And The Winner Is....

  Well, as most of you already know, American Idol Season 11 has come to an end.  It was an amazing season, full of laughing, crying and most of all FABULOUS singing.  If  you read my previous post on the 2nd to last episode (And Then There Were 2), then you know that the last 2 standing were Scotty and Lauren.  I was sooo happy that they were the 2 finalists.  It didn't matter which of them won, I was happy for both!


  When Lauren sang her song "Like My Mother Does", I will admit that tears came rushing to my eyes.  It was such a beautiful, touching song.  I truly thought she had it in the bag, especially when she walked off the stage and up to her mother in the audience.  She was hugging her mom and singing and it was just so heartwarming.  Watch Lauren Sing "Like My Mother Does"

  Now, when Scotty sang his song "I Love You This Big", I got goosebumps!  It was such an adorable song and the way he sings can literally melt any girl's heart.  I always loved when he would look directly into the camera while he was singing because it always seemed as if he was singing to YOU (you being the viewer at home).  He has such an incredible stage presence.  So calm and collected yet so confident but not cocky.  I always enjoyed watching his performances.  Watch Scotty Sing "I Love You This Big"

  The Finale episode was jam packed with performances from all kinds of big musicians such as Judas Priest, Tony Bennett, Beyonce,  Lady Gaga, Mark Anthony, TLC and the list goes on.  It was probably one of the best Finales I've seen in American Idol history!  The producers of American Idol really outdid themselves this year, pulling out all the big guns and sparing no expense.


  I really loved when Lauren and Carrie Underwood sang "Before He Cheats" because that is one of my FAVORITE Carrie Underwood songs.  It was sweet because Lauren looks up to Carrie and it must have been such an honor to be able to perform with her.  Check Out Carrie Underwood and Lauren Sing "Before He Cheats"


  Scotty got to sing with Tim McGraw, one of his idols.  They sang "Live Like You Were Dying" and it was truly an amazing performance.  This song that they sang was really beautiful and had powerful words.  Check Out Tim McGraw and Scotty Sing "Live Like You Were Dying"


  In my eyes, this was definitely the closest competition I've seen on American Idol.  I truly believe that ALL of America loved both of the finalists equally.  And we already know how the judges felt about them.  This was such a close call but in the end, I believe the right person was picked to be the winner.  But like all competitions, a winner must be chosen.  Lauren and Scotty stood next to each other, holding hands, waiting to hear who's name was going to be called.  Everyone was on the edge of their seats waiting in anticipation.  And then Ryan Seacrest announces the winner: SCOTTY MCCREERY!  My family and I shrieked with joy that he won!!  We were soo happy for him.  He truly did earn this victory.  And to my surprise, Lauren took losing with grace and maturity.  I kind of thought she was going to be crying because she lost but she was all smiles and gave Scotty such a big hug.  Then there was the "kiss heard round' the world."  When Lauren was giving Scotty a hug she gave him a kiss!!  It was sooo cute because all season long, my parents and I thought they would make such a good couple.  And of course, because of this infamous kiss, all sorts of rumors and controversy was stirred up.  Watch The Winner Get Announced!  Now, what I thought was extremely touching, was what Scotty says when Ryan asks "What does it feel like?"  You can watch that in the link (Watch the Winner Get Announced).


  Now I'm going to be honest.  I NEVER used to like Country music.  Not at all...Not one bit!  BUT after watching this season of American Idol, listening to the songs Scotty and Lauren sang, it really did change my opinion of Country music.  I may not like ALL Country music but I have definitely started to listen to it and have a greater appreciation for it now.  This was such a fantastic season of American Idol.  One I will never forget.  Watching Scotty get brought to tears when he was singing his song at the end was something that plays over and over in my head.  He was soo happy and sooo appreciative that people voted him to be the new American Idol.  Good job America!  So, until next season...remember, I love YOU this BIG!

Question For The Night:  What was your favorite performance of the night on the Finale episode?

As Always, Remember:

YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!!

xoxo Lisa xoxo

Idol...And Then There Were 2...

  In tonight's episode of American Idol, there were 3 left:  Scotty, Lauren and Hailee.  I've been BIG fans of both Scotty and Lauren for some time now but for some reason Hailee rubbed me the wrong way from the very start.  She does have a good voice but sometimes it seems like she's really trying to show off and she always gave me this feeling like somehow she knew she had this WHOLE thing in the bag.


