Lauren from Texas

"I'm not as sweet as I used to be." -Ouiser Boudreaux

Never were there such devoted sisters.

with 32 comments

My sister is pretty great, & here’s why:

She’s my running buddy.

Since she’s known me since I was 3, she always seems to know exactly what I mean.

She took care of me & my butt in the hospital.

She looks a lot like Lea Michele from Glee (but prettier!).

She works as a nanny for an ex-model and somehow acquired $200 skinny jeans for me.

The other day, she texted me from the airport & said: “In the international arrivals there is a huge boot surrounded by hay bales… this is why people from other countries think Texans are country bumpkins.”

And since our birthdays are 9 days apart (2/24/89 & 3/5/86), we thought it fitting to have our weddings 9 months apart. Actually, we didn’t plan that at all. Furthermore, our parents are glad that year of their lives is over.

She’s also the person I have these conversations with:

Katherine- YOU DIDN’T WORK OUT!?!
Lauren- I had to work/cook dinner/blahblahblah
Katherine- DEAD FATTY (Said like Jilian from biggest loser to one of the contestants.. “Every time I look at you I’m going to think, dead father!!!”)
Lauren- YOU COULD ENCOURAGE ME!
Katherine- Good job not working out.

Because her birthday is coming up (February 24th), & she is hilarious, I thought it would be entertaining if we did a Q&A – Ask The Sister. We’ll do a vlog & answer questions. It’ll be funny, promise.

Know how I know? Just the other day, she asked me, “In the song Hard by Rhianna, is she talking about bloggers?”

So leave your questions for us in the comments. Ask away. Ask anything. We’re usually pretty crazy when you put the 2 of us together.

