detour

shirt: target, jeans: forever21, sandals: nordstrom rack, bracelet: beau-alexis boutique, sunglasses: urban outfitters, rings: etsy, forever21, vintage

m played hooky from work today (shhhh), so we got to spend the day together. we woke up super early, and started the day off right with some yummy new york deli for breakfast. afterwards we did a little shopping to pick up a few things, and he was so patient with me, even when i took forever. sometimes he can be so sweet, and today was definitely one of those days. on the way home, we took a little detour. here we hiked a little (yes, me in sandals), laughed a lot, and loved a lot.

best tuesday ever.

love,
ashley

happiness

10 things that make me smile:

1. the way michael plays with my ring on my finger

2. drinking out of my new mug, while talking to my best friend and pinning

3. new clothes! 

4. finding deals at target

5. a beautiful sunset

6. a new shower head (i'm glad m is so handy and installed it for me)

7. trying out so many new wines! i'm not typically a red wine kind of gal, but i enjoyed this sweet symphony red wine

8. m picking disneyland over the shooting range

9. a new magazine

10. it's official! i finally got a lab coat with my name on it 

love,

ashley

as a youngin'

even when i was a little girl, i loved taking pictures. how ridiculous are these. they crack me up because A: i still make the same faces, B: i have the same bangs, and C: i'm posing on a car for goodness sake. 

circa 1992, age 3

oh this face

the scrunchy nose continues

the hand on the face pose

the more refined pose

and this beaut

variation of the pose ( but not on a car) and bangs 

bahahahaha

some things never change

love,

ashley

lovely lovely lovely

 shirt, skirt & belt: forever21, boots: target, bracelet: beau-alexis boutique, necklace: disneyland

i love how lovely the weather has been lately. this means i can finally pull out all my warm weather clothes, like this rust paperbag skirt! i've kinda been going crazy recently and buying like a million dresses, shorts, skirts, and tanks. i should probably pack away all my winter clothes so i have more room in my closet. what would be even more convenient is if i had a whole room just for my wardrobe! i need to get me one of those. that and a maid. 

love,

ashley

disneyland

here are some pictures from our latest trip to disneyland:

love,

ashley

goodbye weekend

blazer: forever2, jeans: american eagle, shirt, shoes & belt: target, bracelet, bracelet: beau-alexis boutique, rings: forever21 and vintage

this weekend was pretty relaxing, and not filled up with plans (although we did go to disneyland today), which i must admit was pretty nice. there was no schedule or time to keep up with. saturday we grabbed some late night dessert at yogurtland, and watched ides of march sunday night with some ice cream, brownies, and wine. michael had the day off from work today, so we decided to go to disneyland since we have annual passes now (there will be post following about the trip). it was just a good, lovely weekend that went by too fast. 

love,

ashley

p.s.

this is my natural hair color, and too be honest, i'm getting kind of bored with it. so here's the dilemma. i want something new and exciting, but i kinda don't want to dye it. any suggestions on what to do? 

happiness

10 things that make me smile:

1. i rather enjoyed baking for valentine's day- i think i'll do it more often
2. survivor started this week! so i had to wear the buff while watching the premiere
3. m cooking us some delish steaks and baked potatoes for our valentine's dinner
4. finally using my starbucks tumbler and i love it
5. getting 2 save-the-dates in the mail from dear friends
6. my grandma and i raiding the valentine's day clearance section at target
7. the adorable, lovey cups at starbucks
8. receiving my package from forever21(love online shopping!)
9. sweet little notes inside dove chocolates
10. how fast this week is going by!


love,
ashley