Minty's Christmas Wishlist 2012

Long time no see. Looooong time no see. I have been gone for a while for various reasons.

Mostly laziness but also school. Junior year has definitely been the most hectic. SO. Much. Homework.

And it's every night! I wish teachers would realize that I actually have TWO blogs to keep up with, my social life, my family life, and track.

Anyway, I had to come back for the my annual Christmas Wishlist. I mean come on, did you really think I was going to miss it?

1. Steve Madden Zerge Riding Boots. I don't think anyone knows how badly I want some riding boots. I am ripping my hair out trying to find the perfect pair and these are it!
2. Fashion Lab Jane Studded Combat Boots. Hell yes! These boots are just plain old sexy. What else is there to say except I need these on my feet right now?
3. Basic Essentials Metallic Pants. Dare I say? These are almost as sexy as the combat boots...
4. Jordie Animal Print Ballet Flats. The black is currently out of stock but as soon as they come back I am hoping on these bad boys!
5. Leaf Open Adjustable Ring in Gold by janesshopinetsy on Etsy. This Etsy shop has vanished (totally sketch...) but this gorgeous ring still made it on my list. 
6. Personalized Bracelet by Frosted Willow on Etsy. My name's not the most common (my real name, not Minty...come on guys) so this is a nice alternative. Initial bracelets? YES.
7. Womens Nike Victoria Sneakers. I really like Nike. We have a love hate relationship actually. Love Nike's stuff, but hate their prices. Geez, don't they know I'm broke?

So that's basically everything that I want for Christmas but won't get for Christmas. I'll probably get a card, a hug, and a million "Merry Christmas" greetings. But I'll keep praying to the money Gods until then. 

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas Eve!

BYOC

It's been a while, but Bring Your Own Crazy is back. It's just Me, Drazil & Sheniqua has prepared special, holiday questions for us.

Photo by Christina Rutz

How do you feel about NY resolutions? Do you make them? Do you forget about them quickly? Do they help you?
I have nothing against New Year resolutions. I don't normally make resolutions since I forget about them and never really try to achieve them. I forget them about a week after I make them! I made them last year, but also failed. No, they do not help me since I never do them...

Did you put up a Christmas tree? How many? Is it still up?
I put up one Christmas tree up, in my living room. My mom decorated it with a blue, silver and "touch of gold" color scheme. It was really pretty. It IS still up because Christmas season isn't over until January 7th...tomorrow. I'm Catholic by the way.

How many total Christmases did you choose to have to attend outside of your home?
Zero. All of our family members live in other parts of the country and other parts of the world so it's not convenient for anyone. Therefore we stay home.

Image:FreeDigitalPhotos.net / MR LIGHTMAN

What are you most looking forward to this year?
I'm most looking forward to the outdoor track season. I miss being outside for track meets (right now we are competing in an indoor season), I miss the feeling of competition, I miss having all the space and freedom of being outdoors. I don't know. It's just the "normal" feeling for me.

I'm also looking forward to my new room that I might get this year. If all goes well *crosses fingers* (update 7/24/12- I will be getting my new room since my brother is leaving for college) then I will be buying furniture and moving things in this summer. Afterwards my brother will move out and into college and I can have the room!

Christmas 2011

 

 

So Christmas this year was great. We had the most delicious dinner...as you can see.

We actually didn't get any presents this year since my mom couldn't afford any but the food definitely made up for it. More than made up for it actually.

It was SO good!

Just a disclaimer, we did have a turkey. I just didn't take a picture since the legs fell off. Wasn't too pretty after that...

So starting from the first picture we had a three cheese casserole. The recipe for this came from Tastes of Home magazine.

Second picture, not too sure about this one. My sister made it and I don't know where the recipe came from. It has bacon, tomatoes and onion in it and was thickened with whipping cream.

Third picture is my favorite! This I made myself. I got the recipe from Tastes of Home magazine. The sauce is called "Family's Favorite Pasta Sauce" and I completely agree. It's made with so many spices and flavors that you just want to keep eating and eating.

Next was some simple white rice with a hint of greens. We had gravy to go with it but I didn't take a picture of it.

The sugar cookies are the Pillsbury store bought dough that I rolled out and attempted to shape into Christmas trees. I had a lot of fun icing it but obviously they didn't come out super pretty and "professional".

The gorgeous red velvet cupcakes are from the Wal-Mart bakery and tasted so good! I ate about four of them.

Welch's sparkling juice cocktail are great! This is probably the third or fourth year that we have bought them.

Overall, even without presents, Christmas was amazing.

I think I'm starting to accept that I don't have a perfect life and it's okay to not have as much money as my friends. It's okay that I can't afford Christmas presents. It's no the end of the world.

Christmas is about family and spending time with the ones you love. Not about material things like presents.

A Holiday Message from Minty

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my readers! I hope it's amazing and you get everything you want. 

Let us all be thankful that God has blessed us with another amazing Christmas to celebrate with our family, friends, and loved ones.

