12 thanks of christmas {#5}!

i feel very blessed and thankful to be able to give gifts.  i absolutely looove giving gifts. loooove it.  especially when it goes something like this: 

 "look at these presents, oh my heck, they are awesome."

 "yeah, still can't believe how awesome they are, let's just hope they are just as awesome inside" -- "whatchya get, whatchya get?"
"oh man, this better be good"

"i think it may... i hope"

"holy moly..."
"wahooo, wahooo, wahooo... i haven't been this excited since.... last christmas, of course.  wahooooooo!"

girl about town

when does bright lipstick NOT make your day?  always, always.
also, i have officially decided that my favorite christmas song is peace on earth/little drummer boy but only when performed by david bowie and bing crosby.  yep, yep it is!
happy monday!

christmas party part dos

even if someone may have punched down my pinata before we even had a chance to give it a proper go, i still had a good time.  the food was tasty, the company was good, the sweaters were ugly & the karaoke was on fire {and btw, one of the best ideas EVER}.  my lungs are still dying and my abs are still sore.  which all equals up to onehelluvaskinnyravenchristmasparty! yeah, yeah, yeah!
also, i must give the best karaoke performance award to: ... drum roll please.... monica ross!!  who sang: man in the box.  absolute best performance of the night. bravo.

12 thanks of christmas {#6}!

date nights are the best nights and only complete with popcorn, mauna loa chocolate covered macadamia nuts and tea. 
excuse me, i must get back to my date. :)
 

lovethemlongtime

who doesn't love black and white polka dot chie's? combined with red pants, of course.

12 thanks of christmas #7

coffeeeeee. coffee. coffee.
down in my belly.
yum yum yum
it makes my life complete.  it makes me bearable and sometimes even enjoyable.  and it is just sooooo tasty.

i'm.so.cold.

lovin on my flannel

best costco find....ever!

12 thanks of christmas {#8}

leather.
it is my #8 thankful thing.
seems strange... i know.  but here's the thing.  leather is why i have my job.  and i loooove, love, love my job.  and if it wasn't for my job i wouldn't have met some of the most amazing people around.  and if it wasn't for those amazing people,  i honestly would not have survived my life up here.

if it wasn't for leather, i wouldn't have had the opportunity to become friends with the following:
every staff member at SR {there are many--and i love every last one of them}
good ol' danny boy
kerith {smooch}
nanette
jess
nichole
lisa {you and i knew each other before leather had such an impact on my life, but we both share an equal amount of love for leather, so you definitely deserve to be included in the leather post.}
amanda
emily
all my sweet, sweet customers who make my job so fun
every last one of those amazing and beautiful blush girls
and many, many more.

and last but certainly not LEAST:
brett -- this girl and i spend the majority of our lives together.  we hang with each other 4 days a week, for 8 hours a pop.  we also get to take 2-3 luxurious work vacations together, per year -compliments of our boss {danny boy}.  ok, maybe they aren't vacations, and maybe they aren't luxurious... but they certainly are work trips.  point is, we spend a lot of time together and i feel very blessed that of all the people in this world, it is her whom i get to spend this much time with.  she is such a wonderful, patient, loving, kind, beautiful  person and i am lucky that she is such a big part of my life.

so today i am thankful for leather, and now you know why.

12 thanks of christmas {#9}

klight+smash from Ashley Munson on Vimeo.

#9 is kerith. i love my klight.  and am sooo thankful of moments like these.
nuff said. :)

12 thanks of christmas {#10}

fudge sticks.  i forgot to post my countdown yesterday.  how could i?  10 is the most perfect number and should never be forgotten.  sheesh.  well it's a late one, but we're still going forward...


#10 is every single one of those sillyheads--particularly the ones that live in the munson home of meridian. {+3 who do not currently reside in that home, but originate from it. }  that is what i'm thankful for and will be eternally thankful for.  i know it is fairly easy to tell but-- i looove my family.  a lot.  always have, always will.  i feel so lucky to have the closeness i do with them and plan to keep it that way forever--whether they like it or not.  family i loves yous.  and i'm soo excited to spend the holidays together.  smooches to you all.  {especially kaylolaylo. :-} 

 

 p.s. happy happy birthday monkey boy, happy days will come to you all year!  if i had one wish then it would be--a happy happy birthday to monkey from me!!  happy birthday to my monkey boy-- i hope you like your present and have the best day yet.  love you and will see you in only 9 days!! waaaaahoooooooooo!!!