Saturday somethings

Saturday...

and Donald is off work...

but he was up early 

 [very early]

he kept things on the downlow until around 8 a.m.

when he made his way to the kitchen 

and made homemade waffles

for the crew

[that was still sleeping]

I made chili last night...

in anticipation of today...

today being 

a no cooking

football watching

crocheting

kind of day...

So, I took the chili out and let it simmer more this morning...

and since the waffle iron was already out...

I made

savory sweet cornbread with onions and cheese

waffles...

to accompany the uber yummy chili....

and

because I saw someone's picture on Instagram...

and remembered how easy they were...

I made a batch of these babies...

and now...

football.

[and crocheting]

Fall stitches...

A fall-ish cowl 

completed

birthday season

Tomorrow

my baby boy

turns 11.

Amazing. 

Nourish

It's Monday...

and a holiday.

The husband is home 

and we are doing schooling lite...

I finished a fabulous book over the weekend.

Bread and Wine 

by

Shauna Neiquist....

It's a mix of faith, encouragement , recipes and about making the journey matter.

It made me think about food a lot.

and being nourished...

by life.

I loved this...

I'm realizing this after what seems like a lifetime of saying to myself, ''well, you can't be expected to do something hard on a day like this, can you?: I did expect more from myself, and I did do something hard, and I am thankful.

I had a bit of feasting this weekend.

As someone that doesn't eat sugar 

(because it makes me feel like a crazy person and makes me crave more and more and more and more...I just do better going without it)

eating it is double edged....

I always romanticize it...what I'm missing...

I remember it being so much better than it actually is...

and so  eat it-

hoping...

for a glorious reunion...

but instead 

I eat it and remember...

it's not what I thought it was going to be...

kind of like life, huh?

So, it's Monday...

and I'm back on track...

a bit of feasting...

and now some fasting...

some balance.

I started the morning reducing some balsamic vinegar by half...

i love it-on

everything.

and then I make a big pot of the simplest soup...

filling.

nourishing.

and with a splash of the reduced balsamic...

the coziest lunch...

that doesn't leave me wanting more...

or with regrets.

and water...

with lots of ice...

in a pretty glass.

day by day...

choices...

I am thankful. 

Saturday somethings...

I have two new magazines.

I have yarn.

I have a new blog to peruse.

I'm about to work on a two week menu

and 

buy some boxed hair color.

No paycheck, smaycheck ...

 if you're hair looks good-you can handle just about anything. ;)

The spacious, free life is from God,
it’s also protected and safe.
God-strengthened, we’re delivered from evil—
    when we run to him, he saves us.

Friday...ah!

Today there were spelling tests via Scrabble tiles...

and growing sugar crystals in Biology...

and leftovers for lunch (turkey and dressing) and Lilo & Stitch

and the reserving of stuff for the weekend... (this is probably one of my favorite things. I love being able to reserve it and then go pick it up later... woot!)

Tonight there will be pizza a goo cake.

for the boys.

AE and I are having a Girls Night In...

a movie...

our nails...

dressing up...

and girlie food.

Donald has new CT scans tomorrow morning and then he will head home. There will be college football all day and a lot of crocheting. 

Tomorrow is also my long walk day. 

(shooting for six miles)

Happy Weekend.

I'm looking for something in red...

Ah, today. 

Today included a very , very long school day

(it wasn't a bad school day...it was just a long one, with lots to cover and go over)

It all started with me oversleeping...

which meant the whole day had to kind of shift...

which put us walking later...

and starting school later...

and putting dinner in the crockpot, later.

Oh, yeah, there's more ...

I pull the Boston Butt out of the freezer to discover that my crockpot was cracked.

CRACKED.

I've never in my life had any such thing happen...

but today

(fittingly)

it did.

Which meant I had to leave the house and go buy a new crockpot.

Now, I have a nice ...shiny...six quart...red...crockpot....

and for dinner we had this: 

you can eat it on a sandwich...

you can make a taco...

you can make nachos...

and you can also eat it the next day for lunch. :)

We ate dinner an hour and a half late...

due to the broken crockpot/time it took to go buy another/prep

and having finished school two hours later than usual...

and the toilet was clogged..

and I did four loads of laundry...

and there was early morning (well, as early as early can be when everyone gets up late...) angst

ah, parenting.

