crafty

I've been feeling a bit crafty lately so I decided to crochet myself a headband - flower included. i've never made one before, and don't even wear headbands ever because they never fit right. maybe now i will? here is the end result. what do you think?

a week full of fun

last tuesday i celebrated the day i was born. it wasn't anything huge or special, but the whole week was pretty much one of the best weeks of my life. basically because a special boy came up to meet my family and see me :)
it started monday. i spent all day anxious to see him, and finally around 6pm he showed up! needless to say i was ecstatic.

here are some pictures from the week. 

enjoy!

Jake loves him. check.

    

Rebecca and Dad chatting

birthday cake! 

(note: Greg's laughing because he grabbed my side and prevented me from blowing all my candles out in one breath)

 Cannon Beach - 12.21.11

 I love tide pools!

 pose!

 breathtaking sunset at the beach - with Greg <3

 I love his love for horses!

I can't wait to see him again :) California, you are too far away!

oh, and ps. Merry Christmas! 

finale

Finals week is right around the corner.
This is how I stay stress free- listen to songs that make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside ;)

I'm so excited to be going home for a few weeks after finals! I am really missing my family terribly right now. Plus, I can't wait to give everyone a little something to show them how much I care. I love the Christmas season!

A few updates

1- I'm a newly discovered pinterest addict.
2- my computer broke on me :(
3- I've got the best boyfriend in the world, and he's got a great family (who I recently met)
4- I only have three more semesters at byu-I
5- did I mention I have the greatest boyfriend?

Weekend getaway

Well I took a trip to Provo this weekend for General Conference. It was a lot of fun going down and seeing family and being able to just chill. Kaite and I saw Thor and Cars 2 Saturday night. Good movies! We also went out to dinner. It was delicious of course :) I also loved the drive down and back because it allowed for 4.5 hours in a car with Greg. Let me just say it is a way more tolerable drive with another person, and not nearly as long. Probably because he drove, and because it was him I was with :) I'm definitely crazy for this boy because after one day apart it was incredibly too long and I was ready to go see him again. Oh, and conference was great! I enjoyed so many of the talks and love listening to the prophets and apostles of our time. You can just tell by the way they talk that they care so much about us and really do want what is best for us. I love this church!

Pictures: Miss Katie Lulu and I, the Provo tabernacle that's gonna be converted into a temple, and sweet little Lizzy :)

to basically do a 180 here from my last post, let me just tell you that i'm pretty into this guy right here :) he's kinda got me all sorts of distracted lately and i don't mind one bit! ^.^

The More Boys I Meet

love this song! miss my baby :/

party on the rooftop top of the world

life is crazy good right now

and i'm loving every minute of it

a lot of stuff done & a million more things planned

i can't wait :)

oh, here's a new song for ya'll

enjoy!

activities as of late

i must say being in rexburg for the summer has definitely been amazing. and it's only july!
here are some great expeditions i've gone on when i'm not working:

been repelling (& rock climbing)

had family come visit & we went to utah

trip to Mesa Falls with Lonnie, Jen & Brittany

participated in the ward 50 lap relay with John, Brittany & Greg

went to the Rexburg Drive In for a movie with Olivia, Brittany, Jen & Lonnie

went to idaho falls' waterfall with Kj & Lonnie & Jen

trekked over to Jackson Hole, WY with Devin, Kj, Carissa & Jared

I've also taken numerous trips to the great R mountain and the St. Anthony sand dunes, however no documentation has been made of that. 

Also, yesterday was the great day of independence for our wonderful country. I celebrated by meeting new people and having fun with friends in Idaho Falls watching fireworks. I also experienced funnel cake for the first time! It was delicious artery clogging goodness. 

other then that i've just been working, having fun, doing other things i can't currently recall... like stadium singing... ya know that sort of stuff :)

hope your summer is going just as great! 

<3 ash

tangled up

i'm not very eloquent when i speak or write.
but i need to express some feelings.
hopefully they come out making sense.

oh i don't even know where to start.
boy walks into my life.
said boy becomes the forerunner in my thoughts.
job gives me eight hours every day to think...
&& i become wrapped up with countless ideas pulling me in different directions.

i feel-- scared. happy. confused. intimidated. vulnerable. frustrated. like a wuss. && sometimes not me :(

overall i'm happy with life. i have great friends, good roommates, && even better family members. i do fun things and am having a great new experience being in rexburg for the summer. but i've come to realize tonight i've put up a wall around said boy from above to try and protect myself from getting hurt. because this boy probably most likely does not feel the same way towards me. (but that's a whole 'nother story that won't be told) it bothers me how a boy can  make me do that and change the way i want to be. now i've got to thinking about what i am supposed to learn from this whole experience && what is He trying to teach me. what will i get out of this? what should i do? i know i need to talk to this boy. i've been deciding and running through things in my head constantly for a week; how do i talk to him? what do i say? what is the best way to express myself towards him without completely ruining things? because i don't want the fact of something silly like my feelings for him get in the way of a good friendship. that's probably silly and cliche but it's true.

i guess i'll just have to see how things play out. i'm putting this all in His hands. He knows what is best for me and i just need to have a little more faith in Him. continue doing the things i know, and have Him help me with the rest of the unknown. that's my goal this week. be myself, do what i know, && have faith in Him that everything will work out.

ps. i cut my hair today... i love it

visiting with family

my family came up from washington this memorial weekend!
well, part of my family - mom, brad, grandma & grandpa
this is how it's gone so far:
they come get me in rexburg friday & we drive to tremonton, ut
saturday we go get flowers and put them on gravestones of grandma's mother, father, stillborn sibling, and step mother, then drive to provo for dinner with amy & robert (who are going to have their first baby in a month!), as well as brenden & kristopher.
today we've gone from provo back to tremonton - on the way we stopped in kaysville to visit grandma's cousin, and we went to temple square to tour the conference center.
tomorrow we will be heading back to rexburg where i get to show them around where i live! :)

here are some pictures so far for your viewing pleasure

the little brother representin'!

      

we get bored in the car, can ya tell?

my beautiful mother

  

and my wonderful grandmother 

mom & grandma making up the bouquets for the gravestones

 the place my great grandparents are buried (those front two stones)

grandpa & i in the car. we were having fun!

well hey there! (in the hotel room)

no i ain't lucky i'm blessed, yes

(song lyrics ;] )

Today has been a great day. Let me explain why:

-almost finished unpacking, just one box & a few things on the wall left
-had a yummy dinner at costa vida & went to see Rango with a friend
-GOT A FULL-TIME JOB!!!

that last one there was the icing on the cake. overall today's been pretty great, but getting that email saying i'm going to be employed for the next 4 1/2- 5 months, i can't stop smiling! I've been worrying constantly about what i would do if i couldn't find a job. my whole reason to stay in rexburg this summer was because of a job! but now, everything is going to fall into place perfectly. i'm so excited! and so so so very blessed.
<3

day thirty of thirty

a picture of someone i miss

i miss a lot of people!

my mommy 

daddy & brad

"the boss"- aka Ryan!

 Rebecca! I really miss her!

Natalia!

and Katie lulu!

see... i told you i miss a lot of people! there's even more, but those are a few. i also miss Ryan Joos, Tyler Monson, Keiton Johnson, my extended family- grandparents, cousins, etc etc etc

day twentynine of thirty

a picture that can always make me smile

any picture with this girl makes me happy :)

day twentyeight of thirty

a picture of something i'm afraid of

really really really big spiders!

day twentyseven of thirty

a picture of me and a family member

I love this little bugger so much!

day twentysix of thirty

a picture of something that means a lot to me

my home <3 it's got great treasures inside :)