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A Little Bit of This and That

ashleylately — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Hey y’all!

Ok, so there has been a lot happening in the last couple of weeks that we seriously need to discuss.

First? This.

I don’t feel like there needs to be any explanation, but I’m going to give you one anyway :) It’s no secret around here that I’m an *NSYNC fan. I was obsessed with them through middle school and high school (I could tell so many stories), so I was one of those girls glued to the VMAs for the first time since…probably the last time *NSYNC performed. Honestly, until this year, I didn’t know the VMAs were still a thing. I enjoyed the little Justin Timberlake concert a lot, but the *NSYNC part could’ve been a tad longer. Although, I imagine Joey Fatone would’ve had a hard time going on too much longer. Just keeping it real.

It was awesome, and I hope that someday they’ll follow in the footsteps of the other boy bands and give us a new album and a reunion tour. I’ll be there in the front row screaming like crazy person :)

In other news, I cut my hair!

It was getting soooo long and I was getting bored with it, so I decided to change it up a little. I used a girl in OKC that I’ve never gone to before, and she was WONDERFUL! She was super sweet, and she did such a great job. I love it!

Last week, I was flipping through my latest issue of People Magazine (my favorite!), and I came across this exciting ad!

How cool is that? My store’s ad in my favorite magazine! I might have actually screamed out loud a little :)

Monday, we found out the news that Blissdom is no longer happening. It hit me a lot harder than I ever imagined something like this would. I’m genuinely sad. So many people have said “it’s just a conference. Find another one to go to”, but after attending this conference twice, for me, it was so much more than “just a conference”.

Blissdom was a place where I spent time with girls who have become some of my closest friends. As someone who doesn’t have a lot of close blogging friends where I live, to spend several days with a large group of people who get ME was amazing. My first Blissdom I spent most of my time with Neely, Amber, Meghan, and Kiley, deepening friendships that are so special to me. This year brought me a wonderful support system in Neely, Amber, Heather, Stephanie, Meg, and Whitney, girls that I talk to almost every single day.

At Blissdom, I was introduced to the awesomeness that is Jon Acuff. I met him and heard him speak three times. If you don’t know who he is, look him up. You won’t be disappointed.

More than anything, at Blissdom I learned to be proud of myself as a blogger. I’m not just a girl sitting behind a computer screen throwing words out into the internet for whoever. I’m a part of a large group of women that are changing the world. I’m proud of that. Under the leadership of Alli Worthington and Barbara Jones, Blissdom gave me confidence as a blogger, and it showed me that what I do here in this space matters. I left that first conference changed for the better as a person and as a blogger, and I will forever be grateful for that.

Also on Monday, one of our own lost her precious newborn baby boy. Diana from Hormonal Imbalances, who also writes for Babble and She Reads Truth, said goodbye to her sweet little Kaden on his three week birthday. I’ve been reading Diana’s blog since her pregnancy with her twin babies, and I’m absolutely heartbroken for her and her family. I can’t imagine what it must be like to lose one child, but to think about having three babies in heaven just rips my heart out. Please join me in praying for peace and comfort for this family as they try to move forward with their lives. If you’d like to help Diana’s family, visit the Pray for Kaden facebook page for more information.

Have a great Thursday!

Favorite Friday-Pop Stars

ashleylately — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Jen’s Friday Five topic this week is favorite pop star! Here are my favorites! Again, you know I can’t pick just one!

1. Kelly Clarkson

2. Carrie Underwood

3. Jessica Simpson

4. *NSYNC!

Link up at Jen’s blog! Have a great Friday!

Friday Five…Ok, Six

ashleylately — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:48:00 +0000

This week’s Friday Five topic is favorite songs. When it comes to music, I have trouble sticking to a number restriction. So, here are my top six!

1. “The Dance”-Garth Brooks

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Garth is my absolute favorite, and I love the message of this song! All of his songs are great, but I have loved this one for so long!

2. “Just Missed the Train”-Kelly Clarkson

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Kelly is so awesome, and I’ve loved this song from the first time I heard it!

3. “I Hope You Dance”-Lee Ann Womack

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This song has such a great message! I have the lyrics hanging above my bed!

4. “So Small”

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This song got me through a difficult time my senior year of college. I had it as my ringtone for awhile, and I also have the lyrics hanging above my bed. Very inspirational song!

