tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19520996477615200192024-02-20T04:46:08.336-06:00Sarah B Texas: City Girl Gone CountryAn all-encompassing blog dedicated to DIY tutorials, recipes, photography, and the random happenings/occurrences of a 20-something California gal displaced in the middle of North Texas.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952099647761520019.post-92095486200501549202012-12-28T16:57:00.003-06:002012-12-28T16:58:17.249-06:00eShakti Dress Review On the New Blog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope y'all had a wonderful Christmas holiday, and are gearing up for a fantastic last weekend of 2012!</div>
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I was recently fortunate enough to be able to order and review a custom-fitted dress from <a href="http://www.eshakti.com/" target="_blank">eShakti.com</a>! How cool is that?! I got to measure myself, plug the measurements into their sizing category, pick how I wanted the neckline, sleeves, and dress length, and send it all in to have a dress tailored just for ME!</div>
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As a short, curvy girl, it was a wonderful experience to receive a dress that fit like a glove when zipping it up! I'm sure some of you ladies out there can relate to my trials and tribulations of trying to find a dress that fits and always having that ONE problem area that you can't seem to fix! Well, eShakti can do it for you!</div>
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Come <a href="http://www.adashofsarah.com/2012/12/product-review-dress-from-wwweshakticom.html" target="_blank">check out the review</a> and see how my custom-sized dress turned out <a href="http://www.adashofsarah.com/2012/12/product-review-dress-from-wwweshakticom.html" target="_blank">on the new blog</a>! </div>
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Just thought I'd remind y'all to head over to <a href="http://www.adashofsarah.com/" target="_blank">A Dash of Sarah</a> and get in on some goodies! There's a giveaway I'm partaking in, courtesy of Jules at <a href="http://www.jules-beautifulday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Beautiful Day</a> with Target Gift Cards, Etsy Gift Credit, ad space, wall appliques, and more up for grabs!</center>
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Also, there's a new recipe for pumpkin-ginger cupcakes on the new blog! The cupcakes are decorated with ghost marshmallows and orange icing for Halloween, but you can easily change it up and decorate for Thanksgiving or Christmas! Everyone knows that pumpkin in any dessert is festive and perfect for the holidays :-)</center>
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So, <a href="http://www.adashofsarah.com/" target="_blank">head over there now</a>! And if you haven't already, please do me a HUGE favor and follow me via GFC and/or RSS! Throw me a comment and let me know that you've done so, so I can return the favor!</center>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952099647761520019.post-3114993034134168362012-10-19T08:28:00.000-05:002012-10-19T08:30:23.793-05:00$50 Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway Over at the New Blog!<center>
Hey, y'all! I'm in the process of completely moving over to <a href="http://www.adashofsarah.com/" target="_blank">A Dash of Sarah</a>, my NEW blog!</center>
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Right now, there's a HUGE giveaway going on at my blog, thanks to the one-and-only Jennifer over at <i>her </i>NEW blog, <a href="http://www.busybeingjennifer.com/" target="_blank">Busy Being Jennifer</a>! (It seems like re-branding is taking over for bloggers in Texas!)</center>
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Hey Y'all! I'm guest blogging today over at <a href="http://emilysanity.blogspot.com/2012/09/halloween-happenings-with-city-girl_26.html" target="_blank">Insanity Rules</a>!</center>
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Emily has been kind enough to let me share my few examples of how to create a cute, homemade halloween costume instead of buying a store-bought one. With Halloween just around the corner, you can't get started to early on those fabulous outfits!</center>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952099647761520019.post-66951827397143589432012-09-23T00:30:00.000-05:002012-09-23T09:53:01.263-05:00Sunday Snaps Link Party: Week 8<center>
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Oh, Sunday! Happy day! Sundays are always so bittersweet; another day of the weekend, but the last day before dreadful Monday comes around. But, let's make the best of it and celebrate another free day from obligations with another round of: SUNDAY SNAPS! :-)</center>
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Here are some of the top highlights from the previous link up week:</center>
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I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with and getting to know my fellow DFW Blogging gals. We truly are a little blogging community. Every woman I talked to that night was so kind, gracious, funny, and downright sweet! We may be online blogging pals, but rest assured my friendships with these ladies were truly affirmed that night. It's funny how bonds can be made through a little computer screen, isn't it?</div>
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I had the pleasure of meeting the following ladies that evening:</div>
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Julie at <a href="http://jules-beautifulday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Beautiful Day</a></div>
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April at <a href="http://red-dirt-mama.com/" target="_blank">Red Dirt Mama</a></div>
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After a fun-filled night of blog talk, story swaps, painting, and wine, we all finally said our goodbyes and went our separate ways for the night... BUT, not before grabbing our take-home souvenir! Julie did a beautiful job decorating the keepsake boxes that held the homemade cupcakes I made for the event:</div>
