This powder is designed to give sun-kissed rosy glow.  It does just that for me.    I'm very pale, and this gives me a nice rosy-plum glow that makes me look alive and glowy without being muddy or too dark.  I can use it as blush, all-over color or contouring depending on my mood.  The packaging is cute, and looks adorable sitting on your counter or in yo...

After nearly two years of membership, my family has established the Dallas Arboretum as one of our favorite stops.  There are a number of professionally designed tree-houses dotted around the Arboretum.  The tree-houses were designed with respect for nature in mind; none of them touches the tree which it surrounds.The Dallas Arboretum is in bloom year-round, even in the winter.  ...

I stayed at the Hilton Anatole for 6 days about 3 weeks ago (Sept 22-27th) for the North Amercian Division of SDA Women's Convention. The conference was actually starting from the Friday but my mom thought that it would be fun if we went a few days earlier to enjoy Dallas. I am so glad we did! When we arived at the Hilton Anatole we were amazed by how vast the inside of the lobby and atrium...

I found this fiction book, The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas at a garage sale for .50.  I first picked it up simply because I found the name so odd, but when I read the back of the book telling me what it was about, I simply had to buy it.This book is set in the Depression Era in the Dustbowl area of the United States and centers around a group of women who get together for weekly q...

I was in Crystal Beach Texas a couple years ago and I found this cool, pink cowboy hat.   It was at a local grocery store that is also a gas station.  It is called the Shell.  They just did remodeling on the store and it looks like a castle now, on the outside.Every Labor day weekend they have an end of summer sale, that is awesome.  Most of their collectibles...

I have been a fan of author Nora Roberts for a long time, and when I was at my local library the last time, I was intrigued by a book I saw in which Nora Roberts wrote as "J.D. Robb," and so I decided to check it out.Wow, what a good find!  The book is called Memory In Death, and I was glad I came across this book.  The book centers around main character Eve Dallas, who is a...

Grapevine, Texas is one of my favorite travel destinations.  It's situated in the mid-cities between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.  There are many parks dotted all around the lake.  They include Meadowmere Park, Silverlake Park, Twin Coves Park and Marshall Park.  We took the boys swimming last summer in Oak Grove Park.  We had the opportunity to watch many sailboat...

She'll never forget "where" she said, "Yes.""We" on the other hand... well, c'mon guys, lets face it, we need help remembering if we forgot to let the dog out before leaving the house.Why not cinch a clue that will never fade? Engagement cruise!Not enough Caribbean for the pirate in you? Party cruise!Kid's have never been sailing? Ahh, Saturday afternoo...