thank God it's Friday night and I just-just-just-just-juuuuuuust got paid....

its friday...

its pay day...

and i'm happy :)

enjoy the weekend, dolls!!!

Hello, Good morning...

don't you?

i'm soooo happy to welcome Friday with open arms. if only...five o'clock could get here sooner.

this was my breakfast this morning! yummy, right?

 jealous? yeah, me too because clearly i woke up to realize it was just a dream :(

the dream was so real, i think i even drooled a little bit...attractive, eh? ha ha

oh, Kate! you made such a stunning bride!

"THE DRESS"...i have no words. i've always been a huge fan of lace when it comes to wedding dresses...i will definitely have a lace dress of my own (:

how's that for motivation to get out of bed? i need that in my life some days...

but, now that i have a trainer... 

who has a body like this...yes, he really does!

its not hard to see him twice a week! 30 minute workout lessons with him are just way too short sometimes! kidding :) okay, not really. if he didn't make me do hard stuff...i might actually like him...he's hard core!

tomorrow morning, i'm running in my first 5K since running the half marathon eariler this month. why, am i nervous? 3.1 miles versus 13.1 is a piece of cake, right?

anyhoo, hope you ladies have a wonderful weekend :) enjoy!

editing nut.

its official. i'm seriously obsessed with picnik.

maybe, i'm a little late to the game.

as you can see, all i've been doing is editing pictures. lol.

i would like photoshop, but that's a little out of my budget and picnik works just fine for me.

see a little of my work below. i got mad skills, right? ha ha, just agree with me please :)

drum roll please....{cue the drums now}

my new header.

isn't she lovely?

my goddaughter kielie and me.

shes my little twin. love her!

my birthday dinner.

twenty-six never look this good, right?

best parents in the world.

jackie + joe = jokie {my sister made this nickname up}

my wonderful godchildren.

kielie and peter

love my beautiful friends.

shelley and kristi.

no one makes me laugh like this girl.

my other half :)

we are f.a.m.i.l.y

my cousin jamie and her son peter.

welcome to the world sweet baby james.

my bestie's new addition.

http://www.picnik.com/app#/home/welcome

happy friday!

hope you guys have a fanastic weekend :)

p.s. for all you carolina fans out there! GO TAR HEELS!!!!!!

thank you, Friday for gracing us with your presence. so good to see you!!! ;)

soooooooooooo...
check this out, yo.

ashley (that's me) just signed up for a half marathon. my first one eva!

so, my running group has basically been training for this half marathon and i just found this out last month. i know ya'll are probably thinking...where have you been girl? well, i've just been running with them...haven't really been paying attention to details. all that running was building up to being able to actually run a half marathon. am i ready? my legs/feet say heck yeah! but, my mind is having doubts. i know its a mental thing. April 10th. the countdown is on. what's 13.1 miles? piece cake! ha! and, the best part of all of this is that the event is in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. and the course is flat. um, hello...talk about ideal. right? darn skippy! i'm pretty thrilled and pleased with my progress with this running thing. its grown on me.

no, i will not be dancing on any tables this weekend. lol.

i will be dancing my booty off tomorrow in celebration of my bestie's birthday! yay!

dancing is a great form of exercise. i love to dance, but its been so long and i hope i have not forgotten how.

whateva, i'm just looking forward to enjoying time with friends and burning some extra calories. oh, and of course any excuse to get all dolled up and wear a little extra makeup.

last, but not least...thank you for reading my blog!!! all of my random thoughts, positive messages and quotes. i really do appreciate all of your comments and it brings a smile to my face to see new followers. :) <- see, thats me smiling right there.

hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!!

shake watcha mama gave ya.

are you doing your happy dance?

that's me doing mine!!!

oh, yeah...i can get down. you didn't know?

i'm sooo super duper thrilled to be back in good spirits! we're all entitled to our off days, but ya gotta get back on the horse and keep on ridin'. okay, that sounded good in my mind; however, typing and reading it back to myself sounds kinda corny. anyways, you get the point. right? don't judge me. please. ha-ha. i'm all smiles not only because its f.r.i.d.a.y, but because my clothes are starting to feel a little loose on me! score for ashley! all this running is paying off. i'm actually looking forward to my long run tomorrow morning. 8 m.i.l.e.s - wholy moley!

p.s. i'm going to see taylor swift in july with my god-daughter and cousin. pretty excited about that, because my god-daughter absolutely loves tay tay and she doesn't know shes going yet. yay!!!

wishes all you beauties a wonderful and happy weekend!

i love days that start with F.

yeahhh, um not so much.

no partying going on for this chick.

this weekend will be a relaxing one for me. thank goodness! no weddings, birthdays or showers. after work, i plan on getting my run in and doing some studying...ekkkk!!! in family news: my baby sister beanie (nickname) recently moved to Charlotte with her boyfriend, so my parents and i will be visiting them on tomorrow. this means...cheesecake factory for lunch! sweet baby Jesus! my mouth is watering just thinking about it now...may have to run again Saturday and Sunday to work off what i plan to eat. sorry, but there is not way you go to a place like cheesecake factory and don't get the most delicious item on the menu and top it off with a slice of heaven. i just won't deny myself of that. so there :) and Sunday, i will begin attending a new church then more studying. story of my life right now.

pretty fun filled weekend huh?

tgif.