tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58385590503939513622024-02-20T18:03:03.423-08:00Cake for BreakfastAshley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-69415675966168962272014-12-23T22:16:00.002-08:002014-12-23T22:17:28.976-08:00A Year in Review, Part 1: Seattle<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Here are some numbers to consider:</b></div>
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<b>5 Cities, </b></div>
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<b>4.5 Years of marriage,</b></div>
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<b>4 States,</b></div>
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<b>2 People.</b></div>
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<b>2 Degrees, </b></div>
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<b>1 Love.</b></div>
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Oh my gosh, we are so mushy, I know. </div>
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Even though a squeaky track record and smiling Facebook profile pics might prove otherwise, I sometimes worry that all I'm doing isn't enough. I should be having babies, or I should be the president of some charity organization on top of school and church callings and marriage. But then I take a deep breath, unplug myself from the cycle of negative thinking, and reflect with gratitude on the 23 years of life I've lived, and the 4 years I've been married to Mike. We really have done so much together. I'm a little bit of a restless soul, and need to be continually moving, forward or at least somewhere. When I was married in 2010, I never really thought I'd be able to do all of the things and go all of the places I wanted to; but in these past four years, all of my need for travel and adventure have been met in unexpected ways. We've lived in Provo UT, Laramie and Casper WY, Seattle and Spokane WA. We've celebrated successes of family and friends and have some of our own, received our bachelor's degrees from BYU, gotten accepted into graduate and medical schools, etc. etc. </div>
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This isn't meant to be a brag-alog; just a reflection that as you do what you can to be the best you can, the Lord fulfills his promises and over time you can achieve all that you desire. </div>
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Our Year 2014 </h3>
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in Seattle looked a lot like this: </h3>
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We loved living in our 4th floor Lake City apartment<br />
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We discovered lots of little eateries and specialty stores over our year's stay. One of the places we frequented was "The Root-beer Store"; stocked with 300+ root-beers and other flavored drinks.<br />
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Mike was invited to present a poster based on his ruop experience at a convention in Carmel, CA in January along with a few of his classmates, and I got to come along! Along with attending the conference, we ventured onto the beach, did some sightseeing, spent some time in San Francisco, and took the ferry to explore the infamous Alcatraz Island.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our view from the 20th floor or so in the hotel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went on a scenic drive "17-Mile-Drive" that bordered the sea Pebble Beach, the famous golf course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was appropriately called "Sea Lion Rock" because it was covered in the animals and smelled like fermented fish and urine even from a mile away. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the med school students were drooling at this ritzy Pebble Beach golf course & resort. Maybe someday we can actually afford to be patrons here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We snuck upstairs to the medical ward about 15 minutes before it was open for the tour, so we were the only two people up there. It was so creepy with the light streaming in through the windows and no one else around.</td></tr>
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For Valentine's Day, I made some cards and crafts for the kids I nannied and for my siblings, and Mike and I went out to celebrate.<br />
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We spent a lot of time hanging with friends, and celebrated Easter with some of the greatest people we know (Dan, Aaron, Tara, Yvonne)<br />
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We watched UW compete in the Windemere Cup rowing competition with some WWAMI classmates & friends <br />
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We were visited by my old roomate and her husband who now live in Idaho. We went on a chocolate factory tour, ate some king crab, and explored some of the tourist sights together.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike devoured his king crab legs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went on the Theo chocolate factory tour that included lots of free samples! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And drove past the iconic Fremont bridge troll, occupied by a bus-full of Asian tourists.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the coolest tourist attractions in Seattle is the underground tour that takes you beneath the city exploring the history and literal foundations of a place built on the hard labor of rough characters and the work of "seamstresses" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underground tour winds through the old streets of Seattle, two stories beneath the current city level and is full of relics of another time such as this rusted sign.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite the expense, the Space Needle really is a must-see attraction; Its view of the city is unparallelled </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because the restaurant takes about 30 minutes to rotate the full 360 degrees over the course of dinner, lots of these little cards would appear on the windowsill from kids who were charting our rotational progress. We would, of course, write and draw pictures back. </td></tr>
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Mike and I attended the medical school gala, or "Med Prom" together and danced the night away.<br />
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Mike finished his first two years of medical school at University of Washington, and had a white coat ceremony to commemorate the transition from "book-learning" and class lectures to clinical coursework and rotations "out in the field". After the ceremony and a gathering with some close friends, we celebrated with Mike's parents by exploring the Seattle City Center & taking a ferry to Bremerton where we toured a Naval ship. </div>
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I got to visit my cousin Amanda & attend her wedding to an amazing guy named Tanner in Salt Lake City, UT.</div>
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We had lots more adventures in the city<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are a lot of homeless people in downtown Seattle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Mike with UW's mascot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring in Seattle is one of the most gorgeous things I've seen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One day, Mike and I took the ferry to Bainbridge Island for a little "stay-cation" at a cabin B&B on an organic farm</td></tr>
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I went for frequent runs and walks on the trail around Green Lake</div>
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I ran my first 5K "Refuse to Abuse" with my friend Elisa</div>
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We hiked to Snoqualamie Falls</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For our 4-year anniversary, we stayed two nights at Anniversary Inn, the themed hotel we stayed the first night of our honeymoon at. The theme of this room was "Fire and Ice"</td></tr>
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<br />Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-56991898326964418482014-10-14T23:27:00.000-07:002014-10-14T23:32:31.919-07:00Sissy-Ninny-Pumpkins Think way back to when you were a kid. What were some of your earliest memories? I sincerely hope they involve playing 'Sailor Moon', 'Runaways', and archery in the backyard. <br />
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When I was younger, the gang and I largely judged our athleticism by our ability to clear the six-foot fence in arial dives from the neighbors tree-house or our all-metal jungle gym onto our backyard trampoline. Not that this was always entirely successful...I think most of my memories are not of the dives themselves, but more of the taste of gravel and the feeling of cold metal springs smacked up against my thighs. Come to think of it, I loved jumping off things growing up... In one particularly dangerous, ultimately successful endeavor, I tied one end of a string to a loose tooth and the other to the railing of our bunk-bed and then....well, you get the picture. <br />
My parents were awesome like that though, letting us kids play as only the pre-millenial generation knew how. When my dad wasn't planning a scouting jamboree or practicing his taekwondo/board breaking in the garage for some motivational seminar, he was taking us kids up to Estas for elk bugling competitions or letting us practice archery on bulls-eye targets in the backyard. Later in the night, we'd snuggle up in my parent's bed while mom read us "Little House on the Prairie" beneath dad's photo-realistic ink portrait of a Jaguar and her various toll-painted handicrafts. I think back on these times fondly and with amazement at the beautiful childhood my parents gave me, with a subtle suspicion that I myself will never be half the parent to my own (future) children that they were to me. <br />
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While this may very well be the case, I have picked up a thing or two in my year of nannying while we were in Seattle. I worked for a family in Green Lake who had a little four-year-old (T) and two-year-old (B) boy, and it was the best job for me at that time in my life. While reliving many of my childhood memories, I got to explore the city and learn a little of what my "parenting" style is like. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B and I loved to go to the park and watch the ducks while T was at preschool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Halloween, I was one of T's favorite things: A Stoplight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We would often go to little coffee shops just to play with the other kids and the train tables</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's the little things I'll miss the most...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T is very brilliant and much ahead of his class in some areas. I would draw him diagrams to explain how the world works in storyboard sequence...the story of Little Red Riding Hood or how to make toilet paper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We invented indoor block bowling for rainy day fun at home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their favorite adventure was going downtown to the Seattle City Center to see the Space Needle, International Fountain, and go to the Pacific Science Center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I eventually learned how to make T's favorite object, the Space Needle, out of any medium from blocks to beads to food to drawn on the white-board. We got very creative in a few ways actually; we once built a toy car-wash over the sink, and other times I put tape on the floor in the shape of a road or parking lot for his cars and cut out another of his favorite objects, an elevator, out of cereal boxes. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This arena was perfect for smashing cars into one another</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many favorite toys in this picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making some collect calls at the Museum of Flight. We loved to come here and play in the children's area and ride the elevators up to the control tower. We also visited the zoo, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle Art Museum, and Center for Wooden Boats often.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one of my creations was called "water table" and involved some fine sensory-motor tasks. B would suck up water from one container and transfer it to another for hours if I let him</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B loved the automated dinosaurs at the Pacific Science Center. He would run into this room and then just stand underneath the T-Rex, mesmerized like this. Although I could tell he was kind of nervous, he wouldn't let me take him to another room until he'd watched the dinosaurs for a good fifteen minutes like this. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teddy's holding the colored "bath fizzies" I used at bath time after a long day. I think they're watching one of their favorite shows (either Curious George, Thomas the Tank Engine, Teletubbies, Tutitu, or Timers) on the Ipad and getting ready for nap time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite photo from out at the Ballard Locks with the kiddos. Did I mention T's fascination with stoplights.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being Seattle, there were always mud puddles to jump in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love all the tiny finger foods from mealtimes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A favorite game was for T to dictate objects for me to draw on the wipe-off board. It usually looked about like this (the house from Richard Scarry naming books, a nice big bathroom with a bouncy house downstairs, basketball hoop, elevators, stop lights and a space needle outside).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to our daily adventures! Probably cranking the tunes </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A toddler's paradise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another sensorimotor sorting activity (sorting colored erasers in muffin tins). We also played with bubbles, play doh, stringing noodles, fingerpaints, and shaving cream among other things. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who needs the petting zoo when you have Petco?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T sleepin in a box</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We loved music! The dad would often let me break out his guitar and we'd have impromptu concerts with singing nursery rhymes into the microphone. B also loved sing-and-play along toddler story time at the Library every week</td></tr>
