HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Saturday was my Birthday. The day started out with a Birthday party for Keagan. Later during the day, while the BYU game was happening, Andrea went shopping with me to spend some birthday cash my mom and dad had given my to buy some clothes. It was so fun to be able to go on a shopping spree with one of my best friends for my birthday. When the game was over, Andrea and I met my mom and dad at Brick Oven for dinner (Andrea was my date). It was a fun birthday.
This is a picture of the 3 birthday girls!!!
Me and Keagie
Me and Keagie but this time Keagie is cheesin it!!

X96 Maverik Big Ass Show 2008

Crystal and I got to go to the BASH this year and it was a blast! Here are some of the highlights!!
The X96 Short Bus
The Maverik Monster Truck! It is Huge!

The X96 Rat
Mario was there too!!
Ten Years... AH....
TRAPT!!!!!
The lead singer of Trapt CROWD SURFED!!! We were so bummed we were not in the pit!!

I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry! I'm Sorry!

I know it has been so long since I have posted anything but I have been crazy busy with work and my laptop has been broken and for those of you who don't know.... my mom is very hard to share a computer with.... Quick update, I am just working working working!!! I am working as an aide for Applegate Home Care and Hospice and they are working my butt off but the money ain't too bad..... Anywho, I will post pics of all my concerts and stuff when I get my laptop fixed and again I am SORRY!!!!

We've Got The Golden Ticket!!

It is SOOO True! Crystal and I are going to Cruefest 2008!!!! All we had to do was get up and sing a couple songs in front of a bunch of people.... ok well it was a big deal but SOOOOOO worth it!! WE ARE GOING TO CRUEFEST! WOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOO! Sorry for all of you who will be sitting at home on tuesday but I will be thinking of you all!!!

In Loving Memory

LuJean Olpin Sundberg passed away on June 16, 2008 at 12:32 am.
My grandma was the greatest woman ever and I am going to miss her so much. I feel so lucky to have been able to care for her these past two years, she taught me so much. I am so happy that she was able to let go of her pain and join her husband and parents in the next life. Grandma was such a trooper these past few months and especially yesterday, the 6 year anniversary of her husbands death. It puts me at peace knowing that they are finally together again and she is no longer in pain. I will never forget this wonderful woman and the many ways she has touched my heart and changed my life.

I Love You Grandma.

HONK, SCREECH, CRASH!

I am sad to announce that I was in a car accident on Friday May 30. I am ok but look what happened to my car!!! I was innocently driving to work, pulling into the parking lot when a lady backed right into me.... I spent the rest of the day waiting for the cops to show up to make a report and they never came... So, this is my sad news and I hope you will all join me in my short moment of wallowing and mourning over the damage of my car............................................. Ok, that is enough time, life goes on and thank goodness for insurance!!

Expanding My Horizons

My best friend Crystal has dedicated alot of time this year to teaching me alot of new things, among these are: Fishing, Cars, and Skateboarding, and of course more to come! Here are some pictures of what I have done so far!

We went fishing at Salem Pond and Crystal, her brother Cody, and Cody's friend Nick taught me how to cast the line out. They told me next time I have to put the worm on the hook, EWWW!!!

Crystal took me to the Car Show this year and these are a couple of cars we saw.

This is me on a skateboard for the first time EVER! It was so scary I was worried i was going to fall aon my butt! However, I survived and I am getting better.....

Crew Fest 2008!

So, my new goal, to get to Crew Fest this year! Crew Fest is a concert hosted by Kber 101, this year it is going to be AMAZING!!! The bands attending are: Motley Crue (DUH!), Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx AM, and Trapt! Crystal and I are determined to go! I can't wait!!!

Sudoku Sickness

Not too long ago, Andrea taught me how to play Sudoku and I was hooked! I immediately went to the Dollar Store and bought the "America's Best Sudoku Puzzles " books, Volumes 3-8 (I couldn't find volumes 1 or 2). Yesterday I was over at Andrea's house visiting with her and playing with Max when Sudoku became the subject of our conversation. Later that night I realized I actually have not played Sudoku for quite a while, so I pulled out my books and began the puzzles. The next thing I knew, it was time to drive down to Grandma's and get her up for the day. Since then I have had a Sudoku book and a Mechanical Pencil within arm's length at all times.... THE SICKNESS HAS RETURNED!!!

