guest post & giveaway.

do you remember this necklace?
well, i had such a great response for it that i've decided to give this away.

but you must enter over here at Alyx's blog.

go on over and visit her.
and spread the love (errr, hope)

happy friday.

friends.

sometimes ash & i frighten each other at how alike we are.

we went to dinner over the weekend and showed up wearing the same shirt.

coincidence? yes.

sisters separated at birth? maybe

i love these girls.  we went to the jazz game for a birthday.

we have the best of times.

we dine on thai food together. best.

we wear matching color schemes sometimes.

we pretend we're taller than each other (linds. love you. yowzah)

sometimes we do each others makeup and go out on the town.

and we giggle and take a gazillion photos of ourselves.

i love my friends.

i am so thankful for them today.

what are you thankful for today?

guest blogger.

hey y'all. guess what?
the ever-so-lovely Alyx has featured me over at her blog today.


go check it out here.
(and don't laugh that i kinda stink at guest blogging)




peace&blessins.
peace&blessins y'all.

giveaway winners

hello dearest readers.
i have quite a few winners (3 to be exact) to announce for the giveaway.

the winner of the frame: aleks of "aleks handmade"

the winner of the love banner: Jessia Renee of "you are my color"

the winner of the 4x6 print: Krystal from "Krystal's Kitsch"

congrats to all the lovely ladies who won!

(ashley.warner88@gmail.com)

please shoot me an email and we'll get your prizes shipped out to you asap!

schweet jams.

ok, sometimes i listen to weirdo tunes.
but the roomie and i were rollin home the other night and heard these songs, and i'm in LOVE.



Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite



Called Out In the Dark - Snow Patrol



**Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
**favorite right now**





Take Care - Drake ft. Rihanna


what are your favorite jams right now?

you know me, i LOVE music.
any suggestions?!

life is good.

"And, finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and to be a father of many nations, a prince of peace, and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers."

- Abraham 1:2

i read this scripture this weekend and it brought peace to my heart.
God is good y'all.
God is love.

and that makes me so happy.

hope you have the best monday ever.

life is good.
(thanks momma for the cute "life is good" frame!)

(photo: iPhone)

calling for help.

calling all readers of All Things Ashley.

my brother, Allen, is planning on going to Uganda this summer as a volunteer.

he is going to be traveling there to serve the children in need.

he is going through Help-International.

 

it's a non-profit organization that helps enable people to overcome poverty within their country.

my brother, Allen, is needing to raise money to cover his personal costs to travel over there.  the cost covers his costs as well as donating to the people of Uganda. 

 

i am asking for help from those readers who are able to donate any small amount (hey, i donated today! woo hoo)

if you're willing and able to help support a worthy cause, you're welcome to.

Allen would appreciate all the help he can get.  His blog is called Allen Goes to Africa

i have a donation tab right under my 'followers' button and you can go donate directly via PayPal. 

come help support the cause - uganda all the way!

warwick.

an oldie, but a goodie.
don't you love it?

garbage dump

dear journal,


i feel like a garbage dump tonight.
really, i do.
and i am not ok with this.


i love to travel, but i hate the 'hangover' that accompanies all the traveling.
jet lag. (no bueno)
eating out (no bueno)
lack of exercise (no bueno)
loss of sleep (no bueno)


you get the point.  
i returned from a week-long trip and i am pooped.
i am taking a 3 day weekend because i feel exhausted.
i feel like there's so much to catch up on, ya know?


but i also love the feeling of coming 'home'
to the place where i belong and feel happiest.
there's something about the smell of my car.
feeling the happiness from roommates as i'm greeted home.
sleeping on my own couch.
walking around my own house with my shoes off (i hate hotel rooms...yuck)


so, this journal entry is pretty much pointless i realized.
i am just going off about how tired i am and complaining.
but sometimes, i have to vent and let it all out...so i can get back to my normal happy-self.
(at least i think i'm a happy person...haha - jokes on me)


in happier news...it's the weekend tomorrow and i am ready to relax with the ladies.


(and some gents maybe...but don't get me started on that.  i feel like my love life has come to a sudden halt and i have no motivation to put myself out there right now...eeek.)


i was supposed to do something with this cutie (i've coined that phrase btw - if you spend a day with me, cutie will become the foundation of your vocab) but he is terrible at getting back with me, i've been out of town, and i don't want to make the first move here.


blasted dating.
when will the madness end?


well, it's 'late' and i have a busy day ahead...
gym, getting a massage, sleeping in, laundry...i might barely make it out with my life tomorrow.  yowzah.


love always,


ashley

photo a day

since some of my blog peeps don't follow me on instagram (and you totally should...) I'm participating in the February Photo A Day Challenge.

Day1 - your view
Day 2 - words