  All 3 contestants got to go back to their hometowns, since they've been gone the past 3 months competing on Idol.  The first one they showed in their hometown was Hailee.  Eh, I wasn't all that impressed.  I mean yea, she had a lot of people rooting for her when she got there and it was nice and all but EH...


  Next, they showed Scotty go back to his hometown.  Talk about needing a box of tissues!!  He is just so damn cute, I wanted to jump through the tv and hug him!!  He got soo overwhelmed with emotion at the amount of people that were there to support him and welcome him back home for the short while he was there.  He went to the grocery store he was working at before his Idol adventure started and it was soo heartwarming.  The people in his town really love him and were soo proud of him for making it to the final 3.  He cried quite a few times (and so did I!) at the outpour of love and support from his hometown fans.  While he was singing "Your Man" for his fans, the song that he sang for his audition in the very beginning, the guy who really sings the song (Josh Turner) came out onto the stage and completely surprises him.  It was soo cute to see Scotty's reaction!!  He's just a good ol' Southern boy and I <3 him!


  Finally they showed Lauren go back to her hometown.  This was also another tearjerking moment because she took a ride through an area that was devastated by the storms that hit the South recently.  It really was heartbreaking to see all the damage that happened as a result of those storms.  My heart broke for all those people that were affected by it.  And I could tell Lauren's heart broke too.  She was very emotional riding through (as was I).  Then she went and met up with this 11 year old boy that saved his baby brother from being killed during the storm.  OMG talk about waterworks!  I was soo teary eyed that I could barely see the screen anymore!!!  The boy pulled his baby brother out from underneath some bricks that fell and then said that he "didn't want anything bad to happen to him."  Aww!!  What a brave little boy!  Then they showed Lauren singing for all her fans and it was such a beautiful thing to watch.  For such a young girl, she really has such an amazing voice and seems like a really genuine person.


  There were performances from Nicole Scherzinger and 50 Cent and there was this group of 3 Italian boys that sang "Oh Sole Mio" (which is one of my fave Italian songs) and they were REALLY awesome!!  They were adorable, especially the one that stood in the middle!  Ow owwww!  He was a hottie!!  Love me a hot Italian man!!  (yet another of my guilty pleasures...but we'll save that for another post..lol)


  When it came down to the elimination, my heart was literally pounding.  I was sooo anxious to know who was going home and who was going to be part of the last 2 for next week.  And of course Ryan Seacrest tricked us by having the 3 of them all stand together, holding hands and then proceeded to say, "We'll find out..after the break."  UGH!  I hate that!!  Just tell us!!!


  They came back from the break and got right into it, THANK GOD!  Scotty was the first one to make it to the finals, with 95million votes!!  Go Scotty!!!!  Then it came down to the 2 girls.  I was literally on the edge of my seat, shaking, praying and in tears because I was still happy for Scotty making it.  All the sudden, Seacrest says "LAUREN!" and I lost it!!!  I was ecstatic to hear her name get called over that other one.  Lauren was soo happy because I have a feeling she thought she was going home and to her surprise, she wasn't!!!  And that other one, Hailee, she looked SHOCKED and none too thrilled to hear that she was the one that got the boot!  HA HA!!!  That's what you get when you think you're better then everyone!!  (Wow, can you tell I really didn't like her? lol)


  I'm soo happy that Scotty and Lauren made it to the finals and either one that wins, I am going to be thrilled for.  They are both amazing singers and truly genuine people and I feel they both deserve it.  Oh hell, it doesn't matter who wins anyway because they'll still get a contract deal with someone after the show's over.  (Think back to Jennifer Hudson...she didn't win and look at her now!) 


  All in all I was VERY pleased with the outcome of tonight's episode.  Lot's of tears, laughs and cheers!  America made the right choice by voting for those 2 to be in the Finale.  Now, may the best one win!!!

Question For The Night:  Who's YOUR favorite Idol?  Past or Present

Stay Blessed and Remember: 

YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!!

xoxo  Lisa  xoxo

The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 3, Episode 1 Recap

The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 3 - Relive the Family Brawl - Video - Bravo TV Official Site

O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was all I could think to sum up that episode in one word (phrase..lol). I don't think, in alllll of Housewives history season opening episodes, that I EVER saw one as EXPLOSIVE as this!! I was literally glued to the screen sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time!! If I thought the last 2 seasons were crazy because of all the Danielle drama, then I'm in for a big surprise!

