obsession(s) of the week: holiday party attire

it's been awhile

and i wanted to pop in

say hi

and show you

and whomever (my mr.) may be wondering 

what cute things to add to my Christmas list :)

thanks a vermillion dress

feeling refreshed dress

and of course some glitz to go along with it

some barrettes to let people know what you are thinking

and who could resist

now this is my kind of wrapping

you can't go wrong with lace

i love a good red shoe

and a big ol' bow

cheers

-ashley

under the ......

weather.

the weather that won't make up it's dang mind.

60 sat, 80 today, 70 tomorrow

thus resulting in a very sore throat

and tons' o hot bevs 

and oh yea

i got bangs.

-ashley

this post was made to the sounds of beyonce' singing ego

a little sneak peek

here's a little peek

at the mr. and i's 1 year anniversary photoshoot

huge huge thanks to jeff  janecek and amanda lowers
the duo behind dreampop design & media
located here in charleston
go check them out!
they will make your want your picture taken :)

-ashley

pattern on pattern

lately i've been in to the whole 

mixing of patterns trend

like this jcrew tee

i got (on sale) the other day

with my mr.'s gingham scarf

similar to this one

wanting to try 

mixing patterns in the same shades

{image via}

and....

maybe this throw

with these fun pillows

for fall?

what do ya'll think about mixing as opposed to matching?

-ashley

all over again

falling in love all over again

one year later

i seriously can not believe that we are officially past the 1 year mark!

i don't think i ever thought much about it 

and what it means

and what we have accomplished as a couple

we have lived together

learned (a whole lot) from each other

put up with each other (more him putting up with me)

and loved each other

more & more

every single day

some days it came naturally

and a lot of days we had to work for it

but let me tell you one thing i have learned

the days you have to work for

are the ones you will remember the most

...the come to Jesus meetings...

those days made us "us"

those days taught us what real love is

i am so incredibly blessed to be his wife

and so so so thankful that God placed him here

on this earth

to guide me and care for me

here a few (a lot) of pics from our wedding day

had to throw one with my girls in :)

....and here is a little seek peek of our weekend getaway

to my number one man

thank you babe

love always

ashley

this & that

i know, it's been forever

a combination of no internet

and being super busy

but here are a few things i've been doing

found this beauty

well it wasn't quite that pretty yet

but thank goodness for rustoleam spray paint :)

now it sits nicely next to our sofa

over our nesting tables!

 i should probably add that i bought this at the habitat store

the mr. was with me thank goodness

on our way out i spotted about

30 huge, dead spiders stuck to the bottom

i don't do spiders

that's why i have a wonderful mr.

in that same trip 

by the register they had tons

of old readers digest books

for .10 cents each!

they have beautiful covers

and wonderfully colored bindings

could not pass it up

they are currently in front of my fireplace

not to sure about them being there

but for now it's alright

remember me talking about these?

well awhile back they turned in to these!

with the help of my momma, i am in love with them!

i decided to try making my own cake stands

i've seen it done all over the blog world

and for less than a dollar you can't beat it!

this plate and that candle stick are 

currently attached :)

i haven't painted yet

but when i do i will be sure to post!

-ashley

september

i love september

for many reasons

but from now on the #1 reason will always be

my mr.

we got married last september 

so every september from now on

we will celebrate us :)

it also means crisp mornings

and maybe bringing out some fall attire?

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and for the mr.

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-ashley

weekend

my weekend consisted of

date night

for days they said hurricane irene

would hit charleston

instead she brought us this beautiful sunset

praying intently for those who are

struggling because of her

more time with my handsome mr.

and ending the weekend 

brainstorming lovely things 

for a dear friend's wedding

-ashley

friday i'll be....

...waiting on this girl to roll on by

...with this handsome guy

...wearing these wellies

-ashley

recent steal :)

the mr. and i have put ourselves on a budget

a pretty for real one

so that means

not to many purchases on my end

but when i do 

i make sure to get only 

exactly what i want 

and at a steal :)

example # 1

want:

{prade, $750}

what i got:

{bcbg, originally $118, bought for $29}

can you really even tell the difference? 

-ashley

obsession of the week: hand embroidered necklaces

this happens to be featured on the front page of etsy today

but i was a fan long before! 

thank you etsy

for reminding me!

these lovely little treasures 

are made by

the merriweather council

and can be custom ordered!

take a peek at some of my faves 

the last one would be especially cute with

and a and s :)

happy monday!

-ashley

ladies night and surprise baby shower

this weekend was chock-ful-o-fun

sunday night some of me and my gal pals

got together ate some food 

and played some cards

i am honestly blessed with some of the greatest friends 

around :)

here is what i made

sugar cookie fruit pizza inspired by

kelsey!

on monday nights the mr. and i get together with our

young married couples small group

through our church

usually we are either reading a book and discussing it

or just having good food

and even better fellowship!

but last night we decided to change things up a bit 

and throw a surprise baby shower for 

garrett & lauren

here is a little video of us surprising them

watch hour garret's face stays the same

even when he is surprise :)

happy tuesday

-ashley