Hey y’all! Today is Neely & Meagan’s first Boob Tube Babble link-up. Here are my tv favorites this week.

Oh my goodness, I am LOVING The Voice already! I think the format of the show is really cool. I love that we get to start with good auditions instead of having to sit through weeks of bad singers. I think this show will be really popular. I’m excited to watch the rest of the season. My favorites so far:

Elenowen! They were awesome!

I missed Glee Tuesday night, but I downloaded this song. It is really great, and it really makes me want to watch the whole episode!

I was SO happy the Grey’s Anatomy was new this week! I’ve been missing it. I’m so glad that Callie & Mark’s baby is ok, at least for now. I was afraid they were going to let her die. I was definitely not wanting to have to cry!

Super glad Private Practice was back too! I’m not thrilled that they brought the crazy lady that stole Violet’s baby back. Charlotte’s ex-husband came back into the picture and freaked Cooper out a bit. Charlotte talked to him, and he admitted that he left her because he’s gay. She realized that the divorce wasn’t her fault, and it seems like she and Cooper are actually going to get married. Addison and Sam are breaking up. I love both of them, but I was not liking them together AT ALL.

What shows did you watch this week? Link up your tv talk with Neely & Meghan!

It’s Friday!

I think it’s going to be a pretty awesome weekend!

It’s here!

I can’t wait! It’s going to be an amazing weekend! I’m super excited for slumber party with these girls!

I’m excited to meet so many awesome girls!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

DBM girls, I’ll see you in a few hours!

Hey y’all! My Momma and I have been working on this post for a week now, trying to find the perfect pictures for me to use. After going through all the pictures she sent me, there were quite a few that I was super embarrassed to see! Here are the ones that I’m…comfortable posting. :)

I’m going to try to go in chronological order, starting with 5th grade.

5th Grade

This was my absolute favorite birthday party! It was 50s themed, and we had so much fun!

8th Grade

8th grade New Year’s Eve was our first real party! We were so excited!

I miss these guys!

8th grade graduation

9th Grade

I was in color guard all four years of high school. Jessica was a twirler. We had such a great time!

This was our pep rally uniform

This was our hideous performance uniform! I was so glad when we got new ones. Tooooo many sequins! I wish my legs were still that small…

Jessica and I got to be on our class’s Homecoming float with our friend Terrance! It was awesome!

Color Guard/Twirling initiation. David was super happy to be taking a picture with Jess and me!

Our school’s pageant. This became “our” pose. We’ve done it for every significant event since then. Two pageants, two proms, three graduations, Jessica’s wedding, and birthday milestones.

Sophomore Year

Hanging out at the lake and practicing

Homecoming!

50s dress-up day during Homecoming week

Our school pageant

Halloween
I was a scarecrow and Jess was Scarlet O’Hara

Junior Year

Getting ready for Homecoming pep rally

Christmas parade with my color guard girls! We wore elf costumes every year.

Valentine’s Day
We totally didn’t plan to wear the same thing!

Junior prom

One of my favorite pictures of us ever!

Senior Year

I was color guard captain my senior year!
That’s me and my giraffe legs in the center.

Halloween!
We made our ladybug wings!
This was during my one week of dark hair. I hated it then.

Senior prom

At prom

On our way to after-prom breakfast

Color guard professional pictures

One of my senior pictures

Graduation

I had a lot of fun putting this post together! Hope you enjoyed!

Oh goodness, y’all, there is A LOT that I’m loving this week!

First of all, I’M LOVING that I got to meet Pioneer Woman last night!

I found out late Monday that she was doing a book signing here. I didn’t know if I could make it because it was in the afternoon before I got off work. Yesterday morning, I decided I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet her. I missed her last time because of the snow storm. I wasn’t going to miss her again!

She is my absolute favorite blogger! She’s just amazing! I was so giggly and nervous!

We had a really great conversation about blogging and her cute dog Charlie!

She’s so easy to talk to. I really think we could be bffs!

I just had to hug her! As I hugged her, I was thinking “I’m hugging Pioneer Woman! Her hair smells so good!” When I was walking away, she said “You have such a pretty face!” TOTALLY made my day! I’m also super happy and thankful that Teddie held a place in line for me until I could get there and then took pictures for me! Thanks a bunch, Teddie!

I’m loving Neely & Meagan’s new Friday link-up!

I think it’s going to be super fun! We all finally have a really good excuse to talk about tv! :)

I’m loving another 4 day week! It’s so nice to have a Friday off!

I’m loving this AWESOME weekend that’s coming up!