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About myself, I learned that I actually like kids after all (surprising, no?). I had always been a good babysitter until this position, but after a 40-hour-a-week responsibility, I realized I actually was comfortable spending inordinate amounts of time with little people and involving them in all sorts of daily activities and routines. It was fun to play with them, invent crafts and sensory activities, watch them learn and grow, and I felt like I could and can still be very fulfilled while caring for their needs (which is an essential realization to aid future family planning). Life doesn't stop when you have kids, it can still be exciting and busy and rewarding, and you can incorporate things you like into their routines to keep your sanity. Occasionally, I would nix things that gave me a headache or made me go a different version of crazy than I normally am. If there was a song or TV program I couldn't stand, I would redirect them to other songs or videos to avoid listening to it. If I was really feeling exhausted, we'd stay in and play. It may sound a little selfish, but I realized that you have to keep yourself happy and entertained if you want fulfillment and longevity on top of your sanity. And my mom friends back me up on this. <br />
I also discovered my caregiver style is quite active, and there was rarely a day when we weren't off on an adventure from collecting sticks and leaves on a nature walk to 'indulging in cultural enlightenment' at the Seattle Art Museum or local Library. I became familiar with their favorite things and got good at mentally mapping routes and planning diaper-bag packing and car trips so we would be on time to everything (the trick is to leave 15 minutes ahead of when you think you should). I knew exactly which play gyms were best (and we visited them all) and what hours community activities were open or free. I planned ahead and always brought changes of clothes and snacks, and learned to develop activities for the days we stayed home and played. <br />
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There were aspects of the job I didn't enjoy and have probably repressed somewhat since June to be honest (many of them involve bodily functions or weeks out of the year when I was sick with a cold). But even with all of the liquids from both ends, potty training, and temper tantrums, I'll really love and miss these kiddos and the times I spent learning how to be a "mom". Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-76635417152497662252014-08-24T19:43:00.000-07:002014-08-24T19:43:10.278-07:00Se-at-tleSe-at-ttle:<br />
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<li><span class="hvr" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Home of immense towering Evergreen forests, misty coastal lands, rocky beaches, and glimmering lakes</span></li>
<li><span class="hvr" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Gem of the Pacific Northwest</span></li>
<li><span class="hvr" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">A bustling Haven for the hip and trendy foodies, tech-ies, higher-educated beings, hipsters, up-and-commings, and hobos</span></li>
<li><span class="hvr" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Epicenter of the universe (see "People's Republic of Seattle")</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Idealized mecca of diverse opinions, views, and people, so long as they're not too conservative ;)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> So I've been having mixed feelings about leaving this beautiful city. Spending only one year there never seemed like enough to me; I could spend five years in the city and still feel like a tourist. The thing is, you speed through these wet mountain passes with Jurassic Park trees towering at monumental heights, and past large expanses of water, with the peak of Mt. Rainier a distant white shadow, and you think you'll never see anything as majestic again in this lifetime. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">And you get the sense that everyone there really loves to be in Seattle; they all bike, and rock climb, hike, and kayak. There are so many of them, and so much to do that at any given moment, millions of people are humming about, but because of the density of these forests brought on by continual intermittent rainfall, you can feel isolated, and almost in another time and place as the rest of the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> The people are another sight altogether. I've never met so many "higher-educated" individuals per capita in my lifetime! Everyone has a PhD, grows their own organic vegetables, bikes to work, kayaks on the weekends, and knows more about technology than I can fein. I generalize, because really with all the people in the bustling city, it's</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> also very eclectic. The area we lived in had many mosques with women dressed to the hilt from H</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">ijab to </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Niqab socializing in clusters every Saturday. Along the main drag near us, we also had three XXX shops (to meet our other cultural needs), Vietnamese (or Banh Mi) Sandwich and "Pho" places with clever names like "the Pho-Than Brothers" and "Pho King Palace" (pretty classy when Pho is pronounced "Fuh"), and other little multicultural markets. We lived in a diverse neighborhood called Lake City, Seattle being divided into may different neighborhoods, or "districts" each as diverse in demographic as can be. Picture the Big Apple, where Brooklyn and Manhattan are neighbors, but completely different in everything including accent. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> So further North of us, you had "greater Seattle" which were the bordering cities that equated to mostly neighborhoods and normality in my mind. See how we're at the very top right on the map? Well you could travel a skip and a jump North to Shoreline or keep going up to Everett, or West to Bellmont if you just HAD to visit Walmart (which is pretty much the biggest faux pas you can commit next to carrying an umbrella when it rains). Our area was a bit neighborhood-y, a little run-down, and very diverse. I could safely estimate that our apartment building was 90% asian tenants. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">These are the rules to fitting into this society:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">You must eat what they eat. Acceptable party snack contributions include: Quinoa salads, salmon or any other sea fish, anything with cilantro and chickpeas, acai berries, anything sweetened with agave nectar, and hummus and pita chips (so long as they're gluten free). If you bring salad, it must contain greens only meant for animal digestion including Kale, and adorned with some kind of homemade vinegarette. Water must only be consumed if Sparkling. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Unacceptable foods include: Puffed Cheetos, pasta salad, casseroles, grape soda, and anything that you didn't grow yourself. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you are vegan, talk about it open and oftenly. If you are not vegan, make a point to ask if the meat you're eating is local, how it was raised, what was it named? Did it lead a happy life? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">You must hate Walmart with a passion and express distaste for large, insensitive corporations while pledging your first-born child to the Apple Company and your second-born to REI</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Always cary reusable bags! (If you have don't, they make you pay 5 cents for a disposable paper one, but the humiliation you face on the walk-of-shame back to the car will last a lifetime)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Invest in Toms, hiking boots, and those ugly strappy hiking sandals</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Never carry an umbrella; doing so will brand you as an outsider</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Remark in polite conversation about how "It never rains, only mists" to your friends, while complaining to your family back home of the torrential downpour </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Get used to the traffic! As in, it could and will take you 30 minutes to get anywhere, at any given moment, and in the residential streets, you have to pass others in narrow one-car-only stretches. Don't even try to find parking downtown. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Make your daily commute on a bicycle, scooter, long-board, or bus. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Discuss your political views openly and often, as long as they're "progressive" views</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Donate to charitable ventures</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Be ac</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">cepting of all religious and moral viewpoints, but don't express preference for any one, or at least that you'll raise your children to be unbiassed </span> </li>
<li>Post a "12th Man" poster in every window you have in solidarity for the Seattle Sea-Hawks</li>
<li>Listen exclusively to underrated Indie/folk music until it becomes too mainstream (With the exception of Macklemore) </li>
<li>Learn to hike, rock climb, kayak, bicycle, run marathons, row, and any other individual sport you can participate in with your pet dog.</li>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-23982247872594509852014-08-24T17:32:00.000-07:002014-08-24T17:32:09.584-07:00Playing Catch-Up One year has gone by; can you imagine it? An entire year without me writing in here (more or less). That's not to say that nothing important happened roughly over the last 365 days or so. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Here is our past year at large, and then I'll rewind and try to focus in on the more important experiences specifically in the next few blog posts. <br />
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We lived Happily Ever After in Seattle, until we didn't...</div>
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Mike completed his second year of Medical School at University of Washington (Go Huskies!)</div>
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I had a myriad of adventures Nannying for a family with two little boys, "B" and "T"</div>
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The International Fountain and Monorail at the Seattle City Center, various play gyms</div>
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around the city, every park imaginable, etc; but more on that to come)</div>
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Mike played intramural football with his class</div>
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I organized musical numbers every week for Sacrament Meeting as the Ward</div>
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We hiked and camped in the rain-forests in Olympic National Park over Thanksgiving</div>
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celebrate New Years with the LeStarges</div>
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I put myself through the ringer and applied to not one, not two, but SIX graduate school </div>
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the third most competitive program in SLP in the nation, University of Washington, and </div>
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the one I accepted: Eastern Washington University. I was wait-listed at CU Boulder and </div>
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rejected at Western Washington. But who cares about them anyways?)</div>
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We rock-climbed, watched Sea Hawks and Mariners games with friends, made dinners, drank</div>
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root-beer, shared our home with the missionaries to teach lessons, shopped at the local</div>
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farmer's market, and partook in many varied local cuisines</div>
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Mike presented a poster at a medical convention in Carmel, CA, so we vacationed there</div>
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and visited San Francisco with a few of his classmates in the Winter</div>
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Mike went to Colorado for Trey Blumel's wedding, and I went to Utah for my</div>
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cousin Amanda's wedding in the Spring</div>
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My mom graduated from Regis University with a Bachelors in Elementary Education</div>
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and got a job teaching 4th Grade in Longmont! She worked hard and graduated Magna,</div>
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I ran my first ever 5k with a friend!!</div>
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We completely set up and took down my sister Bri's wedding in Colorado in early Aug.</div>
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Mike and I packed up the house and moved to Spokane, WA where he will complete</div>
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Eastern Washington University in Speech and Hearing Sciences</div>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-29732722296530007542013-12-17T22:17:00.000-08:002013-12-17T22:19:23.967-08:00I'm Thankful For... In our commercial America where Thanksgiving seems nothing more than a speed-bump along the road to Christmas, it seems that giving thanks is a dying art. As I begin my holiday shopping, I know I get "the Gimmees" thinking about all the things that I could have or I should have; things that everyone else has but me. Too often I forget that while I may have less than some, I have much more than most, and what you have is not nearly as important as what you make of it. Too often I forget to be thankful for my blessings that aren't "material". <br />
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With no family in town, Mike and I spent our Thanksgiving among ancient trees, mosses, and ocean-carved rocky coves in the Olympic National Park. We camped in a primitive campground; meaning no running water or electricity, and as it was Thanksgiving day, no other people. Being surrounded by that things we <i>didn't </i>have really put into perspective how many things we do. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving! This is the pie from our feast which also consisted of instant stuffing and gravy, cold turkey and roll sandwiches, and green bean casserole over the fire. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second day we went to the pacific coast of Ruby Beach. The ground was covered with these perfectly round, weather-worn rocks and beautiful pieces of driftwood </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We hiked the coast for quite a while. It was so gorgeous and peaceful even with the overcast and the fog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are Dr. Seuss trees in the Hoh Rainforest's "Hall of Mosses". Everything was covered in a layer of moss. I loved all the decay and regrowth! </td></tr>
