Holiday Haul

"Maybe Christmas, he thought... doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps... means a little bit more!"

So in light of the holiday season coming to a close I thought I would switch it up and do a haul blog post for y'all. 

These are just a few of my favorite things I got for Christmas this year, I will also do my best to find a link to the products/items in case you wanted the same things and the big fat man in the red suit forgot them in the sleigh 

Urban Decay Smoked Palette $49

http://bit.ly/22wwwKf

Nike Joggers $50

http://swoo.sh/1NCZmm5

Alex and Ani - A Dream is a Wish  

I have wanted this for months! My sister and I are Passholders

and every time we would go to a park I would ask every store and they were

always sold out! One day I wanted it so bad and had set aside a few extra buck for it 

and went to every resort and every park to find the darn thing and no such luck. 

But my amazing Aunt found it for me for Christmas and I haven't taken it off since.

http://bit.ly/1ZzFaW5

Coloring Books: These seemed to be a VERY popular gift this year

Color me Calm $11

http://amzn.to/1YLXvSH

Tropical World $9

http://amzn.to/1QVlKtC

NIKE FREE 4.0 V5 - Currently out of stock

http://amzn.to/1QVlKtC

There is so much more but these are a few of the things I am most excited about and know will get the most use from me. 

We also got so many Target and TJMaxx/Homegoods/Marshalls gifts cards from my family to make our apartment feel like home.

But the best part of it all was spending time with my crazy family. It was a very hectic holiday weekend with absolutely no relaxing but it was 100% worth all of the craziness. 

I hope y'all had a wonderful holiday and wish you a Happy New Year! 

ps. Did anyone else get a coloring book as a gift this year if so what one I would love to get more   

Its not going to be perfect yet

But it will feel so perfect it hurts!

J and I are very excited about the start of our first big adventure together. This is the first time we will really live together just us. We will finally have a place to call our own and have cute little fur babies  baby running around everywhere. 

I have sat in my little cube everyday since we put money down to hold our spot planning the inside of our humble abode. 

Iv got champagne taste on a club soda budget! I'v mindlessly browsed Ikea, Target, Wayfair and many more deciding what colors we want to go with, what matches what  and wonder where Im going to fit all of my clothes. 

But I know we wont be able to afford all the new matching furniture yet. The TV stand will be to dark, the  kitchen table with creak with old age ( J's grandfather hand built it), the one nightstand, the hope chest, and the big dresser don't match. It all drives my little OCD, ridiculously organized, wannabe interior designer mind wack but I will push through and we will slow have the coziest, most stylish 707 sqft apartment ever. 

Photos will come in January when we actually get to tour our unit... But we are really keeping fingers crossed for a 3rd floor. 

But here is the basic layout for now (sorry its so tiny) 

Jump right in!

Well we are doing it! 

We have put a hold deposit down on an apartment and should be moving in at the end of January. 

This is has been a long and nerve wracking process for the both of us. 

Some of you may say but Ashlynn you and J are 25 almost 26yrs old what are your talking about don't be a pansy!!

Well J's dad got a new job in VA Beach, and we had been told before by both of his parents they wanted us to keep the house, take care of it till they decided to retire... 

Yea that's not happening any more and the only way we figured it out was being told that a family friend is coming to look at the house, who is a realtor/interior designer. We wernt told when the plan on leaving either. 

So we have been saving as much as possible with the holidays here and both of us making less than those fast food workers who make $15/hr. Money is going to be tight, J is so stressed and frustrated(work & job stuff mostly) he cant sleep and is making himself sick. 

Ive made a budget, because I am a numbers gal i need to set it all out and see that its possible & it looks totally doable with money left to save for a house or whatever it maybe. 

I am not gonna lie I am scared shitless!! I shouldn't be but I am, I make very little at my job and have student loans and car payments due everything month which I always feel like takes all my money  but it really doesn't. My anxiety has gotten bad as well, constantly mindfully breathing and counting to ten  or however long it takes me to get straight. 

So thats my shpeal for now, just updated you guys (even if there isnt many)

Thanks for letting me share my life with you and tagging along while we learn life! 

Any tips to make a tiny 707 sq ft apartment feel like home??

Lets Do This Thing!!

   Well I have officially been out venturing in the adult world with a big girl job for a year…. & it is nothing like I expected.

   I’ve got a tiny cubicle in an office with co-workers who all have grandchildren or are about to have them, I fight traffic for 45 minutes to go just under 15 miles  every morning and every night Monday thru Friday. Only to make 12.50/hr. with a degree in Human Communication from the University of Central Florida that cost me roughly 30k…

   I go home to a loving man who I have been with for almost 6 and a half years and engaged to for 4… We live in the upstairs bonus room of his parents’ house because even with college degrees and full time jobs we don’t make enough for our own place yet.

   Between student loans, car payments, and other bills, trying to plan a wedding big or small

(at this point it’s all freaking me out and we don’t even have a date set)  

J and I are learning life- at least trying to

& I have decide to start a little outlet for all of the excitement, the joy, the stress, and the struggles, all of it the good, the bad, and the absolutely ugly. 

I am new to all of this so bare with me and enjoy watching reading how I learn this whole adult life thing.