L'Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation

Hey y'all!

Greetings and salutations! Today, of course, is Try-It Thursday and it's going to be all about the new foundation I was given to try. As y'all know, I am apart of the wonderful Seventeen Social Club for the whole year of 2015 and as such, I am sent different products and things to try out and then give my opinion on. It definitely makes me feel important, haha.

Thanks to Seventeen Magazine and L'Oreal Paris, I was able to try out the Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation in the shade Shell Beige. I will say that I have never bought drug-store make-up before but I was still up for trying this out as I'm not one to back down from a challenge. I was a little worried that the color wasn't the right one for my skin tone since I wasn't able to try it out.The color I picked I thought matched me really well! I'm really glad about that.

I've only used Clinique foundation before as it's what my mom uses and we both have pretty sensitive skin. I was soooo happy that the switch of foundation didn't cause me to break out at all. That was definitely a plus. When I first applied it, I was definitely amazed at how dry the foundation became. And I don't mean that in a bad way! Also, less is definitely more as I didn't have to use a lot and sometimes I would squirt out too much and just have to layer it on.

I would apply the foundation with my fingers as my beauty blender is currently misplaced and will need to be deep-cleaned when found again (or, honestly, I'll probably just buy a new one) so fingers for application it was! I normally noticed with my Clinique foundation that there was a bit of streak from using my fingers but it was almost an airbrushed look with the L'Oreal Paris foundation! I was really thrown for a loop from that because I was not expecting it at all. It's a great feature of the foundation, for sure.

It gives pretty good coverage too. I had a bit of spots still showing through but for the most part, it did it's job. I'm not sure if I'm super oily or if it's from my skincare routine, but it didn't stay matte for me for too long. It wasn't bad enough that I needed to blot but I had a bit of shine after a few hours. All-in-all, a great product to try out and use on the daily. I didn't think it clogged my pores or anything like that.

I may or may not purchase it again (I don't need foundation for a while after this, haha) but it is definitely staying on my radar after this. Thank you again, Seventeen and L'Oreal Paris for letting me try this out!! I'll emjoy it until it's empty.

What drug-store foundation is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

Laterz,
Trina

"OMG!!! this is the best foundation at the drugstore and is better than alot of high end foundations! This is a medium to full coverage foundation that last all day and keeps you matte without looking flat! It last all day and by the end of the day almost looks like when you put it on. I have combo skin and works like a charm for me! Thank you Makeup Gods for this foundation!!!"

- A 5-star review by makeuplover23 from the L'Oreal Paris website 

Avengers, Assemble!

Hey y'all!

Okies, so you should deeeefinitely know by now that I am utterly OBSESSED with Captain America and by association, the Avengers, obviously. Soooo, I TOTALLY went to see Avengers 2 on the friday it officially premiered. In fact, I was so excited about going that I waited for over 3 hours in the theater so that way I would get a good seat.

Yeah.

I was one of those people.

Funny story, I was actually approached by the security guard and asked what movie I was waiting for. I told him what movie and what time and he just kinda looked at his watch and said, "You're kinda early, aren't ya?" and I just said, "Oh, I'm not missing this."

If you saw me, I was the girl with a Captain America Build-a-Bear and a plush of Cap along with a Cap t-shirt and Cap headphones as I was reading BZRK by Michael Grant and just waiting on the side by the ticket booth thing. I'm sure I got plenty of weird looks but other movie-goers, but I was listening to music and reading. I was pretty okay with life at the moment.

Now, why did I bring stuffed animals? To save seats, of course. Why else would I? (Okay, seriously though, I love taking stuffed animals or plushies to their own movies. I did that with my little Bilbo for Desolation of Smaug) So no, I don't feel weird about having them with me. Even though I am 21 years old. Oh. Well. This is my life and I really wouldn't trade it.

Moving on, THE MOVIE.

THIS.

FREAKIN'.

MOVIE.

I absolutely loved every second of it. I need to go watch it over and over. My mind is blown at this whole movie. Like, I couldn't even speak after it and I was so confused at the timeline afterwards and I had questions and just-UGH.

It was so wonderful.