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I'm grateful:<br />
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<li>That places of solitude and untouched beauty still exist on this earth. </li>
<li>For a car to act as our tent and shelter us from imaginary bears and real campsite raccoons</li>
<li>For Moist Towlettes</li>
<li>That we have indoor plumbing, heat and other utilities, and a stove to cook on at home. It takes SO LONG to boil water in the wilderness!</li>
<li>For fire. It was a little rainy in the forest and we had difficulty keeping a fire stoked. I totally felt like Cast Away the second night when we actually got a fire raging for a bit</li>
<li>For the natural elements that shape things like the rocks and the land</li>
<li>For peace, love, perspective, and happiness that come from reflection and solitude</li>
<li>That I have such a wonderful, amazing husband to share in life's wonderful adventures! </li>
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<br />Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-13188840717870384332013-09-12T13:09:00.000-07:002013-09-12T18:18:51.659-07:00The GigI got a job! So any guesses on what I now do for a living? No, I'm not a burglar, or a donut maker, or even a brilliant film director. I don't work on an oil rig or as a flight attendant on some obscure airline. I do work from home--er, not my home, but in someone elses' home (not a burglar, remember)-- as a Nanny!!! I'm so excited! My intentions are to write here and there about some of my experiences Nanning without breaching the families' privacy and trust. <br />
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The boys I watch are four and almost two, and they are both really quite adorable little monsters. (Mike can attest that I use "monster" as a most sincere term of endearment). While I love spending time with the kids going all the normal activities (playing in the park, at the beach, the zoo, the science center, and at home; watching "Dinosaur Train", playing trains or Play-Dough, blowing bubbles, etc. etc.), I've been thinking a lot lately about how this gig is perfect for <em>me </em>right now in my life. <br />
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Here are FIVE reasons why I love my job (in no particular order):<br />
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1. It's 8-5, M-F....Full time. Paid vacation. Whatever. The works. Over the years I've worn my fair share of occupational hats--from babysitter to lawn-mower, to waitress, to ER receptionist, to assistant activities person in an elementary school, to administrative assistant--and in all of these, I don't think I've ever had a <em>full-time</em> job. Granted, I've always been in school while working before, so about 20 hours a week was all I could handle on top of my studies. As a post-grad, finding a full-time position was challenging but also necessary for both my sanity and mine (Get it? Necessary for both my personalities?). This one fit the bill, and it feels so good to be doing something so fulfilling for a large chunk of my day.<br />
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2. It's lucrative! Being a nanny pays well compared to other entry level positions I could be getting at this time in my life (*I don't want to sound like an arrogant jerk so that's all I'll say about this one). <br />
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3. It's fun! Like I said before, we do everything from blowing bubbles to building forts. As a Nanny, you basically get paid to run around acting like a four-year-old all day. And part of the fun is getting to watch the children grow up and parrot some of the phrases you say, like "Oh, Darn" and "Let's head out!". You get to become this quirky addition to the household and teach these children something because you're there so often that they pay attention to you. It's a really special place to be. <br />
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4. It's both a structured and a flexible position. One of the highlights of this job is that I have joint and independent control over the household. Let me say that again; I work in tandem with the parents to ensure their goals for the children are met, and then I independently control the flow of the children's schedules, how the house runs and how their day goes in general. These two opposing facts make my job infinitely better than some I've held. Not only do I feel grateful for the parental advisory and loose structure they've set for their children (including basic household rules, daily schedule, and feeding and napping routines), but it's so great to be valued for my flexibility and creativity. I am required to think and plan activities and meals in advance, but I'm not monitored 24/7 and have free range to modify our schedule if the kids are sick, sad, tired, or want to do something else during the day. How many office jobs do you know that allow you to run around all day unsupervised and do whatever you want (within reason)? <br />
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5. It's 8-5, M-F... While I'm grateful for a full-time position, I'm also glad it isn't a 70 hour a week thing. It's nice to come home to Mike at the end of the day, unwind, and relax without pressure of deadlines to meet or other stressful homework. If something didn't go well the day before (like potty training), we can try again tomorrow and frankly, I don't have to worry about it when I'm done with work. It sounds funny but as much as I want children and can't wait for their arrival, a Nannying job allows you to be a fun friend and influence in a child's life without being their parent. I can help them solve problems, learn to read, no hit their brother, and pick up their toys and leave the serious love, heartache, and discipline to the parents. It makes my job easier knowing that. Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-66452495082383772682013-08-06T13:20:00.002-07:002014-08-25T16:50:09.740-07:00The End of Mike's First Year of Med SchoolFor those of you who don't know, I married an All-Star. While he has many titles--Water-skiier, Little Brother, Son, Husband, Friend, Student, Hard-worker, Lady-killer, to name a few-- most simply call him Mike. My extended family also fondly/jokingly refers to him as "Dr. Mike," a title which I can see more and more as he progresses in med school. <br />
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This summer, I got to accompany "The Doctor" to Casper where he got to do what they call a "RUOP" for a month. It entailed Mike shadowing some fine actual doctors working in various fields; specifically emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, and interventional radiology. Mike loved the hands-on experience of getting to assist a c-section, take patient histories, witness two vaginal deliveries and countless surgeries to microwave tumors and bust up blood clots. (You can read more about his experiences on his blog <a href="http://wyomingswatson.blogspot.com/">Wyoming's Watson</a>). <br />
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It is a cool thing to see Mike come home, grinning from ear to ear because of something he just saw or got to help with. Although Mike may not want to be an OBGYN someday, after witnessing his first vaginal delivery, he came in around 3am just shaking his head in a reverent way because of the miracle of life he'd just witnessed. He kept telling me that "When the baby came out, I had to suppress this urge to start clapping!" It makes me excited to have a cute little parasite of our own one day. :D<br />
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As a part of his RUOP, Mike also had to do some sort of project to promote health and wellness in the "rural community" of Casper. For this, Mike did a "Bike to Work" campaign in the hospital. He is a stud, and did, in fact, bike to the hospital almost every day we were there (except for the two times he popped a tire). <br />
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Even though he has grown up and into his own blog now, I just wanted to brag a bit about this pre-doctor husband I have. He works hard even when his classes could be working him over. He has this passion for learning and knowledge when he could get board and coast. It's great to see someone you love whole-heartedly pursuing their dreams and still finding time to have such a balanced life, and I'm truly blessed to have him share all these aspects of his life with me. Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-5114572470675230922013-04-27T17:02:00.001-07:002013-04-27T17:02:57.488-07:00My Life in La-rame <div>
Many people ask me, "What do you do while you're here in La-rame?"<br />
To them I say, "Everything you do, only backwards and in high heels." (I may have stolen that quote). Oh, and without a job. The last part has seemed minor when you think of how busy we've been lately! It has been an awesome few months! To sum up what I do, I'll show pictures of some of the past few months. But in a word, I: sew, craft, DIY, visit with family, workout <u>a lot</u>, rock climb, date Mike, babysit, plan parties, plan finances, clean, shop, teach a four-year-olds in church, do artwork, cook, and drive Mike around.<br />
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Here are some photos of things I've done while Mike's off in school:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was actually one of my final projects for a 2-Dimensional Design class. The city skyline is made up of an arial view of a city. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made a diaper cake for my friend Frannie's baby shower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sewed a burlap Valentine's Day banner. First I cut our these panels...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I sewed around the burlap panels, hand-stenciled the lettering in white paint, painted a red line around the edges, then sewed a rope across the top of the panels to attach them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(The heart in the middle is painted in red sparkle glue. Kind of my own touch. I got the idea for the banner from a similar one on Etsy. Their version: $35. Mine: $2 for burlap, $3 sparkle glue and hemp rope, and paint I already had) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I planned a baby shower for my friend Jess.<br />
For food, I made a homemade chocolate cake with raspberry filling and ruffled buttercream frosting, chocolate and red velvet cake balls, and lemon cookies. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I painted the top of some thrift-store brown leather boots. They now look like they have lighter tan leather on top...kind of trendy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I painted a Taylor Swift inspired giant heart on one of my favorite pink sweatshirts <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All you need to do is cut out a design in freezer paper, iron it onto your piece of clothing, and paint on a design with a 1 to 1 mixture of paint and textile medium. After it dries, you iron over it, and Voila! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I painted the toes of some flats a pastel pink, then put a clear sealant over them to give them a shiny sheen </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike and I are on an emergency preparedness kick. We went to the store and bought all sorts of emergency supplies, and I planned and compiled our 72 hour kits. They include: breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals for three days, two bottles of water per day, a heavy and light rain poncho, duct tape, an all purpose knife, gloves, wash cloths, first aid kit, toilet paper, a flashlight, camp soap, body soap, hand sanitizer, wet ones, klenex, sunscreen, bug spray, deodorant, toothbrush & paste, mini brush, whistle, hot hands hand warmers, a blanket, space blanket, some small games, a pad of paper, marker, pen, extra batteries, a lighter, matches, emergency plan, emergency money, and a change of clothes. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because I work out about five times a week, I made a little black (or pink) book of workouts. It has pictures of all sorts of moves, organized by type (arms, legs, abs, cardio) and has some notes of different exercise routines I've come up with or found on Pinterest or learned in Pilates. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cut a length of blue chevron fabric a little larger than twice the width of my mat, with a 2 inch long strip for the strap. Then I sewed along the length of one side, and along the bottom. At the bottom I sewed little tabs to make it more rounded and to fit the bottom of my mat better. I then turned down the top end and sewed around what would be the lip to make a clean edge. I later added a drawstring.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I modified my chocolate cake recipe and made it into a german chocolate cake that I entered into a Relief Society cake-baking contest. It tasted pretty great!</td></tr>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-60684800644673192792013-03-25T21:28:00.000-07:002013-03-25T21:55:31.197-07:00Letters to my future self, from my kid self.<div style="text-align: center;">
I recently found a resume I wrote when I was 11 years old. It was a hand-written paragraph describing my "extensive work experience" babysitting, my house cleaning skills, and affordable rates. I was a pretty cool kid at 11. Even then, I never said "no previous job experience"; I was optimistic that the skills I'd learned in my years at home somehow prepared me for a big-kid job. </div>
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As I remember it, we were the coolest 90s kids.</td></tr>
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Lately I've reverted somewhat to the childhood Ashley; the one who wears her cowboy boots and swimsuit around the neighborhood, soliciting family friends for candy through song and dance. I'm not <i>that</i> intense any more, but I still do put on my boots whenever I walk around the house. I've found that at a time in my life where I'm really only motivated for like three hours of my day, and the rest I mostly feel tired or of ill use, I can put my cowboy boots on and literally go to work. When my boots are on, I feel powerful; like I'm going to kick butt somewhere and get junk done! I do my laundry in my boots. I pay the bills in my boots. I play some keyboard or guitar, or write a blog post, or bake a cake, or make a scrapbook page all in my boots. </div>
