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

Happy Halloween!

I love getting to dress Lilly up every year for Halloween! This year she is an adorable mermaid! I'll be honest I just wasn't really feeling Halloween this year and putting a costume together so painting pumpkins and dressing up Lilly was the most festive I am getting this year!

It's exhausting being a mermaid!

Since we have a decent amount of snow outside already I thought we would place our pumpkins on the fireplace this year

{Monogram & Chevron}

{Stripes & Swirls}

I hope everyone has a fun Halloween!

xoxo Ashley

Coffee & Tea Bar

I put together a little Coffee/Tea Bar and it's just a nice little area to go to when making a drink in the morning! It's great to store all the coffee, tea and coffee mugs in the same place and that way its convient! I know it's nothing crazy, but I enjoy it!

We just recently upgraded our Tassimo for the new Keurig 2.0 and we love it! 

I made the chalkboard picture frame and the cute "Mr. & Mrs." mugs were a bridal shower gift from a friend.

My sweet hubby knew I wanted the rod iron coffee cup holder and he surprised me with it :)

Happy coffee drinking!

Decor Pumpkin & "Sugar & Cream" Containers: Target // Rod Iron Coffee Cup: Pier 1 Imports 

xoxo Ashley

Weekend Trip to Kelowna

My husband and I went on a road trip last weekend to Kelowna! I have only been to Kelowna maybe 3 or 4 times, but I think its just an awesome city. Plus it has a Target & Pier 1 Imports! (miss having these stores!) The drive was 12 hours there and 12 hours back (12 hours non stop). Sean and I have done so many road trips together. I honestly think we are just used to it now. We leave early, make a stop at Tim Hortons and hit the road. Lilly absolutely loves car rides. She sleeps almost the whole entire drive! She really only wakes up for when we stop to grab lunch and stretch our legs. Sean has family living in Kelowna so it was really nice to visit with Grandma Murphy and his aunt & uncle. With living in a small town the last 4 years it is just nice to get out of Fort St John and go see/do things we can't in FSJ. Things I miss from living in a city! My MUST do in Kelowna was to go shopping, walk around downtown and go out to eat at restaurants! Oh and get pumpkins! There is one pumpkin patch in FSJ and we went the other weekend and it was sold out! Not a single pumpkin left. I couldn't believe it. So I told Sean we had to go to a pumpkin patch in Kelowna. 

Okanagan Lake

Lilly is a total beach dog!

{Wearing the Classic Polka Dot Top from AshleyKae Boutique}

We went to McMillan Farms in Kelowna. It was such a cute place! Other than a pumpkin patch they had farm animals, a corn maze, hay rides and other activities for kids.

I was completely in my happy place at Pier 1 Imports and absolutely love shopping for Christmas decor! I can't wait to put up the Christmas decor in our house!

I love how downtown Kelowna is right along the water. It's so nice to walk along the lake at night and go to different shops and bars. We went out for dinner one night at RauDZ Regional Table and wow was it amazing! We had never been there before and had heard great things about it so we wanted to check it out. 

I had the Cheese Burger and it was one of the best burgers I have ever had!

Sean had the Lamb Special and every bite he was saying how good it was!

It is pretty neat how the restaurant buys from local farms and you could definitely taste it! Their local wine list was great as well. If you haven't beed to RauDZ before you have to go.

A pretty rainbow on the morning we were going to start our drive back to Fort St John.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! 

xo Ashley

Sunday Family Walk

Yesterday Sean and I went out for a Sunday brunch and then for a walk along the river. It was a beautiful Fall day and I am just loving all of the pretty Fall colors! Lilly was excited to be out on the walk with us and running through the leaves. She's more of an indoor dog (it gets way too cold here in the winter!) so when she is outside she gets super hyper and likes to sniff everything! 

Pumpkin sweater time!

Comfy cute sweaters are a must! This Pop of Neon Sweatshirt is one of my favs right now.

Love my little family!

It was a holiday weekend here in Canada and I hope everyone is having a wonderful Canadian Thanksgiving today filled with love, a full heart & a full tummy!

xo Ashley

Pop of Neon Sweatshirt- AshleyKae Boutique

www.AshleyKae.com

Our Wedding Day

Our wedding day was honestly the best day of my life so far! It was amazing to have mine and Sean's family all together in Mexico. We don't get to have our families together very often since they live in different countries! Like all brides say, the wedding day FLEW by! It was so nice to have the whole week in Mexico to celebrate and be with everyone though. That's another reason why I think a destination wedding is the way to go! I hope you enjoy these photos from our special day! 

Getting ready with my bridesmaids 

Getting into my dress

My wedding dress felt like it was MADE for me. It was one of the first dresses I saw online & I couldn't stop thinking about it! I am so in love with it!

The guys taking tequila shots!

My mommy walking me down the aisle 

My sweet emotional groom

Bridesmaids 

For our unity we did a wine box with letters we had written for each other 

Having a guitarist play at our ceremony was a must & the music was lovely 

The kiss

New Mr. & Mrs. Murphy!

We were so thankful to have our closest friends & family with us on our big day!

I want to relive this day

We wanted a romantic, whimsical and glamour chic wedding 

Our center pieces were multiple small floral settings with roses & peonies along with candle lit lanterns

Our chair signs 

We had a buffet (I wanted a plated dinner, but Sean really wanted a buffet so I gave in) but I still wanted printed menus 

Our guests book was a family name sign and we now have it hanging in our home!

The lighting at our reception was important to me! We had chandeliers, string lights above the dance floor, lanterns with candles on the tables and floating candles in the pool.

We searched for a cake topper that we loved, but honestly couldn't find one! So we went with something that meant a lot to us. 

Our first dance to "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele 

We had such an amazing night and danced the night away! I can't believe our wedding was over 5 months ago already. I honestly miss having a wedding to plan for! 

xo Ashley