February CaraBox

It's time for another CaraBox reveal! This month I was paired with Falen and Brooke, and Brooke sent me some delightful goodies!

Since it was Valentine's month, Brooke sent me a date-night themed box. Clearly, nail polish & lip stick were necessary to get ready (and Essie's Braziliant is an awesome shade, Brooke!), along with gum for no stinky breath. Since Matt is a pizza lover, Brooke sent a pizza making kit, along with a movie and candy to complete a great date night.

Thank you for the CaraBox, Brooke! As soon as this wacky Oklahoma weather stops acting up (meaning the roads aren't frozen over), we fully intend to make good use of the awesome box of fun!

Want to sign up for CaraBox next month? Head over to Kaitlyn's blog now! 

Cara Box!

I stumbled across Kaitlyn's blog about a month ago - just in time to sign up for this cool thing she was calling a Cara Box. You sign up for the box, get paired with two lovely ladies, make two new friends by emailing and blog stalking (it's a thing, guys. totes approp, too.), send a gift and get a gift! I was to send a box to Sami, and I received a box from Stephanie! The boxes have themes each month, and this month was resolutions. I didn't have a bunch of resolutions, to be honest - I'm just not really much of a New Year's Resolution maker - but setting goals and striving to get better in various areas is always good, and Stephanie sent me a wonderful care package filled with awesome goodies!

Included with a sweet note in the Cara Box Stephanie sent me was a book - The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks. Lucky for me, because I was on the lookout for something new to read :) I've heard it's a great book and love all of Sparks' books I've read, so I can't wait to read this one! Steph also included a 10 minute workout - perfect for my time-crunched needs. And, since I always have my nails painted, she sent me some fantastic nail polish, that reminded me of a Barbie when I put it on immediately after opening :)

Stephanie also sent Molly bows! Molly has super short hair and has never got to wear a bow before (surprisingly, I know), but these bows are the absolute perfect size and Molly even left it in all evening. She has become a little averse to the camera, so I didn't get a very good picture, but you can see that she is definitely sporting an orange glittery bow in this picture!

Not only did I get some sweet goodies, but I got a new friends through this exchange :) I enjoyed getting to know Sami, who I sent a box to, so all of you be sure to stop over at her blog and see her adorable little baby B! And thank you again Stephanie for the awesome presents! Go visit Stephanie's blog and check out her snuggly pup Walter, too! Also, be sure to follow Kaitlyn's blog and sign up for next month's Cara Box exchange!

Friday Favorites

1. New U Nutrition {Herbalife}
I stopped by Monday at lunch for a shake & tea, and my comment on Facebook was "hello delicious." Seriously - I had a Reese's Cheesecake shake & a Raspberry Lemonade tea, and it was amazing. I will definitely be going back soon I've gone back every day this week. That good. Find a place that makes Herbalife shakes in your area and try one (this is east of Mustang across from Aaron's on the north side of highway 152, for my local friends). I've tried making the shakes myself and failed miserably, it just didn't taste the same...but their Cinnamon Toast Crunch tastes just like the cereal. I'm more than willing to spend $6 to get to drink a delicious, healthy shake every day.

2. My Birchbox eyeliner
I already talked about this one this week, but I've worn it every day and I appreciate it more each time I see that it's stayed put. That's all.

3. Girls Night
Aka tonight. Caylee is in town and we are staying at Meg's and having a blast. In fact, I wrote this yesterday because she's here right now and if I had to guess what we'll be doing today, it'll probably involve laughing at each other's hilarious stories and shopping for the Pinterest-y sort of night ahead. There's just something about having best friend time that makes my heart really, really happy.

4. Marley Lilly 

I ordered one of their Long Sleeved Monogrammed T-Shirts on Thursday and I already am planning when and where to wear it. My go-to outfit lately has been a long sleeve shirt, a long cami, skinny pants/leggings and Uggs. Within like 10 minutes of ordering, my shirt had started being processed. They're SO fast on creating and delivering things, so I'm quite certain I'll have it next week...meaning I'll be wearing it soon. #CantWait

5. Liquid Mucinex

I was definitely feeling a little sickly-ish earlier this week. I took off from work a little early and went to the doctor. While I won't get into the hot mess that was the doctor's visit, I will say the advice to get liquid Mucinex was probably the best thing to come out of it. Within two doses I started feeling better. You'd think my sinuses would eventually realize I live in Oklahoma and the weather will always be crazy, and they'd behave. #DreamOn

PS - have you entered Cassie's book giveaway yet?