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  • Beauty,  Fashion,  Lifestyle

    Father’s day gifts for Dad

    Father’s day gifts for Dad DISCLAIMER: The following products are affiliate links. This post contains affiliate links. Affiliate link means that I earn a small commission off of these products if you purchase from them! A Belt 2. Shoes. wallets 4. grooming items 5. Backpacks Thank you for reading Father’s dad gifts for dad. Also, If you want, you can follow me on Snapchat: @caralynn97 and at Askfm: @cara_lynn97.  I answer a lot of questions on there so feel free to ask as well. Also, please be sure to follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Facebook. If you would like, you can share on your social media accounts! Did you see my last post.

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    Our Engagement Story

    Our Egagement Story Friday, March 9th, 2018 Yes, the title is accurate. I did get engaged. The story starts out in Ecuador on on Friday, March 9th, 2018. Anthony and I decided to see if we could find a ring I loved. We ended up finding my engagement ring. I absolutely loved it from the moment I saw it. The ring ended up being a really good deal. We got it in Otavalo, Ecuador. It is also known as the open air market. The vendor was so nice and super patient. He was picking out rings that fit the style I was already looking at. He was so helpful in…

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    Feburary Update

    As I write this post I am high up in the air somewhere heading to Ecuador. Am I nervous? Yes. Am I excited? Absolutely! Am I praying hard that I say the right things and really show these people the true love of God? YES YES YES! Feburary has really been a whirlwind of a month. Myself, Anthony and the rest of our mission trip group have been counting down the weeks/days until we left. We have been prepping, packing and most importantly praying. I have never thought in a million years that  I would be flying with a group of college students to Ecuador to show the people of…

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    The New Year | 2018

    The New Year | 2018 So 2018 is here. Obviously, people have their new year’s resolution, goals, and plans. I know for 2018 I have my goals and such. I will kind of be explaining what my goals for different areas of my life are. Blogging I have some goals for 2018 when it comes to this blog. I will be trying to post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If I post every Monday that will fifty-three posts. Along with Wednesdays and Fridays ending up with fifty-two each. The year I will pre-write all content at least two weeks in advance. I now have my boyfriend, Anthony, to help me. He…

  • Beauty,  Fashion,  Lifestyle

    3 bloggers I admire

    This is a post about three bloggers I admire and why I admire them! I just want to kind of put the spotlight on bloggers who I think are killing it! Fashionmumblr: Also known as Josie. She is a British blogger/youtuber located in the UK. She has a following of 214,000 on youtube alone. She is super genuine in her content. Her fashion and beauty videos are always elegant and very inspirational. Hannah Gale: The blogger/youtuber who is also from the UK. She is the cutest pregnant lady ever. She currently at 10,000 youtube subscribers. She not only has high ticket price items on her blog but also stuff for your average…

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    Holiday Playlist 2017

    These are a lot of my favorite holiday/Christmas songs in one playlist. This playlist includes the Nutcracker, Ukrainian bell carol, and much more. The artist in this includes Michael Buble, Pentatonix and much more. There are some Spanish tones included as well. I hope you enjoyed reading/listening to Holiday Playlist 2017! Also, If you want, you can follow me on Snapchat: @caralynn97 and at Askfm: @cara_lynn97.  I answer a lot of questions on there so feel free to ask as well. Also, please be sure to follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Facebook. If you would like, you can share this on your social media accounts! Did you see my last post?

  • Food,  Lifestyle

    Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe

    Ingredients: Hot Chocolate Mix (I use swiss miss) Bailey’s Non-alcoholic White Chocolate Peppermint Bark coffee creamer Torani’s Peppermint flavoring Marshmallows (Optional) Peppermints or candy canes (Crushed) (Optional) Whipped Cream (Optional) How to: Step one: First, You place your hot chocolate mix in the mug of your choosing. Then you place hot water into the mug. Stir. I use an Areolatte to stir the hot chocolate. Make sure it is thoroughly stirred into the hot water. Step Two: Stir in your Peppermint flavoring and your white chocolate peppermint bark creamer into the hot chocolate. I usually guesstimate on how much of the two items I use. Some days I like to really taste the peppermint…

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    Trip to New York

    So, I recently went to new york last week in case I didn’t say anything about it. Well, we headed up there on Thursday the 28th. We got there Friday the 29th at 5:45 am. Friday, September 29th: We arrived in New York at 5:45 am. We tried to go to Bruegger’s bagels. We, unfortunately, didn’t get bagels. They had an oven malfunction! We got to my grandparent’s house and unloaded the car. Yes, we drove it takes 12 hours to get to New York from North Carolina. We got a couple of hours of sleep and then we were ready for the rest of the day. We went to the…

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    Beauty,  Blogging,  Fashion,  Lifestyle

    Two years of blogging

    Hey, Everyone, this is what I’ve learned in two years of writing on Cara Lynn’s blog aka Caralynn.co You have your own writing style. You can’t copy someone else’s writing style. Well, you can but you’re not going to gain traction like that. What I mean is that when you receive traction on your blog you aren’t going to be your “true” self. You are putting up a wall between yourself and your readers. Always take your own photos. It may be more work for you but I as a reader don’t like seeing the same photo on 5 different lifestyle blogs. It’ll take practice to get the editing and photo…

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    Charlotte, North Carolina | May 2017

    Hey, In case you didn’t know, I am on my “summer break”. So for my weekend, I went to Charlotte, North Carolina | May 2017. I went to see my Aunt and Uncle, As well as, My boyfriend, Bradley. Friday: Friday was spent running errands such as getting gas, going to Walmart, dropping the dog off at my neighbors. I felt kind of overwhelmed with how fast time seemed to fly by. I dropped my mom off at work (25 minutes away from my house), Then I went to Walmart to get a couple of things. After that, I went home to pack my bag. I picked my mom up from work to…