Mother's Day haul: love from my loves!

So yesterday was mothers day and this is the year that it completely hot me in the face that I am loved.  Not only was I blessed with time with my boy, and family for our annual pool BBQ this year but by several touching and heart warming gifts.

First up was my dearest friend Kayte who sent me a sweet card.  She always picks the best cards!  I miss you so much Kayte!

Then the same day that came in the mail I decided to take a personal day... And I hit the mall for a taste of shopping.  I came always with a few little tops by Arizona that I acquired at JC Penney's.

First was this amazing tissue weight hoodie.  It's a soft kind of jersey material that is fabulous for warm summer nights and the marine layer of morning in SoCal.

This adorable top was on clearance for 5 bucks and the Beatle mania in me screamed mine!  It has sparkly shit on it for Christ sake !

Finally I picked up two plain white t's... No dehlila not those plain white t's.  I love these because they are almost always on sale for 5 - 6 bucks and wash amazingly! Perfect for just hanging around or under a sweater.

And then Friday happened!  Oh my goodness, for the first time ever I had flowers come to my work!  That's right adorable Adam sent me the most beautiful boquette I've ever seen.  I cried, blushed, and danced for joy.

How can you not melt?!

Oh wait I forgot my son is in preschool and that means heart melting hand made gifts!

Look at that face!!!

Dawe!

He has excellent taste!

And apparently... I have no hair... Lol oh well I love him anyway.

So how do I reward my precious boy take him to Disneyland!

A pop of shopping turns to a useful tool

My latest and greatest acquisition through online shopping addiction was this little envelope card holder by Kimchi Blue from Urban Outfitters.  I got it in the pink which is more of a tinted nude, but it comes in other great colors like green, grey, and black.  What I like about it is that it makes trips to Disneyland or my local Dive so much less cumbersome.

I love my large hold everything wallet but, when you have to hold it for the entirety of a trip, it’s more of a headache than an accessory.  Not to mention it’s added onto everything else I always have to carry.  Now I am guilty of lugging around a large tote but when you’re spending a day on foot or an hour at a place with no place to set it down safely, you aren’t going to risk it.  So this little holder was a welcome relief. 

What was also another relief?  The fact that it was only 8 bucks, after spending on the purse, the wallet, and everything else you don’t want to over pay for a simple holder.  I must say though, even with only spending 8 dollars the product has some awesome qualities.  The material is a vegan “leather” that is very supple and well stitched with a kind of snake skin pattern accent piece.  There are two pockets, on hiding behind the ID slide.  The front of the flap has a fun gold stud to the front which jazzes it up a little bit, because there’s no reason to be boring.

My favorite feature, however is that it fits nicely into a back pocket of my jeans without bulging.  That is crucial.  So many small wallets just make you look lumpy and altogether scary where this protects your cards and keeps your tosh bulge free. Hurrah!

Get your own!

A moment of shop...

So as I sat in my office, the world passing in front of me in rapid succession of boring images, I could only come to one conclusion... I need an injection of materialism.  It's time to do what I love and give into the shopping gods.  

So I decided to hit up the irvine spectrum for a quick retail drive by.  With the overcast evening closing in quickly I found parking easy which is an awesome turn of events for a Friday!  So down the steps of the parking garage descends my matte leather ivanka trump heals and into forever 21.  

Sadly there was not the huge blow out of clearance items I was hoping for... In fact I was going to give up when suddenly something raised my spirits, from across the room called a spicy little red number with a muy callente price tag! 7.80 and that was before any sale, my friends often dislike these things because they don't have "staying power," despite the fact that I've had pieces last 5 years and are still in good shape, at 7.80 I think one wear pays for itself! 

For 8 bucks it has a decent length, I wouldn't dry it... But that's me :).  The material feels like a jersey knit that is kind of summery feeling.  For the winter I recommend some sweater stockings.

What always gets me is impulse buys.  It's like they set up everything I always never wanted in the freakin line.  This time I picked up gifts for my mom, not that we are in the gift giving mood lately but that's a different story.  She's obsessed with foot care and frenchies, with both of them being 5 bucks I really didn't have to break the bank.

The sock masques kind of creep my out, I hope she has fun with them.

