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These gloomy days here in Idaho are giving me the blues. Every time I have to pack or unpack our life away, I curse our nomad/gypsy lives.

My whole life was filled with moving. I graduated High School at the 10th school I attended in my academic years. You would think I would be used to it. But every time is the same thing, I don't know what to expect or how long I will be staying there. It's like a first day of school. I try not to get too attached because soon I will be somewhere else, it never works. Jack and I have had six different addresses since we've been married.

As I was driving to Idaho (somewhere in NM, while Jack laid in the passenger seat aching from another migraine) I  wondered where we would be in 10 years. Will we still be involved in this unstableness? Where will we be? 

I always dream of a house with big windows where I can paint the walls, hang pictures and get crazy designing/renovating every room of the house, where we can grow old and raise our family. Even though this dream house and family seem really far away I like to dream, and I know that I am not the only one.

As long as I am with Jack I know I am home.  And that is why I am in Idaho, was in Florida, stayed in Alabama and lived in Ohio.

Ironically this song played in the xm radio when I was having these crazy thoughts. 

♩♫"Home is wherever I'm with you". ♬♪

❤Jenny

PS: I forgot to mention it on my last post. Jack's band Old Money is playing tonight at Sammy's at 8pm. They are headlining so you can get there a little later if you would like ;). Oh yeah, did I mention Sammy's has amazing Pie Shakes? Mint Oreo is my favorite.

Nails Nails

Last week I wore this beauty as we drove from Florida to Idaho (I know you must be tired of hearing about it). OPI- Done Out in Deco. This is my first OPI nail polish (or should I say Lacquer?) and I LOVE it. I had heard wonderful things about it and they are true! It has been a week and it barely started to chip. What I love most about it is the size of the brush. In two strokes you have your nail covered.

Sorry about the quality of the picture on the right! Also it looks pretty dark. It is a little lighter most of the time.

In the pictures above I have two coats of it on and it was plenty, since it is pretty thick.

I had been looking for a lavender/lilac color and I found this one in the clearance section at Ulta for $3! Score! I am going to miss Ulta. I don't care much about what nail polish collection/color is in. I wear whatever I am in the mood for. So I get really happy when I find a color that I like for less than half of the original price (who doesn't?!).

❤Jenny

Forgotten {best} friends

Chapped lips, dry skin, staticky hair, frozen toes and runny nose.

❄We are back in Idaho!❄  

Lots of unpacking, cleaning and grocery shopping to do. Probably the last 3 things I want to do after driving across the country. 

And even after temporarily forsaking these two, I can still count on them. They are always there for me. That is what I call a Best Friend.

Happy Winter!

❤Jenny

On the road again

2,328 is the number of miles we will be driving this week. I love road trips but I am pretty sure that by the end of this one I will temporarily have a change of mind about it. Thank goodness we have two lovely stops on the way, to see our dear families in Houston and Orem.

We are on a week long road trip (see map below). 

It's good to see everyone updating their blogs, I think there was a little pause after the holidays. I felt a little lonely without hearing from everybody. I guess I need to get a life.... FAST!

❤Jenny

It's getting colder and colder the further we move away from Florida. :( I shall miss you dearly, Sunshine State.

Nails Nails

Last week I painted my nails with Wicked by Essie. And let me tell you that Essie and I are becoming pretty good friends. Especially because yesterday I was at Walmart and when I was looking through their nail polish section I discovered that they now carry Essie nail polish! We are on our way back to the middle of nowhere so it is good to know that I will be able to find them at the local Walmart (or will I?). 

When I paint my nails dark or red or any color that is really contrasting, I like to file them down as short as I can get. :) I think it looks better.

I got this one at Ulta with the Matte About You from the previous Nails post. It was on clearance too! Yes!

Now back to Wicked, in the pictures above, I applied three coats. What I love about this nail polish is that it's not too thick. Which makes it really versatile/cooperative. The down side is that you have to apply more coats, which may be my lack of skills  but when I applied two coats it was too streaky. It lasted me a whole week without any chipping. Even after I "deep cleaned" the house in Florida before we turned it in. I am impressed!

I hadn't bought/worn dark nail polish since High School, so I think this was a good addition to my collection. I like the wine color, it's a good winter nail polish. Do you have a favorite Winter nail polish color?

❤Jenny