Skiing

This post is solely for my friend who wants a new photo so she doesn't need to look at Veruca Salt anymore:

I took it with Noodle's cell phone.  It was the last day of ski lessons and all of the instructors wear costumes.  Look in the upper left of the photo....the "fairy" instructor was Noodle's.  Noodle learned how to do the "hockey stop" this year.

I also took another photo of the golf course where they hold the lessons, but Noodle deleted it.  That little booger.  I took it because there was no snow anywhere on the course but on the skiing hill because all of the snow you see in the photo above was made by a machine.  We currently have no snow here in Minnesota.  Which has been very strange for us.  Our city hasn't even had to plow the roads yet this year.  

I have an exciting thing happening....my friend Michelle just bought a house to flip.  It's disgusting.  And she's letting me help pick all of the finishes.  Here's a sneak peak: 

Those drapes are staying.  She doesn't want to throw them out.


Just kidding.

Gel Manicure

Do you get manicures?  Have you tried a gel (shellac) manicure?


I've been wanting one for a while and it seems like every time I see someone with beautiful shiny nails, they have a gel manicure.


I want a gel manicure!  I want a gel manicure NOW!  (said in my best Veruca Salt voice)

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So I went and got one on Friday.


Because I cook for work and I have OCD when it comes to cleaning my house, my nails are never nice.  Never.  I've only gotten a professional manicure twice and both times they lasted until the end of the day before they started chipping. I kid you not.


So, like I said, I got a gel manicure on Friday.  And I have a couple of things to say.

1. It was supposed to cost $25.
2. I was charged $35 because my hands needed so much work.
3. This kind of irritated me because I only had $37 on me and you know I pay cash for everything because I'm still going all Dave Ramsey.
4. I picked a color out and the manicurist told me a different one would look better.  I let her choose.  She's a professional, so I figured she would know.
5. My nails look awesome.
6. I don't love the color she chose, but I prefer very sheer, barely there colors and this one falls into that category, so it's okay.
7. My nails look awesome.

There's a chance I could have pretty nails for the rest of my life, people!!


I'm totally doing this next time: 

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Ha haaaaa....just kidding.  Holy daggers!


Have you ever had a gel manicure?

Pottery Barn Spool Chair

Pottery Barn came out with a spool chair and it's only $799!! 
The downside?  Not very many fabric options and the cushions look cheap to me.  Still...the last time I priced one out it was over $2,000.00, so this is a great deal.

What do you think?

Happy New Year!

Hi!

I hope you had a great Holiday and here's hoping your new year is awesome!  Did you make a New Year's resolution?

What have you been up to over the last month?

We've been up to a whole lot of nothing here at Elizabeth Hill.  Our break was so great!  Especially New Year's Eve when we stayed home and made sushi and played games.  Zuddy bought Yahtzee and I've never played it until now!!  I'm hooked and we've been playing a lot.

My friend Hilary nudged me to get on Pinterest and I haven't gotten dressed for 2 days.  I've just been pinning like a freak. 

Here are a few of my favorite living rooms:

Noodle Room Mock-Up

Yeah, she hates it.  

She hates the pillows, lamps and headboard.  You know....all of the things I thought would be fun touches.

As always, I'm Captain On Top Of It!  My finger is on the pulse!  I am one with my child's wants an needs!

Go Me!

hdof blog

I found a blog I'm obsessed with:

It's called Hairdresser On Fire.

Some day if  I ever make an effort with my hair, I will follow her tutorials. She is adorable and since I'm a girl, I love reading about hair!

She was saying in her blog that she can go 4 days without shampooing her hair.  4 days!  She uses dry shampoo and she has a tutorial on how to use it. 

Dudes.  I bought some today and used it: 

I don't know....I feel all scuzzy when I skip a day of washing my hair....I think it's because it's so fine and thin?  The dry shampoo isn't making it feel better....but I need to actually style my hair the next time I use it.  The jury will be out until Wednesday when I try it again.  I can only go one day without shampooing.  On the days that I don't shampoo, I usually get it wet, condition it and restyle as normal.  Like I said, today I didn't style it. 

What's your hair like?  Can you go more than one day without shampooing?  What's your routine if you don't shampoo?  I love how you guys answer all of my questions :)  Michelle, are still no 'pooing?

And thanks for the Christmas card answers.  I always like to hear what other people think!

Curious

Hey - so, I'm just curious. 

I'm looking at Holiday cards to send.  I usually choose something that says "peace" or "happy holidays"  or something like that because I have a few friends who don't celebrate Christmas.  I was even thinking about just doing a Happy New Year card....that way I'm not targeting a religion at all, but still sending a greeting and a photo of Noodle, because I love photos of kids and families for a greeting card.  I save them ALL and look at them every year to see how everyone changes.

Aaaanyway, I saw a post about this very subject on a blog.  And I looked at the comments and saw that some people are very offended by getting cards that don't say "Merry Christmas" on them.  If you are Christian, does that bug you, too?  If you're not Christian, are you offended by a "Merry Christmas" card?

Just curious how you all feel about this. 

If you're an American Thanksgiving celebrator, did you have a good one?  We did!  My brother is a fantastic cook and we had a yummy dinner, I went to a hockey game with my nephew, we went for a nice hike and then to the new Muppet Movie (sorry, I didn't think it was that great, but Noodle LOVED it.)