You all should have seen it. I am now ordering you to go watch it instead of reading this blog post. Go. Forth. This is pretty vital to everything in your life. I was so happy with Cap, and Tony and pretty much all the characters were on point for me.

I will say.... I was suitably impressed with the Scarlet Witch. I did not think I would be so affected. I'm practically in love with Wanda now. She is now my #3 after Cap and Matt Murdock which that spot previously was not even taken considering I didn't know I needed someone else besides Cap.

Apparently, I do.

So, the Maximoff twins were epic in my opinion. I love them both. I'm so happy that Wakanda was brought in cause that means Black Panther is coming soon!!! Eek, I'm so excited for the new Marvel movies coming up. They're going to be killerrrrrrr, ah, I hope they're amazing.

SPOILER ALERT

I am pretty sure that Pietro is coming back. I mean one, he plays some pretty big roles in the comics plus this is Joss Whedon. Phil Coulson anyone? Okay, done. I just had to get my opinion out there.

SPOILER OVER

Continuing with new additions to the roster, I was SO happy that Falcon was apart of the team in this movie!!! I've loved watching Disney XD's Marvel's Avengers Assemble and in the T.V. show, Falcon is just so precious! So I was stoked that he was in the 2nd Cap movie and this one.

As for new supers... Well, I think Vision was brought in excellently. I'm glad Paul Bettany finally has a "body" but I'm kind of sad that Vision isn't really JARVIS. I think that would have been awesome. I completely understand, but still. JARVIS has been there for Tony in ways similar to how Edwin Jarvis cares for Tony in the comics so I would have loved for JARVIS to have a physical manifestation.


Okies, now I have to talk about Black Widow and the Hulk. Holy crackers, that is a ship that I am willing to go down with. I have definitely heard of it before and I think it is a really good pairing!! I can't wait to see how Nat kicks his butt in the third movie for pulling that stunt. I did think that was really hurtful of him to do even though he thinks that he is being a good person and keeping her safe by not staying with her. But for Nat to have opened up like that? He kind of just threw her feelings back in her face. Not cool, Brucey-bear. Not cool.

And this post is getting really long, so we'll just end this with this:

HAHAHA, I thought this was one of the best parts of the movie. I laughed so hard. Poor Thor.

There definitely were some other memorable moments, such as the fight between Iron Man and Hulk, Ultron, the whole thing about Clint's people (which I'll tell ya, that came out of left field for sure), and then Fury made his comeback to the team.

Buuuuut, if I take the time to talk about that, this post will be ridiculously long. So, I am going to end it here.

What did you guys think of the movie?! Please lemme know in the comments below cause i am game to just gab about this movie for a superduper long time!!

Laterz,
Trina

"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."

-The inscription on Mjolnir, Thor's hammer 

Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?

Hey y'all!

Welcome to the first Style Saturday for the month of May! Today, I had a kids' birthday party to attend for a co-worker's daughter. I love my co-worker and her kids are the cutest things. Her only daughter, the middle child had her party today and it was Frozen-themed, as most young girls are wanting nowadays. That movie was way more successful than Disney anticipated, I swear.

I definitely did not wear what I'm putting together but I absolutely love this idea for a Frozen-themed event! Considering I am 21 years old now, I can't look too much like a child anymore, which is kinda sad considering my wardrobe is pretty much t-shirts and comfy clothes, a.k.a. gym clothes. I'm always on the hunt for "professional" clothes so if you see any, leave a link down below! I'd love suggestions.

Here is the outift I came up with:

Frozen Party by fashionistadiva249 featuring a party outfit

I know, it's pretty heavily Elsa-themed, but when I finally saw Frozen for the first time, I called my little sister and told her, "Oh, you weren't kidding. We really are Elsa and Anna." And I am not joking. We didn't have a horrible relationship when we were little but we definitely were distant when we were younger. Now, we're actually really close and it's a lot better than it used to be.

So as I'm Elsa, I figured this is something that I would wear. The tennis are because while I need to be fashionable, good grief, I am going to a child's birthday party. There is no way on this green earth that I am going to wear wedges or high heels or anything of that sort. That's crazy. I'm a pretty minimal person on accessories anyways so that is why the makeup is so eye-heavy. That's honestly all I would do, though.

