Hairspiration

I have been DYING (no pun intended) to change my hair. It isn't so much of a change, but an update.  I love the Kardashians' hair.  I am super jealous of it!  I really love Kim's hair on the Oprah interviews.  It looks fabulous and I will absolutely need to copy it.  It is really similar to the way I wear my hair, so good stuff!  I just have a picture to bring with me for the cut and color.

Very boring post, but love it. Love it, KK:-)

Wordless Wednesday

Weekend Edition of Things I am LOVING!

OK---so Friday came and went without a Friday Five, so I am going to post the things I am loving today.

Part of the reason I didn't post on Friday is because of item #1:


1) Luso Restaurant in Smithtown, NY

Luso literally has the best "meats" I have ever had.  I really only order Rodizio (all you can eat meat).  I have gotten the chicken take-out, but nothing is quite like their Rodiz!  If you live in the area, go to Luso.  Make sure you get the Heavenly Whites for dessert!  Oh yeah, WHITE SANGRIA!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Lancome Flash Bronzer for legs.  Looks super natural.  PS I have no idea why Blogger won't let me format my post as I wanted to;-)

 3) Stony Brook Baseball.  Tough loss on Friday, but they're going to #SHOCKTHEWORLD tonight in the elimination game.  GET IT SEAWOLVES!!!

4) My J.Crew yellow linen shorts.  Super cute!

5) Best end-of-the-year gift ever from one of my students.  I love the Kardashians, especially Khloe.  I do not necessarily love everything they do, but they are fun to watch and they have great hair;-)  So thoughtful!

CHEER ON STONY BROOK TONIGHT @5!  They're on ESPN2 and online @ ESPN3!

Wordless Wednesday

Seawolves/Underdogs to Omaha!

Target Beauty Bag!

I was so excited to open my mailbox and find my Target Summer Beauty Bag today.  It's a cute little bag, perfect to throw in my beach bag and it is filled with samples of goodies.  The sizes of the items above via the Target website are a bit deceiving. I just washed and conditioned my long locks with the TreSemme Split Remedy sample.  We shall see if the remedy's promise of 80% fewer split ends is accurate!  I don't have a particularly large amount of split ends, but I am jonesin' for a haircut sometime soon.  I have been growing my hair for a while (a la Kourtney Kardashian/Kate Middleton).

I am a little disappointed about the lip gloss.  I thought it would be a little tube, but it is one of those papers with the lip gloss smeared on it and a foil seal over the top.  Oh, well.  It was FREE!  I do not typically find freebies, but I was excited to see this one pop up.  If you are not yet Facebook friends with Target Style, I suggest you join!  I do not LOVE Target's clothing lines, but every once in a while, a good bargain item will emerge at Target.  Target style shows some of the looks and deals you might otherwise miss. 

I am off to my school's awards ceremony tonight.  This week is rather busy!  Tonight is the school awards then tomorrow I will have summer basketball with my girls, and Thursday is the Senior Athletic Awards for the girls on my team (I coach at a different school than I teach).  My husband has awards tomorrow, as well.  The end of the school year is chock full of good stuff!  With that being said, I will leave off with the commencement speech from Wellesley High School in Massachusetts or as it is being dubbed, "You are Not Special."  I think the message needed to be spoken. HOWEVER, I am so incredibly fortunate to coach some of the most special people I have ever come across.  I hope by the time they graduate, they realize the end of this speech and go on to live fabulous lives.

Complaints Department

I vow to do this only once in a while...

I need to vent about something that is ridiculous, but annoying. 

I take spin because it is NOT like an old-school aerobics class.  I take it because I like to compete against myself and push myself to the limit.  I do not take it because I care about the instructors' color commentary to music or because I like to hear numbers shouted at me (5, 4, 3, 2, and 1)...I  like the idea of mimicking a real ride, but do not need a visual description of hills rolling in front of me or of FREEWAY AHEAD.  UGH!  The substitute for my spin class this evening drove me nuts.  That is all!

