“It’s like blogging, but with boys!”

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A couple of months ago, these two nerds decided that I needed a boyfriend asap.
Without my permission, they set up a profile for me on a Christian dating website.
 
Seriously.
 
Honestly, I tried to laugh it off in front of them, but I was actually pretty upset. I know I share so much of my life online, but I’m actually a pretty private person, especially when it comes to dating.
 
I talked with my momma after work that day, and she convinced me to just try it out. I work in a female-dominated area, so it’s not like I can meet guys at work. She also said that since I’ve made so many great friends through blogging, there’s not really anything weird about meeting a guy online. Sarah’s thoughts on it were “It’s like blogging, but with boys!” I finally gave in and decided to try it for a bit. Maybe I’d meet a great guy, but if not, I’d surely get some good blog material!
 
I’ve definitely gotten some blogworthy messages. It cracks me up reading what some of these guys say!
 
Um…thanks?

Sorry dude, read the message before you click send!

My what is pretty?

I don’t really even have words for this one. My account’s about to run out?
 
There have been a few decent guys. I emailed/talked on the phone/texted with one guy, but things just didn’t really feel right. I’ve gotten lots of really sweet emails, but most guys were out of my age range, too far away, or just not my type.
 
Until one day…
 
I got an email from a cute boy that lives not too far from OKC. We emailed back and forth a bit and found out we had a lot in common. We started texting and found out we have some mutual friends and even went to the same church for a little while!
 
Eventually, texting led to talking on the phone, and then we decided to meet in person. He drove up here, and we met at church for the first time. We had a fantastic day together, and we ended up hanging out the next day too.
 
Meet Tyler!
 
The last few weeks have been lots of fun. Most of the time we spend together is just sitting on my couch talking, but it seems like we never run out of things to talk about. We’ve gone to church together a few times here, and I went to his church a couple of weeks ago. He’s even been out to Joyce and Wade’s house with me a couple of times.
 
Things are good! We share a lot of the same beliefs and morals, which makes things a lot easier. We’re enjoying learning more about each other and just spending time together. It’s fun!
 
Anyone else have any fun online dating stories to share?? I’d love to hear them!
 
Hope y’all have a great Thursday!

TVP Girls Night Out!

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Y’all, I am SO behind on blogging!!!
 
For some reason, I just haven’t felt motivated lately. I have lots of things to blog about, but it seems like I get in front of the computer and nothing comes out. Trying to do better this week!
 
A couple of weeks ago, me and my TVP girls went out for a little goodbye dinner for Sarah, one of my college girls who was leaving to go back to school.
 
We went down to Bricktown for dinner at Fuzzy’s and dessert at The Melting Pot. We had a fabulous time!
 
Sarah and me! I miss this girl terribly!

Becky & Annie! They are such precious girls!

I adore this picture!

America’s Next Top Model? I think so!

We had such a fun night! I know I say this every time I post work pictures, but we seriously have such a wonderful time together! I’m thankful that we like each other enough that we can work together all day and still want to go out as a group
 
Sarah, I hope you’re having a fabulous time at school, and I can’t wait until we get you back!


The Sunday Social, Week 13

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Sunday Social
Happy Sunday, friends!
 
Today’s questions are all about the end of summer. I know Neely is thrilled for fall, but I’m definitely a summer girl, and I’m sad to see the season go :(
 
1. What was your favorite trip/vacation/activity this summer?
I had a fabulous summer! There’s no way I can pick just one!
 
Women of Faith with Jessica
Meeting Angie Smith!
Weekend with Neely
 
Fabulous evening with my girls
 
Visiting with Laura and meeting Baby C!
 
Fabulous weekend home with my family
Loving on my Sweet P!
I have the best momma ever
Lunch with Bekah!
 
2. What was your favorite outfit look of the summer/clothing item?
Cute tees with tanks/cardis, skinny jeans, and flip flops
 
3. What is one thing you wish you had gotten to do this summer?
I really wish I would’ve been able to see Brad Paisly and The Band Perry with Neely :(
 
4. What was your favorite song of the summer?
LOVE Little Big Town’s Pontoon!

5. What was your favorite movie/tv show of the summer?
Bachelor Pad 3 :) I just love the trashy drama…and Michael Stagliano!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up your post!

Next week’s questions

We are going back to the beginning and giving everyone another chance to indroduce yourselves and your blog!

