nye 2011

just cause we love to dress up and take photos of ourselves.
we had a fun NYE.
we went up to SLC with some friends and hung out around the U of U campus (yeah, we broke the cardinal rule of hanging out with our rival....)


we then drove home on the exact speed limit because the po-po was out and about.
i think i counted 8 cops on the WAY up to SLC and about the same amount on the way home.
it was crazy.


but we didn't get killed by a drunk driver.
we didn't 
we did have a blast.
we did do a late night run to del taco.
we did come home and watch glee.
we did talk about the men in our lives.
we did talk about our 2012 goals.
we did laugh our heads off.
we did sing along to kenny loggins (danny's song)


i love this gal (t-milla) and i love NYE.
we had a blast.


NYE was so fun my dears.
what did you do for NYE?

i'm on fire.

listen to these.

which one do you think is the better version?

i love this song.

it's so simple.

bruce vs. john

the battle is on.

also, it's time to announce the winner of the homemade garland.

gina said...


I found your blog tonight, so happy I did!!! Hmmm favorite Christmas dessert....I think Mudpie! Love your blog!


gina, please email me (ashley.warner88@gmail.com) to claim the garland.

thanks to everyone who entered.
here are the ATA announcements for the week(end):

1 - be sure to look for a new giveaway announced early next week.
2 - there are 4 more sponsor slots available!  (it's FREE people!)
3 - it's a holiday weekend - HAVE FUN
4 - i expect a full report of what you're doing for NYE.....

(image via pinterest)

What are your plans for New Years Eve?!

are you big into traditions?

do you have partie(s) to go to?

do you like to drink a little bubbly?

do you have a NYE outfit planned?!

do you plan on getting a NYE kiss?

come on, this is the safe circle here - you can tell me. 



remember?

remember when i was hosting a giveaway for the homemade paper garland?

ya, i rock and totally forgot about it.

find it here

if you'd like to still enter, you have until Friday of this week to do so.
leave a comment here

to enter: you must be a follower of All Things Ashley

and leave me a comment telling me what your favorite holiday dessert is

* extra entries *

1 - blog about the giveaway

2 - facebook about the giveaway

pretty simple my dears

race2bfit

i have an announcement to make.

i'm running a half marathon.

164 days from today.

oh ya, i also started a fitness blog.

wanna read what i've done thus far?

check it out here

oh and, look how pretty my new saucony shoes are.

pure delight.

free sponsorship.

hello dearest All Things Ashley readers.
i hope you had a delightful Christmas holiday and are enjoying getting back into the swing of things.
i go back to work Tuesday morning and i am actually really excited!
it's so nice to be lazy and have time to be with family, but i also love my schedule of working.

but that's beside the point.

i am here to announce that i am offering FREE SPONSORSHIP during the month of January.
what a fun and fabulous way to kick off the new year, right?

how it works:

1 - email me: ashley.warner88@gmail.com to reserve your spot
2 - i need a button from you to post on the sidebar
3 - i need these by Friday of this week

so, you have 3 days people.
3 days.
it's free. easy. convenient.
and you'll be getting a lot of traffic from the devoted and lovely ATA readers.

what do you have to lose? 
nothing.
shoot me an email now (ashley.warner88@gmail.com)

happy {early} new year.
from me to you.

words to live by.

(images courtesy of lyrics2liveby.com)

don't you just love the power of music?

i sure do.

p-a-r-t. Y? because i gotta.

ten points to griffindor to whomever knows where the title for this post comes from.

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yup, if you guessed The Mask, you're correcto.
i just love christmas parties, don't you?
my company had their christmas party last week.
it was such a blast.


it was the first i've ever gone to.  and i must say, it was so much fun.
basically, we have dinner and then one of the owner's of our company stands in front of everyone and "hosts" the AC version of "let's make a deal".


i think i got the best deal of the night...i won a NOOK.
i was so excited!


most of all, i had a blast chatting with the friends at my table.
laughing.
eating mediocre food.
and most of all, enjoying the free gifts.


hooray for christmas parties.

my girls

the nook i won

 hey, i wasn't ready!

much better

the gals

guest post: made out of real things.

I love having guests on All Things Ashley and today's guest is one of the prettiest gals i know.

nicole and i have been friends for years for something like 7+ years now...

anyway, this girl is so inspiration.

she is sweet, smart, pretty, outgoing, has a huge heart, and is mega talented.

her blog is darling, made out of real things.

check nicole out here.

before you go pay her a visit, read all about here below.

* * *

Hey everyone!  I am so glad that Ashley asked me to do a guest post!  I love meeting new people and making new friends. My name is Nicole Cook and I am the author of the blog Made Out of Real Things. I will be 23 in April, and was born and raised in Orem, Utah. I still live at home with my parents until August when I will be getting married to the love of my life, JJ! 

Me & JJ

After graduating high school I was so eager to sign up to attend Paul Mitchell the School in Provo, Utah. I was only 12 years old when I decided I wanted to do hair! While in hair school, I had the opportunity to work with some really incredible people and I was able to participate in some really neat events. In January 2009, I was hand-selected out of every student to do hair & makeup on celebrities at the Sundance Film Festival. Don’t worry, I have a picture below to prove it! 

Danielle Fishel - "Topanga" of Boy Meets World

I kind of assumed that once I was out of school and received my cosemtology license, it would be super easy to find a good job, make a lot of money, and succeed at the highest end of the industry. I didn’t realize then how hard it would actually be. It’s not easy to build a clientele and regardless of how close someone is to you or not, they always want a deal. I really struggled and in order to get back on my toes I have been working a full time desk job since. I hope to gain a larger clientele this next year and get back in a salon. In all of that time though, I started my blog.

Made Out of Real Things was originally designed to just be my portfolio then it turned into much more than that. It’s now a hair, beauty, makeup, and even fashion blog  that has tips, tutorials, giveaways, and all sorts of fun things going on over there. You all should join in because I love making new friends and getting to know all of you fellow bloggers!

 www.madeoutofrealthings.blogspot.com

&  If you are in the area this is for you - 

www.nicoledoeshair.blogspot.com (portfolio)

Xo. Nicole

my weekend.

my weekend.

consisted of:

- sleeping in until 12 (noon)

- McDonald's peppermint hot cocoa

- making snowglobes

- a visit to SLC to watch Music and the Spoken word

- admiring christmas lights

- reading wuthering heights on my nook

- finishing up my christmas shopping

- lunch date with the brother at el azteca

- wrapping christmas gifts

- listening to led zeppelin all weekend long

t'was a good weekend.

how was your weekend?