Be back tomorrow for a normal post ;-)

FRIDAY FIVE

Jumping on the bandwagon and offering up my Five Things that I am Loving Friday.  Here goes...


1. Pretty Little Liars

The Liars are BACK for the summer and on Tuesdays! The first ep was a little slow until the last ten minutes.  I am so excited for another season of cool clothes and ridiculous situations that would never happen in real life, but it is just FUN!

2. Bridier Baubles

Another bandwagon I am jumping on!  I am obsessed with the Britta Bead Necklace, but it is only available in pink at the current moment.  I love it in blue, but I might be ordering the pink as well.  I LOVE the Coco, even though I do not know if it is really my style.  The Yacht Club Bracelet is also on my wishlist!

3. Bare Minerals

OK Bare Minerals, I am back!  I ran out of my Clinique last week and used some of my old BM foundation.  LOVED it, so I went and got some more.  So light, but good coverage for my rosy (code word for rosecea) cheeks.

4. Trader Joe's Cookie Butter!  No explanation needed.

5. Hanging with my daughter and seeing ducks, goats, and other such animals :-)

This is a great shot my mom took of my sister (with my lady on her shoulders), the lady, and me!

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!

Someone's Got a Case of the Mondays!

Blah.  Monday was a dreary one here on Long Island.  With 65 degrees as our high and the sun hiding behind the gloom, it was hard to find something redeeming about returning to work after such a great weekend.  Enter my recent favorite shirt:

There's something about this top with rope detail that I just love.  It's a combo of classic and comfy that I just cannot get enough of.  Pair it with shorts for a weekend BBQ or with khakis for work and it WORKS:-).  I did khaki crops with it this weekend.  It's from J.Crew, which is my favorite place to shop.  It was a great purchase - on sale (although I never saw it in the regular price portion of the store in the weeks leading up to my purchase.  And yes, I do frequent the store enough to notice) with a gift card.  A good Monday surprise for me was that I had already ironed it last week and hadn't worn it because of last week's intense temperatures.  I did a little pink tank top underneath today and it was adorable.  I didn't take pictures, but I am sure I will wear it again in the near future.

In Mommy News, I am really annoyed with my husband.  You may think this is petty, but he has taught my little lady this gem: "What does Baxter (our dog) do outside?"  She responds, "Pee Pee," which I LOATHE!  So gross!  I am not ANNOYED as in angry enough to really go crazy, but it is ridiculous.

Sunday Funday!

Oh my goodness!  Two posts in one day!!!

I had the best Sunday since last Sunday!  The past two weekends have included beautiful weather, a wedding, and beach days!  I just thought I would share some shots from the past two weekends, so I could express how truly blessed my life as been as of late!

Last Sunday, we attended my dear friend's wedding.  It was gorgeous and so classic at a beautiful Long Island mansion, a la The Great Gatsby.  She was married at the same church as my husband and me.  When we were married, the church was under construction, so we missed out on the pictures on the steps of the church.  No problem, though - - - we took pictures in front of the construction, which I will share another day.  ANYWAY - - - my friend's ceremony was classic and beautiful.  The day was filled with white hydrangeas - - - a personal favorite.  Here are some photos I snagged, while not trying to be a stalker paparazzo:

 

The first is of the bride and groom behind their beautiful cake.  I am disappointed I did not get a shot with them and us, but that's OK.  I always feel like it is rude to request pictures when brides and grooms have shelled out thousands for a photographer to take care of that job.  The second photo is of my husband and me.  His head isn't really that big; he is just really close to the camera.  

In addition to all of the wedding fun last weekend, we headed to the beach and to a BBQ.  THIS SUNDAY (today) was a blast too!  The beach (North Shore), which I mentioned before was beautiful.  I feel like I got some good color, but didn't get "Snookified."  I chased my daughter with sunscreen and made a Minnie Mouse (albeit bizarre-looking) sand sculpture.  Here's how we rolled today:

I was the psycho-mom who didn't let her child take off her shirt.  Minnie is clearly enjoying the beach.  Her eyes are rocks.  She is awesome.

