Why I Hate Halloween & Scary Movies

WARNING: You're about to dive into my crazy mind - it's pretty koo-koo up there!

Now, now...I didn't USED to be afraid of scary movies like a wimpy little girl. Back in the day (5 years ago to be exact), I LOVED watching scary movies. The Hubs & I would watch them pretty often. We would go to the movies and watch them, we would watch them at our old house in our basement, we would even (gasp) rent them from Blockbuster (remember those days?).

But those days are over.

I'm a big ol' fat scaredy cat now.

It pretty much sucks. And my hubby gets so sad because I won't watch scary movies with him anymore. He had to watch one last week by himself while I was out with my friends. Poor guy.

The reason behind my scaredy-cat-ness? Two words: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. If you haven't seen it - DON'T.

Don't judge me. If you didn't think that movie was scary - - you are crazy cakes. Because it WAS the scariest movie ever. It freaked me out. The girl in it KILLS her husband for freak sake. She becomes possessed. I mean - it was banana cakes!! After the movie ended, I thought about it when I left the theater, and kept thinking about it until I FINALLY fell asleep at 4am, Then, I thought about it for the next week, I thought about it every time I heard a noise, I thought about it every time I was home alone. I could NOT get it out of my head.

I was becoming a huge sissy pants. Yup.

About 3 years later...I was finally getting over it. And then my hubby & some friends made me go see PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2....and I about died. I was absolutely terrified. I covered my eyes through 60% of it (and felt like a complete baby)..and I STILL had nightmares about it.

I know what you're thinking - I'm pathetic. And it's true. There is not much that used to scare me...but now...oh man...just about everything scares me. Going into my basement by myself is terrifying. Staying home alone by myself makes me a wreck (I even sleep at my parents house sometimes). And Halloween night?? HATE IT with a passion now. Well..except for Davis dressing up as a cute monkey - that I like. ;)

Embarrassing confession: the other day, I was watching TV and The Haunted Mansion came on (you know that DISNEY movie with Eddie Murphy) and I watched it for one minute and had to change it. Wow. I mean..come ON, Jenna...BUCK UP! :)

Oh how I WISH I could just get over it and realize it's not REAL (along with all the other scary movies I won't watch now)...but I'm not there yet.

I'm working on it....I'm really trying to live by this motto:

Image via Kelly Murray

Side note: Isn't that print/saying beautiful? You can find Kelli Murray's Art HERE.

SO there you have it. That's the reason I hate scary movies...and going down into my basement now...and sleeping alone. It all comes back to that stupid movie!!! GRRRR!

Is there a movie that you watched that scarred you for life--please say I'm not the only one! :)

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Featured Sponsors & Blogiversary Giveaway Winners!

I think I've mentioned once or twice..or three or four times..that I BIG PUFFY HEART my sponsors. When I started this blog, I had no idea there was even such a WORD. I was like, WHY would people pay other people to be on their blogs? Seemed so silly to me at the time. 

Now, I wholeheartedly think that Sponsoring is such a great thing. Not for the money. Nope. For the community it creates. I hope every month I form bonds & friendships with these girls. I hope they feel like they are PART of my blog. Even after the month is over. 

In short - the girls that grace this little space of mine LOVE it here and feel welcome. Just like I hope my readers do. I hope that you feel like you CAN comment, email me, tweet me, etc...just to say HI! 

I love almost nothing more than that (ok...well maybe ice cream)!!

So take some time, and love all UP on these beauties!!!

{BLOG} {TWITTER} {PINTEREST}

Awwww....Ms. Annie. I just adore her. She's been on my blog a couple of times and I truly love this girl & her heart.
She writes about faith & her life. She is a true sweetheart!!

Some of MY FAVORITE posts from her:
{INFLUENCE}
{FREEDOM}
{EVERYTHING IN LIFE}

{BLOG} {TWITTER} {BLOGLOVIN'}

Katelyn is such a sweetheart. I kind of love here EVEN more because she's a Ginger. You could say I'm a little redhead biased - but I think she's the bees knees, this one! She is so spunky & full of life!!