I wouldn't worry about bracelets or lip color or blush stuff. If I can get away with practically nothing, I totally will. I really need to start putting more effort... Eh, that makeup is pretty heavy for a kids' party anyways, Leaving it by itself is perfect, I think.

Are you obsessed with Frozen? Have an opinion on my chosen outfit? Don't hesitate to leave any comments below!! I'd love to discuss and talk with you.

Laterz,
Trina

"Oh look at that. I've been impaled."

-Olaf the Snowman, from the movie Frozen. Absolutely looooved this line, haha 

Daredevil, the Netflix Series

Hey y'all!!

So, I am incredibly, incredibly, INCREDIBLY sorry about my two-month absence?! What?!? Soooo crazy!!! Life has been insaaaane but no worries!! I am here to stay!! To start of the wonderful month of Mayyyy, welcome to Fanatic Friday! I know, I know, I keep changing the days... Hopefully, this month will "establish" what is going to be on this blog everyday, haha. Fanatic Friday will be all about T.V. shows and just anything that I'm a "fanatic" about, really.

Today, I'd like to introduce you to either my future husband (Captain America is definitely first but ohhhh, this guy is such a close second) or just general best friend/eternal crush, Matt Murdock. He is a blind lawyer who graduated from Columbia Law and is working with his best friend, "Foggy" Nelson on building a clientele base and also a vigilante at night in New York City.

Hooked yet? You totally should be.

This is the main character for the Netflix Series titled Daredevil, which is about the iconic Marvel superhero. I was sooooo glad I had a Netflix account once I heard about this. You should already know this but I actually am such a Marvel geek, it's not funny. In fact, it's a real problem of mine. Maybe there are some of you out there? I'd love not to be alone... Pretty much anything Captain America or even vaguely Marvel-associated, I impulsively buy to have. ....like I said, it's a pretty big problem.

Anyways, back to the show.

It. Is. FABULOUS.

Daredevil is so crazy different than anything out there on T.V. right now (and if you know something even vaguely similar to this show, dear Lord above, comment below with the name and I will probably immediately go to check it out. Not gonna lie) and I love it. There's so much going and so many different players that it's so much fun to watch and keep up with! I asked my dad for clarification but he said that the show wasn't too much different than the comics.

This is the part where I invite hardcore Daredevil fans to comment and incite conversation and polite opinions about what you think is true. Whether or not the T.V. show is close to the comics. Please, no fandom fights. Those get pretty messy.

Basically, every episode there are these craaazy action scenes and oh, Matt is so wonderfully amazing that I care not a wit about his blindness, the fact that he's practically poor, and, just-ugh.... He's so fabulous. I love that kid. He cracks me up with his humor and just the way that his morals are set up. It's definitely refreshing to see as I've always thought of Daredevil as the quiet kind of superhero.

The closest comparison that I can think of is Batman. Nobody knows Batman's identity (except for Alfred. Good ol' Alfred) and he just kinda shows up where needed. On that note, Matt gets information from the people he fights to go be at the places where he's needed.

Like Batman, he was trained by someone on how to fight. In this case, Matt was trained by an older blind guy who goes by the name of "Stick" and it was so adorable to see kid!Matt being taught how to fight even though he was blind.

I think that where they showed kid!Matt were some of my favorite scenes, to be honest. I felt that I really got a sense of where Matt is coming from and why he is the way he is today. I won't spoil anything (at least, I'll try not to spoil anymore, sorry) about his backstory but I thought it was so inspiring and it just made me want to scoop kid!Matt and squeeze him to death. 

This is getting to be a pretty long post and I'm not really sure how Batman got into this so I'm gonna end it on this note. If you haven't seen it, you've really got to get a move on. And if you don't have a Netflix account, there is a 30-day free trial and this show is worth it. There is supposed to be a season 2 coming out in 2016 so if you want to wait for the second season to use the 30-day trial, do it. Just be sure you ive yourself enough time to watch all 13 episodes of the first season first.

Pretty, pretty please, if you have any suggestions of T.V. shows to watch, I am not picky. I love rotting my mind with random T.V. shows in my free time. Leave any suggestions in the comments below!

