What a wonderful weekend!

Seriously! I had such a great weekend and I'm so thankful for every second of it!

To kick it off, we must back allll the way up to Wednesday, when Kaden & Kale showed at Tulsa. They got 2nd and 3rd place with their prospect steers. Matt and I drove up on Wednesday morning to watch them show, and of course we stopped at QuikTrip. Since everything with me just has to be an adventure I decided to leave accidentally left my wallet in the show box after Matt and I left - which wouldn't have been such a problem except I have a lead foot and we were in my Jeep, which happens to be a standard. Thankfully there were no run-ins with the police on our two hour drive home!

With three of my favorite guys! Kaden, me, Kale & Matt

Thursday after work I bought the best movie ever made, the Little Mermaid! I can officially throw out my VHS player, ya'll. On Friday, Matt and I had made plans to hang out and he told me "you pick what we do - whatever you want!" Well, obvi. Not only did Matt have get to watch my favorite move ever, my parents AND brothers joined us! I might have shed a few tears at the end and been so overwhelmed with happy that I got a few analogies mixed up, but it was the best Friday night in at least two centuries. 

Saturday was the much-anticipated Color Run at Remington Park! It was so silly cold, which I love, minus the fact that I knew the second I started running I would get warm and regret wearing a jacket. It was my second 5K in 2 weeks, and I am definitely looking for my next one. 

Oklahoma bloggers at the run!

After the run was over, as in, as soon as I crossed the finish line, Matt and I headed up to Stillwater to watch the Cowboys play! While I'm not a real sports blogger, obvi, I do have a few thoughts on the game:

1. Holy moley I'm glad we won because I Matt really wasn't completely positive we would for a minute. 

2. It was beautiful & a perfect day for football. 

3. I really wish OSU would have worn orange-black-orange instead of black-black-orange. I think the orange helmets would have been beautiful with the black tops and orange pants. It was such a sunshine-y clear day that the bright helmets were needed to add to the sunshine-y feel on the field. Just hire me to pick the uniforms already, please. 

4. The band's performance at halftime was AMAZING. Shake Your Booty, YMCA, Staying' Alive, Dancing Queen... such great selections. 

5. The pom girls' dance was filthy and unacceptable. 

 

On Sunday, we finally celebrated my Trapaw's birthday! As I walked in the door to my Aunt's house, the little munchkin below ran to me yelling "I MISSED YOU, SHAE!!" She was then stuck to my side for a good part of the next few hours :) 

To wrap up the weekend, I spent Sunday evening at Lori & Tate's house! We visited Lori's friend's pigs and Tate loved them. He blew my mind when he started WALKING. Kids these days, they just grow up so fast :)

See, I told you it was a wonderful weekend, start to finish! I couldn't have asked for a better one. 

Football Q&A with Lori Jo

Today's installment of Football Q&A features my best friend & the other half of my brain - my twin, Lori Jo. Lori is Baby Tate's mommy, Minco's cheer coach, and unfortunately an OU fan. We can't all be perfect. Just to spite her, and because crimson ugly colors aren't allowed on Sprinkles & Glitter, Lori's answers are in orange! My comments are in pink. 

Q1: When OU isn't playing, how do you decide who to cheer for?

I tend to watch anyone ranked higher. Rooting for upsets so OU can move up the rankings (given that OU pulls a win that week!) We all know how hard that is for them. 

Q2: If you played football, what position would you play? Why?

Cheerleader. Duh. (Cheerleading needs to be a recognized position as our amazing influence on crowd involvement can motivate a team to victory!) 

 Q3: What is the proper football game watching attire - a) at the game and b) at home?

A) comfortable shoes (crimson or cream) with an adorable team related shirt. Scarves, bags & team specific jewelry always a must! Don't forget your tickets!

B) team related shirt with OU sweatshirt blanket! (Beer in OU koozie!)

Q4: How do the first down lines appear on the field when you're watching the game on TV?