Crystal Lynn and My Boys

Ok, so since nothing exciting has happened to me lately, I thought I would fill you all in on Crystal and the boys. Crystal, my Best Friend, has two little boys who are so stinkin' cute! They are my "Other Nephews" and Crystal is my "Other Sister" haha. She may kill me if she knows I posted pictures of her!!
The picture above was taken on Crystal's 21st Birthday when I took her to Brick Oven for lunch. She got mad because the staff came to sing to her per my request... the crown she is wearing says "21st Birthday", she also had a bright Pink sash that said "Birthday Girl".
This Picture of Crystal was taken on a nice summer day (do you remember what those felt like?), we were just sitting on her front porch so the kids could play outside, I don't remember what was so funny....
The Sleepy boy is Justin. He is 3 years old, almost 4!! I can't believe how fast he is growing up! I remember him when he was almost 2, when Crystal and I became friends.
And this little... I mean Chunker Boy is Ashtin. I love this kid! He is 1 year old and I remember when he was born! He was a little guy, and now he is huge! He is so cute and we love to make him laugh, which is not hard at all!!

Good Weather Or Bad Weather? Make Up Your Mind!

Ok, so I was loving the nice weather last wek, so the snow we recieved this week was a bit depressing! During the nice weather I was able to Get some cute pictures of my nephews and even one of my mom (she may kill me for putting this on here...)
This is Max swinging at the park in our neighborhood. He loved it and was laughing the whole time, the kid is not scared of anything! (Must get that from his dad cause his mom is a CHICKEN!) haha

This is Easton on the swing, he was laughing because I was pretending that he kicked me and he thought it was great! (why do all little kids think that is so funny?)

Easton, Gage, and Mayson on the swing in my backyard, Easton got a bit nervous with the big boys on the swing...

Last week Julie brought her kids over and Grandma pulled out the bubbles. Easton would not blow them but he loved chasing them aroung and popping them!
And finially Grandma "Lizard" coming out to play with the bubbles too!!

I Couldn't Resist!

Ok, so for those of you who have seen our family blog, you have probably already seen this picture, but I couldn't resist posting this on my own blog... to explain the picutre, my brother in law Deven had his laptop over at our house on Easter and he has a photo program that uses special effects to distort the pictures his computer camera shows. The little boys were laughing so hard and as soon as my mom walked over to the computer, Deven took the picutre! She hates it but it was so funny I couldn't help myself!!!

Funny Funny Grandma, SO MUCH FUN....

So as most of you know, I am a home-health aide for my Grandma. If you have never taken care of a grandparent wih alzheimer's, you are missing out! (hahaha) But honestly, my grandma is a sweetheart, with the exception that she hits, bites, pinches, scratches, kicks, spits, and screams when I make her do things such as take a shower or, well,... stand up.
A funny thing happened yesterday... My mom went with me to Grandma's to get her out of bed and ready for the day because lately she has been too hard to do it myself. We got down there and Grandma was in bed, so Mom woke her up and we got her up and dressed and ready for the day, with much difficulty might I add, she was keeping her jaw clenched and her eyes shut. Grandma was very out of it and not making any sense, which was normal for her lately, but this just seemed weird... So i kept saying "Grandma," waiting for an answer.... Never got one... Then I said "Grandma, Grandma, talk to me, it's Ashley" Well, you know she answered me then, she meant business by saying "WHAT??!!??!!" in a very mean tone, then I said "Well, hey, there ya are, thats the Grandma I know and love" (my mom was juat laughing at this point) and Grandma muttered under her breath "Oh shut up".
I tell ya, she is so stinking cute, even when she is being a little meanie and making my job difficult, I can't help but love her! (MORE STORIES TO COME IF SOMETHING ELSE FUNNY HAPPENS WITH HER)

Keagie and Ash

Ok, so I HAD to put this cute picture of my niece Keagan with me for you all to see! She is so cute and we get long very well because of our hair color, (hahaha). Right after that picture was taken, Keagan suddenly thought she had to try to eat my chin and I had baby drool all over my chin like you wouldn't believe! (Unless you have had a 5 month old, then you probably do understand!)

Ch-ch-ch-CHANGES!

TODAY I TOOK THE PLUNGE! I CUT MY HAIR!
BEFORE THE CUT!

AFTER THE CUT!

For those of you who don't know, I have been going to the same hair stylist since I was 13 years old and I have loved him! I have never had a problem going in and saying "Mark, do whatever you want!", and not loving it! The only problem is that Mark is quite expensive and i can't afford him right now, but i did need a hair cut! Because of my lovely stubborn-ness, it has been almost 2 years since I got my hair cut, the last time I went to Mark. So my sister Andrea and her friend Ashleigh convinced me to go and get my hair cut by Ashleigh's niece Brittany. So I did it, although I was experiencing MAJOR "new-stylist anxiety". It was not as traumatic as I thought it would be, after all it is just hair, but let's just say it was a good thing I did not look at the pile of hair on the ground or I would have thrown up. We estimated that she ended up cutting off about a foot and a half, 18 inches!

