Life's A Beach

Its been a while

2006-01-09T13:19:00.000-05:00

Sorry its been so long guys!!! Its just that I have been using Myspace more often then this since most ppl I talk to or that are in my family read that. I apologize.

Well, the long term sub thing is going great. I have 21 little 5 year olds, and I am there until February is over. I am so glad that I was able to get this oppurtunity. It is good practice, and I love my job!! My assistant rocks and the kids are all so cute. Some are royal pains at times, but they are 5 so thats to be expected.

Christmas was BUSY, but I had a good time nonetheless. I spent Xmas eve with my Dad and everyone, and Xmas day was at my moms, then Erics parents. I really liked having it more spread out. I didnt feel as stressed.

Speaking of stressed, I began the 2nd week of December working back in Men's Fragrances for xmas, on top of the half day job at school. I was working 60+ hours a week. I hated it. Not too mention I was WORN the hell out. My poor dog, Beau suffered as well since I wasnt home hardly at all. He is still doing wonderfully though. The week of xmas eve, I got really sick. I was dizzy, and lightheaded, etc. I took about two days off from Hechts. I taught everyday but Hechts was so not THAT important.

Eric and I are fabulous. We hit our 5 year anniversary on December 15th. And no, we are not engaged!! I am so tired of hearing that. "When you gettin married?". I mean really, what does it matter if I am happy as things are. Right now, I am not in a stable job (full time with benefits), I am still living at home with my mom. I mean, geez, lay off!!! Oh well, I am done venting now. I love Eric so much and we are happy and doing great!!! I couldnt be happier.

Well thats it for now!
TTFN
Ash

UGH....but some good news too

2005-10-12T17:21:00.000-04:00

Well, this week has been HELL. I started feeling like hell on Tuesday last week and it just proceeded to get worse. Then, I finally took everyones advice and let mom take me to the doctor on Friday. I have a fever of 103.5 and I was severely dehydrated. Yeah, so that totally sucked ass. Two IVs, and a few hours later, I was sent home hoping to be over this shit soon. Today, which is now Wednesday, I am feeling better to an extent. I am eating finally. I am able to stand and sit up for longer periods of time. I was actually able to shower today as well. Big steps for me!
Beau was very supportive this week. He kept me company while I rested and slept right at my feet whether it was downstairs on the couch or up in my room. It was really nice.
This past weekend when Eric was home, he was very supportive too...well as much as he could be without risk of gettin sick himself. He works way to hard to let me get him sick....:).....He was still very sweet. It was nice to have him around for a couple days.
On a good note, I did get a job interview last Tuesday. And they called me and I went in today and I got a job!!! I am going to be working at KinderCare as a teacher in one of the Preschool rooms! I will not begin until all the paperwork is filed but that should only take about 1.5 weeks they said....so YAY! to that.
Alright, I am outtie ....just wanted to update you all!!

Beau the puppy

2005-09-24T10:00:00.000-04:00

Well, so far the whole experience with Beau has been an adventure. As you can see from the posted pic on myspace, Beau is forced to wear a cone. This is because he was neutered this week and the stitches are soluble...meaning if he licks himself the stitches will go bye bye. Beau, since he is male, cannot resist licking/touching himself where the stitches are. Thus, he is in the cone ALOT!!! He is doing pretty well with the housebreaking, my goal is to, of course, crate train, but the crate is slow to arrive. I am gettin it from a friend or one from my sis so I have to wait til they are available. Its all good since he has his own room. He is really loving and follows me everywhere. I cannot wait til he is no longer under strict watch so he can be the puppy he is and play all the time.
He is already spoiled rotten by me and my mom and Dave. Its so cute. Mom and Dave LOVE him even though it was rough going at first gettin a dog. Its great so far and will continue to be I am sure. :) He does get me up really early.....between 6 and 8 usually. This morning he heard mom and dave get up around 5 so he was up and whining. Its all good I got him to go bad to sleep, but I had to let him join me on my bed to do it. Oh well, I wanted my extra sleep :). Mom and Dave left this morning for Florida....they wont be back til next Sun, the 2nd I think. So I will be all alone all week long. OH well.....
Well, he and I are gonna go for a walk I think. ttyl..
<3 Ash

His pic with the cone is on Myspace...so check it out!

Another quiz thingy

2005-09-01T11:43:00.000-04:00

Your IQ Is 105

http://www.quizdiva.net/iq/iq.gif"> %20color="#000000">Your Logical Intelligence is AverageYour Verbal Intelligence is ExceptionalYour Mathematical Intelligence is ExceptionalYour General Knowledge is Above Average

Quick and Dirty IQ Test

Interesting little test

2005-09-01T11:36:00.000-04:00

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion		63%
Stability		40%
Orderliness		43%
Accommodation		63%
Interdependence		76%
Intellectual		50%
Mystical		43%
Artistic		10%
Religious		63%
Hedonism		10%
Materialism		50%
Narcissism		43%
Adventurousness		56%
Work ethic		30%
Self absorbed		50%
Conflict seeking		43%
Need to dominate		70%

Romantic		70%
Avoidant		16%
Anti-authority		30%
Wealth		23%
Dependency		63%
Change averse		56%
Cautiousness		63%
Individuality		43%
Sexuality		56%
Peter pan complex		16%
Physical security		83%
Physical Fitness		44%
Histrionic		43%
Paranoia		63%
Vanity		56%
Hypersensitivity		76%
Female cliche		76%

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HAHAHA

2005-07-05T13:21:00.000-04:00

Had to post....cuz its too cool

2005-06-30T18:08:00.000-04:00


lurlene mcdaniel books are love
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She is my fav author like ever.....:):) yay!!! one of those quiz things was actually true!

Hello All

2005-06-27T15:14:00.000-04:00

Yes, I am writing again guys. I wrote in the other one about Bible School, but now I feel like ranting a bit. I have decided that finding a job is not a fun thing to do. Now, I know most ppl are sittin there thinkin, DUH Ashley what did you think it was gonna be like. To be honest, I hadnt really thought about it so much until recently. I have a job of course, but I am talkin about finding a teaching position in VB. Ugh, oh well, I am doing what I can to get in there and put in applications and such. We shall see I suppose.

I am trying to get some laundry done and get some things around the house done, but I have no motivation. Oddly enuff, the three kids I have in VBS wore me out today. (and its only MONDAY)......It looks kinda gloomy out and I am hoping that the weather will stay nice for the mornings this week so that my kids can go outside for their PE or whatever and run out some of their energy.

