Paper Dolls

It's the eve of the big game and how I wish I was in Dallas this weekend!  They call it the Red River Rivalry now, but when I was in college, it was just the Texas-OU game, possibly the Red River Shootout.  (Gotta love that branding by AT&T.)  For four years in a row, I traveled to Dallas like a good Longhorn to partake in the annual tradition of the State Fair of Texas and football in the Cotton Bowl.  Corn dogs, the UT Band, butter sculptures, obnoxious fans of the rival team. Good times.  The Horns beat OU every year I was at UT.  Even more significantly, they lost the year before I arrived in Austin and the year after I graduated and  moved away for graduate school. Clearly, I brought them good luck. Probably because I bought a new Texas-OU t-shirt every year before the game!  I loved those t-shirts and wish I still had at least one of them for memories' sake. In honor of this immense rivalry and in appreciation for the few things in li...

I've been so busy watching the Olympics for the past 5 days that I almost forgot to share that Sweetest Whimsy became an affiliate for Beyond Graduation , a fabulous site designed to provide gear (everything and anything you can imagine) for sports fans!  All sports, all the time.  You can find College, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, Soccer, and many other sports well represented at their online shop . Even better, they are 100% committed to supporting college and university alumni associations throughout the country with their fundraising program.  See that t-shirt from your alma mater? When you purchase it, your school keeps 25% of the profit! Right now though, they're celebrating the London Olympics just like I am with some fantastic prices on their official Summer Games apparel and collectibles. I bought this t-shirt for my father-in-law.  Love the Union Jack logo! If you support another country besides USA, no worries. Beyond Graduation's got you covered: ...