We did it! We've been married for a year!

Hello everyone!!

It certainly has been a while! And since my last post my husband and myself have been through a lot! There has been a lot of ups and downs... but in this post I would like to focus on a very happy moment... and wish myself and my husband a very happy belated 1 year wedding anniversary! Since my dad has been very sick and in the hospital, we weren't really able to celebrate our anniversary, which was July 13th, but that's okay! We'll have many anniversaries to come to celebrate!

This year went by so fast... it feels like just yesterday that I walked down the aisle to spend forever with my best friend. And in the spirit of the belated celebration, I'd like to share a few of my favorite unedited wedding photos from our special day!

Looking forward to starting back up with my blog! Until next time....

Love Always,

Scarlett

Mark 10:6-9
But 'God made them male and female' from the beginning of creation. 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.

My Favorite Glam Eye Makeup That's Work Appropriate! (and my new bff, white eyeliner)

Hello! It's been a crazy past week! I've been workin' my tail feathers off! But I finally have some time to write a new post! Today I'll be posting a tutorial about slightly glam eye makeup that is work appropriate! Because you always wanna look your best at work especially when all you do is work (like me)..... but you don't want to wear too much or look like a clown, nobody will take you seriously!

So here is my tutorial for neutral glam eye makeup (with my new favorite makeup tool, WHITE EYELINER!)

1. I've already finished my face makeup, I use a Tarte Foundation with a Cover Girl Pressed Powder. And I use a Smashbox Primer all over my face and eyelids.

2. Time for my best best friend! A white eye liner pencil, I use Wet N Wild. I apply the pencil to my waterline, the inside corner of my eyes, and under my eyebrows. (please excuse my crazy eyeball in the below pics)

                                             

3. Using my finger, I blend the white in under my eyebrows.

4. Once blended, I use a skin colored light tan matte eye-shadow from Skinn by Dimitri James on my entire eyelid to create a matte and polished eyelid.

5. Then I use a fluffy eye-shadow brush to apply a dark matte coffee like color to my crease only. I used a color from my Skinn by Dimitri Jame pallet.

                                         

 6. Easy peasy! The eye-shadow is done! Next I'll use my felt tip black liquid eye liner from l'oreal to line my entire upper lid and create a small wing tip.

7. Than I apply mascara to lower lashes first, then upper lashes. I use butterfly effect mascara by l'oreal.

8. And then to make the look a little more glam... I apply a natural set of false eyelashes.

9. And there you have it! A simple but glam look that's perfect for work or school! And it's pretty simple too!

I hope you enjoyed my first ever makeup tutorial! 

Love always,

Scarlett 

Taboo Topic.... Jealousy of the "Perfect Wife, Perfect Life"

I can't complain..... I am happily married to a loving husband, have a wonderful dog, a great and supportive family, and a roof over my head! But.... I am a woman and a human, so from time to time, I struggle with a destructive curse.... jealousy.

Since we live in a world where social media controls hours of our lives, jealousy and envy has only gotten worse. I can't help but to compare myself to women my age and young married women!

You all know those few people who's lives always seem better and more perfect than yours. That fellow young married couple that is always magically trendy and fashionable that leaves you wondering... "Are they not financially struggling too?! How on earth can they afford all that dang class and style?!"

Or that rich and fabulous couple that seems to have it all.... a dream house, babies, careers, money, perfect tans and hair extensions....

Or that beautiful twenty-something, studding abroad while finding herself, writing a novel, taming wild horses, making a documentary about poverty in third-world countries, and ending up with an Italian Prince Charming (although, I did find mine *wink wink*)

It doesn't matter what it is... friends I've had since middle school who still hang out, but forgot to include me, those perfectly fit real-life Barbies, or someone with a nicer Jeep than mine.... I can't help but to find myself getting jealous all the time. So I am making a promise to myself to correct this PROBLEM asap!

But how? Luckily I found this website with a few amazing tips! Well, at least answers 5 - 8 are amazing. (Click here to see the website)

Here's a abbreviated version of their best answers;

• Learn from her
• Go to the core
• Find yourself
• Do your best

It's also important to remember how unhealthy it is to be jealous of someone. When you're jealous, you start to think negatively about yourself and your life, and when you are negative, your friends and family don't want to spend as much time with you as they used to, so you will have less than you started with.... making you feel even more jealous and negative.... and so on and so forth. 

And hey.... its in the Bible too.... so you know it's gotta be a big deal.

So I'm going to make a promise to myself and I hope you will too, to kick this nasty jealousy habit quick!

Love Always,

Scarlett

Movin' on up

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you had an amazing joyful weekend! Troy and I have some wonderful news! WE ARE MOVING! God had blessed us with an amazing upgraded condo in a nice and quite neighborhood that's still in our hometown, Lakeside, San Diego, CA. Below are some pictures of our new home!

Here is the courtyard in front of our home. It's really lovely and often filled with playing children!

Here is the pool! Our niece Bella will love this!

and..... the best part! We have a backyard for our dog Buddy!! He's gonna be so happy!

The condo has just been upgraded with hardwood flooring, new tile in the bathroom, a new air conditioner, and the walls have been painted with a very trendy sand color. I am in decorating heaven!!

We are in the final steps of getting approved for our new home and we couldn't be happier! 

Thank you to everyone who prayed for this to work out! God truly listened and we are so happy

Isaiah 32:18 

My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

Some Puppy Love this Valentines Day

This Valentines Day, Troy gave me one of the best gifts I have ever received! He gave me this amazingly cute personalized dog bone necklace from etsy.com! Isn't it adorable?!

He know I love our little chihuahua mix, Buddy! <3

He found an amazing online shop on etsy (click to go the shop) that has a ton of personalized charms in gold and silver! Any of her items would make such a great gift for someone special!


PROVERBS 12:10 
A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal 

forever his bride, forever His princess..... a real life fairytale

Forever his bride, forever His princess. That's my motto. When I'm feeling down, depressed, ugly, rejected, lost, all I have to do is remembers these six words.... and I feel loved.

They mean, I am FOREVER my husband's bride, until death do us part. And most importantly, I am FOREVER God's princess and he is my King.

Sounds like a fairytale huh? It is! But it's not make believe. So often I hear people say that Disney Princess movies give girls the wrong impressions about life.... although I can see their point, I disagree. What's wrong with teaching a little girl that she is a royal princess who is loved? It's true! Every little girl is the princess if the most highest King! And she is loved!

I once had a pastor tell me that God writes a "fairytale" for everyone's life... that God writes a wonderful story with a "Once Upon a Time" and it's up to me to make sure there is a "Happily Ever After". And although the fairtales are not perfect and easy, nobody's are.... (just look at Cinderella, she had to clean up after her evil step sisters and live with mice!) everyone's fairytales are MAGICAL!

And this is my magical princess bride fairytale! I am so excited that I will be sharing my story with everyone!

We are the son's and daughter of the King! Check out: Revelation 19:16