I am also noticing that I am really nosy recently. I know I know, I have always been nosy but lately its a bit weird. I am always checkin blogs and hoping that something has been updated and wondering what ppl are doing, yet I am not ambitious enuff to actually make the effort to find out. Weird. Ohk, I think I have ranted enuff now, maybe I will go scrapbook some more stuff.

Ash

New thing for me to play with

2005-06-21T18:03:00.000-04:00

http://journals.aol.com/a8s2h/RandomThoughts/

Yes I know, I suck for making another blog thingy hehehehe but its fun to play with man.... I am such a sucker for neat new things to mess with....

<3 Ash

Hello all!

2005-06-10T11:50:00.000-04:00

Yeah so long time no see huh? So much going on around here sometimes I just cant even imagine tryin to type it all out. I just got back from Roanoke where my cousin Corinne graduated from high school.....that kinda made me feel old. Oh well, we drove back last night, which was only after a lovely fight with my sister about it. It wasnt so bad, I did really wanna sleep in my own bed.

I have been substituting for a while now, and I am loving it. Seeing as how school ends next thursday, my guess is that I am done with that. Its ohkay though. I have given my cover letter and my resume out to some of the elementary schools around and thats a very good thing:). (Praying for a job by next fall)

Alright, another thing I know I have not told everyone is that recent developments about Eric. After this past summer and the fight and everything coming out (ask if you dont know), we are doing great. We are together as much as possible and I think we are stronger now after having to fight to keep the relationship going for a bit. Neither of us want it to end since we mean so much to each other. Love does crazy things to people and usually its wonderful things :). Heres the latest:

--About 3 months ago, Eric got the bends. Luckily, it was not a severe case, it was just the skin bends. I may have told some of you all this but I am not sure. I got this lovely phone call from his mother saying "Ashley, its about Eric, call me...::click::" I was totally freaking out. What happened to Eric??? Millions of things went through my head. His job is really dangerous sometimes and I worry constantly when he works really long hours or really late at night. This time he had called and told his mom what was up before he went into the decompression chamber. So, he was just fine after all that and I had the scare of my life for a little while. It was a real rude awakening to realize how dangerous his job really is and how close I came to losing him. If the bends was serious or he didnt decompress in time.......

--The doctor then ordered Eric to get an ECG(echocardiogram). He wanted to check his heart to make sure everything is ohk. Yeah so a couple weeks after gettin the bends and the same weekend I happened to be out of town with my mom and Dave, Eric gets the phone call at work that has thrown him for a loop. "You have a hole in your heart, Eric. You cannot dive anymore." Well, that hit both of us really hard. There was nothing I could say or do to make him feel any better. The job he had planned to do for the rest of his life might be totally fucked up. Well, right now, a couple months later, he is on a job in Richmond. 4 days there, 3 days home....and after that job or during he is going to make an appt with a cardiologist to look into what he can do about this. Apparently the hole has almost no effects, unless of course you are a diver......go figure. It is called PFO. and at the moment I cant remember what it stands for. THere is a procedure that has fixed the hole for some ppl allowing them to continue to dive. However, he needs details, risks, insurance info, and above all he needs to come to terms with the idea of having surgery on his heart. That is the scary part. Luckily we have some of the best heart places on the East Coast right here in the area. This is kinda a comforting thought.

Yeah, so there is what has been going through my head for the last couple of months. The man that I love and have consistently been planning on spending my life with has found out that he may not be able to do what he so loves to do anymore. Its hard on him and when he is going through stress and having a hard time I am right there with him tryin to make is better and listening when he needs to talk to someone. I love him so much and I hope that it will work out for the best for him. I was there with him before he was a diver and I will be there afterwards if it doesnt pan out the way we are hoping. Well, thats the update for now. Hope that everyone is doing well and things are going your way. I am just praying that this will all work out for Eric, I hate watching him go through all of this.

Ash

Allergies SUCK!!

2005-05-09T19:52:00.000-04:00

Yeah so I cannot see because my eyes are so goopy. I cannot talk right cuz I am so congested. My head is throbbing and my eyes hurt and I am just plain pathetic. I HATE ALLERGIES!!! oddly enough, I usually do not have this problem but this year I guess is trying to make up for all those years that I had it easy....go fig

Yesterday, for Mothers Day, my mom and I went to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg and met with my sis and her b/f. It was a blast. Mom and I had a great time even before the others got there. I am gonna love having a seasons pass again this year!!

Well, I am off for now.

Luv yall
Ash

YAY to Carissa for Graduating....in case I forget to say it later:)

Hello everyone....yes, I am still alive

2005-05-04T14:51:00.000-04:00

Well, life goes on. Sadly, Eric has only been gone for about a week and a half and it already feels like a month. This is gonna SUCK!!! I got used to having him around all the time and now his job and his boss are making me quit cold turkey...they suck too.....

Well, I went to Staunton over the weekend and to Roanoke and hung out with my buddy Carissa. We had a good time chillin, chattin, shoppin, eatin, and the normal things we do. Yes, there were some issues but we are merely going to ignore that.

Today was my very first day of substituting. I was in a Kindergarten class assisting. It was great!! I loved it. I get to do it again tomorrow. I am finally doing what I have wanted to do for so long. AND I get to make money doing it. YAY! This week is going to be busy, and its a good thing so it keeps my mind off of Eric being gone.

Well, Leave me some luv

Ash

Not too surprising

2005-04-21T22:31:00.000-04:00

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Second Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	High
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Moderate
Level 2 (Lustful)	Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Very Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Very Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Moderate
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Moderate
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Moderate
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Low

Take the Dante's" Divine Comedy Inferno Test

Birthday came and went and was FABULOUS!!

