Weekend Review

Seriously, where do the weekends go? It's like you wait all week long for Friday and before you know it, it's Monday!

Before the weekend actually began we hit up the first Sacramento Kings Pre-Season Game.

The Kings played the Toronto Raptors and the Kings came out victorious! I've already talked about the Kings having a special place in my heart so it was nice to see them get a win. We also started back up our series of #jenandangel at the Kings games. I'm sure I'll subject you guys to many more Kings games' photos over the season.

On Friday, after escaping work Beezy and I headed out for Date Night. This week we hit up the Cheesecake Factory where I engorged myself with their Macaroni and Cheese Hamburger. It's literally a hamburger with a deep fried macaroni and cheese on top of it. It's amazing and I suggest you get in the car and go there now to have one. Eat it all. Every bite!

On Saturday, I got a much needed hair cut and highlight at the fabulous Amithyst Boutique Salon...

 

On Sunday, we hit up the Raiders Game in Oakland.

It was so hot that day! Oakland is never hot like this and of course it was in the high 80's. The entire game we were sweating to death. Plus the Raiders lost. BOO! This was also the first time I've ever rode the Sacramento Raider Rooter bus. That was an experience.

Hope your weekends went great!

Five on Friday

1. I got my hair done yesterday. I went for lots of layers.

Before/After

I get my hair done at the Amithyst Boutique Salon by Amithyst and she's been nothing but amazing. I seriously can't thank Jenn enough for telling me about her!

 



2. I put up my annual Candy theme Christmas tree! I'll post more about it next week.

Still getting the ornaments all on it

 



3. I'm over people who pretend to be one thing but really turn out to be another...

 

4. I have a to-do list about a mile long. Yet... I sit here. Hmm... I can't decide if it's a lack of motivation, the cold weather depression or a mixture of both. Thoughts?

5. I plan on seeing Last Vegas this weekend. I'm also getting my very first spray tan. It's a custom tan so a person will literally hose me down. Awkward.......

Five On Friday

1. When I got my hair cut, I was introduced to this hair product. It's the Davines No. 14 Sea Salt Primer. It's given my hair amazing volume, plus it smells nice.

 

2. The face I made to people over and over this week as they talked to me about stuff I didn't care about at all...

3. I got a brand new bag. I would say Momma's Got a Brand New bag but I'm not a mother and that annoys me to use that phrase ha! Look at all of it's glory....

It's a little bit darker red in person. It's quilted leather and feels amazing. The inside is black and white herringbone. I'm in love. It's definitely a nice transition into fall (even though California has no fall).

 

4. My friend put together a short and has it on You Tube. A lot of shorts have later been made into feature length films. One of the most famous films to come from a short was Napoleon Dynamite. If you have a minute, you should check it out! It's called My Funeral.

 

5. I'm ready to go on a vacation...



Weekend Review

I finally got my hair cut!

After/Before

Clearly I had it colored and layered. I love how it turned out! I am so glad I finally found someone in Sacramento who I can trust to do my hair. If you ever need someone good, check out the Amithyst Boutique Salon. I worked with Amithyst herself who is amazing and so was Kurtis. I will definitely be going back to see her!

I also spent the weekend indulging in some of my favorite things. I went to one of my favorite food places... In-N-Out.

In case you wonder what I get, I usually go with a cheeseburger, fries and sometimes a chocolate or vanilla shake. Pure heaven.

I also worked on my quest for the white bedroom. Since I've added it to my list of 30 Before 30, I really need to make it happen. This weekend, I was able to get the other two of my map prints up. Thank you Map My State! If you want your own map use my code CrazyShenanigans for 20% off your purchase! It ends soon so don't miss out! You can get can an 8x10 print including shipping for like 15.00 dollars. Here's what my prints look like...

I chose California, West Virginia and Alabama because they are all places that I've resided in. I think they look great on that wall.

I also bought a new Alex and Ani bracelet. What can I say? I'm obsessed. PLEASE someone buy me all the ones on my wish list for Christmas and every holiday till the end of time.

The new charm is the Gemini zodiac sign. LOVE it!

 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

 





Hair: Then & Now

Growing up my hair was blonde. As I got into my teen years, my hair started to become a little bit darker but still blonde. Then when I got into college, I began highlighting my hair. Well if you've ever had your hair highlighted or color treated, then you know it can be expensive. In the past year I decided that I was going to go back to my natural hair color and attempt to grow out the length. This has been my progress...

This was my hair May 2010...

I had just left the hair salon.

Probably right after that day I decided I wanted to grow my hair out. I had my work cut out for me since I had it cut short. Later in August I had it low lighted to match my grown out color and left the length. The same thing again in December. 

This was on Christmas Day 2010

As you can see it's grown and the color is a little bit more brown. I'm way more happy with my hair than I have been in awhile but I am thinking about putting layers back into my hair once it gets a little bit longer. I probably won't be going back to the salon till around March. I like that I don't have to go there every 3 months anymore. Shew! 

My Charlton Heston Moment

This week has been crazy. I've been so busy and on the go. Actually, this whole month is packed out schedule wise for me. Besides working all this weekend, I need to pack! The Florida trip is creeping up fast and I've got so much to do before Monday!

Ahhhhh!

Ok first up, as you've seen in pictures on the good ol' blog here, I've got very blonde hair. Growing up, I was a natural blonde. Around my junior year of high school my hair started to become more naturally brown. Well I remedied that my freshman year in college and started the wicked cycle known as highlighting. Over the years my hair went from having a little brown in it to full out blonde. Recently however, I've wanted to not have to worry about the up keep and I've decided to start going back slowly to completely brown hair. 

Plus, it's really expensive to be blonde! Each time I go to the salon it's 100 dollars! That's 100 dollars that could be going into my savings account. So today when I went to the salon, we started putting low lights into my hair and leaving more of the brown that had grown in (over the last 3 months). I couldn't just go straight to a full head of brown hair. I think that would have sent me into shock. Not to mention I freaked a little bit. So here's to the beginning of less up keep, saving money and going back to brown!

Apart from running around town like a chicken with my head cut off, trying to get things scratched off my to do list, we've been dealing with crazy weather! Last night I was awoken at 2:00am because the lightening and the thunder was so bright and loud! 

Seriously people, it made me think Moses was outside my house beating his big stick on our concrete screaming, "YOU WILL NOT PASS!"

The power got knocked off several times. When the power was on, the lights kept flickering like some bad horror movie and with every crackle of thunder it felt as if the house shook. I'm just glad we made it through it and was able to witness the monsoon that took place today at noon.

Moving on... I meant to mention this the other day but as you have it, I got busy. If you've been following for awhile then you've heard me talk about Miss Miranda, a friend and fellow blogger. Well if you haven't heard or haven't been over to Miss Miranda's blog lately, then you've missed her announcement! She's started her own blog design business called, Little Sailor Designs! If you want to see some of her work, check out her blog or even place and order then head on over there! Miss you Miranda! 

So there you have it ladies and gents. Once Monday comes, I'll be in Florida! I also plan on tweeting a ton while there with great photos and such so make sure you follow me! Jmomiller