Invisible yellow line placed by magic football fairies. When you cross it golden glitter flies into the air. (#getonmylevel) I love this theory. 

Q5: Who is your favorite OU football player and why? Do you have a favorite OSU player, so you can be compared to other answering? :)

current OU football player is Roy Finch #22. He's a little guy who I think can run like the wind. I feel he doesn't get optimal playing time but when he is put into the game is gives 110%. Past players? Josh Heupel #14. One of the most intelligent QB's ever. Being that his dad is a football coach he knows the game inside & out. I also love that he stayed at the university as the QB coach. :) If I had to pick an OSU player it would be Cooper Bassett. Local small town kid. I have yet to hear anyone say a bad thing about on & off the field. Good choice! Go Cooper! 

Q6: What is your favorite part of being at an OU game?

Atmosphere. You are among your Sooner family! Aaaand tailgating! Can I get a BOOMER?? NO. No you cannot. ORANGE POWER!!! :) (PS my computer tried to change that B word to <word deleted due to profanity>. Be thankful I let it appear.)

Q7: Name 3 formations teams line up in on offense: 

Shotgun, wishbone (hello Switzer like invented it. Ok maybe just perfected it) annnnnnd let's go with punt. Haha

Q8: What are 5 possible penalties? 

face mask, offsides, pass interference, block in the back, horse collar

Q9: Who is the best current NFL QB? Why? 

Duh. Sam Bradford. Haha I do like Peyton Manning though.

Q10: What will OSU's final ranking be? OU's? Who will win the BCS?

I have no idea. It could be anyone. If I had to choose I'd say Alabama (Roll Tide!)

Any other info you want to add?

Idk. It was a long night. My brain hurts from being awesome at work...

Are you all surprised we're best friends given that she likes the other team so much? Yeah, me too, but like I said, we can't all be perfect! :) Hahaha, just kidding, Twin!!

And now, it's time to beat Lamar! GO POKES!

#BabyTate

Sorry, kid, you're never going to outgrow that. 

One year ago today, my best friend had the cutest tiny human ever. He popped out smiling and I everyone immediately fell in love. We've had lots of fun adventures - shopping trips, slumber parties, eating sour pickles, hilarious conversations that no one else understands, yucky diaper changes (you seriously need to save those for your mom though), dance parties, and lots of selfie pics of course - and I just know there are a million more ahead of us until I become the uncool old Auntie.

Happy, happy, happy birthday Tater Bug!

I love you more than all the glitter and bows in the world!

❤ Auntie Shae

What I'm Loving Wednesday: Twin Edition

Today is a special installment of #WILW because it's my Twin Lori's birthday!!! 

The first thing I love, of course, is my Twinniekins herself

Lori & I at Junk Hippy last weekend!

Next up, Baby Tate of course! Without Twin, there would be no Tate, so this definitely deserves a birthday mention.  

Tate's first slumber party with Auntie Shae

I like big bows and I cannot lie. So does Lori. Duh, we're twins, we like everything the same. Except maybe this hair bow is a little too ridiculous....

Glitter. As if there was even a doubt. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWIN!

I hope your day is magical and as glittery and stellar as you are! I love you to the moon! (PS your present is late. Duh.)

Happy #NationalSiblingDay!

I have the best brothers on the planet.

They're talented, they're huggable, they love Jesus, and they love their sister (don't tell anyone though!). Kaden is always good to fix my #shortgirlprobs (like not being able to reach anything, ever) and #princessprobs (we won't even get into these). Kale is always good to make everyone laugh at his silliness and has recently been impressing me with some incredible drawings. They make me such a proud sister, and I'm so, so thankful to have them. We need an updated picture, because I'm now officially the little older sister - Kale's passed me by a mile now.

I also have the best twin ever, in case anyone was wondering. :)

#twinning

#High5Friday

If you yardbirds listen to the Sports Animal, you know what voice I'm saying this in:

"High five!"

