wonderful

Today was a great day! It was nice and relaxing. I got up and went shooting with my dad and brother in law, then had lunch with a really great guy, walked in the park, went to the movies, and came home to finish packing and chat with some of my family. I hope you all have a wonderful next few weeks. Love ya all, see ya on the flip side!

fathers

today was fathers day and I was able to spend the day with my family celebrating my dad. it was a good relaxing day. Thank you all that have made the last few days really great.

photo shoot :)

My adoreable friends are getting asked me to take some family pictures for them...Thanks for letting have tons of fun and shooting TONS of shots for you guys. Anytime you want more just let me know, I had a blast! Hope you like them.

Pictures

Today I am very thankful for great friends that have good faith in me to take pictures for them. Thank you Julie and Kaj for letting me take your pictures today! I loved it and had tons of fun! I have forgotten how much I completely LOVE photography.

Last day

Today I am very thankful for my last day of work for the next 3 weeks! I am finally getting really excited for my trip!!!

oh Brother ;)

Today I am very thankful for my little brother! Riley you are so fun and loving. You don't always show us girls your soft loving side but being your sister I get to see that. You are wonderful and sweet! Whatever girl gets you is going to be lucky not only to have all of us sisters but mostly to get you. You are very smart and hard working. You work extremely hard with whatever you do but you also know how to have fun. You are willing to get to know anyone and do just about anything to get to know a cute girl ;) You are alot like dad and our grandpas...meaning not just that you can fall asleep where ever ;) but because you are very hard working and motivated. You care a ton about people and about providing service for others. You are a good student and are not afraid to work for what you want. You have a ton of friends and are always looking to get more. Thank you for all that you do for me and for what a great example you are to me. Thanks for being understanding and for loving us sisters even though I know it can't be easy sometimes. Thank you for always trying to include me and for letting me come bug you and the girls when you decide to bring one up with you. Thanks for giving me a reason to make cookies at least every other week or so :) Love you little brother!!

Sisters

Today I am very grateful for my sisters. As many of you know I have lots of sisters and sometimes I will be honest, it can get pretty crazy with all the different emotions all of us bring but I love my sisters! It has been wonderful to get to know them better and not just a sister but as a friend. They each are so different and wonderful in their own ways and our family wouldn't be the same with one of them missing.

Shauntae: she is strong willed and does a ton of things that I am not sure I could do. Shauntae is very very smart. She is amazing pianist, she can sight read and count--If you know me I can't count for the life of me :) She has two cute kids that she does really great raising. Shauntae helped me a lot during my really dark time. She shared a lot of different thoughts and different things that happened in her life that I didn't know about. She helped me a lot and I don't know if I ever said anything to her but Thank you Shauntae! I love you, and thank you for all you do!

Shannon: she was been willing to let me stay at her house so often that I have my own shelf in her bathroom downstairs :) Staying at her place has been wonderful for me to have some place to stay in between my jobs as well as get to know my sister better. She has a ton of patience with her kids. she is much to patient I think sometimes :) lol She is a wonderful cook and very creative with how she can get her kids to eat some of the things they need to eat. She is very understanding and willing to help. Thank you Shannon for all you do, AND for letting me stay at your house all the time! Love you!

Malissa: she is very sweet, funny, giving. She does so much for everyone and won't let many people help her in return. She is very strong and patient. She is very creative as well, she can make things to do and eat. She is always have people over to her place or watching other people's kids...she is always so good with all of them. She is very caring and willing to listen. She is very soft hearted woman and I love that because I am too. Malissa is a great cook, love her food :) Thanks for everything you do. Love you! Oh and Malissa is the only one that comes and visits me at work (she can get up on base) It was fun to see you today! Thanks for the surprise visits :)

Michele: She is very smart, funny, caring and spiritual. She is always doing something and willing to help. She does a lot of stuff with her new ward in Ogden and friends from work. She is always doing new things like trying book club, going to the concerts, plays, movies, or just whatever. She is very giving and thoughtful. She has a great sense of humor and a great listening ear. Thank you for all you do for me, thanks for the patiences to deal with me. I know I am not the best sister out there and you put up a lot from me. She is goregous and has some of the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. You have a ton of energy and hope, I need to get some of it. Thank you for all you do, thanks for inviting me and wanting me to be included in whatever you are doing. Love you!

