Teacher

Hey people... sorry I stink at this!  I am updating again because I am apply for an internship and my interview is this Friday.  I need all of your prayers and advice!  :) I have never had a job interview for a "real job" before and I am super nervous!  Wish my luck, I will update how it goes!
Love,
Ashley
ps- I cut my hair.. it looks kinda like this... only a little shorter!  Yay... I now have a "teacher haircut" (at least that is what Jeff says).

December 30, 2009

 This is right after he asked me!  You can't really see my ring, but you can see the big smiles on our faces!

I didn't get a picture of the actual carriage we were on, but this one is very similar!


Two years ago today, Jeff asked me to MARRY him in the most romantic way possible.  I was visiting him in New Jersey (and meeting his family) and on my second day there we decided to go into the city, aka New York City.  His parents and the two of us went into the city in the early afternoon.  Jeff was very adamant that the first thing we do there is go see Central Park.  That was fine with me because the last time I was in NYC we didn't really get to see the park.  We parked and went straight to Central Park.  As we got there Jeff suggested we go on a carriage ride.  That sounded nice to me, romantic and an ideal NYC thing to do.  We got on a carriage and he was acting kinda weird.  He started video taping the ride... not something he normally does.  He handed me the camera, reached in his pocket and pulled out a box.  Then he asked me to marry him.  It was a perfect moment:  lightly snowing, horse carriage ride in Central Park.  I of course said yes!  And here we are! 

24 before 24

24 things I want to do before I turn 24.... 

(I meant to start this in August, just after my birthday, but it's a few months late.  Oh well, better late than never, right?)

1. Organize and clean our 2nd bedroom... aka the "storage" room
2. Learn to sew  (i know this is a life-long pursuit, but I now have a sewing machine and have successful made some cute stuff!)
3. Make new curtains
4. Read one book a month (that's a little ambitious with school, but I can do it!)
5. Learn to cook a roast
6. Exercise 3 days a week
7. Read the Book of Mormon again
8. Begin making things for my classroom (especially my ABC's project)
9. Make a dress with the green silk fabric I have from my wedding
10. Finish our wedding album
11. Lose 10 pounds
12. Create file folder games 
13. Learn to crochet the flowers from Pinterest
14. Hike the Y
15. Attend a session at the Salt Lake Temple
16. Buy a new pair of heels (and wear them)
17. Learn to make candles
18. Wear more jewelery
19. Create a menu for one month, with something different to eat each night
20. Take another cake decorating class (maybe the fondant one!)
21. See a play (that will take a lot of convincing to get my husband to go with me)
22. Paint our dresser and desk (although I don't know what color)
23. Knit a blanket
24. Write in my journal everyday for a month (I used to be really good at this, but I stopped when we got married, so I am going to start again.)

My favorite season!

I have been a slacker, but I have a lot of pictures and updates.  Here it goes :) 

 For a date one weekend, Jeff and I went in the canyon to check out the leaves.  We wanted to go on the ski lift in Sundance, but it was closed by the time we got there.  Oh well, it was beautiful.  

 At my cousins wedding!  The picture above, with my siblings, was not posed!  We just ended up sitting together.  Haha... also, when we noticed it I said we were the "originals"... opps.  I'm going to eat my words someday when Kyra realizes  what I said. 

 Halloween!  Jeff and I were eggs, I was a deviled egg and he was a hard-boiled egg.  Cute!

  I threw Jeff a surprise birthday party!  It was Vegas themed, because I thought it was a cute theme.  He was totally surprised, had no idea!  Also, he said it was the first surprise party he has ever had!  I felt accomplished!   

We are doing well, just busy with school and work!  I have been making a lot of crafts, but I will have to dedicate a whole blog to that... someday soon!

A little late...

This post is a little late coming, but here it is. My brother came home on August 8th! YAY! Jeff and Tyler got to meet at the airport, which was more exciting for me than anyone else. We had lots of family come, Aunts, Uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc. I love my little bro and I am very excited he is home, even though he lives in Logan now. We comes down every once in a while and it is great to hang out with him.

The Fam at the airport the day he came home :)

Dress Pants

Jeff and I have had this discussion a couple of times and I want to know what people think. He says that woman back east wear slacks to church. I have never seen that and I don't think it is appropriate. He is trying to argue that some people think they are doing their best when they wear slacks. I disagree. I was always taught to wear a dress because that is how I show respect for the Lord. I found this talk by Sister Allred that said "The way you dress shows your understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ." (It is a talk about modesty.)

What do you think? Is it ok to wear slacks as an established member of the church? Not just for investigators?

Summer!

Kyra and I at the campfire! It was cold and we were cuddling. :)

Jeff learning ping-pong from the "kings".

Jeff and Aly in the big recliners!

Kyra during the photo session.

Last weekend we went to a family reunion with my family. It was down in Cedar City and was so beautiful. The sucky part is that the stomach flu went through the whole family... except Jeff, of course! That's our summer so far!