2005-04-16T22:21:00.000-04:00

Well, April 15th was a nice day and did not rain for the first time that I can remember....wow!! I was totally thrilled to see that it did not rain at all yesterday. Ohk so the day started off good. (list of presents will be at the end for simplicity) Eric woke up and went to work and said Happy Birthday like millions of times before he even left. Then, he called me three times before 7 AM to say it again. It was so cute, he said he wanted to be the one who said it the most :).
I got up a bit early and went with my mom to Chick Fil A for breakfast before I dropped her off at work. The chick n minis are BANGIN!!! They totally rock!.....then I went to my grandmas to do the whole birthday card/check thing. I socialized for a bit then I came home and check my comp for messages. I had a bunch from all the wonderful ppl that I chat with online ....Thanks for all those by the way :):) made me very happy and feel so loved! Then, I hung out with my sister and my dad for a bit. We went to Bennigans for lunch and then had a brownie sundae.
After that I went to see mom at work and then Eric called to let me know he was off work and wanted to meet up with me to run some errands. He gave me his presents and then we left for the errands. We stopped at Farm Fresh so he could buy me roses and candy. Then we went to Cold Stone cuz my sweet wonderful boyfriend knows me so well and ordered me a Cold Stone ice cream cake for my bday!!! We hit a snag however when the guy said it wasnt ready. Eric held his cool and the guy apologized like 50 times and said that he would make the cake in 2 hours and even drive to wherever we were if necessary... we said we would come back at 7 to get the cake. We went home, put up the roses and then we went to pick mom up from work. Multiple happy birthdays continued at work, since I work there too and they all knew....then we headed back to get the cake. They gave us a larger cake (medium instead of small) and then coupons for free Love It size creations....YAY!!! A great excuse for more ice cream later :). After that we went home and got ready to go eat. First, we attempted to find where I had to go for my test in the morning at ODU then we went to Friday's.. It was sooo good. I was happy about that, I had been cravin some Fridays for some reason. We had a good time then came back home and totally crashed.....passed the hell out....

I got up this morning to go take the Praxis II...not too shabby...i hope :) Thats about it for now. OH YEAH...I totally forgot...I got my phone call finally from the public schools I have training for subbing next week and then I am on my way!! YAY!!!! Sadly, I have not yet tried the cake, we are chowing down on some coldstone cake soon when my mom gets home :):). Late night bday cake!!!
And the gifts in no particular order:

Mom and Dave: gift card for Claires, gift card from New York and Co, a plaque about teaching, cute bookends with apples, a cute plate with cherries on it from Hallmark, dinner, of course......
Dad: lunch, seasons pass to Busch Gardens...YAY!
Eric: gift card for AC Moore, gift card for Victoria's secret which was spent today on cute cute underwear :):), roses, candy, the cake....
My sis, Va: the cutest little bobcat stuffed animal smelly thingy, it smells like vanilla...so good
Grandma: card and $$
Lots of people: Luv messages and bday text messages and such

All around a fabulous bday!! Thanks everyone!!

<3 ya
Ash

Real update coming soon

2005-04-13T09:52:00.000-04:00

>http://www.outofservice.com/starwars/results/?o=30&c=21&e=79&a=22&n=84"> to see my Star Wars Personality!!

I am such a follower sometimes

2005-03-30T10:49:00.000-05:00

Your Results:
The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa.Belief-O-Matic then lists another 26 faiths in order of how much they have in common with your professed beliefs. The higher a faith appears on this list, the more closely it aligns with your thinking.How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.

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Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2.
Orthodox Quaker (84%)
3.
Liberal Quakers (82%)
4.
Unitarian Universalism (78%)
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Reform Judaism (67%)
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Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (67%)
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Neo-Pagan (65%)
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Eastern Orthodox (65%)
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Roman Catholic (65%)
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Seventh Day Adventist (58%)
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New Age (57%)
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (51%)
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Mahayana Buddhism (49%)
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Secular Humanism (48%)
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Sikhism (48%)
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Hinduism (45%)
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Theravada Buddhism (43%)
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New Thought (43%)
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Orthodox Judaism (42%)
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Scientology (41%)
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Bahá'í Faith (40%)
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Taoism (40%)
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Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (36%)
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Islam (34%)
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Jehovah's Witness (31%)
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Nontheist (24%)
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Jainism (22%)

Blah!

2005-03-18T12:55:00.000-05:00

Well, life is not too extremely exciting right now. Oh well. I will live. St. Pattys Day was pretty entertaining. I went to Keagan's ( the Irish pub in Town Center where my sister works) for green eggs and ham and some fun yesterday morning. Then I went shopping, bought some cute stuff. Then I cam home and waited for the meeting I had at church. Eric took me out to Chick-Fil-A and then went with me to the meeting....the poor guy. Those meetings are always so BORING!!! After that I treated him to Cold Stone....the best ice cream EVER!!!! I had the Birthday Cake Remix and it rocked out! I got my paperwork packet to take to human resources at the public schools on Monday. YAY! I have two ppl that would like me to go talk to the principal at Thalia cuz he is interested in meeting me since I want a full-time position and a few are definitely opening up there. Oh yeah! A way in!! hehe....

I added a couple more pics to the web thingy and they are from Jr. Dads. Nothing too extravagant but cute all the same. I am making some effort to be sure that no really bad pictures of ppl go up so I am limited due to the massive selection of drunk idiotic pictures I have from the first two years of school...mostly those two years actually....hmm....kinda weird hehehehe not really ..the ones from the last two years were just us being stupid rather than entirely alcohol induced. Ah well, fun times, fun times.

I am off to get myself motivated. I cleaned some yesterday thinking it was about time.....kinda looks a bit better in this room actually :) good thing.

<3 yall
Ash

Found on a random journal...funny

2005-03-16T22:56:00.000-05:00

Bold the truth!

I've Never Smoked Pot
I've Never Kissed A Member Of The Opposite Sex
I've Never Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
I've Never Crashed A Friend's Car
I've Never Been To Japan
I've Never Been In A Taxi
I've Never Been In Love
I've Never Had Sex In Public
I've Never Been Dumped
I've Never Done Cocaine
I've Never Shoplifted
I've Never Been Fired
I've Never Been In A Fist Fight
I've Never Had Group Sex
I've Never Snuck Out Of My Parent's House
I've Never Been Tied Up Not For Sex
I've Never Regretted Having Sex With Someone
I've Never Been Arrested
I've Never Made Out With A Stranger
.I've Never Stolen Something From My Job
I've Never Celebrated New Years In Time Square
I've Never Gone On A Blind Date
I've Never Lied To A Friend
I've Never Had A Crush On A Teacher
I've Never Celebrated Mardi Gras In New Orleans
I've Never Been To Europe
I've Never Skipped School --before classes in college
I've Never Slept With A Co-Worker
I've Never Cut Myself On Purpose
I've Never Had Sex At The Office
I've Never Been Married
I've Never Been Divorced
I've Never Had Sex With More Than One Person Within The Same Week
I've Never Posed Nude
I've Never Gotten Someone Drunk Just To Have Sex With Them
I've Never Killed Anyone
I've Never Received Scars From My Sex Partner
I've Never Thrown Up In A Bar
I've Never Purposely Set A Part Of Myself On Fire
I've Never Eaten Sushi
I've Never Been Snowboarding
I've Never Had Sex At A Friend's House While They Were Throwing A Party
I've Never Had Sex In A Dressing Room
I've Never Flashed Anyone
I've Never Met Anyone From Online

Funny stuff.......really hadnt thought about some of those til I was deciding which to leave alone and which to bold.....some were difficult and based on technicalities...oh well

Ash

Its been a while...