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Anyway, tonight I'll be running with the fastest girl(s) in town under that Oklahoma sky. Don't worry, we'll be safe and not make any stops at the baggage claim to pick up nobody's fool.

Anyone catching on yet? 

Brenna, Lori Jo Twin & I are headed to the Miranda Lambert concert tonight! It's going to be a night of fun with two of my favorite girls.We bought these tickets the day they went on sale, so needless to say we've been counting down for a while. Side note, I think we need to make a trip to the Pink Pistol in the near future, ladies.

What else deserves a high five this week? 

Well, Tuesday night I cooked. Shut the front door. That's right, I cooked and everyone is still alive!

Matt requested Pizza Quesadillas, so after a stop at the local grocery store for ingredients, I was ready for the challenge. I also made chocolate chip cookies - from scratch. I'm practically becoming a mini Pioneer Woman. Anyway, my family wasn't so sure about the Pizza Quesadillas at first, but once they saw me making the first one, they quickly warmed up to the idea (even the pickiest eater Kale!). 

No pictures, but they're super easy. Lay out two flour tortillas. Spread some pizza sauce (which apparently is also spaghetti sauce? I have no idea) on each one of them - about a spoonful per tortilla. Throw the first one into a pan, sauce side up, add cheese & pepperoni, then put the second tortilla on top, sauce side down. Then just cook them like a normal quesadilla. Matt told me I should definitely add these to my growing cooking resume :) 

Another thing that deserves a high five (I feel like I'm talking a lot about food today):

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Add some salsa for dipping (I used this kind on Tuesday) and you have a delicious snack. So tasty.

Calving season is in full swing!

This little sweetheart made her way into the world earlier this week. I've been told all that hair is a good thing, and I must say, I love a fluffy little calf! And her pink nose is just too cute.

Last night, the adventures of moving Matt continued, when I rode in the back of his parents' van with his TV. Apparently it was a picture-worthy moment - and I'm not including the one he got of me looking for the "cute little puppy" as I awkwardly tried to hold up the TV and turn to look...at a nonexistent animal. Regardless, it was fun, and the moving will continue Saturday! And the Thunder won, so that is a double win for Thursday!

Other awesomeness this week?

#C25K (aka, running) & tanning at the gym, being sore from Kaden's ab workout challenge & a new blog design & name! Sprinkles & Glitter are totally the it things, in my book at least.

Happy weekend!

Weekend Recap!

Good morning, bloggy friends! 

Sidenote: I never used to write center aligned,

it's a recent thing, and it's staying around for a while. Maybe. 

How was your weekend? Good? Sweet.

Tell me about them, like in the comments, or in your own blogs. Dealio?

My weekend? It included awesome people and lots of fun. This clearly equals an awesome weekend.

I wore neon orange heels to work on Friday just to ensure I could kick the weekend off in style.

This weekend, as so many others have as of late, started off at the AmPo gym for Panther basketball.

AmPo girls and boys both beat Minco Stinko, as I called it growing up. Since it was an AmPo/Minco game, my wonderful twin and #BabyTate were at the game (Lori, is it okay that we've officially hashtagged your kid?). Tate fell asleep on me, which of course I didn't mind. He was wearing AmPo green to support Kaden & the Panthers, even though he started the night in a Bulldog outfit. 

Saturday morning started with more basketball (a weekend theme, btw), in the form of Kale's YMCA team.

After watching them kick some booty, I headed to Yukon to get my camera fixed.

Again.

I haven't expressed my annoyance here, but guys, when a camera goes out of commission two weeks before Christmas, you kind of want to cry. Then, when they keep it for almost two months to fix it and six days after you pick it up it gives you the exact same error message, you get a bit annoyed. Especially when you've been told this screen is practically the equivalent of the blue screen of death. #pcprobs. So, I took it back, and apparently although they'd replaced the motherboard, they didn't fix everything that was wrong, and there is still something wrong with the way the camera communicates with lenses regarding image stabilization. Possibly. We'll see. At least they aren't charging me this time.