5. “In Christ Alone”-Avalon

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I have loved this song since the very first time I heard it in church. I searched iTunes and found Avalon’s version, and I love it!

6. “God Must Have Spent a Little More Time On You”-*NSYNC

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Y’all know my list wouldn’t be complete without an *NSYNC song! :)

What songs do you love? Visit Beth’s blog to link up and find more music!

Top 2 Tuesday-Guilty Pleasures

ashleylately — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:07:00 +0000

Today’s Top 2 Tuesday is guilty pleasures. I posted five of mine here, so I’ll highlight two of them today!

1. Pop Music

From 7th grade to about 10th grade, all we listened to was teenybopper pop music. *NSYNC was our obsession, but we also listened to stuff like Britney, Jessica, Mandy Moore, S Club 7, 98 Degrees, B*Witched (seriously), and Christina Aguilera. Those songs bring back so many memories of making up dances on Jessica’s trampoline and riding around in her jeep with the top off holding the stereo (because she didn’t have a car CD player) singing *NSYNC at the top of our lungs. Yep, we thought we were cool. I have all of this stuff on my iPod, and I actually have a playlist of my favorites of these songs.

2. Mint chocolate chip ice cream

I love this stuff! I even eat it during the winter! So good!

What are your guilty pleasures? Check out Jen’s blog for more!

I Think I’m a Hoarder

ashleylately — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:07:00 +0000

My parents came up to visit over Memorial Day weekend, and they brought me my dresser from home. A couple of days before, my Momma cleaned out all of the drawers. She started texting me pictures of things she was finding, and, to be honest, as funny as it was, I can’t believe the stuff that was in there! Here are a few pictures of Momma’s findings.

Pez Dispensers

A few more Tigger items

Dear Diary-anyone else own one of these in middle school?

Jelly Bellys, Powerpuff Girl suckers, and *NSYNC conversation hearts

I had a pretty big *NSYNC obsession

Municipal Government Works

A straw?

Concert tickets:
Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert,
& Kenny Chesney

$200!

A few more random things

Momma modeling a few things

The cigar is from when Jessica’s
oldest son was born!

There were also a bunch of balloons and birthday cards and get-well cards from my surgeries, among other things. Momma sure had a great time!

Friday 5-Guilty Pleasures

ashleylately — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:56:00 +0000

Friday Fives

Today’s Friday 5 over at Beth’s blog is Guilty Pleasures. Here are a few of mine!

1. Pop music

I love pop music! All I listened to from 7th through probably 10th grade was teenybopper pop music, what I refer to now as “The Good Stuff”. Y’all remember, right? Back when…

Justin had the fro…

Britney was that innocent…

Jessica & Nick weren’t Newlyweds and were the perfect couple…

And Lance dated girls.

*NSYNC was our obsession, but we also listened to stuff like Britney, Jessica, Mandy Moore, S Club 7, 98 Degrees, B*Witched (seriously), and Christina Aguilera. Those songs bring back so many memories of making up dances on Jessica’s trampoline and riding around in Jessica’s jeep with the top off holding the stereo (because she didn’t have a car CD player) singing *NSYNC at the top of our lungs. Yep, we thought we were cool. I have all of this stuff on my iPod, and I actually have a playlist of my favorites of these songs.

2. Soap Operas

I love ‘em! I’ve been watching The Young and The Restless since I was born, thanks to my Momma! It doesn’t get much better than watching Victor Newman destroy one of his enemies! My other favorite was cancelled ten years ago (*sniff sniff*), Sunset Beach. I absolutely loved it! I still miss it! I also watch The Bold and The Beautiful on my lunch breaks, and Days of our Lives when I can. Good stuff!

3. Mint chocolate chip ice cream

I looove mint chocolate chip ice cream! I actually ate it last week while watching the snow! :)

4. Magazines
I read a lot of magazines! People is my favorite, but I also read Glamour and Elle, and sometimes Allure, Vogue, In Style, and Country Weekly.

5. Starbucks Peppermint Hot Chocolate

I am not a coffee drinker, but I was introduced to Starbucks Peppermint Hot Chocolate by a roommate in college, and it’s amazing! I drink lots of it in the fall/winter, and occasionally in the spring! If you haven’t tried it, you must!