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.