TUSC BOUTIQUE

Our friend Carissa launched her online store called TUSC in April. She is only 21 years old and she followed her dream by starting a boutique. Soon the boutique will be on wheels where she will drive around a 1972 Cortex and sell her clothes around Southern California. She definitely is an inspiration to us as she followed her dream by launching TUSC. Below are some of her favorite pieces that Alex, Kylle, and I are wearing. Check out the website and help support her!

http://www.tuscboutique.com/

 OWNER: CARISSA THOMAS

Once in awhile I will wake up in the morning looking like someone punched me in both eyes. Since I have sinus issues I get black circles under my eyes and it's not cute! I found a miracle cream that illuminates this issue. Both of my fav eye creams are made by Clinique. For best results, place cream under eyes morning and night. If you get dark gross circles like me you will definitely see a difference.

Make cute bracelets out of old socks

Has anyone ever figured out where all the missing socks go? I don't know about you but I am always losing socks. I even have a designated drawer for my socks who have lost their pair hoping they will someday be found or return home. I just don't have the heart to throw away a perfectly good sock just because it lost its other half.

The other day I was going through the drawer of socks and finally accepted all these poor socks might not ever find their missing other half. So instead of the garbage why not make something out of them... bracelets! It's easy to do because its meant to look worn and grungy. Cut the sock in whatever width desired. U can make the bracelet wide or thin. Cut into three sections. Then braid very tight. Tie a knot on each side, then tie it to your wrist. It's that easy!

We used to be REALLY fun!

So I found this old video and it reminded me of the good old days when I was young and carefree. And Popular, fun, the life of the party, you get the idea. I could party on Wednesday night, then go teach Thursday morning and continue the party Thursday night and on into the weekend. Nowadays I'd rather walk my dog and then drink a margarita with the sisters while sticking my toes in the hot tub.

But now let me fill you in before you enjoy the video. So Summer and I went to college in San Diego and met these super HOT firefighters. These boys went to see this cover band every Wednesday night in PB called Metal Shop, so guess who our favorite band was... you got it... Metal Shop. Well Summer and I ended up seriously loving our Wednesday nights and even after the fire crew fell off the bandwagon we didn't care because we constantly were recruiting friends to join us(I think Shawna and even Autumn were regulars). Doesn't sound so bad right? What I haven't mentioned yet was we traveled 30 minutes one way to see them every Wednesday and one of our crazy friends ended up introducing us and we would talk to the band before or after the show. Serious groupies! haha! For a cover band! The band changed their name to Metal Skool and now many people recognize them as Steel Panther. If you have ever seen their shows you would know they are SO raunchy on stage, but when we knew them they could not have been nicer to us.

One day near Summer's birthday(August) they emailed us this You Tube video and seriously we screamed! So happy! So in love with them! Needless to say I was SO, SO JEALOUS! Every time I hear an 80's metal band(our faves were Def Leppard, GnR, Poison, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Warrent, Whitesnake, and even our former neighbor in Vegas, Slaughter!) it makes me SO happy. I get teary when I hear Sister Christian(by Night Ranger) because that is the song Summer and I dedicated to each other since Metal Skool rarely played it.

Steel Panther still play in LA and I keep telling the sisters that we need to see them soon. Maybe if we can recruit some old friends and new friends we could make a night of it! :)

By the way... we ARE still fun, but in a more chilled out way!

The Lovely Benefits of Tea

We always say that Shawna needs to work for a tea company. Whenever we see her she brings bags of tea and explains all the benefits each kind will provide for us. She now has convinced the whole fam how important it is to drink daily. Since whenever we are with her we have to have more tea then everyone in China combined, I have now made the whole office at work crazy about it too. I bring cups of tea to everyone's desk and make them drink it. I'm sure on hot days they want to kill me because they are all sweating bullets while drinking their tea. I'm sure the tea lady (Shawna) can explain better how important tea is, but I can provide some things I have learned from her obsession...

Tea can help fight against cancers and heart diseases. It contains many antitoxins, which can benefit your overall health. It is great for your teeth, gums, boosts your immune system, and increases your metabolism. What is better than burning calories, while you enjoy a nice cup of tea?

Green Tea- helps reduce stress. This is wonderful for me considering I stress over everything. It also burns fat, reduces risks for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and diabetes. It fights allergies and infections.


Black Tea- helps reduce risks of a stroke, helps you to lose weight and provides antitoxins for your skin and decreases virus's in the mouth.

White Tea- helps reduce risks of cancer, lowers blood pressure, provides stronger bones, helps fight bad breath (gross), helps skin against aging, and kills bacteria.

We personally like loose teas. You can find lots of variety at Tevana and if you live in San Diego, Pannikan has plenty of options to choose from! Drink a few cups of tea a day and see the important health benefits it provides for you!

<3 Sun

Take us back to NZ!

We were going through old photos of our trip a few years ago to New Zealand for Autumn and Richards wedding. It was such a fun fam trip! We came across some pictures and they made us laugh so we wanted to share. We were a little obsessed with the grandma wig we found in the house we were staying in!

Best thing on TV yet!

We had to blog about this considering it has take over our lives the past couple weeks. Jonnie introduced us to this show and we haven't stopped imitating Jonah, Ja'ime and Mr. G ever since! Jai'me has to be our favorite person in the world and it makes us so sad that she is just a character. Pretty much we are obsessed and we know you would be too! This show has been around for awhile, but if you haven't seen it please rent it. Best thing ever!