I can’t believe that Dallas Blogger Meet-up is finally here! Neely has planned a wonderful weekend! I can’t wait to get to meet and hang out with so many awesome bloggers!

And, I’m loving this beautiful song!

I’m not just saying this because she’s my favorite, but that was one of the most powerful, amazing performances I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched the video several times, and every time it has brought tears to my eyes. How Great Thou Art has always been one of my favorites, and Carrie sang it just beautifully!

What are you loving this week? Link up your loves with Jamie!

Here’s what I’m loving from Target this week!

Women’s Merona® Meaghan Ruffled Flat Shoes – Black
I got these shoes last night! I love them!

I’m also loving these:

Xhilaration® Juniors Ruffle Tank – Pink/White Stripe

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Halter Maxi Dress – Black

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Ring Neck Dress – Pink Phlox

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Smocked Strapless Dress – Black

What are you loving from Target this week? Link up your loves with Tara!

Hey y’all! I hope you all had a great Easter weekend! Mine was wild and crazy, but lots of fun!

Leadership Training for Christ convention was great! It is a pretty cool thing to see 3000+ kids, parents, grandparents, and friends all coming together in one place to show off what they’ve learned about God.

Friday night was Bible Bowl and Bible Quiz. While all of our kids were there, I judged some of the scrapbooks, then hung out in my room for a bit watching Girls Night Out.

It was awesome! Carrie’s performance of “How Great Thou Art” with Vince Gill brought me to tears! Beautiful!

Saturday was a loooooong day of events. I watched a lot of drama, sign language, and chorus. I helped coach a 3rd & 4th grade drama team.

My kids did a 50s theme, and they were so good! They got a gold medal! I’m so proud of them!

Saturday night, Neely and Chad picked me up, and we went to dinner.

So happy to see her! I heart her so much!

Yes, I got to meet the infamous Chad!

We had dinner at Bee Enchiladeria

Seriously, it was the best enchilada I’ve ever had! Amazing!

We also had chips and queso

We had to take a picture for Lindsey!

We also went to Pinkberry!

I had pomegranate, and it was wonderful!

Right outside of Pinkberry, there was an ad for Something Borrowed!

Of course we had to take a picture!

Since it was raining, we ended up going back to my hotel and hanging out for awhile.

They are terribly cute!

He is very sweet, and I really enjoyed getting to know him a little bit. I know he’s gotten a lot of criticism both in the blog world and in Neely’s daily life, but he’s not a bad guy. Now, that doesn’t mean I won’t be first in line to kick his butt if he hurts her again, but I think he really cares about her. He told me that he really just wants to make her happy.

We had a wonderful time! I just wish we’d had more time!

Sunday we had showcase, then worship. For showcase, the convention leaders picks three dramas and three choruses out of the entire convention to perform in front of everyone. Our 6th-8th grade chorus was chosen!

It was very exciting!

After worship, we took a few more pictures.

Me with my adoptive church family!
I just love them!

It was a great but exhausting weekend! I stayed up too late, walked too many stairs, and at WAAAAAAAY too much bad food. Definitely not expecting ANY weight loss this week!

I hope you all have a wonderful week! I’m hoping to be back around blog land and catching up with all of you. DBM girls, I get to see you on Friday! Yippee!

First of all, thank you all so much for your sweet comments about yesterday’s post! I really appreciate your encouragement! Y’all are awesome!

Happy Friday!

I’m super excited to have the day off today. We are heading to Dallas for LTC convention. So glad it’s finally here!

My weekend is going to be spent in a fancy hotel with 3000+ children, their parents, coaches, grandparents, friends, and the rest of the entourage. It’s going to be a fun, encouraging, super crazy weekend.

I also get to hang out Saturday night with Neely!

I’m so excited! I miss her terribly! We are going out for enchiladas and Pinkberry! I can’t wait!

Also, I’m super excited to get to meet Chad! If anyone has any questions, comments, or anything you’d like me to pass on to him, please leave it in the comments! I’m considering a vlog to answer all of your questions after I get back home. Haha! :)

Sunday will be the super long drive back. I’ll try to have my weekend update up on Monday!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Link up your Fun Fridays with Jen!

Annie!

Congratulations Annie!

You can either DM me your address on Twitter or email me at ashleyscarnivalride@yahoo.com! Also, let me know if you still want a Target card or a different one.

Thanks to everyone who entered! I couldn’t believe the number of entries! Y’all are awesome! I will be doing another giveaway when I hit 200 followers, so send your friends on over! :)