2005-03-09T16:23:00.000-05:00

Well, I know its been a long while since I actually updated but I did send out an email to some ppl not too long ago filling them in on how life was going. I have been busy busy busy hehehe..... A few weeks ago, Eric had his wisdom teeth out. That sucked for him bigtime. I felt so bad, but I did my best to make him feel comfy and make him the best mashed potatoes and soup a guy could ask for. I think it will be a LONG time before he eats either again since it was all he could eat for about a week and a half. Poor thing. I have one more thing left to do before I turn in my packet for subbing. I have to go get a TB test done, and thats not too hard. I have everything else put together and I went and got fingerprinted at the police station yesterday. It cost me $37, but it was very interesting. I had never been officially fingerprinted before. Too bad I didnt get myself arrested, maybe I could have gotten them to do it for free hehehe.....BAD idea, I know.

I made a photo album online and it took me a while. I didnt realize how many pictures of silly happenings at MBC I had, and I didnt even use half of them. I was very nice about it too, I didnt put really really bad pictures up of ppl. I tried to pic the best of the bunch that I had. I even left in some that had people in it that I no longer speak to. This is because it was part of the life of MBC and leaving it out would have left a hole in the story. I was going to go back through and put them in order chronologically but I didnt feel like puttin out the effort to do it. Oh well. Maybe I will go back and do it later, but I doubt it. Those who are impt/cool enuff to know, will already know the order :).

Alright, so now I am working at Hechts still to make some money. I am still living at home and probably will be for a while til I get myself established in a full time job. I am tyrin to figure out how this coming spring and summer will pan out with things being planned every ten seconds. My sister and her friends seem to think I am made of money or have nothing better to do then to hang out with them and go on trips. I mean, sure I dont mind makin a trip to go to a friends wedding, but me driving.....dunno about all that...since its in FLORIDA...ugh, who knows? We shall see what happens as it gets closer. I need to start makin more money or I will never get out of my mothers house!

Oh well, gotta run ppls...feel free to comment and say hi...or to let me know what you thought of the photos...:)

<3 ya
Ash

This is gonna be a long one.......givin you fair warning

2005-02-02T13:25:00.000-05:00

Well, I am gonna give everyone an update about my weekend and how interesting it was. I think the best way to do this is to go day by day.

Thursday: I woke up early and went with my mom to the human resources dept at the dept of education to figure out what I needed to do to get my butt substituting. I am now registered for the orientation thingy on Feb 23rd then I have to pay $42 for the fingerprinting and the background check....UGH more money I dont have. Then, I dropped mom off at the video store and hit the road. I left for Staunton and the drive wasnt too bad at all. I got there and attempted to visit Dr. Hairfield, but she was in class. Then, I met up with Carissa and we pretty much hung out and stuff. I did manage to go see Becky Dick in the Education Dept and get the paperwork I needed to fill out and return to her the next day. We watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban :) and socialized.

Friday: Woke up and got ready to go. Carissa packed and I cleaned up my stuff to motivate and head to Roanoke for the weekend. I dropped off the paperwork at the Education office and we headed to Sheetz to get food and to refill my gas tank. (the license is gonna cost more money i dont have) We arrived fairly easily in Roanoke and went by my aunts house to drop off our things. Carissa accompanied me to the school so I could see my class. Much to my dismay, Ms. Schirmer wasnt there but I did get to go hang out with the kids and see them. That was cool. Everyone was so surprised to see me. Carissa and I then headed to the mall and shopped some and then we went to TARGET....the best place in the world hehehe. I got my cousin a bday present cuz she just turned 18. We shopped around and then decided to head back home for a little while. We went back to the house and she got to meet my lovely idiotic 15year old cousin Michael. He had a bad day and was more than willing to bitch about it to us. It was rather amusing. Later we were WAY too nice and volunteered to take him and his friends in my car. It was him, some idiot named Adam, and Michael's g/f Amy. They paid me $10----BONUS----and then the terror began. My car died in the middle of the road in Roanoke. It just shut off. Me and Carissa were praying to God that we would be able to get it home. After much battling and cussing and yelling at stupid ppl honking at me even though I was trying to get my car to go.....I was about ready to die....I was so upset and Carissa and I decided that my car was definitely NOT happy. We then waited for all the lovely family types to arrive at the house so they all could hear our lovely story. Then, we all decided we were starving and went to IHOP. IHOP rocks out and I got the breakfast sampler which also rocks!! YAY! That made me feel a bit better. I think Carissa now better understands why I am so crazy; it definitely runs in the family. We hung out for a bit after that then we headed to bed to crash after calling Ryan what felt like 50 times. We were calling because he had said he might come hang out with us in the noke for a bit and that he was gonna call and let us know Friday night. We then decided that we should call him....but to no avail.....oh well. We figured that since the weather was supposed to be really extra crappy that he wasnt gonna come, but a phone call would be nice.....

Saturday: Crappy weather. No phone call from the dork. Janine, Michael, Carissa and I made the lovely, LONG trip to Merchant's to drop of my car. We all showered, ate cereal and then attempted to made the trip. My car was doing pretty well at first, as long as I didnt have to hit the brakes.... it would stall out. I finally figured out how to keep it running by shifting it to neutral and pumping the gas. This, in turn, overheated my car, and we barely made it into Merchant's. "There is no guarentee we will get to it today," is what they said to me. I was like I dont care just fix the damn thing so I can get home and I am not stranded permenantly in noke. Janine, Carissa and I went to Kroger and Hollywood video to rent movies. Then we went to Dunkin Donuts to get Munchkins. :):) they are soo good. Then, Corinne, my other cousin, called and wanted us to pick her up before we headed to Sonic for lunch. We picked her up and took Carissa to her first Sonic lunch. We brought the food back to the house and ate it and watched Day After Tomorrow....so I have now finally seen it. It was pretty damn good. I liked it. We then watched two hot men in Pirates of the Caribbean :):) YAY for johnny depp and orlando bloom....sexy sexy men. Sometime during all of this I managed to track down Ryan and give him hell for not calling and being a big pain in the butt. I was already cranky cuz of my car, and I was even more upset that he had just simply not called...that is so beyond rude....i mean really.....so he got the brunt of my anger. On top of that I hadnt talked to Eric hardly all day since my phone was dying.....and the charger of course was a car charger, and I didnt have a car!! UGH!!! Then, I call merchant and find out that my radiator hose cracked and its gonna be either Sunday or Monday when they get the part and then to put it in will be about $180 bucks..... more money I dont have. We had dinner cooked by my uncle that was fabulous. Then, we watched The Cookout. Pretty funny movie. I am not sure what else happened that night other than me and Carissa stayin up talking about nail polish colors. She is really good at naming them. Rissa, I still say we get together and I make the polish and you name the colors. It would make us some side money :):). heheh