Laterz,
Trina

"With tight adherence to its source material's history, high production quality, and a no-nonsense dramatic flair, Daredevil excels as an effective superhero origin story, a gritty procedural, and an exciting action adventure."

-Review from Rotten Tomatoes 

Being a Ski Bum

Hey y'all!

I am so sorry that it has been so long since I have last posted anything but unfortunately, I have just been so crazy busy with school, work, basically all of my past excuses at once. No longer! I refuse not to post and inform the world of my thoughts!

Haha, but seriously, here I was thinking I was going to have nothing for today's post and then Snapchat happened. Don't you just love Snapchat? (I do. I love it a bunch)

So here we go! Today's topic: snow sports. I may just stick with skiing or snowboarding... Actually, I'll just do those two.

As I have no personal experience with either, please bear with me for I was lazy and didn't even bother to research these. I am literally just going based off of my Snapchat Story, the skiing one. Speaking of, is there an actual name for all of those Snaps and videos that Snapchat gets from a bunch of people? Or is it just Snapchat's story?

Moving on, skiing. As far as I know, skiing is actually pretty freakin' athletic and leaves you sore. It certainly explains why there was video of people in hot tubs just hanging out or with the caption "after a ski bum day." Is that a thing? People who ski are called ski bums?

People who know these things, please let me know. I'm genuinely curious. I wanna be a ski bum. It seems like so much fun.

Snoooowboardiiiing.

On this, I actually have a bit more knowledge as my sister absolutely loves watching Shaun White when he's in the Winter Olympics. It was such a shame that he wasn't able to nail that trick this past Olympics because he totally deserved that gold medal. He's an amazing snowboarder and I love watching him compete. (My sister and I are pretty big supporters of the Olympics in general. We LOVE watching the Olympics)

Of course, I know that this sport takes a lor outta you physically as well, so i suppose that the hot tubs are used by people who do one or both sports? One day, I shall experience this for myself. I will find out then. Then, my curiosity will be satisfied.

The two main places that were featured in... let's just call it Snapchat's story were Beaver Creek, Colorado and somewhere in Utah. I've forgotten where. I have known that these places were good places for this sort of activity as my dad has always wanted to go skiing in Colorado. Hopefully, he'll get to do so one day.

I... Yeah, this is all the knowledge I can contribute. What do y'all think about this? Know more than me? Good grief, please comment and contribute to my knowledge. I beg of you. That would be most helpful.

Laterz,
Trina

"I'll just become a ski bum"

-Someone on Snapchat 

Loss Is Hard

Hey y'all!

So, this post will actually be a little solemn today. I wasn't too sure when I started all this how personal I was going to get but this is actually pretty personal. Obviously, y'all don't know me that well (unless you do… which if so, thanks for reading!) but two days ago, my great-grandmother passed away. Yes, I was blessed to have had my great-grandmother live for an extremely long time before losing her.

I am honestly just thankful that my last conversation with her was a good one. It was all in Spanish, so I got most of it but not all. I also talked back to her in Spanish and we were joined by her sister. I heard a lot about my grandma and her brothers and sisters while growing up. It's something I'll definitely cherish for quite some time as it was my last moment with my great-grandmother and it was at a time when she was still able to respond and remember stuff.

With this event, I now have a funeral to attend to this Wednesday and the rosary will be Tuesday. I had heard that my great-grandmother had taken a turn for the worse the day before she passed. That day I knew I was going to need a new dress. I thought I had shoes, but I don't so I need new shoes as well. I went shopping today but I was unsuccessful on both but I did find two new shirts (very festival-like) and I got a couple of things at Francesca's that I had been wanting so success there.

Since it is Saturday, as upsetting as this is, this is what I would wear if I could just grab things and have them magically appear in my closet.

Loss Is Hard by fashionistadiva249 featuring wristlet handbags

Of course, the tights and long-sleeves are only because it's winter time. If it was summer, that'd be a whole different wardrobe choice altogether. I think that I have been lucky in that this is only the third funeral I have been to for a family member in my 20 years of living. I know that I am blessed that I haven't lost anybody extremely close to me yet so every time this happens, it does hit me kind of hard.

Alrighty, well that's everything for this Style Saturday. Fashionista on, lovelies. Hopefully, you're doing better than my family and I at this time.