And then do me a favor… fast-forward to 3:36 and tell me what you think she’s saying.

~~~

On an unrelated note, Whatever Lola Wants is having an awesome Valentine’s Pajama Sale running until Feb. 14th. All in-stock items are on sale for 50% off as well as 50% off shipping to Canada and the US. The checkout code is: VALENTINE50SALE. Check out those PJs! All fabrics are 100% Egyptian cotton manufactured in Cairo and imported to Canada. I have a feeling I’d sleep pretty soundly in one of those dreamy Sleep Tees!


Written by Lauren from Texas

February 9, 2010 at 8:56 pm

Posted in Blog, Q&A, Sisters

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  1. Wow, your weddings were only 9 months apart? Your parents are saints. LOL. I think its great that you and your sister are so close.

    mandy

    February 9, 2010 at 9:07 pm

  2. Oh my goodness, that would have been a crazy year! I wish I had that relationship with my sister- unfortunately we can be a difficult bunch and she’s kind of our queen of the stubborn lol

    Kyla Roma

    February 9, 2010 at 9:16 pm

  3. Yay!!! Look out people because the answer is not going to be cucumber!!!!!!! I can’t wait sister, love you ;)

    Katherine

    February 9, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    • Hey the cucumber is the ultimate answer, so deep yet so simple of an answer.

      Lauren From Texas

      February 10, 2010 at 12:13 pm

  4. lol It DOES sound like she is saying “where dem bloggers at!” and so I looked up the lyrcis and sure enough she is! lol that is too funny!!!

    I loved looking at both of your weddings pics!!! O M GEEEEEEEEEEE ONLY 60 DAYS UNTIL MY WEDDING!!!!!

    Victoria

    February 9, 2010 at 9:53 pm

  5. Ha. Good job not working out. She’s awesome.

    And your wedding day is the same date as my son’s birthday. :-) Fun!

    Heidi H.

    February 10, 2010 at 3:04 am

  6. you and your sister are so pretty! I love the randomness of that text msg! :)

    Jill

    February 10, 2010 at 7:43 am

  7. Since I am apparently the only person around here who follows directions…

    Would you rather have an extra arm or and extra leg? Why?

    sarah

    February 10, 2010 at 8:00 am

  8. http://www.metrolyrics.com/hard-lyrics-rihanna.html

    Definitely saying Blogger- what what?

    Um, I would like to know…what’s the most trouble you got into together?

    mrssjohnson

    February 10, 2010 at 9:08 am

  9. I love tat she said “people from other countries.” HOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY? Amazing.

    Suburban Sweetheart

    February 10, 2010 at 9:29 am

  10. Who knew Rihanna was such a blogger fanatic? Maybe she’ll stop by a blogger meet up sometime. haha

    Here’s my question: Do you still fight and argue? If so, about what?

    jenferlouise

    February 10, 2010 at 9:35 am

  11. My question is, did ya’ll ever go through that “I hate you stage” of sisterhood? If so, when did ya’ll start becoming close?

    Stef

    February 10, 2010 at 9:38 am

  12. Rihanna is definitely calling out the bloggers… Mainly ones like Perez that talked so much mess about her during the whole Chris Brown thing.

    My question: I know you guys work out together, but what do you do for fun together?

    I think it’s great that ya’ll are so close… I have 3 sisters and only talk to one on a regular basis. Sad.

    HoustonGurly

    February 10, 2010 at 10:23 am

  13. If you could choose one accessorie to wear with an outfit, what would it be?

    Tabaitha

    February 10, 2010 at 10:37 am

  14. How in the world did she land a job nannying for an ex-model? (that’s me being totally jealous)

    What’s it like to have a sister? I have only a little brother so i’m kind of jealous of people who have sisters!

    Nora

    February 10, 2010 at 11:01 am

  15. Katherine, can you force me into working out too, please? Seriously.

    Kathleen

    February 10, 2010 at 11:03 am

  16. I believe it’s safe to say that you BOTH are two of the most GORGEOUS women I’ve ever known. If you chose to stop exercising you could, and still look thin and beautiful.

    so…
    #1. Who loves me (Cio) more? You or Lola?
    jk jk

    #2. Can we start like a phone tag in the mornings?
    basically you texting me to get my “Lazy,fat butt” out of BED. and GO WORKOUT. OR I WILL DIE.
    Thanks. : )

    Cio

    February 10, 2010 at 11:30 am

  17. I was trying to think of something lol worthy, but instead I decided I was genuinely interested to know what kind of “we’ll never tell anyone about this” exploits y’all have shared. Just, please, make sure that all the statutes of limitations are up first :) Oh, and, btw, you and a few other people finally got me blogging :) I kind of think I might get addicted.

    Laura

    February 10, 2010 at 12:07 pm

  18. This is Michael by the way, Lauren’s husband. I am on Lauren’s computer. My question is how does it feel knowing that you weren’t the first vlog on Lauren’s blog? Are you jealous? Do you envy me?

    Lauren From Texas

    February 10, 2010 at 12:16 pm

  19. Michael again…What makes Lauren’s husband so darn cool and cute?

    Lauren From Texas

    February 10, 2010 at 12:17 pm

  20. Yes, she is totally talking about where them bloggers at!

    abby

    February 10, 2010 at 12:58 pm

  21. How did both of you happen to get married so young? Were you HS sweethearts with your hubs’? I’m totally not asking in a judgy kind of way…you both just seem to have it way more together than most young 20′s that I know.

    Ali

    February 10, 2010 at 1:36 pm

  22. Okay, (I too have a sister and we are also three years apart)! YEAH!! My question is were you always the best of friends or did you grow into your friendship? My second question is what was your worst childhood spat?

    Stephanie~LittleInsights.com

    February 10, 2010 at 2:37 pm

  23. Awww posts like this always make me wish I had a sister! And you’re both so pretty!! I’m excited for your vlog :D

    My question: What did you use to fight about a lot when you were younger?

  24. I can’t wait for this blog! My question is…have you two ever had a huge fight and stopped talking for an amount of time?

    Stephany

    February 10, 2010 at 5:01 pm

  25. And I meant to write vlog…

    Stephany

    February 10, 2010 at 5:01 pm

  26. HAHAHA hubs and I thought she was saying “where dem black girls at…” which we found kinda offensive, I’ll have to tell him bloggers!

    Questions questions let me think…

    1) What’s kept you guys so close do you think? Because I have two sisters in law that pretty much hate each other and really only speak out of obligation. They couldn’t be more opposite. For instance, one is nice and one is the devil. I’m just sayin! I think it’s amazing you guys are so close and my only child self is completely jealous.

    2) Have you noticed that [and this is due to my FB stalking prior to coming here] you guys married flip mode people? Allow me to explain….Lauren married a dark haired / eyed guy and Katherine married blondie / light eyes. I think it further proves your sisterly love. :-)

    3) Do your ears hang low…do they wobble, to and fro?

    4) Do you share EVERYTHING [oh and I do mean everything...I'm talking SCANDALOUS past occurences, if you have them!] with each other?

    5) The weeping thing totally cracked me up. Do you have other sister speak?

    Disclaimer: If any of these were asked by a previous commenter, I apologize. I am lazy.

    Marlena

    February 10, 2010 at 7:02 pm

  27. Ummmm, sorry to spoil the fun, but I’m 99% sure Rihanna is saying “where them fly girls at, where them fly girls at, where they at where they at where they at.” But it’s adorable to think she is saying bloggers =)
    Metro lyrics suck…they are NEVER NEVER right!

    So question…
    1) what’s the most embarrassing thing you two did together as kids? and nothing all sweet and cuddly…embarrassing!!! I want to laugh…

    bgirl875

    February 10, 2010 at 8:57 pm

  28. Love the title of this blog entry. White Christmas quote, right??

    Anyway, would you guys like to be pregnant with your first babies at the same time? My sister and I were (totally not planned) and it was great! Her second baby and my first baby were born twelve days apart. So cool to go through everything with someone who I am so close too.

    Also, Lauren you have motivated me to keep running even though some days my butt/legs scream “STOP”!

    Monica

    February 10, 2010 at 11:21 pm

  29. Being sisters, I’m sure you two share/d clothes. So, what article did/do you always borrow from Katherine and what does/did she always borrow from you? Was there ever anything she would borrow and youd get upset about it?

    kelly

    February 11, 2010 at 11:58 am

  30. I want a sister!

    What are your biggest similarities, and your biggest differences, personality/talent wise (rather than looks)

    Clare

    February 11, 2010 at 3:24 pm

  31. Just found your blog-you both are so beautiful and this was such a sweet post!

    Juliana

    February 22, 2010 at 1:24 pm


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