Sunday: No car--part not in. We woke up and had a good breakfast made by my uncle yet again :). We then discussed how to get Carissa back to Staunton since I couldnt take her like I was supposed to. Finally, Janine decided we could make the trip....cuz she is sooooo nice. I really sucked up after that :) since it was another 3 hours total in the car for her after a trip to Philly wed-fri. Carissa gathered her things and we jumped in the car and headed out after stopping for some goodies at the shell station for the road. We pretty much socialized on the whole car ride which was nice. Carissa made it safely to the dorm and was so cute about it. She thanked us all and was so nice and courteous. She RULES!!! My aunt and I left there starving and headed to Subway and had some lunch. It was yummy!!..then we headed back to the noke. We drove and talked and the time passed pretty fast. We went to Kmart to pick up some stuff then headed to pick up Michael and went home. Janine and I started watching Love Actually but we werent able to finish it cuz Jon had finished making dinner....Amazingly enuff we were all home for dinner for the first time like ever. We all ate and such and then me and Janine watch Spiderman 2. Spiderman is hot!!! After that we pretty much crashed and went on to bed.

Monday: Woke up. Showered. Called Merchants. They got the part in and were puttin it on. They said about an hour. Jon and I decided that we would head up in about 2. I figured that since I was still in town I would head over to the school to see the kids again and celebrate the 100th day of school with them :). I got to hang out with them and talk to Ms. Schirmer for quite awhile which was nice. I spent a while there then headed back to the house. The car was ready and gonna cost $192.02. Not too bad, but not too nice either. THen I was able to leave and head home :):) YAY! I was so ready to get home. I made it back in really good time and Eric came right over to the house. He bleached his hair and it looks quite nice. He even dressed up all nice for me. He was looking sexy!! ;):) yay!! Then, he even took me out to Ruby Tuesdays to eat. It was so good, I had the chicken parmasan.....YUM YUM!!! We spent the rest of the evening hanging out and talking. It was great to be back.

Now, I just have to wait until Feb 23rd and work some odd hours at Hechts to make some money to pay for all these lovely things. Well, Hope everyone is doing well. Leave me some love guys (esp kayla since I know you will :) )

<3 ya
ASH

update on me :) of course

2005-01-20T14:37:00.000-05:00

Well, nothing really new here. I am still working at Hechts, living at home, and spending lots of time with my family and my sweetie -Eric. I am planning a trip to MBC and Roanoke but I am not sure when right now. It is supposed to be next weekend but plans might have to be changed. I am not sure yet. I hate when things come up and mess up my plans.....oh well. Shit happens. On an interesting note, during all the snow yesterday, I drove home from work safely and survived although I was freakin out the whole time. After the experience I had on the interstate on the way back to staunton a couple years back (spinning in circles in the middle of 64), I have always been nervous driving in snow and try to avoid it at all costs. Well, everyone made it home safely and the ppl here in va beach cannot handle ice and snow worth a shit. oh well. I am also going to add a little thingy to the bottom of this for fun. I got it from myspace.com....a friend on there posted it.

---Welcome to the next edition of getting to know yourfriends. What you're supposed to do is copy (notforward) this entire bulletin and paste it onto a newbulletin that you'll send. Don't forget to repost this.....

1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHEREWOULD IT BE? in order for that to happen i would have to have a first house right? but I would love to visit paris a lot...so that would be a good place for house #2

2. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?hmm i am not sure...right now my fav shirt is my froggy shirt that says "your pad or mine?"

3. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?Ashlee Simpson-Autobiography

4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? depends on work and such, but usually whenever I wake up if the alarm isnt set

5. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?microwave...it has so many uses :)

6. IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?well, i used to play piano fairly well so maybe that i am not big into music that way

7. FAVORITE COLOR? baby blue

8. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV? sports car

9. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE? LIKE HEAVEN? yes

10. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK? polar express, the cat in the hat, the rainbow fish, the very hungry caterpillar....WAIT I better stop, i mean I am tryin to teach elementary school, there are too many favs

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? spring, not too hot not too cold and my BDAY

12. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD ITBE? fly

13. DO YOU HAVE A TATTOO? IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHATIS IT? no tattoo.

14. CAN YOU JUGGLE? nope, not that coordinated

15. THE ONE PERSON/PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOUCOULD GO BACK AND TALK TO? i kinda would like to talk to kenny cuz he was my best bud, but other than that i am not sure

16. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY? hmm good question....but i dunno maybe friday, or saturday, i dunno

17. WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR? a tire, some shoes, umbrella, who knows what else

18. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER? hamburger....with cheese :)

19. FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WILL READ THIS , WHO'S MOSTLIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? i dunno, doubt anyone will

20. WHO'S LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? everyone :-p

21. WHO DID YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM? larry on myspace

22. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? hmm i like roses of course, but i really think that tulips are pretty, carnations are nice too

23. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL? right now? hamburger helper is awesome and easy to cook :)

24. IF YOU COULD DO ANY PROFESSION WHAT WOULD YOUCHOOSE? teacher

25. ALL-TIME FAVORITE TV SHOW. hmm i like lots, i miss Friends, i love the simpsons, family guy, now my new fav is DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

cleanin mood hits

2005-01-17T14:35:00.000-05:00

But first....I am gonna compile my usual list of songs that I jam to while doing something constructive...I would like to play a little game of name that tune with the loyal readers of my blog. I hit random and the first ten songs that came up are going to be listed here. You will have to identify them based on MY favorite part of the song :) YAY! fun fer me !!!! Please dont hesitate to try and guess if you dont know ! It'll be fun, I swear!

Ohk so here goes nothing:

1--People are so phony
Nosy cause they're lonely
Aren't you sick of the same thing?
They say so and so was datin'
Loved you or they hatin'
And it doesn't matter anyway
Cause we’re here tonite

If you smile then that should set the tone (just be limber, baby)
And if you let go the music should move your bones (baby, just remember)
Sing that song with me

2--My first time, hard to explain
Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain
On a cloudy day, it's more common than you think
He's my first mistake

Maybe you were all faster than me
Give each other up so easily
These silly little wounds will never mend
I feel so far from where I've been

3--I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I could call my own
I found a thrill
To press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
Well
You smile
you smile
Oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine ...........

