Kissing My 20's Good Bye : I did it!

Hey!

Good Morning!

How is everyone doing today?

I am so excited to share this with you!

I saw this and always said to myself that when I turned 30 I was going to do this myself. 

Well I did!

Ladies and Gentlemen...

I did an Adult Cake Smash!

Happy 30th Birthday to myself!

Now this wasn't your typical Adult Cake Smash... I let the Fur Babies join in on the fun as well!

Plus, I didn't get as messy as I should have... I mean eww...

That's when I thought," What have I gotten myself into?"

It was such a fun experience! 

Just to be silly for a moment and enjoy life!

I'm sure people are going to look at these pictures and be like why? 

Honestly, I didn't want to tell anyone I was doing them just for that reason but afterwards well... yeah I did it. 

You have to have fun in life and this was so much fun and I mean we did get our family picture taken but the Fur babies and I had a blast eating cake!

I am so Thankful that our family friend Sarah was able to make this dream come true for me!

Doing this helped me get over the meltdown of turning 30!

It's really just a number and I should be grateful I am still alive to be silly!

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Let me know what you think?

Would You do a cake smash?

We also took some Family pictures as well and They were so good I had to share them with you as well! 

 Of course, I had to get her to take our pictures in our Redskin Jerseys! 

Think someone found out he's not really the Favorite......


Hope you enjoyed all of the pictures!

If you would like to see more of Sarah's work she has a website : Sarah Elizabeth Photography

She definitely doesn't disappoint and honestly I don't think I have ever taken pictures and loved every single one of them but with her I have!

Thank you for checking out my post!

Hope you have an awesome day!

<3 Ashley

Preparing for the little one.....

Hello!

Good morning!

I am squirming in my seat...

Watching the clock....

Today is the day.... I get to go pick up our little Boston Terrier Puppy!

I have so many emotions running through me...

I'm so EXCITED and yet very NERVOUS!!

Will Audrey like her brother?

Will Audrey still like me?

Will he love his home?

Do I have everything he needs?

You would think since I have Audrey I would be good right?

AHHHH!!

Wrong!

He needs his own stuff too!

Puppy Stuff!

You know like his own Redskins Jersey! 

Yes.... He is already ready for football.... I mean the draft is right around the corner....

Here's a new Puppy Check list!

Crate

Crate training is one of the best options for pups. It keeps them safe during the day from getting into things unsupervised while you are out and about. Helps give you a little piece of mind. Plus if you have to take them to a kennel, vet, or groomer where they will be locked up they won't feel as scared being in the crate because that's a sort of home comfort for them.  Also helps with potty training as well... 

Bowls

Smaller bowls to start out with since they aren't as tall as you think...

Food

Puppy food helps them get all the nutrients and weight gain they need to be healthy and beautiful Best friends for life!

Collar

Helps others know he has a home and not look so nakey...

Tag

Tag.. let's people know where that home is. Also helps you hear where they are too. Win Win!

Harness

I love a harness more then the collar. gives you more control while walking them and doesn't allow you to choke them.

Leash

Of course I did have plenty of these. You know for all the matching and such. He will be using the superhero leash more then any!

Toys

This is one of the hardest and yet most addicting thing of this list! Puppy chews...balls...ropes... and had to keep in mind Audrey "The destroyer"

94 cents toys from Walmart are the best!

Blankets

I was told no more blankets in the house since i'm a blanket freak well.... I got him a marvel blanket and a Boston Terrier blanket! 

He has to have new blankets of his scent to go home with.... DUH!

Lastly....Vet & Groomer which we already had thanks to Audrey!

Now my Puggle and Boston Terrier are breeds that don't need much grooming needs. So I take them to the groomer for nail trims but, there are some grooming things you will need to have at home.

Brush: I have the Furminator and the Zoom Groom

Shampoo.... Smells so good!

Dental Treats: Audrey like the Greenies or the Whimzees

I also use the Breath Freshener that you can add to your water


I got all of my stuff from...

Chewy.com

Petco

Petsmart

&

Walmart

To help save yourself some money......both Petco and Petsmart has rewards programs

With Chewy you save already from their prices being low... you get great customer service...and you save with autoshipment.

Walmart they have their savings catcher.... I randomly cash in my savings just to use it up on the 94 cent ropes  that last long for Audrey!

Plus Walmart.. Petco...and Petsmart usually have Ibotta deals on some dog food or treat so I always keep my eye on them!

Now also, I have been so prepared and I kept the new crate away from Audrey because I didn't want our new little one to not feel like it was his place. 

I got enough toys to help make Audrey not feel like she isn't getting anything.

I have been reading what to do to keep Audrey happy during this transition.

Hopefully it will all work out!

I will be keeping you up to date!

If you have any tips or suggestions please comment below!

I would love some help!