I don't get too many pictures of the little lady and me together, so I really like these.  Neither one is particularly artsy or fantastic, but they're amazing to me:-)

Minnie in all her glory.  

My two babies.

My husband has tattoos that I don't really care for, but I love him so much:-)  He is jacked.  He loves to hear that, but will deny it!  

I hope everyone has had as great a weekend as I did!  The past two Sundays have been so amazing.  I am ending my Sunday with some NBA and Real Housewives.  Go Celtics (anyone but the Heat)!

<3

Sunday Funday, Trader Joe's Finds, and Pinterest Musings

Just waiting for my husband to get back from the gym and then we will be heading to the beach.  One of the amazing things about Long Island is that you're never too far from a beach.  Be it a (Long Island) Sound Beach, a (Great South) Bay Beach, or an (Atlantic) Ocean Beach, there's always a spot to soak up the sun and hang for the day.  Today, we are heading to a Sound Beach (Short Beach in St. James).  Sound Beaches are on the North Shore, so they're close to us, but there aren't waves (which is good with the little lady and trying to get her to like the water), but they're also super rocky, so it is hard to walk and you definitely need flip flops or water shoes (which I refuse to wear, but will cave and buy for my daughter).  Short Beach has a little playground, which is awesome for the little lady.  I am a crazed LUNATIC with the sunscreen, as she is not yet two and very light eyed, haired and skinned.  My very good friend turned me on to COTZ, an amazing sunscreen/sunblock that contains only Titanium and Zinc.   It is amazing stuff that I wish I had when I was younger.  My daughter will, hopefully, have gorgeous wrinkle-free skin as an adult, as I will be slathering COTZ all over her on a bi-hourly basis until she is old enough to fight it and even then, I will be going after her with sunscreen in hand.  I am trying the COTZ Pure next time, 0 chemical ingredients.  I am sold! CooliBar has a great sale on the product right now and I am thinking of scooping up a tube or ten.

As I am waiting for my husband's triumphant return and his report of his workout (oh yes, I get a rep by rep report), I am dipping some delish Granny Smith apples into Trader Joe's (we call it Trader's) Speculoos Cookie Butter.  Cookie Butter has been my greatest Trader Joe's find to date.  It works well with ANYTHING you dip into it.  It was a totally impulse buy after having tasted it in the in-store sampling.  Oh my goodness, I cannot talk it up enough.  You really have to try it for yourself!  The Trader Joe's website does a fabulous job of describing Cookie Butter!

I am sure everyone has found Pinterest and has "pinned" or shunned "pinning."  I, for one, was reluctant to start, but I haven't become an obsessive pinner.  I have vowed to check it at least once a week and search for things that I am thinking about.  I have a few boards and followers.  I have definitely gotten some great, easy ideas.   Not everything on Pinterest seems possible for me to create.  The outfit finds are so doable, but the projects, we shall see.  I sock bunned my hair and do it at least once a week, but I was doing that before Pinterest.  Here's a shot of a particularly good sock bun I did for a dinner I attended:

I made my husband take a picture of it.  He's a good sport, but thought I was being ridiculous.  I would just like to add that I was looking at this:

on my Pinterest page and my daughter pointed at the photo and said, "Momma!"  YES!  I am so flattered!  Although all of the Kardashians' actions are not exactly the best, I LOVE their hair.  Kourtney and Kate Middleton are my hairspirations.  I want my locks to be just like theirs and I am trying SO hard to grow them accordingly ;-).

OK, back to some cool Pinterest finds.  I am definitely doing THIS for every cake I make in the future.  It is so fun and SEEMS super easy!

 I am also really "pinspired" to do this to our fireplace bricks:

I also really like the basket here and how the doors are inset from the bricks.  Our current setup doesn't fit in with the coastal look that I would like to go for in our living room.

Those are just a few of my Pinterest finds.  I don't go too crazy with it because I want to actually DO some of the things I have pinned.  You can check out my Pinterest account for my "Body by SchroCo" board, which includes some of the inspirations I LOVE for working out (actually, some of them are on "My Style" page---I really need to organize).  My Pinterest name is: ktc14.  Follow me and please let me follow you! :-)  I love to see people with great style.  I love "stealing" ideas and I am so flattered if you like something I find cool.


