Thanksgiving Week

Happy Thanksgiving week lovely Treasures.  This week we emphasize giving thanks.  I personally try to give thanks to God on a daily basis.  On Sunday at my church, my pastor taught us some great keys out of Psalms 145.  Take a moment to study this Psalm. We can learn much about praising God's greatness here from King David.
 
Verse 2 of Psalm 145 says, "I will praise You every day; I will honor Your name forever and ever." When we are giving praise to God everyday, we become more and more thankful.  We can always find something to be thankful for. We can start with the many things we tend to take for granted; our relationships, our churches, our freedom, our homes, our families, our jobs, our cars, our friends and even what we wear, what we eat and so on.

In reflecting on my life in the past 30 something years, I am thankful that I am not who I use to be. There was a time, when holidays especially ones like Thanksgiving were just not my thing.  I would rather be alone getting blown rather then enjoying family time or eating.   While I have to be honest, I have not fully embraced the crowds and being around a lot of people, I am not isolated or filled with shame, bound in chains. That alone is a lot to be thankful for.  God has done a mighty work in my life and yes I still need more work and I am ready for more growth and continued transformation.

Psalm 145:7 says "They will give a testimony of Your great goodness and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness."
I want to give a testimony of God's great goodness, not to brag or boast or appear to be better than anyone but purely because so much has been forgiven and given to me that I want to share this joy that I now have because of what God has done in my life. 

Here are somethings I am thankful for. ( I found this photo on social media and saved it to my phone and I don't remember where I saved it from, if its your picture, leave me a comment so I can give you credit, thank you).

Be sure to take some time to thank God for your blessings. Leave me a comment and let me know what you are thankful for.

My Lippie Collection

Hey Lovely Treasures, its Make Up Monday (ok ok, its Tuesday but this post is a Make Up Monday Post)
I have been on this lippie craze. I have to admit, I am not usually a drugstore make up kind of girl but it doesn't take much to suck me in. I love to shop so I started browsing through the make up aisles at CVS. I received my first EOS and Baby Lips in a swap package from Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs.  I quickly fell in love.

As a young girl, my mom would buy me these flavored Avon lippies and can you believe they are still available and they are only $0.99. I love the flavored ones, my favorite is still the Bubble Gum. I like the slick tint for some quick color to my lips, but I don't really like how it tastes. I always order these with my orders but always end up giving them away to my customers. They always have some for the different holidays with the different holiday flavors. Check my website for these.


http://victoriaaguila.avonrepresentative.com/



I also love the tint that Baby Lips have especially for those no make up days for me, I can just grab it and add a little color to my lips. I thought I had more than one of these but couldn't find anymore.

 



These oversized Wet N' Wild lippies are great also especially the price. I got these for like $1.79 on sale at CVS. Score!!! The flavor/scents are great and they do have some tint as well.

 

And last but not least my latest addiction are the EOS lippies. Target had them on sale for $2.99 so of course I had to get a couple. I hear Costco has a set of 5 for like $10.36. I don't have a Costco membership or I'd be all over those. My most recent find is my favorite thus far, Tangerine. I love anything citrus.

 

Here is the rest of my EOS collection. I have seen so many of these that I want to try. I love these especially for this time of the year because my lips tend to get dry and these are just so moisturizing and yet not all gooey and you can wear a lipstick over it.

 

So what lippies do you use?  Let me know which ones you have tried and if there is any others out there, I need to try.







I Confess Once Again

Hi there Treasures, I am finally sitting down in front of my computer which is actually a Surface so technically it's a tablet.

Anyway, I am going to do some confessing and link up with Agape Love Designs and Let it Shine. As I say every other week, I love doing these posts and love reading others as well. If you have some confessing to do, join the link up or leave me some confession comments.

Mrs. Aguila confesses...

I am so tired and really want to be asleep but I have really sucked at blogging these days so I wanted to get this in before I turn in for the night.

I like loathe washing dishes. I just washed a sink full of dishes before sitting down to blog because even though I hate washing dishes I hate having dishes sitting in the sink. Ah, wifey problems.

I am one of those that say I will start my "diet" and working out on Monday and then when I don't, I wait until the next Monday to say that all over again. I still have not got back on that fitness wagon, but I really want to. I am aiming to start my Monday off with Shakeology for breakfast.

I am seriously needing to get this adorable mug from the Starbucks Store.


I haven't been doing so well on my no spend November especially since finding out about this marriage workshop.

I ordered some items from some great online shops. Here's the details on what I picked up.