But I'm learning...

if *I* am the common denominator...

then *I* need to work on me. 

I'm finding that honing my schedule, reveals more that needs to be honed.

I'm realizing that I can't do it on my on-

and my utter dependence is on Him.

and that where He leads me...

He has already provided .

I'm learning a lot about trust.

a beautiful quote I read the other day...

"I've learned to kiss the wave that knocks me into the Rock of Ages." 

(amen)

Tomorrow morning , early...

Donald heads up to Midland for treatment.

Prayers are always appreciated.

Tuesday morning

Little things...

Today I built the first fire of the season.

No, it wasn't actually needed.

But it was welcomed.

There is something terribly cozy about a fire.

The gentle warmth...the crackle and pops.

I built a small fire and  one of my kiddos proclaimed...

"and thus begins the winter season''

"Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air."

Welcome to  cozy.

I put out a few candles and some small fall decorations.

The twinkle lights are up all year. (they make me happy)

All this 

and chicken pot pie for dinner.

 Little Things.

Life is a special occasion.

Saturday Sanctuary

Donald has always worked odd hours or shifts, working most holidays too. So, the traditional weekend never really held a lot of significance for me. But, somewhere along the way I fell in love with Saturday morning.  I still get up early. (but not as early as during the school week) I have the house to myself. It's quiet. 

I drink coffee and just ''be''

In Montana, I remember, sitting there drinking coffee and reading Nie ... long before her plane crash or book deal. I loved the life she lived...the little touches she added...how she made each day special. I would also spend time at Apartment Therapy. I lived in a house. But, again, just the ideas...the beautiful spaces....all made my Saturday morning time. 

Along the way, I stopped reading blogs...I still don't read any regularly...

but I'm taking my Saturday mornings back.

There is something about a Saturday morning...and I want to get back into the habit of appreciating it. :)

So, this morning...

I had coffee...

I went for a long walk...

I planned out my day...

I'm finding , lately, that little adjustments are making the biggest differences...

This week, I posted about my swirly scarf. This is the handwarmer... well, there will be two...and , if I am honest...this is NOT one of them. This one is completed...but I am going to tweak things a little . But I should finish them up this weekend. :)  

See those beauties? I baked them for an hour and now they are sitting in my fridge ready to be made into homemade tomato basil soup for Meatless Monday.  I found the recipe that I love using for this soup over at Annie's Eats.

and that...which , honestly, doesn't look like much there...is currently bubbling away in the crockpot. Donald's very favorite soup. Zuppa Toscana. 

I browned off the sausages in a skillet and then added some water and a diced onion and let it cook for about 15 more minutes.

I sliced them and then added the sausages and the onion into the crockpot.

Along with 5-6 chopped up potatoes.

And 32 oz of chicken stock.

I added a bit of water-just till everything was covered...

Then I added a liberal sprinkling of black pepper .

That will cook till the potatoes are done (4 ish hours on high...)

and about 30 minutes before we eat I will mix some milk (or cream...but I'm using milk) with flour and add that to the crockpot.

Along with some kale.

I'll let it cook on high another 30-45 minutes.

And voila.

Zuppa Toscana. :)

Donald brought home donuts this morning. Do you contemplate how to spell doughnuts? I go back and forth. ;)  But, anyway, Donald brought home donuts ...which means the kids were very happy. I made the two ingredient banana pancakes for me. They are my very favorites but today I added a splash of coconut flavoring-fabulous!

I'd planned on making some banana bread today. Using this recipe. Alas, I don't feel like it. So, I took the VERY READY (as in they reallllllly needed to be used today) bananas out of their skin...and dropped them into freezer bags (4-5 to a bag...I had two bunches READY) and popped them in the freezer. Did you know you could do that? Yep. Now, when I get around to making the banana bread, I just have to take them out and let them thaw and proceed with my recipe. :)

So, there you go... 

My Saturday...

still left...football

and supper

and laundry 

(always laundry)

and maybe

another walk...

Happy rest of the Weekend. :)

Mid-week

Today I finished a scarf. An uber soft and fun...swirly, twirly, heather grey beauty. I'm making it for the auction we're having over at Middle Places to benefit Rapha House. I'm going to make a pair of equally soft and snuggly handwarmers to accompany it.  When the auction goes live, I will link ...I'd love for you to bid and to make a difference in the lives of those that Rapha House helps daily.