Some of MY FAVORITE posts from her:
{BOOM BOOM BANGS}
{I BELIEVE}
{GOALS}

{BLOG} {TWITTER} 

You will automatically love Brie. She has such a fun personality, and it totally comes through with her personality. She writes about her life as a college student, graphic design & her loves. 

Some of MY FAVORITE posts from her:
{Me, Myself & I}
{The Perfect Bun}
{Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater}

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I still have a couple of spots open for November!!
Email me: JENNATHEWIFE@GMAIL.COM for more info











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Now...for the BIG BLOGIVERSARY GIVEAWAY WINNER announcement!!!

I was a little in shock about all of the TWEETS, INSTAGRAM PICS, and PINTEREST PINS that you guys did!! I mean...WOW - y'all really wanted to win some shampoo! :) Ha!

AND thank you to ALL OF YOU for your sweet comments/feedback for me on what you love about my little blog! I felt a little narcissitic asking about that...but I want to know what YOU guys want to hear more of from me! After all, this blog IS about me & my life I guess! ;)

THE WINNERS ARE......(Drumroll, feet pounding, all that....)

KARISSA V. & JAMIELINN K.
I will email you girls today!
CONGRATS!!!! WAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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WIWW - The Messy Project

 So, Kelly is pretty much a genius. You know her, right? She's the creator behind Messy. Dirty. Hair. 

She had one of those ideas where you think...DANG! Why didn't I think of that?
When I saw the first "Messy Project".. I just knew I had to be a part of it!! So here we are, 3 months later, and I'm finally doing it! 

"One of the main reasons I love fashion is because you can make it your own. Everyone can have the same exact clothes but the way you style & wear it, is your choice. It gives you a chance to express your inner fashonista... I can look at a top & style it completely different than someone else would & to me that's cool." -Kelly

The Deal:
1 Top
5 Girls
5 Different Looks
1 Major Blog Post Day

So. Here we are. REVEAL DAY! 

 Kel sent us each the dress (check out the original dress HERE) 
and asked us each to style it howEVER we wanted to. 

Since it was raining the day I took these pics, I wanted to be warm & cozy. 

Here's how I styled it: 

I added a cardi, boots, leggings, belt & a scarf. Pretty simple..but super warm & I still didn't feel like I looked like a big chunk (which can sometimes happen when you start adding layers)!

    {Striped Dress: Forever21} {Elbow Patch Cardigan: Forever 21} {Chunky Scarf: Well Ravelled} 

{Black Leggings: Target} {Belt: Nordstrom Rack} {Boots: Frye/Nordstrom} 

P.S. Love my scarf like I do? Cute Melissa is giving you guys 15% OFF anything from her adorable shop!! GO! GO NOW!!! {Use code FALLFIFTEEN}


Now, go & check out the rest of the girls' outfits & see how THEY styled their dress!! :)
Kelly @ Messy Dirty Hair
Amber @ My Little Bittles Carley @ Suburban Sweets Jade @ An Organized Mess

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Instagram Thoughts

To say I'm obsessed with Instagram is the understatement of the century. I think I found out about it right after D was born last year...and I was all like....ohhhh ya what is THIS cool app? I honestly just thought it was a cool way to put sa-weeeet filters on them. Little did I know what kind of crazy phenomenon it was going to turn out to be.

If you follow me, you know I probably post a pic 5 times a week ok ok...sometimes 7 or 8...or 9 or 10. Yup I'm one of those people. I just can't HELP myself. I may or may not be addicted (ok I totally am--who am I kidding?).

