The Sunday Social, Week 119

September 14, 2014 By ashleylately 6 Comments

Hey y’all!

Today on Sunday Social we are sharing a few favorites!

1. Favorite scent
My favorite perfume scent is currently Dot by Marc Jacobs. It’s really light, and it smells sooooo good!

2. Favorite food
Chocolate. Anything chocolate.

3. Favorite sound
Favorite sound…this is a hard one!

4. Favorite picture currently on your phone
This one from my trip to Austin this summer for Neely’s bachelorette party weekend!

5. Best memory of the year so far
See number 4 :) Neely’s bachelorette party in Austin was such a great weekend! It was great to get away from Oklahoma for a few days with three amazing girls and explore a new city!

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

Next week’s questions

These are all about fall!

1. What is your favorite part of fall?
2. Do you have anything special planned for fall?
3. What is fall like in your area?
4. What is your favorite football team to cheer for (college or professional)?
5. Do you decorate for fall? Show us pics!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Summertime Favorites

September 8, 2014 By ashleylately 3 Comments

Hey y’all!

It’s hard to believe that summer’s really over! I don’t know about you, but I always get a little sad when summer ends. I love the warm weather, I love having longer days, and I love how everyone just seems happier during summer!

With Summer 2014 coming to an end, I wanted to share the things I loved most about the summer, or Summertime Favorites!

Favorite TV Shows

I started off the summer watching Bachelorette, and then I moved on to Bachelor in Paradise! I love all of the shows in the Bachelor franchise, but there’s just something about the crazy drama of Paradise that is just fantastic! Ashton and I get together nearly every Monday night to watch Paradise. It’s been great seeing some of our favorite Bachelor alums back on tv, like Graham and Michelle! As crazy as it is, I really hope that Marcus & Lacey and Robert & Sarah can actually make their relationships work in the real world.

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Mistresses is another summer favorite! I started watching it last summer, and I fell in love with it. I was THRILLED when it got renewed for a second season! Jason George was one of my favorites on Sunset Beach waaaaay back in the day, and I’ve loved Alyssa Milano FOREVER! If you haven’t watched it, Hulu Plus has all of the episodes, at least of season two. It’s a fun one!

Favorite Movies

The Other Woman is easily my favorite movie of the summer! I saw it for the first time in May with Ashton and Cathy, and I couldn’t wait for it to come out on DVD. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve watched it since I got it. It’s kind of embarrassing.

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The Fault in Our Stars is another great one! I only saw it once in the theater, but I’m just DYING for it to come out on DVD so I can watch it 2389261 times too :)

Favorite Songs

“Something Bad” by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood has been on repeat on my phone and in my car basically since it was released!

“Day Drinking” by Little Big Town is fantastic! I don’t drink, but for some reason I love a good drinking song! Haha!

“Fancy” by Iggy Azalea is perfection.

Favorite Moments

I’m planning to cover my summer in another post, but I will list a few of the highlights!

George Strait’s last concert-do I really need to explain that one?

Frozen party with Little Girl

Wedding-related events with Neely

A visit home

What are YOUR summertime favorites?

Labor Day Weekend

September 5, 2014 By ashleylately 2 Comments

Hey y’all!

I’ve been meaning to write this post all week, but I got sick and have spent most of my free time in bed. Not what I planned for the week, but whatever :)

TVP was closed for Labor Day, so I scheduled a couple of people to close for me on Saturday, and I headed home for the weekend! I hadn’t been home since Mother’s Day, so I was thrilled to spend a few days with the family. When I got home, we went to Paris, Texas to eat at my favorite restaurant! It’s been a really long time since I’d been there, and I was having a serious craving!

After dinner, we drove over to the Eiffel Tower!

The Tower is so fun, and it’s absolutely beautiful at night!

Sunday was church, and then Jessica and Sweet P met us for lunch! Sweet P decided that she and I were going to see a movie, and Jessica was NOT coming with us. She was so much fun! I can’t believe she’s going to be 3 in just a few weeks!

Monday, we went to my grandparents’ house to cook out. My uncles and their families came too, and it was great to have the whole family together!

I’m not sure what to do with this…

Daddy cooked a great meal for us!

It was a great weekend that definitely went by way too fast. As quick as it was, it really did my heart some good to be with my family.

How was your Labor Day weekend?

TVP Night with Chili’s at Home

August 22, 2014 By ashleylately 10 Comments

*Thank you to Bellisio Foods for sponsoring this post and keeping my meals tasty and bold!*

Hey y’all!