Do you love that I put what the above picture was... Ha. I mean, really, did I need to do that? Probably not, but it's fun...so there you go. ;)  Yes, Chicken Noodle Soup. I have a sick husband and three kiddos , all battling a summer cold. See, you might think, don't you mean a fall cold? Well, no, I don't. It was 92* here today-we are still full on summer. So, I made a huge pot of chicken noodle soup with tons of garlic and hopefully this stuff be exiting our home soon. 

Ah, and we made this today too! We did a little study of Johnny Appleseed. (brought on, by the fact, my 3rd grader had no clue who he was....so, um, yeah...lol) and then made this tasty apple crumble pie. Everyone loved it!

I was talking to a friend tonight about the shutdown and she summed it up beautifully. 

God  > Chaos

If I choose to look at what my eyes can see. If I grab on to the worry and the wondering...I will waste so much time--trying to fix something I have no power over.  I have to trust that God is able , more than able to care for us. We are essential to Him. :)

Here's to a great rest of the week! 

Looking ahead...

We did it. 

Today we trekked the three hours for Donald to unhook from his chemo pump.

We did a major two + week grocery haul

(our little town has one grocery store and gigantic prices, we do better to shop in the big city)

We drove the three hours home. 

The boys unloaded the van.

I put stuff away for an hour.

Then.

I went to Dollar General and stocked up on Puffs Plus

and cough drops.

Because 

I have two sick people 

in my house. 

But I have a stocked pantry and fridge.

I have IronMan 3 on dvd.

I have Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice, & Peppermint Mocha creamers.

And I have a menu for two weeks

which I'm sure you'd love to see:

 (as a note, since school started, we've been walking 3 miles a day for P.E. This brought on the kid initiated idea of Meatless Mondays )

Monday: Veggie Lo Mein (from HERE)

Tuesday: Honey Chicken & fried rice (from HERE & HERE)

Wednesday: Alfredo bake and a squash and zucchini torte (from HERE , the veggies will just be thinly sliced, drizzled in Olive Oil and sprinkled with italian seasonings and then roasted)

Thursday: Mini Meatloaves , mashed potatoes & roasted broccoli

Friday: Homemade cheese stuffed crust pizza

Saturday: Zuppa Toscana & homemade bread

Sunday: Chicken Pot Pie (repeat from last week, but it was requested)

Monday: Veggie Enchiladas (from HERE , these are crazy good!)

Tuesday: grilled chicken, roasted veggies with quinoa

Wednesday: baked potatoes & roasted tomato w/ basil soup (from HERE)

Thursday: Pork tacos (dr. pepper pork in crockpot/shredded) with rice & beans

Friday:  Pizza (yes, every Friday)

There will also be an Apple Crumble Pie this week. Anna Elizabeth has managed to get all the way to third grade without knowledge of Johnny Appleseed. This huge gap of homeschooling educational standards ;) was brought to my attention, after she got off the phone with my Aunt (a teacher) who was preparing to dress up and teach her kids about him, last week. 

While I Was Away...(and various other ramblings and thoughts on a Saturday morning...this one is picture heavy, folks)

I discovered blogs in 1997...only way back then, they were called online journals. I loved reading the day to day, seeing the photos, hearing their stories & I fell into a pattern of reading about the lives of those I'd met ...  along the way, those journals and eventually blogs, brought some amazing people into my life.  Life changes and somewhere I've stopped reading blogs and I've stopped writing in mine.

But here is the thing. While I would never coin myself a writer & I don't have a desire to write for attention...I do love the idea of what blogging represents. I love taking photos of my day to day life ... the food, the places, the spaces . I'm not a photographer or a professional blogger or a chef-but does that mean I can't then take a photo of a cake I bake or a sunset or write about what happens? I like those parts of my day-and I'm going to embrace them more. 

Last week or , well, this week , I took a little break from being online *so* much. NOW , this is not now going to turn into some mini sermon on redeeming the time, or any such...at all. This was all about me. Because I KNOW me and how I operate.  I love and adore Facebook. Because I love the people I have as friends there. I love hearing their stuff and seeing their photos. 

But I am learning that this school year is going to require more of me...and I've had to adjust my online time and commitments to accommodate that. It's not a bad thing-but it's a necessary thing. 

