Little Trips

I was looking through my old photos the other day and found some from a trip Jordan and I took last year.  My favorite pictures are just silly candid shots: Jordan and I playing cards late one night and a couple of us playing with my little cousins.  I'm excited for the holidays so we can take more little trips like that soon.

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Two Years

Jordan and I have been dating for 2 years today!

So far we've kissed, hugged, celebrated each other's birthdays, gone to a Brad Paisley concert, driven all over Montana, camped, danced, laughed at my cat together, seen countless movies, watched a new president be elected, watched the Tarheels win a national championship, gone to weddings, spent hours in the hospital when our friends had a baby, unfortunately had to spend summers in different towns, went to rodeos, listened to plenty of country music, spent time with both of our families, supported each other when work and school were difficult, made meals together, made meals for each other, survived cold Montana winters, raised and gave silly names to baby kittens, watched fireworks on the 4th of July while wrapped up in a blanket on the grass, carved pumpkins, gone to football games, played board games, had matching Halloween costumes, had a fancy New Year's Eve and a laid back New Year's Eve, discovered how dorky with both are, gave each other silly nicknames, and fell completely in love with each other somewhere along the way.

Jordan- I can't wait to spend more years together. I love you!

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Darker Hair

While I loved all of your advice, you basically all told me to do completely opposite things, so I decided to do a little bit of everything! I did a semi-permanent dye, it's nothing drastic, but it's darker than my natural color.  I also got a trim and quite a few new layers to add volume.  I don't have a post-haircut picture, but I'll try to get one up soon. What do you think of the new color?  I kind of love it!

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New Sponsor!

I have a wonderful new blog sponsor, Bridget, who sells a wonderful skincare line by Rodan + Fields.  They're the same people who created Proactiv!

Bridget lives here in my town and was sweet enough to give me some samples of her products.  While I'm not usually a fan of microdermabrasion because my skin gets super irritated, the microdermabrasion paste she gave me is amazing!  It was really gentle, so I didn't break out, plus my skin looks a lot healthier than it has in a long while.  Also it smells great, which is a huge plus. I got to try a lip microdermabrasion as well, something totally new for me!  Let me just say: I'm addicted.  It coincides nicely with my decision to wear bright lipcolors more often. :)

They have a few different skincare lines, so there is something for everyone.  And it was first introduced in Nordstrom, so you know it has to be good! I'm a total sucker for fun online tools, too, like their Solution Tool that diagnoses your skin.

Go play with that and check out Bridget's site, too!

Update: Bridget says, "Just for your blog readers, I'll include the R+F, Mircoderm Lip Balm FREE to anyone who becomes a Preferred Customer (plus you get 10% off/free shipping)."

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Monday Inspiration

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"Don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses."

-John Wooden

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Weekend Plans

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As much as I miss Jordan while he's gone on the weekends, I do appreciate the alone time.  I'm one of those people who need quiet time by themselves often in order to recharge and relax.  Some of my favorite activities involve myself, a good book or movie, my cat and a hot drink.

This weekend I'm planning to watch The Proposal again (it's that good), read some more of A Purpose Driven Life and catch up on Grey's Anatomy and The Office.  I'm also going to do my grocery shopping and maybe try cooking a new dish.  Plus, I got a new hair straightener, plenty of new hair products (I'll blog about those after I try them to let you know what I think), some nail polish and a gorgeous lipstick, so I'm planning to have lots of fun playing with those!

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Hair

Y'all, I am not even joking when I say that I need a new hairstyle. It's very curly naturally, but I straighten it most of the time. I know, I know, everyone wants what they don't have. Most days it either looks like this:


or like this:


I'm not very creative, I know. I'm waiting for it to grow because I'd love to have hair like Zoe's:




In the meantime though, I can't figure out how to style my hair differently! I'm so bored with my hairstyle that I don't even feel cute anymore, which I haaaate. I can't decide if I just need to style it differently or get new layers or a new color or what. It doesn't help that I'm not very adventurous, either (unlike Elizabeth!).
Someone please solve my hair problem for me!

Oh, and please recommend some good volumizing products that won't weigh my hair down!  I feel like I've tried about a million, but haven't really found any I love.

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