Long, time no blog.

Its no secret that I havent been blogging much. Well. Thats all about to change. Major upgrades comming, and they are comming soon.

Tis the Season!

Christmastime, Happy Holidays, The Holidays, whatever you want to call it is here. I cannot believe that its the Holiday season all ready, as it seems that yesterday I was looking for bathing suits and enduring self tanner trail and error.

So with all that glitters, silver and gold....what do you love about the Holidays? For me, its a mixture of family, friends, red and green kitschy ornaments that my Nana used to hang up, cut out cookies, watching my husband wrap presents and listing to Christmas songs.

To be honest ( and those who know me will not be suprised) Is that I actually love the commericalism that comes along with the Holidays ( the same thing Charlie Brown griped about, but I think I just made that word up!) I LOVE the seasonal lattes, martinis, gifts sets, a new Christmas outfit and new NYE cocktail dress.

So here are my top picks for Holiday season 2008.

Starbucks Sugar Free, non-fat latte, with whipped.
With out the whipped, its only 200 calories, but I like the think the sugar free syrup and non fat milk cancel out the whipped, and besides its CHRISTMAS TIME!

Christmas Eve Martini
My cousin Jaime and I used to drink these in plastic cups since we were 15 and 17 respectively, but since I am a grown up now, I like to put in a martini glass rimmed with chocolate syrup.

Two parts vodka ( I prefer Grey Goose)
1 part Godiva liqour
1 part kaluhaha
1 part Egg nog.

Shake with ice and strain, Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving Day Menu!

Gobble Gobble!

So this year for Thanksgiving, I will be making:

Martha Stewarts Cranberry Glazed Turkey
Stuffing with Cranberrys and Walnuts ( as well as regular ol' stuffing)
Mashed Potatoes with chives and creme fraiche
Broccolli Casserole
Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar and Marshmellows
Harvest Corn
Green Bean sauteed with garlic and shallots
Rolls

and for Dessert:

Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Hazelnut Torte!

Misc. Makeup/Product Reviews!

Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss -

I took advantage of NM free shipping and I ordered a limited edition Holiday color called Bronzed Pink. While I love the color on, it was a bit sticky for me. My hair got caught in it and it was a bit too tacky for me.

Bare Escuentials Eye Shadows -

My new favorite eye shadow! They are a marathon shadows, they last and last. I have been using bravo, and I think vanilla. And they work for day and night! I really love them. The color is a bit sheer, but alot of pigmint if that makes sense. They have a wide range of colors so Im sure you will be able to find something you like. Im going to try some pink, plums and blues fairly soon. My only word of caution is that these things are messy!!! Try to keep them on a flat service and keep a paper towel handy. TAP, TAP, TAP the excess away. These arent ideal if you like to apply your eye make up on the subway like me, but all in all a great buy!
BTW - if you have trouble with the BE mineral foundation line ( I did) they eyeshadow did not make me break out.

Bliss High Intensity Hand Cream with Macadamia Oil + Grapeseed Extract.

Hangnails be gone!!! This cream is ultra rich, and has a pleasant but not overpowering scent. It really bothers me when hand creams are scented but thats just me. My only complaint is that its a bit pricy for the size, but as usual The Brits scored a home run with this one. I find that you can always equate quality with Bliss.