tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15092956098898997132024-03-18T22:47:11.199-07:00P A T R I C I APatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-88216725434203019252011-03-11T01:16:00.000-08:002011-03-11T01:25:42.462-08:0040 Days & 40 Nights<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">S</span></b>ome people use Lent as a second New Year's Resolution or as a 40 day diet plan. I'm not gonna lie, I've given up edible guilty pleasures as well. Guilty as charged. Chocolate and ice cream are my usual suspects for Lent but this year I decided that I really need to dig deep and give up my guiltiest pleasure. I know this might sound crazy but I realized that my biggest indulgence is SOCIAL NETWORKING. *gasp* So yes, this year I have given up Facebook and Twitter. Obviously I have given up other things but I choose to keep those to myself. <br />
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</div><div>I cut myself off as soon as my clock struck midnight. I am about 48 hours in and I can tell you right now that this is gonna be the most challenging Lent for me yet. Every morning when I wake up I allow myself an extra 10-15 minutes to check my email, Facebook and Twitter, this has been my routine for a couple years already. I enjoy my dose of light weight stalking first thing in the morning.<i> </i>Facebook and Twitter curb my boredom and have become habit when I am "idle". So now I challenge myself to find other ways to entertain myself. By Easter I hope to have broken my social media habit. We shall see how that goes. lol</div><div><br />
</div><div>I know I kept saying I was going to blog more often but I have been SO incredibly busy. I will re-cap my past few months in a later post. </div><div><br />
</div><div>My eyes are heavy.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Sweet dreams</div><div><br />
</div><div>-Patricia</div><div><br />
</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-52006878950096938812010-12-15T19:14:00.000-08:002010-12-15T20:52:49.528-08:00Hello? (((echo)))(((echo)))(((echo)))<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">S</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">hame on me, I've been a bad blogger! As we all know my husband is home & home for good! He's been home for about 6 months & thus the reason for my complete and utter lack of blogging. I keep saying that I'm gonna start up again to exercise my writing skills, I would love to continue blogging as my creative outlet. So here I am, again.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Quick update:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">-In about 3 hours I am officially on winter break! (Yes, I'm blogging in class)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">-I have officially been in California for a year!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">-I've been in school for 1 1/2 years already, only 1 1/2 years to go!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">-My schedule next quarter is pretty hectic. I usually like to give myself 3-4 day weekends when putting my schedule together but next quarter I am at school M, T, W & F and to make matters worse I have all night classes. I'm taking Fashion Show Production, 3D Visual Merchandising, Apparel Marketing, Sales Promotions & Contemporary Art. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">-We're moving into our new place on Monday, I can't wait!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">-We set the date, our budget is set & our venue is finalized for our wedding! Yeah, we're already married but we married in Va with no family around so now we are celebrating our marriage in Ca with all our closest friends & family =) ps: I already found my dress. I la-la-la love it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">----</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Why does is not feel like the Holidays? Maybe I'm so consumed with school, 6 hours drives and our upcoming move. Bleh. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I'm sure once I start my Christmas shopping I will feel more in the Holiday Spirit. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">---</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">In an attempt to save some dough I have cut down my shopping to pretty much only necessities. It's not an easy task, I'll tell you that. Meanwhile, I will just online window shop and drool until the time is right for me to do some shopping =)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Here are a few things that make me go (((swoon)))</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCaEZ0LUIo65W7HBNxqIsbY7AtP0IWFM1JmlBSQnxPEKx5IKLmCQ6xfDw3yHcblqnV-LXRKcnOD9gH0szhXvaf164tOlj59z9Z1F2ih34xTMTnZ3Y6taU7xWieJse5MldKvX1EYEhsKZN/s1600/Jeffrey-Campbell-shoes-Prospect-%2528Black-Bone%2529-010404.