weight

why do i have such a hard time getting back to what i weighed when i got married? i am beginning to sort it out...need i say more? no seriously, i love food too much to not eat it. pace yourself ash...

-ash

what is coming in april?

taxes...crap...taxes

-oh yes...we are preparing now!

-ash

dead duck

paul picked me up from work today and this is what happened...

ashlee- "is there room in the trunk for this box?"

paul- "nope, there's a dead duck in there."

ashlee- "is there really a dead duck in there?"

paul- "yup."

ashlee- "why on earth do you have a dead duck in the trunk?"

paul- "for the feathers when i tie flies."

ashlee- "oh" (trying to act as if this is normal)

yes...he is outside right now plucking

-ash

100 things about me...

i got this idea from my friend hannah, and thought it would be fun to see what 100 things describe me (in no particular order)

1. i love my pauly poo

2. i would rather get a branch with leaves than a bouquet of flowers

3. if you want to get me into a bad mood, take me clothes shopping

4. i love the smell of dirt

5. i have never died my hair, and have no intention

6. i love being a sister

7. i would rather spend time with family members than anyone

8. i love pebbles in my pocket

9. i do not like buffets (and won't eat them)

10. i come up with new laughs for myself

11. see's candy is truly the best

12. each time i try to branch out of my clothing style, i always come back to the wonderful feel of jeans & a t-shirt, it's me

13. watching conrad is like my therapy

14. i could spend hours at the grocery store, the only shopping i love

15. i am short

16. i am really picky with the temperature of food when it is left out

17. i will pay good money for really good food

18. i can't stand ants and spiders

19. i don't like taking clothes from the washer to the dryer...not sure why...

20. i would rather be cold than hot

21. i am not a good traveler

22. when i write a message, it has to look good, or i try to write it again

23. i love nature

24. i wish i was athletic (sometimes i watch myself on home videos trying to be athletic and i cry)

25. i love being a woman

26. my hair is stick straight and won't hold a curl

27. i love brick oven

28. i get heart burn easily and fast

29. i like clean air

30. i am a cheese-avor (i love cheese)

31. i have a fear of blowing my nose in public

32. i am not a big red meat fan...my steak better be fully done and dry (with mashed potatoes)

33. i use an accent without noticing when i become uncomfortable

34. i can't stand my eyebrows

35. i have cute toes

36. i love north face

37. my favorite color is brown

38. i think the wasatch mountains are my mountains

39. i cry very easily

40. i love movies (ones that are happy)

41. i love music

42. i don't like the color purple

43. i love feeling creative

44. i think mcdonalds is disgusting!

45. i love, love, love icecream

46. i love chubby animals and babies

47. i can remember a lot about movies and music, but my studies in school...

48. i love acorns and oakleaves

49. i love chevrolet

50. i love bread

51. i love working in the yard

52. christmas time is my favorite time of year

53. i love being at home

54. i don't like eating blue food (if i were faced with pink cotton candy or blue...definitely not blue!)

55. can't stand cats...

56. i have a lot of passion for america

57. i love antique roadshow

58. i don't believe anything the weatherman says...they are wrong most of the time

59. i could snuggle 24 hours a day

60. i don't like the word negate

61. i believe in santa

62. i love family history

63. i love antiques

64. i sleep through my alarm every morning

65. i hated, i mean hated jr high

66. i love disneyland

67. i wish i was as creative as martha stewart's staff

68. i love little house on the prairie and seinfeld

69. i try to like reading and i have never read the twilight series

70. i wish i could play tennis at wimbleton and arthur ash stadium (again, i wish i was athletic)

71. 8 is my favorite number...not sure why...

72. i move my toes to a beat when i start falling asleep

73. i love baking/cooking

74. i like people who follow through

75. i can't stand american "rubbermaid slappy jack cheese"

76. i like having a clean house, i feel better inside & out

77. i love spending time with paul

78. i am really positive

79. i love football season

80. i love basil pesto and grilled halibut

81. i like meeting new people

82. i love a good hair day

83. i wish i could be a little girl again

84. i love jesus christ

85. i love fall time

86. i am a perfectionist in the kitchen

87. i miss my grandpa ted

88. i love pepsi

89. i wouldn't change a thing about my wedding day

90. i like being easy going

91. after listening to harry potter on cd, anything else is dull

92. i love, love

93. i think outbacks salads are the best (especially with their tangy tomato dressing)

94. i am good at starting fires (actual fires)

95. i don't wear jewelry, i might be the only woman who doesn't want more diamonds

96. i am really impatient with sewing

97. i like puzzles

98. i panic when i try new foods

99. i love dessert

100. i would have loved growing up in the 60's and 70's

okay, that wasn't as hard as i thought it would have been, but that is a little about me...

-ash

my word

i really like the idea of choosing a word for this year to live by. there are a lot to choose from, but i think i have found the word for me. this year, i want to do more, live more, see more, take pictures of more, and just plain enjoy more...the word isn't more, but...

-ash

our tree

i have never had a hard time letting go of our christmas tree. this year was really hard for me. i think i cried a couple times over it. i even told paul to take care of it while i wasn't there. i know me, and i know i wouldn't have let him take it away. i really wanted paul to put it in a pot so it could live forever, but he said it couldn't be done...thanks for being a wonderful tree!

-ash

memories of 2009

i went through my mini calendar and thought i would write a few memories i have in it...

-larson's came up in january (we made pizza muffins)

-cha (paul wrote me a creative card for each day i was gone!)

-took grandpa and grandma to dinner at olive garden

-two friends left on their missions in march

-tennessee trip!!!

-we got together and spent creative hours together at pebbles

-spring break in goblin valley

-paul and i were laying in bed when he started scratching me with his toes. i asked what he was doing and he said..."can you hear my toes?" i said what....he said " they are yelling at you!" sometimes i wonder where he comes from.

-paul and i did a session at the salt lake temple for the first time since we were married there almost 7 years ago! why it took us so long i am not sure

-picked up compost and layered it all over the yard!

-planted our beautiful garden

-watch conrad each week

-hill af air show

-camping with paul

-painted st george store

-first time attending the freedom festival

-camping with paul again!

-girls camp

-pit party up at sandy's (FINALLY)

-painted orem store

-scrapbook usa (i call it crapbook usa)

abby's braces off

-josh came to stay

-byu games with paul and dad

-saw my first motorcycle accident (i can still see his face hitting the ground, i am glad he was okay)

-movie nights with kim

-keith urban concert

-made a lot of raspberry/peach and strawberry/peach jam!

-harry potter night with butter beer

-nana came to visit

-trips to salt lake

-made sugar cookies (yummy!)

-went to gygi's

-cousin nights with nelson's and birrell's

-fondue with polar express

-new youth theme...joshua 1:9