I hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween!
Mine was pretty fun. Last Tuesday was pizza night, but this time when we walked into the room there were a bunch of presents on the table. We ended up doing a Halloween "White elephant" type gift exchange, where on your turn you can either open a gift or steal someone else's that they already opened. The first gift I opened was a purple goblet with a spider on the front. I thought it was pretty cool, but then Casey kept stealing it from me and she got it in the end lol. I ended up with a flower glow stick wand, a snake that grows in water, and a crow figure thing. Then my roommate, Matthew, wanted to trade me for the crow. He traded me this weird skeleton thing that you squeeze and its eyes pop out. So yea, that was silly, but it was fun. We all got a bag of candy, as well.
Halloween was great too! My boyfriend is an RA at his college, and they have this "trick-or-treat off the street" thing for kids at the dorms, so they can have a warm, safe place to go trick-or-treating. Each Hall is decorated with a theme, and some are really spooky and cool looking! It's pretty neat. We gave out candy there last year. Anyway, my boyfriend had to help out up there, so I went as well. I was a cow. LOL... I had ordered this dress back in August, without realizing it would kind of remind me of a cow when I wore it. So then I decided why not be a cow for Halloween? I planned out my costume a while ago using Kaboodle, and this was a set I had made a while back. I had the dress, ears, cow print tights, and a bell around my neck.
My boyfriend still needed an idea, though, and one day I was like you could be my Amish farmer! I was sorta joking, but he laughed and that is actually what he ended up being. He had a hat, suspenders, and a genuine beard (although he did have to shave his mustache...he wasn't happy about that at first, but he warmed up to it). Haha.
We had a really good time! A lot of adults and kids said they liked my costume. The little kids were so cute, and there were a lot of really cute and creative costumes. One kid was even an outhouse! Too funny. I helped tell people where to go, took pictures, and even got to be a judge for the hall decoration contest. The prize was a free trip to a hot springs resort, but Jake (boss of the RA's) decided that he will let anyone come who helped out with Halloween! There was also a little costume contest, and Brian and I won "best couple." Pretty much everyone in the contest won something, though. We got a coupon for a free Domino's pizza!
ME, THE RAA
That's a little joke between Brian and I. He calls me his RAA, or RA Assistant (which ends up being Resident Assistant Assistant lol). I have become quite the RAA, if I do say so myself. I have helped him out with some RA duties and have helped out at a few events. Jake might put some of my pictures on to the school's website. He put my pictures from Bowling Night on there already :). Oh, and last Friday was Annie's birthday. Annie works with the RA's and they had decided to take an "Abbey Road" inspired picture for her, since she likes The Beatles. Well guess who ended up taking the picture? Me! It was a cold, cloudy day and it was getting late, so it wasn't exactly the best conditions to be taking pictures in, so it probably didn't come out as good as it could have. I am not a very good photographer, anyway, but it would have helped if they had given me an idea of what exactly they were trying to achieve, because before taking the picture I had never even seen that Beatles' album cover. Jake had a large print of the photo made for her, and I am told that Annie loved it, though, so that's all that matters. Here is a quickly edited version of the picture.
DISCOVERY CHANNELI have some really exciting news! Way back when, I mentioned how I signed a license agreement because the Discovery Channel was thinking of using one of my videos in an episode. Well, I guess they really are going to air that episode, because I received my $250 check in the mail! They want to use the Spanky Spangler clips for the show "Destroyed in Seconds." Isn't that cool?!
HAUL
I finally picked up the face wash I have been wanting to get again. I was using the Neutrogena Grapefruit scrub, and it smells so good, but it didn't really do much for my skin. My skin is in this awful stage. I dunno if it has to do with the weather changing, or what, but it breaks out often. I also don't like how my cheeks get really red a lot. It's even worse when I am stressed or anxious. Anyways, when I was living with Brian's mom I tried Neutrogena's Visibly Even foaming cleanser and the moisturizer, and I loved it. It's really creamy and feels good on my skin. It also makes my skin feel a lot softer, and is gentler than the grapefruit scrub. I don't think it's an acne treatment at all, but that's fine with me. It seems like acne washes are too harsh for me and irritate my skin more than they help it. Hopefully this face wash will be better for me. I was running low on my grapefruit scrub, anyway, so I thought I'd buy myself some. It was actually cheaper than the one I was using before. I didn't get the moisturizer yet, though, because it's kind of expensive. I'll get it eventually.
My Covergirl Lashblast mascara ran out, so I also got a new mascara. I wasn't a big fan of lashblast when I first tried it, but I gave it some time and it grew on me. It actually did make my lashes look longer, but it seems like it dried up so fast! I don't remember how long ago I got it, so maybe it wasn't really that short, but it was definitely a lot sooner than my other one. Well, I thought it would be good to try out a different mascara, and I was going to try the waterproof version of Neutrogena's healthy volume, since I liked that one, but I decided to try something completely different. I had heard some good reviews about Loreal's Voluminous, so that is what I ended up getting. I got it in waterproof carbon black.I actually like it a lot. The brush is probably my favorite mascara brush so far. It's just the perfect size and style and it's really easy to use. It goes on smooth and doesn't clump. I wouldn't say it gives you dramatic lashes or anything, but it is great for that more natural, pretty look. It doesn't seem to lengthen my lashes as much as Lash Blast did, but it does give them more volume, which is my preference, anyway.
The last thing I got that day was the Revlon Colorstay eyeshadow "in the buff." My ByLaurenLuke eyeshadows are great, but I wanted some brown shades and more everyday natural colors. I am hoping to get the Coastal Scents 88 warm pallet, but I thought I'd get the little revlon palette for now. It is really nice and it's something I can keep in my purse.
I don't know why, but they were giving out free razors at Brian's school for some reason. So, Brian brought home three Schick quattro women's razors. They come with a decorated travel case, and I think it's really cute. It has hibiscus flowers on it. My favorite! I don't know if the razors are that great, but hey they were free and I will definitely be using the travel cases!
FARMVILLE
I mentioned my farm in the last post, so I thought I would update about my new animals! I adopted a kitty, a turtle and bought a limited edition owl. The Ugly Duckling I adopted turned into a swan! The owl is my favorite! It flies around and perches on its tree.
HOUSE UPDATE
The carpet in our living room still smelled of dog pee, even though it's been professionally cleaned, so my housemates decided to have a wood floor installed instead. The landlord came over and it was finished yesterday. I think it looks good and definitely makes the house look a lot more modern and fresh.
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