I'm leaving on a jet plane!

I'll be laughing, smiling and hugging
these beautiful people
til Sunday..

See you then!! :)
xoxox

been here already

But I just got done with day 4 of shred and I feel amazing today!! I got through ALL the cardio in Level 1 and *almost* all the strength! I did 10 pushups instead of the 2 that I could do when I first started! ROCKIN!

Randoms..

I thought I would do some random facts, snippets, ideas and ashlee-isms that I think are funny and interesting, and probably just to me..

01. Mike and I pretty much speak our own language when we are together. We say silly things and add "a" to the end of it. "I lova you alot." "I lika the cheesecake" It makes it very hard not to say it when we are around other people.. we have our own words like "noozle" instead of nuzzle. We play the "I like to pinch" game and sometimes when "the lizard" [ie: me licking him] isnt on vacation he will show up when you least expect it..

02. I have seen every single episode of The Office. The best part? I use to hate it. I didnt understand it. We go netflix and I watch every episode in a week. I can even quote it. Yes, i'm one of those people.

"bears. beets. battlestar gallactica."

"Hey Angela, where are you? Oh, there you are, I couldn't see you behind that grain of rice. boom. roasted"

"And all the inmates are gonna be like DAMN, you have the hottest ex i've ever seen"

"Question number one, how dare you."

"hey hey hey, it's fat halpert"

03. I buy all my favorite products in bulk when they are on sale. I usually end up with 4 of everything and keep it in my closet. my favorite body wash St Ives Exfoliating Apricot. My shampoo John Frieda Volume something, beeswax lip balm and makeup.

04. I love making lists. And list inside of lists. It's my favorite! Grocery lists, ideas, things to do, you name it. I have a list for it. I even carry a notebook with me for these lists. Maybe that's a little OCD.

05. I wake up every morning at 5 am. Why? Because I love my "me" time. I usually blog. I drink 2 cups of coffee and I clean up whatever needs to be in the house. It gives me time to wake up and then i'm refreshed for Olivia when she gets up.

06. Right now i'm trying to find the time to make baby booties and onesies for my customers! I love them. They are so sweet and such tree huggers. They are always so nice to me. They are expecting their first baby in August :)

07. I love coffee & chocolate.

08. Speaking of which, my best friend in the world and I met over coffee. My ex took me to her stand so that I could get a white choc. mocha and he introduced me to her. She is my long lost twin. There isn't much we dont have in common. We have our favorite animals [giraffes and flamingos] We ♥ coffee, we are both herbivores, we scrap and craft, and are disney princess' [she's belle. i'm ariel] I even held her train all day during the wedding and up the stairs! [best feeling in the world being moh2!] Pretty much, she is the other half of my heart and we are bold as love.

That's all for now.. i have to go let Jill kick my ass. Day 4! woooohoo!

Keeping up with the Archibalds

Olivia wanted to find her prince and thought kissing the porch decoration was a good idea.. I think she realized that Daddy was WAY better then anyone prince.

Then she decided to blow me away with her beauty. I cant believe how big and gorgeous she is growing up to be. I love that face. Look at those curls.. I'm so in love with this sweet girl.

Mommy and Daddy made a pretty important pinky promise. I hope everyone knows the importance of a pinky promise. It's huge.

We went and rooted for Cito! Tumwater made it to state! It was SO hot in Selah. We drank a lot of water and Olivia had a blast playing on the bleachers and with everyone who would pay attention to her!

Tumwater won 3-2! GO T-BIRDs!!!

I just died again. She is gorgeous. Forget Daddy having the shotgun, Momma's gonna have the shotgun in her lap next to her crocheting when any boy shows up. (crocheting?.. momma? ..whatever!)

I'm on day 3 of Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. I ache. I'm tired and I hate that stupid lady. But I feel amazing at the same time. I still dont have any hand weights. I've been using canned food. It works just as well and is cheaper. Maybe I'll pick some up at goodwill or a yardsale. For now. Mandarin and Refried Beans work GReAT!

**Please excuse Blogger for being a complete retard. I dont know why everything is scattered all whacky! Oh well. Atleast there are pictures here.

I GET TO SEE MY MOMMA IN 2 DAAAYS!!!!

Nothing is more real than a pinky promise.

I pinky promise to love you forever and always ♥

I've started ..

Dear Jillian Michael;

Today, I hate you. I can barely move my eyebrows. Your workout kicked my ass, to say the least. I'm sorry I had to work out with Mandarin Oranges. I dont have weights yet. ;) This is the picture of me after. Hot and sweaty and I feel like B.A.M.F! 29 more days of you being my workout date.. i'm down!

xo! ♥ Ash

PS. Thanks Allison! :) I may need you in a week! :)

I've had ENOUGH.

I have never ever had a problem with my weight. (I know. shoot me.) But I cant handle it anymore. I'm tired of feeling my jeans get tighter. I'm tired of running out of breath because I'm no longer in shape. It has been 6 months since I put on my running shoes. I'm done. I need to be in shape for my daughter. For my husband and most important for myself. My family has a long line of heart disease, and I wont let it happen to me.

Today will be the day I change.. excersise, more water. Less sweets. Be healthy in my choices.

I want: more energy, flat tummy, & to live.

Why: ♥ disease, diabetes. the odds are against me.. really. Olivia. Mike. Baby O #2