finally blogging!

after a year of not wanting to blog (or better said... not wanting to make time) we finally have one! welcome all... (also with the help of mom telling me how much i needed one 4,000 times) i am actually pretty excited to have one. i am not sure if we will be very interesting to read about but we will give it a try. i have been fighting with time to slow down and realize it won't (no matter how much i try). one of the greatest lessons i have learned this year is to make sure the time i spend is on things i want to and with those i want to be with. making sure i love every moment. my next step is to add a lot of pictures. wish me luck. love you all! 

-ash

paul & conrad may 2008

i get to watch conrad once a week and i love it. it helps me stay relaxed and have a day to do what i want to do. the best part is being able to watch him grow and watch his personality come out. the best part is when paul comes home and conrad smiles and gets excited. i love watching their relationship bloom. paul loves being close to conrad. it is so different seeing them a few times a year. but to see him each day really helps their relationship. i love having it a little warmer too! that means we can go on walks, play outside and see uncle paul at work on  the yard. it is a lot of fun to see conrad look at all the leaves, and touch a pine tree...i hope i can help him learn to love and appreciate nature. he is so fun to watch!

-ash

our 5th anniversary!!!

i can't believe we have been married for 5 years. where does the time go? i got to work that morning, and paul had called. he thought he left a pair of gloves at the counter. i went up to check and there was a beautiful bouquet of flowers (gerbera daisies). i got a little teary thinking how lucky i am. paul doesn't give flowers a lot, so when he does i know he means it. i am so lucky to have married him. i don't know if anyone else could put up with me the way he does. he takes care of me! we both met at home after work. we went to dinner at goodwood (delicious 4"x4" onion rings), then we went to a golf course and played a little mini golf (paul barely won me!). we had so much fun. it is so nice to just be with each other. we seem to be able to talk about anything and everything without getting bored, finish sentences, love snuggling, sitting and reading harry potter, being in the yard together, playing games and watching movies! it is just nice being together. i love my paul!

-ash