Let me take you back...Monday night...9:00pm... (I just felt like Sophia Petrillo from the Golden GIrls.."Picture this..Sicily..1937..." lol If you don't know what the Golden Girls was, then I really am getting old!)

The opening scene is a quick interview with Teresa and she says something about how her and her sister-in-law Melissa don't get along very well. What Teresa should have also thrown in is her own brother (Joe Gorga, who is now on the show) CAN'T STAND HER! In fact, I'm pretty sure he hates her! Then it jumps to a clip of maybe the last 15 minutes or so, at Teresa's brother's son's Christening party (did you get all that? lol which by the way, if you saw it, you're jaw was on the floor like mine was!). Melissa is one of the new housewives and happens to be married to Teresa's brother Joe. Apparently, Teresa and her brother were VERY close as they were growing up. All the way up until her brother married Melissa. From what I was able to gather, Melissa is an attention whore who got jealous that she wasn't asked to be on the show 3 years ago when this cast originally started filming. She is always comparing her family to Teresa's and I'm pretty sure that aside from loving her little family, she's VERY in love with herself! She actually said, "I was taught to be a wife in the kitchen, a lady in public and a whore in the bedroom...Praise Jesus!" LOL Did she just use whore and Jesus in the same breath??!! Yes she did!! In all the interviews that were shown in the episode, Melissa is constantly talking about (and not nicely I might add) Teresa and her husband Joe Guidice. Now, I totally understand that there's A LOT of backstory that we don't know, seeing as how this is family drama that clearly started way before this show did, but something just doesn't add up with everything that Melissa and her husband Joe keep saying. It's kinda confusing because we don't know the whole thing but I'm sure as this season goes on, we'll learn more.

Anyway, it starts at the baby's Christening. Everyone is having a great time...Italian families always throw great parties. Teresa decided to go up to the table her brother and sister-in-law were at and say, "Congratulations" again (apparently she said it at the church as well) and for whatever reason (the reason in my opinion is because there was a lot of alcohol and drinking going on and when some Italians get drunk they act like Gavones, which basically means animals) Melissa looks at her like she's speaking a different language and her brother yells at her to "Walk away" and then says the meanest thing you could ever say to a sibling, "You're garbage!!!" *GASP!* Her brother keeps repeating himself and Teresa asks him why they invited her if they didn't want her there. That's when Melissa's sister, Lyssa, chimes in and says, "It must have been a technicality!" Teresa starts to walk away and that's when HER husband jumps in and starts. Honestly, it's too crazy to ever put into words so I linked the video clip that I'm talking about at the top of this posting!! lol You can thank me later. ;)

On a more calm and less explosive note, they show the Manzo's. Caroline's 2 sons, Albie and Chris, are going to be moving out into an apartment with each other. The family all go to check the apartment out and Caroline starts to cry because now she only has her daughter Lauren left in the house and she realizes that once she goes, that's it, no more kids in the Manzo nest! It was heartwarming to watch and even though I'm not a mom yet, I could imagine what she was feeling. They are such a close-knit family and it reminds me of how my family and I are.

Then they show Jacqueline. She decides to go visit her daughter, Ashley, at work. Ashley started an intern position at Lizzie Grubman's PR Firm, which actually would make sense seeing as how Lizzie is just about as crazy as Ashley is. While Jacqueline was there she got to meet Lizzie and asked her how her daughter was doing so far. Lizzie told her that "she needs to start coming in more." Jacqueline also learns that this isn't a paid internship so she suggests to Ashley that she get another job that pays her so that she can move into the the city (NYC that is) like she wants to. This makes Ashley all upset because God forbid she have to work for anything she gets. She's a brat and really has no respect at all for her mother. All Jacqueline tries to do is give her advice and guidance and Ashley just isn't having it. After Ashley's crying scene in Lizzie's office, Jacqueline and her husband Chris are sitting in a diner waiting for Ashley to get there and as soon as she does, it's on with the waterworks again! She starts telling them why she hasn't been to work on time (it's early, there's a lot of traffic..blah blah blah...) She's soo dramatic and stupid about everything! Can you tell I really am not a fan of Ashley?? Chris makes a deal with her that if she starts to take her internship more seriously and also gets a job that pays her, he will pay for her expenses to commute back and forth to the city every day, that way she can save the money she makes from the paying job and will eventually be able to get this apartment she wants. Jacqueline gets upset that just Chris and Ashley are having the conversation because every time she tries to say something or ask Ashley a question, Ashley just ignores her or cries or says something stupid. This causes Jacqueline to get so frustrated and upset that she ends up leaving the 2 of them in the diner to continue their conversation. Poor Jacqueline!

