If there are any new people stopping by my blog today, I’d like to take a moment to welcome you to The Arthur Clan! My name is Angie and as a brief introduction…I am a happily married mom of four funny, beautiful kids, a slightly obsessed photographer and one of the co-founders of I ♥ Faces (an online photography sharing forum.)
Some time ago, my sister (Andrea) and I were contacted by the ladies who run the blog Three Bay B Chicks. They host weekly video blogs on their site and they wanted to know if Andrea and I would be willing to participate in an upcoming vlog they would be hosting that was going to be all about “Sisters and Blogging.”
Our first thought was “No way! We don’t want our big mugs in an online video where everyone will be able to see us!!” But, we knew that Three Bay B Chicks really needed another set of sisters to participate and we started thinking that maybe it could be kind of fun…so we decided to go for it. It was really fun to participate in this together since Andrea was the person who really got me hooked on the whole concept of blogging!
And now let’s pause a minute for this public service announcement: If you’d like to watch our video without wanting to pull all of your hair out in frustration, please scroll down to the video right now and push play. After the video starts, push pause and then let the video load while you read the rest of this post and by the time you’re done reading all of my mumbo-jumbo, the video should be just about fully loaded for you. And then you won’t have to go bald.
Here’s some background so you can understand our “vision” behind this video (and I use the term “vision” here very loosely):
- Andrea and I are just two of five siblings…we are the two most involved in blogging, but we both count all of our siblings as some of our best friends in the world.
- All of us call Andrea by her nickname “Drew” just as much as we call her by her given name. She is married to her childhood sweetheart, Mark. Despite what you might see in this video, they are very happily married.
Drew is the technological genius in our family (as you will find out when you watch this video.) She is also a contributor for I ♥ Faces, which basically means that she works her butt off trying to help Amy and I make that site as good as it can possibly be. I ♥ her a bunch! - I am older than Andrea by two years which, of course, means that I was pretty darn good at bossing her around when we were kids.
- Great linguists, we are not. Talking in front of a video camera, we’re terrible at it. While other bloggers can pull off talky-blogs very well, you would be bored to tears within seconds if we had done that. In fact, the first minute of the video is of us talking and we almost fell asleep watching it! We just ask that you try to get through that first minute and then the good stuff will kick in.
- For fun, we enlisted two young actresses to re-enact Andrea and myself as children. Young Angie is played by my daughter Weslea (dressed in pink.) Young Andrea is played by our niece, Caryn (dressed in blue.) They both tried to dress up like they were young girls/teens living in the 80′s.
- Old Angie and Old Andrea were (unfortunately) played by ourselves. I tried to get Angelina Jolie to play my role, but she was busy that night. Imagine that!
- A long part of our video is a segment towards the end called “Bloopers and Deleted Scenes.” A more appropriate title might have been “The Humiliation of Angie and Andrea.”
Most importantly, we really want to emphasize that in real life when we are hanging out with each other…we spend most of our time laughing our heads off and being complete smart alecks; we like to tease; we enjoy sarcasm very much. Please keep that in mind when you are watching this video because if you take this video seriously in any way…you are going to be sorely disappointed. There is absolutely nothing serious about this video at all.
And now, without further ado…we introduce you to “The Joys Of Sisterhood!”
Chick Chat ~ Our Experiences As Sisters from I Heart Faces on Vimeo.
Andrea and I are both so glad you “survived” our video! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by to meet us. And a special thank you to Three Bay B Chicks for inviting us to be part of the fun.
Take A Moment To Visit The Other “Sisterly Love” Participants:
Grand Pooba from Pooba and Lindee from The Orr Family Est. 2006
Christie from My Life…A Work in Progress and Joan from Joan of All Trades
Lolli from Better in Bulk and Andrea from The Hatchers and Their Hatchling
Angie from The Arthur Clan and Drew from Happy Chaos
Kacey from Three Bay B Chicks and her sister, Mindy.
I want to watch this again, but I'm afraid I won't be able to stop laughing!! …Okay… I'm gonna do it. Thanks for making my mascara run.
Oh, my gosh… there are those big 80's hair photos. Angie, that right there just made me snort like the biggest dork. What were you thinking with that hair??? LOL!!! You guys totally crack me up. ha!
I think you have a couple of child actors on your hands. hee. I love love love the part about Mark and then the dancing. SNORT!! LOL!!!!!!!!!
Oh my word, that was the cutest thing I have seen all week. All four of you did a great job.. Too funny….
Oh my goodness, I'm still smiling. You two did a GREAT JOB!!I cannot imagine the amount of time you put into this. I soooo remember loving that Whitney Houston song. . . if fact, I still do!!!
I'm so glad you included the bloopers. . .soooo funny!
Ok. I'm commenting now, because I need to waste some time while still waiting for the last half to load. I love the spirit of this quirky, funny video. How totally fun to see you and Drew together, making fun of each other. And your child proteges?? Totally hilarious! Kudos to all of you
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That was adorable! I miss you both so much. Please tell Caryn and Weslea they are wonderful little actresses and I expect an autograph next time we come visit!
alrighty. I'm baaack. Totally worth the wait for the load. The giggles and the piano concerto at the end (nevermind those wicked awesome vocals) … priceless!
