feature: paper morning

i have just recently started following kae of paper morning and have enjoyed her posts about "newlywed life". being recently married myself it's nice to learn about the way other people do things. i decided to feature her blog for all of my readers to get a glimpse in to her life and take some "newlywed" advice. i'm especially loving her most recent post on husbands & the home. enjoy!

her and her mr. on their wedding day!

{all images via}

-ashley

thriftin' thursday

ok. i know i promised another thrifting post awhile back, but better late than never? I have quite a few goodies for ya'll today. some old finds and some as recent as today (the mr. will find this out when he reads this) hehe. i love a good thrift store and honestly would rather have something used than new (most of the time). hopefully this will inspire you to hit up your local thrift store. but stay safe, there is some crazy weather out there.

first up

this pretty little (big) bamboo mirror

i'm seeing some liquid gold leaf

in the near future

next.... 

a collection of sorts

and another

i've added these to the mr.'s desk

the lamp

previously seen here

now has a shiny (used) lamp shade

i originally planned on changing the color of the shade

but the gold grew on me :)

the mr. and i picked this doorbell frame? up at a flea market awhile back

one day, we'll put it on our house

for now it resides on our coffee table

i am thrilled with these!

i found these at the goodwill down the street

and instantly fell in love!

they both have gorgeous 

silk lampshades...

...but considering the lack of space in our apartment

they are currently residing in the back of the mr.'s xterra

and a close up of the detail

last......my pride and joy

haha

bought this about a year ago

for $20!!

yes, still haven't gotten it recovered

but i'm waiting on us to move

and then then make the decision on the fabric

so there you have, my obsession :)

-ashley

obsession(s) of the week: Florence & The Machine "Lungs" and Water For Elephants

i've been quite taken by them for awhile but this album is blowing my mind. something about her voice is so inspiring. i've heard it's the perfect complement to the movie water for elephants, which the mr. and i will be seeing this week sometime. yes, i'm obsessed with it and haven't seen it yet. but i'm pretty sure that's allowed. if not, in my world it is.

{buy it}

plus, who doesn't love themselves some Reese? 

being a southern girl myself 

i can't resist any movie she does

-ashley

sunday morning

typically sunday morning is my rest and re-coup time. this sunday is way more than that, being the Day the He rose from the dead and saved us all.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. -1 Peter 1:3 

i attended easter service at my church last nigh,t and since the mr. is part of the worship team at our church, i now have the our little apartment all to my self. ahhhhhhhhhh. 

hot tea. good book. good blogs. 

heading out to pinopolis for easter dinner with both of our parents this afternoon

have a blessed Easter sunday!

easter weekend

"I do not mind telling you that within me I find the Easter message and the reality of the Resurrection more beautiful and glorious than the Christmas scene. Christmas tells us that Jesus was born; that He was born for the humiliation of suffering and death and atonement. But Easter is the radiant and glory-filled celebration of Christ's mighty triumph over the grave and death and hell! When Easter comes, our voices are raised in the triumphant chorus: The three sad days had quickly sped; He rises glorious from the dead! There is the real beauty! This is more than the beauty of color; more than the beauty of outline or form; more than the beauty of physical proportion. In the living Christ is the perfection of all beauty; and because He lives, we too shall live in the presence of His beauty and the beauties of heaven, forever!" - A.W. Tozer






 normally i don't use this blog to express my religious views but sometimes it's nice to share with people experiences and grace and love when its constantly surrounding you. it is an unimaginable and crazy exciting thing to feel God move around you and that is exactly what is happening around here. i am so blessed to be in a church who knows and shares the promise of salvation so well. so please, when you are out this weekend or with family take the time to let it all soak in. 


if you are in the charleston area  and would love to find out what it is God has promised us through His son Jesus, check out this place out.

obsession of the week (and forever and ever): kate spade does it again

i have to have this. i saw it less than a minute ago and i can tell already i will be dreaming about it, forever. 

{kate spade}

-ashley

the mr. turns 24

the mr. turned 24 the beginning of this month and we celebrated with sushi, rickshaw rides, gelato and a day trip to savannah, ga. i don't have a ton of pics, we decided to just enjoy our day (without worrying about taking a pic of everything we ate and saw). here ya go :)

our first rickshaw experience

please ignore my ridiculous hair

and notice my adorable mr. :)

on the way to GA 

a little paris down south :)

notice the ginormous hydrangea bushes

love them

love him.

the mr. in our favorite square

chatham square

sorry for the iphone pics

his cake before :)

and after!

-ashley