Hey y’all!

I’ve got a lot of things on my mind right now, but nothing is good enough to have it’s own post, so y’all are going to get a random post today :)

I am finally feeling like a normal person again! This sickness is finally gone, and I am so thankful it is outta here!

Last night, I was talking to the mom of a little boy I’m babysitting that also goes to the preschool where I sub. She told me that he has added me to his nightly prayer list! Melt my heart!! He’s two years old, and he is just precious! Totally made my day.

The drawer under our stove has somehow gotten off-track. I tried to fix it, but I got absolutely nowhere. Colby tried to fix it, and this is what we ended up with.

Seriously, it won’t move. Guess it’s time to have maintenance come, but how do I explain this to them??

My kitty cat isn’t allowed to lay on my pillows or sheets, but he loves to be sneaky and do it anyway. Yesterday, I got up to go get a drink, and I came back and found him like this.

Little brat! (And yes, those are my sheets from when I was a kid. My good ones were in the washer and I didn’t want to wait on them!)

I saw this on Pinterest, and I thought it was funny. It would definitely be a good motivator to get out of bed!

Once again, Carrie Underwood is my pick for best dressed at the Grammys!

It’s not my favorite of her red carpet looks, but she still looked amazing!

I can’t believe Blissdom is next week!

One week from today, I’ll be in Dallas with Neely, and Wednesday morning, we are hitting the road with Amber and Kiley! Then, it’s four days of fun with lots wonderful girls. I can’t wait, but I seriously can’t decide what to wear! I tried to plan my outfits last night, but I just gave up. It’s so hard to decide!

I have to admit that I read Hunger Games last week, and I didn’t like it at all. I hope y’all still love me!

Be sure to stop by In My Twenties today! I have a post up about my cute grandparents!

Hey y’all!

I’m linking up several times today! I’m linking up with my bff Neely as well as with a couple of Blissdom link-ups!

I’m 25 years old (26 on Friday!), and I live in the Oklahoma City metro.

After working in the field of adoption and foster care for a few years, I’m taking a break, and I’ll be starting a new job in March managing the newest Vintage Pearl shop!

My wonderful family

My precious friends

My adorable kitty Jack

Music I love

My favorite things!

I also cohost a Friday link-up with Neely called Boob Tube Babble!

I love to people-watch, and I invent stories about the people I watch, usually involving serial killers and kidnappings. If you catch me watching you at Blissdom, I either recognize you and am too nervous to introduce myself, or I’m inventing a story about you :)

I  have scoliosis, and I’ve had two spinal fusions, one when I was 11 and one when I was 15. I have three metal rods and numerous screws in my back. I carry a card in my wallet from my doctor describing all of the hardware, just in case I should set off a metal detector!

I put ranch dressing, cheese, or chocolate on everything I eat.

I have an obsession with song lyrics and movie quotes.

I absolutely love Mexican food, and I could eat it every day.

I hate to sweat, which makes the whole exercise thing a little difficult.

I am probably the most organized messy person you will ever meet.

I love shopping, but shopping during the holidays makes me want to stab someone.

I rarely leave the house without makeup, but I never wear lipstick/gloss.

I have a Dr. Pepper addiction.

I refuse to use a public bathroom if I can help it.

I am super girly, and I love girly things, like dresses and jewelry and headbands. Makes me happy!

I love live music. I go to lots of concerts, and I have gone with friends to artists that I don’t even know, just because I enjoy live music.

I’m a big hugger, so if you come introduce yourself to me at Blissdom, you’ll probably get a hug :)

I hope this helps you learn a little more about me! For all you Blissdom folks, can’t wait to see you in just a few days!

Hey y’all!

In case you missed my announcement on the Twit yesterday, I shared with everyone that I got a new job! I waited to get confirmation that I could talk about the job publicly, and since I got confirmation last night, I am SO excited to share the exciting news with y’all!

Beginning officially March 1st (with a few things before then), I will be working for this wonderful company!