Saturday afternoon, Matt and I watched basketball (I told you it was a weekend theme), and thank goodness our Cowboys got another W! T.Ford & the 'boys are onto something with this whole winning on the road idea. :)

Anyway, after an afternoon of basketball, Matt took me to Cheesecake Factory!! It was delicious. After dinner, we each picked a flavor of cheesecake, so we could try them both. We picked Hershey's and Reece's, which they accidentally swapped out for Snickers, which was delicious too, so really it didn't even matter. This cheesecake was so rich that we ended up with at least half of both pieces left over. The Snickers one is sitting in my refrigerator tempting me as I type. 

^That, my friends, is a good date night. Of course, I didn't get a picture, so just pretend you haven't seen this one yet since Matt likes the Pete 'stache so much, even though it's totally being reused from this post.

Sunday after church the family headed to Grandma & Trapaw's house to celebrate the cutest little almost-five-year-old I know - Julie! Miss Sassy Pants might have found her present from me earlier in the week (clearly it was makeup, nail polish, etc...everything her daddy - my uncle - wouldn't want her to have!), but I quickly covered so she still was surprised when she opened it (I think).

Before leaving my grandparents' house, Trapaw was sure to pass out Valentines Day presents! He's never missed a chocolate box delivery :) 

I ended the weekend with - what else - basketball! The Women's Basketball version of Bedlam was Sunday, so clearly I watched that and wore plenty of orange, followed by Thunder vs. Suns/the Grammy's. I think we all know what I watched more:

Oh, Nick Collison. #ThunderUp

Happy Friday!

Yes, I like putting "happy" in front of every day of the week.

It makes me more thankful for every day, and reminds me than even Mondays are a blessing.

This was a great week.

How great? I'll show you.

I bought some detangling spray.

I think the last time I used it was yesterday 1992 and I'm really not too sure why I ever stopped. But, thanks to Meg & Caylee helping me brush my hair a few weeks ago, I decided I needed some. This stuff is amazing. Why the heck did little me ever decide to stop using it? Whatever the reason, it is back in my life and made my hair much easier to brush. Oh, and on the hair note, I dyed my hair. I am working on having mermaid hair (in length), and while I will never go full-on red, adding a little red to my brown head works perfectly. And my ringtone is now Little Mermaid. #NoJudging

I made Pistol Pete Mustaches (and Pigs in a Blanket) with Matt.

  

Guys, Matt knows his Pigs in a Blanket, and he said the ones I made were good,

so this must mean I'm onto something when it comes to cooking. 

Oklahoma had some really pretty sunsets.

I pulled off the side of the road (no driving paparazzi here) to snap this picture of the sun

peeking around my Pistol Pete car scent. I was on my way to my grandparents' house,

where we celebrated my Granddad's 70th birthday!! Happy birthday, Granddad!

We had a "throwdown" - shrimp, sausage, corn and potatoes - and it was delish.

I added new pages to my blog.

I added two new pages to the blog - Pretties & Printables, which features phone backgrounds, printable decorations, and whatever other "pretties" I create, and a link to the {Fantastic}Fonts series I do attempt every Thursday. That page will be updated weekly. I also added a new iPhone background, pictured above.

And tonight, it's Panther vs. Bulldog Basketball, meaning Lori & Baby Tate will be at the game.

You can bet Tate and I will be having many hilarious conversations. 

Don't tweet that!

My weekends definitely have a trend of being awesome lately. With girls weekend last weekend and all the fun this weekend brought, too, I'm thinking I'm onto something great. 

