Travel Challenge

I've been dreaming of a vacation. A BIG vacation, but I've been at a loss of where to go, who to go with, where will I get the money, etc. I saw this challenge circulating around the blogosphere and I had to jump on the bandwagon.

1. Alamo San Antonio, Texas, USA

2. Alhambra Granada, Spain

3. Andros Island Bahamas

4. Angel Falls Venezuela

5. Angkor Wat Angkor, Cambodia

6. Atlantic City Boardwalk Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

7. Ayers Rock Australia

8. Big Ben London, England

9. Bora Bora Polynesia

10. British Museum London, England

11. Canals of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands

12. Cathedral of Seville Seville, Spain

13. Cave of Crystals Mexico

14. Christ the Redeemer Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

15. Cinque Terre National Park Italy

16. Colloseum Rome, Italy

17. Crater Lake National Park Oregon, USA

18. Dead Sea Israel/Jordan

19. Death Valley National Park California, USA

20. Devil's Tower Wyoming, USA

21. Dome of the Rock Jerusalem, Israel

22. Easter Island Statues Polynesia

23. Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh, Scotland

24. Eiffel Tower Paris, France

25. Empire State Building New York City, New York, USA

26. Forbidden City Beijing, China

27. French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

28. Galapagos Islands Ecuador

29. Gateway Arch St. Louis, Missouri, USA

30. Gettysburg Battlefield Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

31. Glacier Bay Basin Alaska, USA

32. Glacier National Park Montana, USA

33. Glowworm Cave New Zealand

34. Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California, USA

35. Grand Canal Venice, Italy

36. Grand Canyon Arizona, USA

37. Grand Mosque in Mecca Saudi Arabia

38. Great Barrier Reef Queensland, Australia

39. Great Mosque of Córdoba Córdoba, Spain

40. Great Wall of China China

41. Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey

42. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii, USA

43. Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, Califonia, USA

44. Iguazu Falls Argentina and Brazil

45. Kiyomizu-dera Kyoto, Japan

46. Kremlin Moscow, Russia

47. Lake Titicaca Peru

48. Las Ramblas Barcelona, Spain

49. Las Vegas Strip Las Vegas, Nevada

50. Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa, Italy

51. Louvre Museum Paris, France

52. Macchu Picchu Peru

53. Matterhorn Switzerland

54. Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

55. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City, New York, USA

56. Mount Everest Nepal

57. Mount Fuji Japan

58. Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania

59. Mount Rushmore Keystone, South Dakota, USA

60. Napa Valley California, USA

61. Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania

62. Niagara Falls New York, USA

63. Notre Dame Cathedral Paris, France

64. Pacific Rim National Park British Columbia, Canada

65. Pebble Beaches of Nice Nice, France

66. Petra Jordan

67. Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

68. Portland Head Lighthouse Portland, Maine, USA

69. Puerta Del Sol Madrid, Spain

70. Pyramids of Giza Egypt

71. Redwood National Park California, USA

72. Rock of Gibraltar Gibraltar

73. Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado

74. Ruins of Athens Athens, Greece

75. Ruins of Pompeii Pompei, Italy

76. Sagrada Famila Barcelona, Spain

77. Sears Tower Chicago, Illlinois, USA

78. Sedlec Ossuary Czech Republic

79. Sistine Chapel Vatican City, Italy

80. Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C., USA

81. Space Needle Seattle, Washington, USA

82. St. Peter's Basilica Vatican City, Italy

83. Statue of Liberty New York City, New York, USA

84. Stonehenge Wiltshire County, England

85. Sydney Opera House Sydney, Australia

86. Taj Mahal Agra, India

87. Temple of the Golden Pavilion Kyoto, Japan

88. Teotihuacan Mexico

89. Tian Tan Buddha Hong Kong, China

90. Times Square New York City, New York, USA

91. Varanasi Uttar Pradesh, India

92. Victoria Falls Zimbabwe

93. Wailing Wall Jerusalem, Israel

94. Walt Disney World Resort Orlando, Florida

95. Washington Monument Washington, D.C., USA

96. White Cliffs of Dover Dover, England

97. White House Washington, D.C., USA

98. Winchester Cathedral Hampshire, England

99. Yosemite National Park California, USA

100. Zion National Park Utah, USA

Woohooo! I've done 27/100. Not bad for 23 years of being alive! Where do you think I should go this August? I'd love to cross a few more off the list. Maybe Napa Valley? and it up Yosemite? and See the Red Woods? Golden Gate bridge? That would knock off quite a few. I also have an Atlantic City trip in the works. and my best friend lives in New Orleans, so there that too...

In other exciting news, I AM going on vacation in only 4 short weeks. I just found out last night (this post has been in my drafts for a few days now) but Cancun here I come!!!!

