You're Welcome

After we've eaten our weight in cookies, drank a lot of some wine, and spent time with our families, we decided to give our loyal followers a belated Christmas gift. So because you guys are so great, below is a video of us in 10 years. We can hear Sarah saying her ever-so-famous-quote..."There's a 99% chance I'm never getting married." 

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, friends! We hope you're enjoying the day with friends, family, and lots of cookies! The #25Hoes are spending the day with their families. Right now we're all eating, drinking poinsettia cocktails :), eating some more, laughing, and trying to take a good picture. Except Clare. Clare is trying to convince her family that she needs a niece. You got it Clare Bear!

In case you need some help getting into the Christmas spirit, watch/listen to this video. Katie has been singing "Rudolf das kleine Rentier" (Rudolf the Reindeer) NON-STOP for the past couple months. Maybe now she'll stop singing it, but don't get your hopes up.

Xoxo,

Secret Santa: Part Two

It's part two of our Secret Santa tradition! Last week during Finals Week we exchanged gifts with our friends/neighbors. We've all been friends since freshmen year so it was bittersweet that this was our last Secret Santa, as college students that is. As usual, there were a lot of laughs, a lot of picture taking, snuggles, and reminiscing about old times. So glad to have a break from studying with these girls!

Wrapping gifts and getting ready!

Sarah started us off and gave out her gift first

Alex Round 2!

Nico's pumped over her new toys for Bailey

They're laughing because Lil B works at Bath & Body. Clare had asked Lil Bif she
had an extra bag she could use. Lil B said "Of course! Here's a coupon for
them too!" Little did she know she'd  get the bag (and coupon) right back.

Michelle has been wanting the Veggetti FOREVER. Plus she loves that mascara :)

Snuggling under Clare's gift from Nico

Snapchat worthy

Check out that wall art

Merry Christmas Eve!!

Xoxo,

Bucket List #15

Put Up Christmas Decorations

This Bucket List item is long overdue! Because we've been wrapping up our fall semester, we have barely had time to breathe let alone decorate. But, leave it to the #25Hoes to follow through! We gathered materials from our own homes as well as grabbing some essentials from nearby stores.

Awesome deals we snagged:

1. Sparkly stockings from Dollar Tree

(who doesn't love sparkles?!)

2. Mini Christmas tree with white lights

3. Red bows used as ornaments

4. $1 wrapping paper as wall art

5. Creative stocking holders that have dual purpose

Okay, okay enough talking. Take a peek inside our home!

Planning decor for the mantle

Our materials for wall art

Our mantle!

Creative, functional, & useful stocking holders

We're ready for Christmas!

Xoxo,

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who entered in our first giveaway! We love your enthusiasm and your responses to your favorite Christmas tradition.

The winner is...

Jordan S!

Congrats Jordan! We'll be in contact with you in the next 24 hours!

Our First Giveaway

Friends, this is how we feel about our first giveaway!

Because our school is a Jesuit college and the Jesuit attributes are pounded into our head from the moment we step on campus freshman year AND it's the holiday season, we decided to be "men and women (in this case just women) with and for others!" We're giving away a...

$5 Gift Card to Starbucks!!!

Yes Griffs, yes!

Who doesn't love a good holiday hot beverage from the heaven of all coffee houses? Entering in the giveaway is as simple as remembering the lyrics to Jingle Bells. To enter, answer a question for us on the Rafflecopter below! Once you answer, you'll have the opportunity to earn bonus entries by commenting on the blog about your favorite #25Hoes post. Tell your friends to enter too! Starbucks is always sweeter with a friend :) The winner will be posted on tomorrow's post and will receive contact from us! At this time we are only honoring winners who live in the United States.

The giveaway ends at midnight tonight!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Xoxo,

Michelle's Adventure with Dry Shampoo

So Michelle had her first experience with dry shampoo this morning!

Michelle needed to freshen up her mane before we had to cheer at a basketball game today. So she asked to borrow some dry shampoo from the roomies to achieve her fresh-out-the-shower look. At first she immediately turned into a grandma with gray hair, but with practice she'll be a pro soon!

Friday Favorites & Bucket List #29

Today we have a two for one deal! You'll get our Friday Favorites and an update on our Bucket List.

It's our second time joining Narci, Andrea, and Erika for their Friday Favorite linky party! Because this week is finals week, we only have one Friday Favorite this week...
EXAMS ARE OVER.
We're so excited we could drink a gallon of syrup and not feel sick. 
*Will update blog if we indeed do feel sick*

So just kidding friends. We actually have two Friday Favorites. Our second Friday Favorite is also a Bucket List item...

Send Christmas Cards

Check! This one started as a dream. Back in June when we got the keys to our house, we all met to look around and choose rooms. Clare took one look at the mantle and said "oh we're sending out Christmas cards. And pictures." So we added it to the blog! 

We could get fancy and make a whole Christmas scene, but it was the last week of classes and we had stuff to do. So we dressed up in our Christmas finest, snuggled up on the couch, and hard core cheesed...

Awkward family photo

Re-creating the Friends opening

The original plan was to buy regular Christmas cards, order prints, and stick the two in an envelope. BUT, we snagged a steal from Walgreens and purchased personalized Christmas photo cards for a great low price! We couldn't wait to send them out to our friends and family. Check your mailbox for these babies. Here's the finished product!

#festive #loveeachother #blurryhands

Xoxo,

Secret Santa: Part 1

Picking Names

One of the traditions we have with several friends is participating in a Secret Santa each year. Every year is a little different but it's always a good time getting together with your college besties! Part 1 consisted of us picking the names of our Secret Santas at our neighbor's house. Since Megan and Michelle were busy this particular night, we substituted with a couple new friends! Check out the pics below...

*Please pay special attention to Jerry's debut on #25Hoes. He was super excited when we told him we have a blog and of course, he wanted in on the fun :)

Jerry holding the bowl that contains all our names for Secret Santa :)

Sarah's excited!

We had to re-do because someone picked themselves

"Megan" on the left and "Michelle" on the right. They were a little busy this night so we had substitutes

Hugs for Megan!

Adios amiga

When the roomies steal your phone and think you won't seek revenge

Stay tuned for Part 2!

Xoxo,