1. What is the name of your blog and how did you come up with it??
2. What do you love the most about blogging??
3. What are your 2 favorite posts you’ve written?
4. What is something you’d want to tell someone just starting out in blog world?
5. Biggest blogging learning experience you’ve had?
6. Give us 3 blogs we NEED to be following that you love.
 
Happy Sunday!

It’s Ok…

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Its Ok Thursdays
 
Linking up with my loves Neely and Amber today!
 
It’s Ok…
 
…to take a mini blog break because you have so much to say, but can’t find the right words.
 
…to kinda sorta accidentally forget about a Q&A vlog you were supposed to record. Oops!
 
…to be pretty ridiculously obsessed with the new Taylor Swift song. That is Ok, right?
 
…to think this little fella is the cutest thing ever!
 
…to be seriously over all of the election stuff. Is it December yet??

 
…to admit this describes your life.
Source: tumblr.com via Ashley on Pinterest
 
 
What’s Ok with you this week? Link up with Neely and Amber!

The Sunday Social, Week 12

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Sunday Social
 
Hey y’all!
 
 This week’s Sunday Social is all about fun on the internet!
 
1. What is the first website you log into each day?
People.com :) Gotta get my celeb gossip!

2. Give us some funny websites that you visit that we need to know about.
 
Suri’s Burn Book (best site ever)
 
Cake Wrecks
 
Awkward Family Photos
 
Catalog Living

3. Pinterest or Facebook? Why?
It’s hard for me to choose. Pinterest is great for wasting time or if I need ideas for something, but I like Facebook to keep up with family and friends.

4. Twitter or Instagram? Why?
Twitter, hands down, no question. I don’t know how we lived before the Twit!!

5. Favorite YouTube video. Post it!
Y’all know I can’t pick just one :)
 
Me and the girls at work are kinda obsessed with these girls! They are so talented!

I feel like everyone should watch this every morning before starting your day!

Seriously, this woman is from OKC. Gotta love it!

6. Biggest online pet peeve?
Pop-up ads and spam. Hate ‘em!
 
Alrighty, it’s your turn! Grab our button, write up a post, and link up with Neely and me!
 
Next week’s questions
 
These are all about the end of summer!
 
1. What was your favorite trip/vacation/activity this summer?
2. What was your favorite outfit look of the summer/clothing item?
3. What is one thing you wish you had gotten to do this summer?
4. What was your favorite song of the summer?
5. What was your favorite movie/tv show of the summer?
 
Have a great Sunday, y’all!

My Babies are 16!

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Hey y’all!
I am SO behind on blogging lately. A couple of weeks ago, my precious twins W & G turned 16! I met them when they were 9, and it’s just making me sick to think they are driving now. I feel so old :)
We had a fun little birthday party for them!
They each got their own small cake with cupcakes for the Littles

G insisted on helping Colby light his candles

Of course he hurt himself :)

Not sure what’s happening in this picture, but I kinda love it!
They had agreed earlier to shove their faces into their cakes.
At the last minute…
Yeah, that happened

W was awfully proud of herself

But Colby and Joyce helped get her back!
After cake and gifts, they played a big game of flag football! It was a great night!

My Fabulous Weekend Update

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Hey y’all!
Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!
I am pretty exhausted, but my weekend was wonderful! Things didn’t go quite like we planned, but it was still a great weekend!
Early afternoon on Friday, I headed down to Dallas to spend the weekend with my bff Neely! We hadn’t seen each other since Blissdom, and six months is just waaaaaay too long!
As soon as I got to Dallas, we went to get pedicures. On our way home, we stopped at Gigi’s to get cupcakes!

Pretty, isn’t it?!
Friday evening, Chad picked us up, and we headed to Victor Tango’s to meet Kiley, Caitrin, and Collin!
Soooo happy to be together again!

Neely and Chad

Carnitas tacos and crab mac & cheese! Best meal ever! It’s been 10 months since I’ve had it, and it was AMAZING!

Love these girls!

My sweet Kiley D!

The jenga game was giving Neely fits :)

A quick picture in the mist!
Saturday morning, we headed out into the boonies to visit Laura and meet her new baby C!

It was so wonderful to see Laura again!! Seriously y’all, this girl is a rock star!

Baby C is so perfect! Laura has the most beautiful children!

There is a Wisteria Lane in Laura’s neighborhood, so I had to have a picture! Any other Desperate Housewives fans??
After we left Laura’s, we stopped at Mi Cocina, because no Dallas trip is complete without some Mexican food :)
We chilled at Neely’s house for a bit, then headed out to the Brad Paisley concert!

