I officially hate the University Mall Macy's Clinique counter. They are by far the rudest and uncaring people I have ever met. I have always worn Clinique makeup - I love it. The only time I buy from Clinique though is when they are having their Bonus Time. I get a cute makeup bag and a bunch of other stuff such as lipgloss, mascara, eyeshadow, lotion, etc. All I have to spend is $21.50 and I get all the other stuff with it. Totally worth my money.

Today I went because Macy's Clinique counter was having their Bonus Time. I needed blush so I went to buy it. It was only $20 so I had to get something else. (Of course they always do that so you have to spend well over $21.50.) Except my foundation is $22 I think? But with the blush I have to buy something else. I decided to get some $14 lipgloss. The lady who helped me was super nice and sweet and put a few different colors on my lips until I found one I really loved.

She took me up to the counter, rung me up and I was on my way. I walked to the end of the store super excited about everything I had just gotten so I opened the bag. I saw my makeup bag and all my other bonus items, my blush... and no lipgloss. I thought 'oh she must have just forgotten to put it in the bag' so I walked back and told her it wasn't in my bag.

She took the bag from me and looked through it. Nothing. She walked to the stroller while I was digging through everything in the bottom basket. Nothing. She said, "well it's on the receipt right here and I know I put it in the bag...sorry there is nothing I can do." So basically she was calling me a liar and she "KNEW" she put it in the bag and I was just out my money. I looked at her (totally pissed at this point) and asked her if possibly she hadn't put it in the bag and someone put it away? She asked around. Nothing. I told her I promise I wasn't trying to be dishonest. I mean, come one, I didn't even really want or need the lipgloss I just wanted all the bonus items.

I figured she would be totally nice about it and just give me a new one. No way. She was SO rude to me. I'm sorry, but isn't the customer always first? Don't you just trust someone? I mean, for the most part people are pretty honest. I used to work at a credit union and a guy came through the drive through once and got $20 cash, signed for it, drove away, came back a few minutes later and said he couldn't find his money ANYWHERE. So guess what my manager said to do? Give him another $20 bill. We trusted him enough to give him more money even though we knew he took $20 already. Guess what happened? About an hour or so later he came back and had found it tucked between the seat and middle console. Trustworthy? I think so.

I told the lady she could look through everything of mine and it wasn't there. (I am home now and looked through all my stuff...it isn't there.) The lady told me one more time "No, I can't do anything." I just found it shocking that the lady who helped me was in fact the counter manager and she totally flipped a 180 attitude-wise. She was super nice to me at first and then became a total B. Finally another lady was being nice about it and called the store manager for me. Guess what the store manager did? Came down, I explained what had happened, she walked over and got a new lipgloss, handed it to me and said, "that is very nice lipgloss you enjoy that." What a sweet lady. Thank you, at least you are kind to me and trust me!

ALL OVER LIPGLOSS...can you believe that? Sorry, but I am not getting away with paying for something and not even getting it. I know she never put it in the bag. I will always know she didn't. I also know I am never, ever buying from the University Mall Macy's Clinique counter ever again.

15 Months...and so much fun!!

Last Sunday the 25th Rylee turned FIFTEEN MONTHS. Time has FLOWN by since Rylee turned a year old. I can't believe how big she is getting and how much she has just grown up in the past few months - even past couple weeks! She is a toddler and is so independent now. Her little personality is just developing so much. It is really hard to believe just how much she really does know and how quickly she learns. She is a smart one! I can do something or say something once and she immediately picks it up. I decided since she is 15 months today I will write down 15 things about her right now. :) (her absolutely ADORABLE cheese... I love it!)

#1. She has all 16 teeth!! She has all her teeth til her 2 year molars decide to pop through! I am sure excited to say goodbye to teething for a while and I bet she will be too! I hate teething. I love the extra cuddles of course but I feel so bad for her cause her mouth hurts.
#2. She talks talks talks... ALL THE TIME. Here is a list of the words she says: Da-da, Ma-ma, Pa-pa, Ba-ba, Hi, Bye, No-no, Duck, Yuck, Wow, Woah, Cracker, (cacka) Shoes, (soos) Cheese (tees) Jesus..and I am sure there are a few more I can't think of right now. She is quite the jabber box!
#3. She sleeps so good! Bed time has now went from 7:30 to 8:30-9ish and she sleeps straight through til about 9 most mornings. She takes 2 naps that are each about an hour and a half or 2 hours. (sometimes longer! the other day she took a 3 1/2 hour nap!!!)
#4. She isn't a really good eater like she used to be. I heard every child goes through this "eating strike" so I am not too worried about it. She still eats good, just not as good as she used to. She does snack all day though and drinks TONS of water and cold milk. Her favorite thing to eat is her "cacka's." All I hear all day is "cacka? cacka?" asking for a cracker. It is SO funny though, whenever I ask her to say please she runs away bawling all dramatic. haha.
(eating her favorite... a "cacka")

#5. She LOVES to be outside or go bumming. Whenever I say let's go bye bye or let's go outside she gets so excited. And about a week ago I asked her if she wanted to go bye bye. All the sudden she started fussing like she was really upset and then started running around saying something. I realized she was saying "soos" (shoes).. she was all worried cause she needed her shoes on. SO cute!
#6. She loves books. She loves when you read her books. She loves looking at books by herself. She holds them and turns the pages and jabbers like she is reading. It is very cute! Every night at bedtime we go in her room and either Kelly or I say, "Let's say prayers." She runs and grabs a book and hands it to you and sits down and is ready to read a book, say prayers, and go to sleep! She is getting very good at being quiet and folding her arms during prayer. :) #7. She really gets moving when there is music playing! She rocks from side to side or up and down. She even dances her little heart out while we are riding in the car. Or sometimes she will just start loudly talking like she is singing. My favorite thing she dances to is the beat of the washing machine - haha!
#8. She got a new tricycle (my nephews old tricycle) and she just loves this thing! We go outside and she immediatly plops down on it and starts riding.#9. She loves anything that is sparkly, shiny, or just looks pretty.. she is definitely a girl! This day we went to the dollar store and she was in HEAVEN with her bead necklaces and the balls.#10. She loves dog and kitties! She hugs them and says, "oooh" whenever she sees them. It is so sweet. :)
#11. She is learning all the animal sounds very quickly! These are all the ones she currently knows. Doggy: "wwwwah" (like they are growling and then barking) Kitty: "owww" Bear: "wowww" (she literally growls though - funny!) Snake: "ssss" Cow: "oooo" They are all so cute to listen to!
#12. She is learning all the parts of her body. Right now she knows where her belly, nose, and mouth is. :) She points to them when you ask.
#13. She LOVES being outside. I am kinda sad it will be getting cold very soon. We will still bundle up and go out but she just loves playing outside in the grass, going for walks, etc.
#14. She is hilarious at bath time! She literally chucks all her toys to one side of the bathtub and then throws them all back to the other side. I have a funny video of her doing it but for some reason it won't let me upload it on here.... annoying.
#15. She has a MAJOR attitude! I will just leave it at that. :)
I am excited... only 3 more months til she can go to Nursery! She will do fabulously. She doesn't have stranger danger like at all so I know she will just run right in and start playing with the toys! (let's hope anyway. :) )