The Sunday Social, Week 43

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Sunday Social
Hey y’all!

Happy Easter! Hope y’all are having a fun day!

Today is another week of Sunday Social Randoms!

1. What is your favorite type of workout to do?

This.
Yes :)
2. What is your favorite guilty pleasure candy or sweet?
Dark chocolate M&Ms are the best, especially the mint ones!
3. What is one thing you continuously forget to do?
Oh, I’m sure I could make a long list! I’m a little scattered sometimes!
4. Do you prefer post-its or phone reminders? Why?
I do a little bit of both. I use post-its at work, but I like to do phone reminders for personal stuff.
5. What is your favorite picture currently on your phone that always makes you smile?
I have two! Can’t pick just one!
This one kills me! It’s the one that pops up every time Momma calls, and it cracks me up :)

Missing these girlies!
Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!
Next week’s questions

These are all about Pinterest!!
1. What is your favorite outfit pin?
2. What is your favorite food pin?
3. What is your favorite wedding pin?
4. What is your favorite DIY/craft pin?
5. What is your favorite quote/verse/lyric pin?
6. Share on more random pin you love.
Have a great day, y’all!

Finding My Bliss Part 3

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Hey y’all!
I think this is the last of the Blissdom posts!
I have a few more pictures that I wanted to share, and besides, this is my diary, right? :)
This going to be a little bit random!
Neely and I went to Starbucks and Sonic every morning before breakfast, and one morning on our way back, “Africa” by Toto came on the radio. Of course, we immediately thought of Meghan, and we missed her a lot!

Amber wants brunch. Now. :)

Cutest little baby bottoms!

Sparkly pretties from The Shine Project and The Vintage Pearl!

Amber brought adorable Blissdom cupcakes from Sprinkles! Yummers!

How many people can you fit in an elevator? Six bloggers, two babies, and two strollers!

Waiting for registration with Stephanie, Heather, Neely, Natalie, and Baby Micah

Gussy love! Showing off Gussy Sews bags with Carrie and Neely

Roomies!

Cute roomie shoes!

My sweet Stephanie

Stephanie got us all adorable rings from Compliment! Love them!

Finally tracked down my picture with Jana! Love her!

This is Johan, the spokesman for Gevalia coffee. He’s so very nice to look at. Bummed he wasn’t in my kitchen Monday morning :)

Amber’s phone case matches Whitney!

On Wednesdays…um, Thursdays we wear pink

Steph and Baby M!

Meeting Chris Mann and Amber Riley!

Jeremy and Ana were so fun!

Love my Heather!
LOVED getting to hang out with Michele!

One2One Network did free headshots for everyone!

So fun!
And, one of my favorite pictures from the whole conference…
Miss these ladies so much!
I already can’t wait for next year! I loved going with such a great group of friends, and I loved being a community leader!
Thanks again to Alli, Barbara, Paula, and the rest of the Blissdom staff for another fabulous conference!