After that was a coffee run to the Nordstrom EBar.  It's a bit of a pain but the coffee is way better than a Starbucks and three words Honey Almond Latte.  With non fat milk the small is 180 cals of sweet and savory roasted joy.  Today, I went decodent with a brown butter sea salt cookie... Dear god! No really this cookie is deadly!  Go get one!  Right now!  It's a soft buttery warm flavor with sharp hints of salt.  Crave!

After fueling up I wondered out into the hustle and bustle and assorted commotions to find... Hipsters.  Oh I am not sure why but hipsters just suck.  Especially hipster men, or I should say bulkier men.  Here are men of manly girth and facial hair, decorated with tattoos, looking masculine until the eyes drift to the skinny jeans.  Umm, seriously?  You look like a chest and stomach on tooth picks... Why?!

Well by that time my moment of shopping had left me and it was time for yet another adventure else where.

 

Whoosh goes the Friday...

So to say that I'm on my way to changing my life is an understatement.  It's been an adventure every step of the way and it's only been a week... 

Today, as soon as it hit 4 I started and can not say I've really had time to stop till now.  So what happened?  Well first I decided that it was time to kick my weekend off with a shopping spree of sorts and in my typical mom fashion, the doors of target whoosh open.  Am I the only one that finds this mega meca of crap to be way too convenient for its own damn good?  I seriously always find the stuff I don't need like this pinky blush by nyx.

I never wear blush but for some god forsaken reason I reached for it, put it in my basket and now it's staring at me... Mocking me... Unaware of my love and affection.  Now the next item has my obvious affections and that's this little gem from e.l.f., the bristles are like an adorable kitten... Happiness.

 

After target it was time to grab the kids, my niece decided she wanted to go... And head to the mall!  This woman has coupons baby! 

First stop was Bath and Body Works for a free sample of lotion in their new Sky.  Now the bottle says violet lilly, both are dramatically apparent and yet shockingly enough, the lilly seems to come out stronger than the violet.  It is creamy and seems to have some staying power, at first, this is pretty deceptive as in about 2 hours is will be only a hint of floral mishmash upon a soft canvas of human flesh.  Still can't beat the price right?

Next, we made our way to origins where I had an email for 3 samples of whatever.  Now I'm going to put it out there, I've never been to origins before, I've heard of them but I have to say at least the people are polite!  I'm going to have to do more looking into what the lady gave me but from what she said it was a mask with charcoal, a tightener, and an eye brightener... Stay tuned!

After origins, we made a stop at the Disney store where the kids decided to try the split up and split approach to drive me absolutely out of my mind and out of the store!  Not that they really had anything worth getting.  

Next we continued on to Sephora where I acquired some new obsessive compulsive cosmetics lip color in vintage.  If you need a matte brick red in your life, ladies this is it.  It's thick, creamy and bold. Use sparingly!

I'm such a fan of this company.  Their lip tar gets the job done and last through sip and through kiss!  A must have for a lip lover.

After sephora my shopping bug really bit me right square in the butt.  On we marched up the mall to the Forever 21 who was blasting the word SALE.  My favorite word!  And my luck the sale is on clearance!

First up this spicy little number:

Now it doesn't look like much on the hanger but the backs pretty cute and it was 8 bucks...

Next we scooped up:

I just loved this 9 dollarsilhouette... The top is a sheer material and the back buttoning collar makes it charming.

Then this little number called me:

      

Unsure about it but worth the gamble on the peplum skirt.

Melinda found me this little treat:

Who doesn't need a navy pleather jacket?

On the way out we grabbed some makeup wipes:

Cucumber lemon!  Two of my absolute favorites!  I love them, quality not so much but for 2.50 you can't beat the comforting sniff.

Next we head to the playground which is short lived thanks to some inconsiderate and just pathetic parenting.

As it turned out a 9 year old girl took a gumball from my son who began to cry.  My niece is very defensive of my son and went after her.  When I and the girls mother get to the scene my niece is ready to swing... And good for her by the way!  The 9 year old admits to taking candy from the 3 year old but refuses to give it back and her mother decides that she shouldn't have to.  My son is clearly upset, the theif is being told it's okay to steal and instead of correcting her daughter she offers my son half a cookie... No it's okay, you don't want to teach your daughter right from wrong I'll make it right and teach my son to avoid people like you and your disgusting child.  Who knew integrity costs .25 cents? 

After that we were pretty much done until I saw this and had to have it and I'll leave you with this pick:

 These are the mints you are looking for!