wednesday love

happy wednesday! one of my faaav days of the week!

loving.. >> adventures to wine country. for james' birthday on sunday, we drove over the golden gate bridge & spent the afternoon in sonoma- enjoying the weather & some wine together. we also joined their 'wine club' and I looooove that it gives us an excuse to visit more frequently! 

loving.. >> morning family walks. james & I have started a tradition-- starbucks & our weekend walks with lola. and how much does this picture melt your heart?? she's patiently waiting for her momma. my sweet lolabear. 

loving.. >> the humor behind this site. because we all ask that those questions... (while having google accessible) James loves to frequently send me this link. oops!

loving.. >> little things that make my heart smile. 

1. thought gift from a friend who knows I blog (who also gave lola some new soft toys and james a new jcrew shirt & some franzia (inside joke)) 

2. single roses from valentine's day on my nightstand 

loving.. >> red velvet cake. 

because-- finishing an entire cake this size (thank you costco), with hawaii 92 days (eeeek! yay!) away-  is exactly what I should not* be doing. 

loving.. >> technology. if you follow me on twitter-- you would of seen my declaration of love for this app/website. hello- never carrying quarters. paybyphone meters- you.are.amazing.

since it's polite to ask-- what are you loving???

oxx 

ashley

bravo, ashley

It's always funny when someone says:
< 'so and so looks like you.....'
< 'I saw someone and I thought it was you!...'
or < 'you look just like......'

and normally you're flattered or just, offended.

this time, I was speechless. this girl did actually look like me (minus the ugly shirt, of course)
one of my girlfriends, Aly sent me a picture of a girl she saw on TV while watching Millionaire Matchmaker...

ya, that is not me...

and well-- I'll let her tell you the the story.


oxx & look alikes
ashley

wednesday

happy wednesday! --hope you all had a lovely day of love yesterday.
and today-- i'm loving....

loving-- I fiiiiinally got my erin condrin planner! excited to start using this bad boy.

loving-- pretty white flowers that I got from my love. white roses are my fav!

loving-- pinterest food finds (follow me!) here are some appetizers I'm going to make for james' birthday celebration this weekend! I've been having so much fun trying new recipes/tricks (even when they don't turn out exactly)

loving-- san francisco. the weather has been fantastic. people have been amazing and city life- well it's pretty awesome. it has been 7 months since I moved to SF and I can't say enough great things! I am so happy to call san francisco home!

...tonight we're heading over to a friend's house for 'game night'. girls vs. boys.
and I'm trying to get back to a consistent blogging schedule! 



oxx
ashley

so what

Lack of creativity-- and I love these (win/win)

-Haven't blogged in 6 days-- at least it's not seventeen (for some reason typing double digit numbers doesn't make it seem as long). 
-I finished off the carrot cake (for breakfast)-- Only 'leftovers' I reeeally like. And that I even had carrot cake for breakfast- uh, they serve it at Starbucks.
-Love that I have days where I can wear my hair in a topknot and scrubs to work.
-The rain and cold morning made it easier to hit snooze this morning and was part of the reason I decided to not run this morning (blogging instead, good trade off)
-Love concierge. I have been calling the concierge at the hotels I hope we're staying at in Hawaii to plan our activities and get all the details figured out. They're a wealth of information!
-I don't feel like going anywhere or doing anything for the Super Bowl-- specifically because I don't wanna be tempted to eat wings, pizza, fries and drink beer. It's acceptable to eat salads and have a glass of wine for the SB behind closed doors.
-Finally got my watch and now I also want gold/rose gold one! Soooo cute.

oxx & finding creativity
ashley

ornament swap

Want to share my goodies from the blogger ornament swap! 

I was paired up with Jessica from A Day in the Life of the Crimella's! (say 'hi Jessica!')

Since our Christmas tree isn't here yet-- it gets delivered on Friday (more deets on that once we get it up and decorated) Jessica's ornaments are finding a home on our bookshelf with our stockings!

1. felt christmas tree
2. soft owl ornament (Jessica loves owls!)
3. green felt tree (what she included on her holiday packages-so thoughtful! -and now Lola gets a little ornament too!)

Loved being part of this swap & like Jessica said-- I'll remember her every Christmas! (I can't decide which is my fav-- so cute!)
Thank you sooo much Jessica!! :):)

oxx & getting into the holiday spirit
ashley

glitz & glam

So excited for my 1st 'blogger swap'! I was paired with Lindsay over at Undomestic Chica. 

There's just something about getting mail-- and it's even better when it's presents! Surprises are my faaaav and I adore what Lindsay got me! 

teal infinity scarf (I see them everywhere), glitz wallet (used as a clutch for my first holiday party of the season) and Andes (already gone-- seriously love peppermint! -yumyum!)

Loves it-- Thank you so much Lindsay!!! :)

oxx & swapping

ashley ;)

top 2 things I've learned about blogging

My title should be, 'top 2 things I am still figuring out about blogging' and it's even funnier because today is actually Wednesday.. but hey, I'm a first timer! :)

1. It's hard. Putting together all your thoughts and then putting into a post. There is so much I want to blog about and I am having a difficult time narrowing down my thoughts. So please bear with me! :)

2. So many blogs. I am finding more and more and more blogs that I want to follow. It is hard to keep track of them all and at the end of the day I wondering if I've gotten to all my favorites?!