Finding My Bliss Part 2

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Hey y’all!
I’m finally getting around to doing a real BlissDom recap. Just like last year, it was a fantastic conference. I spent a few days with a great group of girls, met lots of new people, and came away inspired and refreshed. I’m a little tired…ok, a lot tired, but it was a great experience.
For me, this year was all about making connections. My focus was more on deepening relationships with my friends, making wonderful new friends, and connecting with companies and brands.
I spent the majority of my free time with Neely, Heather, Stephanie, Amber, Meg, and Whitney.
We had a fabulous time!
The last time Neely and I saw each other was August! Seven months is entirely too long to go without bff time!
Neely and I roomed with Heather and Stephanie! They were fabulous roomies!
I loved having Heather with us this year! I’ve had so much fun chatting with her on the twit and reading her blog. She is crazy and goofy and awesome!
Stephanie is precious! She is possibly one of the sweetest girls I’ve ever met, and I’m thrilled to call her a friend!
Meg, Whitney, and Amber were roomies!
These girls are AWESOME, y’all! Amber and I have hung out sooo many times, but hadn’t seen each other since BlissDom last year. I adore Whitney and Meg, and getting to hang out with them in real life was for sure one of the highlights of the conference!
I was thrilled to get to hang out with some of the sweet girls I met at BlissDom last year! I’ve kept in twitter contact with Carrie, Natalie, Heather, Rachel, Molly, Kristi, and Mandy, and I’m glad I got to see them all again! Love them so much!
Oh, I was sooooo excited to get to meet Jodi and Kelly! I’ve been following both of them for a long time, and let me tell ya, they are just as sweet in person as they seem on their blogs! So glad they came!
I loved getting to meet some of the bloggers that I admire! Melissa is precious, Kate has the best hair on the internet, and Jenny…I want to be her when I grow up :)
Alli Worthington…she is one of the coolest girls I’ve ever met! For those of you who may not know her, she is one of the co-founders of BlissDom. I admire her so much, and getting to visit with her was another highlight of my trip!
This was Jon Acuff’s second year in a row to speak at BlissDom! He spoke in a life development session, and he was also the closing keynote speaker. He was my favorite speaker from last year, and I was thrilled they brought him back this year! LOVED getting to meet him too! He’s awesome, y’all!
Of course, in the middle of all of the great sessions, we also had to have a little fun :)
Chris Mann returned to BlissDom to perform for us, and ConAgra Foods brought in Amber Riley from Glee! They were both wonderful, and we had a fabulous Girls Night Out!
Between evening events one night, we had a little early birthday dinner for Neely in one of the restaurants in the hotel! Michele and A even got to come!
It was fun getting to actually celebrate a birthday together! For me, it’s hard not being close enough to get to celebrate with Neely, so we took advantage of having a group of us together, and we celebrated!
Ana Gasteyer and Jeremy Sisto came to Girls Night In! They spoke about their show Suburgatory and answered audience questions! And yes, Jeremy was a sweetie and did ‘rolling with the homies’ for us :)
Girls Night In ended with karaoke and dancing. Ok, so in real life, I’m pretty quiet and shy. Singing in front of a group of people isn’t my thing, AT ALL. I’ve never done karaoke in my life. Ever. But, it’s BlissDom. With a little bit of convincing from Kristi and Neely, I joined the girls on stage to perform Spice Girls’ “Wannabe”! Another highlight for me was Heather coming out of nowhere to do the rap in the middle of the song. Amazing!
And Meg? KILLED it. She performed Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”, and she seriously was the best out of everyone! Girl can SING!
There were so many other fabulous ladies I got to meet! Jana (I can’t find our picture!), Natalie, Georgina, Mandi, Claire, Caroline, Lucrecer…I could go on and on! Everyone was so fun and so sweet, and they made this another wonderful experience for me. It was hard to come back to real life!
I’ll be back tomorrow with one more post to share a few more thoughts and some random fun things :)
Have a great Wednesday!

Finding My Bliss Part 1

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Hey y’all!
Once again, BlissDom was an incredible experience! I hung out with some of my favorite girls, met some new ones, learned some great stuff, and had a wonderful few days completely immersed in Blog Land. There is so much that I want to share, but my brain is still processing everything. It’s always hard coming back to the real world, so until I can get my thoughts together, Neely made a wonderful video that I want to share. She compiled a bunch of our pictures and put them into a fantastic slideshow. Hopefully tomorrow I can get an actual post written!
Enjoy!
Have a great Tuesday!

Wedding-Inspired Pretties

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Hey y’all!
I LOVE weddings! I love seeing couples come together and make a life-long commitment to love each other. I have loved helping friends plan their weddings, and I’m pretty sure that in my next life, I’m going to be a wedding planner :)
Minted has some beautiful wedding inspiration boards! I love finding fun new wedding ideas and saving them back for me and my friends. Here are a few I’m loving!
Linen stitch wedding by Stacey Meacham, see more wedding invitations on Minted
I love the vintage feel to this one! I love love love the use of the pearls!
Inspiration Board by Keri, see more modern Minted wedding invitations
The colors in this one are beautiful! I would’ve never thought to do a blue cake, but it’s soooo pretty!
Enchanted Stars Disney Wedding by Jody Wody, see more unique wedding invitations
What girl wouldn’t love a Disney wedding? The invitation is absolutely perfect!
Classic Purple Wedding by KristinD, see more unique stationery
I have always LOVED purple weddings! The flowers and dresses are absolutely gorgeous!
Paris Lights - Mint by Lori Wemple, see more unique Minted wedding invitations
I am DYING over this one! The cake, the car, the invitation, the setting…beautiful!
Chic Romantique by Three Kisses Studio, see more wedding invitations on Minted
This one is not really my style at all, but for some reason I just love it!

