Final Rose Ceremony??

 

GIRLS!!! Oh my goodness, it has been too long since I posted. I haven't had a free moment with school, friends, boys...the whole nine! I was originally going to post a hilarious slash RANDOM story about this Marine I met, but I've decided to hold off. Not because I like torturing you all (NEVER!) but because I actually met a different boy and I don't want to jinx THAT. Does that make sense? You know when you get butterflies and you think to yourself "this is too good to be true!!!"?? That's where I'm at right now. Eeek!!! I'm really really into this new guy (he actually isn't THAT new, I've had a crush on him since seventh grade)!! But it's one of those things where I'm afraid if I talk about it too much something bad will happen, you know? I'm a total weirdo like that. All of the sudden its raining men and this NEVER happens. Lulu says it's like I'm on an impromptu episode of The Bachelorette!! Anyway, I've spent everyday of my Thanksgiving Break hanging out and going out with J (as we will call him) and I'm so so excited!!!! Be patient with me and I'll keep you updated on who will get The Final Rose! Ha!!

I've been in lala land but I promise I'll start posting regularly again!!!!!!

xoxo,

Charlie

I'm sorry if this post is so random and spazy :) :) :)

wahoo-wah!

Yay!! I am off to UVA for the weekend! The Cavaliers will be playing Clemson on Saturday, in their last home game of the season! I've only gone to a few games, so I thought it'd be fun to get in one more game before I graduate in May. Two of my very best girlfriends go to UVA so I will have fun catching up and seeing those beautiful blondes!

I'm totally not used to the tailgating scene, so it's always like 50x more fun for me to go because I just like taking it all in, you know? It's fun to see grandparents, parents and their kids all hanging out and having Mimosas and Chick-fil-a biscuits! The game starts at 12 pm, so I'm sure we will take it pretty easy tonight and hit the ground running tomorrow. I'll be taking tons of pics, and reporting back to you all on Sunday :) :) :)

Have a really relaxed, awesome, wonderful, exciting weekend!!!! 

xo,

Charlie

p.s. I have THE BEST STORY to tell you all. I've been dying to post about it, but I want the post to be perfect so look for that sometime next week. I'm serious, you're going to freak. In a good way!!!!

small victories in cyberspace

I cracked the code. Quite literally.


I now have an adorable signature block on my gmail account. Oh yeah.
It even has my business headshot and website logo and everything...and I did it all by myself! This was something that I wanted for a while and I finally took the time to figure it out.
Success is a few glorious emails away, for sure.

xoxo,
Lulu

**UPDATE**
I wish that I could type out step-by-step instructions ladies...but that is what the excitement was all about...I just super-sluethed out the instructions from multiple sources. I googled "html in gmail signature block" and a bunch of instructions came up on other people's blogs. (yay for the bloggers!) and then since I use Firefox as a browser it was easier I guess, I had to download a plugin and then I copied someone else's html example and cut his personal stuff out and put mine in. Searched for the pink html codes and fonts and it worked.

the postman never looked so good...

I won, I won! Before I had a blog, and was just a merely a fan of all you ladies and your blogs, I entered Pink Cupcake's giveaway totally on a whim! Low and behold--I won something! Color me a happy girl :) :)

Anyway the soo cute and fun Lilly magnet came in the mail the other day, and I took a pic for you! Clara from Pink Cupcake totally sent the cutest envelope and card. I happened to have cupcakes on hand (and pink too- goooo baking!! [yes, i just cheered on baking]), so I put one in the pic too. It is so fun to get things in the mail, especially when they are packaged so wonderfully like this.

Thank you Clara!!

xo,

Charlie

p.s. I tried to take a pic of just the magnet but I couldn't get my crap camera to focus...sorry!

p.p.s. Lulu and I want to do a giveaway! Seasoned bloggers- what are some good giveaway ideas?

awards season!!

Well well well...what a nice surprise to come home from my trip and see that Hollie at All Things in Moddy had awarded my sissy and I with "I love your blog"! It's so sweet of her, and clearly we are obsessed because we gave her the BFF blog award! She is so lovely and tan and cute!! Haha :)

I'm speaking for the team by saying we'd like to pass this one on to Make Mine a Mojito! I'm sure she has gotten this award like 9483094x (she is very award worthy). I love her honesty and humor! Check her out!!

Thanks again to Hollie, these really make Lulu and I feel special :)

xo,

charlie

Nina's giveaway spectacular

Go to Nina's blog and enter her first giveaway!! 

And look at the cute little items you can win!!!!!

Trust us, you won't be disappointed :) :)

xo,

charlie

Buckeye state or BUST!

Hello lovely ladies! Just dropping in with a quick note! One of my girlfriends are I are flying to OHIO at 6:15 am to visit our friend for her birthday! Even though we leave at an ungodly hour, I am so so super excited!!!! We will be there until Monday night. I love airports...they are THE perfect place for people watching. I will be grabbing a nice cuppa, and settling in for some witty social commentary between friends :) The girl I'm going with is an excellent people watcher. (If there is sucha thing!)

Though, of course, I leave you in Lulu's freshly manicured hands. I know she will keep the posts coming! ;)

Anyway, I'll be checking the blog regularly (I am already addicted)! So if there are any native Cincinnatians (ahh that's a mouth full) in the house, tell me of any cool places in the area! My friends and I love a good adventure!

I will be back Monday night with pics and hopefully some good stories :)

xo,

Charlie

daily candy= daily necessity

One of my favorite online resources is Daily Candy!! I'm sure many of you are familiar with this handy e-newsletter...but just in case, here is some info!

From their website (their explanation is better than mine!):

"DailyCandy, a free daily e-mail newsletter and website, is the insider's guide to what's hot, new, and undiscovered- from fashion and style to gadgets and travel. As useful as it is entertaining, it's like getting an e-mail from your clever, unpredictable, and totally in-the-know best friend. The one who knows about secret beauty treatments, must-have jeans, hot new resturants- and always shares the scoop."

Take it from me--they aren't kidding when they say "entertaining." DailyCandy must employ only the best in their advertisers and writers....these ladies are hilarious, and so creative. 

They have a newsletter sent weekly that's called DailyCandy: Everywhere, and another that comes on a daily basis to those in and surrounding the 13 major cities featured. For the moms out there DailyCandy features a weekly email called Kids Everywhere for "busy and hip parents!" Any travel junkies in the blogosphere? They have you covered with their Wednesday DailyCandy Travel newsletter. Last but certainly not least (aka MY FAVORITE) is the DailyCandy Deals e-mail which features weekly discounts and promotions!

As you can see I really love them, and you will too!! Nothing feels better than being "in the know"!!!

xo,

charlie

the NEW t.v. dinner

OK...i'm not sure what re-post etiquette is but i'm pretty positive these lovely cupcakes should be shown to the world!!! Rachel over at black*eiffel is so super lucky to receive a pressy like this! I would never want to eat them, they are just too creative and perfect :)

xo,

charlie

An Important Announcement....

In the spirit of introducing ourselves to the blogging world, we would like you to know something very important to us here at A Tale of Two Sisters headquarters....

WE. LOVE. STRAWS.

They will always be a wonderful addition to any drink, not to mention a fail-safe lipstick/lip gloss saver. Water, Diet Coke, coffee...a straw knows no boundaries. 

We tip our hat to straws around the world. The Unspoken Beverage Hero.

xo,

Charlie