There's a first for everything!

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm in a good mood today (yay!).. Here's a little recap of my week:

Last weekend I went horseback riding and tubing for the first time ever! For my best friend's 18th birthday we all went to Helen, GA to go horseback riding then tubing on the Chattahoochee River. First let me say that I grew up in New York before I moved to GA. The only time I ever saw a horse was at the zoo. And although we used to live right by the Atlantic Ocean and I can swim, I NEVER dared to actually get in the water (besides my feet). To this day, I still feel some type of way about any kind of natural water (oceans, rivers, lakes, etc.). I just don't feel safe in them. But I sucked all that up for my friend and went tubing for 2 hours on the Chattahoochee River. It wasn't so bad until I had to get out of my tube when I got stuck on rocks and such. I really tried to avoid getting out. The rocks were so slimy and there were fish (and we saw a few SNAKES) swimming around lol.. I just felt more comfortable IN the tube. I'm glad I did it instead of being a little punk though. Lol, but the horseback riding was SO peaceful and relaxing! The scenery was so beautiful and my horse (his name was Edowa) was so sweet! I was actually nervous when we got there and saw the horses up close.. I didn't even want to touch them but once I got on everything changed. I really, really would love to go again!


Also in the past week, me and my boyfriend got back together. I didn't tell you guys that we even broke up lol.. but we did about 2/3 weeks ago. His 18th birthday was on Thursday (September 13th) and we got back together the next day. I'm not really surprised about it.. I knew that things were just too overwhelming for a little while for us to be together but now that we've settle down and adjusted, everything's fine!

Now for the cons of my week. So, last weekend I took advantage of e.l.f.'s online sale/deal. If you spent $20 dollars on any products you were eligible to win the fall favorites collection for free with a code that they gave you. I was very excited about this because I needed new products and brushes so it was an awesome deal for me! I did everything that was required and confirmed my order (which only came to $26.95 with shipping, normally would be about $50). It took about a week for my package to come but I was really happy when it came.. until I opened the box. I recieved all the items I actually paid for but they did not give me my free fall favorites collection. Instead they gave me a whole bunch of other products I did not order or intend on getting. I was very confused and disappointed by this so I checked the website. On the fall favorites collection product page, it did say that if items were out of stock they would be substituted. But, the items weren't out of stock when I ordered them. This made me angry so I sent a LONG email to customer service and I am currently waiting for a reply. I will keep you all updated with this discrepancy! But, on the other hand, I am very pleased with the products I did recieve (correctly):

I've already done my nails (inspiration on Pinterest) and used the makeup and seem to have no problem with it (yet). Speaking of Pinterest, I would love if you all followed me at lovekiara and on Instagram at lovekiara as well! And that basically concludes my week.. Hope you all are having a great day!

Scholarships & Skin problems

As senior year approaches (about two weeks left), the college application process has been on my mind more than usual. It's about to get real. My parents have been encouraging me to start looking for scholarships to apply for so we can save money when it comes to paying for college next Fall. So far, I've only been looking on fastweb.com, which is really helpful and resourceful, but there's so many! I know there's really no limit on scholarships but it just seems so overwhelming when you are actually in the process. I am glad to get a head start on this and to have an opportunity to receive money but it's also just another aspect of senior year that I can add to my "Things That Stress Me Out" list. Wish me luck, a lot of it.

Also, I recently started breaking out on my face for some reason so I decided to try some new products for facial cleansing and moisturizing. I spent a good 15/20 minutes in the Walmart reading labels and trying to choose which products would fit best for me. In the end, I decided in all Neutrogena products. I got a purifying pore scrub for my face, which will help unclog and detoxify my pores on a daily basis. I also got an oil-free combination skin facial moisturizer, because I tend to have both dry and oily areas of skin on my face. And lastly, I got makeup remover towelettes which will be better for me to use before washing my face instead of just removing the makeup with my facial cleanser. Hopefully, these products do not disappoint! I'll give reviews on them in a later post. What products do you guys use?

P.S. If anyone knows of any scholarship resources that I can use, please let me know!
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