One of the things I love most about working at The Vintage Pearl is the great friendship me and my coworkers have developed. Even though we work together all day long, we enjoy spending time together outside of work. These girls are awesome, and I love having them in my life! A few months ago, Ashton started hosting TVP girls’ nights at her house! We’ve watched movies, played games, and caught up on some fun TV shows!

For dinner, sometimes we order pizza, and sometimes we each just bring our own food. This week, I wanted to cook dinner for everyone so I picked up some Chili’s! Chili’s has created a new line of frozen meals you can cook at home! Chili’s At Home meals have the same bold flavor that Chili’s is known for, and we loved our meal!

Chili’s At Home can be found in major retailers like Walmart, Kroger, HEB, and many more. There are some great options, like Bacon Mac-n-Cheese, Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl, Cheesy Chicken Pasta Florentine, and Cajun-Style Chicken Alfredo, the meal we chose!

I wasn’t sure how much food one bag would make, so I grabbed two just to be safe. I’m not the greatest cook, so I was a little nervous to be cooking for a group!

Here goes nothing!

After about ten minutes, we were ready to go! We crossed our fingers and grabbed some plates!

It was surprisingly really good! For me, frozen food normally has a little bit of a weird taste and texture, especially chicken, but this chicken was tender with lots of flavor. The sauce and peppers gave it a very bold, spicy taste that was really good!

Cathy and Ashton liked it too!

Overall, our Chili’s At Home meal was great! It cooked very quickly, which is great for people like us who get off work later in the evening and need a yummy, quick, at-home meal. The taste was bold and spicy, not bland like other frozen meals. It was definitely one of the best frozen meals I’ve ever eaten.

Have you tried a Chili’s At Home meal? Visit the Chili’s At Home site to see the other meal options and get a $1 off coupon. Which one would you try for a night with the girls?

Frozen in Summer

August 5, 2014 By ashleylately 5 Comments

Hey y’all!

Friday night, my local Barnes and Noble store had a Frozen event! Ever since our little Princess Party a few weeks ago, I’ve wanted to take Little Girl out for a girls’ night, and this was the perfect event!

I picked her up from Joyce and took her to her house to get dressed. When I told her we were going to do something really fun, she asked, “Are we getting tattoos?” Um…not quite. :)

She was so excited to wear her Elsa dress and have me put her hair in an Elsa braid!

We stopped for a quick dinner at McDonald’s, her choice.

On our way there, she kept talking about what she would do or say when she saw Elsa and Anna (“I’ll probably cry.”), but I hadn’t heard if they were going to be there, so I tried to not get her hopes up too much. Thank goodness they were there!

When we got to the doors, there was a snocone truck giving away free snocones! She loved her strawberry one!

We were sent to the kids section because Elsa and Anna were posing for pictures with the kids! When we turned the corner by them, I got down next to Little Girl and pointing at the girls said, “Do you see who that is?” Her eyes got huge and she said, “Anna.” She was in awe. As we got closer, I heard her softly say, “Elsa’s here too.” She was completely starstruck. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever!

We got in the Anna line first. When it was her turn, she froze, so I pushed her up to Anna.

Anna was great with her, asking her questions about her name and her dress. Little Girl was so in awe that she didn’t know what to do. Anna finally turned her toward me so I could take a picture of them.

So so cute!

After Anna was Elsa, her favorite. I could hear Elsa asking her questions, but I couldn’t hear her responses. I’m not sure if she was even able to form words because she was so starstruck. I could see her touching her braid, so I know she was trying to tell her about her braid, but she just couldn’t speak :)

So much excitement. It was so much fun to see her like this!

When she was finished, she walked back to me with this goofy grin on her face! She was so happy!

OH MY GOODNESS WE JUST MET ELSA AND ANNA!

Next, we got her face painted and colored a picture of Elsa. We sat and read a couple of books while waiting for the event to start. When it was time, we all gathered in one section of the store for Elsa, Anna, and Olaf to read to us and lead a sing along!

We sang “Let It Go” and “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman”. It was so cute to see so many little girls singing along to these fun songs!

What a fun night! I’m so happy I got to share it with my sweet Little Girl. After a really rough week, it was great to have some fun girl time. I sure do love her!

Ashley Lately

The diary of a headband-wearing, Dr. Pepper-loving, southern girl.

The Sunday Social, Week 119

Summertime Favorites

Labor Day Weekend

TVP Night with Chili’s at Home

Frozen in Summer