Tuesday, January 10, 2017

2016 | Ortiz

Hello My Beautiful Friends,

Thanks for visiting my blog! You are truly appreciated. Here is a look over our last year. I wasn’t able to capture the best parts as I really focused on enjoying the year by being more present however get ready to see lots of me and the family in this coming year! I have a lot of fun and exciting things planned to share with you all!

So I hope you enjoy this little highlight reel of what I was able to capture!

Enjoy!


(The Kids at the Chicago Children’s Museum while Mommy auditioned for NBC’s The Voice)

(Me with my Audition Pass, just outside of the auditions in Chicago! This is not the best of quality in pictures, but a memory that will last for a very long time!)

(The kids dressed up in honor of 100 days of school, aren’t they just the cutest! I mean I can just so see them this old, still the best of friends and super stylish! Haha! Probably my favorite picture of the year.)

(This young man truly excels academically and so he received a free Milwaukee Bucks ticket for his Academic excellence. We bought three additional tickets and enjoyed the game, that night they happened to host a few leads from Nickelodeon, so we were sure the head up to Milwaukee early to enjoy all the festivities. We made an entire night of it and it was so fun for Will because he had the privilege of shooting a few hoops on an official NBA Basketball Court!)

(My handsome with ‘Bucky’ who is not actually Bucky, but I was calling him that all night and was kind of cracking myself up while the hubs was a little less enthused about it! However, every time I would say it, I would crack up inside! So, to be proper here is My Handsome with Bango, the Bucks’ mascot.)


(The kids with Bucky aka Bango)

(Here is a pic of the kids with their IB Coordinator, they love her and were super excited to share the awareness of Red Nose Day! As soon as we seen these little red noses hit the shelf we grabbed two of them right away as they sold out the year prior and we were bummed. They sold for only $1 at Walgreens and the proceeds contributed to tons of projects for children. To name a few over 860,000 children in Africa have been given life-saving vaccines, eye exams and glasses for children in need here in the USA, it’s just a fun way to have a fun day fundraising to help fight for kids’ poverty in America and around the world.)

(Take me out to the ball game, we were only able to catch two of them this year, but truly enjoyed!)


(The best soccer team, ever! Such a great bunch of kids.)


In California, on a Whale Watching Cruise.

The whale that was swimming under out boat! Insane and awesome all at the same time.


(Every year I seem to capture a shot of this guy going up for a jump shot in the Por La Gente Tourney)


(My girl and I along with some of her besties, did the color run this year. This was our 1st of many!)


(My little Loves on the Fourth of July)

(My Husband and I down by the Fireworks! Such a grand old time!)


(At Lambeau, on our way out of their Practice! Go Pack Go.)

(The family on our way into Lambeau)


(Our little man gave football a go this year, he's the first one in line there!)

(Little Man at his first football game)



(Will & Landon at Will’s Birthday Party!)


(My Beautiful Girl)



(Date Nights, are the Best Nights)



(Pumpkin Patches)



(My love and I on an Autumn Walk)



(The birthday girl, got fancy like Nancy this year and hosted a Tea Party)



(I turned 32 this year!!!)



(Such a joy making new friends)


(My Love and I after our Towns Holiday Parade & Community Tree lighting)



(The kids annual pic with the Turkey who is always lurking at Rending Thanks! 😊 We serve every year at our Community Thanksgiving and it is a true blessing and real treat to give of ourselves in this fashion. This was our fourth year of the Ortiz Thanksgiving Tradition and we just love it!)

(After Serving we head home to cook an entire Traditional Thanksgiving Feast! ‘Tis the Season!)



(Mackenzie & Brooke, love being twinsies)



(YouTube’s Holiday Glam Makeup Tutorial Cover Pic - this was a fun one to record.)




(Our 2016 Christmas Card)

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Have a great rest of your day Gorgeous!

Love,
Stephanie Rae

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Holiday Glam

Hey Gorgeous,

Here is my Easy Glam Holiday Makeup Look!

Hope you enjoy this Classic Holiday Make Up Look!! 
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Products Used: 
Eye Shadow Palette: Urban Decay Naked & Smokey Palette
Liner: Stay all Day – Stila Liquid Liner & Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil
Lips: NYX Auburn Lip Liner and MAC Russian Red Matte Lipstick
Highlighter: Becca Opal
Bronzer : Too Faced Chocolate Bronzer
Blush : Urban Decay in the color Score
Mascara: Extreme Definition in Black by No. 7 

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Merry Christmas,
Stephanie Rae

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New Year Tag

Hey Gorgeous,

Here is my New Year Tag Video!
I hope you enjoy!