Spring Break/ Reading

My Spring Break, so far, has been spent in Logan visting my grandparents, which was so much fun, my cousin Tristan came by and brought her two kids and I was able to see her new baby that she adopted for the very first time since he was born! He is so cute! And then I made the beautiful scenic drive to Park City via Ogden Canyon, and I have been reading Twilight and New Moon the entire time! They have been so addicting it is hard to put them down!!! If you have not read them, you need to! after a couple of chapters I was HOOKED!!!!

60's, 70's, 80's Girl

Ok, so I don't know who knows this about me but I am a total 60's, 70's, and 80's girl!! I love all of the movies and music from these eras. (just thought it wouold be fun to start posting fun little facts about me for y'all to learn)

Cayden

Cayden is the oldest nephew and he is so fun! He is my game buddy!

He loves to play card games and board games, UNO and LIFE are the main ones we play.

He is very smart too!

I love to tease him cause he just laughs... He is so sweet and always gives me a hug when I see him!

Mayson

Mayson is 6 and SO FUNNY!!! He makes me laugh so hard till my stomach hurts!!

He loves to play with cars, but Legos and bionicles are his main thing lately!!

He also LOVES stuffed animals! that kid has the most stuffed animals I have ever seen a 6 year old have!!

Gage

Ok, Gage is another nephew... He is so funny!!

He LOVES Lightning McQueen and Thomas the Train, but he will play with anything her can drive!!

Gage loves to bully his 2 big brothers, which is so funny to watch, a 3 year old being the BULLY to a 6 year old and a 9 year old!!

He is so sweet and loves to give loves and kisses!!

Easton

I figured since I have posted a picture of Max and Keagan, I should post one of Easton too....

Easton is a complete CHEESE!!! it is hard not to laugh at him, especially when he gets mad!

He will sing into anything that he can pretend is a microphone, so he loves when "Aunt Ashley" is in a good mood and lets him play with her REAL microphone...

Easton has also taken after his Great-Grandpa Haws... He recieved a mouth organ from Santa this Christmas, he loves to walk around and play it! He is surprisinlgy good too!!

Easton will find any excuse to show off and be the center of attention, which I LOVE about him!!!

Keagan

Ok, so, my nephew Max is so darn cute.... Now look at my niece Keagan.... Also so darn cute!

If you don't already know this about me, my nephews and my niece are my pride and joy.... I brag about them and how cute they are.

Hey, I don't have my own kids, so I have to obsess about somebody's!!

So Keagan is so cute and so fun!! She will just smile and talk to you and she has the cutest little smile!

My nephew Easton, who is Keagan's big brother, calls her Keagie, it is so stinkin' cute!!!

Don't Laugh Too Hard....

Ok, I thought of something I could post that is "News" about me....

I have been learning how to cook... now don't laugh too hard, I know, 21 years old and I am just learning... kind of pathetic! But I have been learning and I have been haveing alot of fun and learning how to cook HEALTHY food so that when I am home alone (or when I move out on my own again) my diet won't consist only of tater tots and frozen pizzas (although I must say, my tater tots are better than anyones! I have become the master of the Tater Tots!!)

Maxwell

Ok, so this blog has become a new obsession!

I have had way to much fun playing around and adding things!

So, nothing new has happened to me in the past couple of days... I have just been hanging out with my sister and her CUTE baby Max..... isn't he so yummy??

He is crawling so fast and he loves to spit and make car noises with his tongue!

He has the cutest laugh and my mom and I are excited because his doctor told my sister he is too skinny so we get to fatten him up... ICE CREAM TIME!!! :) Max is a fearless baby! He loves to be thrown into the air and he loves to spin around in circles with Aunt Ashley! (I am his favorite aunt...)

WHAT WAS I THINKING????

Ok, so my friend Jeanne and my friend (and Jeanne's sister-in-law) Katie are planning on running a marathon this summer, and they asked me to do it with them. I MUST HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY CRAZY, because I agreed to it. I was supposed to be going to the gym and running on the treadmill to prepare for this, but of course being me, I came up with stupid excuses NOT to go to the gym, and now, starting on Thursday, I have to start running outside with Jeanne and Katie 3 times a week until the marathon, I am so not ready..... WHAT WAS I THINKING????

Learn more about me.....

Ok, since nothing very exciting has happened to me recently, I figured I would post more about myself.....

I LOVE to travel!! I have been many places with my family around the country and I have been to China- the only place I have been outside of the United States, and it was AMAZING!

ME

So, this is me. It is kind of an old picture... but I have not changed much so.....

My First Entry

Ok, here it goes....

I was told by a friend to try making a blog, so I am. After i get a hang of it hopefully it will be cool, have patience!!