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I love that these boots remind me of my childhood, and wish I had a picture of the swimsuit and boots getup. If my kid self saw me now, I think she'd have a few things to say to me. </div>
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First, she'd be sad that all the Beanie Babies I meticulously saved weren't worth a billion dollars, and that I finally sold them at garage sales along with my Sky Dancers, Skip-It, Tomogachi, Easy-Bake Oven, and those bears you can draw on with marker and then wash later. My kid self would be happy to see that I still own Jellies for my adult-sized feet. She'd be happy when I told her that while we were here in Laramie, we weren't afraid to play with our friends kids; how we've loved building snow forts with the neighbors, or tossing them around while their parents aren't looking. After all, the grown-up me thinks it's pretty cool that our friends son listed us as his "best friends" along with the other three-year-olds in his class, his Mom and Dad, and younger brother. He even gave us a cute Valentine, which honestly makes me feel the coolest, and which we proudly display on our fridge. </div>
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Kid Ashley would realize how important it is to throw yourself into any situation, headfirst, throwing caution to the wind, even if that means just showing up to Mother's play group when you yourself don't have any children, or entering a cake-building contest when you've never done it before. Or even if that means staying fearless when you put yourself out there and don't get the job you want. It doesn't matter in the long run. Do I look back now and regret all the things I tried and failed when I was five? NO! I wanted to publish a novel, be a paleontologist-spy, save the planet, and invent things. I did my best and didn't worry about the outcome, which is something I would remind me today.</div>
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I miss my kid self's endless energy and spunk. </div>
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I guess what I'm saying is that we can all learn from the past, and the little people we once were don't just disappear when we outgrow them. I am very proud of the things I did when I was little, and more importantly the attitude I had toward life. Though those experiences are in the past, they shaped the person I am today. I would do good to always remember to keep learning and growing, making everything an adventure, just as my kid self did.</div>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-56753220434362359432013-01-08T13:34:00.000-08:002013-01-31T14:56:33.506-08:00Christmas Time Confession<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I saw this on Facebook and I just really liked it and wanted to re-post it on my blog. Kudos to people for standing up for their beliefs, however unpopular they may be. The
following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning
Commentary. </span><br />
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am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not
bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejewelled
trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated
against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"It
doesn't bother me a bit when people say, “Merry Christmas” to me. I don't think
they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind
of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this
happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on
display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a
crib, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"I
don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians
like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in
God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where
the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't
find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should
worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God? I guess that's a sign
that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where
these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little
different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to
get you thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her: 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Hurricane Katrina).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said: 'I
believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've
been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to
get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly
backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if
we demand He leave us alone?'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"In
light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it
started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few
years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou
shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbour as yourself. And
we said OK.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Then
Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave,
because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their
self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know
what he's talking about. And we said okay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Now
we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know
right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their
classmates, and themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Probably,
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has
a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Funny
how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going
to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the
Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think
twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass
freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the
school and workplace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Are
you laughing yet?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Funny
how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address
list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you
for sending it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Funny
how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God
thinks of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Pass
it on if you think it has merit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"If
not, then just discard it.... no one will know you did. But if you discard this
thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is
in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"My
Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Ben
Stein"</span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-42473315874538448062012-12-12T15:14:00.000-08:002013-02-12T20:04:09.031-08:00Introspection on Times of UncertaintyGeez it's been a while since I've posted! I'm trying to work out the kinks with Blogger so it will let me post more photos. In the meanwhile, it'll be text only. So if you don't like to read, you have company in the rest of America who would rather scan Instagram for updates. <br />
P.S. This blog post is more introspective, so I'm sorry if it doesn't poop rainbows. You'll get what I mean. <br />
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imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>At the close of Mike's first semester of medical school and my applications to graduate school, I'd imagine we both are feeling a mixture of relief and apprehension. While we've both been busting our butts (figuratively...realistically, our butts have done nothing but grow this semester) and it will be nice to come to a conclusion of sorts, the end of one experience lends certainty in a new opportunity for growth. For Mike, I think the future holds a realization of the expectations of medical school. For me, I think the future holds unrealized opportunities in the form of a black vortex in my path. For both of us, one of the scariest and most exciting moments in life will be taking the next step. <br />
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Mike and I had a great talk "the other night" about perspective. In the earlier part of my life, success came relatively easily to me. While I experienced some difficulties, opportunities --getting good grades, getting hired right after submitting an application, getting into college, remaining driven and optimistic-- all of those things just kind of happened. It wasn't until college came and went that I was left blinking my eyes and experiencing, for the first time, fear and apprehension about the future. I haven't gotten the job I want. My scores on the GRE are not where I'd like them to be. Most of all, I have no idea where I see myself five years down the road. I'm 21 and as Mike put it, I'm experiencing a bit of a "quarter life crisis". One of the hardest experiences in life is to see your greatest successes behind you and a void up ahead. <br />
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But while I don't exactly like the family-gathering questions of "What are you doing right now? Are you getting bored out of you mind? Do you have a job? Did you get accepted to school yet?" I understand that we all just want to be excited for one another and celebrate movement and direction. It can be discouraging to feel stymied in your progress, but I know that when I finally do find my calling, it will feel all the sweeter. At perhaps the greatest crossroads of my life to date, I've realized that the milestones we reach in life, or rather, the people that our trials teach us to become makes all of the waiting, the praying, and the apprehension that we sometimes experience way worth it (my mom teaches me this through her patience in her schooling, and how she's dealt with the unexpected trials that have happened throughout her life). <br />
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I take confidence in the fact that I teach a great primary class, I make my husband an Omlette each morning, and I am dang good at words and art and stuff. All I can hope is that I succeed in the charges I've been given for now: teacher, daughter, wife, and friend. Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-28625208584534415782012-08-24T10:50:00.001-07:002013-02-12T20:06:03.891-08:00Confession: It's Cool to be Hip<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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When I grow up and have kids, they will inevitably look back
on old photos and journal entries and tell me what a huge nerd I was and
probably still will be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m writing this
because for once in my life, I can identify with an actually cool movement, and
I want them to know that at least right now, geek is chic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(that’s what one of my nieces told me
anyways when I asked why she was wearing some big fake glasses lol). </div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m not “a hipster” (lets face it, no one will claim the
label these days, because it’s "in" to be underground), but I was just thinking today of how funny it is that I have some hipster-ish traits. If you don't know what this is, I don't think anyone else really does either, except to say that it's the newest movement that I saw a lot of at BYU, and can only be defined by what hipsters do and things they like <o:p>or wear. </o:p></div>
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So here are some things I have in common with Hipsters: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>I blog.</li>
<li>I’m in my 20s</li>
<li>I’ve been writing poetry and song lyrics since I was 13…and
I don’t talk about it…</li>
<li>Mike and I own or have owned Keds & Sperry’s (but no TOMS)</li>
<li>I’ve always loved to read classic literature</li>
<li>I thrifted a purse for $2 that other Hipsters think is bomb</li>
<li>I like Indie music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
favorite band list right now includes <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ingrid
Michaelson,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Regina Spektor,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Florence & the Machine, The Civil Wars, &
Flight of the Conchords </i>(just for fun)</li>
<li>I’ve been playing violin for 10 years and I learned to play
the guitar for love (specifically: Mike)</li>
<li>I minored in art in college</li>
<li>I love foreign dramas</li>
<li>English has always been my favorite subject in school, and I
love to write</li>
<li>I know a lot of abstract artists & their pieces</li>
<li>I have a lot of quirks, like that I’ve always secretly
wanted to become a FBI agent or criminal mastermind</li>
<li>I LOVE ironic TV shows with lots of playful banter (Gilmore
girls, 30 Rock, etc.)</li>
<li>Mike and I don’t eat a ton of meat</li>
<li>I was raised on thrifting all of my clothes & home decor</li>
<li>I actually am near sighted (even though I don’t wear Hipster
glasses)</li>
<li>I like it when Mike grows a beard & looks so rugged</li>
<li>We love to go camping & be in the outdoors</li>
<li>I wash my hair like twice a week and mostly leave it natural</li>
<li>Our apt contains a lot of Ikea furniture</li>
<li>I’m socially pretty shy when you first meet me, and later
I’m pretty sarcastic and have a dry sense of humor/irony</li>
<li>I own a Mac.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and
skinny jeans. ‘Nuff said.</li>
<li>I like cats</li>
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<li>I’m not Democratic</li>
<li>I don’t get super worked up about global warming</li>
<li>I have no bumper stickers on my car</li>
<li>I don’t hate McDonnalds or Walmart for being monopolies </li>
<li>I’m not trendy & don’t own the latest gear</li>
<li>I don’t do the ‘fake moustache’ thing.</li>
<li>I'm not super technologically savvy</li>
<li>No messenger bag</li>
<li>I don’t drink coffee or hang out in bookstore café’s</li>
<li>I’ve never been to an outdoor concert</li>
<li>I don’t play Ukulele</li>
<li>I could never live in LA or NYC</li>
<li>I don’t have an awesome camera or moped or Iphone</li>
<li>I don’t get Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
<li>I don’t photograph everything I eat</li>
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Some people seem to get so offended when you call them Hipsters,
especially because they like to be viewed as individuals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, there are so many individuals
that have the same taste in things that it seems to have turned into a
mainstream movement, which has turned it into something ironic in and of itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t use the term negatively; I have a
lot of friends who fall into some hipsterly trends (starting their own bands,
buying vintage clothing, traveling abroad, taking tons of Instagram photos of