Waiting outside in line! So excited!

The beautiful clouds headed our way

Our view of the stage! We were soooo close!

Shortly after we got to our seats, the rain started. The lawn had been full, then everyone scattered.

The roof started leaking inside!! We thought we were safe because our seats were covered, but not so much…

The roof leaked all over the speakers and other sound equipment, so they ended up CANCELLING the concert! They decided it was too big of a safety hazard, so they called it off. We were pretty bummed, but the concert is being rescheduled, so hopefully I’ll be able to go back for it!
We stopped to get a pizza, and then we went back to Neely’s house and watched Shag and Dawson’s Creek in our pajamas! I may or may not have been asleep by 10:30. We’re so cool. Haha!

Slumber party!
Sunday morning, we met Caitrin and Ally for brunch!

We had a really great time! I love hanging out with Caitrin, and it was wonderful meeting Ally!
Oh Neely, it was such a wonderful weekend! I can’t wait for the next one! We better not wait six months for our next weekend! Love you dear!

The Sunday Social, Week 11

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Sunday Social

Hey y’all!

It’s week 11 of Sunday Social! These questions are all about childhood!

1. What were you like in Middle School/HS?(pictures)
I was awkward…but weren’t we all?? I was one of the smart ones, and I was in mostly honors classes. My friends were cheerleaders, but I was definitely not coordinated enough for that! In high school, I was in color guard, and I was captain my senior year. I was also involved in student council, and I was editor of the school newspaper.
Jessica and I at 8th grade graduation

Junior year

One of my senior pictures

I was also very blonde :)

 2. What were your favorite past times?

Jessica and I spent a lot of time at each other’s houses.  In middle school we liked to carry a CD player out to her trampoline and dance. In high school, we drove around town in her jeep blasting our favorite music. We hung out at Sonic a lot too :) It was the big hangout in town!

3. What songs were you obsessed with?

I was definitely *NSYNC obsessed! I also loved Garth Brooks and Kelly Clarkson. Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance” was definitely a favorite song!

4. What fashion statement do you look back on and cringe?
I couldn’t get the picture to work, but there are just SO many! The huge bangs, fanny packs…it was awful.

5. Who was your celeb crush?

I was pretty obsessed with JC Chasez from *NSYNC, duh! :)

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6. What were your favorite tv shows/movies?
I loved 7th Heaven, Boy Meets World, 90210, Any Day Now, and American Idol. Favorite movies were A Walk to Remember, Legally Blonde, She’s All That…goodness, there are so many!

Now it’s your turn! Grab our button, answer the questions, and link up your posts with us! Please don’t link up unless you did a post!

Next week’s questions

 These questions are all about the internets :)

1. What is the first website you log into each day?
2. Give us some funny websites that you visit that we need to know about.
3. Pinterest or Facebook? Why?
4. Twitter or Instagram? Why?
5. Favorite YouTube video. Post it!
6. Biggest online pet peeve?

Have a great Sunday, y’all!

Women of Faith Weekend Update

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Hey y’all!
I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!
Mine was…incredible. I don’t really know how to even begin to describe what this weekend was like, but I will do my best.
Women of Faith was held in Oklahoma City this weekend. When the speakers were announced, Jessica and I were thrilled that Angie Smith was on the schedule!
I’ve been reading Angie’s blog for at least three years, and I think Jessica has been reading about that long too. I have laughed with her and cried happy and sad tears with her. I’ve been so inspired by Angie and Todd’s faith as they lost their precious Audrey. I knew that I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to see Angie!
Jessica came up Friday afternoon, and we headed down to Chesapeake Arena.
Sitting with my bestie waiting for it to start! We had floor seats!

Yay!
Our fabulous speakers! L-R Pat Smith, Christine Caine, Sheila Walsh, Ken Davis, Liz Curits Higgs, and Angie Smith

Cece Winans performed! She has one of the most incredible voices I’ve ever heard!

Ken Davis

Sheila Walsh
When it was over, Jessica and I had our traditional dessert-key lime pie!

Waiting for day two to start!

The Jesus Painter

Liz Curtis Higgs-I’d never heard of her before Women of Faith, but I kinda love her! She said some of the coolest things! “Eve only had one commandment and it was a diet! She couldn’t have thrown it all away for an apple…it had to be chocolate.” “You are God’s definition of beautiful for you.”

