November Monthly Favorites

November's been a roller coaster kind of month in every possible way. A cup of coffee helps most of the time but when I didn't have it close by or when I reached the bottom of the cup, I looked for these items.

Forever Nude palette from BH cosmetics

First Aid Beauty Facial Cleanser

Lush Cosmetics massage bar 

Bath and Body works Stress Relief lotion

Bath and Body works Sweater Weather candle

Starbust candy 

Time to get ready for December shenanigans :) Our Christmas tree is up and it is beautiful! Can't wait to share our Christmas decorations and funsies with you!

Post Goble Goble

Turkey day was fantastic! When the rest of the family arrived, which was late. Our hunger beat the camera. No picture of Dad or Grandpa carving the turkey at the table. No instagram-y "look at my plate of food" picture. None. We just ate it all!

It's Black Friday! The day where many great deals appear before our eyes and we impulse buy because "it's on super sale and I just might need that." I'm pretty sure we've all fallen victim to our shopper self think that phrase above. I know I have, but this year I stayed away from the stores. Most of the sales were online anyway and some were better than in store sales. Besides I'd much rather shop at the comfort of my own home, in my Pjs, and a warm cup of coffee to sip on.

Temptation to put more things in your cart is possible but thank goodness for that remove button or the error message when we mistype our card number. It has saved me a few times from buying things that I just don't need but needed to make it to the free shipping minimum. I had to figure out if the item was truly worth it or not. If it wasn't then I removed it but if it was there had to be a very good reason. Many stores include shipping because they figured you wouldn't just buy a sweater for your brother or a scarf for your best friend. Although the deals were pretty spot on in some stores I stuck with good ol' trusty Amazon. I finished my Christmas shopping and stayed under budget, way under budget. Go me! I did some shopping at Nordstrom too; spoiling the family a bit and myself.

Continuously thankful for each and every one of my blessings!
Hope you guys had a great shopping experience in store, at home or both :)

Friday already?

Well, Thanksgiving is just three days away. Where has the time gone?? Truth be told, I am glad that tomorrow is my Friday and hopefully for many of you too. Thank you work! oh and I'm so very thankful for the many blessings I have. Like getting together with family and friends, turkey (gobble, gobble), stretchy pants (have to make room for pie and ice cream), football/movie and a nap or two. Oh, I can't wait for Thursday and all the food goodness!

We have gone through a lot this year. Everyone has ups and downs but it takes a lot of strength to get back up even in our lowest point. & we did it! We have a lot to be thankful for and don't want to waste a single second not appreciating it. So, here are a few things that I am thankful for: my nerdy family, friends near and far, pets that I have now and in the past, and so much more but that can happen another day.

What are you thankful for?

...Keep on the lookout for a Thanksgiving dessert recipe or two!

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Why do you taunt me

With your slick lines and cool moves?

Every time that I see you, I ache

Knowing that all I can do

Is watch

Not touch.

I just hope to one day

Feel your hand on my face 

And maybe then that blasted 

Tear will come down.

The sun’s rays keep me warm

My heart holds its beat

But then you appear

The orchestra goes out of tune.

Slowly I catch my breath 

Feels like I just ran a marathon.

So many questions come to mind

I just know the answers will hurt me 

Thankfully, my angel came

The pitter-patter of tears 

Failed to come rolling down my cheek.

His arms embracing me, his heart

And mine beat as one.

Now that he is here

There’s no need 

For your presence to hurt me anymore

My angel, my best friend arrived.

Everything changed

My life, now, has a different meaning.

I am indebted to him 

For helping me find 

A new pebble of hope,

One that reminded me of the pearly keys

From the grand piano.

His tune calmed me

Kept me happy

Maybe someday I will let that one tear go

Or maybe it already has gone with the 

Tears of joy when my angel came back.

written by yours truly.

Ideal day off

When I think about taking a day off from work I hope that it will be relaxing. I picture myself waking without the noise of an alarm. I go through my morning routine; shower, face routine, brush teeth, comb through hair and dress in lounge like clothes. Eat a bowl of cereal, drink a cup coffee with yummy toast and begin the day reading up on blogs, catching up on YouTube videos, reading new comic books and mangos, watching anime and my favorite classic films. Everything else after that is just a day spent chillin' like a villain. I'd probably do some laundry because it will bug me seeing it sitting there when I have 24 hours in the day. That's just reality there.

How do you spend your day off?

Pray for Paris

My heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones or are waiting for them to get better in hospitals. The moment I heard of this tragic incident I was speechless. The only thing I wanted to do is make sure my friends and their families were safe in France; either on vacation or living there. Fortunately they are safe and sound. I hope and pray that those of you who lost someone or are waiting for them to get better from the attack don't lose hope. You can keep them alive in your hearts. They will not be forgotten. Again, my heart goes out to each and every one you. #prayforParis

(Picture from this blog. Check it out!) 

I'd like to remember Paris like the picture above. 

Serene like a warm cup of tea.

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

Nekocon 2015

It's been a week since Nekocon and I thought I'd share my experience. If you don't know what Nekocon is it's an anime convention where many geek friends get together and geek out, fangirl over cosplayers etc. I had a a great time at the con! Since pictures are worth a thousand words keep scrolling...

 Backhand Proposal Cosplay as Dragon Age

How to train your Dragon- Astrid 

Big Hero 6

Blue Exorcist

 Soul Eater

It's morphin' time! 

Masquerade Skit: Toy Store 

(As soon as I find out what group performed this skit I'll tag it) 

GROUP SHOT!

Star Wars Funsies

Hello hello! It's been a while and that's due to having too much fun in the month of October and the beginning of November. Sadly, part of October I was sick in bed with quite possibly the worst cold I've had in my life. Anyway, in case you didn't know, halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I love wearing costumes and embracing the character. This year my family and I went to a family fright weekend event at the Air and Space museum. We had so much fun that we are going back next year. Since, the new Star Wars movie is coming out in December pretty much everything was Star Wars themed.

In the presence of royalty O_O

All the feels!!