Oh goodness, y’all, there is A LOT that I’m loving this week!

First of all, I’M LOVING that I got to meet Pioneer Woman last night!

I found out late Monday that she was doing a book signing here. I didn’t know if I could make it because it was in the afternoon before I got off work. Yesterday morning, I decided I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet her. I missed her last time because of the snow storm. I wasn’t going to miss her again!

She is my absolute favorite blogger! She’s just amazing! I was so giggly and nervous!

We had a really great conversation about blogging and her cute dog Charlie!

She’s so easy to talk to. I really think we could be bffs!

I just had to hug her! As I hugged her, I was thinking “I’m hugging Pioneer Woman! Her hair smells so good!” When I was walking away, she said “You have such a pretty face!” TOTALLY made my day! I’m also super happy and thankful that Teddie held a place in line for me until I could get there and then took pictures for me! Thanks a bunch, Teddie!

I’m loving Neely & Meagan’s new Friday link-up!

I think it’s going to be super fun! We all finally have a really good excuse to talk about tv! :)

I’m loving another 4 day week! It’s so nice to have a Friday off!

I’m loving this AWESOME weekend that’s coming up!

I can’t believe that Dallas Blogger Meet-up is finally here! Neely has planned a wonderful weekend! I can’t wait to get to meet and hang out with so many awesome bloggers!

And, I’m loving this beautiful song!

I’m not just saying this because she’s my favorite, but that was one of the most powerful, amazing performances I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched the video several times, and every time it has brought tears to my eyes. How Great Thou Art has always been one of my favorites, and Carrie sang it just beautifully!

What are you loving this week? Link up your loves with Jamie!

Here’s what I’m loving from Target this week!

Women’s Merona® Meaghan Ruffled Flat Shoes – Black
I got these shoes last night! I love them!

I’m also loving these:

Xhilaration® Juniors Ruffle Tank – Pink/White Stripe

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Halter Maxi Dress – Black

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Ring Neck Dress – Pink Phlox

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Smocked Strapless Dress – Black

What are you loving from Target this week? Link up your loves with Tara!

Hey y’all! I hope you all had a great Easter weekend! Mine was wild and crazy, but lots of fun!

Leadership Training for Christ convention was great! It is a pretty cool thing to see 3000+ kids, parents, grandparents, and friends all coming together in one place to show off what they’ve learned about God.

Friday night was Bible Bowl and Bible Quiz. While all of our kids were there, I judged some of the scrapbooks, then hung out in my room for a bit watching Girls Night Out.

It was awesome! Carrie’s performance of “How Great Thou Art” with Vince Gill brought me to tears! Beautiful!

Saturday was a loooooong day of events. I watched a lot of drama, sign language, and chorus. I helped coach a 3rd & 4th grade drama team.

My kids did a 50s theme, and they were so good! They got a gold medal! I’m so proud of them!

Saturday night, Neely and Chad picked me up, and we went to dinner.

So happy to see her! I heart her so much!

Yes, I got to meet the infamous Chad!

We had dinner at Bee Enchiladeria

Seriously, it was the best enchilada I’ve ever had! Amazing!

We also had chips and queso

We had to take a picture for Lindsey!

We also went to Pinkberry!

I had pomegranate, and it was wonderful!

Right outside of Pinkberry, there was an ad for Something Borrowed!

Of course we had to take a picture!

Since it was raining, we ended up going back to my hotel and hanging out for awhile.

They are terribly cute!

He is very sweet, and I really enjoyed getting to know him a little bit. I know he’s gotten a lot of criticism both in the blog world and in Neely’s daily life, but he’s not a bad guy. Now, that doesn’t mean I won’t be first in line to kick his butt if he hurts her again, but I think he really cares about her. He told me that he really just wants to make her happy.

We had a wonderful time! I just wish we’d had more time!

Sunday we had showcase, then worship. For showcase, the convention leaders picks three dramas and three choruses out of the entire convention to perform in front of everyone. Our 6th-8th grade chorus was chosen!

It was very exciting!

After worship, we took a few more pictures.

Me with my adoptive church family!
I just love them!

It was a great but exhausting weekend! I stayed up too late, walked too many stairs, and at WAAAAAAAY too much bad food. Definitely not expecting ANY weight loss this week!

I hope you all have a wonderful week! I’m hoping to be back around blog land and catching up with all of you. DBM girls, I get to see you on Friday! Yippee!

First of all, thank you all so much for your sweet comments about yesterday’s post! I really appreciate your encouragement! Y’all are awesome!

Happy Friday!

I’m super excited to have the day off today. We are heading to Dallas for LTC convention. So glad it’s finally here!

My weekend is going to be spent in a fancy hotel with 3000+ children, their parents, coaches, grandparents, friends, and the rest of the entourage. It’s going to be a fun, encouraging, super crazy weekend.