What is it about Instagram that makes it so gosh dang addicting?
Is it that everyone can see what's going on in your life?
Is it that you can see what's going on in everyone else's life?
Is it because everyone can "like" your pics?  Confession: I may or may have not uttered these words, (much to my embarassment now) "Oh boo...that pic only got 35 likes." Truth.
Is it to gain followers?
Is it to post really artistic/sideways pics of your daily coffee? ;)
Is it to post pics of your cute kids & remember the little moments that you'd probably forget otherwise?

Whatever the reason...Instagram is awesome! I don't really care WHAT the reason is...I still love it. I honestly thought I'd be sick of it by now. But I'm not. It lets me keep up with my friends who live other places, and see what they're doing. Yes, sometimes..it makes me a tad jealous when I see them at Disneyland or in Hawaii every day, but does that stop me from looking at it every. single. day? Nope.

In my opinion, it's BETTER than Facebook. It's like Facebook without all the stupid political statuses and statuses about what you ate for breakfast. Now we can just take a PICTURE of what we ate instead. I mean..SO much better, right? :)

For me, it's also a great way to promote my blog & shop, too. If I'm doing a giveaway (like yesterday's) or  a Fashion Post, I will most likely post it to Instagram too. If I have new/upcoming product for Neon & Nude -- I love to post pics & get your opinions on if you love it/hate it.

Now..for some weekend pics (according to Instagram of course)! :)

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1-Me & D trying to take a pic of my new Whippycake headband

2-Going to the Pumpkin Patch to pick out our pumpkins. And having WAY too much fun "driving" tractors.

3-GNO with my crazy fun girlfriends. 

4-Carving our pumpkins, eating LOTS & LOTS of caramel corn, chili & candy with my whole family.

WHY DO YOU LOVE INSTAGRAM? I'm totally curious!!

P.S. TOMORROW I will be part of Kelly's "Messy Project"! It's going to be AWESOME!! Pin It

Blogiversary Giveaway!

Do you guys know about the HIGH/LOW game? When I was growing up, at every Sunday dinner, my Mom used to make have us say our "high of the week" and our "low of the week"....much to our annoyance. But, now I make my hubby do it all the time..and its become a little mini tradition. 

My LOW of last week was (don't kill me Ty) getting in some not-so-pretty-pms-fights with the hubs. I usually don't blame it on "that time" - but ohhh yes..I definitely caused a couple of fights. Ha!

My HIGH was spending time with my family all weekend (if you follow me on Instagram @jennathewife..you saw my endless stream of pics)! We had so much fun at the Pumpkin Patch, carving pumpkins, eating my Mom's yummy chili, caramel apples/caramel popcorn, and just sitting around talking. Those are memory makers right there. Yes siree. 

ANOTHER HIGH of mine was seeing/reading all of YOUR nice words to me for my "one year blogiversary"!! Like I said before, you guys are a huge part of my reason for blogging. And I know that sometimes, giveaways can get a bit annoying, but I really don't care. I want to say a ginormous THANK YOU...and this is the best way I know how! :) 

I thought it would be fun to give away some of my "Favorite Things" for this one! I hope you guys LOVE them as much as I do!!!! And did I mention there will be TWO WINNA WINNA CHICKEN DINNAS?? Holla!

1. {BENEFIT - THEY'RE REAL MASCARA} My all time fave mascara. I have tried a LOT of mascaras..and I keep going back to this one!!

2. {LUSH - BIG SHAMPOO} I can't say enough good things about this shampoo. It has literally changed my hair! I love the smell, and how clean my hair stays for DAYS & DAYS after. Like 4 days of no-washing!! 

3. {FOREVER 21 GIFT CARD} Ummm...my fave store...need I say more? :)

4. {NYX - BLACK LIQUID LINER} The bomb. This stuff is super easy to apply and STAYS all day. And STAYS. Did I mention it STAYS?! 

5. {BUTTER - GLITTER NAILPOLISH in WEST END WONDERLAND} I L-O-V-E this stuff. I brush it on over any polish during the holidays and it totally amps up my nails! 

