Laugh Out Loud

A very short post today ladies and gents but this is one to surely get you laughing out loud!

One of my girlfriends found this website and sent it out to about 4 of us. We all know which ones we are (I am definitely the "PIZZA IS LIFE!" one and the "When I Get Ready to Shakira" among many, many others). It puts a smile on your face and a good laugh when you have either done these, or can send them to your friends who have done them.

Sit back, relax, and laugh your ass off!

http://whatshouldbetchescallme.tumblr.com

With love and pearls,
Ashley

Book & Wine Club

We have decided to start a Book & Wine club! I know, we're getting old :) We both love to read and we both love to drink wine so we figured why not combine the two!  

Our idea behind the club is to read the book, comment (obviously) and pick a date to meet, talk about the book and bring a wine and/or food item related to the book. This is just a great way for us to keep in touch with our girlfriends and to do something different. We'll keep updates on here too in case any of you need some new reading material.

It was impossible to choose just one book for our first choice but we decided on Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close. The insert encompassed to us what we are going through as 20 some year olds and it seemed like a fun, easy to read book to start off the club. Have any of you read it? What were your thoughts?

With love and pearls,
Ashley

Coldplay

Jay and I went to see the Coldplay concert on Friday night and let me tell you it was the best concert I have ever been to!!!! Did any of you go see their show? I have always enjoyed Coldplay but did not expect them to put on the show that they did. It was truly amazing. They are such great entertainers and they can seriously sing...no lip-synching or autotune with them! Jay didn't really expect much. He was only going and being a wonderful fiance but he agreed and said it was the best concert also. I wish I could just relive it over and over again. Everyone was so happy, not too many drunk people, we could get up and dance around, and sing our hearts out! Here are some sneak peaks:

With love and pearls,
Ashley

Poor Snooki's Baby

I cannot resist any longer! I have to comment about the Snooki being pregnant thing. I will admit, when Jersey Shore first came out I was fist-pumping with the best of them. But now, it's kinda creepy and The Situation is 200 years too old to be hanging out and partying like that. The worst part about this is Snooki's baby stands no chance in society. Nicole, as she now likes to be called, may be growing up and maturing, but the Jersey Shore will live on forever and her child will have to deal with her behavior for the rest of his/her life. We have all made mistakes. I have made plenty...we'll just call them my college years. But my life was not broadcasted on television for millions of people to watch me hook up with some fugly dude and then fall on my face as I was doing the walk of shame (that may or may not have happened). Snooki did all that and more and I'm sure her poor child will never be taken seriously or will have to prove themselves much more than the average person. All in all, I feel bad for this baby and I hope that Snooki and her baby daddy are doing this for the right reasons and not to try and change their images.

But as bad as I feel for the baby, I cannot help but pee myself anytime I read some of these...

With love and pearls,
Ashley

Practicing My Gang Signs

I saw this post today on The Luxury Spot (we totally love this site by the way and it actually inspired us to do this one) and I could not stop cracking up. There will be no long post to go along with this picture, just pure laughter. So sit back, relax, and practice away.

With love and pearls,
Ashley

Oscar Deliciousness

In honor of the Oscar's this weekend Food & Wine Magazine put out some Best Movie-Inspired Recipes. Click the link for all 13 of them and their recipes but here are a few snaps of my absolute favorites:

Oscar Nominee: The Help

Minny's Chocolate Pie

Side note: Have any of you seen or read The Help and know why this pie is so famous?

Oscar Nominee: Midnight In Paris

Hemingway Daiquiri

Oscar Nominee: Moneyball

Hot Dog Melts

Side Note: Only a few select of you know my obsession with "Texas Tommies". Those of you that do know, I will be making these every day until the day I die.






I hope all of your mouths are drooling as much as mine is! Are you doing anything special for the Oscar's?

With love and pearls,
Ashley

Bieber Wedding Fever

I have to share this video with you. I am a typical girly girl and have been planning my wedding since I came out of the womb. My boyfriend is absolutely amazing and just says "Yes Dear" anytime I mention something wedding related. We are both pretty outgoing and crazy so we want our wedding to be the same. I saw this video today and can only hope we do something like this...

With love and pearls,
Ashley