The Sunday Social, Week 90

Hey y’all!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I am in Dallas with my bff and fabulous cohost Neely to celebrate her engagement and to get my MOH dress! I’m so excited I can hardly stand it!



1. What is your favorite breakfast food?
I really like yogurt in the summer and oatmeal in the winter.


2. What is the best way to spend a free day?
Laying around in my bed watching something on Netflix and snuggling with the kitty cat.


3. If you had an airline ticket to anywhere in bathe world, where would you go and why?
I would visit Paris, France…if I could convince myself to get on the plane :)


4. You can only leave the house with one thing…what is it?
Probably my phone…don’t go anywhere without it. If I’m leaving the house because do an emergency situation, I would bring the cat!


5. How do you take your coffee?
I don’t :) No coffee for me!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!



Next week’s questions

1. What was your biggest middle school fashion mistake?

2. Who were your best friends in high school? Pics?
3. What was a typical weekend like for you in high school?
4. Did you have any boyfriends/girlfriends? Tell us about that.
5. Did you have any secret codes with your friends? Spill your secrets!
6. If you could relive one day/moment/experience from middle school or high school, what would it be?

Have a wonderful day!

The Sunday Social, Week 89


Hey y’all!

I promise I will get back to regular blogging soon! Things have been a little crazy, and I’ve been sucked in to watching the Olympics, so I’m not getting anything done! Seriously, the Olympics are ruining my life :)

Here are this week’s questions!

1. What are your favorite things to do on a lazy day?
I love laying in my bed watching old episodes of Army Wives, Grey’s Anatomy, or Private Practice, or finding new movies to watch on Netflix! 

2. What is your tv guilty pleasure?
The Bachelor :) Yes, it’s terrible, but it’s just so much fun!

3. What is your favorite road trip music?
I love blasting ’90s teenybopper music, like *NSYNC, Britney, Christina, Jessica, Mandy, BSB, fun stuff like that :)

4. What are your favorite magazines or books to read by the pool or laying around?
People is my absolute favorite! I love Glamour too. For books, Karen Kingsbury is my favorite author, so I love reading her books over and over. 

5. What is your favorite snack?
Dark chocolate M&Ms are THE BEST!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

1. What is your favorite breakfast food?
2. What is the best way to spend a free day?
3. If you had an airline ticket to anywhere in the world….where would you go and why?
4. You can only leave the house with one thing…what is it?
5. How do you take your coffee?

Have a wonderful Sunday!

The Sunday Social, Week 88

Hey y’all!
Today’s questions are all about favorite movies and tv!
1. What is your favorite thing to watch on a girls night?
I love fun girly movies like Mean Girls, Easy A, Mamma Mia, and Dirty Dancing!

2. What is your favorite thing to watch on your day off?
I like watching old TV shows on Netflix like Toddlers and Tiaras :)
3. What is your favorite thing to watch when you’re sick?
I like watching old episodes of Army Wives and Private Practice.
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
FROZEN! I’ve seen it three times :) It’s so good!

5. What are your top three favorite movies or tv shows?
Movies are Miss Congeniality, Under the Tuscan Sun, and A Walk to Remember. TV shows (at the moment) Scandal, Nashville, and The Voice
Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!
Next week’s questions
1. What are your favorite things to do on a lazy day?
2. What is your tv guilty pleasure?
3. What is your favorite road trip music?
4. What are your favorite magazines of books to read by the pool or laying around?
5. What is your favorite snack?
Have a wonderful day!

The Sunday Social, Week 87


Hey y’all!

Today’s questions are all about the number 4!

1. 4 favorite bands you loved in high school
*NSYNC (duh), Spice Girls, Rascal Flatts, and Maroon 5

2. 4 go to meals you’d love to learn to cook or can cook really well
I’d really just love to learn to cook SOMETHING well :)

3. 4 necessities to your daily life
Prayer, mascara, phone chats with my momma, and Dr. Pepper, but I’m working on cutting that one out!

4. 4 makeup necessities you must have if you could only have 4 on
Mascara and eyeliner are really my only must-haves

5. 4 favorite apps on your phone or iPad
Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and my Bible app

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

These are all about movies and tv!

1. What is your favorite thing to watch on a girls night?
2. What is your favorite thing to watch on your day off?
3. What is your favorite thing to watch when you’re sick?
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
5. What are your top three favorite movies or tv shows?

The Sunday Social, Week 86


Hey y’all!

