Some Engagements...

Morgan Kirkham took our pictures and she did such a great job :) I figured I would post a few of my faves.. to see them all go to morgankirkhamphotography.com

35 days and counting :)

We now have officially 5 weeks left until the big day! We have been working hard the past 6 weeks to get everything ready for the wedding and almost everything is done! I couldn't be more happy about it either... I now understand why people elope. There are so many silly little details. I was talking to Lyndsay who is getting married the week after me and we were laughing about how there is never another time in life where you make so many silly decisions that don't even matter! It is CRAZY!
Casey and I are really looking forward to getting endowed in exactly one month! We went and did baptisms tonight and just love the temple. We can't wait to be able to experience all the blessings the temple provides!
My first bridal shower is next weekend in Logan and I couldn't be more excited! I am so lucky to have so many great friends who are willing to come and celebrate this time with me :) I also have the most fabulous Maid of Honor (my sister Aubri). She made the invites by herself and has been planning all of the activities and such.
We are also really lucky to have our families to help us out... our wedding day would never be anything close to what we are getting if we didn't have families who were so willing to help and make everything about the day special..I will blog again with pictures from the bridal shower sooN!!!

:) 35 days and counting

ENGAGED :) :)

So... I am engaged!! YAHOO!! :) The big day is July 15th and we are getting married in the Mesa, Arizona temple and are so excited for it! I am definitely in complete planning mode... all I can think is wedding right now haha.
Here is how he asked me :)....

He took me to this nice restaurant called Elements in Logan for lunch. We got to the restaurant and there were flowers on the table that were pink and orange (colors I had said I would like for my wedding... he pays attention). I didn't really register that the flowers were mine until a few minutes after sitting down. I began to be suspicious because I didn't know why he would have flowers at the table. We ordered and the waitress was actually this girl Caci from my PE class! That was ironic.. but anyways we ate and when we were finishing up Casey handed me a letter telling me why he loved me and why he wanted to marry me. At the end of the letter it said "Will you be my wife?" I looked and him and he said "No worries I am not doing it here, I just wanted you to have that!" The waitress then came out with dessert and another flower with the ring box. He got down and asked me to marry him and I said YES! I am such a lucky girl! He treats me like a princess and I just love him! :)

The beautiful flowers Casey got me :) I LOVE THEM!

The strawberry daquiri Casey ordered for me! It was way yummy! :)

Right after I said YES!


The chocolate covered strawberries the restaurant gave us :)
Casey surprised me with tickets to the Jazz game! Us at the Jazz game! GAME 6! Jazz won! YAHOO! :)

Thumbs up for a good game and a great day! :)


Here is my ring! So the story of the ring is kinda funny... back when we were first talking about getting married I started to look online at different rings and this is the first one I saw and fell in love with... I never ended up trying it on because we went to another jewelry store. Ironically, we ended up going back to Morgan Jewelers and looking at rings. I hadn't found one I loved yet, so we went one more time to see what we could find. The jeweler had this ring pulled and my eye was automatically drawn to it, so of course I put it on! I realized it was THE RING I had loved from the very beginning! So in a way, it was fate :) hehe. I LOVE IT!!! And I LOVE CASEY!!! :) YAHOO!!

Today I got to go dress shopping with my mom, mother-in-law to be, grandma, and my sisters! It was such a fun time and I found a dress! I am so excited! Now for all of the crazy planning to take place! BUCKLE UP... Here we go !! :) :)

Trials...

I found out last night that I didn't get in to my program for the fall. I felt a little lost and very sad because I don't know what I am going to do now. Luckily I have my family and friends who support me and love me through everything. I know that this "trial" is something that I will learn and grow from. There is some reason why I didn't get in this time. I'm not sure what it is yet, but I know in the long run it will be worth it.
I renewed my temple recommend today, and since it is spring break I am hoping I can get in to the Logan temple since there aren't as many students here trying to get in. I think in a way this is Heavenly Father's way of saying "listen up miss independent.. you can't do everything on your own... don't forget about me!" I am looking forward to figuring out this trial because I know in the process I will grow closer to my Heavenly Father and my Savior.
Since I don't get to go on an extravagant vacation for spring break I have decided I am going to go get a pedicure and get a new spring outfit so that I feel like it is kinda spring here... even though it is snowing still.. bleh. Oh well!
Well everyone, don't forget to learn from your trials and be positive about them. They may make you sad, but don't forget that Heavenly Father is there. :)

Feeling Smart!