<3 Ashley

New year is upon us

Hi!

Hello!

How are you?!!

Can you believe we are about to start a new year?!

Where did this one go?

Do you make resolutions? I kinda do but it's more like Goals to accomplish during the year!

My Goals For 2017!!!

Here We Go:

1. Lose 20 pounds
2. Tone up
3. Cook new things
4. Try a Kick Boxing class
5. Post 20 posts in a month, every month on here.
6. Go on another cruise
7. Level up in Younique
8. Do more adventures with my Mom
9. Go to the shoot range and take a class
10. Team up with another Blogger.

Now, of course I am going to say Lose weight and be fit..... I want to continue this the whole year... I'm going to be turning 30! I want to look fantastic! 30 is just a number! I want to feel that way when the time comes!

I'd like to get to where I get 10,000 steps on my Fitbit at least once a week!!! 

Now I do want to start cooking different things... I know sounds like it kinda defeats the purpose but for most of the days and night I hope to be sticking with Weight Watchers and doing Zumba like it's going out of style!

Just saw at my favorite outdoor mall that they do a Cooking class. Which you end up cooking your dinner during this class! 

Try a kick boxing class! Looks like fun and would be nice to Punch something and not get in trouble, since punching people if frowned upon. 

Have at least 20 posts a month on here! Considering there are 28,30,or 31 days in a month... I think I could do this.... I'd love to get more followers! I see people reading my posts but feels like I am talking to myself sometimes!

Go on another cruise! Yes! I would love to see The Virgin Islands...  That's our next want to spot to travel to! 

I want to have more dates with my Mom... I would love to go do more with her. Even if it is cook her dinner or something!

Level up in Younique! I would love to start selling more and level up. I have a lot of work to do to get that done. I need to take more PICTURES! I need to do more VIDEOS.  I feel like with getting healthy again I'll have the motivation to look good and feel good all working for me. 

Team up with more Bloggers to guest blog or do a fun post featuring both of us! Yes! I would love to work with another Blogger. Fashion...Makeup...TV Show...anything! I would love to share the styles or opinions of others and have a kick butt post because of it!

Sounds like an exciting year!

If you are a blogger and are interested in teaming up..... Please please please Contact me!!! I would love it!

What are your goals for 2017? 

Share them with us!

Hope you all have a wonderful and safe NEW YEAR!

Happy 2017!!!

Can't wait to see what the new year brings and work hard to get these goals accomplished!

<3 Ashley

Christmas Traditions

Good Morning!

Hey!

Hello!

How are you?!

I'm so sorry I disappeared on you guys!

I'm back and I have so much awesomeness to share!

Can you believe we have only 11 more sleeps until Christmas Morning?!

Where has the time gone?

I wanted to know what are your favorite traditions?

Have you started new ones this year?

Well, growing up my family and I had the Advent Calendar that was a mouse that you would move each day it got closer to Christmas...

That became very competitive on who moved the mouse the most... although it somehow never counted unless my Daddy was the one that moved it. 

Definitely a game I would like to pass down to my kids!

We also have our family Christmas Vacation movie viewing! We sit down as a family and watch the movie and laugh like it's the first time we have ever saw it!

Each year we add more to the night.... with snacks...decor....and outfits!

Again something I will do with my kids a s well!

Now as you remember I do have a Pug Christmas Light Party!  I told you all about that a few days ago.... you can click here to go back and read about that!

Now there is one that I have heard about that I would love to do with my kids... If I have them... haha 

 I heard where a family individually wrapped all their Kid friendly Christmas Movies and lets their child go open one of the movies and that is the movie they watch for their movie night!

How cool is that?

So what's something that you do with your family or friends?

Have you passed anything down to your own kids?

I truly believe this is why I love Christmas so much because there are just so many special things I have grown up doing.

Hope you enjoyed this read!

There will be plenty more to share with you all!

Thank you so much for reading!

<3 Ashley

Say it with your chest....

Good Morning! 

Hi

Hello

I am sorry this post isn't going to be an exciting one. 

I am also sorry I haven't posted in a few days.

 Haven't really had "blogger block"... I have plenty ready to post.. just missing pictures... Just haven't been ready to set them free. 

It's been a long week!

Now, I could sit here and complain about how tired I am.. How I don't want to work.. How I'm hungry... how I haven't had time to work out because I have been busy helping others... All the stuff that is bothering me....

BUT

I'm not!

There has been SO MUCH negativity around me lately... I thought it was just the election... but then family drama started... and All of it has made me very exhausted...

 I can't change it or fix it...

Can't make everyone happy

I heard a Kenny Chesney song this morning and I have heard it before several times.... but do you ever just hear a song at the right time and it either has a whole new meaning or you hear a lyric that stood out more then ever before? Well that's what happened listening to this song...