THE NEW YEAR TAG | STEPHANIE RAE ORTIZ

1. Could look back on one memory from last year that you wish you could relive, what would it be?

SRO: California-!!! Ugh take me back & leave me there!!

2. What was one New Year’s resolution that you accomplished?

SRO: Singing the National Anthem somewhere & I was able to do that at my son’s football Super Bowl game this year!!

3. Three words to describe last year?

SRO: Stronger, Wiser and, Braver

4. Best music related creation/inspiration last year by an artist in your opinion?

SRO: Rise UP by Andra Day, truly inspired me as I've gone through so much throughout my life relationally with people that the year prior I noticed that I really pulled back from people - genuinely connecting & this year I really broke out of that and started living life like I’m supposed to again!!

5. Something you’re looking forward to this coming year?

SRO: Lots & Lots of Laughing! My husband is one of the funniest people I've met in my life & I want to enjoy more of that with Him!!

6. What did last year teach you?
     
SRO: 2016 Life Verse | Isaiah 60:1
So it empowered me to RISE & Stand in my Rightful Stance as a Daughter of the Most High God Almighty. Carrying on & Pressing forward in His righteous standards!

7. What was your most worn clothing item of last year?

SRO: Leather Leggings, hands down I kind of have an obsession & I’m always on the hunt for sharper ones!!

8. If you had to sum up your year in one word, what would it be?

SRO: Amaze balls! Extremely good, impressive and, amazing.

9. What are you hoping for more of this coming year?

SRO: More Consistency with YouTube & My Blog (it makes me happy!)

10. What are you hoping for less of this coming year?

SRO: Impatience - I so struggle with this!! Help me Sweet Jesus

11. Best book you read last year?

SRO: Lioness by Lisa Bevere

12. What is your New Year’s resolution for the upcoming year?

SRO: Each year I have more of A New Year vision so to speak so there are many things on my goal list each year so my chances of succeeding something are greater

But this year for sure I'm going to really focus on my fitness goals.



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X O,
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Ortiz Cocoa Jam

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

The snow falling on a silent night, deer tracks in the fresh white snow and, the comfort of Home Sweet Home filled with Seasonal Aromas like Balsam Fir and the ones we love so dear just embodies the meaning of 'Tis the Season doesn't it! I love Winter and I love the Holiday Season it truly is the " the most wonderful time of the year " for us all. Here is our annual picture by the Community Christmas Tree. For me this is when the Holiday Season kicks off. Our small town gathers each year, the week or two before Thanksgiving in our downtown area for an annual Holiday Parade followed by Caroling and the Community Christmas Tree Lighting with Santa and Mrs. Claus. And I must say this year has been the grandest of them all!
This marks our seventh year in front of the Community Tree.
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((Holiday Parade 2016))
I just love celebrating!
I truly do enjoy every moment of preparing to celebrate and the actual celebration of all things lovely and festive. With that being said I look to fill my children's lives with Holiday Memories that will last a lifetime! I'm kind of big on traditions and there are a few that have proven tried and true and we love them all! Each year I think of what's something fun and new for us to do and if we love it, we make it one of our very own holiday traditions! With that said, I love to take advantage of the snow fall!
Well this past Saturday night at about 8 o'clock our two Children were nestled under warm blankets upon comfy pillow stacks in their reading nook when I decided what a wonderful night it would be to head out for Hot Cocoa in our Jammies! So I gathered the troops to see if they were up for a little Cocoa Jam! I told them there were a few rules that went along with this little family adventure and they were all ears!
So I told them that we have to wear our Jammies to Starbucks, Barnes & Noble or Panera for Hot Cocoa (hot apple cider in juniors case) and a Sweet Treat. We have to listen to Christmas Jams on the way and we have to 'go into the coffee shop in our Jammies to enjoy a little family time!
Let me tell you we had a BLAST!!!
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((the kids drew Mom with a heart in the snow, love them))
We all had the biggest smiles on our faces because this was the first time that we ventured out in public while in our pa-jammy-jams! We ordered with anticipation and excitement, and then we sat at the biggest table in the shop, asked the barista to borrow her pen and played hangman as a family! It was guys vs. girls and it was oh so much fun!
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((here is a snap of our hangman phrases))
Our girl is the one who decided on 'Santa Sucks' by this point she was filled with Cocoa and a Sweet Chocolate Chip cookies, so sugar rush was in full affect and she was so due for bed, so much like me that exhuastion turns into her believing she is just the funniest person on the planet and she like me, starts to crack herself up! But when she whispered this to me, I about lost it myself, it took everything in me not to laugh hysterically! But had to keep my composure so the guys didn't have a good clue of how outrageous her hangman statement was! (why did I let her do this one? because the boys would 'never' guess this!! and when they finally got it, they were indeed blown away!) Our son was bursting in laughter and my husband couldn't believe that our girl came up with this one! This might have been the laugh of the night. After they guessed it, we told her she might get coal in her stocking and she was sure to tell us, oh that just couldn't be the case as she was just kidding!!! haha! I love them so much!! I am so fortunate to have a family that is always up for some spontaneous fun! So it was 10 o'clock and we were politely asked to leave Starbucks as they would be closing.
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((this is us))
We then stopped by Kohls' since they were open until midnight and the kids were so intrigued with how they could or would be open that late so we went on in! Browsed around for a bit. Mackenzie and I split and then found our way back to the boys 'as spies' and we surprised our son by jumping out of one of the clothing racks singing falalalala - he jumped back with those big brown eyes and again we were all bursting in laughter!!!! Such good times.
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((these red cups were so adorable - each with their own unique artwork))
We checked out and then were headed back home listening to Christmas Music of course, we took the long way home by driving around our subdivision to look at all the pretty Christmas lights! We just weren't ready for the fun to end so the kids ran to jump on the snow covered trampoline while I ran in to grab our winter gloves so that we could go on a midnight walk in the neighborhood. Everything was so peaceful, calm and, white! The Snow was just beautiful, fresh snowfalls are the best!
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((our happy feet in the snow))
Well I hope that encourages you all to enjoy the little things!!
'Tis the Season,
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Golden Glam