Since I love me some coffee, when I seen these Thanks a Latte cards by Eva Marie Taylor on her Instagram, I just knew I had to order them.  You can order them from her shop here. Make sure to check out the other items in her shop.

LIKE ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATES ON THE SHOP

I also finally ordered my hair pretties from Mila Rose Designs. I wish I could order one of each item from this shop however I confess, I am clueless as to how to wear them. So until I learn, the ones I already own will sit pretty (with all the other stuff I buy and stash away) and I will hold off on ordering more. If you have any tips, let me know.

LIKE ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATES ON THE SHOP

And last but not least I ordered some jewelry from Litva's Jewelry.  I love her Instagram account, be sure to follow her and stop by her shop. I love my bracelet and this ring is beautiful.

LIKE ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATES ON THE SHOP

Since I started blogging, I have met some really talented ladies.  These are all handmade shops.  You can follow these ladies' blogs here
Eva Marie Taylor /// Mila Rose Designs ///  Litva's Jewelry

I am not getting paid to promote this lovely ladies and their shops. I just like to share the love. These ladies are a pleasure to deal with and I know I will order from them again.

I had no intentions of making this post a commercial but I am glad I did.

By now I am super sleepy and I need sleep.
I will posting about my lippie collection for Make Up Monday tomorrow.

November Birthday

Hey Hey Treasures, so last week my Mother in Love had a birthday and so her children planned a very nice intimate dinner.

I have to brag on my Mother in Love and say that she is such a blessing. First of all, I have her to thank for my amazing husband. She raised a fine young man.  He is a hard worker and surely knows how to treat a lady.  Also I have to thank her for being a prayer warrior.  She always prayed for God fearing men and women for her children.  She is a great example of serving God and having a healthy praying and fasting discipline. Gracias Carmela y feliz cumpleaños.

 

We had a great time celebrating the life of this woman of God. There was picture taking MUCH. I asked Mr. Aguila if I can share some and he agreed.

 

As you can tell Mr. Aguila comes from a big but close knit family. My mother in love has eight children in total and lots of lovely grandchildren and of course her in loves (We're her bonus).  I believe they said 3 were missing from our family picture.

 

 

 

 Since I was actually dolled up and ready, I took advantage and had Mr. Aguila take me some pictures.  I had ordered this blouse last month from Sugar Love Boutique and I have worn it before but didn't take clear pictures of it.  So I had Mr. Aguila take a few shots of me with his Nokia Lumia 1020 Camera phone. (all these photos were taken with his camera phone and no filters or photo shopping used)

 

OUTFIT DETAILS

MAVEN TOP FROM SUGAR LOVE BOUTIQUE

WORTHINGTON MUSTARD PANTS FROM JCPENNEY

DIXIE BLACK BOOTS FROM JUST FAB

NECKLACE FROM AVON

 

FACE OF THE DAY DETAILS 

MAC EYESHADOWS

AVON GLIMMERSTICKS Dual Ended Eye Liner, FLASH DANCE

AVON INFINITIZE MASCARA

AVON ULTRA LIPCOLOR IN OXFORD WINE (see swatch here)

 

You can shop for all AVON make up here http://victoriaaguila.avonrepresentative.com

Also if you have not shopped from Sugar Love Boutique you are missing out.  They are so sweet to deal with and have some beautiful clothes. I love this blouse so much.

 

Faith, Hope and Treasures to you!



Gondola Getaway

Hey, Hey, Lovely Treasures. Today I am going to share with you a fun little gem we found through an Amazon Local Deals. I love finding deals there as well as Groupon. I just love to shop and shopping these deals is so fun and so addicting so beware.

As you may know,  I am Cali girl.  Los Angeles, California to be exact.  Several months ago, Mr. Aguila bought us this deal for a gondola ride through Naples Island Canal sold by  Gondola Getaways  and it was the last weekend to use it so he made the reservation and off we went after our church service.  The reservation was for four so we invited my brother and sister in law.

 They take a picture for you and provided two copies. That was a pleasant surprise. We were all first timers and didn't know what to expect but we really loved our experience.

 

 

 The weather was great. It was a very nice day for a November afternoon gondola ride. We had a 2 pm reservation.  You just gotta love Cali weather. It was sunny and there were many other people out on the canal on their boats and children swimming (sliding off their canal side slide).  The homes are absolutely beautiful along the canal.  I now know where my dream home is and yes I made it known to Mr. Aguila and I know he will make my dream a reality.

 

The ride was so serene.  The atmosphere is so peaceful out there. I just really loved it. 

