No packages in the mail =(

Sad, sad, sad.....I want my make-up and clothes!

Everyday Minerals

I just ordered my sample kit from EDM and I am so excited!!!!! I told Sal, the way to keep me happy is to let me have my make-up and fashion fixes. A Happy Wife, makes a Happy Husband.

To MAC or Not To MAC

I have a new addiction...I have a new love for make-up.
I've been a BE user for about 7 years. Before that, I didn't wear foundation at all, only concealer to "hide" my imperfections. Last weekend, I had my company Christmas party. Since the weather here in Texas has been extremely humid this winter, I chose to spend $$ on make-up that I KNEW would last all night, rather than spend the same amount of $$ on a hairstyle that would only last me for a few hours.
I have very problematic skin. I'm near the big 3-0, so I've had a lot of "hormonal" breakouts these last few months. My regime hasn't changed, and neither have the products I've been using, hence my diagnosis of "hormonal".
Since I'm not very good at applying make-up when I have these blemishes, and I had to look my best, I decided to have "the Best" do my make-up.
I made an appt with my nearest MAC store and was blown away. I've had MAC do my makeup in the past, but apparently I had it done by the w-r-o-n-g person. This time around the visit was enjoyable, and overall, educational. The young lady that worked on my face was not bothered by my acne at all, in fact she said, "Oh girl, we'll get rid of those REAL QUICK". It was awesome, my prayers were answered. My face looked like $1 Million bucks!
Here's a list of the items she used on me:

1. Studio Stick SPF15
2. Studio Finish SPF35
3. Infatuating Rose Quad Eyeshadow
4. Viva Glam V Lipstick and Lipglass

I'm in love with all of the items that were used, and I actually purchased all of them. Now that my addiction is growing, I think my wallet is going to catch on fire.....LOL! Since I have the hubby's B'day and the princess's B'day to plan, I can't spend too much, or I'll be put in the Poor House! LOL!

Wow, it's been a while!

I haven't blogged in so long, it's amazing that this is still activated. Looking at that picture of me below is kind of creeeepy, since it's over a year old and I was actually looking HOT. LOL! Anyway, I'm making it a point to blog once a week, probably every Friday. Fridays seem like the only day of the week I get to unwind, and I miss blogging so much.
I will be coming up with a top 10 list for the year 2008, just so it can help me remember this MEMORABLE year!

1997 Nimitz High School Reunion

I attended my 10 year High School Reunion on Saturday. I'm the third one from the left (the tallest one). I enjoyed myself so much, I didn't think I would have as much fun as I did.

Started my new job on Monday Oct. 15th - oh yeah, btw, we finally moved in to our new house on Oct. 1. So far the year has turned out to be a real roller coaster, but worth every second!

We're back from vacation...and it sucks.

I have to go back to work tommorrow, not very happy about it.
I've put up a Flickr Badge to the left, if you refresh the page, you can view random pictures from our vacation. Enjoy!

It's been a long time

Geez - I wonder what kind of dust my blogger account has accumulated over the past year and half. Getting this thing to work was really difficult - who could have thought that Google buying out Blogger would be such a big deal? I didn't, until I tried to log in to my Blogger account and it kept kicking me out for not recognizing my Gmail account. Long story, that I actually don't want to rehash, it will just make me mad all over again.

Since I last posted, I had no MySpace, and I had a 2000 Honda Civic. I am now the proud owner of a 1996 Toyota 4Runner and the owner of my very own MySpace account. Honestly, if it wasn't for the many friends of mine who do not pick up the phone and call once in a while, I would have cancelled that damn thing a long time ago. It is so dramatic in there. I can't visit a single "MySpace" page without feeling watched and tracked. To be subjected to people's horrid taste in music is one thing, but when you know the time of day, my IP address, all the way down to what color underwear I have on when I visit your page, makes me very uneasy. I'm trying to stay away from the place, and I remembered I had this account as my sweet escape, so I ran as fast as I could to trusty old Blogger.

I've been reading the Buffy Season 8 comics, and I actually think that's another reason why I came back to Blogger. My good old Buffy Cross and Stake days, where I would stay up until midnight discussing the many levels of the Jossverse, including whether or not Faith deserved forgiveness, and whether or not she would ever earn redemption - Blogger was my escape from the BC&S board, and all those people who disagreed with me at some points. Oh, those were the days. Lil Vamp Me was me screename.
I'm in the process of packing, getting ready to move and Lo' and Behold! I found my Buffy Yearbook with Anthony Stewart Head's autograph! That was 6 years ago! WOW, time flew me by. I still remember it like yesterday:

((The following is a re-enactment, and may or may not be exactly what was said that day.))