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Here is a pretty simple golden glam makeup look!

Hope you enjoy this video of my Golden Glam Make Up Look!! 
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Products Used: 
Eye Shadow Palette: Morphe 35e Palette & Half Baked from my Urban Decay Naked Palette 
Liner: Stay all Day – Stila Liquid Liner & Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil
Lips: NYX Bloom Lip Liner and Urban Decay Matte Lipstick in Menace
Highlighter: Becca Opal
Bronzer : Too Faced Chocolate Bronzer
Blush : Morphe 9b Palette
Mascara: Volumous Mascara in Carbon Black by Loreal 


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Uptown Girl Glam

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Fall is here and winter is just around the corner so I thought it was a perfect time to share this Simple Go To Glam Look of mine!
Hope you enjoy this video of my 'Uptown Girl' Simple Glam Make Up Look!! 
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X O,
Stephanie Rae

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Give Thanks

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Wishing you and your dear loved ones a Merry Joyful Thanksgiving!
I love thanksgiving as it allows me the time to really pause for such a moment to consider the fruit of my labor. To take it all in with a heart FULL of THANKS, giving all praise to the Lord most high!
Your attitude towards life is the tank in which your gratitude is measured so, Give Thanks!
Trust in the Lord, Be content with your life. The grass isn't greener on the other side, it flourishes where you remain faithful. Being faithful is something our generation knows to little about. Tending to what you've planted - standing firm through the storms of life right where you've been established. Plant, Water and, Grow where you are planted and don't despise small beginnings.
So have a great day! Focus on the good in life. Work on the good you got going on. While you work on the virtues (positive) eventually you'll see the virtue outshine the vices (negative) of life.
Make encouragement your lifestyle, it truly produces so much joy.
Happy Thanksgiving!! Be grateful & give thanks today and everyday!
With Love & A Prayer
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Your Dignity

You are not a victim
You are not a quitter
You are a victorious woman
You are worthy of respect
You pick yourself up
You press on through Christ
You thank the Lord your God
You are determined
You are meek
You are strong
You have made up your mind
You are moving forward
You are free from the past
You are never going back
You are renewed
You are alive and well
You are living in the purposes of God
You are a grown woman
You are healed
You keep it real
You be humble
You are you
You are beautiful
You are love
Stephanie Rae

Ruby Lip Tutorial


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I sure hope you all enjoy this quick little tip!

When you want to try a new lip color but aren't fully sold on being committed here is a Savvy little way to go for that something new!



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