New Ashley

Well for the past little while I have wanted to dye my hair... well Nic is in town and guess what I decided to dye it! I am not too sure what I think about it yet haha! But here is a picture of it! We liking it or not so much? Never done it before... ahhh! I was so scared.

Thanksgiving Movie!

Wow! That is all I can say about this movie. My family and I today, it being Thanksgiving and all went and saw a movie. We looked and looked through the titles but none caught our eye. I was looking through and watched this trailer and I could not turn it down. For some reason I felt like this is the movie that I needed to see! This movie was about when Hitler was in reign and all of the Jews and the camps that they were put into. Yes you learn about this in "history" in school, Yes all of us have heard about how miserable this was for the Jews but this movie really opened my eyes to life. I am not one to be secluded to my own world and not want to look at the world around me but I NEVER have realized that this is what they were treated like. Throughout the movie there is a little boy who is in the camp and a little boy who is outside of the camp and they become friends, it is amazing to me how much culture okays the acceptability of being friends. The non-jew child was not aloud to see this Jewish boy but went around his parents backs to see him. Can we all not just accept each other for who we are and what we believe? Can we all not raise our children to be accepting of other races and other people that may not LOOK or ACT or TALK like us? This Thanksgiving, yes I am so thankful for all the things that most people are thankful for but I am so thankful for the opportunity that I have to live in the country that I do. I am so grateful for the freedom that I have to BELIEVE what i want, to SAY what i want, to ACT like i want and to BE WHO I WANT TO BE! Do not take what we are given for granted! Live every day to the fullest because you never know what tomorrow will bring! Love you all! 

To you i will always be thankful

I am thankful for the person I can call at any hour when I am in need of uplifting

I am thankful for the teacher who puts well done on a paper that I worked so hard on

I am thankful for the person that makes me feel like there is a reason I am living

I am thankful for grandparents who call just to see how their grand daughter is doing

I am thankful for parents who  ARE  a part of my life

I am thankful for the friend who reminds me of how the Lord loves us no matter what

I am thankful for the power of forgiveness

I am thankful for the seminary teacher that showed me at a young age how much the Lord loves me

I am thankful for the girl who always can put a smile on my face

I am thankful for random phone calls just to say hi

I am thankful for phone calls that happen just so you can hear each other’s voice

I am thankful for an Aunt that helps me through SO much

I am thankful for an older “sister” that is always right by my side through everything

I am thankful for the person on the street that showed me how to be humble

I am thankful for the person that taught me to be true chaste virtuous and to always do good

I am thankful for the reading teacher that did not give up on me

I am thankful for a fifth grade teacher that saw a writing talent and made me reach it

I am thankful for the boy who taught me how girls should be treated

I am thankful for the girl who always listens to my sob stories

I am thankful for the best friend that always texts me even two words andmakes my day

I am thankful for the child that taught me not to judge

I am thankful for the teacher that taught me to go to college

I am thankful for the boy that I share my life stories with

I am thankful for the gospel in my life

I am thankful for the power of families and friends

I am thankful for those who befriended me when I moved schools

I am so thankful for those who are inspired to share something and it helps you

I am thankful for the boy that taught me that I am worth more than that

I am thankful for the physically and mentally challenged people in this world that have taught me to be thankful for the body and mind I have been given

I am thankful for my cute little mackduck and what she teaches me every single day

I am thankful for my grandmother and even on her deathbed she was telling stories to make us all not worry but to laugh

I am thankful for the experiences that I have been given

I am thankful for the tears I have cried so I have had the chance to learn laughter

I am thankful for the storms that have come my way so I can look forward to a rainbow

I am thankful for the relationships that have crossed my path

I am thankful for the pain I have gone through so that I have a compassion for suffering

I am thankful for each and every person that has made a difference in my life

So all of you that are in my life. Thank you for everything that you have taught and shown me. I love you all and would not be who I am today without you!

Temple trip

Well I was able to go to the Temple a few days ago and it was an amazing experience. I went to do Baptisms for the Dead and usually I go on Tuesdays just by myself and then go about my day. I was talking to one of my friends, Jordan, who is a return missionary. He expressed the desire to attend the Temple to do Baptisms for the Dead and he ended up coming with me! It was an amazing experience to have him confirm and baptize me! It was the best Temple trip! I am so thankful for him and the way he lives his life! Thanks Jordan:)

Minnesota Trip

Well this summer while working with my cute little girl i met her cousin Arielle. Since July we have been talking and communicating that we needed to get a trip together to see eachother! Well the time finally came! This last month i went to minnesota to visit. YES it was cold! YES it was so fun! I had the time of my life & am so glad that i went! I met so many fun people! I was able to be there for first snow fall and it was so fun to go out around the town and play in the little snow that fell, an experience you would never get here in AZ thats for sure! This trip really showed me how amazing and lucky we are to have this Gospel in our lives though. Going up to a complete and total college town and having none of the people be LDS brings across some different challenges, but it was an amazing experience! I miss the cold weather haha. And i cannot wait to get back up there! Thanks Arielle for having me girl! It was so much fun and i am so glad that i could go!

Jess Wedding

YAY CONGRATS JESS & JOE!

It was so fun this past weekend to see such a close friend get married! Man i cannot wait to plan a wedding, not get married just plan one haha! It was fun to see them come out of the temple so happy and how they could not stop smiling! Then to the lunch in where there was way good food and all us friends got to sit around and catch up on life because we have not in the longest time! Then the CUTE reception! Pretty sure the desert table was a hit! Carebear Shalaylay and i sat there for HOURS just eating, okay maybe not quite hours but for a long time! It was so fun to see so many faces that we have not seen in such a long time! Tal & Mel also got to come in for the wedding which was so much fun! It was nice to have the friendship not even change and just start where it ended a few months ago:)

PICTURES TO COME:)