Planting Flowers...In January

Last weekend, the sky was clear and the sun was out. It was a nice change from the cold rain we have been having these past months. Since it's January, I took advantage of the sun and went for a bike ride around my neighborhood, walked my dog, and went for a run. I didn't even need a coat! In the afternoon, I helped my mom plant flower bulbs and discovered how awesome my nails looked against the dark dirt. The sun made for some awesome pictures with the flowers!

The color is Four Leaf Clover by China Glaze and it's a bright blue/green color, depending on the lighting. I wore this same color when I went to Boston, Massachusetts over the summer, and it looked great with a nice tan, a pretty sundress, and a beach. :) For me, this color represents summer: warm weather, lazy days, and SUN! Since it's snowing today (we'll probably have a snow day tomorrow! YIPPEE!), last weekend's weather was a nice departure from the current weather conditions.

I absolutely love any nail polish by China Glaze. The shape and size of the brush is perfect and I've found that two coats provides both maximum color and coverage. I've had Four Leaf Clover on my nails for over a week, and it has barely begun to chip. Even when I wore it on the beach, there was no chipping! Quality nail polish like this is exactly what I need when I am constantly on the go.

I'm enjoying this extra Monday off before the week picks up again tomorrow (or if it keeps snowing, hopefully not!). Finals and exams begin on Wednesday and continue through next week. Wish me luck!

Do you have a nail polish that represents something to you? Let me know!
Love, Annie

New Year's Eve!

Hello again! Sorry for my disappearance these past few days (or weeks!). Things got really busy after the holidays and I've been playing catch up all week. Finally everything is caught up and I'm prepared for the rest of this week (I'm taking the PLAN test tomorrow, which is a practice test for the ACT next year. Fun!).

On another note, here is what I wore while watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve! My family took a trip to Leavenworth, WA for a long weekend and it was amazing! The entire town was decorated for Christmas and New Year's and everything was lit up with bright lights. There was a light dusting of snow on the ground, which made the mood all the more merrier!

The polish I'm wearing is a glittery polish (probably intended to be worn as a top coat) by Sephora. The color is Spark-tacular and is clear with multi-colored medium and chunky glitter. I applied four coats to get the maximum glitter effect. You can do more or less depending on your preference. I find that with glittery top coats, four coats cover all of the nail so that there are no bald spots in the glitter. Hey, I'm young and it was New Year's! I figured I'd go all out! :)

Funny story about how I painted my nails: I was actually in a Mexican restaurant in Leavenworth when I painted them. I was searching my purse for my camera and I found my new bottle of nail polish that I thrown in on a whim before my trip. Lucky me! After ordering my food, I decided to paint my nails right there in the restaurant! I know, I know. Bad manners, etiquette, whatever you would like to call it. But you have to admit, having nothing sparkly on one's nails for New Year's is almost as bad! The darker photos I took inside the restaurant (excuse the lighting!) and the brighter ones I took outside the hotel in the SNOW on New Year's Day! Right as the ball dropped at midnight, it started to snow. It was quite magical. Haha.

P.s. Since this blog IS also about food, here are two pictures of what I ordered on New Year's Eve:

 Pictured above: sweet potato enchilada with refried beans and corn pudding. (My first time trying this and it was soooo good!)

Above: A flan. Pretty self-explanatory. And pretty delicious. It was a huge flan-just the right mixture of eggs and carmel. Perfect!