All that to say , I still plan to be there & I also want to work on getting back here. Taking a bit of time , a few times a week...to document the typical, ordinary days that are making up my life. :)

I crocheted a lot this week... I made a little birthday heart banner for a dear friend...

a little quote that currently resides on our fridge...

The younger kids are studying Egypt and made papyrus  for school ...

for all of the nothing that West Texas has...it sure has a lot of pretty

Donald taught AE some Korean

While in Midland for Donald's treatment, I took the kids to see the childhood home of George W. Bush...

I finished one of the projects I'm doing for Middle Places. We are hosting another auction to benefit Rapha House (rescuing women and girls from the sex trade ) in October! 

I cook, a lot. 

I take photos of what I cook...

These were a BIG hit (recipe via pinterest)

another hit (recipe via epicurious)

I read a lot , crocheted a lot, took a lot of photos, cooked a lot, realigned my focus, had some new ideas, let go of some old ones, looked at some things a different way...I took a few days to see where my time was going and to see how I could still do those things and other things and get ALL THE THINGS done. :)

I'm thankful if you share the journey. 

later...on the blog

I'm working on the "homemade" Butterfinger candy that's floating around Pinterest.
update and the crew's opinion ...in a bit.


**
update... easy to make.
now...there is the suggestion that you cut the chilled pb mixture into squares and then dip in chocolate...

however...

aint nobody got time for that...

so, I just melted the chocolate and poured over the top and let it all chill.

five of five ...give them two thumbs up.

To make the magic happen you will need:

16 oz of candy corn
16 oz of peanut butter
16 oz of almond bark

Melt your candy corn in the microwave at 1 minute intervals , stirring between intervals

add the peanut butter to your melted candy corn and stir well

line a 9x9 dish with wax paper

pour peanut butter and candy corn mixture into dish

spread

top with melted almond bark

refrigerate to chill completely

eat them all in one sitting (that's optional)

:)

the summer of my big intent ....

So, it is summer...
and I have some big plans...
and I figure you want to know about them.

right?
of course you do. :D

This summer I intend to:

take back my fitness level... this last year has been a rut...
I plan to run, walk on non run days, bike, work arms/legs and core ... also a sit up and push up challenge.
I started today-and it goes for 12 weeks.

to take really good care of my feet.
yeah, I know.
whatever.
but truth is...I go barefoot a lot...and my feet -ugh.
I have pedicures about once a month...they aren't completely gnarly...I just want to intentionally take better care of them...

along with-

my skin...
I hit the big 4-0 ...
I've always taken care of my skin...this summer I am stepping it up a notch...or trying out different things...
moisturizing twice a day, vitamin e for fine lines, sugar scrubs once a week, coffee scrubs (legs) twice a week, baking soda for my teeth... (basically i'm applying all those tips you've pinned on pinterest-i'm gonna test them out this summer.)

and I'm getting my gel nails removed.
yeah, did you even know?
Probably not.
because i've only had them about six weeks.
I love pretty nails.
New Mexico-the dry, destroyed mine. They were constantly breaking .
I thought  that getting a gel overlay was the ticket...
but I've yet to fall in love with them (and I used to have them all the time)
So, biotin, vit d, and Burt's Bees cuticle cream and we will see what we can make of the nails-again.

reading:
a lot. I have tons of books on the Kindle app on my phone and I've culled thru and picked out some that line up with my intentions for the summer.

I'm also memorizing Psalm 40 and my kids are working on the Psalm that corresponds with the age they are turning this year too.

I'm considering an internet fast of some sort-trying to work out the dynamics of that.

But , it's June.
It's summer.
Three months of nothing but possibilities to become better.

Here.
We.
Go.

:D

and so it is monday...

and i leave this house on wednesay...
and i thought I was leaving thursday...
so that means getting ready to leave got ratcheted up a few notches...
but , it's not like we are moving all our household goods...
so it's not like a full move-
by a long shot.

I am memorizing Psalm 40 this summer...
as part of turning 40.
it's a beautiful psalm...

my birthday is friday.
FRIDAY
FRIDAY
FRIDAY!

We are also headed to the beach this weekend.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.
Donald is deep sea diving.
I am not.
Here's to not being shark bait. :D

I am doing a challenge for this week... 30 miles...of walking or running or combo.
I am doing a challenge for june, july and august.
really focused.
because the last year
has been really unfocused.
So this summer is dedicated to movement...and change...and recapturing...
beauty for ashes...it's my life's theme.

