, My Glam Bag, BarkBox, Foodzie Box, Must Have Bag, Julep Box Reviews

Eeks! I haven't written in awhile! To make up for my absence I'm going to fill you in on all the subscription boxes I received in July of 2012. It was a lot. Probably not going to make a repeat in August, but I'll let you know what I thought of all my goodies! Ok to start, I'll show you my regulars that I will definitely be keeping up with:

Birchbox $10/month

(I have a year subscription at this point)

July was a Glamour curated box based on the 5 senses. I received goodies that I could see, taste, hear, smell, and touch. My favorite item: Boscia BB cream because I've been dying to try out the BB cream craze! It's a little more makeup coverage than I'm used to, but maybe perfect for a wedding! Least favorite: Minteas because they taste like the worst breath mint you've ever tasted. I would never want my breath to smell like how they taste and I can't even get through one mint they taste so awful.

My Glam Bag $10/month

This month's bag was a huge win for me. I loved 3 items and liked the remaining 2 items. Favorite has to be: Hydro Punch hair conditioner, seriously my hair was like silk! Least favorite: the white nail polish only because I already have white nail polish.

Foodzie Box $29.99/month (this has been discontinued as of July)

I had planned on quitting this subscription after June, but then I found out that the Foodzie company had been bought by Joyus and that they were discontinuing their service after July, so I had to get the last one! And it turned out to be a pretty good one too. I bought 2 of the items from this box. favorite item: Chukar Cherry Medley- they're like candy but simply dried cherries. I can actually taste the difference between the three cherry varieties and they complement each other well! Least favorite: the Halfpops popcorn- it's literally popcorn that is only half popped, who even wants that?

Barkbox $19/month with the 3-month subscription and discount code (you get $5 off if you click the link)

This is for your pup! I decided to spoil Baloo (more) since I hadn't really done much for his birthday this year. I also got one for his Noodle brother! You can designate if you have a big or small dog, but that's about all the personalization this one has. Baloo loved all of the edible things, of course, but the giant steak toy scares him because the squeaker is so loud haha! favorite item: Yumzies treats because there is no gluten filler and they're lasting a long time. Least favorite item: flavored bubbles, so weird.

Julep Box $.01 seriously use MAVENINTRO or PENNY ($20 after first month)

I got this box for obvious reasons, but I will not be continuing it since I don't think it will be living up to the value I like to see from my boxes. I got 2 small nail polishes, a toe separator, and a foot cream. I never use the foot cream and I already had similar colors of nail polish in my collection.

Must Have Bag from Pop Sugar $35/ month (ouch)

This bag was described as being filled with the editors (from Pop Sugar) favorites. I was intrigued to find out favorite what exactly. Turns out a variety of things: food, beauty products, bags. I think I'll buy the 3 month subscription ($95) to get the price down a tiny bit and see how it goes. Favorite item: RGB nail polishes, lovely colors for year round! Least favorite item: lip stick, I don't really wear it. I have to note that the Kind bars were really good as well!

Anywho that was my month of subscription boxes! For those of you keeping track at home, I plan on continuing with Birchbox, My Glam Bag, Barkbox, and Must Have Bag. I'll keep you updated on those goodies in case you're interested in trying them!



Enjoy!

Nerd Party

Since the 4th fell on a Wednesday, my friend, Robbie, decided that we needed to celebrate America again on the Saturday following the 4th. You can never celebrate America enough, so everyone was down with this idea, even after Robbie's love for themed parties struck again and deemed this party a "Nerd Party". This nerd theme quickly warped into a wizard theme since Harry Potter was showing when everyone arrived. Most people were building wizard staffs and enjoying the movie when I arrived. I'm hoping Steph will let me borrow some of her pics later since I have no pictures of my sweet suspenders, black rimmed glasses, and calculator watch on my camera. Here's what I did manage to capture:

Ahhh-merica'

Forth of July

Since the 4th was awkwardly on a Wednesday this year, I opted for some daytime fun in order to be somewhat functional at work on Thursday. Some friends of mine have a wake boarding boat and they invited me out for some time on the water. Despite the vicious sunburn I returned with, the day was a success! That evening I was able to see lots of fireworks from my apartment as well (best part of the day in my opinion)! Here is a recap of the fun:

Happy Independance Day!

Joe's 30th Birthday

It was my friend, Joe's, 30th birthday last month. It also happened to be his golden birthday as it fell on the 30th. His fiance, Randi, decided to throw him a surprise party to celebrate. I only took a few pictures (with my phone) but suffice to say, fun was had by all. Sorry I have no sock-wrestling pics!

Happy Birthday, Joey!