l&c are giving thanks.

we would like to interrupt our regularly scheduled blogging about dating for a post about being thankful.

we have a lot to be thankful for. so much in fact, that we each wrote a top 10 list to share with you all. in turn, we would love to hear your top 10 (that's what the comment hyperlink is for...click/comment away readers).

c is thankful for:

1. her family, who is amazing, supportive & quirky in all of the right ways.

2. friends who love her no matter what.

3. the gospel

4. j. crew

5. facebook (i don't feel bad about it)

6. SECOND dates

7. little debby cookie wreaths

8. late night/early morning talks with l

9. batman

10. boys who wear cowboy boots

l is giving thanks for:

1. jesus christ and His church of latter-day-saints

2. family. reid, grace, gabrielle, andrew. i love you more than you know.

3. all of my friends from the east coast to the west coast. 

4. my job, that i love.

5. my pretty house and decorating it with c.

6. lucky lou aka louis dog.

7. canon rebel t1i. my life changed when i took the first picture on it. 

8. music. it makes my world go round. 

9. iphone. can't remember life before it.

10. gentlemen

what are you thankful for?

ohh yeah. pre-date. yeah.

every guy is curious as to what happens behind the scenes before a date. you assume that these ladies are this gorgeous all of the time? wrong. it takes proper preparation, planning and primping before a date. we just want to impress you, that's all. so today is your lucky day! we are going to give you the exclusive step-by-step pre-date routine of l&c.

we just played rock, paper, scissors to decide who had to divulge this information first.
l-rock.
c-scissors.
and if you are curious we play by rock. paper. scissors. THEN shoot.

c is not a very high maintenance person. but she likes to be prepared. upon being asked on a date, her thoughts immediately turn to her closet, and what the best outfit would be to impress the gentleman caller. l here, if you've seen c's closet, you would know that this is not an easy task. she has an excellent memory to recall everything in there because i can assure you...between the j.crew cardigans, summer scarves and anthro dresses, there are a ALOT of clothes to remember. props. anyways, it is not unusual for c to buy something new just for the date. once the outfit has been picked out and laid out on her bed, it is time to get ready. c starts getting ready approximately 1 hour prior to being picked up. not because it takes her this long to get ready in real life. l here again, i've seen her get ready for work. alarm 7:45. leaves house by 8. and she looks good. dang good. ;) but in dating world, she is primped within 30 minutes, and the rest of the time is set aside for the notorious outfit crisis that generally occurs. and by generally we mean usually, and by usually, we mean always. the outfit crisis is when c is completely ready and looks fine, but decides the outfit she has been planning on for a week is no longer suitable. the clock is ticking. she has 30 minutes to decide on a new outfit. clothes begin flying. closet is emptied and ends up on the floor of her room. panic sets in. blood pressure rises. throughout the whole process, numerous outfits are put on and presented to l. l gives stamp of approval. c changes again anyways. 10 minutes to go. c pulls it together with 5 minutes to spare. with the last tease of the hair and her pearl earrings in, she is ready to go.

l's preparation for a date is very different from her roommate c's.  l does not plan ahead like c. in fact, l is generally rushing to get ready because of all the procrastinating she has done. not because she does not want to go on the date (usually), she just procrastinates in all aspects of life. character flaw. l's room/bathroom is not a peaceful place before a date. in fact, you could compare it to a vegas club. hairspray and rap music everywhere. yeah, you read that last part right. l cannot get ready for a date, let alone any event, without club hits playing on her itunes. it's a habit. a bad habit. ideally, one hour should be set aside for l's beautification process, but because of the whole character flaw thing, she ends up getting 45 minutes. once hair and makeup are complete, it is dressing time. the thought that is put into her outfit is minimal. generally whatever is still hanging in her closet and not thrown in her bathtub, which doubles as her hamper, is what is worn. sometimes the options are good, sometimes not. take what you can get. once clothes are put on and checked by c for her stamp of approval, it is back to hair. yup, hair again. if you know l, you know that her hair makes her late. if she's late...blame the hair. not her. she will not turn off flo rida and put the hairspray down until every hair is in place or the doorbell rings...whichever comes first. generally speaking, the doorbell usually wins that race.

so boys, know this: we wouldn't be sharing this information if we did not think it would somehow benefit you. it is important to know that most girls take getting ready for a night out with you very seriously. we want to look our best and impress you. in turn, we are also expecting to be a little impressed ourselves. so that crumpled up t-shirt, ragged jeans and flip flops look isn't going to cut it. please don't try. put on some cologne, run your fingers through your hair. iron your shirt like your mother taught you, and open the doors for the girl...we notice. and appreciate it.

