Chick Chat

What is it that girls talk about? The answer may very well be absolutely everything. Topics frequently range from husbands, to kids, to friends, to family, to politics, to fashion, to celebrities. Nothing is sacred.

This same “anything goes” approach also seems to apply to the blog world. Blogging is a means that allows women to declare to the world what they are going through and to find others in a similar situation.

However, what if we could take the connections that we have formed with one another as bloggers one step farther? What if we could finally see and hear the people behind the posts that we read?

That’s where Chick Chat comes in. Chick Chat is a semimonthly post where the ladies from the Three Bay B Chicks and Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha will film themselves chatting on a particular topic. To make things more interesting, we will be linking to three different blogs who have also filmed their own video segment in response to our conversation.

We kick-off our video series today with a discussion on the blog world. The Three Bay B Chicks, Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha, Pooba, Optimistic Cynicism, and The World According to Me will be sharing everything on their mind about the blogosphere.

So have some fun and get clicking. Each site has a unique video, so you will have to visit all five blogs to hear and see what these ladies have to say.

(I'm on the right and Lin is on the left)

Now it’s your turn. Want to turn the camera on yourself and participate in an upcoming Chick Chat? Let them know by sending an e-mail to contactchickchat@gmail.com. They are looking for both participants and topic suggestions. Their plan is to rotate the participation not only among themselves, but also among all our friends in the blogosphere. They want to hear what everyone has to say.

They’d also like to thank the wonderful sites that linked to us today as part of the Chick Chat kick-off and encourage you to take a moment to visit these bloggers. Their tales, tips, humor, and support are something we should all aspire to…














Now go to the next post to enter the giveaway!

What's A Chick Chat Day Without A Giveaway?

We feel that it is our Chick Chat duty to connect you not only with fun and interesting bloggers, but also to help you look great…on and off camera. After all, if you are going to be a part of Chick Chat, then you should be, as Oprah says, “your best you.”

As part of the today’s kick-off, the Three Bay B Chicks, Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha, Pooba, Optimistic Cynicism, and The World According to Me, will be hosting a give-away beginning at 12:00 am EST Thursday morning and ending at 12:00 am EST Friday morning. To enter, visit the sites participating in today’s discussion and comment on the giveaway post. Since there are five bloggers with something to say, you have five opportunities to enter our give-away.

Want something more? To earn an extra entry on each site, simply follow the Chick Chat participants. Ultimately, 5 Chick Chat participants x 2 entries per site = 10 total entries.

To entice you to start clicking away, three winners will be chosen at random from the five sites participating in today’s Chick Chat. At stake are two $50 gift certificates to Lisa Leonard Designs and a SHHH…MOMMY’S BLOGGING tee-shirt from Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha. Winners will be announced on all five sites on Monday, April 13.

Now about those prizes…






Lisa Leonard’s designs show us that all that glitters is not gold. Her desire is to create simple, lovely pieces that can be worn with jeans or your little black dress. Each piece is meaningful and a work of art. Lisa’s custom jewelry is hand-stamped with your children’s names or a special phrase or verse. Check out Lisa’s site and figure out how you might not only spend your gift certificate, but perhaps also splurge on something for yourself!


Also up for grabs is also a newly released SHHH…MOMMY’S BLOGGING tee-shirt from Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha. Honestly, who has time to chat when the blogging world awaits? Certainly not us! Silence family and friends without uttering a single word by wearing your SHHH…MOMMY’S BLOGGING tee.
The fun doesn’t stop there! Join us today at 1:00 pm CST for a live Twitter party regarding Chick Chat, upcoming video topics, and more on the giveaway. We hope that Lisa Leonard herself might even join our chat and talk more about her lovely designs.

Tell Us What You Have To Say

Blogging is a funny thing. You can get to know everything in the world about a person, but never see their face or hear their voice.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could somehow change that? Even for only a little while?

The Three Bay B Chicks and Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha will be kicking a video series known as Chick Chat this Thursday, April 9. Twice a month, they will post a clip of themselves chatting on a particular topic, as well as link to a few bloggers who respond to what they have to say in their own video.

Interested? Swing by the following blogs tomorrow and see what we are talking about:

Three Bay B Chicks
Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha
Optimistic Cynicism
Pooba
The World According to Me

Yeah I know what you're thinking, who wants to listen to me talk?

I'm warning you right now that I sound like a man when my voice is recorded so don't be confused, it will be me talking and not some transgender guy going through hormone treatments on his way of becoming a woman. Just so you know.

For the kick off of this awesome idea there will be giveaways! Hell yeah right?! So come back tomorrow to check the chicks and the chat!

Chick Chat participants will change regularly, so be sure to let us know if you might like to join in the fun. We want to hear what all of our bloggy friends have to say.

Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

So we did it, we celebrated Lin's birthday yesterday. It was so sad to see her youth slip away like that, but we all held hands and got through it together.

It's a known fact that my family loves our nephews and if you ask Lindee, she will tell you that we all love Logan way more then we love her. So my baby sis Lyse thought of the brilliant idea to buy birthday presents for Logan rather than Lindee.

So here is Lindee pretending to be happy with these presents that were really for Logan, happy until she realized she wasn't gettin anything for herself!

Ok, so she wasn't too upset really and of course Logan LOVED mom's presents! (Please excuse Al's huge size 14 in the way!)






So after putting her through all that torture, we finally brought out the real presents. She mostly received cards full of dough which is the usual gift in my family, but because I have given Lindee such a hard time with her birthday I decided to actually put some effort into her present, yes I did the unthinkable.

I. Went. Shopping.

If that doesn't show my love for my sister, nothing else does! So here are her reactions to her real birthday presents!








When wrapping Lin's presents I only had one box at home to put them in. It was a Christmas box. A big no-no I know, but I made it better. It's still winter right?




So after presents we all pretty much chilled. This is Logan showing me his teeth, LOL he is so cute! (Don't ask me what Alyse is doing in this pic)

(Oh and for all you old people, LOL stands for laughing out loud)








Okay, now it's time to brag about Brolan. Check out this picture, isn't that the most adorable thing you've ever seen? Those dimples! I mean come on I can't handle this much cuteness!








I am failing as an aunt. You see how he is smiling with everyone else? This is what happens when he looks at me:




My quest at becoming the favorite aunt is failing miserably. Maybe it's due to the fact the I NEVER get to see this pooper! I'm not bitter, really. Below is my niece Kelsi, bro Chad, cutest lil Brolan in the world, and my sis in law Amy.

Baby sis Alyse, Lyse or Lyser.

My hunk-a hunk-a burnin' love:

Really old woman, me, and hubster:

The beautiful madre:

The handsome padre:

Okay, now that I've overloaded you with Dunn goodness, I will leave you with this. I'm warning you, this isn't pretty. In fact you may not want to scroll down, just close the window right now.




Be afraid.





Be very afraid.

Someone is Really Old Today.

It's my lil sis's birthday today! Well, yesterday. She is so old. She was born on April 2, 19something something which makes her 22. But she is a mom which adds 10 years so she actually just turned 32.

Which makes her older than me, really really old.



So everyone needs to go tell this gorgeous devil that she is very old and give her 32 birthday spankings!

Go on, get outta here!

Lin, you can thank me later.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!