Ariana: she is funny and full of life. She is very thoughtful and bright. She has a great sense of humor and loves to have fun. She likes to include people and doing things with friends. She has a ton of friends and willing to gain more. She is very thoughtful and loving, especially when it comes to her nieces and nephews. She is going to be a great mom when she has kids; she is always one of the first ones to help out and babysit or do things with the kids. Thank you for always being willing to listen to me and to include me in whatever you are doing. You are wonderful, thank you for everything you do. Love you lots.

Thank you very much my sisters. I love you all and you are all beautiful and wonderful!

Thankful for nice and helpful people. My car has had some recent struggles as well as me LOL but I am thankful my dad, grandpa, grandma, Aunt Diane, and my mom for trying to help with my most recent struggle with my car. Thanks for taking the time to help a stressed out girl get her car running and to work on time (even though i really didn't want to go to work) and getting off later in the day to Idaho than you have planned. Thank you muchly. love you all

My Dad

For those of you that don't know, my dad rocks! My dad has been so amazing for as long as I can remember (so for 25 years+). Growing up my dad wasn't always around during the day because he was very very busy working so very hard so that he could provide for us as a family and so that my mom could be home with us everyday. My dad has taught us children to be hard workers. To dream big but also not be afraid to work hard for what you want. My dad worked so very hard to provide a good life for us children and he did a wonderful job. He has helped me in many many ways. He helps me try to be more of a calm and understanding individual (yes I know that hasn't really working so well) . He has taught me how to work hard, maybe too hard. My dad is so willing to help me with whatever I need. Thank you dad for all you do. You are amazing. You are such a soft hearted guy with a very big heart as well. You are more than willing to help anyone that needs it; and you do most of it without anyone asking you. You see a need for something and you do it. You are one of the best people I have ever known. I love you and thank you so much for everything that you do. I know that I don't tell you the enough but thank you so much for everything you do. You are the best. Love you Dad!!

Day off

Yesterday I was thankful for a day off. I was able to come home and have a nap for a couple of hours and then be up for most of the day. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep around 830, or whenever my sister's ended up heading home. I fell asleep on the couch for a little while then was able to stumble down the stairs to my bed.

My mom

I have the best Mother in the world! I can't tell you how much my mom has helped me over the last few weeks and especially the last few days. I have been a wreck and my mom has been there to help me through it. to give me a hug and tell me that things will be okay. Thank you mom for trying to give me strength and faith and hope and a lot of other things. just mostly thank you for being you! I love you! and you are the best!!!! I know I don't show you it all the time but I really appreciate everything that you do for me and for trying to help me see things more clearly. I love you!

out to lunch

So much for a happy and relaxed ashlee...that didn't last long. Oh well. I guess my happy thought for today is....umm...I am sure I can think of something, give me a minute.





Nope my brain is out to lunch....I guess that is the happy thought.

.......Hope you all have a great weekend......

happy, relaxing

Today's really happy spot was the fact that I got to go on a kick butt motorcycle ride this evening :) Riding on one is ss relaxing and enjoyable! It is so wonderful to be able to ride and feel the wind rush around you. it makes me feel free. After the last few days tonight was just what I needed before starting the next few days of hard work and long hours

Yellow Fever

I am happy that I was able to get my Yellow fever shot this morning. Now I have all the shots taken care of for my trip :)

sweets

I am a sucker for sweets and my new favorite treat for the time being are Dove Caramel chocolates. They are so delicious!!

FUN

Today at work it has been just a fun and entertaining day. Thank you Jen and Kayla for our fun conversations!

Today was a very relaxing and sunny day. There were a few things I wish I could have changed but all in all it wasn't too bad.

Breathe

I had a hard time waking up this morning because I couldn't breathe. For those of you that know me you will most likly know what I mean when I say that. So for the first few hours of the morning I had a rough start. Today I am grateful for being able to breathe. This evening I got to spend with some old friends of mine. I was a little nervous that it might be a little awkward and uncomfortable, because me and some of these friends had kind of a falling out a few years ago and we never really have gotten back to being friends. However the night turned out better than I was thinking it would and I was seriously shocked with a few things and things that were said to me.... All in all it was a pretty okay day.

Oh my niece Hannah Lynn turned 1 today. I will have to post some pictures of her eating her cake.

Hello Yummy goodness

Woke up this morning and had a deliciously yummy piece of razzleberry pie for breakfast! what a way to start the day!

weekly

For working so hard every week, I am happy getting paid weekly :)

tootsie

I was happy for a tootsie roll