friday's fabulousness

to say that 2012 has been a huge year (and will continue to be) for me would be an understatement. in the last two months, T has gotten a job in louisville which led to us having to move away from Lexington which led to me quitting my job with the Lanksters and finding a new job in our new city. 

i've been pushed to my limits but i know that it's what's right for me, for T and for our future.

but (and this is a huge but!) how do i leave the best two little girls in the whole world. how do i tell them, that while i love them, i have to go? 

with that in mind, today's going to be hard. i'll probably cry at some point. actually there's no probably. it will happen. but i don't want today to be a total sob story. instead, i'd really just like to remember it all. everything about the last two years.

my first day with the girls

owl t-shirts i made the girls

pretty sure this was the first time T ever held a baby

bouncing around is hard stuff

first little gym class

proof that she once took naps

pumpkin patch

sleepy on the hayride

liv taking over, lilly getting mad. 

sassy face

first dance class

lilly and i in louisville

fallling asleep during therapy

this might be where the super hero fascination started

being silly

lilly bug

liv's 4th birthday party

our trip to the aquarium last summer

we love story time at barnes and noble

riding cliford the big red dog at wendy's.

all bundled up

lilly loves to take pictures on my phone

riding her big girl bike

love that smile

insert some sort of "a christmas story" joke

T helping lilly at the park

go CATS!

wagon ride around the neighborhood

every friday, target, popcorn and chocolate milk, dollar section.

so instead of looking back and being sad, i'm choosing to look back and smile, laugh and be thankful that i've had the last two years, one month and 29 days with these beautiful little girls!

wishes: engagement photos

we had our engagement photo session two weeks ago.

it was gorgeous outside.

the sun was shinning.

80 degrees.

slight breeze.

we drove out to keeneland with the dog and met our photographer Tracy D.

here are a few of my favorites..

whatcha think?

i'm so thrilled with all of them. and we had so much fun.

oh, and how handsome is our pup. best lookin' lab around, imjustsayin!

too bad you won't be able to see the picture we picked for the save the date.

all in good time my friends, all in good time.

friday's fabulousness

well, i had an awesome post all ready and then, i deleted it. let's call this week "the week of bad luck for ash". i'm over it. so instead of five fabulous things, you're getting these favorite pictures from this week...

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hope you all have a great weekend! we'll be in louisville, again. but it's hard to complain about traveling there when we get to do fun stuff like see family and friends and take care of wedding plans!

party time

as mentioned on my friday's fabulousness last week, T and i were super excited (and beyond blessed!) to have an engagement party thrown for us by my wonderful aunt and uncle in louisville. i thought i'd share some of my fav pics of the night!

my girls, well minus tara and kb.

me and T 

my bestie and matron of honor. what you can't see is her adorable baby belly!

photo booth action

fam pic, minus jarred.

T and his bro. i swear they look just alike but he doesn't think so.

he's not really going to stab me!

my step-dad surprised me!

baby bro. aka schwab.

brookie and tara.

he really was going to stab the cake!

but i made sure he didn't. isn't that what having a wife is all about? making sure their husbands don't do stupid things? well, i'll be really good at that. haha!


it really was such a great night. most of our friends and family made great efforts to be there. some came from far, new york and colorado and some not too far but they were all there for the two of us and we couldn't be for thankful.

of course it wouldn't have been such a great night without my aunt and uncle (and sweet b) who put everything together and said some very sweet things about the T and i.

we had a great time and by the feel of my hangover the next day, i'd say the wedding won't be anything less!