Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope y'all had a great Valentine's Day. I know I've really enjoyed all the chocolate, cupcakes and fruit that I've had today. My mom even planned a Valentine's Day party, so I got to spend the day with my family and friends. We had lot's of fun playing settlers of catan and headbandz. We made Valentine's cards for everyone and I loved that everyone was so creative. I even had some homemade chocolate today, which was divine!

After the Valentine's Day party my family and I had a special dinner and then went to tutti fruttu, a frozen yogurt place to get some amazing yogurt to go with watching the Olympics. Also, can I just say that the Olympics this year are amazing. I can't even imagine being a snowboarder or a figure skater, but I know each of the Olympians have really practiced hard in their sport and I can tells that it has paid off.

Again, Happy Valentine's Day and enjoy the Winter Olympics!

H54F: Snow and Ice

1. Loving my new aztec pattern toms! They are so comfy and cute!
2. So excited about going to Baylor in the fall! I'm still on the look out for scholarships, so if you know of any scholarships I should apply to, just let me know!
3. Working on my photography skills and hoping to start my own photography business.
4. It snowed a little bit this past Tuesday and I loved the icicles that formed on the house. They are so pretty!
5. My mom gave me her Baylor University ring from when she went to Baylor!

Hope your all having a great Friday!

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Moody Mansion Tour

Top: Bounce

Pants: Target

Jacket: Baylor

Beany: Gift

Scarf: Chile (gift)

Boot Socks: Target

Boots: Target

During the Christmas Break, I had the opportunity to go to Moody Mansion in Galveston. The Moody family founded Galveston and have many famous attractions named after them, including Moody Gardens. The Moody Mansion has survived numerous hurricanes and other disasters and is still remarkably beautiful even though it is really old. It's is so beautiful inside, and the amount of money that the Moody family spent on it is immense.

I really enjoyed my visit and their cars are amazing! I think they had a thing for green cars, every car I saw was green and they still look the same as they did when people drove them, according to the pictures of the cars.

Shot with my Canon 60D
1/160s
f/5.6
ISO: 1600

Here's one of my photographs of the landscape at the Moody Mansion. The landscape was beautiful and they had some great looking flowers. I'm really enjoying my new camera and was so glad I had it to get these amazing pictures at the Moody Mansion!

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Top Five Things From November

I'm so glad to be blogging again. Here are my top five loves from November. Here are some picture from my month.

The first exciting thing from November is my college dreams, that went from this:

To this:

To this: aka my excited /shocked face

Let me just say it has been a pretty eventful month and since it is the first day of December it seems like the perfect time to recap my month.

1. I got accepted to Baylor University!!! 

2. I had about 5 Thanksgiving dinners.

3. My family and I decorated my house for Christmas and put our Christmas Tree up.

4. I'm on my last two weeks of school until Christmas break!!

5. I love my new camera and am considering starting a photography business.

I hope you have had a great month too!

I'm Back!!

I'm back! After a month off from blogging, I'm ready to get back to it. I really enjoyed my month long blogger break. I had a lot of fun and I'm already putting together a recap of my month off. I got a lot done in my personal life during the month and I am super excited for Christmas break which means another break from school. I have finals next week and then freedom and a whole lot of Christmas shopping to get done.

This is my punk face/ ready for Christmas break face

 Well, I'll be posting my November beginning of December recap next week and it will be filled with all of my exciting news.

 

You are Beautiful!!--Crown of Beauty

Hey girls! Today I want to share with you a problem that is very dear to my heart...the problem of media making girls feel no self worth. As a Christian I believe that no matter what the media tells you, you are beautiful!! As Christians and women I believe that it is important for us to tell other they have worth and to stop living behind the shield of media and what they tell you is beauty, because their wrong!

The Crown of Beauty Magazine, is am online magazine that is focused on helping Christian women know that they have worth and that they are beautiful and that the world can not define what beauty is. It's a magazine that I'm so excited to share with you about! Here's a brief summary of what the Crown of Beauty Magazine is all about by Livy, the editor of the magazine.

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past fifteen years of your life, or dwell on an Amish farm out in the hilly countryside, you've probably noticed the way in which the media has a special gift for making girls feel ugly and inadequate. We've all suffered through those nauseating T.V.
advertisements in which an underwear model poses, pursing her pouty lips, as her hair blows wildly from a fan. After watching such ads I roll my eyes and try not to laugh. I mean, how lame do the marketers think that I am?! (It's like those drug advertisements that list the deadly side effects, such as hearing loss or your nose falling off, while they show happy old couples flying kites, and walking puppy dogs.)

I'm sure you've picked up on the trend in many teen magazines. The words on the glossy cover shout, “Boost Your Self-Confidence! Six Tips To Loving Yourself!” Yet by the time you flip to page ten, you've already seen a dozen perfect faces and bodies posing for makeup advertisements, which drained away all confidence you were hoping to get from their pep-talk article.

 Every girl has noticed what's going on. We're not immune to it. But have we ever recognized what's going on around us as a targeted attack on our beauty as females?

