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!

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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