"Babe, your birthday is coming up, do you know what you want?" - Sal
"Yes, as a matter of fact I do!" - Karen
"Ok, will it be a purse, a day at the spa, some new shoes?" - Sal
"No, I'm easy. I just want you to drive me to to Dallas, TX, to some hole in the wall comic book store, get me there early enough to beat the crowd, stand under the scorching Texas sun with me, and watch me spend a whole WHOPPING 5 minutes with Giles aka ASH and take my picture with him. Oh yeah, while you're waiting for me to finish drooling over this British man, I want you to spend a ridiculous amount of money on Buffy memorabilia for me. Yes, that's all I want for my birthday! I'm just a peach, aren't I?" - Karen

It's been six years dude, I may have forgotten a few words here or there, but that's pretty much how it went....

Blogger, how I missed you so.

Happy new year!

New pictures in Flickr below! -------> look!

New years eve at the Emergency room

Four stitches on his bottom lip.

Feliz Navidad.....

Hey, check out the Flickr badge to the right, I've added new pictures!!!

Hello all!

Hope everyone has gotten a great start to their Holiday shopping. If you were wondering about us...well......let us explain. We have been busy being sick, getting our mommy sick, and keeping her from her computer. If you are reading this, it's simply because we are probably knocked out by Children's Motrin, and our mommy is sorting through all of her emails.....all 365 of them.

Love,
Christian and Charisma....oh, and mommy too.

This is what I'll be feeling like tonight, after the Astros game.

Quiz

One-by-One, I stole this from you.

7 things you can do:
-Type 65 wpm (I give my IM friends headaches)
-Speak Spanish and French
-Write HTML
-Cook
-Cut Hair
-Get my children to go to sleep without having to bribe them
-Give advice and actually take it myself

7 things you cannot do:
-Stop cursing
-Keep my opinions to myself
-Drive 5-speed
-Roller Skate or Ice Skate
-Stop shopping on eBay
-Juggle
-Stay mad at my husband for more than 1 day

7 things that attract you to other people:
-Nice, thick eyebrows
-Big, strong, hard working hands
-Super short hair or none at all (think Locke from LOST, or even Jack for that matter - yum)
-Long Hair (think Bo Bice, American Idol)
-Big white straight smile
-Self-Esteem
-Attitude - not a bad one, but you have to catch my attention somehow

7 things that you say most often:
-Oh Shoot
-Crap
-What are you doing?
-Christian, NO!
-Charisma, NO!
-C'mon guys, mommy's tired!
-I love you

7 celebrity crushes:
-Jared Leto
-Ryan Reynolds
-Johnny Depp
-Clive Owen
-Michael Vartan
-Roy Dupuis
-Claudia Black

5 Songs I know all the words to:
- 2+2=5 - Radiohead
- Freaks of the Industry - Digital Underground
- My mind is playing tricks on me - Ghetto Boys
- We belong together - Mariah Carey
- Tortura - Shakira

5 Snacks:
- Hot Cheetos
- Plain Popcorn with Louisianna Hot Sauce
- Sunflower seeds
- Wheat Thins
- Cinnamon Bun Pop Tarts

5 Places I'd run away to:
- Puerto Rico
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Pensacola, Florida
- St. Avold, France
- Hawaii

6 Favorite TV shows (CURRENTLY AIRING)...
- Veronica Mars
- Lost
- Desperate Housewives
- Gilmore Girls
- Reunion
- Prison Break

This is my neighborhood,nothing but a few broken limbs. --- via Motorola V505, the wonders of MoBlogging.

It's really hard to type on this phone, but we are ok. I should have my computer up and running tommorrow. Thank you God. --- via Motorola V505.

---Edited from my mother's house. She has power, I DO NOT. It sucks, but at least we're alive and we have 3/4 left of gas on our tanks.

We are ok as of right now. Looks like Rita is going to miss us by a hair. -- -via Motorola V505

Hurricane Rita

For those of you wondering about us, we will be just fine. We will be boarding up the windows today, and I'm in the process of filling every container I can find with drinking water. I bought plenty of non-perishable food that will last us approximately a week. I feel like I exagerated a little bit, but I don't care. My family comes first.

The traffic getting out of Houston is horrendous, there is no gas at the gas stations, so there is no point in us leaving anywhere. I ask you all to keep us in your prayers. I can Mo-Blog if my cell phone works, so I will most definitely do that if I have to.

The happy couple! 

The kids, August 29, 2005 on their first day of school. Aren't they precious? 

Katrina, what have you done?

Houston - Boy, am I proud of us right now.

It's so devastating to hear all these stories about people with no food, and no water. Babies running around without shoes or diapers. My soul was broken yesterday when I heard a particular story that hit close to home, about a man and his wife.

I have donated about 10 trash bags full of clothing - women's, men's, and children's. My employer is also taking donations of food, diapers, and cleaning supplies. I'll probably clean out my pantry tomorrow night for that; right now, I'm exhausted...and I feel so bad for feeling exhausted. I have a roof over my head I can call my own, these poor people can't.