Grateful

There are so many things I am grateful for in my life right now.  I wanted to take some time and write down a few of them.

I live in Hawaii!  What an amazing experience!  It's an unbelievable blessing that the girl who decorated her room like Hawaii as a young teen now gets to live there.  Sometimes I am overcome with how incredible it is that I get to live here, between the beaches, the ocean, the fish, and the incredible views and greenery. 

Although I live in Hawaii, I get to go back to Utah quite often to see family and friends, which is wonderful.  It is great to see everyone I love, and helps me not go stir crazy being in Hawaii without any friends. 

I am so grateful I was able to find so many friends in Blake's family.  What a blessing it is to have some of your best friends be family.  Shout out to Emily, Maddy, & Katie.  I love you girls so much.

I am so proud that my dear cousin Haley is serving a mission right now.  Reading her letters makes me so happy because I know she is going to do amazing things.  I am so glad she made such a huge sacrifice, even though I miss talking to her terribly.

There are so many things that I am grateful for right now, but I'll stop there for now.  Life can be really, really hard sometimes, but thinking about the things you are grateful for can make things feel so much better.  Go ahead and try it, maybe it will brighten your day too.

Pow Wow Hawaii

Pow Wow Hawaii is a contemporary art movement that brings artists from all over the world to Honolulu, where they paint amazing murals on buildings all over downtown.  This year was the fourth time this event has taken place.  I love how many of the artists incorporated Hawaiian culture into their art.  If you want to learn more about it or see a map of where you can find the murals, visit their website here: http://powwowhawaii.com/. 

Be a Bombshell Lip Gloss

I bought Be a Bombshell lip gloss in Hot Mess because it was included in one of the previous Ipsy bags that I didn't sign up for in time and I was really sad I didn't get.  I was able to use an Ipsy coupon to purchase it.  I like this lip gloss a lot.  It is longer-wearing than most of my lip glosses.  It also looks pretty good as it wears down.  I think the color looks great with my skin tone.  I've been wanting to try a red lip color for a long time now and I'm glad I finally did.  Below I've put a picture of me wearing it.  It's great for special occasions and going out.  You can see Be a Bombshell's full line of products at http://beabombshellcosmetics.com/.