Bringing the Mullets Back (for just a quick second)!

Being bored one day and looking through pictures, I stumbled across a few of my brother when he was little. First of all, he had some seriously sweet mullets! Second of all, he was freaking adorable! I may be bias because he is my brother, but after review from a third party i'm making it official! So I am honoring my awesome little bro and his sweet mullets today (even though he's not so little anymore). Here's to the cutest little "Spider Monkey" boy ever!

He looks like a little man in those suspenders and bow tie haha

If you look real close you can see his mullet peeking out :)

Seriously!? How cute is this? Probably best picture of all time!

If there is such thing as a perfect mullet (which I highly doubt), I think this would be it.

Music, Barkley, Nails....

Hello Friends! I'm almost a week behind in blogging, and there is lots going on. First of all, I have to share some wonderful music with you all. "21" by Adele. I have to say that there have only been two albums within the last year that have came out that I love from beginning to end. This being one of them, and the other one being "The Lady Killer" by Cee Lo Green. I have been listening to this album non stop since it came out in February.

Adele's voice is so amazing!! Her first album was ok, but I feel like her voice and the music is so much more dynamic on this album.

I have decided that on top of my nail polish of the week posts, I am going to start doing a music of the week post as well. Music is something I really love and am passionate about. It has always been very therapeutic to me. I love all kinds of music and am very open minded when it comes to different genres. So get ready to discover some awesome new music (or re-discover music that you already know about)! :)

The other day someone asked me how long I have had my puppy for, and I realized I have now had Barkley for over a year! She is so much fun and I absolutely love having her around all of the time. She has the funniest personality and is so stinkin' cute! Never a dull moment with her! I wanted to post some pictures of my little Barkabus (another nickname for her).

My favorite picture of Barkley

Barkley loves her Mother Panda (most of the time)

Part-time puppy model

Barkley's favorite thing in the world... sticks

Do I have something in my teeth!?

Cuddling with her bff, Kita

Snuggling in blankets is her favorite pastime

Last but not least, it's time again for my Nail Polish of the week. I got this nail polish as a gift from my friend, Naida, who is my Nail Polish P.I.C (partner in crime). It's so cute and I've already worn it multiple times. It's called Access 24/7 by Sephora. Take a look:

My Life

These last couple of weeks have been pretty busy for me. A couple weeks ago, my mom and I went to a makeup class that my friend, BreAnn Olson, was teaching. It was so awesome! We learned a lot of cool tricks and it was so much fun! My makeup skills have improved tremendously since then!

The following night I went to Ballet Blast. It's a ballet cardio class that my other friend, Brianne Johnson, teaches. It seriously kicked my butt! I have never been to a class like that and it is SO amazing! So I've been going to that twice a week and it makes me really happy!

This weekend was a lot of fun. My cousin, Trevor, and his fiance, Shana, finally had their baby girl, Kynlee. We got to go visit her and hold her on Friday. She is absolutely beautiful! She looks so much like her older sister, Preslee. Babies just melt my heart. They are so precious!

Last night Trevor and Preslee had a little date night so mom and new baby sister could get some rest and have some alone time at home. They came over to our house with Kyle to have a BBQ and watch the UFC fights. My mom and I played with Preslee all night. She is so adorable. I just love that little girl!

Painted Preslee's fingernails purple (her favorite color)

Awww... her tiny little hands and tiny little fingernails. How cute is that!?

Speaking of nail polish... it's that time again! Nail polish of the week :) Here it is....

It's called "Too Hot Pink to Hold 'Em"

Another color from the OPI Texas Spring Collection. I love it! :)

The Letter "P"

As most of you know, I love to cook. My favorite things to make are desserts and appetizers. I could play hostess all day long if I could. So I’ve been thinking lately about how fun it would be to open up my own business and call it “Panda’s Pastries”. I was telling my family about it and asked them if they thought it would be appropriate to open up a business called “Panda’s Pastries & Polish” (because why wouldn’t nail polish be included into any business I open up, right?!). We were all laughing about it and came to realize how a lot of my favorite things start with the letter “P”. So I have decided that one day I will have my own business called… wait for it….. wait for it….. “Panda’s Pastries, Polish, Puppies & Photography”. It’ll be perfect J

Negativity

Two posts in one day seems a bit extreme, so I will keep this short and sweet. Negativity spreads like wildfire and is very toxic! I remember working at Best Buy and having so many nice customers and all it took was one mean one to ruin my day. This applies to every day life. Whether you are on the receiving end or on the giving end (which I would hope not), just always remember that you could be making or breaking someones day.

"Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?" - Dennis and Wendy Mannering

Nail Polish of the Week!

As most of you know by now.... I may or may not have a slight obsession with nail polish. The only way I know how to feel better about this addiction (besides buying more nail polish) is to blog about it. So I have decided to start posting my nail polish of the week. This week I am wearing "I Vant to be A-Lone Star" by OPI. It's part of their new Texas Spring Collection (which I am loving). It's not a color that I would normally pick out, but i'm glad I did. It's so cute on, and I think it is hyping me up for spring to finally be here! Check it out... I've had this on since last Friday, so I apologize in advance for the somewhat starting to chip paint job :)

Moab

Over President's Day weekend Adam and I got to take a fun little trip to Moab with his awesome family. It was so much fun! I had never been there before (shocking, I know), but I am glad I finally got to experience it. We hiked around every day. The first day, we went to Arches National Park. The second day, we hiked to Corona and Bowtie Arch and then drove out to Dead Horse Point. On the last day we went out and hiked at Fisher Towers (my favorite). I must say that using my new camera in such a gorgeous place was really fun! Pictures still don't do it justice, but I hope these pictures give you a little glimpse of how cool it really is.

Oh ya, and one more thing.....I love living in Utah!

Day 1 - Arches National Park

Balancing Rock

Double Arch

View from below the arch

Creepy alien rocks. It looks like a bunch of bobbling alien heads. (I think the storm clouds in the background makes them look even creepier)!

Day 2 - Corona and Bowtie Arch

No throwing rocks at the photographer, Steve!

Bowtie Arch or as we liked to call it "The Pot" (it looks like a toilet ha ha)

Corona Arch - Can you see the ant-like people walking? Just goes to show how big the arch really is. Pretty Crazy!

Kathy and Tasha :)

I love this picture! 

Dead Horse Point - I wish I would've gotten some better pictures here, but it started to get stormy and overcast so they didn't turn out as good as I had hoped. Pretty cool place though!

Day 3 (my favorite) - Fisher Towers

Awesome formations

It seemed like they were never-ending the further we hiked in

I love the little (or should I say big) squiggley formation at the top

Adam took this picture (well done my friend)

How does a formation like this even happen without crumbling!?! So crazy!

Another favorite picture of mine :)