Oh, I almost forgot about the other new housewife! Kathy! She's Teresa's cousin. Her and her husband Rich have been close with Teresa and Joe for a long time. I'm not sure what to make of Kathy yet. She seems like she might play both sides of the fence (between Teresa and her brother Joe and Melissa). I think she wants the family to stop all the drama that has come between all of them for the past 8 years but in some ways I think she starts some drama herself. She has extremely HUGE eyes! LOL I don't know what made me think of that but maybe that's why I don't remember much about her from the show. I was too fixated on those big eyes she's got!! They're almost scary in a way!

All in all this was an episode I will never, EVER forget! The link above will show you everything you need to know and once you watch it, I can guarantee you that you will be coming back for more!!! Bravo really outdid themselves with these new cast members!! The other season's better step it up now because I have a feeling these housewives (NewJersey) have set the bar for this show. The viewers are going to want to see things like this from ALL of the different casts. I know I do!!

Stay tuned for next week's episode (Monday night, 10pm eastern) and my recap afterwards!

If you need to fill your housewife fix, go to http://www.bravotv.com and read all the blogs from each of this season's housewives. It's all their opinions of the first episode and it's GOOD!

Question for the night: Does anyone have problems with their siblings significant other's, to the point that it's come between you and your sibling?

Till we talk next time dolls: Stay blessed and remember YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!!

xoxo Lisa xoxo

My Guilty Pleasure...(well one of them...)

  So, we alllllll have a guilty pleasure or two (or three or four...ok yea, you get the point!)  and one of mine happens to be "reality" t.v. shows.  I've always been secretly in love with them.  It started way back in the day with the Real World on MTV and has gotten progressively worse over the years since "reality" shows have been becoming more and more popular.  


  As of the past couple years, one of my favorite shows is The Real Housewives.  It doesn't matter what season or what city, I looove it!!  Tonight is the first episode of Season 3 for the Real Housewives of New Jersey!!  This particular cast was one of my favorites out of the entire Housewives clan.  They always have a lot of drama and there's always soo much going on, I love it!!!  I absolutely LOVE their accents, the way they dress and carry themselves...I just love them!!


  This season isn't going to have Danielle (thank the good lord!!), who, if you've watched the previous seasons, was like the season B*tch!  Ugh I couldn't stand her!!!!!!!!  She was always the start of the drama on the show and literally EVERY person on that show had some kind of problem with her.  Last season was priceless, with her going EVERYWHERE with her "bodyguards".  LOL I mean really Danielle, you're not the President, nor are you someone who is uber famous.  Everything she does, did, whatever was for attention and to stir things up. She's what I liked to call, an attention whore.  I'm serious!!  If you've never seen the previous seasons I highly suggest doing so!!  I'm pretty sure if you go on Bravo.com they have the previous season's episodes.


  They are bringing 2 new housewives into this season and from what I've heard and read, it's gonna be CRAZY!!!!  I'm dying to see what this season is going to be about!!!  As long as my Caroline (Manzo) and Teresa (Giudice) are still on, I'm happy.  There's going to be LOTS of drama and fighting, as usual.  Both of the new housewives are related to Teresa and from what I hear, Teresa can't stand one of them!!  I think the reason I love this particular cast is because they're all Italian.  Me and my family are all Italian as well and I think watching them sometimes, ONLY sometimes, reminds me of my family.  They're loud and obnoxious but they all love each other soo much, no matter what happens.  My favorite line that Caroline says is, "We're family.  We're thick as thieves and we'll protect each other till the end, no matter what." That is such a great quote and I like to think the same applies for my family and I.  


  You can watch the Real Housewives of New Jersey on the Bravo network, Monday nights at 10:00 pm (Eastern time).  And don't forget to watch Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen directly after for all the juicy gossip, recaps of what happened on that night's episode and special guests in the clubhouse!!  


  Well, it's getting closer to 9pm and since tonight is the first episode of this season, it's airing at 9pm and is 90minutes long!!!!  (as opposed to the normal 60minute episode)  I'm soo excited and hope everyone tunes in!!!  Check back tomorrow for my take on the episode!!! 

