January Birchbox plus my random 10 list

1. Last night, I heard Jenna taking a few pictures. Today, this is what I found on my phone. Rows and rows of Max in the Dining room. She really loves to take pictures, and I don't mind, it's just annoying when it clogs up your photo stream since you can't delete those.

2. I am still obsessed with owls. Why are they so darn cute?? Anyway, I got this cute necklace from one of my favorite places - Francesca's!

3. Oh, and speaking of necklaces, remember my Christmas wish list post? Well, I did get the necklace from The Vintage Pearl (and a cake ball maker.) JM got me the necklace and my mom got me a gift certificate there. Anyway, I finally got the necklace on Saturday but it came with a mistake. JM contacted them and he heard back from them on the same night (a weekend!) and they will be sending me out a new one soon. Anyway, it's really cute and they do seem like a great company! And I can't wait to use my gift certificate to get another one!


4. I'm currently reading this book - MWF seeking BFF. It's just ok, but I picked up because I feel like I can completely relate to it. Maybe it comes with moving, but I feel like I'm always on the lookout to make new friends. Now, yes, I do have 2 really great friends that I would call my BFF's, but it would be nice to have someone in the same town too. It is a true story and she blogs here, if you are interested in checking it out. There are some really interesting facts about needing friendship on there.

5. My January Birchbox! I'm still loving these boxes! They are so fun! In this one, I got a full size Stila eyeliner, skin concealer, skin serum, moisturizer, and a disgusting fruit bar. Now, I was a bit bummed that I got 3 skin products in one box - I would have like a bit more variety. BUT, In saying that, these are really great products! The fix serum and the moisturizer are over $100 for the full size products! Now, I think that is just crazy, and I'll never buy that, but it's nice to get to try a sample size! The Larabar was completely awful - I tried a bite and just had to throw it away. Also, the stila eyeliner is $20 for a full size, so I think that completely makes this box worth the $10. For more details on birchbox or to join, click here.


6. So, did you all watch the Extreme Home Makeover - Joplin show on Friday?? I let Jenna stay up and watch it with us because I wanted her to see that she was there. I tried to tell her people from all over the world were watching this show, but I'm guessing she can't fully grasp that concept yet. On Monday, Jenna and I went to the new Cunningham park and she did talk about seeing it on tv, which was neat. Anyway, we thought it was a really great show. It's funny to see how much editing goes into it. Remember this post I did with me and Paul Demio? We could not believe how much shooting they did at the humane society and then literally only showed a 2 second clip. It just seems like such a waste.

7. Many months ago, I blogged about a new coke machine video that I saw. Well, I feel the need to update you all that our new Wendy's has one! I know, exciting stuff, right?!? But, it means another place to get my favorite - Cherry Vanilla Coke! :)

8. So today at MOPS, one of the speakers said something about how when your husband comes home and asks you about your day, all you (stay at home moms) have to tell him is about is other people's facebook status updates. Yep, thought that was just me! But apparently, everyone in the room was agreeing. And you know what one of the first things I told JM today was about? Yep, without even thinking about this morning, I did it again. ha. Anyway, just thought that was funny and SO true!

9. A lot of my pinterest recipes have been total fails lately. Anyway, I did make this hamburger soup and it turned out pretty good! We are having the leftovers tonight and I think it will go down as something to make again! (Be warned - if you click on the link, it has music. That drives me nuts.I don't like websites with music at all.)

10. So in an effort to get to #10, (because you know, that also drives me crazy when I can't even it out to a perfect 10) - well, I asked JM if he had anything to share. Apparently, his big news of the day is that he is excited about renting some kind of a tripod from an online site. Yep, that's really exciting stuff.....:) And of course, this makes #10, so I had to post it. :)