Laterz,

Trina

"Yo la bendiga (I bless you)."

-My great-grandmother, every time you said good-bye 

The Apocalypse Is Coming (So Thank Goodness for Ichabod and Abbie)

Hey y'all!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and if you don't celebrate, Happy Holidays to you!! Hopefully, you are very happy with loved ones at the moment. I know I am :)

T.V. Thursday is upon us again and as many shows are in hiatus at the moment, and I can never watch anything when it actually airs, I've decided to start bingeing on my days off. That's what you'll be seeing over the next few weeks. This week is Sleepy Hollow, one of my absolute favorite shows from FOX.

It's already in its second season and man, it never gets boring. I absolutely love the premise as since my full, legal, first name is Katrina, I love that I get to be a witch and I look amazing with red hair :) I also have a pretty good-looking husband, no? And I know that pretty much everyone ships IchAbbie, but honestly, I'm a Katrina (we stick together). I'd like him to stay with his wife (me), thank you.

So here is (some of) Season 2, in its re-capped glory for you. Enjoy!

   "This Is War" - In the opening of Season 2 for Sleepy Hollow, we find Ichabod and Abbie a year after everything in Season 1. Henry is their captive and the two have lost both Jenny (Abbie's sister) and Katrina (Ichabod's wife). We know it's a year later because Ichabod and Abbie celebrate his birthday with a "surprise party" or Abbie turns off the lights and brings out a small cupcake with a candle on it, lit. Both are quite patriotic and it's a cute, little domestic scene. They find out about the key that Franklin made and when they question Henry, Abbie has a revelation. The duo walks away from him and then Abbie says that Jenny was the one who found the actual key or, at least, knows where to locate it. That is when Henry stops the illusion and we find a year has not passed, Moloch just wanted to know where the key was. Ichabod is still in the coffin and Abbie is in purgatory. Katrina, she's still captured by the Headless Horseman and, as we found out last season, he is her former fiance. She left him for Ichabod (obviously, the better choice, all around) and he hasn't gotten over that. Katrina is still putting up quite a fight. He places a necklace on her that allows me to see his face and converse with him. He tells me that Ichabod will be dead by midnight and that she should just be with him again. She politely declines, saying her heart has already been given. It's a lovely scene, really. The key Moloch needs because it is able to bypass the one law of purgatory, that for every soul that leaves, there must be a soul that remains. He wishes to leave purgatory, with a demon army, and begin his reign on Earth. Jenny was captured, since she had been in that car crash with the Headless Horseman, and led Henry to see the notebook and pages about the key. As Ichabod was Benjamin Franklin's apprentice, thankfully, he and Jenny were able to locate the key first and save Abbie by getting her out of there. Henry is visited by Moloch and given a suit of armor, equipped with flaming sword, that is his to command. (Season 2, Episode 1)

   "The Kindred" - So we went through all that in Ep 1 and now we've got even more crazy. There's a new sheriff in town and she's not messing around. I have to say, I understand where these types of characters are coming from, but nothing makes me angrier than having people in the way. So at the moment, I don't like her. She's messing everything up and because of her, Jenny is now in jail. She caught Jenny with all of the weapons. The three, before Jenny was jailed, decide to bring to life Franklin's creation, The Kindred. They believe the monster will fight for them and will be a helpful ally. Abbie visits former Captain Irving in jail to know what the location of the Headless Horseman's head is. He tells her and Abbie and Ichabod go to a bank. He is not overly fond of the place and it definitely shows. The witnesses then travel along to find the other part they need to give rise to The Kindred, the rest of the body. The spell to create The Kindred needed to have a piece of the Horseman in order to fully go against the Horseman. The Kindred is supposed to be a vessel that will defeat the Horseman. They also wanted to have The Kindred in order to come get me. Katrina has finally convinced Abraham (a.k.a. the Headless Horseman) to wait until she am ready to give myself freely. She convinces Ichabod to leave her at the safehouse so that she can be a mole. As for Frank Irving, he has been transferred to a psych hospital, the same one that housed Jenny for 13 years, and is now undergoing treatment, as per the sheriff's protocol. The Horseman of War, Henry (but his given name is Jeremy), goes to be his lawyer and retrieves blood from the former Captain. It is all a part of the newest plan for Moloch to rise, but Katrina has yet to gather all of the details. (Season 2, Episode 2)