And let us keep in mind the people who are less fortunate, let's hope they have a beautiful Christmas/Holiday as well. 

Minty's Christmas Wishlist- Part 2

Pairs and pairs and more pairs of Nike shorts. Every color, every print, every style. Seriously, I need new shorts for practice. I've been wearing the same ones since the eighth grade and that's not working for me...

Hot boots. I really love Steve Madden's boots but it can be from any brand, store, and have any price tag. I'm not picky.

Minty's Christmas Wishlist- Part 1

Welcome to my second annual "Minty's Chrsitmas Wishlist" posts.

Like last year, I am not expecting to get anything on this list but it's always fun to share everything I'd like to get.

Each picture goes to a link where you can purchase it online.

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These flats...insanely cute.

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This gorgeous bedding would be so perfect for my room, it's crazy. I really love it. I'm going to save up for it and hope and pray that I can buy it, or I'll just beg my mom to gift it to me...

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Lots and lots and lots of nail polish? Yes please!

My New Nikon Coolpix S3000 Camera

Remember back in December when I posted about my Christmas Wishlist?
Well, I finally got my favorite item on that list...a Nikon camera.

It is just as amazing as I thought it would be. It takes amazing pictures, it has a lot of variety of scenes, and most importantly, it's gorgeous!

Mine is in this nice burgundy color.

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The camera itself is so thin and sleek that you wouldn't believe.

Just to show you how well it takes pictures, here's a picture I recently took of my growing nail polish collection:

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Up close shot...

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So far I have 64 bottles and I think my new Nikon Coolpix S3000 Camera does them all justice.

I highly recommend getting this camera. With a 2 GB memory card, it takes over 500 pictures*! Mine was about $109 but it was totally worth the price.

*With a 2 GB memory card, it is possible to store more photos than 500, if you change the photo size setting to a smaller size, it can store up to 5,000 pictures.

A Holiday Message from Minty!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my readers! I hope it's amazing and you get everything you want. 

Let us all be thankful that God has blessed us with another amazing Christmas to celebrate with our family, friends, and loved ones.
And let us keep in mind the people who are less fortunate, let's hope they have a beautiful Christmas/Holiday as well.

I Couldn't Live Without My Best Friends

"Fresh Squeezed"

"Make Mine Lime"

"Too Rich for You"

"Nicole...Spotted"

"Virtuous Violet"

"Party in the Penthouse"

I love my bestfriend Sabrina. She bought me all these lovely nail polishes for Christmas. I have a huge obsession with nail polish! At $7.99 each, I am very thankful for this amazing gift. I now have 48 nail polishes in my collection.

 

I call him Oxie. This is the green "Ox" Uglydoll. Oxie is absolutely adorable. I have been obsessed with him ever since I got him about 9 hours ago. He's so soft and cuddly. Thank you Eva, so much. I have just found my new love.

I'm so glad to have friends like these. Friends who will go out and spend money on me to make sure I have something to make me happy. I'm so thankful to have Eva and Sabrina in my life. I love them both so much and my life wouldn't be the same without them. Of course I bought them presents too. But I don't think it meant the same to them. This may be the only good thing I get for Christmas. Money is too tight this year.

You should be thankful for your friends. It's hard to find good ones.
Thank God I have two always by my side.

Minty's Christmas Wishlist- Item #2

I'm always on the hunt for a great bargain. This Nikon Coolpix L22 Red 12MP Digital Camera is perfect! I've been in need of a camera for as long as I could remember.

I did some research checking Olympus, Kodak and even Sony cameras but this is what I liked the most. I've heard excellent reviews saying that this camera "takes clear and vibrant pictures", "has all the basic features anyone could want." and someone even said that the camera "could not be simpler." This Nikon Coolpix camera is only $89.99 and has face detection, 16 Scene Modes, on camera editing, up to 4x zoom, high resolution LCD screen and more. One of my favorite things aout this camera is that is has something called "Best Shot Selector" where it automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and saves the best quality image.

I'm so excited to get this, I have never owned a digital camera so this will be new for me.
I would finally be able to take profile pictures for Twitter and Facebook without having to ask my friends to borrow their cameras. 
As soon as I get this camera, I will be making kind of a fun post for you all. It might be a video, who knows...? (:

photo credit: Walmart.com

Minty's Christmas Wishlist- Item #1

Christmas is coming up, so why not show you what's on my wishlist?
My Christmas presents will be limited this year. My parents are getting my sister a car and has promised to buy me gifts with their income tax money. Which is way in February. But I don't mind. Now, lets get onto my dream gift...

Inside view

This $135.00 Guess Phantom Large Tote Bag is drop-dead-gorgeous. I came across this bag while watching a Youtube video. I saw an ad for it and immediately my jaw dropped to the keyboard. I love the fierceness of this bag! The dark metal hardware has me trembling.This can store anything and everything I need.
The first thing I want to do when I get it is bring it to school and show off. People will be following me all day.

photo credit: www.shop.guess.com