4--Now listen
So, come on and freak my body
We can get nasty, naughty
All night a private party
Gotta hit that spot just right
Work me like a 9 to 5
It ain't about the kissin' and huggin'
Cause this is a physical lovin'
Straight sweatin', our bodies are rubbin'
Gotta hit that spot just right
Work me like a 9 to 5

5--You can dress me up in diamonds
You can dress me up in dirt
You can throw me like a line-man
I like it better when it hurts

Oh, I have waited here for you
I have waited

6-But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I’m so moving on
Yeah yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get, I get what I want
Since you been gone
You had your chance, you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth
I just can’t take it
Again, and again, and again, and again...

7-What's up?
Tell me what to do how to be, teach me
All your moves from A to Z,
dont want your other girl to see that your messin around with me, nooo
should I flaunt
Tell ya what I got is whatcha want
Tell tell me do I, I turn you on
Don't want no one judgin' me

8-when you cried i'd wipe away all of your tears
when you'd scream i'd fight away all of your fears
and i've held your hand through all of these years
but you still have all of me

you used to captivate me
by your resonating light
but now i'm bound by the life you left behind
your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

9-
Sittin here stuck on stupid, tryna figure out
When, what, and how I'mma let this come out of my mouth
Said it ain't gon' be easyBut I need to stop thinkin', contemplatin'
Be a man and get it over with (over with)
I'm ridin' in my whip
Racin' to her place
Talkin' to myself
Preparin' to tell her to her face
She open up the door and didn't want to come near me
I said "one second baby please hear me"

10-Do you remember
The way we used to melt
Do you remember how it felt
When I touched you
Oh cause I remember very well

And how long has it been
Since someone you let in
Has given what I gave to you
And at night when you sleep
Do you dream I would be there
Just for a minute or two do you?

You ain't ever coming back to me
That's not how things were supposed to be
You take my hand just to give it back
No other lover has ever done that

Have fun all!!

<3 ya
Ash

---off to clean

HAHA amusing

2005-01-17T13:57:00.000-05:00

Pieces of Me by Ashlee Simpson

"Fall, with you I fall so fastI can hardly catch my breathI hope it lasts"
In 2004 you fell in love. Let's hope it lasts.

What 2004 Hit Song Are You?

Your Dominant Intelligence is Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

You are great at finding patterns and relationships between things.Always curious about how things work, you love to set up experiments.You need for the world to make sense - and are good at making sense of it.You have a head for numbers and math ... and you can solve almost any logic puzzle.
You would make a great scientist, engineer, computer programmer, researcher, accountant, or mathematician.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

You Are 15 Years Old

15

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.
13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.
20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.
30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!
40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Work sucks, but hey, at least I have a job

2005-01-09T16:50:00.000-05:00

This week at work we are doing inventory. I think the way Hechts does inventory is incredibly stupid. We take about 2 weeks and do it with the store still open so customers are always coming in and out. Granted, we do take longer hours to do inventory so the store isnt open the whole time but still. Today was a really rough day and it made me realize how glad I am that I will not be working retail forever as a full time job. I am not knocking it for those who can handle it but I just cant hack it all the time. It really sucks. Right now I just keep thinking that its a job and it will be a paycheck and money is a GOOD thing to have coming in.

Yesterday I took the VRA, the first of two tests I need to take this year to get my license stuff done. It wasnt too bad and I should find out how I did in a few weeks. :) Thats one less thing I have to worry about!! YAY!

I want to try to plan a trip back to Roanoke to see Andrea, the kids, my cousins, and my aunt and uncle. I am going to try to incorporate that into a weekend with Carissa too. We shall see how that works out. Its in the planning stages right now :). I wore my OLD MBC sweatshirt today and realized it has a nice hole in the wrist area so I also need to buy a new MBC sweatshirt to show my squirrel pride :) hehehehe.

Other than that things are going good. I spent two FULL days last week cleaning my room, it needed it. Sometime this week we are finally taking down all the xmas decorations. Eric and I are doing very well and are enjoying each others company for the first really long extended period of time. It is really nice. This is what I missed so much when I was at school :). I am also debating whether I should go ahead and take a part time position at Hechts when one comes available or just go to do the background check thing at the courthouse and sub. Or, should I do both and get nice paychecks while I can .....hmm? Any suggestions?

I hope that all is going well with everyone and I hope to KIT.
Much luv to all,
Ash

Amusing

2005-01-05T13:30:00.000-05:00

You scored as Neutral Good. A Neutral Good person tries to do the 'goodest' thing possible. These people are willing to work with the law to accomplish their goal, but if the law is corrupt they are just as willing to tear it down. To these people, doing what's right is the most important thing, regardless of rules, customs, or laws.

Neutral Good

75%

Lawful Good

70%

Chaotic Neutral

55%

True Neutral

50%

Chaotic Good

50%

Lawful Evil

45%

Neutral Evil

40%

Lawful Neutral

40%

Chaotic Evil

30%

What is your Alignment?
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Mindless Update: real one coming soon

