Details. Its all about the details. I have a tendency to interrupt people when they are talking..not because I am trying to be rude..but because I want to ask questions before they keep skimming over things..and I want to know more. Please, never filter your thoughts when you are with me, or feel the need to give me cliff notes version. The whole enchilada people!! Spill it. My favorite times with my girlfriends, are the one on one coffee dates where we literally talk about every single thing with another. We might only finish one story in 3 hours, because I literally want to know what you were wearing and how you were feeling in every scene of the story. I’m sorry. I love the details. When life gets really busy, I don’t get upset because I’m losing sleep or I have too much on my plate..but because I forget the little things. Birthdays, to follow up when friend has a job interview, or I have forgotten to do the little thing my hubby has asked me to do 5 times. UGH. My dear friend Emily Turner (formally Keirstead) got married last November, and I had an ultra-lame friend moment at her bridal shower. I was sitting at a 50 foot table with all her closest family and girlfriends..and it was time to do the “How well do you know the Bride” game. “Its in the BAG!” I thought..I’ve known her forever, we are soul sisters..bring it on!!! Lets just say that out of like 20 questions, I got only 3 right. And the lamest-easiest three. 1.)what color are her eyes 2.) What high school did she go to(or a high school related question) 3.) and what is her favorite color. Lets just say the color one was a guess, and I just got lucky. After tallying up my score, I felt the need to go over and just hug her…. and give her back my bridesmaid badge because I was the worst friend ever. And EM is such a details girl too. Anyways..not my proudest moment… I have vowed to slow my life down to notice, and remember the little details in peoples lives. I have a pretty strong stance about being ANTI-FACEBOOK-SURVEYS..but I remember back in the day people filled out random facts about themselves, and I LOVED reading everybody’s. Even the stuff that no one really cares about..because that’s what makes us who we are. So not that anyone is going to get a pop quiz on how well you know me anytime soon..but I thought I’d give ya a little easy reading…27 random tidbits in no particular order:)
1.)My second dream job would be a clothing/accessory designer for Anthropologie.
2.)I am severly terrified of public speaking.
3.) My favorite book is “Redeeming Love” by Francine Rivers.
4.)My favorite drink at Starbucks is a grande soy chai. I might mention also that if I don’t have coffee before about 11am-I get migraines.and I’m grouchy. Its a problem, I know:)
5.)I have mini panic/anxiety attacks every time I am in a scrapbook or craft store. Too many ideas in my head, so little time.
6.)I cry. Alot. At little Things. Especially Music. Especially Carrie Underwood.
7.) My favorite photographers are Sarah Rhoads and Tanja Lippert.
8.)I firmly believe that I have the best friends in the world. I wish I invested more time in letting them know so.
9.)I hate socks. I never wear them. Ever. Not even when Im asked to. Not at bowling. Not in bouncy houses. Never.
10.)When I doodle, I draw flowers. On everything.
11.) I think that every good thing that happens in this life is not by chance, coincidence or luck. It is God. And God is GOOD. ALWAYS.
12.)My favorite place to take pictures is Napa.
13.)I’m obsessed with Thai food.
14.)My grandma Teresa died 5 years ago, and I still think about, and miss her every single day.
15.)I think there is nothing sexier than my husband in Jeans and a white T-shirt.
16.)I like to watch my kids sleep. Is that weird?
17.)I have 15 photography-wedding blogs that I read daily.
18.)My favorite movies are Garden State and The Notebook.
19.)I feel really socially awkward in a room full of unfamiliar people.
20.)I don’t like watching sports. Or war movies. Or Westerns. ZZZZZZZ….
21.)I like to pray through journaling.
22.)I collect vintage buttons.
23.)I truly believe that wearing a cute headband will add a spring to your step and is a simple solution to a drab outfit.
24.)I get really awkward when the camera is pointed at me. “What should I do-where do I look..ahhhh”.
25.)I secretly want to go try on wedding dresses one day because I have never tried a single dress on ( I made mine for our wedding.. 7 years ago.) Who wants to play dress up with me???
26.)I shot my first wedding when I was 18.
27.)At the end of the day, all I really want, even above being loved, is to feel appreciated.
by Ashley
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