{selfish necessities} + {giveaway winner}

can i be selfish for just a mo?

by the way mo=moment in my lingo

i bought myself the HOTTEST black boots today off of ebay.  yes, ebay.
what a heaven send!

thanks for letting me be selfish.
afterall, I did NEED the boots.
like desperately NEEDED THEM!

oh and the winner of the My Fair Ladee earring giveaway:  {e.day}


send me an email: ashley.warner88@gmail.com
to claim your prize, and give me your mailing address

CONGRATS again e.day

stay tuned for another {giveaway}

last call for the {earring giveaway}

this is just a friendly reminder that the yellow-rose earring giveaway ends tomorrow (Monday)
so get yourself entered.

These little babies are almost TOO cute to send off to someone...but I'll sacrifice :)

(sorry for the poor photo quality...took this with my phone)

at last

this is one of my most favorite {love} songs.
isn't it just the perfect combo of romance and sass.
it defines what {love} can do
its great.

that is all.



what's your favorite {love} song?

I was bored this afternoon...so I made this little photo from one of my favorite Mama's and the Papa's songs..."Dream a Little Dream of Me"

hope everyone has had a lovely weekend!

calling all {blog}stalkers

yes. if you are reading this post, you're considered a 'stalker'

we are all guilty of checking up on lost friends, spying on unknown people, checking others tweets, looking at random peoples facebook photo albums...come on, you've gotta admit you've done that before!

I am curious to see how BRAVE my blog stalkers are.

Yup, this means you gotta fess up and tell me who you are!


for this very reason, i am going to do a GIVEAWAY!

Some lucky reader will win these pretty little earrings.

Aren't they just so darling?! 

you can have up to THREE entries.
1) become a follower (or if you already are a follower, tell me)
2) blog about these cute earrings and giveaway
3) leave me a comment and tell me what your favorite "feel-good" song is!

best of luck to all ya'll stalkers......

last day to enter is Monday, November 29th

tag, you're it!

Four Shows I Watch:

1 - Criminal Minds
2 - Glee (guilty!)
3 - Law and Order: SVU
4 - The First 48

Four Things I'm Passionate About:

1 - Life

2 - My religion

3 - Family

4 - Making a better me

Four Phrases I Say A Lot:
1 - Rumpster
2 - hello kitty
3 - rump shaker
4 - yowzah

Four Things I've Learned from the Past:

1 - Always be on your guard

2 - make each day acceptable

3 - always start your day with a prayer

4 - be on time. always. no matter what.

Four Places I Would Like to Go:
1 - Backpacking through Europe
2 - China
3 - Brazil
4 - Fiji/Tahiti/Bali

Four Things I Did Yesterday:

1 - slept

2 - church

3 - slept

4 - ate cake

Four Things I'm Looking Forward to:
1 - finishing my internship
2 - future love
3 - marriage
4 - starting hygiene school

Four Things I Love About Winter:
1 - sweater weather

2 - the snow on the ground

3 - all kinds of holiday treats

4 - christmas musi

Four Things on My Wish List:
1 - new brown boots
2 - a new catalyic converter (for my car)
3 - free music for life on iTunes
4 - good health

Four People I Tag:

1 - e.day

2 - jess b.

3 - sam (young people in love)

4 - ashley s.
5 - estee s.
6 - allie a.
7 - courtney p.


(take that, I tagged more than 4!)

feel good Monday

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

Let It Be - The Beatles

Holiday - Madonna

Photograph - Def Leppard

Our Kind Of Love - Lady Antebellum

Groove Is In the Heart - Dee Lite

Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart - Alicia Keys

Body Language - Jesse McCartney

These are some of my fave feel good songs...what are some of yours?!

the restoration: the gospel of jesus christ of latter-day saints

I love this video.  The message of the restoration is powerful.

I am so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life.

What a tremendous blessing it is to know the truth.

Happy Sunday, my dear blog friends.

pneumonia

pneu·mo·nia

   [noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, nyoo-]  Show IPA

–noun Pathology .

1.

inflammation of the lungs with congestion.

2.

Also called lobar pneumonia. an acute disease of the lungs,caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae  andcharacterized by fever, a cough with blood-tinged phlegm,and difficult breathing.

What an exciting time of life for me! :)
I've been sick for three weeks now, going on four and my doctor finally decided on Thursday that I have pneumonia.

PNEUMONIA?!

What the heck! This all started out with a supposed infection which I was treated for.

I didn't get better.  I actually got WORSE.  No voice, sore throat, fever...you get the idea!

Anyway, I am hoping to start feeling better....

Why?  because, my family is going back east for Thanksgiving, and I really want to be better for the trip!  

Here's to better health this week!  

Is it me, or does it seem like everyone is sick?!

giving thanks

well I am apparently behind the times....

everyone it seems is following a common theme this month of 'thanks'

i thought i would take the time and get caught up to this 21st day of november.

I am thankful for:

1) my family
2) my Savior
3) the gospel in my life
4) the atonement of Jesus Christ
5) my health
6) LDS temples
7) water
8) my warm house
9) great friends
10) LDS missionaries (my awesome brother is serving a 2 year mission in LITHUANIA currently)
11) delish food
12) Target
13) Curel lotion
14) soap
15) washing machine/dishwasher
16) My education
17) my wonderful parents
18) grandparents
19) my car
20) my jobs (real job and internship)
21) my iPod

there you have it.  these are a few of my favorite things :)

ode to golds gym

gold's gym SUCKS.

the end.

What?  You were expecting something fantastic about Golds Gym?

Pshhh, yeah right!