6. {NEON & NUDE - WHITE & CHUNKY BRACELET} I had to give away this one, right? You guys seem to love this one...so here ya go loves! :)

7. {BOBBI BROWN - LIP BALM} I've used this for about 5 years and am obsessed. I think I have 3 or 4 tins of this everywhere..just in case I lose one! 

So....there ya have it, folks! WHO'S EXCITED!!??! ME ME ME!! Seriously though...I'm pretty dang excited about this one!!! I hope you guys are too....and may the odds be ever in your favor (yup that just happened)!! 

Remember.....there will be TWO {SEPARATE} WINNERS!!!!

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I'm a ONE YEAR OLD!

So, today is my FIRST BLOGIVERSARY!!!!

Well, technically yesterday--but it still counts, right? :)

Yup...it's about to get all mushy & gushy in here....so if you don't have boots on...you might wanna stop reading now :)

One year ago,  I wrote this post (riveting, I know) and started on my new blogging adventure. 

And....I  had absolutely NO IDEA what I was getting into. 

No idea about the DIRECTION I wanted the blog to head (or that even needed to have a direction!) 

No idea how TIME CONSUMING it would be. 

No idea about PAGEVIEWS, SPONSORS or FOLLOWERS. 

No idea how much WORK it takes to run a blog. 

No idea about ANY of it.

I was just writing to write. I wrote what I wanted about, and I didn't really care if anyone ever saw it (besides my hubby).  

I have learned SO MUCH about myself in the past year. SO MUCH. Probably a little more than I even WANTED to know!

{SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME}

---Going to two Blog Conferences (here & here), 

---Opening up my SHOP!! Something I would have never had the guts to do before all the encouragement I've gotten from my bloggy friends. 

---Writing about my miscarriage. The hardest post I've ever had to write (so far). 

---Doing my first ever VLOG about my favorite beauty products. Something I NEVER thought I would do. 

---Ummm..doing outfit posts?! Who knew that was even a thing? :) I actually love doing those, cause it reminds me to actually GET DRESSED for the day!! (you can see some of my attempts here, here & here)

Most of all, I had no idea I would make LEGITIMATE, SOLID TO THE GROUND FRIENDS. 
I think THAT is what I'm most surprised about. I have made some amaaaaaaazing friends through blogging. Not just readers or followers...but TRUE friends. Friends that I text with, spend hours on the phone with, hang out with (like tonight), g-chat with, and fly to see/fly to see me. I've even had some of them stay at my house for a night or two. I mean...I remember when there would have been NO WAY I would have had (gasp!) online friends. That was always so taboo. I think it's much more normal, now. It's much more about community. Something that I love being a part of.

I love ALL of YOU--seriously..like LOVE YOU--but not in a creepy way ;) for reading, browsing, following, commenting, tweeting, etc... I sometimes can't believe that people come to just read what I have to say. I mean I'm not THAT interesting!! :)

Every time I make a new connection with someone, it makes my heart happy. You guys make my day ALL the time. I have NO IDEA what this next year in blogging has in store for me...but after this year, I can't WAIT to see what happens!!!!!!!!



STAY TUNED on MONDAY for a little  "THANK YOU GIVEAWAY" to all of you guys! I will be giving away some of my FAVORITE THINGS ...and there will be TWO WINNERS!!!! Pin It

Me, Myself & I

 It's that time again...time to get to know MORE about ME. Can you handle it? 

{1} WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON AND WHY?

I'm ALL about Fall. Fall & I are pretty tight. Like BFF's almost. We hang out together the most, fo sho. 

I love everything about Fall. The only thing I hate about Fall is that Winter (curse you, Winter) comes right after it. Bleck. But lets not talk about Winter anymore. Back to Fall. Have I mentioned I love Fall? 