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCaEZ0LUIo65W7HBNxqIsbY7AtP0IWFM1JmlBSQnxPEKx5IKLmCQ6xfDw3yHcblqnV-LXRKcnOD9gH0szhXvaf164tOlj59z9Z1F2ih34xTMTnZ3Y6taU7xWieJse5MldKvX1EYEhsKZN/s400/Jeffrey-Campbell-shoes-Prospect-%2528Black-Bone%2529-010404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551127612448605858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEhiksM6d9qNeEMilqUEBgJ9ccWjgV4jfX1EbtvoXopnZlkXJtX-UbqQG7AAUiaICwyJtfSzf9NRxFXe8fpafw0JaGeonDbeHlB62nvXvWPBvT62-nhxLP_Aismj-GOBCg1ys9Gd0DqBI/s1600/unnamed.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEhiksM6d9qNeEMilqUEBgJ9ccWjgV4jfX1EbtvoXopnZlkXJtX-UbqQG7AAUiaICwyJtfSzf9NRxFXe8fpafw0JaGeonDbeHlB62nvXvWPBvT62-nhxLP_Aismj-GOBCg1ys9Gd0DqBI/s400/unnamed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551127621504270770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrfqx6v9prGihPFGXu83l5a1-YfudiJ38ljgJuHO4va32VtlU6WGa8-7zuR0i3mw1tfcEscmi4M-h5MRkMIyX7GryEZmi2V1CV5GdeSlqc2MXhdUq7FRx6ph2VzH28-soaFcBZcL2U_QD/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-12-15+at+6.16.37+PM.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrfqx6v9prGihPFGXu83l5a1-YfudiJ38ljgJuHO4va32VtlU6WGa8-7zuR0i3mw1tfcEscmi4M-h5MRkMIyX7GryEZmi2V1CV5GdeSlqc2MXhdUq7FRx6ph2VzH28-soaFcBZcL2U_QD/s400/Screen+shot+2010-12-15+at+6.16.37+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551127619101978322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 346px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VT5WXUcSJJCy1JVd0kZNzav2E020Tu2_U0hYG6YJldknk-Itp-xkRnAR4mscaZ-FdkPRZsdq_bd_da4UeMf-gZW7dCqDsGDVXxmbNsYBXUTA1Zr0f4aLShcHidj6q0NDVMLkoMmxmzAs/s1600/Jeffrey-Campbell-shoes-Broome-ST-%2528Black-Leather%2529-010404.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VT5WXUcSJJCy1JVd0kZNzav2E020Tu2_U0hYG6YJldknk-Itp-xkRnAR4mscaZ-FdkPRZsdq_bd_da4UeMf-gZW7dCqDsGDVXxmbNsYBXUTA1Zr0f4aLShcHidj6q0NDVMLkoMmxmzAs/s400/Jeffrey-Campbell-shoes-Broome-ST-%2528Black-Leather%2529-010404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551127609799279986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpw-PZ1b-QIf2tSNKKzqmCcpEpornOMfBsGGjChIMPeFOOwLkLrxocgKm5CmDR_U1QET4sxjTjx_XA89rO8VzEUWjcQ3IG3TGpIofFWmERtrjE7KObRCehxhwJlMzTJkASzSIWkHx1NQy/s400/Jeffrey-Campbell-shoes-Alison-%2528Black-Leather%2529-010404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551127604298791954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*courtesy of Jeffrey Campbell</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Jeffrey Campbell shoes make my heart happy. It's apparent that the platform shoe is making a comeback & I'm totally down with it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHseiRkFkDleQpDIg_siqS2cPXHjnrJD6hGwbrWQOfFyIjg8zV2fhrNLb4Xyo9z_cnXBNrhCcz_ng99EZ0cuetqXbd4Iq6vCKjSNwUoOrkSYXKQdu_jii1riXtUiYzDhz-LK_i6zmI_bt/s400/1e0104-900_admire_a__7_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551130090790481746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BmEDUshUK1uno_VqDJENwbko797EGqjJv66K5QGxoXKHCedmZpI006XNVkmPeC1gf0-_2aIjJb7rWd3FaTk4DLYRamRXzhDomJxqpG1efD9W1gg6oOjnjH5ceRy3EfoGBHcaW8dJI3Se/s1600/file_10_25.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BmEDUshUK1uno_VqDJENwbko797EGqjJv66K5QGxoXKHCedmZpI006XNVkmPeC1gf0-_2aIjJb7rWd3FaTk4DLYRamRXzhDomJxqpG1efD9W1gg6oOjnjH5ceRy3EfoGBHcaW8dJI3Se/s400/file_10_25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551130118558102850" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbQhwx1-Q0V69I76oBWb8ImIuIykXEtVnievlubcW0SrilAWcgDG5Kf-PWh3QeGnF1lpAWiMjIlmEJgDnBXg_wzMi9GVeLmBj4_MHnOSU7j_mwt6uOB-pjyPehA3v8aQzj6IkHJuiaFZh/s1600/1EAB04-461_A_.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbQhwx1-Q0V69I76oBWb8ImIuIykXEtVnievlubcW0SrilAWcgDG5Kf-PWh3QeGnF1lpAWiMjIlmEJgDnBXg_wzMi9GVeLmBj4_MHnOSU7j_mwt6uOB-pjyPehA3v8aQzj6IkHJuiaFZh/s400/1EAB04-461_A_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551130099256375538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*courtesy of Acne</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What can I say, I'm a shoe fanatic. =)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">'till next time....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peace & Love!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-Patricia</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHseiRkFkDleQpDIg_siqS2cPXHjnrJD6hGwbrWQOfFyIjg8zV2fhrNLb4Xyo9z_cnXBNrhCcz_ng99EZ0cuetqXbd4Iq6vCKjSNwUoOrkSYXKQdu_jii1riXtUiYzDhz-LK_i6zmI_bt/s1600/1e0104-900_admire_a__7_2.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHseiRkFkDleQpDIg_siqS2cPXHjnrJD6hGwbrWQOfFyIjg8zV2fhrNLb4Xyo9z_cnXBNrhCcz_ng99EZ0cuetqXbd4Iq6vCKjSNwUoOrkSYXKQdu_jii1riXtUiYzDhz-LK_i6zmI_bt/s1600/1e0104-900_admire_a__7_2.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHseiRkFkDleQpDIg_siqS2cPXHjnrJD6hGwbrWQOfFyIjg8zV2fhrNLb4Xyo9z_cnXBNrhCcz_ng99EZ0cuetqXbd4Iq6vCKjSNwUoOrkSYXKQdu_jii1riXtUiYzDhz-LK_i6zmI_bt/s1600/1e0104-900_admire_a__7_2.jpg"></a></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-2798876782404488312010-05-24T20:54:00.000-07:002010-12-15T21:16:55.191-08:00Remember.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Don't mistake kindness for weakness.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-Patricia</span></div><div><br />
