Thursday Ten

I thought I would share 10 things that are my current favorites...

love the vintage look

Clinique Chubby Stick

I love Fall clothes so much

Unique and gorgeous

Beautiful

OPI - Rally Pretty Pink the prettiest color

When I die....bury me in these shoes

Sometimes the best inspiration comes from nature

Pumpkin Crunch Cake - Delish!  Find the recipe here 

This is amazing.

It's almost Friday!  Make it a good one.
xoxo

Genefique and GENES DAY

So as y'all know I work for Lancome.  On October 21st Lancome is having an amazing event!  It's the annual celebration of Genes Day.

What is Genes Day?  Well between now and the 21st Lancome is donating $7 of every purchase of Genefique Youth Activating Concentrate to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.


What is Genefique?  Genefique is a concentrate that you use twice a day to give VISIBLY YOUNGER LOOKING skin in just 7 days!  Guaranteed!  It improves the radiance as well as the texture of the skin...giving it that baby softness that we all want!  I've been using Genefique for the last year and will attest to the fact that it's an amazing product!




What is St. Jude's Children's Hospital?  St. Jude is the ONLY pediatric cancer research hospital where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance and NO child is ever denied treatment because of the families inability to pay.

How do I help support Genes Day?  All you have to do is purchase a bottle of Genefique Youth Activating Concentrate between now and the 21st of October.  You get beautiful skin PLUS you'll feel even more beautiful because you helped support an amazing cause.  You can contact me for your purchase either via Facebook, COMMENT, or email at vnesslnel@gmail.com.  I will ship for FREE to anywhere in the United States and I'm also offering a FREE GIFT with any purchase.

This is an amazing event.  Last year Lancome donated $150,000 to the hospital and we're hoping to double that this year!!!

Let me know if you have any other questions!
xoxo

*note: Genefique comes in 4 different sizes for 4 different prices....you can find the one to best fit your budget but I will say after using it once...you'll want the biggest size we sell :)

• Brandi Carlile - Cannonball
• Ryan Adams - Dirty Rain
• Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette - Hello
• My Morning Jacket - Victory Dance
• Rachel Yamagata - Dealbreaker
• Matthew Jay - Dear Jane
• The Stills - Still In Love Song
• Rogue Wave - Eyes
• The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling
• Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
• Foster the People - I Would Do Anything For You
• Lady Antebellum - Cold As Stone

Weekend Collage

my weekend by vanessanelson featuring a pullover hoodie

Happy Birthday Bub!

Today is little brother's 8th birthday!!!

I can't even believe it. 

My little brother is the most amazing kid in the world and I can't imagine my life without him.  

What a Man....

I thought I'd resurrect this little baby for some Friday date night advice....enjoy and have a great weekend! 


(originally from May 2009)


Last week at work I ended up working with all guys. Which is strange working in the nursing field but it happens to me all the time. The 2 nurses were guys and the other tech was a guy. A 12 hour shift with all this testosterone...I can't believe I made it out alive. It did give me the opportunity to engage in some great conversation though. A lot of times I really do prefer hanging out with guys than girls. So I was able to ask them questions and get inside the male mind (scary place...). Through my own life and through the life of my friends I have learned that there are hands you shake and hands you hold so to say. Some guys you should date and others you should NOT. My previous opinions on this subject were completely solidified in talking to these guys...so here is a condensed version for all you ladies out there. Watch out for these ones...

1. The "Bad" Boy

It's true what they say about these guys...my mom used to always have a saying when we were younger "first comes the laughing, then comes the crying"- this phrase sums up these guys. They are fun and maybe "dangerous"...sometimes they have this great dark emotional baggage and you want to be that one woman he "changes" for. The one who "gets" him. NEWS FLASH you are not the only girl who has ever thought that. If he seems completely dysfunctional and messed up...it's because he is. Who needsmore dysfunction in their lives?

2. The "make me an offer" guy

We can also refer to this one as the "player". The guy who is always surrounded by girls and playing it cool. He wants you to make him an offer he can't refuse. So he can what...date you AND continue to date the other 3 girls he already was dating? Because most likely- he will. And then you'll be the one hanging out with 2 other guys I like to call "Ben" and "Jerry" feeling sorry for yourself because you should have seen it coming. Yeah...you should have.

3. The back up plan

This quote came directly from one of my friends she said..."I was friends with this guy and I was dating this other guy. Whenever I wasn't dating I would hang out with this friend...until he found out he was my back up and stopped hanging out with me".

Really? And what makes you think that you aren't that same person for some other guy? Isn't it funny how you can be dating this guy and things are going really well for awhile and then they cool down. Well that is normal right? And then out of the blue that guy will start texting you and calling you again and wanting to hang out again. If this happens to you more than once...go ahead and change the name on your birth certificate. It should now read "Back Up".

4. The George Clooney syndrome

Oh my favorite type. The guy who just "hasn't found that right girl yet" to "settle down" with. The ones who are not interested in a long term relationship. These guys want to hang out and spend time with you but one day you are going to wake up and realize that all you've been doing is spending time on a whole lot of nothing. Here's a hint ladies...hypothetically speaking- if you happen to be having a conversation with a guy about your greatest fears in life...and you ask him if he has any fears and...hypothetically if he answers "commitment"- he probably means it.

This syndrome is not to be confused with...