Photo Credit: Ani VanBuskirk

{2} TALK ABOUT A MOMENT THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE

Ok, I could get all serious here, and say something like, "The day Davis was born" or "The day I got married"...but we all KNOW those days are obviously life-changing. But really, the day that changed my life was when I discovered Jamba Juice had waffles. And not just ANY waffle. The BEST waffle in the entire world. Not sure WHAT they put in there (crack, maybe?)..but I could eat 10 of them...EASY!

{3} IF YOU COULD BE ANY CRAYOLA CRAYON COLOR, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? 

Easy peasy...NEON CARROT. I mean..come on. That's too easy. It was obviously named after me and my love for Neon and the fact that I'm a Ginger. :)

{4} DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A SUPERHERO. NAME? SIDEKICK? 

Well...see for yourself. I'd obviously be able to fly. Cause that's just cooler. And I'd have an endless amount of money to buy anything & everything I want for me & my peeps. 

AND my sidekick would be Davis. He'd carry all my bags of stuff for me ;)
Introducing.....

Make your OWN superhero HERE

{5} IF YOU HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, BUT COULD ONLY SHOP AT 3 STORES, WHICH ONES WOULD THEY BE? 

Man alive..just 3? J.Crew, Nordstrom, & Madewell. Those are my lovers. 

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Kelsey Bang Giveaway!

 Happy Monday, peeps! 

I really tried to check some things off of our Fall Bucket List, but I failed miserably. Boo!

I WILL get those babies checked off though! Ohhhh yes I will! :)

{Some highlights from the weekend}

{1} Hearing all about my hubby's TOUGH MUDDER RACE. Running in the cold, jumping in a freezing cold water bath (called the Frozen Enema-ha), and ruining his gloves & shoes all in one swift swoop!

That's my hubby on the far right..covered in mud. Gross! :)

{2} Eating Sunday dinner & going on a family walk //Going to Gardner Village with my Mom, Dad & Sister. Walking around, waiting in line for 25 minutes for candy, and seeing Davis discover pumpkins. Good times.

{3} Going to Hot Yoga. It's keeping me sane & healthy these days!

{4} My hubby asking me out on a date! LOVE it when he does that! :)

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So enough about me...on to the GIVEAWAY, right? 

I found out about Kelsey Bang when I went to SNAP! in April. I bought a couple of her bowties for D..and ALMOST bought the elephant that she is giving away..but somebody grabbed it before I could! They were going...going...GONE! 

Then about a month ago..I got to meet her in real life..and I fell in love with her & her adorable self!

She is graciously giving one of you guys a chance to win this:

 {BLOG} {SHOP} {FACEBOOK}
So cute, right? Did I mention she makes these by hand? I am super envious of her sewing skills!

Her whole entire SHOP is adorable - I want one of everything, please!

So whatcha waitin' for -- get to entering! :)

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Fashion Friday - Forever 21 Style

HI. MY NAME IS JENNA. AND I'M ADDICTED TO FOREVER 21. 

(Hiiiiii Jenna)

Ok, so you could say I have a huge small obsession with Forever 21. Ever since I stopped working..I've really had to cut back my expensive spending habits (i.e. Nordys, J.Crew, etc). 

Only once in a blue moon do I buy something from there. 

But, I have quickly learned that I'm totally fine with being thrifty. I actually LOOK FORWARD (GASP!) to saving money now. 

I'll come home and be like, "Babe..you'll never guess how many things I just bought for $45!"

And then a big ol' smile comes across his face. And I know I made his wallet happy. Win win.

You CAN look cute on a budget. You CAN. This entire outfit (except for the clutch) is from F21. 

Elbow Patch Sweater: Forever 21//Gingham Shirt: Forever 21//Jeans: Forever 21
Boots:F21//Necklaces: F21//Bracelet: F21//Brown Leather Clutch: C/O Missionary Kerrie's

I hope you  have a HAPPY WEEKEND!! 

Hopefully I'll be crossing off a couple more things from my 

FALL BUCKET LIST! 

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