</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-72370674847574577672010-04-19T02:01:00.000-07:002010-12-15T21:12:58.511-08:00My Bravo.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcNskZ95BuLZ4nMu4f7KTMmLrzJiL-F4TlQxbFTl3LC-7fS5zWPEDC-KDpdRMLFuuYjnSH6ZaTcA1pRJK1UZvln5ZRuKYIWSGYg83_n67EckscDywZv-vmJJczaxyDOdApK0_kN9f4iag/s1600/9228_1062931152482_1802078248_132960_6108440_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461772554633796930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcNskZ95BuLZ4nMu4f7KTMmLrzJiL-F4TlQxbFTl3LC-7fS5zWPEDC-KDpdRMLFuuYjnSH6ZaTcA1pRJK1UZvln5ZRuKYIWSGYg83_n67EckscDywZv-vmJJczaxyDOdApK0_kN9f4iag/s400/9228_1062931152482_1802078248_132960_6108440_n.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" /></a><br />
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<div>God has seriously blessed me with such an amazing friend. Honestly, I have never met such a genuine & self less person in my life. Carmen is truly one of a kind & I'm so lucky to say she is my best friend.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Her good nature is contagious & very inspiring. </div><div><br />
</div><div>She's always stuck by my side & kept me grounded. Carmen has witnessed me at my worst and my best. Even at my worst she has never judged me.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I always enjoyed loafing and talking shit. *sigh* the good ol' days!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Good memories:</div><div>Teaching Carm how to drive a stick shift. </div><div>Non-gay Wednesday</div><div>Laughing at Hench walk into a wall</div><div>"Lick your hand"</div><div>Carrying me out of my rack & putting my shower shoes on for me on my birthday</div><div>Doing my hair for work when I pulled a muscle in my arm</div><div>The cat lady at the MAC store in Richmond</div><div>Our Richmond get away</div><div>"Can you at least shave your ankles?"</div><div>Ghetto haircuts on deployment</div><div>Teaching me how to Salsa, Bachata and Merigue (spelling?)</div><div>& many many more </div><div><br />
</div><div><i>Carm,</i></div><div><i>I just wanted to dedicate something to you because I love you =)</i></div><div><i><br />
</i></div><div><i>I hope to see you soon my love. </i></div><div><i><br />
</i></div><div><i>I'll probably talk to you on the phone tomorrow. </i>lol</div><div><br />
</div><div>-Patricia</div><div><br />
</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-89978235079681108032010-04-17T22:55:00.000-07:002010-12-15T21:13:27.635-08:00500 Days of Summer<div style="text-align: left;">It starts off "This is NOT a love story but a story ABOUT love." I didn't really know what to expect but the movie gives such a powerful message about fate and love. I absolutely adored this movie!</div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">It's what you have now that will lead you to what you can have.</span></i></div><div><br />
</div><div>It's okay to be selfish sometimes. Regardless if it's your feelings or someone else's at stake, ALWAYS follow your heart. NO MATTER WHAT. Good things will come of it.</div><div><br />
</div><div><b>What I had lead me to what I have.</b></div><div><br />
</div><div>Fate & Love, true story. </div><div><br />
</div><div>-Patricia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll7XlYS81NV_9hIUFmIuS8xj8L47_9NCnHmIN8WwmWICyIbRePDZfjTbo840xFVQdDpfh6g_TYOrDJ8fNkRggpwfUldPzjwOKpsgarRsUQUY0-jXmRvVzJWW9Ja6AvEfmZHNhnnacJmmy/s1600/12468_1089824064788_1802078248_188459_2450307_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461366784322402626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll7XlYS81NV_9hIUFmIuS8xj8L47_9NCnHmIN8WwmWICyIbRePDZfjTbo840xFVQdDpfh6g_TYOrDJ8fNkRggpwfUldPzjwOKpsgarRsUQUY0-jXmRvVzJWW9Ja6AvEfmZHNhnnacJmmy/s400/12468_1089824064788_1802078248_188459_2450307_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #996633;">Autumn</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #996633;"> Day 932...