My Other Sister..

Tara and I went on a little weekend getaway to Lexington, KY to celebrate one of my dearest friends, Ashley's birthday.  We called it a joint celebration since mine was just 2 weeks ago.  Instead of buying each other gifts this year we decided to get pedicures together and enjoy each other's company:)  Great idea! So our weekend consisted of board games, shopping, grilling, dance parties and shear relaxation!  Much needed for all three of us I will say.  Ashley is such a good hostess and I am always sad to leave.  The weekend was pretty amazing to say the least.  I am already looking forward to next time:)  So here is wht we did...

games...

ready for our girls day...

shopping...

lunch..

well the liquid kind:)..

pedicures...

Starbucks...

grilling out...

and of course a dance party...

 had a blast with you girls:)

Happy Birthday Ash!

Love, T

Seester's Night

Tara and I had a sweet little sister's (or as we say..seester's) night last night.  We went to the mall, ate sushi, ate frozen yogurt and had a fashion show when we got home.  A fashion show is an absolute must when we go shopping together.  Our fashion shows consists of ridiculous dancing, old school rap and all of our new goodies:)  It has been way too long since we have gone shopping together so it was lots of fun.  Plus it was National Siblings Day so we celebrated our sibilingness:)  hehe.  Anywho.  Happy Siblings Day Nathan and Tara!  Love you guys!!

Happy Siblings Day!

Love, T

Tara Tuesday: Hair DIY: Vintage Inspired Hair…

Hello again!! Today I am going to show you all how to create an adorable, vintage-inspired hair style. Not only is this hair-do pretty easy, but it is also a great way to use that awful “leftover hair”… You know? That hair you wake up with after sleeping on curls or waves. Haha. Anyway, this is one of my favorite looks for spring!! So, here we go…

As I said before, your hair should have some texture before you begin…

Next, you will need to separate the hair into sections. Five is ideal, but do whatever works best for your hair! Then you will make mini-ponytails out each section…

One by one, begin twisting buns out of each ponytail. Also, depending on your hair type, be sure to have plenty of bobby pins handy…

Continue doing that with each of the sections until you have no more twisting left :) Now you have yourself a cute and fun hair style that is perfect for just about everything!!

Oh, and thanks bunches to my sweet model, Tia!!

See you guys later!

Tara.

Just Dance!

Dancing may just be one of my very favorite things to do.  It is definately a major mood lifter and good for my sole.  When I'm by myself I find myself laughing at how serious I am being, when I take a moment to snap out of my "I think I'm a music video star" mode.  With friends I laugh because it's just so fun, period.  The concept of dancing being a good cardio workout is simply perfection to me.  You mean I can have fun AND burn calories?? Sign me up!  Today Tara and I played Just Dance on Wii for almost an hour and my face literally hurt from smiling so much:)  Have you ever played this amazing game?  Please say yes.  I really hope you find time to dance from time to time..I promise you will end up laughing!

Tara new we would need all the room we could get!

READY...

SET...

DANCE!!

Happy Dancing!

Love, T

Tara Tuesday: Florence+the Machine

You ever get tired of your iPod?  You know that point where you keep hitting the “skip” button and then you look down and realize you’ve skipped like 200 songs?  That tends to happen to me every once in a while.  However, Florence + the Machine has been a bit of a remedy for that.  I never get tired of their amazing music.  They’re not necessarily a new artist or anything, but they are completely underrated!!  The album “Lungs” started my love affair with them, and their most recent album “Ceremonials” simply continued it.  Florence has such a great voice and a unique personal style.  It’s like a breath of fresh air. Haha.

Some of my favorite songs include…

No Light, No Light  (probably my favorite song of theirs!!) 

Cosmic Love

Blinding

Shake it Out

There are many more, but those are just my personal favorites!  Also, just for fun here is a cover they did of the Drake song “Take Care.” It’s actually quite good :)  Hope this inspired you to do a quick, little iPod makeover!!

See you guys later,

Tara.

Tara Tuesday: DIY: Hair Band

Hello there “Cup of T” readers!! It’s me again, here with a cute hair DIY :)  Today we are going to do a neat little hair band, with a twist... Literally. Haha.

1.       Start out with a section of hair right above your ear.

2.       Split the section into two equal parts and begin to twist your hair. (However, as you twist, pull your hair up with it, so it will lay better on your head.)

3.       Continue to twist your hair, as you pull it across the top of your head.

4.       Now, simply pin down the end of the twist, and enjoy your cute and easy hair style!!!

See you guys later,

Tara.

Counting Down

The count down is on for the new year! 2011 has been an eventful year for me so I am really excited to see what 2012 has in store;) I feel like I am in a great place to end the year and hope it continues on into the new year! In celebration of New Years Eve my sissy and I decided to make some festive party hats! You can to! Just grab some paper, tape, markers and anything else you want to spice up your hat!
Happy New Years Eve my sweet friends!
Love, T