5. The Peter Pan syndrome

The boy who never wants to grow up. Guess what? If he doesn't want to- you certainly are not going to make him. You may end up just being a replacement for his mother. At least the ones with this syndrome are pretty easy to spot....here are some signs to look for

a. he carries his Playstation portable around with him everywhere and high fives you when he beats the other guy in "Mario Kart"

b. he had pizza for breakfast, slept through lunch, and will probably have that same pizza for dinner

c. he has a toy car collection that is "so rad"

d. he is working at Blockbuster while trying to "figure out what he wants out of life"...here's a hint...all he wants out of life are free rentals for the above mentioned Playstation

One last piece of cardinal information...

NEVER NEVER EVER date a guy who smells like fabric softener. He either....

a. is taken

b. lives at home with his mom

Neither one of these options is ideal for a relationship.

I know for every type I've come up with there will be a guy out there with some great rhetoric. But in all actuality we know that the only reason men were created is so that God could teach us patience...

It's a jungle out there...good luck.

Oh and if you happen to see any tall dark handsome types riding around on a big white horse...give them my address.

a little laugh

It's Wednesday.  We're halfway through the week.  Let's laugh a little bit today ok?

When Parents Text

Photobombs

Forever Adopted...

Awkward Family Photos

Every boy dreams of someday becoming a man and making the transition to sky blue

And THIS

"Groom Tube"

Because every bride deserves the option to change the channel

Happy Wednesday!!!

1. Jack's Mannequin - Broken Bird
2. Feist - The Bad In Each Other
3. Joshua Radin - I Missed You (acoustic)
4. Josh Rouse - Winter In The Hamptons
5. Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue
6. Joe Purdy - The City
7. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Falling or Flying
8. Ingrid Michaelson - Keep Breathing
9. Anya Marina - Miss Halfway
10. Ursula 1000 - Kaboom!
11. The Naked & Famous - Girls Like You
12. Adele - Lovesong
13. Uh Huh Her - Never The Same
14. Brandi Carlile - Throw It All Away

Weekend Collage

my weekend by vanessanelson featuring crew neck sweaters

I still watch too much TV

Hello hello!  So....I've mentioned before how much I love TV.  And how I watch too much it sometimes. Summer is a rough time and us TV watchers are forced into doing things we aren't proud of like watching Season 2 of The Bachelor Pad.  BUT Fall always comes thankfully and I thought that now most of the shows have premiered...I would share some of my new and old favorites!  So go ahead and just wash all your make up off, put your hair up in a ponytail, and take those contacts out because we are cozying up with our favorite friend....fall TV.

Monday - The Guilty Pleasure Day

Gossip Girl - CW

I've watched GG since season 1 and I'm still not sure why....

Hart of Dixie - CW

A new show this fall about a fancy Manhattan Dr. who relocates to Alabama.  The pilot just aired on Monday (so you can still catch up!) and it was way cute!




Tuesday - Favorites and Reality TV

Ringer - CW

Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to TV as a troubled twin who assumes the identity of her wealthy upper east side sister after her sister goes missing.  She always thought her sister had the perfect life but discovers that she was actually hiding a LOT of secrets....a very interesting show.  I'm really loving it

Glee - Fox

Yes I've stuck it out with Glee...last season was disappointing but this one is already shaping up to be phenomenal.

New Girl - Fox

I'M OBSESSED WITH THIS SHOW AND IT'S ONLY THE SECOND EPISODE.  Seriously stop what you're doing and go watch it.  The main character is pretty much me if I were cuter.  I adore this show.

Parenthood - NBC

I've loved this show since the very beginning....you should too....or we probably can't be friends anymore.

The Rachel Zoe Project - Bravo

I adore Rachel Zoe so much....

Wednesday - Comedy and Crime

Up All Night - NBC

Hilarious new show.  New parents who are used to partying and having fun....learning the hard way.  It's comedy is effortless.

The Middle - ABC

I LOVE the Middle.  Very true to life and the acting is just stellar.

Modern Family - ABC

I didn't get into this show until the second season but once I did...I then bought the whole first season too.  This show makes me laugh out loud more than almost any other show.

Suburgatory - ABC

New show...just started on Wednesday....it is hilarious!  My dad was laughing out loud a lot which he normally doesn't do.  It's about a New Yorker whose Dad moves her to the "cookie cutter" suburbs where every Mom is siliconed and all the girls are characters out of "Mean Girls".  It's so great.

Criminal Minds - CBS

My favorite crime show ever.

Dance Moms - Lifetime

Pretty much the ultimate of guilty pleasure for me...I can't help myself.

Thursday - Comedy and Crime Part Deux

The Big Bang Theory - CBS

I love this show so much.  I can't say enough good things about it.

Parks and Recreation - NBC

My favorite comedy of all time.

The Office - NBC

Classic

The Mentalist - CBS

Such a smart crime show.  Love the main character.

The Secret Circle - CW

New show this fall about a girl who moves to Washington state after her mom dies...she discovers that she's a witch who has some strong powers and she isn't the only one in the town...and it's a town full of SECRETS!  I love a good secret.

Friday and Saturday I'm usually catching up on the week's recordings on the DVR (or writing blogs about all the TV shows I'm watching...)

Sunday- Random...

Pan Am - ABC

New show this fall about the airline in the 1960's....very glamorous and mysterious...2 of my favorite things.

Dirty Soap- E!

It's a reality show that follows the real lives of soap stars.....yeah...you don't have to tell me what you're thinking in your mind...I already know.

So that's all for my update on Fall TV!  A couple new good ones are coming out in October including "Once Upon a Time" about characters from fairytales trapped in the real world....looks SO GOOD.

What are you watching this Fall?  Any new faves?  Share!!!