now, if you'll excuse us, we have some outfits to pick out and some hip hop to add to our itunes playlist ;)


kisses&disses:

kisses:
-girls having the opportunity to get ready and dressed up. thank you, boys.
-mac makeup, chi hair straighteners, tressemme hair spray (l), etc. for helping us achieve a date worthy look. if you thought girls woke up looking the way they do when you pick them up at their door, you were wrong. very wrong.
-l's 'can't stop partying' playlist on her itunes. don't know where she'd be without it. definitely not ready to go on a date.

disses: 
-boys that show up early. we are on a schedule, here!
-boys that show up late. you are docked a point for every minute that you are late. don't worry though, it can be made up for in 'truck points'. if you are unfamiliar with this term, please check back for another post with a point breakdown coming soon.

to everything, there is a time.

timing. it's a funny thing really. because in dating, it is everything. clearly, we are not experts on this subject, considering the fact that we have not updated this blog in almost a month. our sincere apologies. it wasn't that we did not want to blog, the timing just wasn't right. out of our control. we digress. the past few weeks have given us the opportunity to dwell on this topic and gain a thorough understanding of it through our adventures.

in meeting.
right place, right time. really, is there much more to say? yes, keep reading. if you want to meet someone, you have to put yourself out there. hanging out with your same high school or college friends is not going to introduce you to anyone new. if you are looking to date someone you need to look outside of your current social circle. unless you are going to wait around for that one guy you've had a crush on since elementary school who is actually not even that cute, but the fact that he doesn't want you back has built him up to be the man of your dreams. ummm he never dated anyone in high school, in fact, he's still not dating anyone. are you really still waiting for him to come around? you are the rule, not the exception. and he might be gay. just saying. back to the subject...there is a catch. just because you are putting yourself out there doesn't necessarily mean that a party of interest is on the same page. hence, the timing title of this blog. story time! recently l&c were at a social event and found not one, but two very cute and very approachable guys. jackpot! this story is actually really sad. l&c decided to be brave and put on their rally hats and strike up a convo with these two. remember when we said that they seeeeeemed approachable? wrong. after five minutes of small talk the boys walked away. we mean literally looked at us, looked at one another and said "let's go check the score" and were never seen again. good riddance. we can take a hint. goodbye gay boys (hangover). what we are trying to say is that when the timing is right, that person will be standing right in front of you. at least someone will, we are not guaranteeing mr/ms right. but the person in front of you will want to to talk to you and won't walk away, at least not without your phone number. just hope that you like the person and you want them standing in front of you. unlike the guy who was talking l's ear off after institute last week about star wars, ponies, and how he is naming his child chuck. after chuck bartowski. yikes.

in dating.
first date: goes well. second date: thumbs up. third date: decision time. this is the point in time where you need to decide if you want to pursue this person. and by pursue, we don't mean delete all other girl's phone numbers out of their phone and pick children's names. we just mean do you want to date them? don't get ahead of yourselves. this is where timing is key. if you are at a point in your life where you are looking for fun and only fun, and so are they...congratulations! you have found yourself a match. same rule applies if you are both looking for something serious and maybe want to pick out some kids names. unfortunately, it isn't very often that your life plans line up. story time! during c's time in the desert she came across the perfect little gent. and when we say perfect, we mean it. if she were to have a checklist, (not confirming or denying that she doesn't) he fit all the criteria. for story telling purposes we will refer to this young man as mr. perfect aka mr. p.  he was handsome, he made her laugh, super smart and made her feel like a lady. (take hints people. and by people we mean boys...if anyone ever leaves our convo to check "the score" again...) the catch? c was not ready for mr. p. why? because c was still moving on from someone else who was definitely not mr. perfect. she tried and tried for months to make it work and what we learned from this is, no matter how hard you try...it's not gonna happen if the timing isn't right. we just got really serious. but timing is a serious matter.

breaking up
the timing is never right for breaking up.

what we are trying to convey to you all is that you need to determine where you fall into this equation.  are you looking for fun? (we have enough of you. stay away.) are you looking to get into a relationship? please decide that before you put that sweet little girl or the good guy's feelings on the line. unless of course, you want to receive a text message telling you what the "mature thing to do" is in the situation. l would post it, but you've seen enough of her texts. ;)

so readers, turn off dancing with the stars and try to only watch two football games on saturday instead of all of them. by doing so, you will have some time to get out there and meet someone new. be brave. be confident. don't be creepy. remember what you stand for. return with honor. don't do drugs. and ctr. and by right we mean mr/ms right. do it.




kisses&disses:

kisses:
-mr. p. you are one of the good ones.
-ctr.
-your patience during our three week hiatus. we were busy dressing like mice and picking up lifeguards.
-kittens inspired by kittens on youtube. its life changing. watch it. and she has a wolf tattoo on her forearm. awesome.

disses:
-boys, please, we beg you. stop just texting the girls. give them what they want and deserve...a date.
-leaving a conversation to "check the score". if we ever see these fools again...well, we don't know exactly what we would do...but it wouldn't be nice.
-bad timing: not an excuse to send l mean text messages.