I no longer consider myself a happy golds gym client.

today I received a letter in the mail from none other than Golds Gym.
The letter was dated 11-15-2010 (today is 11-17-2010)
The letter stated that I owed $75.00 in a delinquent fee...I had NO IDEA my account had become delinquent!  My card on file had expired and no one bothered to tell me that they were needing money.
When I called today to give them my card info to resolve this issue, they came on the line and said,

 "Sorry Miss, we've attempted to call 4 times, 

but each time we've tried to call we can't get the line to ring." 

So...is that MY problem that you can't get your phone to ring?!  NO!  

I've never had problems with my cell phone not ringing. EVER.  So I asked him why they hadn't sent me a letter earlier.   I was FURIOUS at this point.  (poor guy on the phone)

The guy then proceeds to tell me that my amount due is $95.00.  WHAT!!!!!!!!!!
How could my account jump $20 in the past two days?!  I was furious.  He had NO ANSWERS for me.


Well, in my anger and fury I decided to write a little letter to corporate telling them how I really feel about them. They're a bunch of JACKWAGONS over there!


 I am anxiously awaiting what they have to say about this issue....this isn't the last they've heard from me.
I filed a report with the BBB against them.

word to the wise: DO NOT get a Golds Gym pass.

some bunny loves me...

yes, folks.
i did something BOLD this afternoon.
i bought this darling bunny pullover.

isn't it cute?  i thought so....that's why I bought it.
it is so super comfy, plus its kinda funky.

hence, why i bought it.  i needed something fresh in my closet.

i love it.

what do you think?

is it kooky? crazy? ugly? dumb? gorgy? fabo?

fabulous

I fell in love with these today.

aren't they purdy? 

maybe santa will bring them to me...

maybe?

if not, i will buy them for myself...and hopefully they'll be on sale by that time.

nuff said.

Happy Friday

This is going to be on my Christmas wish-list

Or perhaps I'll just buy it for myself.... 

Happy Pre-Holidays

baby Allan

this is so ash & I

baby boy cupcakes

allie & the food set-up

cute baby allan outfit

high school friends

leezanna, ash s., allie, and I

don't worry, I look horrible here

cuteeeee baby banner I made out of

the Little Sprout paper from crate paper

the delish foodies

Allie is having a baby in a couple of months so Ash decided to throw her a baby shower and I asked if I could help!  this is what the turn out was (thanks ash for the photos!)

We had yummy yummy food.  I love making cupcakes so how appropriate that we had baby cupcakes for the baby boy!  We also had broccoli & cheese soup, spinach salad, fruit, rolls/croissants, and creme puffs

overall, this was a FUN shower (even though I was hacking the entire night...sorry everyone)

Congrats to Jeff and Allie on their baby boy

I am so excited for them, and I am excited to meet the little peanut when he is born!



giving thanks

The BYU ward came over last night for Family Home Evening and this is what happened:

We had a thought by my awesome dad, then we had this activity which has become a family tradition.  We write down on a poster board what we are thankful for!

There were some funny moments.  Travis kept repeating what everyone else was thankful for, so he came up with my favorite response ever: "white meat"

As seen above, you can see that people were pretty creative.....

JM

ohhhh la la

he looks so handsome

"John Mayer is hotter than ever" -Mommacita Warner

I couldn't agree more.

I love John.

Wish he were here in Utah. 

Wish he was my boyfrenn.

But, I can just admire from afar.

sick of being sick

If anyone has made contact with me in the past week, you'll know this:

I'm SICK.

Under the weather.

Ill.

Sicker than a dog.

You get the point.  I've been sick for a little over a week now and to be quite frank, I am SICK of it.
I hate the chills, I despise the new voice I've been given due to sore throat and coughing, and most of all, I HATE not being able to work, hang out with friends, workout, etc.

So, here's to a better week...I'm on the mend!  (and I'm kinda missing my short hair...pfff)

inspiration from Elder Ballard

so I'm still really ill, but I had the chance to go to the CES FIRESIDE with Elder Ballard last night.

This talk was AMAZINGGGGG!

No matter what religion you are, I truly think you can find some inspiration to be a better person from Elder M. Russell Ballard

Happy Sunday my dear bloggers!

to watch click here:  http://lds.org/video/ces/index.html?lang=english

day 5 of 'thanks'

I am thankful for these 5 people:

Dad

Mom

Allen

Andrew

Allie

I am so blessed with a wonderful family.  My dad is my example.  My mom is my best friend.  Allen is my hero.  Andrew is my favorite bud.  Allie is the one I joke with.

I love my family and I am so THANKFUL that they are mine for this earthly life, but also for ETERNITY!

Love them so much.



Young Single Adult Gems

"As you learn to control your thoughts, you can overcome habits, even degrading personal habits.  You can gain courage, conquer fear, and have a happy life"

-Boyd K. Packer

To read Elder Packer's full talk, click here

{hello}

Lionel Richie - Hello (the ORIGINAL)

Glee Cast - Hello (remake)

Which one do you like?  I have a newfound obsession with the Glee Cast's covers of popular songs.

I know its a guilty pleasure, but I love the music!

stopping by woods on a snowy evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village, though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

by: Robert Frost



exercise mania

I've deemed November as EXERCISE MANIA MONTH.

partially because I've been eating one too many sugar cookies...and not enough veggies.
So I decided that I am going to be better at exercising this month.

Who wants to join me?
Here's my progress thus far:

Novemeber 1st - 35 minutes on the elliptical.

November 2nd - sore throat, fever, chills...so I don't think I'll make it to the gym.

But you get the jist.

I thought putting my goals out for the world to see would be a great motivator!

So....here goes NOTHING!