My first time in Key West was sophomore year spring break. I was 19 and got into every bar, rocked the shit out of some Bebe tube tops and Abercrombie jean skirts, and fell in love with a local, who I ended up going back down to visit after the semester was over. Fifteen years … Read more
When I told people I was heading to Asheville for a weekend trip, you would have thought I told them I was going to Fiji…with Ryan Gosling…on a golden jet fully stocked with vodka, nachos, and bunnies. Everyone was all, “Ohmygod, you are going to looooove it; Asheville is so ahhh-mazing.” I mean, it was … Read more
Back in April/May, I decided that this was going to be ASHLEY’S SUMMER OF FUN. The first few months of the year were total shit not great for me personally and I didn’t take any vacations, so by the time June rolled around, I was so ready to GTFO of my depression town. To kick off my … Read more
In a past life (read: up until 2015), Miami was a destination for some of my wildest times. One summer, we literally woke up like this: (For the record, that’s a patio…and a Bebe dress…and me drunkenly defying gravity. And my best friend next to me is married with a kid on the way.) But … Read more
Exactly one week before I was asked to go on a press trip to Aruba, I was going through a bit of a rough patch in my personal life and literally said to myself, “I need to go on a trip — like, an out-of-the-country trip.” AND VOILA, I got the invite! I felt very … Read more
Hello friends and thanks for stopping by! There may not be any new material on W+P for the next couple days because I’m on vacation in Dewey Beach, DE and it’s hard to type with a vodka cocktail in one hand and a champagne bottle in the other, plus there’s no wifi on the beach. … Read more
Last night was fun. Today has not been. All I can think about is how I can’t wait to get into bed (which may be as soon as I hit “publish” on this post). But that brings me to today’s five list of where I’d like to be at this moment (and any moment really). … Read more
Another day, another horrifying tragedy. My immediate reaction (and I’m sure that of others) when I heard the news of the Boston Marathon explosion was “Is anyone dead?!” I thought, I’m sure there are injuries and tons of terrified and traumatized people, but please God, don’t let more lives be lost in another senseless act. … Read more