Ashley Lately

May 16, 2014 By ashleylately 4 Comments

Hey y’all!

Wow, it’s been such a crazy couple of weeks! I have so much I want to share here, but with Mother’s Day happening last week, TVP was insanely crazy. Every night when I came home from work, I crashed, and I’m still pretty exhausted.

Yeah, that’s about right :)

I have a few posts in the works for next week to talk about all of the things I haven’t had time to blog about, but here’s a little preview of what I’ve been up to lately.

Ashton and I took Cathy out for her birthday last week. Of course there was cheesecake :)

I went home for Mother’s Day and Grandaddy’s birthday!

I was on the news!

I watched C’s last soccer game of the season.

I went to Game 5 of the NBA playoffs and watched my Thunder boys win a crazy game against the Clippers!

I’m also getting a little bit closer to making my big switch to WordPress! Google Friend Connect is going away, so if you are still following there, please follow on Bloglovin’ so you don’t miss out!

I’m working part of the weekend, and then I will hopefully get some downtime to catch up on some much-needed rest.

What are you up to this weekend?

Personalize Your Home with Kleenex Design

May 14, 2014 By ashleylately 5 Comments

*This post is sponsored by Kleenex, but my love for their Style Studio is all my own!*

Hey y’all!

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m glad we are finally seeing some spring weather! While I love spring, I don’t love the spring allergies that come with it. I’m allergic to basically everything outdoors. As much as I would love to be outside enjoying the pretty weather, most of the time I’m trapped inside with itchy eyes and a gross runny nose. Seriously y’all, it’s not pretty.

I always have boxes of Kleenex around my apartment so that no matter where I am, I can grab one to cover my sneezes. Kleenex has designed a line of cute, decorative boxes so that you don’t have to have boring or ugly boxes in your space. There are lots of colors and designs to choose from, so you can choose the right color and design to match your space.

I loved the cute design on this box, and I grabbed a couple more to keep in my bedroom and bathroom. So cute, right?

Kleenex has so many great designs! They even partnered with Isaac Mizrahi to create four pretty designs! Exclusively on the Kleenex style finder you can watch videos featuring Isaac Mizrahi, where he gives his own style advice! You can also take a quiz to see if you can tell the difference between high fashion designs and Kleenex designs!

How would you use Kleenex to design your space? Check out the Kleenex Style Studio to find more fun Kleenex designs!

The Sunday Social, Week 101

May 11, 2014 By ashleylately 6 Comments

Hey y’all!

Before we get into this week’s questions, I want to say a big Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful Momma! I am so blessed to have an amazing mom, but also a best friend! Love you so much Momma!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of my blogger mom friends too!

This week’s questions just might be some of my favorite ever! They just don’t make tv shows like they used to, and I love going back and watching all of those old shows!

1. What was your favorite TGIF show?

There are so many! Full House was probably my favorite, but Boy Meets World was a close second! I also really loved Family Matters and Step By Step.

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2. What was your favorite Saturday morning TV show?

California Dreams! The great music, the Jake and Tiffany love story…so so good. I love it so much I blogged about it a few years ago here! Saved by the Bell was another favorite that I watched from pretty much the beginning, and I continued all the way through college in reruns, and I own all of the seasons on DVD :)

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3. Mickey Mouse Club or Kids Incorporated?

I was pretty young when these were on, so I don’t really remember much about either one, but I have more memories of Kids Incorporated. Back in middle school, Disney Channel did a big weekend marathon of Mickey Mouse Club with Justin, JC, Ryan, Britney, and Christina, and I LOVED it! I may or may not still have some episodes recorded on VHS :)

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4. Zack Morris or AC Slater?

Zack Morris hands down! Don’t get me wrong, I loved me some Slater. But Zack…he was definitely one of my big childhood crushes. He was so cute and so sweet, and he loved Kelly so much! It was adorable!

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5. Which show would you love to see remade? (For example, Boy Meets World is back as Girl Meets World)

I could go for so many of them! I would love to see what the California Dreams gang is up to now! I would also love Saved by the Bell update! And I don’t know about y’all, but I am really excited about the Boy Meets World revamp! Corey and Topanga were some of my absolute favorites, and I can’t wait to see what they are up to now!

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

Next week’s questions

These are all about summer fun!

