Watch DFW

I am going to visit my bestie tomorrow and I am so excited. I will be in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for like less than 24 hours but I am still really pumped to see Best Friend Laura.

It is going to be a jammed pack 24 hours of wedding planning and dress shopping plus a random stop at a 5 yr old's pool party! Woohoo!!

And to make it even better, I am going to count this little excursion to Dallas as my trip for June. I made a vow to take one trip a month for as long as I can keep it up. So this is my June vacay!

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My bloggy friend Becky is having a super fun oh so girlie giveaway!

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Seriously y'all go enter!

Good Intentions....

I had every intention of posting something of substance tonight but life just got in the way. After a fight with my wireless printer (which after months of battle I finally won! HA Take that Brother WiFi Printer!!!!) and watching the Twilight special features on my new 2-disc DVD, I totally forgot about my blog plans.

So dear ones, this is all you get tonight. :-)

(Did anyone catch that I was channelling my inner Beth Moore with the "dear ones" reference? I *heart* her!)

Alright, Night Y'all!

Happy Father's Day Daddy!

I have the best Daddy in the whole world and I am so lucky that he is my Daddy!

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Big Boil Bash

This weekend we had a big crawfish boil at my parent's house. It was way fun! It had all the elements of a good time:

A Great Location

Good Food

Good Bugs ;-)

Yumm!

And creepy crawlies to take funny pictures with!

Things Change In An Instant

Just when you think you have things all figured out, they change.

Trust in God.

Yep, that's all you can do.

Yep, that is what I am doing....OK well....trying really hard to do.

Wordless Wednesday- Purging Sale

Hurricanes and More Hurricanes

I am having a surreal experience tonight; I am watching a news special about Hurricane Ike and it is just devastating. I lived it but I didn't really live it...if that makes any sense. We were so directly affected by the hurricane that we missed what really happened.

We went without power, phones, and obviously cable so long (we are talking weeks, not days) that we were completely isolated. We couldn't see the damage besides what happened in our neighborhood, we could only imagine all the devastation.

Well tonight, we are finally getting to see all the footage of what really happened. The before, during, and the after.

I knew it was bad, but because we were isolated I could never imagine how bad. It was horrific. After the 2 or 3 weeks of of no power and stuff, it seemed like it was over and everyone moved on. We never really heard about it and it was time to move on.

So that is what we did, moved on. Those of us of were isolated in our own little bubbles just had to keep going with never really knowing what happened.

Now tonight, I know what happened. And it sucked. Hurricanes suck. The funny thing is that it is now time to face another hurricane season.

All we can do now is pray that if it is our time again, that we are as lucky as we were this last time. Yes, I said lucky. We were lucky, it can always be worse.

I'm So Excited And I Just Can't Hide It

I have something really cool coming up.

Stayed tuned for more details!

It's big y'all!! Be excited! I'm excited!

I Am A Motorcycle Ridin' Fool

I mean seriously folks, how cute am I on my bike?!

This weekend my Daddy and I took my motorcycle to the ranch to ride for the first time. And let me just tell you, I did awesome! (Again please note, the humbleness in my tone!) OK, I didn't get out of first gear but I didn't fall down or run into a tree so that means I did AWESOME!

Please note that my yellow helmet matches my yellow bike. And when my pink plastics come him, I have a pink helmet to match those! ;-)

It was really hot out there (you know, it's Texas and summertime which equals crazy hot!) but it was so much fun and totally worth all the sweating!

I can't wait to go out there again!

OMG I Totally Forgot!

In my list yesterday I totally forgot to mention that:

I read all 4 books in the Twilight Saga. Yes that's right, all 4 books. And I loved every second of it! Becky, aren't you so proud!

I read the entire saga consecutively so it was like one long story for me. And it was awesome! I couldn't help but be enthralled by the story and the characters. I know some people are judgemental about the whole Twilight phenomenon (and I admit, I use to be one of those people), but seriously the books are very well written. The characters, plot, and the themes are highly developed and intense in every way. I consider myself well read (please note my sense of humbleness here! LOL!) and I am no longer ashamed to admit that I am a Twilight lover!