The sickening plot has been dreamt up, and skillfully executed by the enemy of our souls, Satan. He has always hated girls. Ever since the Garden of Eden, he has been attacking Eve and his daughters with lies that spew like fire out of his dragon mouth.

The purpose of this disgusting scheme is to convince God's chosen daughters that they are worthless. The familiar scenery of the hour we live in, the set on this stage, and the cast of characters in this story remind me of what unfolded in Esther's day. Esther’s story is a dramatic tale that all of us love. An ordinary, average, orphan girl was called to play a magnificent role in the Kingdom, and God used her to release her entire generation from destruction. Just like Esther you were called into the kingdom for such a time as this.

Girl, your adrenaline-pumping, high-action, story of greatness is unfolding. You living in the midst of this BEAUTY-saturated generation for a purpose, and that purpose is not to remain silent and be destroyed. There is no need for fear because we know how this story ends. The victory is not in jeopardy, it already belongs to Christ. He is calling you to walk with Him into this adventure.

Will you join your Christian sisters and discover what's going on behind-the-scenes in the modeling industry, Hollywood, the media, and cosmetic companies? Many of these avenues have added insult to injury , as thousands of young girls just don't feel like they measure up. Discover the unique role that we have as young women in combating this attack on our generation! You have been given a powerful influence and are called to play a meaningful role. Be both challenged and encouraged in this powerful new recourse for Christian girls, an online magazine, Crown of Beauty Magazine. Crown of Beauty is releasing their first FULL downloadable issue on Friday November 1st, 2013! This issue includes articles and interviews with some wonderful young women! Including, Jenny Simmons of Addison Road, Sarah Ross from Everlife, Rachel Lee Carter author of Modeling Christ, and Kylie Busitti, a former Victoria's Secret Model, who walked away from her glamorous career to obey God's call and be an example for girls everywhere! Recommended for teen girls ages 13+.

If you decide you’d like to order The Beauty Issue, it costs $4.99. Now, this is the first time we’ve charged anything to our readers, but this issue took a lot of hard work & it’s totally jam-packed! But if you don’t want to purchase anything...no worries! We have lots of free content on our site! http://www.crownofbeautymagazine.com/

xo
Livy

Thanks so much Livy!

Make sure to check out the Crown of Beauty Magazine! It is brand new and full of beauty tips and tricks and advice for living a Christ centered life!

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I love you Pappy

Just wanted to let y'all know that I may be M.I.A. from the blog this week. My grandfather (I call him Pappy) just passed away this morning and it has been really tough. He has been sick for a while so it wasn't  unexpected but it still wasn't something I wanted to happen. He was one of those people that always had a smile on and always look for the best things even if there wasn't anything to be happy about. He was super funny and I just always remember him laughing and playing with me when I was younger. I'm going to miss him a lot. If you would keep me and my family in your prayers right now, I would really appreciate it. Thanks so much.

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H54F: Blueberries Anyone?

 Happy Friday! I'm so glad it's the weekend! I'm physically and mentally exhausted and it's only the third week of school.

Well, let me get on to the 5 highs of my week and a couple from the week before.

1. My week went pretty well and I was able to go to my little cousins 2nd birthday two weeks ago when his family came to visit. It was nice to see them again. They live in California, so I only see them 1-2 times a year.

2. While driving in Houston I saw this cute dog park and since I adore dogs I decided this is definitely a highlight from my week!

Here's a little video a friend showed me that made me laugh out loud. I hope it brings a smile to your face.

3. It was national waffle day two Sundays ago and my family has named each Sunday national waffle day. I love waffles, so this was an easy decision to make.

4. Just a little picture that I took in Houston. Each time I take a picture I find something new on my camera. I'm still currently digging black and white photos.

5. Also, we celebrated my little sisters 16th birthday two weeks ago and made some special Davies family birthday recipes that I will be sharing on the blog soon.

Well, I hope you have a great weekend!

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6 Common Beauty Mistakes

1. Rubbing your eyes. The skin around your eyes is very sensitive, elastic and when you rub your eyes, you causes the skin under your eyes to become baggy. So to prevent bags, try not to rub under your eyes and make sure to pat on your moisturizer, concealer and foundation. Also, do not pull on your eyes to put your eyeliner on! This make more bags and leads the skin under your eyes to lose their elasticity.

2. Not brushing your hair enough. Brushing your hair leads to under nourished hair and dry, brittle hair. Make sure to brush your hair so you stimulate the oils on your scalp to protect your hair.

3. Take cold showers. Cold showers help rejuvenate your skin and seal your hair follicles to prevent frizzing and split ends. Hot showers hurt your organs, dry your skin out, and damage your hair and can even lead to broken capillaries which is harmful to the skin.

4. Drinking through a straw. I'm not one to do this too often, but by drinking through a straw you may lead yourself to more wrinkles and lines on your face and around your mouth.

5. Conditioning to your roots. This leads to an oily scalp, which can lead to acne on your face, so make sure to just do from the nape of your neck to the ends of your hair. I used to do this for the longest time until one of my good friends who has super curly beautiful hair told me that I probably needed to lay off the conditioner on my roots and just do half of my hair with conditioner. I've been doing that ever since and my hair has grown less oily and is way healthier!