Question for the night:  What's YOUR guilty pleasure?

Stay blessed and remember: YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!!

xoxo Lisa xoxo

Extras:  Check out Teresa Guidice's cookbook:  Skinny Italian

It's an awesome cookbook with delicious recipes and beautiful pictures of Teresa and her family!!  

Check it out:  http://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Italian-Enjoy-Bella-Great/dp/tags-on-product/1401310354 

Accepting & Loving Yourself As You Are...

Mom Who Botoxed 8-Year-Old Under Investigation

The other day when I was indulging in one of many guilty pleasures (the one I'm referring to is watching those Entertainment News shows..hehe) all the sudden a huge story comes on the screen entitled, "Mom Gave 8yr. Old Daughter Botox." Ummmmm, WHAT?!?! I literally had to watch the segment a few times for it to register in my head as something real that happened and still, at this very moment, I am appalled.

As I was watching I heard the mother say that her daughter ASKED her for the Botox! I seriously couldn't help but laugh because, c'mon, what 8 year old ASKS or even knows about Botox?!?!? But apparently the little girl asked her mother for the Botox because, and I'm quoting, "I just, like, don't, like, think wrinkles are nice on little girls." Wow! I guess the whole story behind all this is because the little girl competes in Beauty Pageants and neither the mother nor the daughter (what a shock, she's 8!!) saw anything wrong with it because "other people do things just like it at pageants." LOL Wait, it gets better!!

Watching this story unfold made me reminisce of my childhood. I took myself back to when I was 8 years old. I have such wonderful, warm memories at that age. Spending time with my family, being in school, playing with my toys...etc...Oh wait, I almost forgot! That was the Christmas I asked Santa for Botox!! Duh!! lol yeaaaa not so much!! To me, that is completely inappropriate that an 8 year old is being put through something like Botox and that she even knows and understands what Botox is!

The worst part, as if it could get any worse, is that for whatever reason (and I have a feeling someone better come up with a good one and quick!) the mother was being videotaped injecting the Botox into her daughter's face! And the little girl was saying it hurt and was clearly in pain but that didn't stop good ol' mom from continuing! Ugh just repeating this to you guys and visualizing the pain on her face is making me outraged!! She's 8!! She's a beautiful, precious little girl who has the rest of her teenage and adult life to be worried about her physical appearance, she shouldn't have to start from now.

I truly feel sorry for this little girl. While on the one hand, yes she likes being in these pageants, who wouldn't? They make them seem like they're fun and glamorous so the kids do it but really, if you've ever watched Little Miss Perfect or any of the other shows about kid beauty pageants, you know that it's not as fun as it looks. And sometimes I wonder if it's more fun for some (not all!) of the moms to live vicariously through their daughters. I mean, I hate to bring it up but look what happened to Jonbenet Ramsey! She was GORGEOUS for a child and now where is she? Not here anymore because some crazy psycho took her destiny in his own hands after watching her compete in those pageants for who knows how long and then going to her house and doing awful things to her.

And another thing that bothers me is what kind of message is being sent to those little girls regarding their physical appearance? Most of them wear Flippers (little snap-on false teeth so you can't see that they lost a tooth or two like a normal child), get spray tanned, wear full faces of make-up, being made to eat a lot of candy to up their energy levels and even have to wear a swimsuit!! Why do they need to associate being beautiful with winning and that losing means they weren't pretty enough or talented enough. They are way too young to have to start dealing with that and I can only imagine it getting worse as they get older.

I know that it's cute to watch the little girls all dolled up looking extra fabulous in those pageants and I know that it's awesome to win the big prizes but is it really worth the psychological effect it's going to have on the child in the years to come? I'm not so sure...

I say, Let the kids be kids...All children are beautiful, special and talented in their own way and every parent should acknowledge that and let their child know that (and I'm not saying all parents don't do that already, I'm just sayin). You don't need pageants to prove that your daughter or son is fabulous & gorgeous. If they don't learn when they're young to accept themselves as they are and other's as they are, then they are really going to have a tough time as they get older.

I'm sorry this is soo long and all over the place but this story really gets me going, if you couldn't tell! It's sick and twisted and I'm kinda happy the mother is under investigation (and for damn good reason!). I mean seriously, where did she get this Botox that she was doing it herself at home? Does she really know the long term effects it could have on her daughter? Why have it videotaped and then put on the internet?? Sooo many questions and I'm sure, in a short time my trusty news shows will have some answers. Hopefully everything turns out ok for that family, but I'm not sure that's going to be the case. I hope that little girl knows that she is beautiful as she is. Before her Botox experience. And before the pageants.