Life Lately

So, I feel really out of it lately. I haven't really blogged since Thursday. The weekend was a blur, work has been busy. I am applying to a fellowship so I've been running around getting letters of recommendation, writing essays, etc. AND I've been in full on HUNGER GAMES addiction. I read the last book yesterday. The whole thing. In one day. And I had a 10 hour work day. And I went on a 30 minute run walk. AND I went to the grocery store. Needless to say I  was up until 1:30 am. Then stayed awake for another 2 hours due to a combination of factors including my constant battle with insomnia, how FREAKING HOT it is in my house and traces of caffeine in my blood stream. I finally gave up, went downstairs and slept on the couch where it was cooler. I was out of the house by 7:15, and thank god for no traffic and my free starbucks birthday beverage (this is my last week as a 23 year old AHHH!!!).

Here are a few pictures of life lately. If you don't already follow me on Instagram @EmPri88

National's Game Saturday (we didn't make it inside the stadium because I refuse to spend $50 for a ticket to see the Nats)

I love this city

First frozen Marg of the Season. It was YUMMY.

Testing out curly hair with my new hair cut/ YAY for being Blondey blonde again!

Starbucks is a godsend.

New haircut

I just got back from the roof of my building watching the shuttle fly over the mall. It was quite a sight. Let me tell you that thing is HUGE!!!! Very cool.

Also, I seriously think I'm suffering from post-hunger game depression. I need a fix. Slash. I AM NOT HAPPY with how it all ended. UGH. I won't say enought to ruin the end for any of you who haven't read it but 1. Katniss picked the right guy, but I hated how they got there. 2. WTF happened at the end? Who was really telling the truth President Coin or President Snow? I'm so confused!!! I need the movie to come out already (movie # 3 I mean). I can't wait however many years it's going to take. UGH.

okay. rant over. Hope y'all have a great Tuesday!



{Friday Cocktail} Take me out to the ball game

I'm going to my first baseball game of the season tomorrow, so to get in the spirit I wanted to do a baseball themed cocktail. But are there baseball themed cocktails? I'm pretty sure it's just beer.

Time to get creative. At the Nationals stadium we have ShakeShack. If you've never had shakeshack you need to, its amazing. At the last game of the season last year I tried a peanut milkshake, and OMG let me tell you it changed my life. I LOVE peanut anything. Today's cocktail is an attempt at a alcoholic peanuty milkshake of sorts. I give you the Peanut butter Dream

• 2 oz Kahlua
• 1 oz Tequila
• 2 oz cream or milk
• 1.5 Tbsp. Creamy Peanut butter
• Ice
• Blend until frothy

I know. Amazing right. Enjoy your weekend!

Seven Deadly Beauty Sins

I've seen this on a few blogs and figured I'd jump in on the band wagon.


1. Greed : What’s your most inexpensive beauty item? What’s your most expensive?

My favorite inexpensive item is by far my elf blush and bronzer combo. For only $3 dollars you get this amazing combo. I LOVE the blush so much. I'm almost out and need to re order. My splurge product is probably my Arbonne Nutrimen C RElease Deep Pore Cleansing Masque. It's not crazy expensive at $31 for this bottle. But I use it once a week and I think it's made a huge difference in my skin.

2. Wrath : What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with?

After years of battling acne my skin is far from perfect. I need foundation, and rarely go a day without it. But I am rarely happy with my foundation, and I feel like I've tried them all. I've mixed them, tried different applications, tried powder foundation and liquid. I just haven't found the perfect one for me. Suggestions are greatly appreciated!

3. Gluttony : What is your most delicious beauty product?

This is strange. I don't think I really eat any of my beauty products. Maybe my Eos lip balms. They smell amazing and have a great buttery texture.

4. Sloth : What beauty product do you neglect, due to laziness?

I know, I know. For a girl with very light, short and sparce lashes I should be curling them daily. But I am usually running too late lazy so I skip this step more often than I should.

5. Pride: What beauty product gives you the most self confidence?

Nothing makes me more confident than some sick eye makeup. A perfect liquid liner and some false lashes really amp up a normal look.

6. Lust : What attributes do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?

This is kind of a strange question... I would think they would have gone for more of a "what are you lusting after" kind of a question, but whatever. I'll go with it. Nothing is sexier than a good pair of sunglasses ala brad pitt. A guy with a sense of style, especially when it comes to suits/ties/socks, etc. A great watch. FLAT FRONT PANTS-- no more pleats boys, please! A trimmed yet scruffy face... or just George Clooney in general. Oh, and I have a weakness for cologne.

7. Envy: What items would you like to receive as a gift?

What wouldn't I like to receive as a gift is probably easier. Tarte LipStain, Stila custom blush, Stila Shadow Stick, Benefit Benetint, Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel, Revitalash growth enhancer, Bvlgari Jasmin Noir, Beauty Blender, Benefit HighBeam,  Deborah Libmann polishes, Caudale Cell Renewal Creme, Bronze and Brighten, Kate Spade Twirl and Stila Prime Pot. ALL available at Birchbox



This was fun! What do you think of my seven deadly sins of beauty! Send me the link to yours!