13 Fun Facts - October

Welcome to Swiftober!!!! Taylor is taking over the world this month and we couldn't be happier! Let's celebrate with this month's 13 Fun Facts:

1. 1989 was recorded in about a month

2. The art for the Incredible Things perfume box is inspired by Taylor’s look at the 2013 CMA Awards where she was honored with the Pinnacle Award

3. Taylor’s favorite things about Drew were his eyes and his smile

4. Taylor had the entire 3rd floor of her Wyomissing home to herself; she even had a large game room with a bumper pool, foosball, and a painting room.

5. Tay says the only time it’s cool to be like everyone else is in Junior High

6. She included “Our Song” on her debut album because her freshman classmates told her too

7. Taylor loves “kitchen sounds” like pots being put together and dishwashers being opened

8. She cried during the WalMart commercial where a mom drops her daughter off at college

9. She says she isn’t much of a “keeper in toucher” with her exes

10. Carly Simon actually told Taylor who “You’re So Vain” is about

11. If she could only have 1 meal for the rest of her life it would be a tomato, basil, and mozzarella sandwich from Cosi

12. She said that after she got famous, a lot of people in her hometown gave out her phone number so she got a lot of prank phone calls

13. Taylor got Abigail a locket for Christmas back in 2011



Quote of the Month:

"I think a great song says how you feel better than you could."

It's so true. Think about your favorite songs- they all express something that you want to say in a way that you wish you'd thought of. All Too Well is my favorite example of this and the first song that comes to mind.

13 Fun Facts - July

Alright guys I am so sorry about not posting anything at all in July. I had planned on 3 blog posts, one of them being the fun facts of the month, but my 1st wedding anniversary was July 13th so I missed the post. Things have been crazy since then so this is the first chance I’ve had to try and catch up. Anyways, that’s enough about me, let’s get to Taylor!

Here are the 13 fun facts for the month of July:

1. Taylor’s favorite months are July and December

2. She sold her horse Diamond back in 2002 so she could focus on music

3. Tay has 16 cousins on her dad’s side of the family

4. Her former publicist was Paula Erickson

5. Her cat once knocked her laptop over during a livechat

6. She doesn’t like the jars of jam that have wax tops on them

7. Taylor liked to watch “Degrassi” and “Dawon’s Creek” in middle school

8. The first fashion show she went to was in 2008 and it was for Tommy Hilfiger

9. Taylor has said she “likes the energy of British men”

10. Ed tries to avoid Taylor whenever she has a camera

11. Taylor said she will never lip-sync because she feels that fans deserve to hear the real thing

12. When she was in 9th grade, her first boyfriend bought her the Abercrombie & Fitch perfume “8”

13. Meredith hates it when Taylor tries to put hats on her



The quote of the month for this month comes from “Mine” and it is: “You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter; you are the best thing that’s ever been mine.”

Personally I love this line from the song because I am a careless man’s careful daughter. My parents are divorced and that has always had an impact on me and the way I view relationships. When I first heard this song I remember thinking to myself, “I want to marry a man that makes me a rebel,” and I did. My husband is definitely the best thing that has ever been mine.

Taylor's Street Style - January

We're taking a look at some of the candids taken of Taylor back in January and the amazing outfits she was wearing. This is really the first time we saw her move from the RED era into the 5th era.

I love the skater skirt with the denim shirt that is of course tucked in. I also love that Taylor added a pop of color to this outfit with statement shoes. Of course I'm not surprised that the color of these shoes is red. They remind me of the amazing red oxfords Tay wears during the RED Tour. I'm obsessed with those shoes.

 She seriously looks like a model...Taylor this is life not a photoshoot....

I also love this black on black look. It's the first time I can remember seeing Taylor wearing such a dark look, but I love it. I love that she's wearing a short skirt, with tights so it looks modest, and a black top with a black blazer. The shoes look like a dark burgundy or brown, but I like that they break up all the black.

This dress that Tay wore when she went to lunch with Jaime King was adorable. It's very short but that is balanced out by the long sleeves and the color. I like that Taylor does that with her outfits. She only shows off one thing at a time, arms/upper body or legs. That keeps her looking modest and classy and far from trashy.

Finally, I love that she wore a cardigan with shorts. I love this look. I also love that she chose to wear brown combat boots with it instead of oxfords. Don't get me wrong, I love the oxfords and Keds, but it's really refreshing to see Taylor in footwear that is completely unexpected.

13 Fun Facts - May

Another month is here and it is time for another round of 13 Fun Facts so let's get right down to the good stuff....


1) “Love Story” is about a guy that Taylor dated that none of her family liked. They thought he was a creep, “and he was, but I loved him,” she said laughing.

2) Tay said she “typically never” has a boyfriend on Valentine’s Day

3) Taylor has never yelled at a boyfriend. “I’m not a yeller. If something’s done, it’s done.”

4) When Taylor hugs fans ,she often smells to see if they’re wearing one of her perfumes

5) Taylor has a pair of flats that say “fairy tales are true” on the inside

6) She has a younger cousin named Chandler who was in a Jr. Miss America pageant

7) Taylor’s 3rd favorite song in 2009 was “Blush (Only You)” by Plumb

8) Luna Halo covered Taylor’s version of “Untouchable”

9) Taylor wrote a song called “This is Really Happening” and sold it to Britini Hoover. Britini recorded it on her 2007 album Country Strong

10) Taylor’s back-up singers for the RED Tour call themselves “The Starlights”

11) Tay keeps her Grammy’s on her piano and looks at them while she plays

12) Her favorite song from her debut album is “Cold As You”

13) Jennifer Lawrence is one of her favorite actresses



The quote for the month comes from a tweet Taylor posted back in 2009. "We wish because we need help and we're scared and we know we may be asking too much."