6. Ignoring your neck. Many people use moisturizer, sunscreen and even powder and forget to do their neck. Through ignoring your neck, you are prone to more wrinkles and skin cancer. Also, by applying your makeup to your neck, you make your makeup look more natural and fresh and don't have the line on the side of your face or under your chin.

I hope these tips helped you out and gave you information that you didn't know about.

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August Recap

A picture recap of August.

Style Post: Mint and Pearls

Beauty Post: Braided Bun Tutorial

Beauty Post: How to Fishtail Braid

Style Post: Florals and Neutrals

Some of my work on photography. I took this picture at a friends house. She has some amazing flowers.

Some more photography work at my friends house of a dog with a brown and bright light blue eye.

This is a picture of tortoise that lives behind my friends house. There were two behind her house and they were huge!

This is a picture of a little dog that I got spend some time with over the summer. she was super cute and cuddly.

I took this picture during a shopping trip with my sisters and mom over tax free weekend.

This is another gorgeous picture of flower that I found while is was visiting New Braunfels.

These next few pictures are from my trip of dropping my brother of at college at UMHB. I am currently in love with black and white pictures so, these are all black and white photos from the trip.

Style post: Orange and Bold Blue

Beauty: Fishtail Braided Bun

So this is the recap of August and the last portion of my summer! I hope you had a great summer too!

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H54F: College Life

Here are the 5 highs of my week! I had a lot, so it was really hard to choose what to share!

1. Took my brother off to college yesterday! He's living it up at UMHB now! I'm sad and excited for him.

2. For moving off somewhere for 4 months, my brother sure didn't bring that much for college. I watched some girls move in, and they seriously brought two u-haul trucks worth of stuff/junk.

3. Saw a train with some of the compartments open for hitch hikers! I would love to jump a train one day! #bucketlist #don'ttellmymom

4. Finally took a picture of the front of the moving train while going 70+ mph! It's actually really hard to get a picture of the engine. I had my younger brother help me time my picture and get it just right. Good thing we were going in the same direction as the train.

5. It rained and I could see the rain falling from heaven. It looks so cool!

Hope you had an awesome week too!

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Vegan No-Bake Cookie Dough Balls

One of my new favorite desserts is vegan no-bake cookie dough balls! I found this recipe on Pinterest and fell in love with it! It is super easy to  make and tastes so good!

 Ingredients:

2/3 c raw cashews
1/3 c oats
2 Tbsp Agave
1 Tbsp Maple Syrup (Omit and use Agave to preserve true Raw Status if you care)
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 c Chocolate Chips (or to preserve true raw status, take 2 Tbsp Raw Cocoa Powder and add 1 Tbsp Agave, optional dash of vanilla extract, whisk and blend.  Spread into a thin layer on wax or parchment paper, freeze.  Take frozen chocolate off parchment and crumble the shreds into the mixture as your raw "chips".)

Directions:

1. Blend the cashews and oats in a Vita-Mix, food processor, or high speed blender until they're a fine powder.
2. Add the agave, maple, vanilla and blend until fully mixed.
3. Stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Form into balls and serve. If dough is sticky, chilling it in the refrigerator or flash-chilling it in the freezer helps make it easier to work with.

Instead of making chips out of cocoa powder, we just drizzled it on like it was icing and then we dipped them in the chocolate too! They were delicious!

 Best dessert ever!

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NYC Recap

Here's the recap of my NYC trip!

 Just before I headed off to NYC! I got to ride a train which was so much fun!

 After my group got off the train at Penn Station.

 The United States Post Office. It was right next to Penn Station and was so pretty!

The Empire State Building!

 I thought this was so funny! Beer Authority.

 The New York Times building! So cool and tall!

 A double bike and a wagon in the front! This is pretty legit for going on a bike ride with kids!

 A beautiful fountain in the middle of a round-a-bout on the way to Central Park.

 Globe of the world outside of Central Park.

 Freedom Tower! It is so tall!

 Magnificent NYC sky line from the Stanton Ferry!

 There was literally an NYPD police boat every 1/4 mile on the way to Stanton Island. It so weird to think that 9/11 has changed security in America forever.

The Statue of Liberty! It was smaller than I thought it would be, but still breathtaking and a great symbol of American pride and freedom.

 Another beautiful view of NYC.

 Time Square! There were so many people every where I went! I felt like I was in a mall or at the rodeo.

 I ate some New York style pizza at Bella Vita and it was delicious! I'm in love with their pizza!

 After dinner my group walked around and went shopping and I then we headed to the musical, Sprider-Man Turn Off the Dark. It was so good!

 Just a little naked cowboy! This guy was so funny!

 

Just me in Times Square. I'm pretty sure this is where that famous couple shared a kiss after WWII too!

 

Looks like the same spot to me!

 Off to see Spider-Man!

Time Square at night! It is so pretty with all the flash billboards and signs!

 My musical ticket! These things are super expensive but worth it!

 I was a real rebel and took a picture in the theater after they told us not to.

After the long day in New York we headed back on the train at about 12am.

It was definitely a great and memorable day in NYC for me that I won't be forgetting!

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