Liebster award

My friend Anne nominated me for this award.  I have never heard of this, but here is what it is about.

1. You have to list 11 things about yourself.

2. Answer the questions sent to you from the person who nominated you.

3. Choose up to 11 bloggers that you follow with less than 200 followers.

4. Go to your nominees page and inform them of the award.

5. Make 11 questions for your nominees.

6. You cannot tag back.

 

So here goes, eleven things about me:

 

1.  I love an adrenaline rush!  Hunting and running both supply me with this.

2.  I am an only child.

3.  I am a Coca-Cola addict, commit me!

4.  I am a published poet!  In the fourth grade, my poem was chosen to be published in a compilation book.  I think my mom still has it somewhere.

5.  I am a running clothes hoarder.

6.  I think Lays potato chips and french onion dip should be an acceptable meal choice.

7.  When I was little, my goal was to be in the Olympics for gymnastics. 

8.  I am a speed reader.  I can finish most books within a day.  This helped me a lot in school.

9.  I am terrified of being out on dark water.

10. I love medical shows, real ones! The gorier the better!

11. I used to be a nail biter, now I'm reformed!

 

 

So, now to answer the questions Anne gave me:

1.  If you have $1 Million and you can only spend it for one day, what will you buy? 

     I would buy my parents a house, buy me a new house and pay off all my debt.  I would invest some of it.  Then with what is left, I would randomly go and pay things for people.  I would love to be able to pay bills for someone that is struggling.  I would love to go into a store and randomly pay for someone's groceries, payoff a layaway, etc.

 

2.  Who is your childhood superhero?

      I don't know that I had one?

 

3.  What is your all-time favorite movie?

      Miss Congeniality

4.  Name 5 things that you can't live without.

            my baby

            my hubby

            Coca-Cola  (see above)

            running

            Cream cheese and Salsa

5.  Do you believe in ghost? 

     Not ghosts per se, but I do believe that we can be contacted by loved ones in some ways.

6.  What is your most embarrassing moment?

      In high school, I was a cheerleader.  We were in Colby at a basketball tournament.  I had just opened a new package of bloomers and slipped them on without looking them over.  I was tumbling at halftime, and my coach pulled me aside.  Everyone could see my bright blue underwear!  Upon closer inspection, the bloomers had never been sewn along the seam in the crotch! 

7.  What is on your purse at this moment? Name 5 things.

I don't have a purse anymore, I only carry my wallet and Briggan's diaper bag.....

     lipstick

     diapers

     toys

     Dimetapp

     changing pad

8.  What is your dream car?

      The small Cadillac SUV, SRX maybe?

9.  When was the last time you cry?

      Yesterday at a funeral for a great man.

10. Who is the most important person in your life?

       My GOD!

11. Describe yourself in one word.

      Positive!

Things I can't live without.....beauty related anyway.

I have decided to do another "favorite things" post.  Most of you know that I am not the greatest about always being "done up", but when I do, these are the products I love!

This is hands down the most natural looking self tanner out there.  I have used it on and off for years.  I try other things but I always come back to this.  The brush is great because it keeps your hands clean!  It is a little more expensive than most self tanners, but worth it in my book!

I know, you are wondering why I have this on a beauty post.  Believe it or not, this is the best mattifier and primer for us oily faced gals.  I found out about it during a Youtube makeup video.  I didn't believe it myself until I tried it! You just put in on your face with a cotton ball, after moisturizer, but before your foundation.

My new favorite eyeshadow is the Bare Mineral Ready pallettes.  I have always used Bare Mineral loose powder eyeshadows.  I love that they came out with these! They are much easier to use and travel with, but the color saturation is still as good as before.  My favorite is called "Top Shelf".

This will always be my "go to" foundation.  With oily skin, this is the only foundation that stays put for me.  Love it!

My favorite lipstick will always be Clinique Butter Shine.  It is a hybrid between a gloss and lipstick.  It has great color saturation of a lipstick, but the shine and shimmer of a gloss.  My biggest pet peeve is sticky lip products, and this is not.  It lives up to it's name. It literally feels like butter!

Nars Orgasm blush will be the blush I use forever! It is a perfect blend of peach and pinks, and has enough gold shimmer to make you "glow".  It is a color that looks great on everybody!