Which it's super crazy I am talking about how great I think Kenny Chesney is considering I was against him for a while... cause he sang about feet... 

True story

"Sun Tanned TOES tickling the sand... cold drink chillin in my right hand"  ( When The sun Goes Down)

Anyway the song this morning was......

Never Wanted Nothing More

Well, I'm What I am and I'm What I'm Not

And I'm sure happy with what I got

I live to love and laugh a lot

And that's all I need

For some reason just hearing those words this morning made the weight of the world come off of me... 

Like here I am!

Be happy with me or not... I am Happy with myself

I love Kris and Audrey and going home to them everyday is the perfect ending to my days...

The material things aren't really what it's all about...

I wish everyone else could feel the calm and happiness.

The being thankful for what you have.. not thinking/complaining about what you don't have.

I mean I am all about working towards your goals and such but do it for you not because your friend has it.

Be Yourself

I grew a better appreciation this week for some family members... They really work hard and they go unnoticed thanks to the others that are always looking for handouts....

There's my vent for today... I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense 

I want for everyone to tell a friend... a Co- worker... and/ or a Family member that you see their hard work in whatever they may do and that you appreciate it! 

Kindness is a label that don't go out of style...

Hope everyone has an awesome day... Throw on some Kenny Chesney to help you!

<3 Ashley

Aunt Status = Best Status

My Oh My! That was such an eventful weekend! Our niece planned a whole weekend for us! Audrey was even included in the plans! 

-Pie face-
-Headbandz-

-Crayon Pumpkin-

-Movies-

-Pigs in a blanket-

-Walking Audrey around the outdoor mall-

-Pumpkin Patch-

-Sleeping in the floor on the coolest bed ever!- 

She had planned that she would be dropped off and her and I would take Audrey to the mall to walk around and get her a special cookie!  Then she would spend the night with us!

The girl is a home body and doesn't spend the night many places... so hearing that she wanted to stay with us... I was for sure up for the challenge and going to make sure she had the best time ever!

Which she had spent the night with one of the grandmas the night before! 

I think bets were made on how long she was going to really stay! 

Shocking to all she stayed the entire night and she never once asked about her Grandma ( My mother in law) that she lives with! 

BAM! BEST AUNT EVER!!!

How did I do it you ask?

Well we took Audrey to the mall and walked around for about an hour, she  got a ghost cookie to enjoy. 

On our way home, we went through the drive thru of her favorite places. Got some lunch cause my girl was "starving!" 

We ate our lunch and then had to run out the store and grab some stuff for our activity had planned plus we needed dinner and breakfast stuff.

Once we got home and put all the groceries away, We were ready for our next activity which was melting crayons on a pumpkin!

Totally took longer then expected but my girl was all about it! Wondering which color would "win the race" she was saying.... Of course being able to run around the yard with Audrey was a plus too!

It got dark on us so we went in and played Headbandz... Not fully to the rules... but it was fun and she totally was guessing crazy things? Like wait a minute are you listening to the clues at all?

Like the best one she had..... Swing... I said, " You have on in your Back yard in the grass
She asked, " do I make noise?"
I said, " Yes sometimes you squeak!"

Her reply, " Poop!" 

-_-

Really?!

Kids....

After that, We made our dinner Pigs in a blanket and tater tots!

Then it was PJ time and making our sleeping spot!

My plan was to sleep in the living room on our air mattress because she wanted Audrey to sleep with us... YAY!

Well, The box for the Air Mattress was in the closet... but NO AIR MATTRESS!!!

Still don't know where that is!

So I grabbed every blanket we had on the house that wasn't on the bed in my bed room and laid them on the floor! Which she proceeded to tell me was the best bed  EVER! My back the next morning didn't agree.... ugh I'm old now!

Now that everything was ready we had one more exciting thing to do and that was to play the PIE GAME! 

Talk about nerves! Making the game click was such a scary thing! Who was going to wear the whip cream?!

Which once she took her turn and it hit her I thought she was going to be done with the game but no she wanted me to wear the whip cream haha 

We played enough for her and I both to get hit with the whip cream twice!

We wiped off our faces really good and washed off the game then we got all tucked in. 

2 movies later she was fast asleep and I drifted off to the snoring of her and Audrey!

Audrey woke her and I up at 9 the next morning and Kris fixed us breakfast before we went to the pumpkin patch with her friend and Grandma ( My mother in law) 

I'm super sleepy today and hope I will make it through work as I have yawned typing this post!

As rough as I feel today, I wouldn't change it for the world because her staying with me was so much fun and I am so proud of myself that I was able to keep her entertained and no tears occurred except from the laughter we had all day and night! 

I love that girl!

Hope yall have an AWESOME day! Hope yall enjoyed this post!

<3 Ashley

Training to be a Champion....