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<i>Oh, and PS, just so it's out there as photographic proof that I DID paint something in my life, here's me with my attempted painting from the evening's workshop... I think I'll stick to my art skills on cupcakes! haha ;-)</i><br />
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Now, how do you show someone ALL of your hometown in just three days? Especially when your hometown is in the beautiful state of California? I decided it was time to get my tourist gear on and show Joe the landmark sites and attractions that make my home-state a great place to visit. From Newport Beach to the Huntington Beach disc golf course, from Old Towne Orange to Main St. in Huntington Beach, from Disneyland to UC Irvine area, I gave my man the glorious, drawn out tour of California, making sure he saw everything from the beautiful beaches to the hole-in-the-wall diners and bars.</center>
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<i>Pictured: Myself in front of the Newport Beach shore line. </i>We went to the beautiful shores of Newport Beach so Joe could get the full effect of California Beach scenery. Isn't this panoramic feature cool?! Joe downloaded the <a href="http://photosynth.net/" target="_blank">PhotoSynth</a> app on his iPhone to be able to capture beautiful panoramic scenes while we were on vacation.</div>
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<i>Pictured: Joe and myself at Taco Mesa in Costa Mesa. </i>I made sure to show Joe the difference between Tex-Mex and Surf-n-Turf (California) Mex. We enjoyed some beach-style Mexican seafood at <a href="http://www.tacomesa.com/" target="_blank">Taco Mesa</a> with complimenting Sangria.</div>
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<i>Pictured: Joe posing with Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. </i>What So-Cal vacation would be complete without a trip to Disneyland? Because I worked at the Disneyland Resort for a few years, I had been gifted several complimentary tickets seasonally to use with family and friends. I took advantage of these tickets and shared "The Happiest Place on Earth" with Joe for a full day. We're talkin' 10 AM to 11 PM with no stops in between!</div>
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<i>Pictured: Joe and myself in front of the Hollywood Blvd. mural in California Adventure.</i> I made sure to take advantage of every photo-op available, like this surprisingly realistic mural in California Adventure.</div>
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<i>Pictured: the World of Color lake in California Adventure</i>. I thought California Adventure was the perfect "sample" to show Joe different highlights of my hometown state. Just look at the mix of sunlight, lake, and palm trees pictured!</div>
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<i>Pictured: Joe and myself in front of the brand new Cars Land</i>. Cars Land was merely an idea when I moved to Texas last year. I had heard the rumors and seen the walls being blocked off for where they considered putting the new attractions, but I never got to see the final product in all its glory. It was great to experience a Disney "first" with Joe.</div>
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<i>Pictured: myself in front of the Cars Land scenery.</i> Doesn't it look like I'm actually on the side of the Grand Canyon or some place of the sort?! Loved the realistic details in Cars Land. </div>
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<i>Pictured: Joe and myself in our California shirts. </i>What summer trip would be complete without a souvenir? At the end of our Disneyland trip, during our walk back to the car through Downtown Disney, I stopped and picked up this shirts as a conclusion to our trip. I figured they were convenient and something we'd actually wear and recall our fun trip with each time we use them :-)</div>
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Hey everyone! I hope you had a great week with the start of September and the return to classes. Pumpkin Spice Lattes are out at Starbucks, and Fall is not too far away! Now, if this Texas weather could get on board with the upcoming season change, everything would be fine and dandy ;-)</center>
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I know, I know. I'm behind... REALLY behind. I've been on two trips and have nothing to show in the blogging world for it except an extremely overdue post up on <a href="http://sarahbtexas.blogspot.com/2012/09/link-up-sunday-snaps-week-5.html" target="_blank">Sunday Snaps</a> and a bunch of emails asking what corner I ran to hide in. </center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Joe and I were fortunate enough to be taken to the <a href="http://www.meijergardens.org/" target="_blank">Frederik Meijer Botanical Gardens</a> by his mother. It was breathtaking!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I took full advantage of the beautiful plants, flowers, waterfalls, and sculptures available at the gardens with my trusty Canon Rebel!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Joe's mother fired up the bonfire pit one of the nights we were there, and it was such a delight to sit by the fire as the sun went down and take in the lake's beauty.</span></div>
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Last week I struck some luck and created a recipe that was a sure winner in both his and my book. I had been craving fruit all day and wanted to incorporate it into my dinner plans. Now, while I would be perfectly fine with a bowl of fruit for dinner, I don't think Joe wouldn't fancy it too much after a long day's work. I love the mixture of tangy and spicy flavors, so I decided to pull out some seasonings to create my 5-step masterpiece:<br />
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<li>Aluminum Foil</li>