Like I said I read all 4 one-right-after-the-other so when the last book was over, it was tough. An old friend of mine told me that she thinks there needs to be a Help Line you can call when you finish the saga! I needed some emotional support when I knew that there would be no more to the story! I was completely wrapped up in it and when its over people need some reassurance that life will go on when there is no more Edward and Bella! HAHAHA!! :-)

At least I have the movies still to come! (But I bet the books are better than the movies!)

Long Time No Blog

There has been so much going on and nothing going on all at the same time that I haven't had the chance to catch up on this here bloggie.

So I must resort to a good ole bullet list to touch on the things that I haven't blogged about.

• I am trying to buy a house. I am desperately trying to get out of apartment living but we will have to wait and see what is God's will on this matter. Keep my living situation in your prayers please!
• I started teaching part-time at an after-school tutoring center. I love it but it is hard to get back in the swing of working a fixed schedule. Truly I love working with students, especially with students who are struggling academically and need help gaining confidence in their abilities.
• I am still looking for a permanent job. Whether that be teaching in a classroom, working in the homes, or doing whatever it is that God leads me to. I am working on letting my control of this go. I know I have to trust in God's plan and I have faith in this plan. But in all honesty, I just want a little peek at his plan so I can relax about the future! ;-)
• Best Friend Laura has moved her wedding location and date so it looks like in December I will be the Maid of Honor in a wedding in HAWAII! Whoohoo!! HAWAII!

I guess that is all for now. I am sorry for this supremely boring post and I accept the "World's Boringest Blogger" title with grace! ;-)

Vegas Baby!

This past week Best Friend Robbie and I were in Las Vegas...and let me just tell you, I love me some Las Vegas! No seriously people, I LOVE VEGAS! I love everything about it: the hotels, the flashy-ness, the good food, the crazy people, the gambling, the crowds, the shows, the non-stop aspects, the shopping, the weather, and even all the general over-priced craziness that is Las Vegas.

The trip was awesome. I got to gamble and came home with even money. Anyone who has gambled knows that to come home with even money is a success. :-) We saw 2 Cirque De Soleil shows (Love and La Reve), ate way too much food, people watched, and did a lot of walking! (HAHAHA Robbie!) I loved every second of the trip! The only bad thing is that my pictures turned out HORRIBLE...hopefully Best Friend Robbie will send me his pictures.

We stayed at the Venetian. It was a beautiful hotel and the rooms were AMAZING. I would stay there again for sure (even if Robbie disagrees with me on this, I would stay there again even if they don't have a buffet).

I spent a lot of time at The Wynn. I love this hotel and it is a GREAT place to gamble. When I go back to Vegas (which is hopefully soon) I want to stay at The Wynn.

At Madame Tussuad's Wax Museum, I had to take a picture with my NASCAR boyfriend ;-)

And a picture with Snoop Dogg

Me and my golf buddy, Tiger.

A Long Lost Not Me! Monday Post

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It has been a long time since I did a Not Me! Monday! so I hope that I can get back into the swing of things!

First, I DID NOT neglect my blog for an entire week and I DO NOT have a TON of stuff to get caught up on. Also I DO NOT have to wait another week to catch up on those things because I am NOT going to Las Vegas tomorrow!

I DID NOT have these delivered to my house on Friday...

I am NOT ridiculously excited to ride these new toys!!

This week I DID NOT forget how to do simple division and have a third grader show me up, then proceed to to tell me that "I got served". And I DID NOT continue to secretly check his work with a calculator.

I DID NOT beg the nail salon to stay open late for me and my mom so that I could get my nails, toes, and eyebrows done before my trip, and I DID NOT have them paint dice on my big toes to be all theme-ish for Vegas!

I DID NOT begin the hellish process that is looking for a house to buy and I am NOT already tired of the whole thing after 1 day of "shopping". I am NOT desperately praying to God for him to lead me to the right house before I have to resign my apartment lease. And finally I am NOT asking you fine folks in the Blogosphere to pray for me while I am traveling this week!

When The Sun Goes Down, We Be Groovin'

Last night I went to the Kenny Chesney concert with some friends. The weather prediction was dismal to say the least. I fully expected to be standing in mud in the pouring rain. But the weather was perfect! And as a nice bonus, there was a breeze that lowered the temp so much that you would never know it was a May night in Texas.