what they ate that day) and I think that they are awesome people...the truth is that I sometimes find myself wishing I was that cool. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know saying I’m hipster-ish puts me outside
the group, but in a way I’m proud that there are a lot of
people that are funny and like satire, ride bikes, recycle old clothes and care about current issues and the arts. I know that soon, like big hair bands, goths, emos, or boy bands, the whole "hipster thing" will run it's course, but I think I'll still ride out the wave and then remember these college years fondly when my kids are teasing me about still wearing too-tight skinny jeans. <o:p></o:p></div>
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One of our favorite things to do is to go camping. </div>
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Here are some summer photos from above Shell Canyon, WY. (Sanderson style)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike teaching the nephews things every boy ought to know, I'm sure<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The proud new camper owners. What a spacious abode</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike's still unsure of babies. In general.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my niece! Little Zaili (sorry Tami for the spelling) Young. She makes the best faces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little brodi-bot! (Broden) lookin fly with his daddy and his sunglasses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike and I decided to go all celestial in our matching outfits I guess</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My perfect butt print. So proud</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruth coordinated some awesome games, songs, and skits to do one of the evenings there. It was so fun!</td></tr>
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The best part about being married is getting adopted into a whole other family, and getting to know and love each of them like the ones you've grown up with. I love my newly enlarged family, including all my sibling-in-laws and all of their great kids. I'm really grateful that they've returned the favor by accepting me as their family and loving me as one of the bunch. We're very blessed to be in the Sanderson clan!</div>
Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-64524753163222459182012-08-15T15:43:00.001-07:002013-02-12T20:07:19.408-08:00Canadian Border Patrol and Gymnastics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I just wanted to post two more of my favorite YouTube videos; the second one especially in light of the 2012 Olympic games, found after I watched women's gymnastics. <br />
I hope you enjoy these at least half as much as I did!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is our bedroom. We painted the dresser over the summer and found some black knobs for a total of $3 at the local Habitat for Humanity 'ReStore'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The set of stools I'm using as nightstands were $6 a piece at Goodwill, and I'm in the process of painting them (as you can see here) to match the tan rustic look of the dresser. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tan couch: free from a storage unit in Colorado (thanks Dad!), and of course my thrifty place matts and $3 curtain rod from DI</td></tr>
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It's been about a week since we've finally settled into our luxurious two bedroom, one bath apartment in Laramie and we're loving all the open space we have here! My friends probably hate me as much as Taylor Swift's friends do her; always nervous that I'm going to post something personal about them on my blog. But I am excited about our new ward and all of the cool families we have met here.</div>
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Mike started Med school last Monday, and has recently taken up the hobby of stalking our deck-mates: the pigeons. He's quite hilarious waiting by the door, broom in hand for them to sneak into his masterfully crafted "pigeon trap" which entails a small opening through the bottom of our cardboard fortress, allowing the pigeons onto the deck area where they can comfortably poop all day long. While watching them the other day, I recorded his following remarks: </div>
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Over the past few weeks we've developed a system that serves us well. I cook an "omelette du fromage" (Mike's French is compliments of an episode of "Dexter's Lab") for breakfast and sammi with Triscuit and Banana for lunch. He goes off and learns stuff while I take care of homely things, then he returns to draw medical things on my anatomy and care for my ailments. We've enjoyed spending time with each other, the new Batman movie (!!!!!), decorating the apt, cooking together, battling each other, visiting with the fam, and meeting the other people in the program and our neighbors. </div>
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Since last Tuesday, I've had the worst cough, phlegm (I hate that word worse than 'sphincter' and 'secretions' combined), and fevers combined with some heavy fatigue. After some detailed research on my part, and what Mike describes as “Ashley’s favorite new past-time for herself: creating illnesses for herself on ‘web MD,” I learned that I most likely had a virus that caused a little case of Bronchitis. (But seriously, I did love typing in different symptoms and seeing what the outcome was, especially when a red box popped up, warning: "If you have all these symptoms, please go to an Urgent Care facility at once!" Me: “ooh! They have ‘fits of rage’! Sorry, just let me hulk out. And urinary incontenance…let’s add that to my list of symptoms…”). A long overdue trip to the doctors today, some Halls, Mucinex, chicken noodle soup, an inhaler, and other medicine I can't pronounce later and I think I may live. </div>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-21227317158176229052012-08-09T20:55:00.000-07:002013-02-12T20:10:41.971-08:00The Education of Little TreeThis year, my summer "Read List" included:<br />
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I give it five stars! “The Education of Little Tree” portrays powerful life
lessons through sweetly frosted narratives of a simpler life in the
mountains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beauty lies in how
Forrest Carter (Asa Earl Carter) uses the removed and innocent perspective of a Native American
boy learning “the way of the Cherokee” via his grandparents, to teach deeply
insightful lessons on everything from the double standard of many religious
folk and the meaning of true education, to how to love and be in harmony with
the world around you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aside from
narrations of mountain and city-folk life during the great depression, this
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<li>“’This is the Way,” [grandpa] said softly. ‘Take
only what ye need...’” (p.9)</li>
<li>Comparing men to the turkey: “’Since he knows
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learn anything.’” (p.10)</li>
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grandparents], love and understanding was the same thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granma said you couldn’t love something you
didn’t understand; nor could you love people, nor God, if you didn’t understand
the people and God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granpa and Granma
had an understanding, and so they had a love.” (p.38)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>“Granpa said back before his time ‘kinfolks’ meant
any folks that you understood and had an understanding with, so it meant ‘loved
folks’. But people got selfish, and brought it down to mean just blood
relatives…” (p38)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>“’If ye don’t know the past, then ye will not
have a future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If ye don’t know where
your people have been, then ye won’t know where your people are going.’” (p.40)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>On the physical & spiritual minds: “”Granma
said that if you used the body-living mind to think greedy or mean; if you was
always cuttin’ at folks with it and figuring how to material profit of’n
them…then you would shrink up your spirit mind to a size no bigger’n a
hickor’nut…In such case, you lost your spirit complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s how you become dead people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granma said you could easy spot dead
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said dead people when they
looked at a woman saw nothing but dirty; when they looked at other people they
saw nothing but bad; when they looked at a tree they saw nothing but lumber and
profit; never beauty.” (p60)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>‘”When ye hear somebody using <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">words</i> again’ somebody, don’t go by his
words, fer they won’t make no damn sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Go by his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tone, </i>and ye’ll know
if he’s mean and lying.’” (p.79)</li>
<li>“That is
the way Indians give gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do not
present it unless they don’t mean it and are doing it for a reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They leave it for you to find.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You would not get the gift if you didn’t
deserve it, and so it is foolish to thank somebody for something you deserve,
or make a show of it.” (p.148)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>“…if you were thrifty, you used your money for
what you had ought but you was not loose with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Wine said that one habit led to another
habit, and if they was bad habits, t would give you a bad character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you was loose with your money, then you
would get loose with your time, loose with your thinking and practical
everything else.” (p.164)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>“..she learnt me how the Indian bears pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He lets his body mind go to sleep, and with
his spirit mind, he moves out of his body and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sees</i> the pain—instead of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feeling</i>
the pain.” (p.192) </li>
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Part of the reason I loved this book, and I hope he won't mind me saying so, is that the protagonist's 'Granpa' reminded me of my own father-in-law in a few key ways. There was his calculated, thoughtful speech, without wasting words, that made a body really listen to catch the true meaning of all he said. Or how he would stop whatever his task to give full attention to the speaker. And as well, the way his political thoughts peppered his opinions on so many subjects. All of things make me think fondly on my relative. Another reason I loved this book was for the personal insight I gained from a culture long removed from today's 'modern' world, and a people who trust more in the spiritual than the physical. </div>
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From this book, I personally
learned how to carry emotional and physical pain, without the burden of
external weakness, from a strong people driven from their nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned to trust that the simpler life can
be found from looking to the natural state of things around you; that like the
seasons, change and death are a part of the cycle of life; that animals can
feel if you like them; that happiness can be found in harmony with physical
laws, through hard work, sacrifice, spending time with those you love, and
looking for the meaningful in everything around you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found that in this book, as in Oliver
Twist, the pomp, aloof churchgoers and people of the world were portrayed as
judgmental and mistrusting; a comparison which highlights the hypocrisy of
worldly religion and education and roots out the notion that these institutions
provide adequate education in anything that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">truely</i>
matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I respect the author all
around for his ability to provide all these life lessons in a nonchalant, and
nonjudgmental light; as if they are just inherit and for you the reader to pull
out from the text.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Sandersons balanced our wonderful trip to Nauvoo with a surprise of their own: taking Mike and I to Yellowstone National Park! It's hard to believe that you can live in Wyoming and Colorado your whole life and never go (Mike and I had never been). All of the crystal pools, bubbling broods, towering mountains, vast lakes, and wildlife were incredible to us! This was such a fun, relaxing couples trip and we really enjoyed spending time with Mike's parents. Here is how it worked:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday: </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Settle in at RV campsite. V</span>isit Fishing Bridge: The lake was so gorgeous and we had gorgeous blue skies all day! I guess they used to allow fishing off the bridge, but haven't since the late 70s. It was still really gorgeous scenery.<br />
