#31shadesofred #lipstickchallenge

Good morning!! First, please ignore my virtual dust, I'm in the process of revamping my little chunk of the internet and right now it is pretty plain, boring, and ugly!
Second, along with the revamping I'm doing, I am also working to delevop more regular content here! First on my list is a little festive December challenge for the ladies :)
Last weekend our friends hosted a Mad Men themed party and after googling some images (I don't watch
!) I decided that I must wear lipstick! And so did all the other hot ladies there.
My love affair with lipstick hasn't always been so pretty, there was a tense work meeting that left me with unintentional barbie pink lips, and many a tube thrown out for bad color selection. But, I'm taking it back. Lipstick and I are BFF's this month and I think you should play along too!
All you have to do is wear liptick every day in December and snap a selfie to post on instagram or Twitter or Facebook. Don't forget the hashtags #31shadesofred and #lipstickchallenge so we can group.them easily.
That's it: lipstick and pictures each day in December. Or don't do everyday. Who needs rules? Actually I thrive on rules, so you decide of you do or don't. Play around with color. Buy a cute little compact mirror and carry it around so you can do touch-ups. (I am headed to Target after I finish my panera to get one!)
Also I'm brainstorming some additional posts like lipstick diary interviews to see how you feel about wearing lipstick, a how-to with a make up pro, and of course some inspiration so check back here to see how it goes!
Here's todays pre-challenge pic..I need to improve my self-portrait abilities too!

My cup runneth over

Today marks day number two of working as a married woman. I get to make Thanksgiving dinner for my coworkers and clients and while at first it seemed overwhelming I recognize it as a privilege.

I really can't even begin to express how incredibly blessed I have felt since getting engaged really, but especially since the Wednesday before our wedding. Family and friends travels hundreds of miles, just to witness our wedding and that meant the world to me, and Vince too. Walking into the theater I was quite literally overcome with emotions, searching last the faces if those dear to us to see Vince's at the end if the aisle.

I am thankful. Grateful. Overwhelmed with the love and support we have been shown in the last few months. Thank you.

And now I have an early thanksgiving with work family to spend an extra day reflecting in all that we have to be thankful for.