Today’s questions are all about your favorite beauty products!

1. How old were you when you started wearing makeup?
I think I was a freshman or sophomore in high school.

2. What are your top 3 favorite beauty products?
I love my Hana Pro flat iron, Smashbox Soft Lights highlighting powder, and Mary Kay mascara.

3. What is one makeup product you don’t leave home without?
Mascara. Always. Even if I’m just running to Sonic for a drink :)

4. What is your daily beauty routine?
Oh, it’s nothing special! A little foundation, a little blush, eyeliner on my bottom lashes, and a little mascara. For my hair, I run a flat iron through it and spray a little hairspray :)

5. What is your favorite hair/makeup product you’ve discovered in the last year?
I don’t actually own one yet, but a few months ago I had my hair curled with a curling wand. I LOVED it!
I got it done early in the morning, and it stayed pretty and curly all day long! It was awesome!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

These are all about the number 4!

1. 4 Favorite bands you loved in high school
2. 4 go to meals you’d love to learn to cook or can cook really well
3. 4 necessities to your daily life
4. 4 makeup necessities you must have if you could only have 4 on
5. 4 favorite apps on your phone or iPad

Tonight is the Grammy Awards! I have a Grammy predictions post going up this afternoon, and I’ll be tweeting during the show tonight! If you’re watching, I’d love for you to join me!

Have a great day!

The Sunday Social, Week 85


Hey y’all!

What do you think of our new Sunday Social button? Pretty cool, huh? We LOVE it, and we are so excited to see it on all of your posts today! Big thanks to Jenn from Munchkin Land Designs for creating it for us!

This week’s questions are all about the number 3!

1. Top 3 favorite kinds of food
Chocolate, Mexican food, and mac & cheese!

2. First 3 things you do in the morning
Hit snooze (several times), put in my contacts, and brush my teeth

3. Last 3 things you do at night
Brush my teeth, take out my contacts, and plug in my phone

4. 3 TV shows you NEVER miss
Scandal, Nashville, and Army Wives (before it was cancelled)

5. 3 places you want to visit
Paris, London, and NYC

6. 3 people you can always count on
My momma, Jessica, and Neely

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our fun NEW button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

These are all fun beauty questions!

1. How old were you when you started wearing makeup?
2. What are your top 3 favorite beauty products?
3. What is one makeup product you don’t leave home without?
4. What is your daily beauty routine?
5. What is your favorite hair/makeup product you’ve discovered in the last year?

Have a wonderful Sunday!

The Sunday Social, Week 84

Sunday Social

Hey y’all!

Every few months, Neely and I like to take a week of Sunday Social to let all of the participants introduce themselves! We’ve heard so many great stories of people making new friends through Sunday Social, and since we have new people every week, we like to give everyone a chance to say hi!

1. What is the name of your blog? How long have you been blogging?
My blog is Ashley Lately, and I will be celebrating my 4th blogoversary in a couple of weeks! 

2. Why do you blog?
I blog because I love to write! I love having my own little space to say whatever I want :) I also blog because I get to meet really cool people, and I’ve made some really great friends!

3. What is the first blog you ever followed?
I’m pretty sure Kelly’s Korner was my first.

4. What is your favorite post you wrote in 2013?
The post I enjoyed writing the most was “Happy Adoption Day!”, written about my friends’ adoption of two of their kiddos. It was such a special day to be a part of, and I loved getting to finally show the kids’ sweet faces :)

5. What are your blogging goals for 2014?
I want to get back to more consistent blogging! My blogging really slowed down in 2013, so I want to do better this year. I also want to read more blogs and deepen connections with my blog friends!

6. Top 3 favorite blogs to follow?
If you’re not reading A Complete Waste of Makeup, written by my fabulous cohost Neely, you should be!

Angie Smith’s blog Bring the Rain is another favorite!

Live Delightfully is written by Regina, my friend from college! It’s great!

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

These are all about the number 3!

1. Top 3 favorite kinds of food 
2. First 3 things you do in the morning 
3. Last 3 things you do at night 
4. 3 TV shows you NEVER miss 
5. 3 places you want to visit 
6. 3 people you can always count on

Have a great Sunday!

The Sunday Social, Week 83

Sunday Social

Hey y’all!

Happy New Year! I don’t know about y’all, but I’m really excited for the start of a new year. I have a feeling 2014 is going to be a lot of fun!