Just one last thing to chew on: " You can be sorry for not being perfect, but never, ever be sorry for being yourself."

xoxo Lisa xoxo

Time To Pay It Forward!!!

So last night as I was walking to my kitchen I noticed a small postcard on my dining room table.  At first I walked by and continued on into the kitchen so I could make my late night cup of coffee (yea I know, it's horrible but coffee has literally NO effect on me!).  As I was waiting for my cup to brew, I walked back to the table and picked up the postcard.  What I read really inspired me and made me want to spread the word myself about it.  The postcard was entitled "Stamp Out Hunger" and had a picture of Nick Cannon and a mail carrier named Paula Miller on it.  


Basically, the United States Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers are sponsoring a food drive that is to take place THIS SATURDAY, MAY 14th to help get more food to local food banks nationwide.  The directions are super simple so I'm going to lay it out for you exactly as it's stated on the card:


1.  Bag non-perishable food items (this would include canned goods, cereals, boxes or bags of pasta or anything that doesn't require refrigeration or freezing.  And please make sure that the items you bag are NOT expired!)
2.  Leave the bag at a mailbox for pickup and delivery to a local food bank.


I think this is such a fabulous idea and I had never heard of it prior to reading the postcard.  I know usually when people check their mail, if it's not a bill or something they're expecting to get, it usually gets thrown out as almost ALL junk mail does.  But I wanted to let people know that if you received the same postcard as I did (and I imagine that everyone most likely did since this is a NATIONWIDE food drive) that this IS a legitimate event and you should partake in it.


Think about how bad our economy is and how many families are struggling to make ends meat or better yet, to put meat on their tables.  Every little bit helps so don't think that if you only have 1 or 2 things to donate that it's not worth doing so.  The 1 can of soup you donate or 1 box of cereal will go to a family that truly needs it.  Think about how good it feels to do something good for someone else, regardless if it's a stranger or someone you love and care about.  By participating in this food drive you will have done your good deed for the day, hell I'll even go as far as saying for the month.  And something else that should make you stop and think is the mail carriers that are ALL participating in this and are all going to be picking up bags of food and making extra stops along their route that day.  I think that is amazing and so kind of the mail carriers to volunteer to do this.  


Let's think for a minute.  I'm pretty sure every town or city has a food bank.  And most people have a mode of transportation or can easily get a ride if they asked.  So why aren't we bringing the food ourselves to these food banks??  I'll tell you why and I don't want you to hate me for saying it, but we're kinda lazy!  The way this food drive is set-up, we really don't have to do much except for putting the food in a bag and walking it out to the mailbox!!  Could it get any easier??  Ok, yea it could.  The mail carrier could come in our homes and bag our stuff and walk it out themselves.  (if you could read the sarcasm in those last two sentences then we are going to be great friends!)


The point I'm trying to make is, I think that we should all donate 1 bag of food this Saturday (May 14th)!!!  It's for a great cause and it will make you happy, your local food bank happy and the lucky, deserving family that needs your help happy.

Remember:  The more good you put out, the more good that comes back!!

xoxo  Lisa  xoxo  

Introduction

Ok, so I know what you're thinking.  Another blog?!?!  You ask why, I say WHY NOT!!!!  I have thought long and hard about what kind of blog I wanted to have and couldn't just go with 1 specific type.  So this is going to be a buffet of everything you might want to read about.  I have a passion for make-up and basically anything beauty related but I also have a passion for life and all the crazy, entertaining things in it!  Each blog I post will be a specific topic so you will be able to navigate easily through them and skip over the ones you might not be interested in reading.  

While I do have a lot of ideas for topics and things that I am going to be blogging about, reviewing or discussing, I am open to suggestions!  That being said, if you have a suggestion for something you'd like me to talk about, send me an e-mail (I believe my e-mail address is on my profile but let me make it easy for you: lisa_amatruda2683@hotmail.com) or leave a comment on a post.

I can't wait to start getting some of this stuff out of my head and into this blog!!  So on that note, I'm going to make a cup'o'joe and get started!!!

Hope you have a fabulous day doll!!  

xoxo  Lisa  xoxo