hometown highlight: baked, charleston

i'm sure a lot of you have heard about this place and may have even been there before. a few years back oprah listed baked's sweet and salty brownies as one of here "favorite things". at that time they only had a bakery in brooklyn, ny, now they have one here in charleston as well. let me tell you, that sweet and salty brownie is TO DIE FOR. the hype around it is so true and i am currently trying to figure out how i can go get one after work :) the mr. and i have given these as hostess gifts and they never dissapoint! you can currently order the brownie mix on the baked website or williams sonoma is currently selling the mixes! it's def worth the treck down to east bay street!

-ashley

early birthday!

i just received my first birthday present! growing up i tried to convince my parents to let us celebrate our birthdays all month long, didn't quite work. but i think i can more than likely convince the mr., i mean he will have the whole month of april.


i work as a nanny, for an absolutely great family. they gave me my bday present early. i guess i should tell you i already knew what it was going to be because well, she wanted to make sure i liked them before she bought them. but i mean come on, how could i not like these?

hunter rain boots for jimmy choo

these will definitely be making an appearance in asheville. especially considering they are calling for snow!

back to life, for the time being

its monday. and not just monday, but the monday after the holiday season. so therefor, this monday is one of a kind. but i'm not going to go on and on about how badly i wish i was in my comfy bed, with my comfy pillow and my super soft p.j.'s. instead i am going to focus on the things i have to look forward to this month! i will be making my way to asheville, nc this month with the mr.'s mom, sister and grandmother. we will be staying at the lovely grove park inn and shopping and i'm sure eating our weekend away :) i can't wait for cozy layers, jackets and boots!

{via this is glamorous}

this month also brings along my birthday! looking forward to my first married birthday and good friends to celebrate with.

{via tim walker photography}

 have a delightful monday

-ashley

recap: 2010

2010......where to begin? it has been a crazy but wonderful year! i am so grateful for what the Lord has blessed me with this year. i am now married to the most amazing and spirit filled man i know :)

we have both gained amazing families!

and we are continually blessed with great friends!

the mr and i are so blessed to be healthy, in love, surrounded by people that encourage us, have an amazing church to worship at and a God and Savior that love us unconditionally. thank you all so much for constantly pouring in to each of us so much! happy 2010 and bring it on 2011! 

-ashley

because it's wednesday!

wow. that is the only word to describe these two :) the mr. and i have become great friends with robert and april over the past few months and of course fell in love with how sweet they are! they had their xmas pics taken right before the holiday and i have been waiting to share these beautiful pics by their friend caroline!

april is an artist as well, check out her stuff, worship artist

(all images via carolinaro.com)



under the weather

woke up this morning feeling pretty under the weather. spent the afternoon trying to sleep it off. needless to say, didn't quite work. going to try and push through it with some french press and mint truffle creamer. i'll be back tomorrow with something awesome. but while i'm sitting here, watching bones and waiting on the mr. to bring home some dinner....why don't you check out one of my daily must reads: from portland to peonies! Liz writes a blog i followed throughout my engagement (because she was getting married as well) and i continue to follow because well, she has plenty of pretty things to look at :)

(via cupcakes and cashmere)

also, my mr. has an awesome blog for today. check it out

 the mundane and the meaningful

obession of the week: my birthstone, but better!

happy 2nd day after christmas! it was a fun filled weekend with tons of food, family and snow! yes, snow! in charleston, sc! ok, so maybe it was the day after christmas but that is close enough for me ....and i'm sure my fellow charlestonians.... to say we had a white christmas! while i was gone i did miss this little blog, but i loved having nothing to do but get up and grab some party trash (yummy chex mix my mom-in-law makes) and a mimosa :) that's how we do it in our family! 


ok, now on to my obsession of the week....but since it's my birthstone....i can call it my obsession of forever! it's beautiful and i have really fallen in love with it. i love jewelry. sure. most girls i know do. but this, this has taken a special place in my heart. normally i was never that obsessed with my birthstone. until recently i found out that there are different colors of garnet. WHAT?! almost 23 years old and no one has ever mentioned this to me? 

here it is, my obsession, black garnet ring!

isn't it stunning? 

i am so thrilled that i have discovered this!