1. Do you plan to change any of your eating habits in the new year?
I’m definitely trying to eat a little healthier. I’m not eating out as much, and I’m cutting back on the amount of Dr. Pepper I drink each day. So far, I’m doing pretty well! I’m not doing anything drastic, but I think some little changes will help me feel better.

2. Any workout tips to get us back in shape after the holidays?
Um…the only tip I have is try not to injure yourself. I started doing some light cardio and stretching exercise, and after two days of it, I have a swollen knee that’s causing me lots of problems. This is why I don’t exercise, y’all! :)

3. What is your favorite thing you did over the holidays?
My favorite thing was getting to go home and spend Christmas with my family! I didn’t see them very much this year, so it was great to spend time with them, even if it was a quick trip.


4. What is something you hope that you accomplish in 2014 that you did not in 2013?
I want to read my Bible more and blog more consistently.

5. Name 3 things happening this year you are excited about and why.
1. Hopefully more time with my family
2. Neely’s wedding!
3. George Strait concert
2014 is going to be a busy and fun year! I am beyond thrilled for Neely, and I can’t wait for all of the wedding fun we will be having this year. We are also squeezing in a George Strait concert in June! I’ve wanted to see him in concert FOREVER, so I’m glad I get to see him in his last show before he retires from touring.

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

We are going back to the beginning and letting everyone introduce themselves and their blogs! It’s a fun way to get to know more bloggers and meet new friends!

1. What is the name of your blog? How long have you been blogging?
2. Why do you blog?
3. What is the first blog you ever followed?
4. What is your favorite post you wrote in 2013?
5. What are your blogging goals for 2014?
6. Top 3 favorite blogs to follow?

*I’m having a Target giveaway later this afternoon, so be sure to stop by and enter!

Y’all have a wonderful Sunday!

The Sunday Social, Week 82

Sunday Social

Hey y’all!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

This week’s questions are all about the new year!

1. What is the best New Years Eve you’ve ever had?
I don’t normally do much for NYE, but one that sticks out in my mind was 8th grade :) It was our first real boy/girl party, and it was a great night!
Ahhh this brings back so many memories! This was the start of a really great year for Jessica and me!

We were so young, and we thought we were so cool! We had so much fun, and it brings back so many memories of great friends. Two of the guys passed away while we were in high school, so it’s great to remember them on such a fun night.

2. Are you doing anything for NYE this year and if so what?
Right now, I have no plans, and I’m kinda hoping to keep it that way. I’d like to have a chill night at home and to go to bed early. I’m boring :)

3. Name a book we should all read come January?
I haven’t read it yet, but all of my girls at work are reading Divergent, and I’m hoping to read it sometime soon!

4. What are your new year’s resolutions?
Same as always. Lose a little bit of weight, especially for Neely’s wedding, try to eat healthier, read my Bible more, be more consistent with my blogging, and spend more time with my family and friends.

Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

These are all more questions about the new year!

1. Do you plan to change any of your eating habits in the new year?
2. Any workout tips to get us back in shape after the holidays?
3. What is your favorite thing you did over the holidays?
4. What is something you hope that you accomplish in 2014 that you did not in 2013?
5. Name 3 things happening this year you are excited about and why.

Have a great day, y’all!

The Sunday Social, Week 81

Sunday Social

Hey y’all!

Can you believe it’s already Christmas week? 2013 has just flown by! I’m looking forward to a couple of days home with my family this week.

This week’s questions are more holiday fun!

1. What is your favorite holiday season tradition?
I love opening gifts on Christmas Eve with my parents and brother. It’s great to have time in the middle of all of the crazy to be together, just the four of us!

2. Do you have a certain holiday movie you watch more than others? If so, what is it?
I love Elf, Love Actually, and The Family Stone, and I usually watch all of them a few times during the Christmas season. Love Actually is my gift-wrapping movie, and I watched it last night :)

3. Show us your favorite decoration or pinterest decoration you wish you could have?
I love decorating with non-traditional colors, so I use purple, pink, and silver!


4. What is your favorite holiday song?
O Holy Night is my favorite, and of course my favorite arrangement is by *NSYNC :)

5. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
My Mom-mom’s cookie press cookies! She made some last year just for me after I blogged about them. They are the best!


6. What is on your wish list this year?
These cute rain boots!


Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!

Next week’s questions

1. What is the best New Years Eve you’ve ever had?
2. Are you doing anything for NYE this year and if so what?
3. Name a book we should all read come January?
4. What are your new year’s resolutions? 

Have a great Sunday!