Pop Up Shop!

I have been meaning to do a blog post about my new adventure with the boutique the last week, but my goodness I have been so busy! It has always been a big goal and dream of mine to have a physical store for the boutique and the opportunity came up to have a Pop Up Shop and I couldn't have been more excited!

I am not able to be committed to a store where we live in Fort St John right now, but one day I do hope to have a store full time.. wherever we may be :)

This cute little house is just the perfect little spot to have my boutique!

Of course, with only being in the store a short amount of time I am not able to completely have the inside EXACTLY the way I would like, but I love how it came together.

I would say the biggest challenge from the very beginning was to get the word out about the Pop Up Shop around town! I didn't even have that much notice ahead of time before it was all a go! Thank goodness with the help of my husband he helped me with getting signs made, going around town hanging up flyers and social media of course was a huge help!

YAY! 

You have to have coffee & donuts for the grand opening!

Just a few hours after I opened these beautiful flowers were delivered to me and I was so surprised! My sweet mom & sister sent them to me and wow did they make me smile & even feel like they were right there with me for a split second! 

Instead if leaving Lilly at home by herself all day I figured I might as well bring her to the store to hang out with me! Plus she loves seeing everyone.

I absolutely LOVE having the store and not just working from home with the boutique's website! I love being interactive with my customers and seeing them light up when they find pieces they fall in love with! I feel so blessed to be doing what I love and can only pray the boutique continues to grow! I am working my butt off and giving the boutique my all!

And after a crazy week I came home to a glass of wine poured and a delicious dinner on the table made by my amazing hubby. He is always there for me and just knows exactly what I need in that moment! I honestly don't know how I got so lucky. We enjoyed dinner and wine while talking about memories of growing up and all the good ole times. I just love sitting at the dinner table talking and forgetting about everything that is going on in life at that very moment.

The Pop Up Shop has been a total success and I am totally loving it!! I need a good nights sleep tonight & then I will be ready to take on this next week! :)

xo Ashley

Leopard & Leather

I must say I don't really have a lot of animal print clothing, but when I saw this easy-wear top I knew I had to have it! 

I love how the leopard print is on the sleeves and isn't too much! I think it is a perfect top to toss on when you don't feel like putting too much effort into your look, but it gives you a little touch of spunk!

I paired the Leopard Top with my knee high leather boots and red lips!

xo Ashley

 Leopard Top: AshleyKae Boutique // Jeans: American Eagle // Boots: Chinese Laundry // 

Bag: Coach // Sequin Hanger: AshleyKae Boutique

Nobody Said it was Easy

Who doesn't love an easy go-to adorable tee?? 

I recently added this new Spring piece to the boutique & it has become my new fav tee!

I love this tee obviously because it has cute lipstick on it, but also because of the quote. I read it as "life isn't easy, but I'm going to carry on like the strong woman I am!" 

I paired this tee with boyfriend jeans, a turban headband, brown boots & of course a stunning shade of lipstick.

I hope everyone has a great week!

xo Ashley 

Tee: AshleyKae Boutique  // Jeans: Express // Boots: Target // Headband: AshleyKae Boutique // Lipstick: Flat Out Fabulous MAC

Polka Dots & Pencil Skirt

I recently added a new Polka Dot Sweater to the boutique and it is easily one of my new favorite pieces! I am pretty obsessed with polka dots. It is such a classic, yet fun pattern and adds a little pop of somethin to every outfit! 

 

Another reason why I love this sweatshirt is that it is so easy to dress it up or dress it down. Yesterday I dressed it up and loved it. I love dressing pieces up.. the more dressy & girly the better!

Happy to see other ladies are loving the Polka Dot Sweater as much as I am because its already almost SOLD OUT! 

xo Ashley

Polka Dot Sweater: AshleyKae Boutique // Color Dot Bracelets: AshleyKae Boutique // Blazer, Pencil Skirt & Heels: Target // Wristlet: len // Lipstick: Blankety MAC

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a fun night ringing in 2015! 

I rang in the New Year in some sparkle of course...

My husband and I went out for dinner and drinks with close friends of ours. They have been away for a while so it was great to get together and catch up!

We later joined more friends at their new home for a NYE party & had a great time!

Cheers!

