Haircut + FOTD + Festival of Trees

I've already announced it on Instagram & Twitter.. Yes, I finally chopped off the beauty that was once my long hair.. A whole 6-7 inches.. All gone.. I was pretty sad & depressed about it at first, but it has grown on me! I'm actually really loving it now. I cried the first night.. Yes, I cried. I haven't cut my hair this short in about 7 years, so it was kind of an emotional moment. I know it sounds stupid, but it felt like a big part of me of gone! Haha, I know there's bigger issues out there like starving people or if Casey Anthony is really innocent or not, but this was my crisis for about a few hours. Let me be! LOL.

Why did I all of a sudden do it? Well, actually, I had scheduled an appointment with the only guy person I'll ever let touch my hair, but was thinking I could save the extra $50 for Christmas shopping instead. I had mixed feelings about whether I should cut it this short. About 50% of my friends were telling me NO and I'll regret it. The other 50% were telling me take a chance, it's only hair and will grow back.

My final decision came when I was taking a shower and noticed my chest was all itchy. I look down and see my chest covered  in specks of hair! My hair was breaking nonstop so bad because of all the damage I've done to it. At this rate, all the breakage and split ends would reach my scalp by summer (I might be exaggerating a little). But still. I took matters into my own hands. I used a sharp pair of scissors and my cheap hair razor and gave myself some short layers. It's not the best work, but I think it's quite good considering I cannot see behind my own head. My hair feels lighter, super silky, and healthy! I can't even spot any split ends or breaking points anymore! :D And NO falls outs or hair loss when showering! And at least now, it will grow out nice and healthy. What do you think?

★彡FACE:

❖  Dr. Young 2P BB Cream SPF-35 PA++

❖  NYX 'Stay Matte but not Flat' Powder Foundation "Soft Beige"

❖  NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer "Sunny"

❖  NYX HD Studio Grinding Blush "Menage a Trois"

❖  Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips "Vegas Strip"  
★彡EYES:

❖  NEO Dali "Brown" Circle Lenses
❖  Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil "Medium Ash/ Medium Brown"

❖  NYX Concealer in a Jar "Beige"

❖  Urban Decay Primer Potion

❖  Urban Decay Naked Palette "Buck, Half Baked, & Hustle"

❖  NYX Super Skinny Eye Marker "Carbon Black"

❖  MAC Fluidline "Blacktrack"

❖  NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil "Yogurt"

❖  Maybelline Lash Stiletto Voluptuous WP "Black"

❖  EBay: Upper & Lower False Lashes
★彡LIPS:

❖  NYX Black Label Lipstick "Pumpkin Pie"
❖  Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter "Tutti Frutti" 

Festival of Trees

So babe had tickets to something called "Festival of Trees" and we decided to go since this will probably be the only public festive event we will get to go to this year. We went with a couple of our friends and their two kiddos. It felt like such a sweet family day! It wasn't what I expected, but still quite nice. I was expecting something like an outdoor park and all the trees are all lit up. This was done indoors of a convention center in downtown. They had little games and decorations set up before entering for the kids to play, meet Santa, and take pictures. 

Once you inside, you see a humongous room with decked out in themes trees all along the walls and the center of the room is filled with tables and chairs and a live choir singing Christmas songs. I have no idea how many trees/ themes there were, but there sure was a LOT. I decided to only take some pics of my favorites instead of all of them. Each tree area had a specific theme that is sponsored by a well known company. I guess this event was a charity to raise money to a children's hospital. 

You bid on the theme you want and the highest bidder will get the everything item, including the tree, decorations, and whatever more prizes that is offered for that specific theme. For example, The Tiffany & Co.'s theme offers you everything you see in the picture, plus a diamond Tiara, gift bags filled with jewelry and accessories and a gift certificate to Tiffany's for $1500! Crazy, right?! EVERY theme offers such amazing stuff. One even included a big ass boat!

Happy Holidays from Matt, Baby Ethan (inside my tummy), and I! 

They had a Candy/ Cupcake themed tree area!

"Indulge in Pink" 

They even had a "New Baby" theme! So cute!

My favorite theme! Come on.. What girl love Tiffany's?!

We ended the day with the usual Sunday family dinner at the in-laws and movie time at home. :) Is anyone else doing anything festive before Christmas? I'm loving all these pretty lights and decorations everywhere, but hating how I'm getting broker and broker by the week! AHHH!