baby beyonce

This is an inside joke with the gals I did EFY with a few summers back.
Brit showed this to me and I COULD NOT stop laughing.

I dare you to watch it the entire time.
tell me.
did you laugh as much as I did?

I almost peed my pants!

prison talk 101

you heard me.  it's prison talk 101 with miss ashley.
ok, not really.  I've never been to prison, never been close to being convicted of any serious crimes (speeding does NOT count as a felony...last time I checked)

I have been seen lounging around my home the past few evenings obsessing over prison shows and movies.
About two summers ago I really got into this show:

Prison Break.

this show is very addicting.  I love it completely.

I was addicted to this show and had frequent panic

attacks (true story) because I thought I was being followed or

people around me were doing shady business.

I think this is where my "love" for prison started.  (that sounds so bizarre and wrong to admit)

I have always wanted to see The Shawshank Redemption

I've heard nothing but WONDERFUL things about this show and how moving it is, inspirational, authentic, etc.  Well, I finally decided to put it on my Netflix queue.  It came in the mail the other night and I watched this movie (pay no heed that it's almost a 3 hour movie)

I popped this bad boy into my CLEARPLAY dvd player and away I went

(there was no nudity, profanity, vulgarity, or violence mind you!)

My life benefited from watching this movie.

I cannot do it justice by 'reviewing' it here on my blog.

But let me tell you, it was focused around HOPE and having HOPE in everything.

having HOPE in the goodness of humanity and that things happen for a reason.

I give this movie TWO THUMBS UP

now, watching this movie leads me into my newest OBSESSION

"It Takes A Con To Catch A Con"

is the slogan of the newest show on A&E

I am in love with this show.  It has great stories and fantastic characters.
If you enjoyed Prison Break, you will LOVE BREAKOUT KINGS

It's as simple as that.

Oh, and guess what?

remember this guy (from Prison Break)

he's a guest star on the show.

I'm not even gonna tell you what the dealio is, but once a bad guy, always a bad guy.

You'll just have to hulu this show or something. 

It's THAT GOOD

50's nostalgia

i love these songs.
they make me want to just live in the 50's in a high waist skirt wearing pearls and slow dancing with a handsome fella.

nostalgic.  i wish i lived as a teenager during the time period of these songs.
how simple and sweet life was then.  i love soul music, r&b, jazz, blues...you name it.
music was excellent then.

day 6 - 30 day challenge

day 6 - someone you'd like to trade places with for the day

I would love to trade places with John Mayer.  Yes, that is him behind T & I at the concert just this past fall.

I love him.
I wish I could play the guitar like him, but I only play chords as of now.
I wish I could understand how he writes such magical songs.
I love John.
He is ever-so-lovely

etsy shoppe giveaway

Are you an etsy fan?!
Really, are you?

If you are, I am asking for some assistance on promoting my little etsy shoppe.
Can you help me, please?  Pretty, pretty, pretty please?!
 In order to get the word spread about my shoppe, I am offering a giveaway!
 Yes, you heard me right my little dears.  I am hosting a giveaway.
 Just in time for spring. 


Here's what you'll be winning: a $15 target gift card along with a Crate Paper 6x6 pad of your choice (from the etsy shoppe)

Here's the deal.

You can have up to 4 entries.

1 - Post a comment about your favorite thing about spring

2 - Become a follower of this blog

3 - Blog about my etsy shoppe LA VIDA MIA and comment with the link

4 - Tell me what item you like most in my etsy shoppe

Hurry, and get blogging, commenting, following, and looking at the store.

You have until April 16th to enter   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  Winner will be announced Monday April 18th

famous papa

My dad is FAMOUS (in the YouTube world, of course)

His company, Content Watch, was featured here:



How cool is that?!

day 5 - 30 day challenge

day 5 - a picture of your favorite memory

This was taken at Homecoming our senior year

So many good memories of senior year

I just love this picture of all us gals

If you can't tell, it was FREEZING that night

brrr

chips ahoy!

this commercial is hilarious.  makes me want to go buy a whole pack of cookies for lunch.
mmm

the added bonus is the song "Don't You Want Me Baby" 




this is a grand version (Glee cast)



Human League - the ORIGINAL  (my fave**)

day 4 - 30 day challenge

day 4: picture of a night you'll remember

I will NEVER forget this night.  It was the first time I introduced TaeCee to the grotes (yes, grote is a very special word)

We went up the canyon and had a 'double-date-ish-type-thing'

No one could start the fire, so M&T went down to the store to buy some

lighter fluid.

Luckily, Nate and I built a roaring fire before they got back.

We had to.

To prove our wilderness skills.

We fed the mice sour cream and cheddar chips.

We ate lots of hot dogs with spicy mustard.

We drank lots of creme soda.

Then we went to the hospital and ate at the West Cafe

(they seriously have THEEEEEEEE best ice cream ever)

Then we laughed and scared people.  It was a fun night!

Love these friends