Christine Caine

Ballet Magnificat performed several times. Jessica and I decided that Sweet P needs to be a ballet dancer. No, really.

They were wonderful!

Finally, the moment we’d waited all weekend for!
The incredible Angie Smith!

“God is in the deep.”

At the end of her presentation, Selah performed “I Turn to You”.
When Angie was finished, Jessica and I ran to the autograph line. We HAD to meet her!
So excited!

I adore this picture! It was such an honor to meet her, and we had a beautiful few moments together! I told her what an honor it was to meet her, and that I’ve been following her blog for around three years. I told her how Audrey’s story touched me so much, and I thanked her for sharing Audrey with us. She took my hand and said “Thank you for knowing Audrey.” I started crying, and I’m teary again just writing about it. She said that she prays when she goes to the autograph line that someone in the crowd will be someone who follows her, someone who knows her precious family.

She was just so sweet! It was more wonderful than I imagined it would be!

This is my new blog friend Courtney! We met in the line to meet Angie! We were just talking about Angie, and she mentioned she had a blog, so I told her I do too! We exchanged blog addresses, and we had to have a picture together! Excuse my puffy eyes and red nose :)

Q&A with our speakers

Angie answering a question

Pat Smith! She is married to Emmitt Smith, and she is the cutest little thing ever!

Angie and Sheila introducing Selah!

Todd!

Amy!

Allan!

They are wonderful! I am so glad we got to see them! After their first song, Todd stopped and looked over at Angie and said, “You were amazing today. I’m so proud of you.” We started crying again!

Todd teaching Sheila and an audience member on of their African songs

I got to meet Todd! He was super nice, shaking my hand, asking my name, and thanking me for coming. So cool to meet him and Angie both!

One last shot of Angie during the closing!
What a wonderful time we had! I’m so thankful that we got to experience this weekend together. It’s been awhile since we’ve had a weekend just the two of us, so I’m glad we got girl time and I’m glad we got to meet Angie together!
My weekend was pretty full, so I’ll be back later this week with the rest of the weekend recap!
Have a great Monday, y’all!

The Sunday Social, Week 10

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Sunday Social
 
Hey y’all!
 
Today is week 10 of The Sunday Social! Big thanks again to everyone who links up with Neely and me!
 
This week’s questions are all about food, and they were submitted to us from Lindsey and Christine! Thanks ladies!
 
1. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Chocolate. More specifically dark chocolate M&Ms
2. What’s your guilty pleasure/comfort food?
Chocolate and a Dr. Pepper. Anytime I need a pick-me-up in the form of food, that’s where I go!
3. What’s the weirdest/craziest thing you’ve ever eaten?
Um…in 4th grade, our science teacher made us try seaweed. It’s actually not terrible, but I don’t really think I’d ever eat it again.
4. What foods do you avoid at all costs?
Asian food because I don’t like the weird sauces, and barbecue because the smell of it brings back the horrible food poisoning memories from my Tennessee trip.
5. What meal reminds you of your childhood?
There are lots! My mom and my Mom-mom are both good cooks, so we’ve had LOTS of good meals throughout my childhood. The things that stick out most in my mind are the desserts :) Mom’s cheesecakes for birthdays or other occasions, Mom-mom’s cookie press cookies at Christmas time…all good stuff.
6. Share one of your favorite recipes and the story behind it.
One of our family’s favorite meals, especially in the winter, is taco soup. It’s really good and super easy, just the way I like it :)
Taco Soup
2 lbs. ground beef, browned and drained
1 chopped onion
1 can chili/no beans
2 cans chili beans
1 can stewed diced tomatoes
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 lb velveeta cheese
16 ounce sour cream
Combine all ingredients except for sour cream and heat thoroughly. Add sour cream ten minutes before you are ready to serve. Serve over chips and top with grated cheese.
So easy, right??
Alrighty, if you’ve linked up before, you know what to do! Grab the button, answer the questions, and link them up!!
Next week’s questions
Next week is a flashback to our childhoods!
1. What were you like in Middle School/HS?(pictures)
2. What were your favorite past times?
3. What songs were you obsessed with?(Backstreet Boys anyone?)
4. What fashion statement do you look back on and cringe?
5. Who was your celeb crush?
6. What were your favorite tv shows/movies?
Also, if you have suggestions for questions or themes, feel free to comment, email, or tweet us!
Have a fabulous Sunday!