I just had to announce the fact that I got a 97 on my first math test! (It was take home, but ya know.. that's still like the best I have done on a math test in like 7 years!) That was exciting. So far all of my first tests have gone really well!

I have my interview Saturday for applying to the Eled program! I am looking forward to it!

I also felt quite successful at my job yesterday when I had like 5 of my first graders come up and show me that they either got a 100 % on their spelling tests or just missed one. I love it when they are successful :)

Today I felt like a horrible teacher. This girl was trying to get into my chair and I didn't realize she was close enough for it to make a difference, so I pulled my chair out of the way and she fell. Definitely not one of my bright and shining moments as Miss Ashley. I'm pretty sure she was not happy with me. These little first graders have a lot more attitude than you would think!

Well, I have to go do my homework now. I have put it off long enough!! :)

Oh boy...

Well I now officially believe I am HORRIBLE at blogging. I really should be better... I guess I will just put a few things down that are going on lately :

-I am still working at Hillcrest and loving it as always :)
-Casey and I are doing great.. I am a lucky girl. He puts up with me and all of my moodiness. Poor guy!
-I am patiently waiting to find out if I get into the Eled program! I have an interview next weekend, and then I should know a few weeks after that. CROSSING MY FINGERS! Me being my anal self, I had my application turned in the day after school started this semester. Ya, I know. I'm weird.
-I am enjoying school... well most of the time!~ Some days I really just want one of those days that I can do NOTHING and not feel guilty about it. Between school and work I never stop moving.
-I am taking my last math class this semester! I never thought I would get to this point! So far it's going well.. I just turned in my first exam, so we will see where my grade goes after that! I can only hope it's not bad!
-Casey got me all of the Grey's seasons for my birthday and well it is the best thing I could have ever gotten :) I'm obsessed with Grey's Anatomy haha.
-Spring Break is only 2 and a half weeks away! BAHHH!!! I am so ready for a break. It is needed.. i 'm not doing anything exciting as always, but still the break will be nice.
-I had an abscess. That wasn't fun at all. Spending the whole weekend at INSTACARE=yuck. And I look like a drug addict taking all of my medications.
-I am hoping to get a job being a nanny this summer... but we'll see I guess!

Well, there's the update. Hopefully I will stay more on top of this... at least I will post about getting into the program or not. I really hope I do cause if not, I kinda have no reason to go to school! HAHAHAHA. :)

Funny Story/ Updates

It's been quite a while since I have posted anything! I have been really busy with work and school. I am taking 14 credits and working 19 hours a week. Crazy right? I enjoy it most of the time though! 

Funny story... Yesterday I happened to experience the thing college students really hope doesn't happen to them. The alarm never goes off. Most days it wouldn't be a huge deal since I would just be going to class and I could find a way to get caught up, but this particular day I had a meeting with a professor and a math exam! I woke up at 8:58 naturally, had already missed my appointment with my professor, and had 2 minutes before my math exam started... Things I am thankful for as a result of this experience: 

-Heavenly Father must have had a role in this experience because I usually wouldn't wake up randomly at 8:58.. that was just pure luck!

-Casey being able to take me to my class so I was only 5 minutes late! Also having him tell me to breathe so I could focus on my test. 

-Being completely calm as I took the test and feeling great about it

-Having a professor who allowed me to reschedule an appointment with her (PHEW!)

-The fact that I got a 90 on my test! 

-The ability to laugh at the situation instead of break down and cry 

You have to love those little humbling experiences that Heavenly Father throws our way. I was really glad to have this experience though because it showed me a lot about myself. Most of the time I would have basically flipped a lid about what happened, but instead I just laughed. It was just a good day!!! 

In other news.....

Utah State played Texas A & M last weekend and only lost by 8! I don't care who you are, that is impressive!... and BYU lost.. ;) It was just a good weekend for football. 

We play SUU this weekend and it should be the first time we win a homecoming game since I started going to Utah State! 

I LOVE LIFE :)