2014 was a pretty big year with all the festivities leading up to our wedding, the trip to Mexico with friends and family, our amazing wedding day, a busy & fun summer vacation, being busy with the boutique growing and absolutely loving it and new memories with friends and family! I am so thankful for everything that happened in 2014 and I am so excited to see what 2015 has in store! I really have a feeling it is going to be a BIG year! 

I hope you all have an amazing year!

xo Ashley

Sequin Leggings: AshleyKae Boutique // Blazer: Target // Heels: Target // Necklace: AshleyKae Boutique // Lips: MAC Candy Yum -Yum 

Tulle, Lipstick & Heels

Tis the season of Christmas parties! I absolutely love attending and hosting Christmas parties. My husband and I attended the Fort St John City Christmas Party this weekend and had a great time! There was a yummy buffet dinner, silent auction, 50/50 draw, raffle draws, photo booth & a live band. We had a fun group along with us from the firehall and we sure had a good night! 

I instantly knew in my mind what I was going to wear to this Christmas party… 

tulle, lipstick & heels

 

Who doesn't love a photo booth?! So fun...

I am obsessed with tulle skirts! It instantly gives a girly, sweet & fun look! 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful time attending Christmas parties & enjoying all the festive holiday activities! 

xo Ashley

Tulle Skirt: AshleyKae Boutique // Lipstick: SNOB by MAC // Heels & Tee: Target // Necklace: Stacey from AshleyKae Boutique

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A Little Peek at My Week!

I thought it would be fun to do blog posts at the end of the week with pictures from my phone from the past week!

It's been very cold here in Fort St John! Took this the other morning heading out the door to go to spin class. 

The frost looks so pretty! (I am going to be taking down all the Fall decor soon and replace it with Christmas decor & I can't wait!)

My husband is an AMAZING cook. He made Surf & Turf for dinner and oh my was it yummy!

Had a little treat to warm up… Eggnog Latte  :) 

Wearing the Ski Lodge Cardigan from AshleyKae Boutique! Love its cute winter print!

Miss Lilly during bath time...

Seriously? She's the sweetest pooch ever.

Snuggle time on the couch (she loves her Foxy)

I saw this on Instagram this week and died laughing...

Haha! Sorry Lilly! 

I hope everyone has a fabulous week!

xoxo Ashley

Welcome to FSJ!

Let me just start off by saying HOW excited I was counting down the days for my mom and sister to come visit Fort St John!! My sister had visited Fort St John back when I first moved up here (4 years ago), but my mom has not been able to make the trip yet. To have my mom & sister come see our house, see our day to day lives and just be with us in Canada was a really big deal to me! They flew out of MSP to Vancouver, had a 5 hour layover in Vancouver (there are never any good connection times so it's always a long layover!) and then they flew into FSJ.

They arrived the day before my mom's 50th birthday so it was awesome we would all be able to be together to celebrate her big 5-0! Thursday night we went to Roustabouts for dinner and then went to Mr. Mikes for drinks and dessert to celebrate!

Birthday girl :)

Friday night we went to watch the hubby's hockey game in Taylor. We stopped to grab Tim Horton's on our way of course! (They needed the full Canadian experience)

Saturday & Sunday I was booked with the boutique for "Ladies Day Out". It's a big event hosted every year in FSJ for a big shopping extravaganza and I was so happy to have mom & my sister here to help! I have always wanted to do a boutique show with them and now I finally could! 

Cheers to a busy & fun weekend with the boutique! I was so thankful for their help and along with my husband's help! 

For the rest of their visit it was so nice to be able to just drive around and show them the town, relax on the couch and just NOT be on a schedule. When Sean and I go home to visit them we are always so go go go.. we have so many places to go & friends to see. 

Sean gave us a tour of the firehall...

We were lazy on the couch with Lilly…

Did a little sightseeing…

and did some hot tubbing in the freezing cold weather!

Of course time flew while they were here (doesn't every trip?!) but I am so happy & thankful they were able to come visit and see my Canadian life. I have lived in Canada just over 4 years now and sometimes its still hard to believe how far away I live from my mom & sister. Having them come to FSJ felt like my two lives were kinda coming together (if you know what I mean). Saying goodbye is always the hardest part and it doesn't seem to be getting easier. BUT I know I will be seeing them again soon! So many new Canadian memories have been made <3

xoxo Ashley