My goodness, I adore this little man! I can’t wait to finally get to meet him! Aunt Ashley needs some Baby D time soooooo bad! Isn’t this the sweetest picture? Teddie took the pictures herself!

Lots of fun yummies in there!

Blissdom is NEXT WEEK!

I can’t believe it’s finally here! We’ve been planning for this since last year, and I just can’t wait to spend time with this girl…

and to get to room with these girls…

 

and to get to hang out with Amber, Meg, Rachel, Natalie, Molly, Carrie, and sooooo many other fun friends!

Colby and I are keeping the Littles at the beginning of the week! I can’t wait to get to spend a few days with them, but please pray that everything goes smoothly :)

Oh, and Saturday night, we are finally getting to use Daddy’s Christmas present!

That’s right, me and my favorite guys are going to see this guy and his band!

Ohhhh, I can’t wait!

The sickies have hit! They are seriously knocking me down this week. Between a sinus infection and a stomach ulcer flare-up, it’s been a rough week. I went to the doctor yesterday, so hopefully the meds will kick in and get me better before Blissdom!

How has your week been? Link up your happies and crappies with Stephanie and Sarah!

Hey y’all!

Last year at Blissdom, we were given the opportunity to make and fill our own custom Easter basket, sponsored by Hershey’s. Last week, Hershey’s contacted me and asked if I wanted to make another one this year! Of course I said yes. Who am I to turn down chocolate? :)

My Easter basket was delivered yesterday. It was so hard to wait until pictures were taken to get into it!

So cute, isn’t it?!

It has a chocolate bunny, a reese’s egg, cookies & cream eggs, milk chocolate eggs, and reese’s bunnies. I was a good big sister and got the reese’s bunnies for the bro!

Thanks so much, Hershey’s! I will enjoy this basket FOR SURE!

Well, hello friends!

It’s amazing how the closer I get to a conference on blogging, the less I actually…blog.

It seems like most of my free time is consumed by Blissdom, deciding outfits, making plans with the roommates, deciding what sessions to attend, figuring out community leader stuff, and working on other fun plans that y’all will find out about later :)

I haven’t been too terribly stressed until the last few days. I think I’m more stressed about keeping things going at home while I’m gone than I am about the conference itself. I know things will be fine, so I’m trying to focus on the fun instead of the stress! Easier said than done though!

Friday evening we went to Little Bit’s birthday party!

I can’t believe this precious little thing it two already! She was a little seven month old baby when she came into our lives, and it’s amazing seeing her turn into a big girl!

The whole time we were singing to her, she covered her face with her arm! Too cute!

I think her favorite part of the whole party was playing with Colby and a balloon. They have so much fun together!

Saturday, Little Girl had her first soccer game! I’ve never watched three year old soccer before, but it was pretty stinkin’ cute!

She hung out pretty close to Joyce the whole game, but we’re hoping she’ll get more comfortable and start trying to play.

Seriously cute :)

Have a great Wednesday, y’all!

Hey y’all!

As a Community Leader and second-time Blissdom attendee, I wanted to share a few of my tips for prepping for the conference! Last year, I had Neely to pass along all of her Blissdom knowledge, so this year I want to help out the folks who may not have a “Blissdom mentor” like I had. 

Today, let’s walk through the events of the conference.

Thursday night is the first big Blissdom event! It’s a great night to hang out, see your old friends, and start making new friends.

Oh, and I hear there are cupcakes this year :)

Last year’s opening keynote sessions was a fabulous way to start a full day of conference fun! A welcome from the Bliss Chicks, a presentation from Jon Acuff, and a video message from Oprah was a beautiful welcome into the wonderful world of Blissdom. Prepare for a morning of fun, excitement, great info, and maybe a few tears!

Girls Night Out is the night to put on your dancin’ shoes and have a great time! This year’s Girls Night Out features performances by Blissdom favorite Chris Mann and ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Ends Here Spokesperson Amber Riley of the TV show Glee. Grab your girls and get ready to party!

This year’s closing keynote speaker is last year’s opening keynote speaker Jon Acuff!

I honestly think I took more away from my time at Blissdom from Jon Acuff than any other speaker that week! He’s amazing, and I can’t wait to hear what he has to share with us this year. Trust me, y’all. You DON’T want to miss this!

Girls Night In is the last official Blissdom event. It is a night for chillin’ with your favorites. Pull out your comfies – yoga pants, tshirts, pajamas, whatever makes you feel comfortable! Special guests include Jeremy Sisto (Elton!!!), Ana Gastyer, and Suburgatory creator Emily Kapnek. We will be ending the night with karaoke and dancing, led by the fabulous Jenny Ingram and Lucrecer Braxton.

Next week, I’ll be sharing my list of things you don’t want to forget to pack.

Get ready, y’all! It’s gonna be a great week!

…to want to fast-forward the next couple of weeks so Blissdom will be here!

They were there watching me, so I had to have one or three :)

What’s Ok with you this week? Link up with Neely and Amber!

And don’t you dare try to tell me otherwise :)

Have a great Thursday!

Hey y’all!

What, you didn’t think that since I changed my blog name that my Ashley Lately posts would go away, did you? :)

A couple of weeks ago, I had a Friday afternoon off and Joyce had the day off of school, so I went to her house and spent the afternoon with her and the Littles. She had Little Miss and Little Bit too, so it was a full house! It’s been awhile since I have spent an extended period of time with them, and we had so much fun!

Little Miss looooooves taking pictures!

Little Miss and little Girl had fun “fixing” my hair

Joyce has taught all of the girls to do I love you in sign language! It’s super sweet! Oh, and Little Miss is all about playing dress-up right now :)

Could these girls be any cuter?

Last week, Teddie and I skyped, so I got to “meet” Baby D! He is soooooooo precious! When I get some good pictures of him I’ll share them here, but until then, here’s Baby D’s first picture with Aunt Ashley!

I love them so much!

Friday night, we went out for a goodbye dinner for Kendall. She’s a model and is moving out to LA this week to work. I have loved working with her, and we are really going to miss her at TVP!

We had a lovely dinner at BJs and had a great time just hanging out!

I’m going to miss this girl so much! So proud of her!

Yesterday was Kendall’s last day at TVP. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen my TVP chalkboard pictures, where we post special sales and fun quotes. We made a special board just for Kendall’s last day!

I can’t wait to see what she’s going to do in LA! She takes GORGEOUS photos, and I know she’s going to be so successful!

Monday night, Regina was in town for work, and we got to have dinner! It’s been about a year since we’ve seen each other, and it was WONDERFUL to catch up! I miss having her in OKC so much!

Amanda, we missed you too!

And, just because it’s been awhile, here’s a cute picture of my kitty cat :)

He’s a sweetie!

Y’all have a great Wednesday!

Hey y’all!

I’m back from my little blogging vacation, and I’ve got a lot to catch you up on. I’ve been busy!

On the 17th, I turned 27. That seems like such a weird number :) Anyway, I’ve had a pretty great time celebrating!

On my birthday, Annie and Ashton took me to lunch!

They are such precious girls, and I’m thankful that I get to work with them!

We had wonderful Mexican food, and they definitely made me wear the sombrero while they sang Happy Birthday.

Saturday, Jessica came up, and we spent most of the day together! Our birthdays are three days apart, and we always try to celebrate together!

Love her sooooooo much!

Sunday, Colby and I met Momma and Daddy halfway to have lunch! Momma made my favorite cheesecake, and we had a great time together!

Best. Cheesecake. Ever.

Have a great Tuesday, y’all! More life updates here tomorrow!