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<b>2)</b> Open the can of sliced pineapple rings and empty the juice contents into a mixing bowl. Set aside the can and pineapple rings for later. Then, gradually mix in your BBQ sauce of choice until your mixture has a somewhat-thick consistency. You don't want your mixture to be too soup-like (as a reference, I used half the bottle of BBQ sauce in order to achieve my desired consistency).</div>
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<i>Mahalo </i>for checking out this recipe, let me know if you try it, and how you liked it! As always, I'd love to see pictures :-) <b>ALSO, if you liked this enough to want to try it later, PLEASE pin it! ;-)</b></div>
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<i><b>PS: </b>I tried this same recipe out on my family. They all LOVED it! I used 8 chicken breasts (quadrupling the rest of the ingredients), and all but one-half of a chicken breast were gobbled up by the end of the party :-) I know YOUR family will love it to! It's the <u>perfect</u> main dish for a luau/Hawaiian theme party</i>.</div>
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I feel so honored to be able to take over her blog for a day, and for being chosen as "blog of the week!" <a href="http://her-southern-ramblings.blogspot.com/2012/08/blog-of-week_22.html" target="_blank">Go check out my guest post HERE</a> and let me know what you think! Be sure to send Tif some love, as well :-)</center>
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My "Sunday Snaps" post consists of a little sneak peek of our weekend together (a full post will come later on when I'm done vacationing!) Enjoy, and don't forget to <a href="http://sarahbtexas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20Snaps" target="_blank">go here and link up</a> for this week's Sunday Snaps link party!</center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">"The Big Mouse" would be the reason for our energetic demise yesterday. Joe and I spent the WHOLE day at Disneyland, going on every ride we possibly could and seeing every show available. Needless to say, we were SO tired last night and are SO sore this morning!</span></center>
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Hey Everyone! Umm, can we please "play pretend" that it's Sunday?! My bad. I should have warned y'all that I am out of town this week in California, visiting family before starting my Fall 2012 semester, and consequently have not been on a reliable computer for the last 4 1/2 days! But, anyways...</center>
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I thought this picture was very "summer"y and sun-shine-y enough for my theme. My friend Brooke on the left and I had a little mini photo shoot a few years back when laying out by the pool. Still some of my favorite pictures of us!</div>
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I was fortunate enough to catch one of the last days of the Texas state fair last year. (I have a terrible tendency of missing fairs by being out of town.., I'm missing TWO this summer!)</div>
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What are your favorite "here comes the sun" themed pictures? If you think you've got some winners, I'd love to have you show them off at <a href="http://sarahbtexas.blogspot.com/2012/08/sunday-snaps-week-2-0812.html" target="_blank">this week's Sunday Snaps</a>! Post 'em and link 'em up! :-)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey y’all! I guest blogged today over at <a href="http://jules-beautifulday.blogspot.com/">A Beautiful Day</a> with Jules, and loved the content of my guest post so much that I thought I'd share it with y'all here today! :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I moved to Texas from California a year ago <i>this week</i>, and I thought it was only fitting that I create a blog post to commemorate my first anniversary here in the ‘ole hot state (since as I’ve mentioned in SEVERAL previous posts, I always like to celebrate the ‘little’ things)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On August 6<sup>th</sup>, 2011, I packed my bags and headed over to this glorious state. I had NO idea what I was in for, but managed to keep an excited smile planted on my face as I transferred my poor body from a cool 70 degrees to 100+ degrees in a matter of two days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since living here in Texas, I have learned and picked up so many things/habits I didn’t know in California. One of which is the oh-so-famous “<b>y’all</b>”! I am SO guilty of this one! It’s just so convenient. Why the conjoined word phrase hasn’t mozied its way on down to CA is beyond me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I REALLY learned what football is all about here—especially college football! I could not believe how much fun it was getting to attend my university’s first game of the year… even if we didn’t win (anyone who knows about UNT knows we don’t have the best track record when it comes to winning football games).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve learned about love and I’ve learned about heartache. I’ve learned the true meaning of friendship and how crazy but oh-so-fun it can be to live with 3 random girls. I’m still constantly learning things here in Texas (like how much mosquitoes love my sweet blood), but I’m so proud and so happy to call it my home for the time being. J So cheers to my first anniversary here in Texas, and cheers to the blogging community for enduring my mini-celebration! ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;">It's been a great ride here at City Girl Gone Country. I'm still amazed when my DIY posts like my </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: small;"><a href="http://sarahbtexas.blogspot.com/2012/06/from-blah-b-to-fab-diy-workout-tanks.html" target="_blank">T-shirt to Tank Tutorial</a> gets countless views each day (you like me, you