I am almost always wearing a ponytail, but these are great for creating all kinds of styles.  My inspiration comes from Youtube! I have really thick, long hair and these two pins can hold a bun in place.  They just twist in, and they can hold my hair all day.  I love using them for a messy side bun.

This is my favorite product for backcombing my hair.  It just takes a little bit, dusted into your roots.  Then it acts as a gripper as you backcomb.  I love BIG hair!  As they say, "the higher the hair, the closer to heaven!"

I hope I didn't bore you to death with my beauty routine! I just love to see what people use and love, and sometimes I venture out and find new things!

Have a great week everyone!

Pumpkin Patch!

We had quite an eventful weekend at the Miller house.  Briggan stayed the night at Grandma Miller's for the first time on Friday night.  We are doing some trial run nights before we leave for Las Vegas at the end of November.  I am running the Las Vegas Half-Marathon and we will be gone for 4 days.  So, to prepare myself we had to do a trial run.  It was hard on this mommy! Briggan did fine of course, but I bawled as I was driving away.  Todd took me to Antlers in Moscow for supper to try and take my mind off things.  We had a nice evening out.

Saturday morning, I ran a local 5k here in town.  It was a fundraiser for our local animal response team, and dogs were welcome to participate as well.  It was wet, cold, and miserable. My running however, was great!  Once I started running, I warmed up to the perfect temperature.  I was able to hold a nice even pace, and I took second place! I even won a pedicure kit from Avon as a door prize. Score!

Sunday, we went to church. Briggan did so well,  I did not have to take him to nursery! I think he was enthralled with the music.  Sunday afternoon we made a trip to the local pumpkin patch. The sun was starting to peek out from the clouds and it warmed up. We had a great time, and then headed back to town.  We came up on  a rollover accident on the same curve I had my wreck on in 2002.  Talk about deja vu!  Thankfully the young couple were wearing their seatbelts, and were able to walk away!  Praise God for that! We stayed with them until the ambulance and police got there, and then we headed home.   Here are some photos from that trip: 

Mommy and Briggan

The three of us!

Grandma Miller

Grandpa Miller

Briggan has gained lots of speed crawling, and is now pulling up to standing on a lot of things.  I put him in his crib while I ran his bathwater, and this is what I came back to.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Fall is here!

Well, fall is here! The temps are dropping and the leaves are turning.  I have never done a favorite things post, so here it is.

I fell in love with my friend Kelley 's boots.  I searched high and low for these perfect fall boots.  Sadly, they are sold out everywhere. So after much searching, I found a pair I liked almost as well.  I ordered them and fell in love with them when they came in.  I base what I am wearing to go with the boots! I want to wear them everyday!

My next favorite fall thing is Chai Lattes.  OMG they are so good, and most are caffeine free, which is good for this nursing momma.

I rarely drink because I am still nursing, but when I do I drink Barefoot wine.  It is awesome stuff that isn't outrageously expensive.

I love the smell of fall at my house, and for that I use my Scentsy warmers.  My favorite fall scent is pumpkin roll!

Last, but not least, my favorite thing about fall is comfort food in the crockpot!  My favorite recipes are roast, chili, white chicken chili, chicken enchilada soup, ham and beans, etc.  And I wonder why I always struggle with my weight ;)

I have lots of beauty products that are favorites, but I will save that for another post. 

 Until then......

9 months!

Briggan is 9 months old today! Wow, how time flies. It was beautiful out so we had a mini photoshoot.

We had a nice relaxing weekend at home.  Daddy went hunting and we cleaned out Bubba's toybox and closet.  He had a great time in the toys! Later, mom and dad came over to watch Briggan so that I could do  a long run with Kelley and Amanda.  He had a great time with them, and mommy got her run in! A double bonus!

Have a great week friends!

Starting to crawl!

Well, I will not be able to contain my baby much longer!  He has begun to crawl a few steps at a time, but has yet to get brave enough to go beyond that.  We have a little bit of rough week, Briggan was sick early in the week with a cough, then his other front tooth decided to make an appearance! Poor baby! Praying next week is better!  Here is a quick video of Briggan working on his skills.


http://youtu.be/Mqivce8k46U

Spaghetti!

Briggan has really been wanting to eat what Todd and I are eating lately, so I decided to give him some spaghetti.  He went nuts! He was shoving it in by the fistful.  I don't think that pureed foods are going to satisfy him much longer.  I had no idea how much fun kids could be!  Hope you enjoy the pics as much as I do!