Last Night was Clyde's first training class. He already knew the commands we went over last night and it was more for the Trainer to get to know him.

 Right off she said he's such a good boy he just doesn't have that much self confidence. He doesn't know him role in your house and then when he is scared not to tell him "it's ok" because that is telling him that there is something to be scared of... Which worked out... there were Balloons by the training area and he freaked at first but once we said, " You're good." He didn't pay attention to them anymore! We may try this with the ceiling fan!

He really surprised me with being so welcoming to everyone. Not saying I was waiting for him to attack or anything but he has been so skittish to so much that in a way I kinda saw a happy dog.  

The trainer said that she can tell Kris is his favorite. Which was so funny because when Clyde is nervous he will go straight to Kris and keep rubbing up against him. He doesn't want Kris to go far. 

Not only did Clyde make me proud but Kris really did too... Dogs are not his thing. We have 2 now though. He has totally become such an awesome helper with them and seeing him asking questions and doing the training last night with Clyde, was really such an awesome thing to see.  Both my boys have come a long way. 

I can't wait to see the results at the end of this class. Hope you all stay along for this little adventure!

Have a wonderful day!

<3 Ashley

 &

Clyde

My Heart Melts....

Last night, there was a magic moment that made me tear up and be so happy at the same time. 

 Having two dogs has been a big adjustment for all of us. Audrey isn't my only care anymore and it's not terrible by no means but it does take more time and I have all the faith in the world. 

My world does revolve around them as it does anyone else. I believe Audrey and Clyde are my best friends... my kids... my family members... I would love to have them in my wedding and they to stay with us forever. I love them! 

I think Clyde has been amazing and has changed so much since day one when we brought him home. He is a big boy and scared of a lot. the first day it took Kris and I 30 mins to get him to come in our house. He had never been around other dogs so Audrey was good smelling to him and he had to show his "man hood" to her several times. 

Now, he hardly does any of that. Not to Audrey or to me. He is calm and looks so happy.  It took him a while to eat in front of us or even take a treat from us. I give treats for good behavior... because I can...Training.... you name it.  Clyde also hasn't shown much interest in toys. He will watch Audrey chase the ball and run with her but then turn around and want me to pet him. He has sniffed the toys to see what she's messing with but then just walks away.

Well last night I heard Audrey growling an awful lot so I went to go make sure she wasn't being mean and there wasn't a fight about the break out. 

Audrey and Clyde were playing with one of the rope toys. Clyde had a toy in his mouth! Clyde was playing with a toy! I couldn't believe it!  

What a great Fur Mama moment for me!

I am so beyond Thankful that we have dogs!

I love them so much!

Please feel free to share you Fur baby!

Hope you all have a great day!

<3 Ashley

Kris is 30!

So to me this is taking a walk down memory lane since this happened in June but to you this party just happened!!!!

This was Kris' 30th Birthday party! He had no clue and actually moped around acting like no one wanted to celebrate his Birthday. I have given him a T-shirt so he was being a little mean that that was ALL I got him... Little did he know....

I already had decorations and food hiding in my trunk! His party was a hit. 80's music played.. He had a Guitar Hero cake made thanks to my mama's cake baking skills. I iced cupcakes and made PAC Man ghosts on them! Everything was perfect! He also got to crack open a piñata that was stuffed with candy....little bottles of alcohol.... Condoms....and pregnancy tests!!! That was hilarious to see the facial expressions of everyone! As soon as he showed up we sprayed him with Silly string and shouted,"SURPRISE!!!!"

I would totally do that party all over again! I was so happy and proud and to see him having an awesome time was the best!!!

This was his costume a few years ago so I had to let it be a part of the decor!!!

Kris loved Guitar Hero.... So why not have a cake that fit the theme 

This was such a funny idea!

I was quite proud of my Pac Man Ghosts!!!

Gotta Dress the part!

The very happy couple! 

<3

So Much Fun!

Making Coronaritas for Kris....

The next day we all met back over to the party to clean up and have a day by the lake...... The birthday boy was missing... So I'd say mission accomplished!!!

15 in 15

Hello! So I always feel like January is prep month for getting your goals to start! I love my life and everyone in it so it's hard to think of more things I want but, I feel like you always need to challenge yourself to be stronger and not slack off because you will miss things.  So last year I had 14 goals in 2014 this year is 15 goals in 2015.

Go on another Cruise
Drink more water
Try a yoga class
Read at least 4 books this year
Wear my hair curled or waved more
Have friends over more
Teach Audrey a trick
Try a new recipe each month
Keep blog up to date better
Do more with my family
Throw Kris a huge 30th Birthday party
Teach my self the Fake ID country line dance
Do Zumba at least twice a week
Experience something new that's out of the normal for me.
Live each day to the fullest

There you have it... my goals for 2015....we shall see how this works!

<3 Ashley