We are Never Ever Ever

June 18, 2013 7 Comments

getting back together?! (I can’t help it. I feel like every week I need to find a new Taylor Swift picture for this link up. No?)

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Psst- if Taylor Lautner had stayed together and gotten married Taylor Swift they’d both be Taylor Lautner. But anyway, it’s the 3rd week of Never Ever Ever! Thank you so much for participating- and if you can’t participate today, we hope you’ll join us next week!

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The info on Never Ever Ever:

1. The Never Ever Ever link up will be posted EVERY Tuesday at Midnight CST . Tell us about the things you’d “never ever ever” do!

2. Please put our button on your post for the link up.

3. Please follow your hosts. We won’t make it mandatory, but we appreciate the love
4. If you tweet about your post, feel free to tag myself, Neely, and Shelley and use the hashtag #nevereverever

I Never Ever Ever….

- made homemade potato chips until last night. They were SO easy to make and SO delicious! I just used a mandolin to slice my potatoes, soaked them in water so they didn’t brown, dried them with paper towels, and then fried in small batches. I used vegetable oil and even put a fresh sprig of rosemary in the hot oil to “fry” to subtly flavor the chips. I didn’t time how long I fried them, but just til they were golden and brown on both sides. I left them crispy on the outside and french fry consistency on the inside by cutting them thick. I’m definitely making these again!

Want to learn how to make homemade potato chips? The Vintage Modern Wife has you covered with a quick and easy recipe!

My homemade potato chips!

- tire of getting off around 2-3 every day. It’s so nice to come home after a day of work and just hit the pool. I’ll definitely miss when summer is over.

- can get enough of How I Met Your Mother. No it’s not the 4th time we’ve been watching all the seasons on Netflix….

- can stop wearing dresses and shorts this summer. I used to be a jeans only kind of gal, but it’s SO hot this summer that there’s no way in the WORLD that I’ll wear anything other than dresses and shorts lately.

- wanna see my Blissdom roomies again. Just KIDDING! I love them and miss them all. Can it be time for Blissdom again?

So now it’s YOUR turn to link up for Never Ever Ever!

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Fashion Lovers Unite: A Tory Burch Giveaway

June 17, 2013 1 Comment

If you’re a fashion lover, get EXCITED because today 22 bloggers have joined together to giveaway $500 to TORY BURCH! We know fashion can get expensive, so we want to help you out! Tory Burch is one of our favorites, and we’re sure that the winner will agree with us! Before (or after) you’ve entered the giveaway, please make sure you stop by the sponsor blogs. You’ll love their blogs as much as we do, promise!

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Tell me your Happies and Crappies!

June 14, 2013 8 Comments

The Vintage Modern Wife: Happies and Crappies Link Up

Welcome to our 22nd of Happies and Crappies link up day! We wouldn’t have been around for so long if it wasn’t for you awesome ladies linking up, so we really appreciate you!

The deets on Happies and Crappies link up:

1. Happies and Crappies link up will be posted EVERY Friday at Midnight CST . Happies and Crappies link up was created so you could write about the happies (good) and crappies (bad) from your week!

2. We’d like for you to put our button on your post for the link up.

3. Please follow your hosts. We won’t make it mandatory, but we appreciate the love.

4. If you tweet about your post, feel free to tag myself, Sarah, and use the hashtag #HappiesandCrappies

HAPPIES

1. I started a Waco Bloggers Facebook page last night. I was participating in the #TxBloggers Twitter party and realized I know NO ONE other than Sar and Austin that blog here in Waco. And with all the Baylor students I have to think…there have GOT to be more bloggers here than this. So I made the Waco Bloggers page in hopes that I’ll find more bloggers in Waco AND I’ll find more people that aren’t from Waco that are willing to drive here for meet ups. If you’re in the Dallas, Austin, or Houston area and would like to join, please do so you can come to meet ups in the future!

2. I got paid to go to a water park ALL day Tuesday. Plus, I”m the only person out of EVERYONE that went that didn’t get burnt. Totally made me happy.

3. I had a blog friend ask me to pray for them because they could tell I “had a strong faith.” It made me feel good to know that others can see that being a Christian means a lot to me. I’m by no means perfect (or any where near it) but hey- I’m always open to being a better version of myself and praying for others.

4. I got a great response to my Summer Date Night Fashion Finds post yesterday not only on the blog but Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram! It makes me so happy to have such a wonderful support system. If you haven’t entered, click below and head on over!

5. Mathew was off yesterday and even though I had to work, I got to have some quality time with him at the pool! We made home made mango margaritas (I cut up mangoes and everything) and just hung out. It was really nice. Tonight we plan to build a tent in our living room and “camp out!”

Mathew and his margarita

CRAPPIES

1. My project has taken more tweaks than I’m used to. This isn’t easy business!

2. I finished all of PLL on Netflix and even the new episode that came out this week. I’m sad because I loved watching marathons of it and now I can’t. Boo!