 

We plan to go again but this time in the evening time. Our gondolier, Mike, told us that it is really nice in the night.  He was very nice and shared some great information with us. Our favorite was the tradition of kissing when you pass under a bridge while riding on a gondola.

 

I was born and raised in Los Angeles and this is only my second time coming to Naples Island.  The first time was last year when we had our anniversary dinner at a nice restaurant on the island but even then we didn't know about the Gondola Getaways. I am very pleased with our find and we had a lot of fun.

 

 

What I wore on our gondola ride...

OUTFIT

Brown skinny jeans bought from a local store

Brown boots by Bamboo bought at June Shoes (in local mall)

Cross blouse from Maurices gifted in my swap with Maria-Isabel (Agape Love Designs)

JEWELRY

Bracelet and earrings made in Hawaii by Salena (Shop owner) of A Little Piece of Me

Necklace from AVON

MAKE UP

Foundation from MARK, Got the Goods, read about it on this POST

Blush from AVON, Ideal Luminous Blush in Cranberry

Lipstick from AVON, Ultra Color Lipstick in Oxford Wine

 

 

Have you ever been on a gondola ride?  Share your experience. If you are in Southern California, have you been here or do you want to go here? I'd love to hear from you.

 

Be blessed and have a great upcoming week.

SOcial MEdia Linky Party {Pinterest + Instagram}

 Hi Lovely Treasures, I love social media so I was so happy to hear that I won the spot to be featured on this lovely party. Be sure to check out the hosts and then add your links and meet some friends.

It's Tuesday and that means only one thing! It's time for ~SoMe2~!!

Last week was our LARGEST Party, so I hope we can top that this week by linking up your Pinterest and Instagram, then go and tell all of your friends (and your friends' friends) to link up, too!

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I CONFESS AGAIN

Hello God’s lovely treasures. So it’s Saturday which means it’s time for Friday’s confessions.  Confession Time Linky Party with Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Design and also Michelle of Let It Shine.  Be sure to visit them and read what they are confessing.

 

 I confess that I like joining linky parties and blog hops.  This one here is one of my favorites.  It is a time to just let some stuff off your mind.  Join us by writing up your own confessions.

I confess that this week I was sick with fever, chills, nausea, headache and vomiting and I think because of the pressure from vomiting I bruised my head somehow.  Has that ever happen to you? My head was hurting for like 3 days straight. I had to miss w0rk as well. No fun at all.

I confess, I enjoy watching UFC with Mr. Aguila.  I don’t like seeing all the blood but there’s some good fights that are better than boxing plus we wait until they are showing for free on Xbox Live.

I confess, I am so happy my grand daddy is back from his 3 week vacation to Zacatecas, Mexico.  At 89 years old, he still travels which is good BUT we like him home instead. 

I confess, on Monday I am back on Shakeology and working out. Hold me accountable. I really need it.  The holidays are coming up and I don’t want to gain all my weight back so I have to get back at it.

I confess, I have some bushy eyebrows (with some white ones growing in also).  I get my eyebrows threaded not waxed.  I have been going to the same girl for over 5 years. She is not near my house so sometimes I cheat on her but this time I didn’t want to cheat but had no time to drive to her so I waited like three weeks and this is the result and it is NOT cute at all.

I confess when I have my eyebrows done, I want to do my make up more.  I have been doing my make up but haven’t taken any pictures to share with you and I am a little bummed ab0ut that.  I secretly wonder how some of you amazing bloggers share pictures of yourself everyday or almost everyday.

I confess, I got wrecked at church yesterday. Worship was so good and pretty much sobbed the entire service. His reminder of His great love for me just really messes me up (In A Good Way).  Just thinking how the creator of this universe loves me and calls me His daughter.  What a blessing, what a privilege.  It is something I don’t deserve but in His grace, He gives it to me. He shows it to me. He tells me of His love for me and in that moment I just can’t stay the same.

I confess, that I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams. I have so much to be thankful for and God’s love gives me perspective.  I must seek Him and His kingdom FIRST, THEN everything else will be added unto me.  I can’t think once I get this or once I get that THEN I will know He loves me. God has loved me since before I was in my mother’s womb and He already knew me as well. My part is to accept His love and place no conditions or restrictions on His amazing love.

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So here are my confessions. Thanks for stopping by today. May God's love chase you down today.

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 113 {co-host}

Hey  Treasures, so I am super excited to co-host with these lovely ladies today. They have an awesome Favorite Things hop. So link up and meet some talented bloggers.