1. What is your best summer memory as a kid?
2. What is your favorite summer drink?

3. What is your favorite summer TV show?

4. What is the best outdoor summer activity?

5. What are your summer vacation essentials?

Have a wonderful Sunday!

5 on Friday

May 2, 2014 By ashleylately 6 Comments

Hey y’all!

Wow, I had every intention of blogging this week, but between busy days at work and allergies knocking me down, I haven’t even turned on my computer. I have LOTS to share, so next week I will hopefully have a little more to say.

I’m linking up with the 5 on Friday girls again this week to share a little of what’s been on my mind!

{ONE}

C’s adoption was finalized last Friday! It was so special to get to go to court with the family that day and see him officially join his family. He’s a precious little guy, and we had a great time celebrating him and his siblings over the weekend. More on that next week!

{TWO}

Friday night, I went to a personal shower for Annie, one of my TVP girls that is getting married later this month! We had a great time celebrating Annie together! We had wonderful dinner at Upper Crust and had cookies and games at Ashton’s house after. I can’t wait for Annie’s wedding!

{THREE}

I didn’t get a chance to post anything on Wednesday, but I’m sure you saw that it was the 10th anniversary of Mean Girls! It’s no secret that it’s one of my favorite movies. I remember Jessica and I going to see it the week after we graduated from high school. I watched the movie again Tuesday night, and I definitely wore pink on Wednesday :)

{FOUR}

Colby and I have been house hunting for the last few weeks. I’ve been in my current apartment for six years, and Colby has been here for three or four of those, and we are just really ready for more space. House hunting is hard, y’all! We’ve been searching online, but when we get to actually look at these houses, a lot of them don’t look anything like the pictures online, and not in a good way :( Hopefully we will find something soon!

Ok, I guess four is all I’ve got this week! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

5 on Friday!

April 25, 2014 By ashleylately 4 Comments

Hey y’all!

So happy it’s Friday! It’s been kind of a rough week, so I’m happy the weekend is almost here! Today starts a weekend of lots of happies, but I’m also looking for a few good things from the week. Here’s what’s been on my mind lately.

{ONE}

I got my hair cut on Wednesday! It’s a little shorter than I was prepared for, but I like it! It’s nice to have a little change every now and then. Here’s a before and after!

{TWO}

This has been the week of appointments! Tuesday, I had to go see my eye doctor. I ran out of contacts, but I had to go in for a visit before they would give me more. Fortunately, my eyes haven’t gotten any worse! While I’m waiting for my contacts to come in, they gave me some daily disposable contacts instead of my regular monthly disposable. Has anyone here used dailies before? I’m not loving them. It feels like they are trying to fold up in my eye! I can’t wait to get my regular ones back!

{THREE}

Ohhhhh, my cute little Jack. He has been super snuggly this week! He’s been spending his evenings asleep in my lap, and he napped with me all afternoon on Sunday! He’s just precious!

{FOUR}

Today, we are going to court to finalize C’s adoption! We’ve been waiting for this since the other two were finalized in August, and we are all so thrilled this day is finally here! I can’t wait to “introduce” him to everyone here :) He’s a sweet little guy, and I’m so happy to have him as a part of this sweet family that I love so much! I’m excited to be going to court with the family today, and we are having a big party on Sunday to celebrate all three of their adoptions! I can’t wait!

{FIVE}

It’s only been a week, but I’m already having Scandal withdrawals! It’s so intense and so stressful, but I just LOVE it! There was so much crazy in that last episode, and I NEED to know what happens next!

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How has YOUR week been?

10 Favorite iPhone Apps

April 22, 2014 By ashleylately 7 Comments

Hey yall!

Y’all know I’m a big fan of my iPhone. It’s basically attached to me 24/7. If it could just cook me dinner and do my laundry, it would be perfect :)

Since I spend so much time on my phone, I wanted to share a few of my current favorite apps!

1. Echofon for Twitter: Y’all, I have tried pretty much every Twitter app on the planet, and this is hands-down my favorite. It does look different than the Twitter website, but I feel like it’s the easiest to use. It’s easy to navigate, easy to search, and easy to follow. It’s probably the app I spend the most time on.

