luxe chandelier

This is me after taking a shower & drying my hair and… with NO MAKE-UP ON!

I was recently inspired to do this from some bloggers. For those who know me very well, I never leave the house without make-up on. Except for some Summer days when I’m lazy… I have to at least put mascara on. I have to admit though that I never wear concealer or foundation. The only make-up I use is eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara. In fact I think I have more hair products than I do with make-up. I don’t even have extra time in the mornings for all the other make-up. I can’t even get smokey eyes without getting too stressed out and messing up.

When my sorority had dances, I would always go and get my make-up done at the mall and buy the cheapest product they used after putting make-up on me…which normally was the eyeliner or mascara. I have always liked what they did except for that one time in 2006. I went to the mall and a young woman said she would do my make-up. She didn’t even let me watch in front of a mirror or let me take a peek in the mirror every once a while. I had absolutely no idea what she was doing until she was done and let’s just say I then understood why a lot of people were walking by and looking at me. Imagine this is what I looked like after wiping off a lot of make-up (less green!)…

Fortunately some women look amazing with bold colors but not me… or it’s just that I’m not used to that much make-up. I have accepted that it’s just not me to know how to do these amazing things with my eyes. Just putting on eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara will do! I’m happy with the way I look and would like to thank my parents for the lovely genes.

Now will you join us and show your beautiful self without make-up on? You know you’re beautiful no matter what!

2000:

A time when we were friends.

2001:

The beginning of our relationship at prom.

2002:

We chose to continue our relationship long distance when my family moved to Arizona and I visited Tyler in the summer.

2003:

Tyler came down to Arizona for my graduation & to stay for a few weeks during the summer.

2004:

We went across the country together to attend college in New York.

2005:

We took a road trip to Arizona for the summer.

2006:

Tyler and I attended a dance for my sorority.

2007:

The Summer we got engaged in New York!!

2008:

The engaged life when we were planning our wedding in Arizona.

2009:

The first year of being married & we finally purchased our first house together!

Here’s to another decade. . .

a “first day of school” pose

The other day I was thinking about how old I was and for a minute I forgot how old I was. I had to ask Tyler how old he was since I know he’s three months older than me. He looked at me like I was stupid for asking and told me we both were 24. I swear… no one ever asks me how old I am anymore. We’re not in high school anymore. We have online profiles that shares our age and almost every blog has a “about me” section. No one ever asks, “ASL” anymore (Age, Sex, Location).

Four months after I turn 24 it just really hit me that I’m twenty-four and will be 25 this year. So I’ve come up with a list that I would like to do before I turn thirty.

1. Lose all the weight I need to lose!
2. Have children
3. Have a decent amount of $$ in our retirement savings
4. Go to Turtle Island or Bora Bora
5. Drive a race car
6. Work for a magazine company
7. Run a full marathon
8. Win the lottery!!
9. Complete my childhood & wedding scrapbooks
10. Become debt-free!
11. Learn to surf
12. Go sailing
13. Learn how to use the sewing machine
14. Learn to love cooking (other than desserts)
15. Walk the Golden Gate Bridge
16. Save someone’s life
17. Take a trip up in a hot air balloon
18. A full body massage at a luxury resort
19. Stay a loyal Apple customer & buy more Apple products!
20. Buy a house
21. Buy another car (only have 1 right now)
22. Plant an orange tree in my backyard
23. Be exactly who and what I want to be and not have a midlife crisis, kthx!
24. Go through all my things and super-organize everything!
25. Donate all the clothes I have to Goodwill then buy a whole new wardrobe
26. Take vitamins every morning without forgetting!
27. Be a morning person without dragging myself out of bed
28. Plan yearly vacation/reunion trips with friends
29. Have the experience of being a stay-at-home Mom
30. “Flip my house” and sell it for more!

Now share yours!