Its Time For Thursday Favorite Things! Thursday favorite things is where you can link your favorite post or write a post about your favorite things and share it with old and new followers. You gain visibility for your blog ( it posts on three blogs) and you make bloggy friends too!

Please share the hop with your readers and let Katherine know if you would like to co-host.

Here are the rules, yes there are rules. But just a few:

Please DO NOT link and run...visit a few of the wonderful blogs that are sharing at the hop.
Follow your hostesses Katherines Corner, Sew Crafty Angel And Me. Let us know if you are a new follower.
Visit as many blogs in the list as you can. Please leave a comment and let them know you are hopping over from the Thursday Favorite Things hop!
Share the button or a linkback on your post. Grab the hop button code from Katherines button page a Link back to Katherines Corner is always appreciated but is not mandatory
No adult content blogs or links directly to your shops please ( they will be removed)
Yes you can link giveaways ( they are everyone's favorite thing) Add your giveaways to the Win It Page at Katherines Corner too!

Have fun and link up below.

SHOP AVON WITH MRS. AGUILA

HEY LOVELY TREASURES, HOW ARE YOU DOING?  IT’S MAKEUP MONDAY AND I HAVEN’T BLOGGED MUCH ABOUT MAKE UP LATELY BUT I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE AVON AND MARK MAKE UP PHOTOS FROM MY INSTAGRAM AND MRS. AGUILA’S AVON & MARK SH0P FACEBOOK PAGE WITH YOU. IF YOU HAVEN’’T LIKED MY AVON PAGE OR FOLLOWED ME ON INSTAGRAM YOU CAN DO THAT NOW.

 

DID YOU KNOW AVON  OFFERS CANDLES? VISIT MY WEBSITE /CLICK SHOP NOW TAB/ HOME TAB/CANDLES TAB TO SEE ALL CANDLES. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT MY PINTEREST BOARD. SHOWN HERE IS ALSO AVON NAIL ART AND AVON LIPPIES.

 

 

 HERE IS SOME EYE CANDY. I LOVED THIS PICTURE. IT SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING AVON MAKE UP, ULTRA GLAZEWEAR LIPGLOSS, SUPERSHOCK EYELINER, ULTRA COLOR RICH LIPSTICKS (SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFO), MEGA WATT NAIL POLISH AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SUPER EXTEND INFINITIZE MASCARA.

ULTRA COLOR RICH LIPSTICK, AVAILABLE IN 55 SHADES

WHETHER YOU ARE FEELING ROMANTIC, FIERCE, FLIRTY, PRETTY, BOLD, SOFT, TAMED, OR CASUAL, AVON HAS A SHADE FOR YOUR LIPS.

 

 

YOU CAN NOT MENTION THE MEGA EFFECTS MASCARA TOO MUCH. YOU CAN CHECK OUT MARIA-ISABEL'S REVIEW OF THIS MASCARA AT AGAPE LOVE DESIGNS. I ALSO REALLY LOVE THE AVON EYESHADOW QUADS. THERE IS A VARIETY OF COLORS AND THEY ARE MADE FOR YOU TO CREATE A QUICK AND EASY EYE OF THE DAY. MAKE SURE TO BROWSE THE COLORS AT youravon.com/victoriaaguila 



 

 MARK.GIRL ALSO SOME AMAZING PRODUCTS AND I WILL DO A BLOG LIKE THIS ONE FOR MARK NEXT. LUCY HALE OF PRETTY LITTLE LIARS IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEXT MARK MAGALOG AND YOU CAN SHOP THAT  EBROCHURE ON MY WEBSITE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

 

**WHEN BROWSING, SHOPPING OR CLICKING THE LINKS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SHOPPING MY SITE OR WITH ME AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. MY NAME AND PHOTO WILL APPEAR AT THE TOP OF THE WEBSITE. IF YOU FONT SEE THAT JUST CLICK ON  "SHOP ONLINE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE!"  AND WHERE IT SAYS I KNOW WHO I AM LOOKING FOR TYPE VICTORIA IN THE FIRST NAME SECTION, AGUILA IN THE LAST NAME AND CA FOR THE STATE AND THEN FIND AND THEN MY INFORMATION WILL COME UP AND JUST CLICK SELECT SO I CAN BE YOUR PERSONAL AVON REPRESENTATIVE.  I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

 

(disclaimer: some of these are not my photos, I share most of them from the Avon and Mark Facebook pages and/or Instagram.)

 

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I AM LINKING UP HERE FOR MAKE UP AND YOU CAN TO. YOU CAN LINK UP YOUR BEAUTY POST OR BEAUTY PHOTOS.