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2. Instagram: I’ve only been on Instagram for two years, but it almost immediately became one of my favorite social media apps. I love taking and sharing pictures, and I love keeping up with my people and what is going on in their lives. If you haven’t joined Instagram yet, you are missing out. Go sign up now!

3. Pic Stitch: Since I started using Instagram, I have had a lot of trouble with not “over-instagramming” pictures. Sometimes I have more than one picture of an event that I really want to share, so I turned to Pic Stitch! Pic Stitch allows you to create fun collages so you can share all the pictures you want without clogging up everyone’s feeds.

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4. Shazam: I’m obsessed with music, and I LOVE discovering new music! With a push of a button, Shazam will listen to a song and tell you the name of the song as well as the artist singing it. I’ve found SO MANY new songs because of it.

5. Frozen Free Fall: I’m obsessed with Frozen. I can’t help it. This game is similar to Candy Crush (I think), but the levels take you through the whole Frozen story. Major characters accompany you through your journey, including my favorites Olaf and Sven. It’s a pretty challenging game and is definitely not just for kids!

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6. Dots: Dots is the game I play while I’m waiting on new Frozen lives :) It’s basically a connect-the-dots game. The goal is to connect as many of the same color as possible. It sounds simple, but I was addicted within minutes.

7. Ticketmaster: I go to a lot of concerts, and I’ve spent a lot of time in front of my computer waiting and waiting to buy tickets. The Ticketmaster app is SO QUICK! Where I may wait up to twenty minutes on my computer, I can search and buy tickets within seconds. If you put in your city or venue preference, it sends you alerts when a new concert is coming your way.

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8. Pinterest: Do I even need to explain this one?

9. GroupMe: GroupMe is basically a group-texting app. I’ve been in groups with up to eight people. It’s easy because it holds all of your messages in one place instead of clogging up your text messages. You can have an alert pop up every time you have a message, or you can turn off alerts and only check when you have time.

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10. Facebook Page Manager: I don’t do a lot of posting on my personal Facebook page, but I do like to have access to my blog Facebook page any time I need it. I’m trying to do better about posting there, and having an app that takes me directly to the page is really helpful.

What are your favorite phone apps?

The Sunday Social, Week 98

April 20, 2014 By ashleylately 10 Comments

Hey y’all!

Happy Easter! I’m hanging out at home today after church because ALL of my people are in Dallas at a church convention this weekend. I am spending a little bit of time with a couple of the Littles today though!

Today’s Sunday Social is all about 5s! Y’all seem to really love number weeks :)

1. 5 songs you’ll listen to the rest of your life

1. “The Dance”-Garth Brooks

2. “I Hope You Dance”-Lee Ann Womack

3. “How Great Thou Art”

4. “In Christ Alone”

5. “So Small”-Carrie Underwood

I cry every single time I watch this video!

2. 5 things on your bucket list

1. Visit Europe

2. Go to a Garth Brooks concert

That’s all I can think of today :)

3. 5 celeb you’d love to hang out with for a day

1. Carrie Underwood

2. Kerry Washington

3. Oprah

4. Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert

5. Jimmy Fallon

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4. 5 things you always carry in your purse

1. keys

2. wallet

3. pens

4. migraine medicine

5. phone (but it’s usually in my hand!)

5. 5 books on your reading list

1. Fifteen Minutes-Karen Kingsbury

2. Insurgent-Veronica Roth

3. Allegiant-Veronica Roth

4. Start-Jon Acuff

5. The Bridge-Karen Kingsbury

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6. Share the last 5 pictures on your phone

I got a new mug from Karen Kingsbury & Kelsey Kupecky’s Possibilities line from Dayspring! I love that it has a quote from one of Karen’s books on it, and the inside has a sweet bible verse! I LOVE it!

My cute little guy. I just love him.

Our newest TVP chalkboard

Colby tweeted this picture of the Littles. They are the sweetest! Little Man is cracking me up!

I bought some fruit to have for snacks this week. It’s time to start eating better and getting ready for that bridesmaid dress I have to fit into in a few months :) #mohdiet

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

Next week’s questions

1. What is your biggest driving pet peeve?

2. What is your biggest blogging pet peeve?

3. What is your biggest shopping pet peeve?

4. What is your biggest general pet peeve?

5. What is your most irrational fear?

Have a wonderful Sunday!

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