I love going to concerts as the sober one. It is so fun to sit and watch drunk people act a fool. We were sitting next to some characters. One lady was so drunk that she fell into the group in front of her before Kenny Chesney even started! The guy next to us was so inebriated that he told me his whole life story. I did not need to know that this guy is separated from his wife (who he was at the concert with) and that after 16 years and 2 kids they were breaking up. I mean seriously guy, TMI!

So moral of the story is that it was an awesome concert. :-) I attempted to get some good pictures but didn't get any good results! Oh well!

Rancho De Vielle

We went to the ranch....and then it was a little muddy....and then we got stuck....and then we got a flat tire....and then we tried to fix it....and then we had to call AAA....

No but seriously it was still a good day at Rancho De Vielle

A Little Piece of Movie Reviews

While on my trip to Seattle I had the occasion to watch quite a few movies during the 5 hour flights and 2 trips to the theater. Thus I am going to offer you folks, my expert opinion on these movies.

Marley and Me-

OK, this movie was playing on the plane....honestly I didn't watch it because I didn't want to watch a sad movie. I mean, seriously, a dying dog...no thank you!

Ashley Rating- ZERO STARS

Ocean's Eleven-

I rented this movie on iTunes; I had of course seen but it is still a really good movie. I couldn't help but drool over Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Plus I love Las Vegas so that was another benefit to watching the movie. I like that this movie offers subtle quick wit along with the decent plot line.

Ashley Rating- TWO 1/2 STARS

Twilight-

I know I mentioned a little about this already but I really really liked this movie. I was VERY resistant to the whole Twilight phenomenon, however I wanted to see what the hype was about so I thought for $2.99 I could watch the movie and deem the fanatics as crazy! I am not too proud to admit I am hooked. The movie was very well done and the acting was fantastic. The casting director for this movie should win an award. The actors were a PERFECT choice. So now I am firmly placed on the Twilight/Edward Cullen bandwagon! I even purchased the first book and will hopefully have the whole series read by the time the second movie comes out.

Ashley Rating- FOUR STARS

Hannah Montana: The Movie-

As far as cheesy teeny bopper movies go, this one was awesome! It all the elements that make up a good cheesy movie.

• Family Drama-- CHECK!
• Love Interest-- CHECK!
• Learning Something New -- CHECK!
• Life Lessons-- CHECK!
• A Villain to be defeated-- CHECK!
• The heroine wins in the end and gets the boy-- CHECK!

So I give Hannah Montana

FIVE STARS

17, Again-

Oh Zac Efron...I wish you were a few years older. ;-) But in all seriousness, this was another really good movie. I was very impressed with the acting. The beautiful Zac Efron is actually a really good actor ( And no, I didn't ever watch High School Musical). There were some elements of perviness because of teenager/adult/parent/child weirdnes but not so pervy that you wouldn't want to watch it. So go see this movie!

Ashley Rating- FOUR STARS

Deal-

I am not even going to bother with a review for this one. Don't watch it.

Ashley Rating- ZERO STARS

The Holiday-

I had seen this movie and really liked it, so I bought it on iTunes. This movie has Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black; while this is a random conglomerate of actors, they surprisingly worked well together. Such a good romantic comedy and definitely a good chick flick!

Ashley Rating- THREE STARS

See I told y'all I watched a lot of movies!

A Seattle Photostory

If you go to Seattle you can:

Go to an Indian casino and come home with 22 cents

Take pretty pictures from a boat on a harbor cruise

Put your toes in the sand at Alki Beach

Take silly pictures with your best friend

Visit the very first ever Starbucks

Get lost in the crowds at Pike's Place Market

Support your BFF while she tries on wedding dresses

See Dory and Nemo at the Aquarium

Marvel at the views from the Space Needle

Drink a giant Icee while seeing 2 teeny bopper movies

Key To Having An Empty Theater

If you desire to see a movie with a completely empty theater....

Go see Hannah Montana at 10:10

Oh yes, me and the Unit are seeing the Hannah Montana movie and there isn't another soul here!

Love me some Hannah Montana!