That was TOTALLY HILARIOUS!! I loved it (particularly the bloopers). I can tell you two spend hours laughing and having a GREAT time together.
Hugs & Blessings!
Wha??? Amy – you didn't like my 80's hair?! Wasn't that totally the style back then?? *SNORT*
I swear, I had the worst hair EVER. Drew snuck that photo in after she took the "finished" video home with her. That was my big surprise when I opened the new video this afternoon.
She got me again…
oh my goodness, I cannot believe my kids let me watch the whole thing. Jasper was dancing to Whitney and Eli was asking what the girls were doing dancing… so funny.
I love the RAVE hairspray…do they still sell that in America? It will hold anything high up in the air. Awesome!
And your daughter and niece dressed up in 80's attire cracked me up. Oh my that was awesome!!!!
You two rock. Makes me wish I had a sister!
Oh my goodness. The two of you definitely win the awards for best sound track and most original video EVER. I am truly impressed.
Someday you must tell me how on earth you managed to get your hands on so many bottles of AquaNet.
Anyone who is willing to go the distance like you guys did, deserves our following! Thanks again for playing along.
-Francesca
Tell Weslea and Caryn they did a fantastic job!!!I have tears in my eyes…so funny!! I have some old video of you both at their age ..If you should ever want to do a sequal..LOL!! One is Angie playing the piano, (smiling at the camera like Joanne Castle would do on Lawrence Welk) also some great poses of steph and janine sporting their new braces..Hmmm …wonder what aunt cindy could come up with???? This was so much fun to watch..nice job!
Very Creative! I had know idea you 2 were the masterminds behind I heart faces.
Angie, you and Drew are adorable and so are the retro versions of yourselves. What a hoot!! I'm laughing out loud. Thanks for sharing this and it was so cool to see both of you "in action".
Oh, the hair in that one pic is unbelievable!!!!!
You all are making our day…we weren't sure if anyone else would think this was funny as we thought it was. We certainly don't seem to mind humiliating ourselves on the internet, do we?! lol!!
Would you believe that both of my sisters had a can of Aqua Net in their homes (?!?!?) Who has Aqua Net anymore? Andrea then ran to the dollar store to pick up a few extra bottles. Have no idea what we'll do with all of those now!
Dot O – I literally had the biggest short hair in the history of the entire universe. I have no idea why and I'm not sure how my parents were able to let me leave the house like that…and then family pictures with that hairdo?! That's like child abuse!
You two are a riot! I loved watching your video and laughed myself silly. I especially liked the Bloopers!
I'm now absolutely convinced that there is no end to your talents.
Oh.my.Word! That was so incredibly funny! Love the hairspray scene–because 4 cans of Aqua Net is clearly not enough. LOL
Oh my gosh. Rolling on the floor laughing. Kaish and Naji thought the younger you's were so cute : ) They asked if they had video players back then : ) Yes, yes they did. And then they wanted to see my video footage : )
I can not wait to show this to Gary so he can see how normal Drew is and it will temper his fear of bloggers : ) This will definitely temper fears. It shows how completely, unequivably normal she is.
You are both so pretty. Very, very jealous of your dimples : )
This music is too cool. I can't stop watching. I am going to go download that song right this instant : )
Kaish and Naji just pushed me out of the chair so they could have a better view : ) This is too funny! And wonderful! Although I would expect nothing less (from a super star and a BACKUP)
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Oh dear Lord in heaven… who knew that your sister would use your unfortunate hair choices in such a wicked way down the road? Heeee (I am SO stinkin' glad that I don't have a sister right now that would do that, and yet.. so very sad that I don't have a sister after watching this!). You guys are totally hilarious, and I love being able to put voices and "reality" to two of my very favorite bloggers! Rock on….
That is SERIOUSLY funny – had me and my kids in fits
You are obviously great friends – I hope my girls grow up this close 
Well done!
OK you are both the biggest dorks I have ever known….but you will love this when you are old and still dorky!
P.S. Where's Janine????!!!!
Haha
You are so funny. Can't stop laughing! The child actors were soo cute.
Absolutely adorable! I loved it, and haven't laughed that hard in ages! It's obvious that the two of you have a very special relationship. I'm jealous because I don't have any sisters.
Thanks for the laughs ladies! What did the "young" girls think about the final product?
That is so stinkin funny. Hey I was wondering if I can borrow that Whitney disc? Or wait, is that on a 33?
Hats off for the two of you being so daring, awesome video.
B Dad
AKA also a contributor
You girls did such a wonderful job on this! It so darling! :0)
Ohhh, awesome video!!! My 3 yr old even enjoyed watching the whole thing and laughed along with me. You guys are HILARIOUS!
ya'll are so silly! that was so stinkin hilarious! poor andrea you're such a middle child LOL courtney is now on a 'can we make a video like that' kick?
Girls, you take the cake with this one! Getting Caryn and Weslea in on the action was a brilliant idea! Sisters rock! Now I have that stupid song in my head!
"Yeah I wanna dance with someboday!"
Thanks alot!
I wish I had a sister! (I have 3 brothers)
I also wish I could hear better so I could follow all that was being said on your video.
(p.s. I don't think they had cordless phones in the 80s!)
Glad you had fun!