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If you need an example on how to compose your post, check out <a href="http://sarahbtexas.blogspot.com/2012/08/sunday-snaps-week-1-personal-best.html" target="_blank">my post from this week</a>. Here are my three "Personal Best" photos:</center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A few months back I headed over to visit my friend's horse, Beau (pictured with me in my profile pic on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sarahbtexasblog" target="_blank">Facebook</a>). While my friend was getting Beau and bringing him back to meet me, I wandered across this beauty above, and snapped a quick pic!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I was fortunate enough to be asked to photograph an event through my work. The <a href="http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/" target="_blank">Armed Forces Bowl</a> holds an annual golf tournament to commemorate their past year's sponsors. This was taken at the 2012 AFB golf tournament, honoring the 2011 sponsors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This <i>handsome</i> little guy belongs to two dear friends of mine. When we all met up one day to catch up and enjoy some quality time, I couldn't help but grab the camera and take advantage of his curiousity of the camera and those <i>beautiful </i>eyes!</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This blogging experience has given me the ability to meet new, wonderful blogging friends in a community I otherwise would never be a part of: the Texas Bloggers! I love interacting with each of these ladies, and am so proud to host their lovely buttons on my sidebar for the month of August! Take a look at this month's City Girl Gone Country sponsors (in no particular order):<a name='more'></a></span></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Nicole at <a href="http://nicoleandkevin.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Three 31</a></span></center>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hey there! I'm Nicole and my blog is Three 31. I am a country girl born and raised in The Bluegrass of Kentucky; a coal miner's daughter; and, a farmer's granddaughter. I moved to Texas in 2004 to play collegiate golf and eventually found an irresistible Texas boy (aka Husband). We married in 2007 and live near Fort Worth in the country where the crickets chirp and Blue (our white horse) grazes in the pasture. I love sweet tea, sushi, and haven't met a piece of bacon I couldn't eat. Come on over to Three 31 and say hello!!!!</span></span></center>
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<a href="http://goog_427438600/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-weight: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Cream of the Crop ~ my blog's most viewed posts</span></a></center>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Hey yall! My name is Megan and I blog over at Captivated! I'm so honored to be able to blog swap with Sarah! I'm a native Texan, cat lover, twenty something, God loving, mexican food junkie and recently engaged. At my blog you can find posts about animals, friends & family, crafts, wedding planning, movies/book reviews, and so much </span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">more! I always have something new I'm interested in and LOVE meeting fello</span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">w bloggers! Come check out my blog and I'll be sure to meet you!</span></center>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Brittany at <a href="http://natural-nester.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Natural Nesters</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Emily at <a href="http://emilysanity.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Insanity Rules</a></span></center>
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A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes it's nice as a blogger to take a break from the wordy posts and let the photographs do the talking!<br />
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Each week, a new "theme" will be announced on Mondays, and the link-up will go live on Sundays. This will give participants a whole week to collect their photos and compose their posts to link up. Participating bloggers are encouraged to link up to THREE photographs for each theme each week. Feel free to link up DSLR photos, point-and-shoot, camera phone pictures, and instagram photos. Whatever you have works, so long as YOU took it <i>yourself</i>! I want to see what your pretty little mind can creatively invent through the lens, not someone else!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sarah B Texas</b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952099647761520019.post-22324769832293284422012-07-26T07:15:00.001-05:002012-07-26T18:46:09.767-05:00"It's OK" Thursday<br />
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Today I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.brunchwithamber.com/" target="_blank">Brunch with Amber</a> and <a href="http://www.acompletewasteofmakeup.com/" target="_blank">A Complete Waste of Makeup</a> for "It's OK Thursday." Here we go!<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… that I ate ice cream out
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… that I play “Dream Zoo”
late at night on my phone when I can’t sleep.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… to look up every single
bit of evidence and news regarding the Aurora, CO shooting. Seriously, I want
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… to do a mini happy dance
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… to skip washing my hair
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… that I’m still a sucker
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… that I clutch my bag a
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">… to not leave the house
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Come check me out and read my silly story on how I met my man by <a href="http://emilysanity.blogspot.com/2012/07/meet-sarah-from-city-girl-gone-country.html" target="_blank">clicking HERE</a>! <span style="background-color: white;">Enjoy! :-)</span></div>
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