Boxes Galore and an Etsy Future!

The last two days in a row I received special surprises in the mail box! Who doesn't love little mystery boxes!? My Love Club box and my Birchbox came! 

I have to say, I am a HUGE fan of Love Club. I do like Birchbox, but for me personally, there just is nothing better than handmade crafts and goodies. The tea and honey are amazing, I'm enjoying it as I'm typing now!

Also, I wanted to announce that I am opening an etsy shop very soon! It's called Little Lovely Lotus. I'm going to be selling my crochet goods and my bracelets, and what ever other hobbies I pick up in the future! Here's a sneak peak of some items. If you follow me on Instagram you've probably already seen some.

Slouchy Beanie!

Skull Scarf!

Bead Bracelets!

I can not wait for my shop to open and I hope ya'll will stop by!

Brand New Car and Love Club!!

This week is already turning out to be better than last week, and it's only Monday! Woohoo. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

I got a new car!!! 

I got a 2012 Honda Civic, and I love it!!! I'm telling you, I am living in luxury compared to my old Jeep. It has a digital dashboard, Ipod/USB hook up. I can even put pictures on the little screen as a screen saver! Every girl needs her wedding picture in her car! As you can tell, I'm in love. 

Also, I FINALLY got into Love Club!

Have you heard of it yet? It's a monthly subscription box with all kinds of hand made goodies! Check out the website here club.justlove.ly Once a month you get a super cute decorated box, filled with small girly handmade things! Here is their description 

What is LOVE❤CLUB™ ?

A delivery service providing an assortment of accessories, beauty products, paper goods & unique items from a handful of our favorite businesses each month.  With a love for supporting independent and handmade, you get the best products from shops that range in size.  From newly launched to amazingly established, we all work together as a community!  No month is alike and can feature anything from a candle and journal, to a necklace and organic caramel.

Heather runs the whole entire thing on her own. She is also a blogger! Check out her blog here blog.justlove.ly The wait list for the club is pretty long, I've been on it for about a month and I still didn't get an invitation that way. I follow Love Club on Facebook, and there were a few extras left over this month that were posted and if you got one you were now in the club! I was so excited, and couldn't believe I got in!

It's only $12 a month and that includes shipping! Such an amazing deal, and she promises that the worth of each months box is at least $20. 

If you get on the waiting list or once you get a subscription, please put in my name, Cheyla Snyder, that I referred you! I'll get extra points!

I can't wait to get my box and share with you all the goodies I got!

Not a good week

It's safe to say I am glad tomorrow is Friday. This week has been one of those weeks.
First, September 11th is always a sad day. While it reminds me how proud I am to be an American, it is still a sad day. Then, my car decided to not start once I got off work. It had to be towed. First world problems, I know. It is still extremely frustrating, especially since we just spent $1000 fixing other things on it about a week ago! I think I may be getting a new car this weekend. We also found out that hubby's report date for TBS has been pushed back another month. He originally was supposed to go last December. It has been a whole year that we have been put on hold. We just want to get out of here and start this already. If it gets pushed back again, I really don't know what I'm going to do. Just scream and have a temper tantrum I guess, since there is nothing I can do about it.

On another note, I usually do not talk politics on here, but this particular issue just completely boggles my mind I can't stand it. First, I pray for the Americans and their families who were just killed in the terrorist attacks on our embassies. I also pray for the Marines who were just sent there to protect, yet it has been repored they are prevented from carrying live amunition. All I can say is if true, I think that is rediculously abhorrent. If that was my husband being sent over there, basically unarmed, I would flip out. I do not understand why this administration is more worried about apologising to everyone and afraid of hurting everyones feelings than they are for standing up for our country.  Okay, I'll step off my soap box now. We will see where this all leads.

Hopefully, I can get a reliable car this weekend, and next week is a better week.

The Amish; Books and Shows

I don't know what it is, but I've always had an interest in the Amish way of life. I don't mean that I want to live that way, but I just find it interesting. Same with the Mormons who practice polygamy. I'm obsessed with the show Sister Wives. I just find peoples life styles and religions that are so drastically different than mine to be fascinating. And I mean this in a completely respectful way. 

I'm currently reading Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult. It deals with a murder in an Amish community. A newborn baby was found dead in a barn and no one is admitting to being pregnant or having the baby. One girl is charged with the murder, but the Amish do not believe in our legal system and her family does not want her to have a lawyer. I'm about half way through and so far it's great. It seems Picoult really does her research before writing, even though it is fiction. I've learned quite a bit about the Amish through just reading and I really enjoy it.

Also, starting this Sunday on TLC is a new show called Breaking Amish. The show will follow five young people who are Amish who go to live in New York City. I can't wait! 

Anyone else interested in this stuff too, or am I just a weirdo? Haha

Starbucks Gift Card!

Livingsocial is currently having a great deal for Starbucks lovers! Of course, that would be me and I do have my gold card. 

Oh yeah, I'm official.

Anyway, the deal is 5$ for a 10$ gift card! How can anyone even pass that up with Pumpkin Spice Lattes on the way?!

http://www.livingsocial.com/deals/448600?rpi=78495880&ref=personalized-link-box-78495880&rui=35556361

Just click on the link and it will take you right there! Also, if three people buy it, I'll get mine for free! Same thing can happen for you if you buy it and blog about it!

Insta Tuesday

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My baby sister and I from my wedding. She started kindergarten this week!

I can't believe how big she is getting!

It was also her birthday this past weekend. How cute is her cake!? 

If you couldn't tell, the theme is a Barbie pool party!

Hubby and I on Balboa Island a few weeks ago. I wish we were still there!

This is my little guy that I nanny. Love him! It's been so hot lately, except for this day. I was very excited to put him in cute fall clothes!

Some delish home grown heirloom tomatoes hubby and I enjoyed one evening. They are drizzled with olive oil, balsalmic vinegar, and some salt, yum!

Lastly, this came in the mail for my last semester at school, woop woop! 

Faith. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

I'm in bed reading this right now. It's very good. It's also my first Jodi Picoult and I will be reading more from her.  Anyway, I came across these few lines and absolutely love them, I just had to share.

"There were things I knew for sure: That I had been loved, once, and had loved back. That a person could find hope in the way a weed grew. That the sum of a man's life was not where he wound up but in the details that brought him there. That we made mistakes... And I remembered something else that makes us human: faith, the only weapon in our arsenal to battle doubt".