2004-12-27T21:32:00.000-05:00

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Travelled out of the country, Graduated from college, spent almost 4 months in Roanoke, celebrated a 4 year anniversary with my wonderful b/f and probably lots more stuff...i dunno
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
didnt really make one I dont think other than to graduate and I did that, now I will attempt to get a REAL job
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
um not really, a friend of a friend did but thats about it
4. Did anyone close to you die?
um dont think so, I would probably remember that if it had happened
5. What countries did you visit?
Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, I think that was it, maybe Germany too I dont remember
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
a teaching job, and maybe a house, but a job is the FIRST step
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 16th-graduation and leaving MBC and all my wonderful friends, December 15-4 year anniversary with Eric....damn 4 years.....wow...., November 12th-day I had to leave all my kids at student teachin in Roanoke :(,
8.What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduating, gettin a good grade in pchem and senior sem, finishin student teaching, and making it finally out of the country :):)
9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting things get to me so much when it probably wasnt worth it
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
hmm other than my normal stomach issues, just the problems I have been having with my skin...oh and all the mental shit of course
11. What was the best thing you bought?
the gifts I brought home for my family and friends when I was in Europe...they were so happy and grateful for them, it was so great to be able to give them things they could not have gotten themselves
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jessica C-Too many things to list, she was just the best thing ever this year
Carissa- WAY too many things, especially this semester...you rock out girl!!!
Eric-Although we had our rough spots this year, you stuck by me through it all, I love you
Kayla- You always have my back and I appreciate it so much!! You kick ass!!
My family for everything they have done for me this year, and many more but those are the ones I can think of off hand....
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Not gonna go there thanks
14. Where did most of your money go?
SCHOOL shit......Europe trip......Roanoke expenses.....etc.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Graduating and being able to rock out on my thesis defense and my thesis :) and Europe, and working with such a wonderful person for student teaching and finishing that too.......and of course finally being home with Eric
16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
hmmm too many to even bother listing
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? happier x 2 million
ii. thinner or fatter? about even
iii. richer or poorer? richer thanks to having a job
18. What do you wish you'd done more of
sometimes I wish I was more bitchy in certain situations, but others I wish I had been nicer.....ah well, I know I could have handled things a LOT worse and ended up even worse off, but I didnt
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
dealing with drama
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
with the people I care most about
21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
over and over again with the same person I feel in love with in 2000
22. What was your favorite TV program?
I watched futurama alot, family guy, friends, Desperate Housewives ROCKS!, etc.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
dislike strongly and much more so now, yes, Hate is too strong of a word and frankly I dont think they deserve that much recognition
24. What was the best book you read?
damn, I suppose Harry Potter's last one, but I am not sure
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
right now I absolutely love Ashlee Simpson's CD
26. What did you want and get?
student teaching with a great teacher and an A!!! and to not lose Eric during all the issues, but he and I are still doing strong and I love him so much
27. What did you want and not get?
hmm i dunno thats hard.....i will have to think about that
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
wow, the POLAR EXPRESS
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 22 and it was not as nice as I had hoped, Eric helped make it much better but I do remember crying a bit
30.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
To have completely eliminated a certain problem that occupied way too mcuh of my time and effort when I needed to focus on graduating and moving on
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
same as usual, however I have begun to wear much more pink and actual color :) and dressing up more---the whole teacher thing
32. What kept you sane?
Eric--for obvious reasons, Jessica Cash, Carissa--thank goodness for you hun, my mom, and knowing that no matter what happens my true friends are always there for me and thankfully I have lots of them. I am blessed with a great support system:):) I know that they always have my back! Even after we have graduated and moved on from MBC they are still with me --I love my girls!
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
It always was, and always is Justin Timberlake
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
I think the election was just the most frustrating and annoying time EVER
35. Who did you miss?
Eric when I wasnt here, and a couple of friends who I hear from every once in a while but not as often as I would like....and now I miss my girls from MBC.....:)
36. Who was the best new person you met?
hmm i dunno really, I think it would have to be my CT from student teaching-- she was an inspiration --she rocked.......
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
If things dont work out the way you planned, it might have been meant to be.......some people come and go but the ones that remain and stick with you are the only ones that really matter in your life.....letting anger and regrets take over your life is no way to live!!!!!

Ohk, a real update is coming soon......but I saw this online somewhere and I decided to use it :) Feel free to copy :)

Much luv
Ash

Christmas Time is here!!

2004-11-27T19:52:00.000-05:00

Well, I have worked and worked and guess what guys.....I am gonna work some more. Gotta love working retail during the holiday season....NOT!!! Oh well, I do get the nice discount and I always know when things are going to be on sale...so its not sooooo bad....I have sorta began my Christmas shopping but not really. Next weekend my mom, Dave, and I (and possibly Eric) are going to go to D.C. to shop!! We are also going to visit my uncle and my grandma too so its not entirely shopping-focused.

I miss student teaching already!! I miss my kids, I miss Andrea (my CT), and I miss hanging out with my aunt, uncle and my cousins. I am really really really glad, however, to be back in VA BEACH and not in Roanoke. I am home with my mom, which is great. We work some together and we hang out; its nice. I do like not having to pack things back up anytime soon, that is until I move out....which wont be soon. I love being able to spend time with Eric now and not have to say goodbye so often. He does go out of town a lot with work, but the job he is on now is great. He leaves Monday morning, comes back Thursday or Friday and we hang out. I am actually working more hours now then I actually thought I would. I took a ringer's position in Men's Fragrances...that should be fun...I love the ppl over there. They ROCK!!

I hope everyone had a great turkey day! Mine was busy. Eric and I went to see mom at the video store that morning (yes, she was working, just in the morn). We went and talked with his parents..then we went to see Dad and Virginia. We went to see Christmas with the Kranks.....FUNNY movie. I loved it....it was very cute and Christmasy....:):) YAY! I love the holidays. I do have to admit that the xmas songs at Hecht's on their stupid tape have gotten REALLY REALLY OLD!!!! Why dont they change the stupid tapes every so often. Its making me hate some really good christmas songs....oh well, I will live. I gotta run guys!

Miss you all! Stay in touch!

<3 Ash

P.S. --I put in my application online to the Virginia Beach City Public School System today!!! go me!!! Hope it works!

Update on the life of Ashley

2004-11-04T10:45:00.000-05:00

Hey guys. Just wanted to tell everyone how things are going. I went home for the weekend for Halloween. I had a BALL. My cousin Michael, 15, and I went home Friday. We all stayed up all night playing games and watching White Chicks and talking about stuff. It was nice. THen I woke up Saturday morning with no voice....UGH! We left fairly early with my dad, Randi, Jason, Mya(1), Hope (4), and my sister, my cousin, Melissa, and Michael. We piled into two vehicles and headed up. It was great!! Its really annoying not being able to join in the fun screaming on the rollercoasters since I could barely even talk. Eric came home that afternoon so I met him after we got back. The car ride was entertaining, ask if you wanna know, its weird....

Eric and I spent some quality time together and hung out then we headed over to my dads(also my sisters) house to get ready to go out for Halloween. My sis, her friend Melissa, and I all dressed up really skanky (my costume was called Jail Bait). We went to Waterside and hung out at Have a Nice Day Cafe with a bunch of ppl. Eric went too, but that was mostly because he still doesnt fully trust me. Yeah, about that, I am not sure what to do anymore. I hate the fact that I cheated on him and I wish I could take it all back but that is just not the way life works. I understand why he wants to know everything and why he asks about it, but I cant keep putting myself through all this. IN the end, its all worth it as long as I can keep the man I love. I dont wanna lose him, I really dont. UGH!!

I am so tired, I have not had a voice since Saturday morning, which sucks. And now its slowly coming back. Its all monotone and such now which is really annoying. oh well....life goes on.

KIT and talk to ya'll later
<3 Ash

Almost done.....is that good or bad?

2004-10-18T14:16:00.000-04:00

Well, I only have about a month left here at school. I love this class and the kids are great and the ppl here are so friendly. I am going to miss it. I kinda dont wanna leave, but at the same time I dont really wanna stay here in Roanoke. I want to go back home and be with Eric and my family and get my own classroom.