I hope this post makes up for my busy spring and lack of blogging.  I will definitely be back to blogging throughout our fun summer!  <3

Remember FORWARDED SURVEYS?!?

So, I have one follower (Ashley Brooke) WOO HOO!  I will, hopefully, have more in the future.  Since I am a blog slacker, I thought I would take it back, WAY back, to high school for this post.  When I was a high school junior and senior, email was in its infancy (I know...I am dating myself).  As a teenager, I definitely spent more time than I would like to admit filling in forwarded surveys then passing them on to friends, while always making sure the cutie patootie (or so I thought at the time) that I had a major crush on was on the list.  Here's one with what my answers would have been as a senior (17) and now (20-something).

51 PREFERENCES … Fill these out according
to you. Send to the person who sent this to you and many others.
                                                   THEN                            NOW
1. Pierce your nose or tongue?    neither/neither               
2. Be serious or be funny? funny/funny
3. Boxers or briefs? boxers/boxer-briefs
4. Whole or skim milk? skim/skim
5. Single or Taken? single/taken
6. Simple or complicated? complicated/simple
7. Law or anarchy?  anarchy/law
8. Flowers or angels?  flowers/flowers
9. Grey or gray? gray/gray
10. Read or write?  write/write
11. Color or black-and-white photos? color/black and white (hides imperfections)
12. Sunrise or sunset? sunset/sunrise
13. M&M’s or Skittles? M&M's/M&M's
14. Rap or rock? Rap/Rap
15. Stay up late or wake up late?  wake up late/stay up late
16. TV or Radio? TV/TV
17. Is it POP or SODA?  SODA/SODA
18. X or O in Tic-tac-toe? X/X
20. Eat an apple or an orange? orange/apple
21. What came first the chicken or the egg? chicken/chicken
22. Hot or Cold? hot/hot - I have always hated the cold
24. Tall members of the opposite sex or short? TALL/TALL!!!  never another option
25. Sun or moon? sun/sun LOVE THE SUMMER!
26. Emerald or ruby? emerald/emerald
28. Left or right? Left/ MIDDLE - - - I am sure at 17 I was a left-winger, but nowadays, I sometimes veer to the right on SOME issues.
29. 10 acquaintances or 1 best friend? One best friend/One best friend
30. Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream? chocolate/chocolate
31. Skinny or fat?  Skinny/MUSCLES!
32. Green beans or carrots? carrots/green beans (carrots don't do it for me anymore)
33. Low fat or fat free? Didn't matter/Fat free - - - oh, to be young again
34. What is your biggest fear in the world? Loneliness/loneliness (at 17, I would have wanted the crush-boy to say something, but he probably wouldn't read the damn thing and now I really don't want to be lonely)
36. Kids or no kids? NO KIDS/ONE KID (haha ...)
37. Cat or dog? DOG/DOG...just not a cat person
38. Half empty or half full? half full/half full
39. Mustard or ketchup? ketchup/ketchup...mustard grosses me out and always has
40. Hard cover books or soft cover books?  NEITHER/hard cover classics
41. Newspaper or magazine? magazine/newspaper
42. Sandals or sneakers? sneakers/sneakers
43. Wonder or amazement?  amazement/amazement (you have to wonder to get to amazement, though)
44. Red car or white car? red/white
45. Happy and poor or sad and rich?  happy and poor/if I were rich, how could I be sad?
46. Singing or dancing? dancing/dancing
47. Hugging or Kissing? hugging/hugging
48. Corduroy or plaid? plaid/plaid
49. Happy or sad? happy/happy
50. Purple or green? green/green
51. A year of hot sex or a lifetime of friendship? Plead the 5th ;-)/Friendship


:-)  This one wasn't as wordy as the ones I definitely filled in at 2 a.m. in high school.  I always added comments to explain.  Crazy!

Until next time!