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #996633;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-66217176912406217862010-04-13T03:53:00.000-07:002010-12-15T21:13:52.343-08:00A Picture is Worth A Million Words<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tu2gfHbbTrX4vMFsd7JzJMbhyphenhyphenQkRnhUCVBaw2lDhgP9c9hGSzLQLhKlZni5GiOOTSJpfOaUxjO6zb99uTssTThYZIRcVBwcAjzoc-I5Wzc0HfF5hWkmFywJNK4uErp6bIs-RlfURU3yo/s1600/203_1166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459574888674696802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tu2gfHbbTrX4vMFsd7JzJMbhyphenhyphenQkRnhUCVBaw2lDhgP9c9hGSzLQLhKlZni5GiOOTSJpfOaUxjO6zb99uTssTThYZIRcVBwcAjzoc-I5Wzc0HfF5hWkmFywJNK4uErp6bIs-RlfURU3yo/s400/203_1166.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">love</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Patricia</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-6018282050410670802010-04-11T10:53:00.000-07:002010-12-15T21:14:25.170-08:00Sunday Funday!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've had such a productive day! My ass woke up at 7am! I wanted to sleep in but my body just wouldn't let me. It feels SO GREAT to accomplish so much before noon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Breakfast: Tall glass of soymilk with Toast</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Picked up around house giving my breakfast some time to digest.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Ran 3 miles at the gym. Pushed myself way too hard, I got dizzy afterwards. I'm a panzy! I was trying to work myself up to 3 miles but I've been out of the gym for over a week so I really pushed it. Back to 2 miles runs for me! haha!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Stretched to my Yoga dvd. I had a hard time because Gizmo kept trying to cuddle with me. He's so sweet =)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Vacuumed and dusted the house</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Took a shower then filled up the tub and took a nice Lush bath with my Mint Julep mask</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">& now here I am blogging & watching one of my favorite movies "Coming to America".</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm actually about to get started on my homework.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have to do a presentation on Value & the 4 P's of Marketing, finish my Textile Company Report and History Fashion dictionary. I put a good dent in my homework last week, it's just some finishing touches I need to do. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I feel so good having accomplished so much already!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458953339707130690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUkSUiefurDveGu4mgfb9WHWlTUSI_XCX4y9FrsM4F27nHTNBNjS1deHIAD-cGzYMZPYy38D0mkgw7sflWxN2cpWgaiD36a9X3_bJCrAM6YF1IZyGvvmelxcE3Dnr3gjBbVJtT3ofJxcv/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 301px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Trying to stretch. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have a happy Sunday!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Patricia</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*sources: www.lushusa.com</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-32070743229924430792010-04-10T22:41:00.000-07:002010-12-15T21:14:42.096-08:00Exhausted<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi! Just got home from a long day. Got one last run in this season & it was awesome. I have a newfound appreciation for snowboarding now that I can carve & even hit a box every now & then. Such a vast improvement from last season where I couldn't even get off the lift. Jen, Kim & myself all learned how to carve this season in hopes to keep up with the boys. Such an accomplishment. This season I conquered the ski lift, carving and boxes/table tops. </span><br />
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</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now to just show off my mad skills to my Hubby Bubby. Who I miss more than anything. I've been enlisted and now I'm a military spouse & not to underestimate the work they put out while they are out there BUT it is a little tougher on this end. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"We train for missions, they train to carry on" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my favorite line from Army Wives</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The way I deal is keep busy. Keeping busy is the number one remedy to the loneliness. Sometimes I feel like I exhaust myself with school so much it doesn't even give me an opportunity to dwell on the fact that my husband is deployed. There are days when coming home to an empty home isn't easy but I have no choice but to deal with it and I try to just let it roll. Not gonna lie though, I've had days where it just wouldn't roll. Hmph. I'm human. *shrugs* Don't judge me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enough of my delusional & emotional bulljive. Moral of the story is I miss Ronnie. <--- PERIOD.