joy.

i love coldplay.
made me so happy to hear this song pop up on grooveshark.
i love chris' voice.
love this song.
love any song with gorgeous piano music.
this is a win-win for ashley.
take a listen.



oh, and guess what?
i got the bug.
the decorating bug that is.


nothing bad to have....but i went a little crazy.
had fun decorating my lovely home the other night.
aren't the holidays just the best?


yeah, i broke my own rule.  i set up my christmas tree before thanksgiving was over.
waddayagonnado?  sue me?

becoming selfless

ok, ok i know that thanksgiving is past and gone, but there is never a need for an excuse to give thanks.

last night i had a visit with some of the guys in my ward from church and we chatted about the Christmas season and how we could better remember Christ during the holiday season.

we talked about getting rid of the commercialism that comes with the hustle and bustle of the season and decided that we should try to do one thing nice for someone else every single day for the month of December.

so, that is my challenge for myself that i am sharing with you.

TRY TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE ELSE TODAY

it doesn't have to be life altering or huge, simply try saying hi to someone who needs a smile today.  try listening to your co-worker with more patience, hold the door for someone who is running late.  be the answer to someone's prayer today.

hope you have the best Tuesday ever my dears!

pay it forward, what will you do for the better today?

fotos de mi vida

* prepping my lesson for Sunday *

* throwback photo - NYC trip Fall 2009 *

* Indian statue in my g-gramma's house *

* my pup snoozin on my lap - she's so lazy *

* the vintage globe my grammy gave to me *

* grandma hands - so sweet to me *

thanksgiving plates

this first plate of thanksgiving feast comes from my dear friend Lindsey over at

My Life Is Wherever I am.

please please please go check out her blog, tell her that Ashley sent ya!

(doesn't her food look yummy! - look at her darling name tag - she MADE those bad boys people.  she is the crafting goddess.  i love her genius!)

this is my thanksgiving plate.  i've wised up in my 23 years on this earth and realize that i need to sample EVERYTHING that the thanksgiving feast has to offer - i try everything.  i didn't even get sick this year!

this photo comes from my dear friend Becca from the blog Derek & Becca Smith

she is so darling - she was worried about the lack of food, but i love the whole 

table layout.  she is a homemaking queen - be jealous!

i couldn't help but show this photo - thanks instagram.  

my sweet nana made these for the table.  aren't they purty?!

thanks Linds and Becca for sending me your photos of your thanksgiving day plates!

if you're interested in being featured on my blog with your thanksgiving plate, it's not too late!

please shoot me an email with your photo you'd like displayed.

send to: ashley.warner88@gmail.com 

hope y'all had a MARVELOUS thanksgiving day!

{sponsor}

hey readers, 
i am still offering sponsorship for a cheap-o deal.
only $3.00 for the month of December.


please please please email me if you're interested in becoming a sponsor for December.
it's a GREAT deal, and....


cheap.
cheap.
cheap.


email: ashley.warner88@gmail.com 

anything.

i would do anything for you.
one of the best songs of THIS WEEK.


i love this song.
i actually am in love with foster the people right now.


what song are you in love with right now?

challenge.

challenge.


your challenge, should you choose to accept will be the following:
take a photo of your thanksgiving plate this thursday.


yup, it's as simple as that.
please take a photo of your big holiday meal.
then i want you to email me a copy and we can have a little 'taste'
for what your thanksgiving holiday was like.

how fun is this?!


please send your turkey day photos to: ashley.warner88@gmail.com 
and i'll post the photos on Monday (Nov. 28) next week.


are you in?!
please say you are!

sponsors

calling all sponsors.

yes, that's right, i am calling for SPONSORS for the month of December.
What a holly jolly month to sponsor me!

are you in?!

for a small fee (ya, SMALL, $4 bucks) you can sponsor my blog and get lots of traffic on YOUR blog!
which is something we all wan't...admit it!
Did you know, on average, my small little blog gets about 200+ hits PER DAY?

If you're looking to get your name out there (blog name) then this might be the perfect month for you to sponsor.

please email me: ashley.warner88@gmail.com for more details and we'll get you signed up.
if you would like to swap sponsorship, we can also work something out for that.

love you lots, dear reader!

-ash

glen coco

i love this quote.

can anyone guess where this is from?

sew much fun

the other night i decided to get crafty.
i wanted to make something fun for my desk at work so i decided to make a garland.

i had fun using the cricket and being creative...kinda.


my favorite part is the circles from the old book that i found thrifting the other day.
so.much.fun.

ugly and sad

"Nordstrom today announced plans to close its University Mall store inOrem, Utah. Originally opened March 29, 2002, the 122,000-square foot store will close to the public at the end of business on February 24, 2012.

The company will continue to operate at three nearby locations: a full-line store at Fashion Place Mall in Murray, Utah; the Sugar House Rack in Salt Lake City; and the Commons at South Towne Rack in Sandy, Utah. In addition, the company will be opening a new Nordstrom store at City Creek Center in Salt Lake City on March 22, 2012."

