I need to purge!

No, not in that way. Eww. 

I mean when I clean and organize, i need to learn to purge the things I haven't used in a while or ever.

When I clean, I organize. When I organize, I feel at peace. However, when I was doing that today I pondered to myself  "how do I have so much makeup when I dont even wear it all the time?"

Srsly. I wear the same eye shadow pretty much anytime I need to make my face look somewhat presentable. So really, why do i have so much of this crap? Who needs 3 mascaras? and i was just notified that Cover Girl isn't that good of a product and I need to switch. Is it that its "not that good of a product" or I am "too old" to wear it and you are just breaking it to me gently?

Now, I cant help but buy lip glosses. Not lipstick, lip gloss. I dont know what it is. I like Philosophy's cute names for their products as well as the recipes that are attached. I also love nude colors or clear glosses. But I just cant get away from 'em.

Something I am embarrassed to admit. I once bought a lip gloss for $22.  Twenty two freaking dollars that I could have spent wisely somewhere else. What's worse? I rarely wear it because it is too dark for me. It long lasting, feels & looks good but it is not the right color. 

Sadly, I usually only wear it when I am haunted by the price I paid for it. 

So either I throw all of this away and keep only one thing from each category. Or...I start to use it more often and get my money's worth. 

What do you think I should do?

The Holiday's

As we head further into Fall, the holidays are right around the corner. If you feel like I feel, once Halloween hits, it seems like Thanksgiving and Christmas are the following weekend. 

I love the feel of the holidays. Something about the air, the comfort, and being able to eat and relax with your family, kids, and friends. With Halloween being next week I cant help but start missing my family.

I can honestly say that I have not been homesick since I have been in Texas. Basically, it has just felt like all my family and friends have been too busy to stop by the house. In reality that would be quite a commute for them, being a thousand miles away and all. 

However, it is starting to sink in a little bit more each day. 

Anyways, in theory it sounded nice to be able to relax for Thanksgiving and it just be us. But I will miss the hustle and bustle of family gathering, the commotion, the gossip, the food....

I guess when Christmas time comes and we are all back home,we will make up for the time we have been gone. Baking will take place, lots of crafting, dinners, hang outs, and pretty much just being us. 

Here is to our first Halloween, our first real holiday without any of our family.

Hope we survive, wish us luck! 

Miss you familia!

Day 30- Who are you?

Day 30-

Who Am I?

I am Angela Nina. I am the Mrs. to my Mr.

I am a mother, daughter, sister, friend, and now a wife.
And damn good at all of that!

I am stubborn, I am outgoing. I have no filter and say what I want, when I want.

Don't tell me what to do, when to do it, or even how to do it.

I am a homebody. I like to be alone a lot of the times.

I like oldies music.

I love to draw.

When i am speeding/driving and i see a cop, i close one eye in the hopes that he cant see me.

I love to craft and sew.

I sing out loud to every song on the radio.

I don't care what people think.

I dont like to drink cold water.

When the toilet paper gets close to the end of the roll, I use a different one because when it runs out i dont want to change it.

I love to sing but cant carry a tune. Unless dying cats is a tune.

I like to dance but i look like Elaine on seinfeld and have 2 left feet.

If I didn't always have to wear shoes, I probably wouldn't.
There have been several times that i have walked out the door without 'em.

I take WAYYY too many pictures of myself. But thats just what happens when you look THIS good.

I like to buy purses and lip gloss. But I hate carrying purses and always forget to wear lip gloss. I don't get it.

Since I discovered Pinterest, I have found that I like baking more that I thought I ever have. I'm obsessed with DIY projects and want to make at least one of everything. My dream house is going to be "the shiz".  Oh, and I desperately need a stylist.

I don't like when people are mad at me.

I am claustrophobic. Even in fog. Yes, it's dumb but true.

I am not a perfectionist.

