Best Friends

Insta-Lately: Beach Edition!

August 25, 2014

Happy Monday!!

I know I promised y'all a little recap of my beach vacation with my best friends, so I thought the perfect way to capture some of my favorite moments would be with an "Insta-Lately" post. I've seen these on other blogs and I love seeing their latest snapshots from their Instagram page with a little explanation of each picture (including outfit details)! Be sure to follow me over on Instagram by clicking HERE! So here's my beach vacation, through Insta pics! :) 


The perfect shirt for a girls trip (find it here)!
Nail polish: My new favorite hot pink (Morgan Taylor Pink Flame-ingo. Buy HERE)

The very first picture we took on the beach! Thank goodness for auto-timer & Haylie's awesome skills at timing it right to capture the jump! 

First day. This describes us perfectly :) 
My swimsuit: Victoria's Secret (no longer available) 

Before dinner our first night! I got this dress at Rue 21 before vacation on MAJOR clearance. Every girl needs a chambray dress in her closet! Sold out online but this one is cute HERE. Definitely will blog about this dress soon :) 

So y'all, I have a confession. Bought this hat at Wal-Mart in PCB on the first night of vacation & wore it every. single. day. It was so comfortable and kept the sun off my face! Not to mention CUTE. Who knew Wal-Mart had cute hats!? Couldn't find this exact one online but similar HERE (major sale!)

Black & white beach picture. Classic!

We love each other!
Dress: TJ Maxx
Necklace: Purple Peridot (here)

The day we color-coordinated our swimsuits, haha! Best friends for a reason :)

There is nothing more beautiful :)

This is my classic beach pose, y'all :) 
Bathing suit: Victoria's Secret (find it HERE, color is Berry Bliss)
Aviators: NY & Co. (not online, similar here).

This is one of my favorite bikinis; it's just so girly and feminine! So sad that Victoria's Secret doesn't carry it anymore :( However check out this cute one HERE

"Laid back in a thrift store beach chair..."
We had to buy this umbrella because I got a major burn on my back. Oops :) This pic was made on the beaches in Alabama, the day we went to pick up our Kenny Chesney wristbands!

This is one of my favorite pictures from our trip! Love these girls!

Beachin' all day every day. 
My bathing suit can be found HERE. 

Y'all I'm obsessed with palm trees. And the beach. Can I just move here???

This was the day we went to pick up our Kenny Chesney wristbands a couple of days before the show! In case you haven't heard, Kenny had a FREE concert called the "Flora-Bama-Jama" down at the Flora Bama on the Alabama/Florida state line! I was able to snag us wristbands online a month before the show, and we went a couple of days early to pick them up! 

Also, if you didn't know or pick up on it, I am seriously IN LOVE with Mr. Chesney. He is my favorite and has been literally my whole life. This is the 8th time I've seen him!
I'm wearing a Forever 21 dress here that is actually the perfect cover up :)


At the Flora-Bama when we went to pick up our wristbands! :)


Then, the day of the concert finally arrived!!! Here we were already making friends on the bus ride to the show. The sweet lady pictured with us was from Virginia! You meet Kenny fans from all over....and we all have one very important thing in common: we are Kenny crazy!! :) 
Oh and since the concert was on the beach, we all wore our most beachin' outfits. I figured a crop top would be cool for the show! 
Top: The Hanger (similar here)
Denim Shorts: Old Navy (very similar here)

Peace, love, and Kenny! 
We arrived to the show before the gates opened at 10 AM. The concert didn't start until 4:00 so we waited all day in the sun and heat. But it was SOOO worth it for the SUPER close seats we snagged....


Here I am with our AMAZING seats. That is indeed the stage, and that is indeed me standing just a mere feet away from the stage (and later, from Kenny!!). It was SO amazing (and more than worth the wait)!!!


Here we are waiting in line before the concert!! Nothing like seeing Kenny on the beach. I wanna go back!!!! Haley & I are already making plans to go again next year :) Since this was his "first annual" Flora-Bama-Jama, we suspect there will be more to come!

This shows how close we were to Kenny :) I took this picture during the show. Out of the 8 times I have seen Kenny, this was certainly my favorite!!!! BEST. DAY. EVER!


I hope y'all enjoyed some snapshots from my trip! :) We had an amazing time. I can't wait to go back!!! I seriously have an obsession with the beach. My birthday is a week from today, and my girlfriends & I are going to Orange Beach next weekend to see Kip Moore in concert!!! :) Told y'all I was beach-crazy :) 

Thanks so much for reading dolls!

XOXO
Ashley

OOTN: Summer Music Festival Edition

June 15, 2014

Hi dolls!

First of all I would like to say Happy Father's Day to my amazing Dad!! I know I can count on him no matter what and he means the world to me! He's such an example of a Godly man and has always put his family first. I love you Dad!

Now, on to the fashion :) I hope y'all have had a great weekend! So this past week in my hometown (Chattanooga TN!) there has been the Riverbend Music Festival going on which I LOVE. There are multiple artists from different genres that come during this weeklong concert series and it's just so much fun! Naturally I was most excited about the country concerts....enter my OOTN below for the Justin Moore concert. :) I just love putting on my denim cut off shorts and my cowgirl boots! I paired the boots & shorts with a new sleeveless blouse I bought recently from Old Navy! I had a blast singing my heart out with my girls!! Here's how my look turned out....














 Top: Old Navy (here, color I'm wearing is Arugula)
Shorts: Old Navy (here)
Boots: Durango (here)


And now for some pics from the evening...




Check out Haylie's cute blog HERE!




So it rained a little but at least we had Haylie's cute Coach umbrella to take shelter under :)



 Obligatory boot picture!

The 4 Blondies! :) 

Thanks so much for reading y'all!! I'm headed to the beach for the next week----woohoo!!! Be sure to check back on the blog for some beach OOTDs/OOTNs!!! 

XOXO
Ashley

Casual Tribal Print Romper!

June 6, 2014

Hi sweetie pies! 

Happy Friday, y'all!! :) I hope everyone has had a wonderful week! So I have seriously discovered that I LOVE rompers! They are just such a good alternative to an easy but cute summer outfit. What is better than putting on ONE item of clothing (just like a dress) but with the added bonus that it is also shorts?! I have the answer: NOTHING! :) When I went shopping with my girls on Tuesday, I was seriously on the hunt for a romper. I scored 2 (one from TJ Maxx & one from Forever 21). I especially love the one I bought from F21 (featured below) because it is tribal print! I don't have many tribal print pieces in my wardrobe so I thought this would be a different look for me! Oh and to make it even better it was on sale for only $13.80!! Here's how my look turned out....









Romper: Forever 21 (mine I'm wearing is HERE, but also love this, this, & this)
Sandals: Body Central (here)
Necklace: Vintage from my Nana! (similar here)
Handbag: H&M (a little different but love this here!)


So on Wednesday Stacey & I had a great day of getting lunch at a cute little place in Chattanooga called The Farmer's Daughter (how southern & cute is that?!) and then we went to some antique stores! I wish Stacey lived in town because I miss her so much, but so thankful for the times we get to spend together! She's such a good friend to me and always has been. Here's a few snapshots of our time together!







I hope you fabulous readers have a WONDERFUL weekend! 

XOXO
Ashley
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