   "Root of All Evil" - Episode 3 and we hit the ground running. The duo go to visit Irving and find out they are banned because Henry said so. Abbie and Ichabod set out to find out what the new plan is so they follow Henry. They find him at a bank and then there is a gunshot once he has left it. A teller is feeling unappreciated and so Abbie attempts to talk her down after requesting back-up. She continues talking to the teller until Reyes shoots her, as she's backup. They leave the bank and Abbie is convinced that the teller would never act like that. Figuring out about the coin, they leave to do more research. Jenny gets out of jail and meets Abbie and Ichabod in the archives. There, she accesses Reyes' files and finds out that through her testimony, their mother, Lori Mills, was put into the psychiatric ward where she later took her own life. Abbie confronts Reyes about this and she justifies her actions by saying she believed the treatment would help. Sheriff Reyes is really getting on everybody and Ichabod now has 24 hours to have his existence documented and for her to see. Now this coin has been circulating and it has already taken two victims plus casualties. The third victim turns out to be Jenny Mills. Abbie and Ichabod find this out when Jenny's friend Hawley calls them to let them know what's happened. Jenny has stolen a high-powered rifle and is on the loose. Ichabod and Abbie think that the next casualty will be Abbie but when she goes to see where her sister has gone, it seems Sheriff Reyes is the intended target. Meanwhile, Ichabod and Hawley go to a church to get consecrated glass to protect themselves from the coin's effects. They are able to apprehend Jenny before she kills Reyes but Hawley goes as soon as he has the coin in his grasp. Reyes gives Abbie her mother's file from Tarrytown, and Abbie discovers that her mother was tormented by demons. Ichabod goes to Tarrytown and is able to tell Irving who Henry really is. Henry, on the other hand, is now living in the manor where he was born and he sets fire to the bedframe where he was born. Hawley shows up and says the coin is in a safe place and he's going to look for the other 29 of them. He leaves an ID for Ichabod. (Season 2, Episode 3)

   "Go Where I Send Thee" - A little song to start this ep and a missing girl. Ichabod and Abbie try and get hi to learn how to drive and Ichabod learns quite rapidly. Then they receive the Amber Alert for the missing child and head out to the site. It turns out that the mother of the missing girl was Abbie and Jenny's caseworker when they first became foster kids. Ichabod and Abbie head to the woods to see if they could find her. They find a bone flute and Ichabod plays it, which sends Abbie into a trance. Once broken, Abbie questions what happened and Ichabod now has knowledge ofthe perp. He tells Abbie about a piper who played such beautiful music on the flute that he once was able to fool an entire British garrison and kill them. The two hatch a plan in order to go find the girl. Using modern technology, they record the sound of the flute melody and then head out into the woods. Ichabod trails Abbie and eventually stops her when he sees someone. They head over to where the person is and find Hawley. He is injured but insists that the girl can still be saved. The three head on to find her and encounter the Piper in his lair. It turns out that there is a curse upon the Lancaster family that each generation, upon a child's tenth birthday, they will be taken by the Piper and their bones used as a base for the Piper's flutes. They try and defeat the Piper but simply subdue him while taking Sara home. The job isn't over, of course, but Hawley bows out and demands his payment - the flute. Abbie breaks it and gives it to him. They give Sara back and then find out the intricacies of the curse. Ichabod and Abbie manage to defeat him entirely so that the Lancaster line can continue without the curse. We find out at the end that the buyer of the flute was Henry and he starts to pulverize it into dust.(Season 2, Episode 4)

