Happy Friday! My plans after work include: a trip to the vet for shots (not excited, it always makes me sad to see my puppies so scared!), then dinner & maybe a movie with my friend Corlene tonight. I kind of want to see Valentine’s Day, is that terrible of me? Tomorrow a few of the Houston bloggers (& one Dallas blogger who will be in town) are getting together for a meetup – because what’s more fun than brunch & bloggers?! If you’re in the area, & you’re free tomorrow around 11am, email me & I’ll send you the details: laurenfromtexas[at]gmail[dot]com. DO IT. Sunday might include a trip to the middle of nowhere, Texas. Mama Gooch‘s parents are in [...]

The rumors are true. I did, indeed, meet The Pioneer Woman, and the experience was, as she would say, “blogworthy.” The morning began with me trying to decide what to wear. What do you wear when you meet a blog celebrity? One of the most famous bloggers of all time? Who tweeted you a week before? Cowboy boots, of course. With the perfect outfit selected and my hair in place acting all crazy, I set out for my long journey. I drove and drove and drove a little more. The roads were nuts. I was texting Chelsea, who told me part of I-45 was closed down. Excuse me, what? Needless to say, we were a little later than planned. Our [...]

[via] Houston Blogger Meet-Up/Girls Night Out! October 30th, 2009 7:30pm Location: Gravitas Restaurant (click for more info, location, menu, etc.) I’ve reserved a couple tables in the SideBar. Marissa, the Event Coordinator at Gravitas, has generously offered our group their happy hour special drink pricing for the entirety of our event. Please leave comments (or send me an email: laurenfromtexas(at)gmail(dot)com) and let me know if you’re coming, and what time you’ll be able to make it. I told Marissa we’d probably have a few people coming and going throughout the evening. Looking forward to meeting/seeing everyone there! xo

Sorry I haven’t updated for a few days. I’ve been busy sleeping, being miserable, watching hours of Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother, drinking Slim-Fast, and putting ice packs on my swollen face. I can’t say I’ve minded the guilt-free excessive television watching and ice cream eating, but otherwise, this whole wisdom teeth thing has really sucked. I’ve been in a lot of pain, and pretty out of it. I was hoping to have lots of time to catch up on blogging and reading/commenting, but it turns out Lauren On Vicodin is a lot less motivated than Lauren Not On Vicodin. I have so much to do and so much I want to catch up on, but the [...]

First things first. A picture of my new hair! Not the greatest picture, but I’ll try to take more and post them later this week. Moving on to the good stuff. Readers, you have been slacking! I was only able to scrounge up three questions this week. Alright, alright, I’ll forgive you, but DON’T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. This question comes from Deva at Always Carried Away: Q. “I need to ask this question how you stay THAT slim after eating this food???” She was referring to THIS POST, but she could have just been talking about my life in general. A. Deva, the answer is simple. It’s a combination of the 30-Day Shred 3-4 times a week, optical illusions, Photoshop, and [...]

Welcome to my 2nd attempt at keeping a “Blog Schedule” – a Q&A post. I’ve sorted through some of my most recent comments to find questions, and will be answering them to the best of my ability. But first, let me pose a question: Q. How many of you in the Houston (& surrounding) area would be interested in getting together for a meet-up? How about a Halloween-themed meet-up? Let me know. Once I get an idea of how many of you would be interested, we can figure out a date/venue, etc. Leave a comment or better yet, email me at laurenfromtexas (at) gmail (dot) com with your contact info and any ideas/preferences you might have. I think it would [...]