The friends I have are the friends that have helped me through a lot in my life. They were there through the hard, the bad, the best, and the worst. They have seen be grow. We have and will experience every life changing moment together. They are a part of my family and watch each others children get older.
My family are my friends, and my friends are my family.

And finally, as I look back and read this, I wonder how I got a guy to love me with all this crap!

Have a good day!

The Wedding Part One.

Forget the Royal Wedding. 

I have my own Prince. 

I got my wedding pictures in a few weeks ago and there were just too many amazing ones to chose from. 

I decided to break The Wedding post into two parts, the ceremony and the reception. 

This was by far the best wedding ever. Definitely the wedding of the century. 

These are a few from the ceremony at St. Anne Catholic Church. 

On August 27, 2011, I was blessed enough to marry the man of my dreams. The other half of my heart.

Anyways, without further adieu.... Part One of the Royal Lopez Wedding.

(just a side note, this is my favorite picture. Ryan trying to console Jacob during the ceremony. Brotherly love. Melts my heart) 

I think this may be our Christmas card.

Now on to the reception....

Day 29- In the last month, what have you learned?

Day 29- In the last month, what have I learned?

In the past month, I have learned what it is to be a wife. I know this sounds lame and cheesy but I really do love my husband. He is my rock, my strength, my encouragement, and my baby-daddy. I love that guy more than words. Im so blessed that he chose me to stand beside him for the rest of his life. I have found the best man to be the best father of my children. Not only is he all that and more, he is so good looking!!

What I have learned in the past month regarding my 30day blog challenge has been that I clearly cannot commit to a 30day challenge. this 30 days has taken more than 4 months!!

Salted Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Alright, you wanted it, you got it! And let me tell you, if you make these once, I can guarantee you will do it again. They are just too good NOT to make. They were really easy and fast to make too! You know I like easy and fast recipes.

I also had 2 helpers on this one so maybe that helped.

       

 Ingredients:

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened

3/4 c. brown sugar

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1 egg

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 c. all purpose flour

2 tsp cornstarch

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. chocolate chips

1 c. caramel bits

1/2 c. crushed pretzels

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Mix in egg and vanilla.

3. Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Stir in chocolate chips, caramel bits, and crushed pretzels. 

4. Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt.

5. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden around the edges. 

Cool them completely. But they are lovely to enjoy while still so warm. 

I think the goofy face says how he feels about the cookies.

As usual, Jacob didn't want to try the cookies.

soft, warm. chewy, deliciousness.

I hope y'all enjoy as much as we have been. 

Upcycled Wreath

 I am all for upcycling, recycling and bicycling. However, this one has to do with the upcycling part. I was very eager to make a fall wreath for my front door. But I also wanted to make one on a budget. All I ought at Hobby Lobby was the ribbon and flowers. Literally, $3 total. The best part about this was that when Thanksgiving is over, I can take off the brown and my silver ribbon will still be there. I just need to add my red bows back on, and BAM. Its Christmas! Anyways here is how I made it, with no sew, no glue, no problemo.

This is the fabric i bought at Hobby Lobby. Fun!

This is my Christmas wreath with my red bows removed.

And I started wrapping. Evenly.

When I got to the top, I still had room to spare with the fabric.

I made it long enough to hang from my door hanger.

Here is the no sew, no glue. I pinned it. With my sewing pins!! Brilliant! They are tucked underneath so no one will ever be the wiser.

Very fall-ish, right? I pinned those too. There was only 4 so I put them in a small bundle on the side of the wreath.

Ta-da!! Oh, I realized that I left too much excess ribbon at the top for the wreath to hang from , so I wrapped it a few more times so it wasn't hanging too low on the front of my door. I wanted the peep hole to be right in the middle of it.

Here it is on the front door! I love it because it is simple, it was easy to make, and very fall!  I also want to give props to  the decalfarm on etsy. That is where I got my "Welcome" sign. Super cheap and they have TONS of decals. I also bought some for my trash but thats for another day, another post.

So what do you think? Please let me know, I would love to hear from you!