    "The Weeping Lady" - Whew, we've come a long way but we're getting into the thick of it. Things start off with two teens in a car doing icky teen things and then they encounter what will be known as The Weeping Lady. Scared, they drive off. I'm able to use a bit of my magic and get a message out to Ichabod. Abraham inquires Henry to come and strengthen the wards so that I cannot use any magic. Caroline makes another appearance and brings Ichabod quite a few new things. Things are misconstrued and Ichabod hurts her feelings. He goes to her residence to reverse the damage and when Abbie and he leave is when Caroline is killed. Her body is found next morning and Ichabod is distraught. They find the tire tracks, question the teens, and then go to the library to conduct research on The Weeping Lady. Hawley is there, coincidentally, and so is The Weeping Lady as Abbie finds out. In the library, my message reaches its incipient and Ichabod is given courage and hope. Ichabod does manage to save her and pull her out of the water, but it is Hawley who administers the CPR that ultimately saves her life. The paramedics check over Abbie and then they head back to the archives to do research. Abbie has managed to grab a piece of the lace from The Weeping Lady and so Ichabod has new knowledge. The lace is from the shawl of a woman he was once promised to, Mary. She was insanely jealous and possessive and so they believe that Mary's soul is The Weeping Lady. The Weeping Lady's next target is me so they rush over to my place. When they get there, Abraham rides out and so they know I'm gone. Ichabod finds the letter inside one of the rooms and because Abbie has prior knowledge, they hurry to the river to find Katrina. She has managed to defeat The Weeping Lady and so Ichabod and Abbie find her. They have apprehended Mary and because of Katrina and Abbie's combined power, are able to converse with her now that she is not an enraged spirit. Ichabod then learns that the letter he previously received from Mary saying it was okay not to be with her actually came from Katrina, because Mary had asked for a meeting that evening and she died accidentally by falling. The Horseman comes soon after and Katrina leaves with him, once again. Ichabod laments to Abbie how there is no true trust between him and Katrina. They attend a memorial for Caroline that Abbie helped to coordinate. We then see Henry thrown around by Moloch because The Weeping Lady was something that Henry cooked up all by himself. Moloch needs Katrina alive because she is going to play an important part in The Apocalypse. The last thing seen is Henry on the floor, upset because all he wants is to be loved (I think anyways. I'm pretty sure he'll come to his senses and will help out his parents) (Season 2, Episode 5)

   "And the Abyss Gazes Back" - Ep 6 and we meet Corbin's son. It turns out that when everything happened with Corbin, he was in Afghanistan and is now home, honorably discharged. Abbie and Ichabod first are trying to do yoga in order to calm themselves and find out ale will help calm Ichabod more. At the bar they go to, Corbin Jr. is there and he has started a fight which gets him banned. They follow Joe out and then hear a police call about a disturbance in Pioneer Point where Joe's license plate has been spotted. Taking the call, they drive over there and encounter some sort of creature as they get there. It has run off but two victims have been taken and Joe is injured, talking about something his dad had said. Abbie visits Joe in the hospital and he tells her to just go away. In the archives, research is done to see what kind of creature the two encountered before Joe and it isn't found until Ichabod remembers Daniel Boone saying what he thought his brother might be afflicted with. As a Native American legend, the two now believe that Joe is a wendigo as what happened to his platoon overseas is exactly what happened in Pioneer Point. He wasn't there to kill and maim though. He was looking for something that his father wanted him to find. Abbie and Ichabod get to him as soon as he finds what he was meant to. They confront Joe and explain to him their roles in the upcoming war. Joe starts to run and when Ichabod gets hurt and bleeds, Joe changes into the wendigo creature. They run and escape Joe but then capture him and wait until after he changes. Ichabod and Hawley go to the Native Americans that will help them. Hawley isn't very well received but Ichabod, having his first-hand knowledge, is able to respect them and get the knowledge needed to help Joe. Henry goes to where Joe is being held and ambushes while Ichabod and Hawley are out. Joe goes with them so that Abbie and Jenny can stay safe. Henry causes Joe to undergo another wendigo transformation and if he doesn't get the correct treatment, he'll permanently be a wendigo. Ichabod and Abbie go on a hunt where they act as bait and Joe follows them as a wendigo, driven by the blood. It's because of Abbie's belief that Joe is able to be human again. Ichabod got a skull from the Native Americans and got some blood from Joe in order to have him become human again. It turns out that the bone pipe from the crazy Piper of the third episode Henry ground up and sent to Joe which caused the wendigo transformations in the first place.

Whoo, so much and that was only six episodes. I love this show.

Laterz,
Trina

"Trust is the only currency with any value."

-Ichabod to Abbie, Sleepy Hollow