Their business has grown so much that they are opening a new store in the Oklahoma City area very soon, and I am going to be managing the new store! It is unlike anything I’ve ever done before, and I am incredibly excited for this new challenge!

I have spent a little bit of time with Erin and several other staff members, and they are just the SWEETEST people! I feel so blessed to be working with such wonderful Christian people. They have already made me feel so welcome, and I’m so excited to be a part of this team!

I just want to give a big thanks to all of you who have prayed for me and encouraged me since I left my last job. I can honestly say that I have felt your prayers, and you all have been such an encouragement to me. I especially want to give a big shout-out to Jessica, Teddie, Neely, and Lindsey who have been my cheerleaders through this whole process! Y’all are amazing, and I love you so much! Momma and Daddy and the rest of my family have also been wonderful supports for me. I don’t know what I would’ve done without them! I also want to say thanks to my sweet friend Alyssa! We’ve been friends since I was in college, and she is a director of the preschool I subbed at in college. Since I left my last job, she has been letting me sub again while I searched for a new job. She has also been such a wonderful support, and I’m so thankful for everything she’s done for me!

Seriously, y’all, I feel like the luckies girl ever!



I fulfilled a life-long dream of going to Harpo Studios! It was one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done, and I love that I got to share it with two of my favorite girls!

Through blogging I learned about the awesomeness that is Pioneer Woman, and I got to meet her at a book signing! Yes, I know I’ve mentioned this about a hundred times, but you have to admit that it’s pretty fantastic :)

Most importantly, I’ve made some incredible friendships.

I gained a best friend! We are so much alike in so many ways, and at the same time we are so different in so many ways. What did we ever do without each other?

I met so many amazing girls, and I love that I can call them friends!

There are so many wonderful girls that I haven’t been able to meet yet, but I hope to someday!

Blogging helped me reconnect with Regina, a precious friend from college! Oh how I miss her!

And, because no post about blogging would be complete without this picture:

You know you love it :)

Why do you blog? What do you love about blogging? Link up with the girls!

Happy Monday, y’all!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Here’s a little bit of what I’ve been up to lately.

Friday I babysat twice! First, I watched a little two year old boy from church. He was so precious! We spent nearly the entire time playing with hot wheels cars. He had the coolest hot wheels track, and I have to say that I was probably more excited about it than he was :)

Pretty cool, right?

I also tried hummus for the first time. His mom told me to give him some with his lunch, and when I was scooping it onto his plate, he said “Miss Ashley have some?” How could I say no to that?

It was actually pretty good!

Saturday, Joyce and her girls were home by themselves, so I spent most of the day with them just hanging out and watching girl movies.

We watched Mean Girls because they had never seen it! Can you believe that? Unfortunately, I don’t think either of them liked it as much as I do or understood why I liked it. Sads.

We also watched Something Borrowed. Good stuff!

Sunday was church, baby class, and LTC. After church, I skipped the Superbowl party, and instead watched halftime at home, then laid around waiting for The Voice.

I loved Kelly Clarkson’s performance of the national anthem and Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton’s performance of America the Beautiful! They are all such fantastic singers, and I loved that they were picked to sing! Here’s a video in case you missed it!

What did y’all do this weekend?

I’m really glad that Mason’s mom is going to treat her cancer. It was just breaking my heart that she was just going to let things happen without fighting it. I hope they can work a miracle and save her!

This week was the last week of initial auditions! I think there are some pretty good people this season, and I’m actually a little bit excited to see how the seasons go. Next week is Hollywood week, which I LOVE!

This week, we also got the WONDERFUL news that Army Wives has an official return date!

It will be premiering on Sunday, March 4th! I absolutely can’t wait! Who’s going to be watching with me??

What did you watch this week? Link up your TV talk with Neely and me!

I am so blessed to have all of these amazing girls in my life! I don’t know what I’d do without them!

Hey y’all!