Where do you get your wedding inspiration??

*This is a sponsored post.

The Sunday Social, Week 42

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Sunday Social
Hey y’all!

I’m recovering from a wonderful few days in Dallas for Blissdom! I can’t believe it’s over, and I already can’t wait for next year!

This week’s questions are about spring!

1. What is your favorite thing about spring?
I love that the weather is finally warmer! I love seeing all of the plants starting to wake up and bloom again, even though I’m allergic to all of them :) I love spring clothes too!
2. What is your favorite kind of flower to grow or receive?
I love white and pink roses! Daisies are really pretty too!
3. What is your favorite nail polish color?
Anything pink! My current favorite is OPI’s Feelin’ Hot Hot Hot!
4. What is your favorite outdoor activity?
Source: tumblr.com via Ashley on Pinterest
I’m really more of an indoor girl :)

5. Do you have any fun spring plans? Details! :)
I really don’t! Blissdom was my fun spring plan! I’m sure I can find something fun to do this spring!
Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!
Next week’s questions

1. What is your favorite type of workout to do?
2. What is your favorite guilty pleasure candy or sweet?
3. What is one thing you continuously forget to do?
4. Do you prefer post-its or phone reminders? Why?
5. What is your favorite picture currently on your phone that always makes you smile?
Have a fabulous Sunday!

Last Minute Bliss Tips & a Little Fun

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Hey y’all!
Today I wanted to share a few last-minute tips for packing for Blissdom.
It seems like every time I take a trip, there is always something I leave at home or forget to buy. Like this week, for example, I’m babysitting, and I left my brush, comb, socks, and pajama pants at home.
Ashley’s Top 5 Things to Remember to Pack!

1. Camera batteries
Extra camera batteries are a must if you don’t plan on using your phone exclusively. My point-and-shoot takes fabulous pictures, so it travels with me everywhere. But, the batteries run down really quickly! Trust me, folks, you do not want to be standing in line to meet Alli, waiting for someone to finish telling their life story to her, only to finally get to have a moment with her and have your camera die before you get a photo with one of your heroes. Sads :(

2. SD camera card
I LOVE taking pictures! I’ve learned that for every 20 pictures I take, I may only get 4 or 5 great ones. At a conference like Blissdom, you’ll want to document so many wonderful moments, and you don’t want to have to pick and choose what gets captured on film!

3. Bandaids
I never leave home without a box of bandaids! Hey, you never know when you might need them! If your brand new heels rub a blister on your ankle, you’ll be wishing for a bandaid! Plus, I’m allergic to latex, so I make sure to always have latex-free ones in my purse for emergencies.

4. Earplugs
You never know when you’re going to end up with a snorer for a roommate :) Earplugs are your friend!

5. Large tote bag
At Blissdom, you’re going to get a lot of swag. It’s fun! But, you’re going to have to carry it around with you, so you want to have a nice size bag to keep everything in. I’m bringing a pretty big tote, and I will throw in my iPad, notebook, pens, wallet, snacks, and a Dr. Pepper or two. Plus, I’ll have room for any goodies I find that need to go home with me :)
Blissdom is going to be great, y’all! One of the things I love is that the Bliss Chicks go out of their way to make sure everyone feels important and included. Kristi put together a little video of a few of us community leaders to let y’all know that seriously, no one is going to think they are cooler than you.
Enjoy!
Can’t wait to see y’all SO SOON!

Blissdom Blogger Bash

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Hey y’all!

Today I’m teaming up with several of my favorite Blissdom friends to bring y’all a fabulous giveaway!