How sad is this news?
why oh why must the fashion gods punish me this way?
now i'll have to drive an hour to get good shopping in.

blast.

what a way to ruin my fabulous UGLY SWEATER day....

  here we are, all decked out in our ugliest fashions. Booya!

do you have as much fun as we do at work?!

probably NOT

HAPPY FRIDAY ya'll

calling all shop-a-holics

if you're a crafter, then this sale is for YOU!

spread the word - who wouldn't want to buy awesome Christmas gifts

at 90% off!  (I know I'm going....) 

if you're a scrapper, then you know that these are the 4 hottest brands in the industry.

AMERICAN CRAFTS

Pebbles

Crate Paper

Studio Calico

there are so many fun things going into the sale - lots of fun products for everyone so make sure that you get over there.

if you live out of state, send your friends to buy stuff for you!

are you a scrapper? 

crafter?

DYI kinda gal?

what do YOU like to do, my dears?

pink

ummm...i might be obsessed with my new sweatshirt.

yeah, i like it.
so warm and comfy.

Perfect for the 40 degree temps this morning when i had to scrape my windows off

do you have a fave sweater or sweatshirt?!

(ps. it drives me crazy when people say "why does your sweatshirt say PINK when it's purple?!" am i the only Vickie's snob, people?!)

package pals.

package pals.
my pal is the ever-so-lovely Mariaana.
she was so sweet and sent me all these goodies from Norway!
it was so fun opening up this package of fun things.
i especially loved the little moose and i also loved
the hand written notes were so sweet too with the quotes.

i love having a pen pal and i love mariaana's blog - please please please go visit her here
she is so lovely.
such an inspirational lady.
lovely posts.

i seriously love her blog.
ok, you ready to check out her blog?

GO!  :)

happy Wednesday my dears

Hope you have a great Wednesday my dearies!

country gal

sometimes i wish i had a southern drawl.
i wish i could sing like carrie underwood.
i wish i lived in a small town that still had a dirt road.
where life was simple and people were kind.

well, i know that country music may be lame in your opinion, but there are few select songs that i am lovin right now.

crazy girl - eli young band
we owned the night - lady antebellum*
someone else calling you baby - luke bryan
dirt road anthem - jason aldean
i can't make you love me - bonnie raitt
i don't want this night to end - luke bryan*
heart of the world - lady antebellum
who are you when i'm not lookin - blake shelton
god gave me you - blake shelton
somewhere with you - kenny chesney
whatever it is - zac brown band

do any of ya'll wish you were a southern belle?

give thanks.

give thanks.

i love this.
for those of you new to my blog, i am a mormon.
and i am thankful for my religion.
it gives me strength in times of need,
it gives me happiness in times of sorrow,
it gives me peace when i feel turmoil.

i am also thankful for others who are not of my faith.
God is love.
there is so much in this world to be thankful for, and especially at this time of the year during
the thanksgiving holiday, it makes me feel blessed for how fortunate i am.

i decided to start a gratitude journal.
every day i am going to gather my thoughts at the end of the day
and write down the hand of God in my life.

i encourage you to take note of the things you're grateful for each day.
i hope you have a happy and thankful Monday

lots of love,
ash

john and I got back together...
last night actually.

I was driving home from a 12 hour workday and feeling very somber and zombiesque (ya, just made that up) and john came through the speakers.

he always knows how to make me feel better....iloveyou! i love you I LOVE YOUUUUU Johnny babyyyyy

Who makes YOU feel better?!?

at last...

the brother arrived home over the weekend
i'm so happy he's home.
that is all.

dino land

we went on a quick little getaway out to the family cabin

a few weeks back (i am slow posting this)

while we were there, we went to dino land in Vernal, UT.

it was a lot of fun.

the cabin was chilly, but so beautiful.

hunting season had just started so we had to wear our neon orange.

it was a much needed vaca!

where is your favorite "getaway"??

crafts, american style.

i work for a little company called AMERICAN CRAFTS

ever heard of it?

well, anyway, if not, you should go check it out.

http://www.americancrafts.com/

i have moved from the accounting department to the sales floor.

i am now an executive assistant and I LOVE my job.

love it even more than i did the first day i started.

seriously, i am beginning to feel my career goal shifting gears.

i love being in the business world.

it's so much fun.

well, apparently, the 7 am hour got to me this morning, because i

was so excited about henry, my new calculator.

who knew working could be so much fun?!

i'm being serious.

i love love LOVE my job

Day 1 - 30 Day Challenge

The 30 day challenge starts TODAY!!!!
I know some of you have expressed a concern about Thanksgiving and not being able to eat good food, but I want to remind you that you get one FREE DAY a week...so you could use that free day on thanksgiving!!!

Anyone want to join in on the 30 day challenge now?!?

Remember, the more people who join, the bigger the CASH PRIZE at the end!!!

email me if you're interested: ashley.warner88@gmail.com

I've already drank 24 oz. of water this morning....sheesh!! (don't worry, I'm participating but I'm not allowing myself to win the cash money...gotta be fair to my devoted bloggers!)