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Visit West Thumb geyser basin area: This area was sweet! It was mostly full of hot spring pools.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These large pools were bubbling with activity below the surface, smokey, and reeked of Sulfur! It was also amazing how they carried from muddy foot-wide holes to crystal clear pools 27 feet deep! </td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Visit Old Faithful geyser and surrounding basins: Old Faithful, while cool, was not nearly as impressive as the surrounding geyser basin, or the West Thumb area in my opinion. The one animal we saw the most of at this site, besides bison, were tourists.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good Old Faithful. We went back later that evening to see the geyser again, and once it was finished doing its thing, this guy said "well, that was lame!" Note: It was not lame. If you drive 4,000 miles just to see Old Faithful at 9pm, yes, you will be disappointed; but that only means you are lame. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We followed a tour guide who talked about old frontiersmen who would do their laundry in these hot pools, and discovered that putting soap in them caused explosive geyser activity. (Every kid listening was sad they didn't bring any with them)</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Go on a secluded walk around the surrounding geyser basins: Mike and I walked around while Mike's parents made reservations for dinner at the Inn.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The large cauldron in the next photo was said to have petrified trees within it's mound when it erupted into activity years ago. These were some of the white trees in the surrounding area.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Dinner at the Old Faithful Inn: The dinner was awesome, but what we really loved was walking around the lodge and admiring the early 1900s architectural feat. I don't know just how many trees were used to build this inn, but the entire inside was lined with them.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They say that the architect built the upper portion, referred to as "the crow's nest" partly as a fulfillment of a childhood dream. It was closed to foot traffic in 1959? due to earthquakes which moved some of the structural support beams.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Wednesday: </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Visit </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Sulfur Cauldron mud volcano, and watch for animals at Hayden Valley: One of the coolest parts of our trip was getting to watch for wildlife through the binoculars in the large, spacious fields. Collectively on the trip, we saw: red and golden-mantled ground squires, marmots, chipmunks, elk, bison, a grizzly bear, canada geese, white pelicans, raven, ducks, rabbits, otters, two bald eagles, and osprey/hawks. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chemicals found in the hot springs leached into pipes under the parking lot, corroding all of the metal grates</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In addition to the wildlife, we saw bluebells, cow parsnip, lilies, shooting star flower, wild flax, geranium, pond lilies, etc. etc. Gorg. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cave called "the dragon's mouth" made waves as if it was on the seashore. It belched steam and rumbled with activity. Pretty sweet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These pelicans were diving for fish and every time I went to snap a photo of their faces, they would dive down to get anther one. Here's a lovely little butt shot they did just for me</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Walk around Canyon area's Upper and lower waterfalls, Inspiration and Artists Points, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone: These waterfalls were gorgeous and huge! It was fun to hike to all the different scenic points surrounding them</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Dinner at Tower Roosevelt Lodge: This place was way laid-back and felt like a wild-west restaurant. We had kind of tex-mex style dinners which were delish. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Thursday: </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Leisurely morning, picnic lunch, and petrified tree visit</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volcanic activity caused the cells of this tree to fill with silica, preserving it in stone. </td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Mammoth hike, ice cream and museum movie presentation at Mammoth</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THREE parking spots. Are you kidding me?!...Jerk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I said this mound looked like butterscotch ice cream melting, and Tim and Jane took us out for ice cream!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Sheepeater, Norris geyser area (Steamboat geyser, roaring mountain, black tail deer plateau): Some formations were not as impressive as advertised (Sheepeater), but the whole Norris geyser basin was gorgeous!</span></div>
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Return Home: For dinner, I made my Al Forno pasta which Tim called "Anti-pasta" because it is anti- all the things he doesn't like about alfredo and marinara sauce (apparently, when you combine the two and add garlic and red pepper, it is delicious!).</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">It was so relaxing to be out in nature and to enjoy Yellowstone at a leisurely pace. There was so much to see and do, and we will always remember this awesome trip! Thank you Sandersons! </span></div>
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After Mike and I had made the eight hour sojourn to Colorado, we immediately embarked with the fam on what was supposed to be a 13.5 hour trip to the scenic Illinois. Though the beginning of the trip was uneventful save for laughter at the spilling of a full syrup-bottle in the backseat, somewhere around Kansas, the sky brewed up a turbulent pet storm that engulfed us for the remainder of our now 18 hour journey east. Lightning cracked the sky in all directions, lighting the otherwise black abyss. The unrelenting rain and wind beat upon our car and obscured the road lines in a flood of water. As each semi passed, I clutched the "oh-crap handle" and shut my eyes as we were blinded for seconds at a time. Just as we entered a seemingly endless stretch of two-lane highway, the passenger side windshield wiper was ripped out of socket and began flailing wildly. Pulling onto the shoulder, my dad literally swimming in semi-spillage and the torrential downpour managed a ghetto-rigging using an old sock and ponytail holder that held for an hour until we could disconnect the thing. <br />
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By the time we arrived at hotel, we all smelled like syrup, wet dog, Pringles, and butt-sweat. Drenched, cranky, and exhausted, though not defeated, we hauled our soaked clothes (we had the foresight to store all of the luggage on the top of the van) to the hotel room some time around 2:00am. <br />
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Besides this, we battled giant bugs, heat, and ended the last half-hour of our return journey home in the traditional Urquidi fashion by hitting a deer and totaling 'The Van'. Whoosh. What a rush. <br />
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Despite these setbacks, Nauvoo was not only picturesque but had an aura of spirituality about its historic buildings and vistas. Despite many misconceptions, it is bustling with activity and excitement, rolling hills and wildlife. Picture this: young performing missionaries dressed up in traditional period costumes performing skits, singing, and dancing each night and then leading tours through historic sites during the day. We packed each day full of activity, so I'll tell the highlights in pictures.<br />
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Continental hotel breakfast. Drive to Independence, MI. and take an LDS visitors center tour. </div>
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Paige and I found a baby doll that we practiced being er...um...responsible parents with.</div>
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Community of Christ Presentation at their temple: It was very interesting to hear that their doctrine was both similar in some respects, and varied quite a bit from ours in others. Though they believe the founder of the former 'Reformed LDS church' to be Joseph Smith, as well as its' leaders to be his direct bloodline, their prophet-president in 1978 opened the position to members outside his family (such leaders may resign and choose their successor, rather than serve until death). As a direct result of these and other changes which included calling women to serve in the priesthood and opening communion to all baptized Christians, 'nearly one quarter of their membership became disaffected from their church' (according to an informational packet). Their doctrine focuses primarily on "the Pursuit of Peace (Shalom)," as well as other things similar in our faith: Grace and Generosity, Sacredness of Creation, Continuing Revelation, Worth of All Persons, All are Called, Responsible Choices, Unity in Diversity, and Blessings of Community. It is interesting to note that as conflict spots our histories, they have chosen to focus on non-confrontation and peace with all peoples, as well as equality among men and women especially (an open worship temple, men and women operating in the same priesthood positions), possibly in an effort to combat what may be viewed as controversial doctrines in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We continue to center our doctrine on the Atonement of Christ and the Book of Mormon, and have not varied from this since our establishment in the early 1800s. I appreciated the time they took to give us a presentation in their temple and their tolerance of our many questions.<br />
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Hot-dog lunch at a cafe and take pictures outside the Historic Court House</div>
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Walk through the Historic Nauvoo Visitor's Center and Cultural Hall, Scoville Bakery, and Family Living Center. </div>
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Visit museum by our campground (wine seller, german bible, Lincoln assassin paper, old dioramas). Visit the blacksmiths/wainwrights.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Sunday evening we wrote "Happy Dad Day" on the ground in pine cones for my dad to discover upon his return </td></tr>
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Visit town (fudge shop, mercantile shop/art store, Nauvoo hotel), naps & lunch at camp site, women's garden tour, 2:30 pm High Hopes and Riverboats show. Post office, Merryweather dry goods store, John Taylor's house, Brigham Young's home. Late night sit by river and campsite (watch fireflies).</div>
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Frozen Custard at Annie's and visit with Sister Fowers, the mother of a ward friend of my parents. 8:30pm Rendezevous and Old Nauvoo Show. </div>
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Carthage Jail visit: So peaceful and beautiful to see where the prophet Joseph Smith was martyred. Afterwards, we walked across the street to the Kibbe Museum where there were strange assortments of taxidermied and jarred wildlife, displays of all sorts of embalming instruments, caskets and old fashioned hearses, a two-headed calf, period costumes, models of the Lincoln Memorial, etc. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the window from which Joseph Smith fell after being shot in the back by angry mob members</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made friends with this sister missionary and shot this photo in the Lyon Drugstore</td></tr>
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Joseph Smith Historic site tour (community of Christ- visitors center, homestead, read brick store, Nauvoo house, Mansion house, Smith family cemetery, Heber C. Kimball home). Annie's Frozen Custard (again)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad came back to the tent cite after the boys did laundry and said "we saw the weirdest mop heads lurking around the Laundromat! I managed to get a picture..." Haha I love it!</td></tr>
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My favorite part of this trip was just enjoying time with my family and getting to visit the beautiful Nauvoo temple. Thank you so much Urquidis! We will always remember the memories we made.</div>
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FAMILIES ARE FOREVER</div>
Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-18332252218462558972012-07-20T20:36:00.000-07:002013-02-12T20:39:33.147-08:00Summer Lovin', Havin' a Blast!Something very depressing is happening as our marriage progresses and I think it's only fair that I write about it. The more frequently Mike and I play strategic board games (Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride and the like...), the more he hands me my butt served up in a little platter with a little "Oh, sorry Ashley. I guess I'm just dominating at something else" (I paraphrase). Each game I lovingly arrange my little wooden pieces as if that could prepare them for the brutal defeat that they are about to experience, and each game I allow myself a little shard of hope: that if I play the 'Maverick move' and wish hard enough, I will turn over the exact card I need in the moment of truth. I've been sadly disappointed.<br />
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Sure, I have Boggle and Scrabble. I still hold my own in Texas Hold'em. But even my go-to games of Scum and Pounce have gone to the Man-of-the-House lately. Ahh what Armageddon is this when<i> I</i> would rather read a book whilst <i>Mike</i> begs me to cast in my lots just one more time. But seriously. I'm really proud that Mike has not only taken an interest in one of my dear hobbies--nay, passions-- but has become The Don Juan in all of the strategic games we engage in. I must say that while we may both get fired up in the moment, one of my favorite things about our relationship is our playful war banter exchanged during an impassioned game of I'm the Boss<i>.</i><br />
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Well, Mike's beard is good. We've been bumming for the past month-ish and have just been relaxing by:<br />
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-getting destroyed at board games (as previously mentioned)</div>
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-eating out until our pants buckle beneath their added girth</div>
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-watching the 'Boulderite Hippies' convulse (dance) at outdoor concerts and festivals<br />
-Making Chibatta bread sammi's and my 'Al Forno pasta</div>
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-watching fireworks in the only place not Fired out in CO</div>
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-diving for toys at the public pool</div>
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-playing tennis with friends</div>
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-Making out at drive-in movies<br />
-Putting donughts on every single doorknob at Harmony Square apts. (including our own);<br />
Yes, tis true, we are prankster fiends! </div>
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-napping. repeat.<br />
-touring palaces at the Parade of Homes<br />
-buying honey and pictures by awesome Argentinian street vendors</div>
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-treasure hunting at thrift store half-off days</div>
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-having a blast at the historic Lakeside amusement park</div>
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-fixing the car AGAIN (surprise, surprise)</div>
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-reading books or something<br />
-adding to my feel-good notebook of magazine photos<br />
-getting dirty camping<br />
-wakeboarding and water skiing like a boss at Jordanelle Lake<br />