I also get to hang out Saturday night with Neely!

I’m so excited! I miss her terribly! We are going out for enchiladas and Pinkberry! I can’t wait!

Also, I’m super excited to get to meet Chad! If anyone has any questions, comments, or anything you’d like me to pass on to him, please leave it in the comments! I’m considering a vlog to answer all of your questions after I get back home. Haha! :)

Sunday will be the super long drive back. I’ll try to have my weekend update up on Monday!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Link up your Fun Fridays with Jen!

Annie!

Congratulations Annie!

You can either DM me your address on Twitter or email me at ashleyscarnivalride@yahoo.com! Also, let me know if you still want a Target card or a different one.

Thanks to everyone who entered! I couldn’t believe the number of entries! Y’all are awesome! I will be doing another giveaway when I hit 200 followers, so send your friends on over! :)

It’s Wednesday!

Here are my loves this week!

I’m loving that tomorrow is my last day of work this week!

I’m loving this sweet little guy!

He likes playing in my bathtub after I finish my shower!

I’m still loving this!

I’m loving that our LTC convention is this weekend!

3000+ kids in a nice hotel in Dallas. It’s gonna be crazy.

I’m REALLY loving that in 3 days, I get to see this girl!

Yippee!! I can’t wait!!

And, I’m loving this song!

I’ve already shared this on Twitter and Facebook, but I’m just loving it! Really needing them to release it on iTunes! My iPod needs it! :)

What are you doing this week? Link up your loves with Jamie!

Also, my giveaway ends tomorrow! If you haven’t entered yet, go here now!

Here are my Target loves this week!

Decorative Picture Frame – Bronze (4×4")

Decorative Metal Picture Frame – Bronze (4×6")

Wood Picture Frame – Live Love Laugh (4×6")

Inspirational Words Wall Hanging – White

Wall Art – Keep Calm & Go Shopping

What are you loving this week? Link up your Target loves with Tara!

Also, if you haven’t entered my giveaway, your times is running out! Get entered here!

Today I’m linking up with Lindsey for My Style Monday!

I am definitely not super trendy, but I do love fun clothes! Here’s a few of my outfits from last week.

This is one of my typical work outfits.
Top: Gap
Pants: Gap
Shoes: Target
Necklace: Premier

I love wearing dresses to work during spring and summer!
Dress: Target
Cami: Old Navy
Leggings: Target
Shoes: Target
(Picture taken in the dressing room at Gap!)

Ok, this top belonged to my grandmother. She lost weight and couldn’t wear some of her clothes, so she gave them to me. Seriously, I’m wearing my grandmother’s fat clothes!
Top: Gap
Necklace: Cookie Lee

I’ve started really working out, and this is one of my favorite work-out outfits!
Top: Gap
Pants: NY & Co.
Shoes: Adidas

CONFESSION TIME!

I wear my workout top backwards.

Because of my scoliosis, one of my shoulders is higher than the other. The small strap was constantly falling off of my shoulder, so when I tried it on in the dressing room, just to be funny I tried it on backwards. It worked perfectly!

I’d love to see what y’all wear! Link up your style with Lindsey!

Hey y’all! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend. I’m just going to jump right in with my Saturday recap, by far the best part of the weekend!

The Women of Joy conference was held in OKC over the weekend, and my absolute favorite author Karen Kingsbury was one of the speakers. I wasn’t able to go to the conference, but I was super thrilled that Karen did a book signing at the OKC Mardel store.

Now, I have to tell you, Karen is one of my absolute favorite people. She’s like right up there with Carrie Underwood and *NSYNC for me. Love her!

Her writing is so inspirational, and I love how she includes adoption in a lot of her stories. She and her husband adopted three boys from Haiti, so adoption is very close to her heart. I have recommended some of her books to some of my clients because her stories have such a positive adoption message, along with the Christian message.

Teddie came with me!

There she is! I was seriously squealing when I saw her!

Another photo, just because!

Meeting Karen! She was super nice and has the sweetest voice!

Still so unbelievable that I was standing there with her!

She signed Redemption, my favorite book! It was the first book of hers I read, and I just fell in love with it and her Baxter family!

She also signed a copy of her newest book Leaving for my Momma!

I took a picture of the view screen on my camera with the camera on my phone and immediately tweeted it! When I got home, I uploaded the picture to my computer and tweeted the picture again since it was better quality. A little while later, this popped up on my phone!

I seriously screamed! She not only read my tweet and looked at my picture, but she retweeted it to her followers! Exciiiiiiiiiiiting!

It. Was. Awesome!

It was such a great day! One of the best days ever, seriously. If you haven’t read any of Karen’s books, I DEFINITELY recommend them, and if you ever get a chance to meet her, do it! She’s pretty amazing!

My Style Monday with Lindsey is up next!

Also, if you haven’t entered my giveaway yet, you stink, and you need to go enter now!