I'm backing up a little before the weekend to Thursday for this update. Matt sent me a text midday asking me to go shopping. Clearly my answer was yes. Seriously that is the most rhetorical question ever. Me + shopping = happiness. While we were shopping, I realized boy shopping is much less colorful than girl shopping. Meaning, last weekend at the Outlets, Meg, Caylee & I bought two things total that weren't full of color. Total, meaning between the three of us. Thursday evening, all I saw were shades of black and grey (except for the pair of corduroy pants Matt tried on to humor me). Seriously boys, doesn't that get boring after a while? Ha. 

Friday was senior night for AmPo, and the Lady Panthers easily defeated Fletcher. The boys game brought about a bit more entertainment competition, but the Panthers ended the game with the W. #GoAmPo

That #33 kid really makes me proud.

Alright, now before I tell you about my Saturday, you must know I classify movies into two sections: boy movies and movies I like. Meaning, if the majority of males I know would like it, it more than likely is scary, bloody, etc. and I won't like it, hence the term "boy movies." And if it is princess-y, pink, lovey, etc. they more than likely won't like it, therefore, movies I like.

So, Matt and I were discussing what movie to see, and the conversation went something along the lines of him wanting to see a "boy movie" and me giving him a look. You see, I don't like zombies...not that I've ever given any sort of zombie anything a chance, but still - I have decided at some point I don't like them. Matt wanted to see Warm Bodies, aka a zombie movie. Finally after watching the trailer and reading a review, I agreed to watch it - it might not have hurt that he told me we would go to the mall movie theater to see it and go early enough to walk around (again, duh I will go shopping! I think he's catching on...). Apparently IMDB gives some sort of color/number rating, and getting a green rating is unusual, so when Matt saw this was supposed to be good, clearly it peaked his interest, because he loves movies (I, on the other hand, haven't seen most movies). I will admit, after the movie was over, I looked at him and said something along the lines of "you were right, that was a fantastic movie!" The zombies weren't even too scary!

^That guy has good movie taste, ya'll. 

I played with Thabo on Saturday, too! 

Sunday was the Super Bowl Puppy Bowl Beyonce Concert Destiny's Child Reunion! Lori and I made plans to have lunch at Grady's, but Tate fell asleep right when we were supposed to meet. They gladly agreed to let me take our buffet as takeout, and I headed over to Lori's with food. By the way, Tuttle friends, GPG is open again and the lunch buffet today was great - especially the mashed potatoes! I can't wait to visit for the full menu.

After Lori and I finished lunch, she got called into work, so I got to spend the afternoon with Tate. And this, my friends, is when the weekend took an interesting turn (warning: does involve baby body functions. nothing too gross, I can't handle that).

Tate and I did very well playing and taking a bottle. Then he spit up on his blanket. No biggie, I'd just grab another. Then he spit up on that blanket. Then he had a really, really wet diaper. So, like any good Auntie, I took him to change the diaper. As I was walking in to change him, he spit up on my arm. Cool. Apparently he was full of it, because as soon as I took his diaper off, he decided I need a shower - and so did the floor, the changing table, his socks, etc. A bit later, he decided I needed to have all my clothes in the laundry, and spit up on everything he hadn't wet on. Of course, the fun couldn't end here, because I also got to deal with a dirty diaper and another spit up episode before his mommy got home. Clearly, at that point, he'd got it all out of him, because he didn't make another mess all night. Mind you - this whole time, he made the cutest little smiley face. Lori: "You should blog about it, Auntie Shae!" #done

When Lori got home, we watched the Destiny's Child Reunion (because clearly we all know that was the best part of the Super Bowl the only part we watched) then went on to watch Pitch Perfect. I finally get all of the movie references now! I'd just like to point out how much of a movie watching weekend I had. #winning! Lori and I had many, many twin moments, all of which I cannot share here because they all resulted in one of us saying "Don't tweet that! It didn't happen!" And by don't tweet, clearly we mean don't share at all with anyone even your dog. Duh.

Before I left, I had to teach Lori to do a perfect bun, which clearly resulted in a hair bow for me. 

And that's my weekend, in more than 140 characters. For shorter updates, follow me on Twitter. Happy Monday!