-loosing our breath at Yellowstone National Park. ('nuff said)<br />
-Pinteresting. repeat.<br />
-discovering movies!!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOVE the built in bookshelves in this eco-friendly million dollar home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"DON'T YOU EVER INTERRUPT ME WHEN I'M READING A BOOK!"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donut Dumpster Diving adventure! Such midnight havoc-wreaking calls for stealthy, covert clothing</td></tr>
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<li><b>Life is beautiful.</b> Thumbs way up!!! What a moving film. Best in it's original Italian, this movie moved me to tears as it not only explored the heart-wrenching sacrifices made and by individuals during WWII, but the love and passion infused in the gift of life that are so often omitted from these stories of suffering. Gosh, Mike called me "Prinche-pessa!" for a week after watching the protagonists' uconventional love story and, I repeat, I cried again for all the sacrifices a parent lovingly makes for their child that really triggered thoughts of the Savior's sacrifice for me. </li>
<li>Thumbs down...I don't care what people say. I did not like <b>The Amazing Spiderman</b> as well as the 2002 version. I know, I must not be a true Marvel fan. I know, it stuck truer to the story line and that Emma Stone had more chemistry with Spiderman than Kirsten Dunst. However, I didn't feel that it was an "epic movie". I don't know if it was just the music or the fact Dr. Curt Connors' motives were not as well developed on screen as Norman Osborne's (I'm a little bit of a sucker for Willem Defoe as well). I felt gipped because I didn't see a necessity to reinvent the epic wheel. Call me crazy, but I have a plethora of reasons for sticking to my roots on this one. </li>
<li><b>The Prestige!</b>!!! Thumbs up! Besides the general cinematography and the splicing of past and present timelines of the main characters (Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman), this drama had a 'Count of Monte Cristo' revenge vein that deeply infused each part of the story with a dark passion and intrigue. Set in turn-of-the-century London, two magicians are driven mad with 'unrelenting envy for the other's skill.' This movie was a beautiful balance of irony--sacrificing a full life in pursuit of the perfect illusion-- and realism that caused me to reflect on the nature of obsessions that rule our own lives. Check it out. 5 Stars. </li>
<li><b>The Help.</b>..Thumbs kinda down. Sorry. The book was great, but not life changing, or revolutionary for that matter to its genre, and never quite achieved the status of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' or 'The Color Purple.' While well-cast, the movie seemed to lack cohesion and skim the surface level of the plot without going in-depth in anything. Subsequently, I didn't feel an emotional connection to the characters like I did when I read the book. I had very high hopes for this flick, but felt that it achieved more of a 'summer Halmark blockbuster' rather than 'epic movie' status in my book.</li>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-90368010596950142922012-07-12T09:41:00.001-07:002013-02-12T19:41:35.124-08:00Getting the Heck Outta Dodge!About this time one month ago, we were sucking our thumbs in good ole P-town U.S.A. It's crazy to think that one insane cleaning check (in which we mopped the walls and had our heads in the oven for a couple of hours soaking in fumes), a presentation, vacation, and some vigorous packing later and we were out of Provo for good. But we'll always remember our first little apartment as a married couple, the friends we've made, and the lessons we've learned.<br />
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As I feel like I have an old soul adequate for the task of reminiscing, I love to ponder the things that we learned and the things we will miss about provo. <br />
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<b>BYU/Provo taught us that:</b></div>
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-it's ok to wear sandals with socks, neon pants, and nerdy glasses</div>
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-the 2nd floor WILK had <b>the best</b> women's bathroom to nap in between classes</div>
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-classes before 8am require no showers and a ride from Mike</div>
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-Pinterest is required classroom material for a boring lecture</div>
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-Walmart and Smiths have nothing on Winco</div>
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-professors don't know as much as you thought they did, they've </div>
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just been doing the same things as you for 10 years longer</div>
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-"The Moses Effect" is a true principle (If you power walk through a congested walkway on campus, people get out of your way)</div>
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-the art department is pretty much as liberal as boulder county</div>
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-the BYU Bookstore is crooked! and will rip you off for text book sales every time</div>
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-most thrifty, crafty, blogging woman is an actual title that women in the wards compete for</div>
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-the only way to study for finals is to hole up in the "Super Secret Study Lab" </div>
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(aka, hydrogeology room) with friends and alternate who buys the sustenance </div>
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<b>We will miss:</b></div>
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-making music with the Leavitts and visiting their parent's house</div>
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-mini golf, games, late night food runs with the Killens and McQuays</div>
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-hanging out with the Blumels/Sloats </div>
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-Mike's games of intramural football and our games of wallyball</div>
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-the Avocottage open mic nights with Ben & his friends</div>
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-outdoor movies on the lawn of Harmony Square<br />
-Our dancesport competition together<br />
-rock climbing at 'the Quarry'</div>
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-late night J-Dawgs, Rancherito, Smiths, and Krispy Kreme runs </div>
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-being so close to my extended family and game nights/dinner with my aunts and grandparents<br />
-Halloweens, Christmases, Thanksgivings, and Vacations spent with those we love</div>
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-game nights with all the cousins at BYU</div>
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-attending mission reunions together<br />
-hanging with our roommates at the Belly and Continental, ward parties, my calling as "ward Yenta" and Mike & my general dating experience (from the duck pond to tumbling gym)</div>
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-our first ward at Harmony Square apartments and our callings as "ward missionaries" and "group four leaders"</div>
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-studying side by side until midnight in an open building or classroom on campus</div>
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-taking dance, religion, and english classes together so we can alternate who takes notes and who naps, and compare test scores </div>
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-the friends we made in classes and the quirky professors we had</div>
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Last night, I dreamt of a combined Grimm,
Minority Report, Matrix, City of Ember inspired future (I’m just
throwing out references in hopes that someone will pick up on one of them). My mind seems tuned to dark, epic, and action-packed dreams which frankly reflect my day to day life (where I of course save the day via awesome adventures). I
only remember fragments of unconnected material, but altogether the dream had
an air of adventure and foreboding and all of them were set in this strangely
familiar futuristic grunge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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In the dream, I was at my first day of work in
a spacious white and blue glass advertising building with a young vibe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the employees were playing around; some
were throwing Frisbee disks that were attached to cables that could pull you up
the stairs like a zip line while others were standing in clusters joking
casually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike had accompanied me in a
riding golf cart, but I told him that he should probably scoot home because he
might make a bad first impression by wearing a tropical muumuu to work that he
thought was hilarious (this part of the dream was inspired by a Portlandia sketch)…</div>
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The following was a deja vu dream that I’ve had once before,
only slightly influenced by a passage I read in Oliver Twist last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My coworkers and I had been given the recurring
assignment to clean and repair the food pulper in the basement of the
building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After finding the camouflaged
elevator entrance behind a set of full-length mirrors, we descended into a
poorly lit concrete passage (much like an underground sewer) nearly half full
with rushing water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was our task to
re-attach an active wire on the other end of the passage without electrocuting
ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The channel of water was
moving much too quickly to swim across, so after some searching, I found a
button on the Exit sign that lowered the water level to a manageable
knee-height.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After wading across, we had
to climb atop a 2-inch wide ledge and pry off the electrical wiring from across
the length of the wall, then with the water level rising again, pull it with us
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In the same vicinity not three floors up and underneath a mass
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ants, shouting at each other over the dull roar of ancient greasy
machinery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One such worker descended a
crawl space only to encounter a dark and evil figure (I assume was the devil)
whom he had previously made a shady deal with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unsatisfied by the current results, the dark figure grasped the figure
by the throat and lifted him off his feet with one hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the other, he reached through his mouth
and pulled (still attached) his whole skeleton out of his body, beginning with the
head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After this conversion took place,
the skeleton took his mark at the beginning of a water maze that wound itself
through the dismal underbelly and down several stories along the waterway
mentioned above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the devil’s mark, he
began to soar through the water more like a luge racer without a sled than a swimmer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he raced along, trying to hit all of floating buoys, he
became destraced by the angelic mermaid faces hovering just below the water’s
surface.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Diving deep, he extended his
hand to touch them, and the once beautiful and beaconing image became fiery and
livid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No sooner had he laid hold on
her, he was changed into a blob of melted bone that was doomed to haunt the bottom
of the pool forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it was my turn
to race, I was battling my cousin Amanda and two others that I new only in my
dream as coworkers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I raced down flat on
my back, careful to dodge the murky figures while hitting all of my floating
marks, until I won the race!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end,
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We arrived at street level and looked around at the
throbbing city of lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The towering
skyscrapers and flashing billboards overwhelmed me as the cars rushed past at
100 mile an hour speeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One apparent skyscraper
stopped in front of us; it was more than just a double-decker bus, but an
entire moving motel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole thing was
only about 15 feet wide and 20 stories tall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One could drive into the back while it was moving and the whole level
you were on would rotate up so one could sleep in a chamber while traveling to
their destination (clever idea brain, thank you very much)… <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-4427546004990638992012-06-01T20:32:00.005-07:002013-02-12T20:43:29.130-08:00VEGAS!!!! You know what they say, "What happens in Vegas, goes on my blog." Turns out that whoever "they" are, they speak da truf. Last weekend for Memorial Day we felt in need of a vacation...so Mike and I packed up our bags and took a spur of the moment trip to the city of lights (and sin, but we'll get into that later). We got to The Cannery Hotel & Casino late Sunday night, so we just had pizza and chilled in the pool. It was like 80 degrees out at 9pm. No big deal. <br />
We also made a midnight run to the Wal-mart to get tylenol, snacks, and a red box. So classy (who needs paper view...or is it pay per view?) Oh! And the hotel had the best mattress ever. I'd bet my life on it...or at least the rest of my sleeping years (which are my favorite years, btw). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just Drivin' so many miles and lookin' like a thug</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"This road goes on for miles! We're out of water!" <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Why yes. I ate this whole thing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Mike's "I made this hotel" stance</td></tr>
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So the next morning we awoke to a mess. Someone had broken in our hotel room! No just kidding. This is just the daily squalor in which we have grown accustomed to live.</div>