I usually try to do a theme with the kids during the summer...
not this summer...not a focused or planned theme...

this summer-our theme, if we have one...
will be THIS DAY...
living each day-full
making the moments-even the small ones, count.
finding joy in the day to day...
seeking happy...

and now, my coffee cup is empty
which means I need to get started on all the other things....

here is too a wonderful week...
and a summer of change....

well, I didn't mean to not post...

Goodness.

I didn't mean not to post...
and now
it feels like there is so much to post...

Let's see...
We leave here June 5th... that's approaching rather quickly so this week I will start the process of getting things ready to leave.

We are headed to the beach June 6th-10/11th . Donald will be deep sea diving and I will be listening to oceans crash and turning 40.

This weekend we went to Albuquerque. Donald had a long weekend so we thought a little mini adventure...
We drove up Saturday and did the Sandia Peak Tramway...very amazingly cool-VERY high.
We stayed at lovely hotel.
Sunday we got up to do the zoo and botanical gardens...
only
well
my Suburban
my ten year old
has traveled a lot of miles
has covered the US of A
my
favorite vehicle
ever
started overheating...
and (to spare a lot of stops and starts and a burn on Donald's arm from coolant stories)
she finally gave up the ghost and died...

So.
we ended up looking for cars.
OR
Donald ended up looking and buying
a new minivan
and she's pretty
and swoony
and I am so not a fan of minivans
just am not
but this one
is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
and i'm falling in love.

and so
now I realized that this week is busy...
so much catching up on laundry and such from the weekend...
i have to do a big grocery run
i have grass to cut
and
have to drive back to Albuquerque for some paper work stuffs...

I'm currently pondering the summer...
and what I'm going to do
and the kids
as far as spending time in the word.
I'm going to allow myself this week to get a plan together...
then I'll share here. :D

Hope yall had a nice weekend and a great week.

In the middle of being thankful...

Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out.

 Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. 1 Thessalonians 5:13-18

I'll be really honest. I am typing this late Wednesday night...because, I forgot it was Wednesday. I'm typing it in our rental home...where it is a cozy 86 degrees at present. It was 95 degrees today. I am sunburned. Oh and I have hot flashes.  So, I almost missed my deadline for writing. I'm hot, sunburned, hot-flashing and my air conditioning is broken and our high tomorrow is 98 degrees.

You know what.

I struggle with being thankful - right this minute.

I could lie...and tell you I am happy to have a home (and I am) , I could say ''oh, it's  first world problem, many have it so much worse'' (and they do) I could pretend and SAY the right thing-but , if I am honest and transparent, I will say...sometimes-it's hard to be thankful. (especially when you are sticking to a leather couch...)

Here is the thing. 

Sometimes it is...

it just is...

but that is why we have the Word. 

To remind us...

that regardless of our momentary troubles (regardless of how hot it is...or how hard things seem)

that we are to FIND thankfulness...

Did you read that whole snippet of scripture up there?

Did you?

because, it addresses a lot of 'us'...

a lot of our struggles...

our problems...

it tells us to work it out, to get along...to do our part.

it tells us to warn the freeloaders to get a move on...

it tells us to encourage those lagging behind and to lend a hand to those that are exhausted...

it tells us to be patient-to pay attention to individual needs...

and it says to be careful...that when you get on each other nerves (it's in the Word...it's going to happen...people WILL INDEED GET ON YOUR NERVES) to not snap at each other...

and finally it says to look for the best in each other...

but not only to look for the best...

but

to bring it out in each other...

THIS

is why we have the Word.

Because, the Word reminds us that our FEELINGS are not what we follow.  

I don't believe we have to pretend . I think (I mean, I just admitted my current feelings...it's HOT in here, y'all) we can be honest, express a true feeling WITH the understanding that we aren't going to wallow in it. 

The Word...acknowledges that everything is not going to be perfect...

that hard times and trials will come...

 our hearts will be broken...

 we will face questions and things will happen that do not make sense...

there will be times, that we struggle to believe...

and it won't seem like things are ''working together for our good''

but-

the Word

reminds us...

as Christ's followers that we are a family...

we are responsible for each other...

to carry each other...

to lend a hand...

to encourage ...

to pray...

to cheer...

to be thankful...