Everyone knows one of the perks of attending a blog conference is all of the swag you collect.

–it’s also about networking, making new friends and spending time with old ones, but the stuff is pretty great too.
While we’re all in Dallas having an awesome time with the Bliss Chicks, we didn’t want you- our lovely readers- to feel left out so we’ve pooled our resources to offer one AMAZING goody bag.
Who’s the we, you ask?  Let us introduce ourselves.
Heather & Jessica of Saving Money, Living Life
Ashley of Ashley,Lately
And the super, awesome prizes that one lucky ready will win are
  1. Bracelet from E McGarrah Designs
  2. $25 gift card for Erika Holmes Designs
  3. Premier bracelets sponsored by Ramblings of a Little Wife
  4. 4 ELF Make Up brushes sponsored by The Vintage Modern Wife
  5. Molly Suzanne gift card for $30
  6. Free 6 months subscription to EMeals
  7. The “I Love You More” Necklace from The Vintage Pearl
  8. Custom Embroidery Hoop from Ten Feet Off Beale
  9. Green Chevron Scarf from SweetTee Designs

    It’s super easy for you to win too. Just enter with one of the MANY easy options below.   The giveaway runs from today through Sunday at midnight.  One winner will be announced on Monday.

**The optional tweet can be done at least once a day for extra entries.  Don’t forget to come back and keep tweeting for your chance to win.

Weekend Update

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Hey y’all!
Hope y’all had a great weekend! Mine was awesome!!
Friday night, some of our cousins from Texas were in town, so Colby and I met them for dinner! We hadn’t seen them since Thanksgiving a year ago, so we were waaaaaay overdue for a visit. We had a great evening with them!
Ohhhh, how I’ve missed this girl!
Saturday night was our Bon Jovi concert! Momma and Daddy came up Saturday afternoon, and we went to dinner with our grandparents!
Momma and me

The boys

The grandparents
After dinner, the boys and I headed down to OKC for the show!

Bon Jovi! They opened the show with “You Give Love a Bad Name”!

Their song “Amen” from their new album was fantastic!

They sang a wonderful mix of classics and new favorites, like “Livin’ On a Prayer”, “Have a Nice Day”, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”, “You Want To Make a Memory”, “Wanted Dead or Alive”, and many more!

Jon is still super hot :)

It was a fantastic show! I loved getting to experience this with my daddy and brother. We all three have very different tastes in music, so it was fun to get to see a concert that we could all enjoy. I think it says a lot about Bon Jovi’s music and their relevance in the music industry. Their were people of all ages there, and everyone (except the girl sitting next to me!) was having so much fun!
Can’t wait to see them again!

The Sunday Social, Week 41

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Sunday Social
Hey y’all!

Sorry this is up a little late! Just got home from the Bon Jovi concert with my dad and brother! :) Can’t wait to share all the fun we had!

On to this week’s questions!
1. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
SLEEP! I love to just lay in bed with the curtains closed and nap or watch tv. I definitely don’t like to have to leave my bed!
2. What is your favorite thing to do on a summer weekend?
I like going to concerts! It seems like there are always fun outdoor concerts happening in the summer!
Blake Shelton-he held my hand and sang to me and we had a moment :)
Clay Walker
Lady Antebellum
3. What is your favorite spring activity?
Sorry y’all! I’m having trouble coming up with something! It’s late :)
4. What is your favorite way to spend a winter day?
Winter days are very much like rainy days for me! If the weather is yucky, I like to stay in my bed where it’s warm!
5. What is your favorite season and why?
Summer! I love the warmer weather, and it seems like all of the fun stuff happens during summer!
6. What is the best birthday you ever had?
Oh, I don’t know if I can pick one! My family always made sure we had great birthdays!
Your turn! Answer the questions, grab our button, and link up with Neely and me!
Next week’s questions

These are all about spring!
1. What is your favorite thing about spring?
2. What is your favorite kind of flower to grow or receive?
3. What is your favorite nail polish color?
4. What is your favorite outdoor activity?
5. Do you have any fun spring plans? Details! :)
Have a fabulous Sunday!