Happy New Job to Me

I decided to treat myself to a new watch since I got a new job. I got this beauty from Invicta via Rue La La (I would never spend $700 on a watch). It's a chunky watch which I like because it feels more like I'm wearing a bracelet. I also think it goes really well with my wedding and engagement rings. Sorry for the picture quality, I took the pics myself with my blackberry.

Perfecting My Skin Care Routine

As many of you know I've been on the hunt for a few months now for an affordable right skin care regime for me. After searching and researching and trying lots and lots of products and help from Peach.Love.Lipgloss I think I've found what's right for me. Here's a rundown of my routine both morning and night.

MORNING
Cleanse - Aveeno Positively Radiant cleanser
Tone - Clean and Clear Deep Cleansing Astringent (only in problem areas when breakouts happen)
Eye Cream - RoC Retinol Correxion Eye Cream
Serum - Regenerist Regenerating Serum
Cream - Regenerist UV Defense Regenerating Lotion SPF 50
Spot Treatment - Neutrogena On-the-Spot Acne Treatment, Vanishing Formula

EVENING
Cleanse - Glytone (from my dermatologist) and I cleanse with the Clarisonic.
Tone - Clean and Clear Deep Cleansing Astringent (only in problem areas when breakouts happen)
Eye Cream - RoC Retinol Correxion Eye Cream
Serum - Regenerist Regenerating Serum
Cream - Neutrogena Ageless Intensives Deep Wrinkle Moisture, Night
Spot Treatment - Epiduo (prescription from my dermatologist)

Peace.Love.Lipgloss sent me some samples of cleansers. I've been using some of them too and might replace the Glytone with one of them. Also she recomended Skinceuticals Phloretin CF for the day. I think after the new year I will purchase that. It's $150 so I will use some of my Christmas money to get it.

I love my Snuggie!

I'm the proud owner of a WVU snuggie!!! Thanks Hubby! I love it!

I've been a bad blogger!

Sorry I have been so MIA! There has been sooo much going on in my life that it's been hard to find the time to blog. The main reason for my absence is because I got a new job! I'm VERY excited about this new opportunity. I've never discussed my job and I think I will keep it that way. I can tell you that I will continue to work in public relations/communications. My new job starts December 7th. I will end up having four days off in between jobs and I definitely plan on relaxing! I've got a facial and a massage booked. I'm gonna meet up with friends and do lots of organizing (that is relaxing to me).

Other than that we've been busy on the weekends with guests and hanging out with friends. This weekend I saw New Moon with a bunch of girls. I loved it! It was really true to the book which I enjoyed. It makes me want to go back and reread New Moon and Eclipse. I also saw The Blind Side. AMAZING story. It was such an inspiration. I definitely recommend seeing it.

Yesterday was probably my most productive day - grocery shopping, Christmas shopping, picked out and ordered our Christmas card, updated addresses for Christmas cards, and made one of my Hubby's favorites - Chicken and Dumplings.

This week is going to go by fast. I'm only working two and a half days and then we are headed to Allentown to spend Thanksgiving weekend with my family. I've got a couple of posts lined up this week and promise I will be back to my one to two posts a day.

Review of ideeli

I was contacted by ideeli a couple of months ago about their site. ideeli is a site just like Rue La La that offers "limited-time sale events that feature the most sought-after brands in fashion, home and beauty -- at up to 80% off." Membership is by invitation only and there is no fee to join. Click here if you would like sign up. When the rep from the site contacted me I was given $25 in credit. I struggled for a month to actually find something that I really liked and was available. There are two things that I don't like about this site

1) They have a 1st row membership. What that means is for $6.99 a month you can a first access to all the merchandise before anyone else. I don't want to pay a fee to shop, it's just not worth. This makes it harder to buy their stuff because the good stuff goes fast and you don't even have an opportunity to buy it. I know stuff on these sites go fast but at least with Rue La La you have an equal chance of buying it.

2) The designers that ideeli features aren't very well known (or at least to me they aren't). I like that Rue La La has a lot of brands that I know and are comfortable buying online.

This all being said i did take advantage of the $25 credit that they gave me and picked up this cute Calvin Klein dress. I couldn't be happier with this purchase (the shipping took several weeks, much longer than Rue La La). The dress fits perfectly and is very flattering. I also love the color. It's a wine color that I normally wouldn't have picked but it looks great. Here's a picture I took of myself in the dress the other day at work.

Need your help!

I want to start using my Crock Pot more and I need your help with recipes. Please email me some of your favorite ones - christinasfavoritethings@gmail.com

Closet Clean Out

It's time for some more closet clean out. Check out my ebay items here. I've got Ugg boots, Seven Jeans, BCBG top and more up on the site. Happy Bidding!

Vegas Vacation!

We are back from Vegas and we had a blast!!! So much fun with Hubby and our friends. Here's a recap of our festivities.

Friday - We arrived around 5 and after checking in the hotel we decided to do a low key dinner at In-N-Out burger since we never had it before. After devouring our delicious burgers we headed back to the strip to do some exploring. We went to Caesar's and the the Paris. At the Paris we hung out Napolean's, a super fun piano bar. I had an amazing pear martini there. After that we headed to O'Sheas a small casino that had cheap black jack tables. We had so much fun that Hubby and I were almost up for 24 hours.

On Saturday, Hubby and I did some exploring of the strip. We did a little shopping and lots of walking. We ended up at The Mirage where we had lunch at BLT. Another yummy meal! We decided to play more black jack. We headed back to the hotel after winning some $$$ to get ready for the night. We saw LOVE the Beatles and it was AMAZING!!!! I can't say enough good things about the show. There was so much going on I didn't know where to look. The performers are so talented. The music of course awesome. I would definitely see it again! After the show we headed to Serendipity 3 for dinner. I was very disappointed in the meal (it was like they rubbed my sandwich in salt) but our ice cream was yummy!

Sunday morning I was up and ready to get going but Hubby wanted to lay in bed. I decided to head down to the casino at our hotel and try out the 2 cent slot machines. After playing for a little I ended up winning the mini jackpot which was $40! I was super excited.

That night was our last night in Vegas so we headed to dinner at Strip Steak at Mandalay Bay. The meal was AMAZING. They started you out with a sampling of their gourmet french fries and dipping sauces. Then you got some potato foccia bread (sooo yummy). We all got steaks and I ended up eating a 10oz. filet. It was sooo good. By far the best steak I ever had.

Photo Hobby

I haven't been able to play around with my camera too much lately because we have been so busy. But I did snap a few shots about a month ago when we went to the lake with Hubby's family.

Favorite Thing #183 - Mexican Train Domino Game

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law introduced us to this favorite thing and we are absolutely hooked! Mexican Train Dominos is just that a game with dominos. It's hard to describe the game without doing it in person so I'm getting some help from Wikipedia.


Mexican Train, also known as simply Trains, is a game played with dominoes. The object of the game is for a player to play all the dominoes from his or her hand onto one or more chains, or "trains", emanating from a central hub or "station". The object of all Trains games is to be the first player to place all dominoes drawn at the start of a round. Dominoes may be placed onto the player's train, onto the Mexican train if available, or on the trains of other players under special circumstances.

Unfortunately, Hubby and I didn't get to make Favorite Thing #83 this year. Our schedules have been so busy we didn't get a chance to carve pumpkins so therefore no pumpkin seeds.