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After tidying up a bit, we dined like Kings on awesome breakfast foods (delightfully cooked eggs, blueberry pancakes, the works) and people watched in the Casino. Vegas would really be an exciting place were it not for all of the depressed expressions on the slot machine players' faces. Seriously, no one looked as happy as us. Was that because we had an awesome breakfast? Or because to us, the coolest thing about "vacation" was a pool and a hotel? Or because they've lost $200,000 before 10:00am? We may never know. </div>
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When we checked into our next apt, the LVH, we got the 23rd floor; awesome. Not only did it feel like a 5-star room, but it was so high up you could see the entire city! I was a little bummed it was so far off the strip, but it meant that we got a really cheap hotel and no road noise (not to mention any skanky stuff. Most of the couples staying there seemed retired/just old). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swank King-sized bed. Man, we lived in the lap of luxury!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently, it was tradition to slap your dirty shoes on the ceiling beams in the parking garage to leave a semi-permenant mark on Vegas</td></tr>
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It was fun to tour the hotels up and down the strip that evening. It's crazy to see all of the people who bring their children on the strip! I felt like every other minute Mike was like "don't look down," or I was like "don't look up." We got a system down to where, when they pulled the driving billboard up advertising semi-nude models, I would point in the opposite direction and say, "Hey look! McDonalds!" </div>
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It's also funny the amount of money people fork out in casinos and forum shops. We learned you can have just as much fun playing "red light green light" and "freeze!" on moving sidewalks and escalators as you can gambling. And they're free. </div>
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Later that night, we took a trip back to Summerlin, a wealthier neighborhood that Mike served in on his mission. It was really a neat experience to see where he used to live and for him to re-live some of the awesome experiences he had on his mission. I'm so grateful to have such a keeper! </div>
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Happy Vacationing!Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-86009101184943494982012-05-24T00:45:00.000-07:002013-02-12T19:27:07.394-08:00Photos that Never Made it, and Thoughts on Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last night I played Coldplay's "Yes"<i> </i>over and over in my head as I drove Mike up to work. I love the beautiful dissonance and the whole tone of the song. The weird thing was that unprompted by me, Mike started humming the melody when he got home. Weird! We are totally bumming brain waves off of each other. </div>
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There were two mud-daubers frolicking in the parking garage for a while, and one awesome dragonfly performing loopdy-loops out in the courtyard, reminding me to just be happy and enjoy the warm summer weather. </div>
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I had the coolest experience volunteering for Dr. Culatta's Early Literacy Program the other day. We had all prepared lessons with phoneme blends for K---, but after teaching him for a minute or two, it became apparent that it was way above his level. So I quickly switched gears and threw together games for recognizing the /k/ sound (the beginning sound of his first name); "Hot" and "<u>C</u>old" with /k/ sound words, Pin the /k/ words on the <u>c</u>at; practice tracing /k/ & c. Afterwards, teaching E--, J---, and H-- went really well. We did some active running games (like rag tag) as well as singing and stories. The best part was when they ran up to their parents afterwards to show them the "flag bags" they'd made and tell them about the fun they had. I felt like I'm really making a difference, and it was really cool to get experience teaching the same things that I will be doing as a paraprofessional next year (fingers crossed).</div>
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It's so strange to think that our college experience is drawing to a close. The other day, I finished my application to Albany County School District--my first REAL JOB--and got to take a look over my transcripts again at some of the classes I've loved. They include:</div>
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Flexibility: A 20 minute nap and getting to wear my stretchy-pants each day = awesome</div>
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Social/Cultural Anthropology: With Dr. Crandall talking about the menses of Himba women in his "Perfect English accent" (don't ask, don't tell)</div>
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Conversational ASL: (no words necessary)</div>
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Beginning Jazz, Contemporary, and Latin Dance</div>
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Descriptive Astronomy: Reclinable chairs, mythology, and learning the secrets of the Universe</div>
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Elementary Skills & Activities: getting to be a kid in P.E. all over again</div>
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Clinical Phonetics: IPA is another great language to learn</div>
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Human Anatomy & Speech Anatomy: Nothing was more valuable to my learning experience than the tactile sensation of handling cadavers. </div>
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Principles of Statistics </div>
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Language Structure & Impairment: Taught by the brilliant scientist Dr. Fujiki</div>
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University Orchestra</div>
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Hearing Tests and Measures: Almost made me wish I was going into Audiology</div>
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Parenting & Child Guidance: Awesome tips & theories that I will use</div>
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History of Creativity</div>
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Figure Drawing & 2-Dimensional Design</div>
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Mind/Body Health: A Holistic approach to health. LOVED this.</div>
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Missionary Prep: Who doesn't love Bott?</div>
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This reminds me of some photos that never made it to the blog; ones that kind of describe what we like to do, more or less, when we're not competing for who can watch the most episodes of "Prison Break" or buying leather-bound books. </div>
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We like to:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work as a Server at the Skyroom with my cousins & other lovely people (Amanda, Mariah, Me, Maria, Leslie, Jessica, Israel, and John in front)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(I love my dad & sister Bri)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike made awesome George Cloony T-shirts from the movie <i>O Brother, Where Art Thou</i>. (On the back, they say, "I'm a Dapper Dan Man!")</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoost "Spook Fest" at our apt. *Yes, those are brain cakes, graveyard dip, tombstone pudding cups, monster chocolate Oreos, caramel corn, and eyeball eggs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, we love the Killens as Alfalfa and Darla from T<i>he Little Rascals</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decoupaged light fixture (easy: Modge Podge + Scrapbook Paper)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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Looking back on these experiences is bittersweet. We've developed so many great friendships here and we will deeply miss Provo and the people here when we leave, but we are excited to get out to Laramie and begin a new chapter of our lives. One this is for sure, College was everything I expected and more!</div>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-59221812894196762732012-05-07T01:06:00.000-07:002013-02-12T19:25:18.236-08:00Highlights, Lowlights<div style="text-align: left;">
Let me let you in on a well-known secret: I LOVE list-making. On a typical day at work, you could find me detailing my goals, movies I like, friends I want to stay in contact with, or attributes of a good Spy onto backs of receipts, napkins, or my hands. I've often considered renaming my blog to "My Life in Lists" (though I'm sure the URL is spoken for). The only problem is that while I covet time to construct a good whimsical list, I have my Mother's indecision in naming them. So here begins another long-winded explanation of a post that may more aptly be entitled "Explanation of the Nature of Ashley" or more succinctly, "List #296"; or perhaps or "First-World Problems" would be a better description of the material to follow.</div>
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Have you ever seen a little something like this: </div>
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Or this:</div>
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Yeah, so this sort of describes my life, every day. Anyways...it got me thinking to some of the first-word problems I face every day, or even just this week. I thought I would describe them as in "Highlights" and "Lowlights".</div>
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Highlight: J-Dawgs, McDonnald's shakes, and Wallaby's with friends</div>
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Lowlight: The plentiful items I thought we had in the fridge turned out to all be condiments</div>
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Highlight: Homemade rolls and a midnight marathon of our new favorite show "Prison Break"</div>
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Lowlight: Working at 7:00am<br />
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Highlight: Peed in my scalding hot shower</div>
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Lowlight: The drain is broken </div>
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Highlight: I got to visually measure exactly how much water I use showering each day by how far up it comes around my ankles and calves. </div>
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Highlight: Found a three-foot-tall ceramic giraffe at DI for only $5!!!</div>
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Lowlight: No idea what to name him, and no nursery to put him in</div>
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Highlight: Found pretty much all of my best clothes in the free DI box at Harmony Square</div>
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Lowlight: Waiting to wear all of my best clothes until I'm sure the people who donated them have moved out.</div>
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Highlight: Extending time between showers to my maximum 4 days! before my hair looks greasy (with the aid of baby powder)</div>
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Lowlight: When your spouse thinks you smell like a dude</div>
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Highlight: Warm weather allows me to rule over my domain (apartment) in the least amount restrictions (clothes) possible </div>
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Lowlight: Getting a knock on the door</div>
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Highlight: Brand new computer</div>
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Lowlight: Trying to learn a new operating system, or at least how to navigate my files </div>
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<li>Choking on a hair I found in my Cottage Cheese (who has black hair in this family?)</li>
<li>Not being able to find my lucky black pen amongst 10 other blue pens I keep in the "pen basket"</li>
<li>Finally having enough time to start six different home-improvement projects at once</li>
<li>Having to wait before the next season of <i>Project Runway Allstars</i> or <i>The Next Food Network Star</i></li>
<li>Trying to claim my FREE one-month trial version of Netflix but accidentally opening an account</li>
<li>Posting a facebook status that no one "likes" </li>
<li>Hearing the annoying beep of our three alarm clocks every ten minutes for an hour only to wake up late for class and wondering how I turned them all off in my sleep</li>
<li>When Hulu asks if a commercial is applicable to me, not getting to click the "no" button before it ends</li>
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Ashley and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952626643664041820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838559050393951362.post-4101490441070569492012-05-07T00:16:00.000-07:002013-02-12T19:25:00.064-08:00Shelter from the Storm Lately, I've been experiencing a lot of ups and downs in my personal life and have to admit that I've been feeling pretty down on myself about my lack of motivation, insight, and feelings of peace and happiness. For a while, I wasn't sure if I wanted to talk about this on my blog, but as I treat this record as a personal journal (that just happens to be somewhat public) I would hate to omit such a seemingly large portion of my daily life just for the sake of appearing unblemished.<br />
Today being especially rocky, I needed a pick-me-up like crazy. After taking a long walk on a path through the beautiful foliage of south campus, eating some *delish* butterscotch cookies Mike made (he made my Great Grandma's recipe, aka, he is a total keeper) and watching the Mormon Channel video from the blogger of <i>Nie Nie Dialogues</i>, I got to thinking about how extremely blessed I am.<br />
(I highly recommend taking a look a her <a href="http://nieniedialogues.com/">blog</a> and watching the video below if you ever find yourself in a similar sulky mood).<br />
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Life is such a beautiful gift. It is inspirational to think that God does not love me less because of my weaknesses; His love does not fluctuate during times of accomplishment or times of trial. The fundamental realization that He loves me completely and infinitely combats my doubts, fears, and inhibitions like a lighthouse piercing through a storm at sea (which is the premise of my poem in an earlier <a href="http://coldfootedfurnace.blogspot.com/2010/11/chilly-morning.html">post</a>). When I have been completely lost, time and time again he calls me back into the only place of lasting warmth and safety I have ever known. <span class="huge"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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