(now, send a sister a fan!)

Oh, gee, your hair...er, body spray, smells terrific ....

Here is the truth.

I love good smells.

I also realize that 'good smell' is subjective.

I've also smelled things on other people that was nice...

and on me...

not so much.

And people like different things...

and some people might think...really? a whole post about smells...

but , yeah, a whole post...

because I enjoy reading what other people like...

and this is what I like. :D

For the last couple of years I've worn Bath and Body Works Sensual Amber layered with their Dark Kiss. It was a perfect blend and I have gotten a lot of compliments on the scent mixture.

Of course, they discontinued Dark Kiss...

and I was left with Sensual Amber.

(which really is nice...)

I found a knock off at Target by Bodycology ... (can't think of it now...but it is very similar to the Dark Kiss...and that is what I've been using.

Until Mother's Day...

when I got four new scents.

That's different for me...

because I try to find ONE scent I love and stay with it (or you know one blended scent...whatever...)

But as I walked around smelling and sniffing...

each of these kind of pulled me in...

One, the Daisy Dreamgirl, is from a new line, that I assume is aimed at the tween/teen/co-ed aged girl...but

it was purple...and named Daisy and so it was immediately attached to Natalie (my friend, who died of cancer, on my birthday, almost six years ago now...she loved daisies ...and purple...)

Anyway, I intend to play with these and still use the sensual amber as a base mixture...

but a little about the scents:

My faithful mixer...Sensual Amber (I will be very, very, very, very. very, very,. very sad if they every discontinue this....)

Sensual Amber:

Introducing our NEW Fine Fragrance Mist. Our beautiful, sophisticated new bottle features a Fine Fragrance pump for a more delicate mist and improved coverage control. Lavishly spritz our refreshing Signature Collection Fine Fragrance Mist lavishly on your body to lightly scent your skin with our exclusive, seductive Sensual Amber, the exotic scent of pink lotus petals enveloped in golden amber.

• Top Notes: Bergamot, Wild Berries, Succulent Plum
• Mid Notes: White Rose, Orange Flower , Lotus Petals, Iris
• Dry Notes: Amber, Creamy Sandalwood, Vanilla, Patchouli, Praline, Musk
• Aloe conditions and nourishes skin

Rome Honeysuckle Amore:

Lavishly spray on our glamorous fragrance and radiate our head-over-heels blend of pink honeysuckle, golden peach & cyprus woods. Our sophisticated new pump delivers great coverage and delicate mist for the lightest, most refreshing way to fragrance.

• Top Notes: Italian Peach, Blackberry, Green Mandarin
• Mid Notes: Pink Honeysuckle, White Raspberry, Peony
• Dry Notes: Golden Amber, Soft Sandalwood, Cypress Wood

Daisy Dreamgirl:

Lavishly spritz to lightly scent your skin with a dream come true mix of clementine #38; star daisies! Our sophisticated new pump delivers great coverage and delicate mist for the lightest, most refreshing way to fragrance.

• T: Italian Bergamot, Grapefruit, Magnolia, Maracuya, Pear.
• M: Lily of the Valley, Freesia, Jasmine, Passion Fruit.
• D: Sandalwood, White Amber, Musk

Bali Mango:

Transport your senses! Lavishly spritz your skin for a light and indulgent island aroma of juicy mango, rich sugar cane and luscious nectarine. Our sophisticated new pump delivers great coverage and delicate mist for the lightest, most refreshing way to fragrance!

• Top Notes: Sparkling Tangerine, Asian Apple, Peony
• Mid Notes: Thai Lychee, Passion Flower, Pink Rose, Nectarine
• Dry Notes: Raspberry Coulis, Skin Musk, Sugar Woods

Rio Rumberry:

Transport your senses! Lavishly spritz your skin for a light and indulgent island aroma of tropical berries, fresh papaya and warm vanilla blossom. Our sophisticated new pump delivers great coverage and delicate mist for the lightest most refreshing way to fragrance!

• Top Notes: Juicy Thai Papaya, Tangelo, Fresh Coconut Water, Sparkling Summer Lemon
• Mid Notes: Tiare Flower Plumeria, Watery Starfruit
• Dry Notes: Coconut Cream, Tahitian Vanilla, Indonesian 
• Sandalwood