 I really love this quote because it is so true. Everyone needs help, but we are also too scared to as for it because we might be asking too much of the other person. All I know for sure is that it's ok to ask for help. Never think you are asking too much by reaching out to someone. Everyone needs a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on at some point in their lives and someday you will be strong enough to be that for another person.

Have a great month

Love,

C&C

13 Fun Facts - April

Well hello everyone! Can you believe it has been an entire year since we introduced the "13 Fun Facts"?! To commemorate let's dive into this month's fun facts:

1. Taylor likes A LOT of butter on her popcorn

2. “Treacherous” was written in the first person POV because Dan Wilson wasn’t sure if it would be on his album or Taylor’s, so they made sure it could be sung by a male or female

3. Taylor’s musical crush is Bruno Mars

4. Andrea drew the “13” on Taylor’s hand every night of the Fearless Tour

5. Taylor likes to keep her awards in her kitchen, but she has never counted them

6. When she was 17, she lost her diary on a plane. Luckily the flight attendants found it and returned it to her

7. A fan once saw Taylor “singing her heart out” while driving in Nashville

8. After the 2013 Billboard Awards, Taylor went to dinner, and then home, said hi to Meredith, and went right to bed.

9. Taylor’s debut album was recorded in four months

10. Taylor cried when she heard Demi Lovato’s song “Skyscraper” for the first time

11. She wrote “Beautiful Eyes” and “I Heart ?” in 2003

12. When Taylor was 3 she got a Little Mermaid cushion for Christmas

13. The Agency’s favorite song to perform from the Speak Now Tour was “Mean”



The quote of the month is, "In a relationship each person should support each other; they should lift each other up."

That is a very important part of a relationship. You want to be around people who are building you up, not people who are tearing you down.

In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.
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13 Fun Facts - March

 The 13 Fun Facts for the month of March are:


1. Taylor said the best advice she ever got from her mom is to never call a guy first, because the one thing they want most is the one thing they can’t have. “It sounds juvenile, but it works,” she said.

2. Tay held up the Canadian flag at the end of one of her stops in Canada during the RED Tour

3. Taylor says Emma Stone is her funniest friend

4. She gets really restless if she goes more than a day and a half without working. “I have this recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!”

5. Taylor rode horses competively as a child

6. Rollingstone.com compared State of Grace to a U2 song

7. Taylor made a cameo as a backup dancer in Brad Paisley’s music video “Online” back in 2007

8. 3 things in life that make Taylor happy are: kids, cats, and donuts

9. When Taylor sings live she prefers to use the pop mixes instead of the country ones

10. Taylor’s favorite fast food is Wendy’s chicken strips

11. The first duet Taylor ever sang in her life was with Jack Ingram

12. Taylor has actually burned some pictures of her exes

13. Tay got Meredith on Halloween in 2011


And now the quote of the month.... "You can only appreciate happiness if you've experienced hardship and sadness."

This is so true. Without experiencing all of the pain and the heartache, we could never truly enjoy the happy times and the good things in our lives. Remember this quote when you are going through something hard. Happier times will follow. They always do.

13 Fun Facts - February

Happy Swift Day everyone! Here are this month's fun facts:


1. “Come In With the Rain” was streamed on Taylor’s MySpace page long before it was put on Fearless Platinum

2. “Sad. Beautiful. Tragic.” Was only recorded 1 time. Taylor liked the “raw” sound of it so she put the original demo on the album

3. Taylor stopped Googling herself after the 2010 Grammys

4. Tay thinks her eyes are too small

5. When Justin Bieber was booed at the 2013 Billboard awards, Cary Rae Jepsen, Avril Lavigne, and Taylor all stood up and shouted his name

6. Tay thinks Kelly Clarkson sings the best breakup songs

7. Jay Leno says that Taylor smells like “expensive wood”

8. Taylor wore a $10,000 dress on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine

9. “I Knew You Were Trouble” started out as a piano based song

10. Taylor said she is “absolutely smitten” with “I Love It” by Icona Pop so much so that she plays it every night before she goes on stage

11. Tay said that the horse in the “Love Story” video “was super angry the whole time.”

12. “Tim McGraw” has about 12 different demos

13. Taylor took boating classes when she was younger

The Quote of the Month this month is the chorus from "Love Story" in celebration of Valentine's Day. 'Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone, I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run. You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess. It's a love story baby just say yes."

13 Fun Facts - January

Welcome to the first "13 Fun Facts" of 2014! Let's get started:

1. Taylor had a leaping coach for her Covergirl ads

2. Her favorite book from the Twilight Saga is “New Moon”

3. Taylor has said that “Never Grow Up” is not only about herself but also about the little girls she sees at her concerts

4. Taylor once told Wonderland magazine that she is surprised by any kind of success

5. Tay wrote the song “Starlight” before she ever met the Kennedy family

6. Katie Couric is one of Taylor’s favorite people

7. In high school Taylor would get up at 5 AM to straighten her hair

8. “The Outside” is Taylor’s oldest released song to date

9. Her eye prescription is a 1.5

10. Taylor says she only gets nervous during a performance when she doesn’t know what the audience thinks of her, like during awards shows

11. Tay is the youngest person ever to perform on SNL

12. There was a ping pong tournament at Tay’s 19th birthday party

13. “Love Story” was recorded in March of 2008

The first Quote of the Month for the new year is, "The lesson I've learned the most often in life is that you're always going to know more in the future than you know now."

<3 Have a great new year Swifties!