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm so sleepy and as I'm sitting here I'm trying to muster the energy to get my ass in the shower so I can catch some Z's. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have so much homework I need to do tomorrow. I'm actually excited to get into it. My classes are awesome this quarter. I'm taking History of Fashion 1, Fundamentals of Marketing, Textiles, Consumer Behavior and Image Manipulation (Photoshop & Illustrator). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, my eyes are getting heavy and I smell like "outside" as my Mother would say. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Have a good one!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Patricia</span></div><div><br />
</div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509295609889899713.post-81123127590046010532010-04-08T18:35:00.000-07:002010-12-15T21:15:20.705-08:00Dirty Girl<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello! Long time no read, huh?!?! Well, I hate to admit it but I got to the point where my obsession with makeup/products plateaued. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a junkie but I've just learned to appreciate the TONS of stuff I already had. I have rekindled with lots of long lost products! Lately, I haven't kept up with collections & the only time I buy something is because I NEED it ie; mascara & eyeliner. I'm sure that my husband & bank account appreciate my newfound thrifty shopping habits aka ballin' on a budget. I call myself a "recessionista". Don't hate.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I tried the whole YouTube thing, it was fun & I did pick up a few subscribers but it just got so played out. As did blogging, but I'm back. Don't judge me. BUT! this will not be a beauty blog. It's just a blog, my creative outlet. Maybe because I'm not narrowing my blog into a category I will want to blog more often. Who knows?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anywho, for the first time in a long time I bought something that was more of a want than a need but I just couldn't say no! I have a product that is 110% blog worthy. It is seriously LOVE. Especially if you are like myself & appreciate the convenience of a product you will love this! If you are always on the go or need a quick solution for a "day to night" look, I have quite the recommendation for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457952051345970722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9bu4PCtTb0MpjMowNB-gLlVg9fSwTlk1Q1h5qCE1U-pyYKBnQMVTvhqyJ77u3KHD7rsER999G0wtAyBVPzjUJVAzLNjf0oO-0urjqxpSmrgB40qdZfeleFL08eBvgFUNajjK2yySVV8_/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 351px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">MAC greasepaint stick in Dirty from the Art Supplies collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457952067080905666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT0kiiyFyrckUSKdLdznphKOjRqch4alW6_VYVms4qcRS5aWdQAhGxuuKXkUcZn4jIc6T12AsW7HDamtyM1eCbBAfAyhzReyvtkxmzCQFxShBwEghObW0dlHh3CLJ5i3cNNHLdWBs3H61/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 283px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Before & After</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All I had on before was brule e/s all over the lid, cork e/s in the crease and lined my eyes with blacktrack fluidline. Then with Dirty greasepaint stick I applied it directly to my lid and buffed it out with my 217 & then I applied A LOT of smolder eyekhol on my water line & super close to the lower lashline & then with my 239 buffed Dirty greasepaint stick on my lower lashline. It literally took me less than 5 minutes. I LOVE it! It's so dimensional, it looks like I have 2 different eyeshadows on. I also bought one in Below Ground. I'm about to go back and get a backup because it's limited edition. *</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sorry for the shitty quality pictures but I just used my MacBook. I'm not taking the time to snap pictures with my camera and upload them to my computer. I'm lazy.</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, well this is me signing off...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Patricia</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*sources: www.maccosmetics.com</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15896068163518008925noreply@blogger.com0