I went home this past weekend to deal with bank issues. I had to miss school on Friday, which sucked, but it was an emergency type thing. I was glad to hear that Jess C. and Monty are now engaged!!! Yay!! I am so happy for them. Thats great! I had a great weekend at home other than the whole bank thing. Eric was so great and so sweet. He took me out to eat lots and we watched movies. I spent some time with Mom shopping. I went to my dad's and hung out with him and Va for a while. Sat. night Eric, me, Va, and dad all played some games. I won BOTH times!! Why? Cuz I rock!!! hehehe

This week is going to be so busy! I cannot believe all that is going on. Mom, Dave, and Va are coming up this weekend. They are gonna come to the school for Grandparents Day on Friday. Thats gonna be fun. They get to meet all the people I spend my days with every day. It should be cool. Then next weekend is of course Halloween. I am planning on going home to spend Halloween with my sis, her bud Melissa from Fl., and of course Eric. Eric just found out the he is going to be in NJ on a job in Nov for most of the month. That sucks!! I finish here Nov 12 and go home and he wont even be there. GO fig!!! Oh well. Shit happens.

I am gonna get off here and get back to work. Adios amigos hehehe!!

TTFN ta ta for now!!

<3 Ash

Visits to MBC and Teaching

2004-09-25T13:11:00.000-04:00

Well, this is my second visit back to Baldwin to hang out with Carissa. Last Sunday it was just for fun to hang out, but this weekend we are actually going to try to get some work done. We will see if that actually happens :-p. You can never tell. I worked with a substitute twice this week so I was in complete control of the class and that was great. I really liked it. I cannot wait till I get a classroom of my own. It is going to be A LOT of work. I really am having a good student teaching experience and that makes me happy. After three weeks, I finally get to go home again next weekend for my mom's b-day! I really miss Eric so much, and he really misses me. My last day is officially November 12th. So it wont be much longer.... :)

<3 ya
ASH

YAY!! I did well today!!

2004-09-13T19:07:00.000-04:00

Today was my first evaluation/observation for my class! I taught math today and it went very well. My seminar professor was impressed with my work so far. YAY!!!! I just sent out an email to as many ppl as I could think of with my contact info. I copied Kayla cuz she is so cool!! hehehehe

I had a great weekend at home this past weekend. I got to go shopping with my mom and hang out with Eric and stuff. Eric is the best b/f ever!! I love him so much! It was nice and I needed the break. Roanoke, much like Staunton, gets old. Oh well, I am having a good time and I am enjoying this class so much. I am hoping that tonight I can get the computer at my aunt's house to work better so I can actually chat with you guys online. We will see. KIT everyone.

<3 Ash

HAHA

2004-09-13T16:22:00.000-04:00

Hey guys! I am still alive!

2004-09-02T11:10:00.000-04:00

This class isnt going to be so bad. Yes, we do have 22 young kids, but they are a pretty damn good group. I am excited. Ms. Schirmer is the best teacher and she kicks major butt!! I love working with her, she is such an inspiration. I am having a good time, but it looks like I might have caught a cold from one of the little buggers. Which SUCKS!!! Its about to be labor day weekend and I am going to be dealing with a cold and my damn period on top of that. Lucky me!! Oh well. I will live.

I went home this past weekend and Eric and his parents took me to Atlantic City for the day on Saturday. It was so much fun. Lots of walking up and down the boardwalk. Eric, the lucky little butthead, puts ONE nickel in the damn nickel slots and wins 500 nickels. 5 cents for 25 bucks....HE SUCKS...He made up for it by buying me a drink afterwards! Yay! So I had no sleep but I am gonna catch up this weekend. I love you Eric you make my life so wonderful!

<3 ya guys
Ash

Well, the first day of the last part of my college life

2004-08-23T15:48:00.000-04:00

Today was the first day of kindergarten. WOW! We had part of the group today, 10 out of 22!! yes, we have 22 kids in this class. I cannot imagine what that would be like for Ms. Schirmer if I was not here. The kids seem really nice, but one or two already tested my patience. Oh well.

Gettin used to being in Roanoke is going to take a while, but I think I will be ohk. I am glad that my cooperating teacher is so great. She even made me my own little basket of goodies this morning :). I was so happy, it just made my day! Well, I figured I would use the comp here at school since the one at my aunt's house is so FUCKED up. I mean really, Michael, my lovely (cough cough) teenage cousin messed it up. He only knows how to download stuff and look at porn and messed up their comp. OH well, I will figure it all out. I gotta go for now, more things to do.

KIT and call me anytime (assuming I have service)_
<3 Ash

Roanoke

2004-08-16T18:40:00.000-04:00

Well guys, I am finally here. Today was my first day of student teaching. It was just meetings and lunch and more meetings. The school is really great and RIGHT up the street so I can even walk (if I wish). This makes me really happy since they are doing lots of construction over there and its IMPOSSIBLE to park. Its weird being in Roanoke, but its not nearly as bad as Staunton. I am glad to be staying with my aunt, uncle and two cousins. They are a trip, at least that will keep my entertained. It was too funny when I got here they all asked if I was gonna hang out with the people that I knew in Roanoke. There was only a few and one of them, my former roommate Ashley, that I really actually talked to. (notice the ED) Well I filled them in on that one and now they dont expect me to hang out with her anytime soon.

I am very excited to be working with this teacher. I feel really bad since she just recently had surgery so she is really tired and sore but thats why its so good that she has me! She is so sweet and such a great lady and has a lot of personality. YAY! Well, thats about it for now. I cannot wait til I can go to Staunton and visit my buddy Carissa and Heather too. I hope that everyone is doing well and I miss you all. I miss Eric especially :(. I love you baby!!!

Much luv to all
ASH

The Night Before

2004-08-14T21:18:00.000-04:00

Well, its official. I leave here for Roanoke tomorrow. I am packed and ready to go. Thankfully, I am able to come back pretty easily if I forget something :), knowing me I will. I have been worried and anxious and nervous about this whole thing. I know it will go well but there is still that overwhelming sense of fear you know? Oh well, I am off to sleep. I will give you guys an update as soon as I can.

<3 ya
Buhbye fer now
Ash

August is here! AHHHH!

2004-08-02T14:00:00.000-04:00

Well, I had a fabulous weekend with my mom, Dave, and Eric. We went to DC and Potmac Mills for shopping and visitin family. We said hi To Grandma and Chip and went and hung out with my cousins Evan, Dane, and Griffin and my Uncle Clay. That was fun. Eric and the boys played multiple games of foosball....typical boys. That was fun. My shopping for student teacher type clothes was successful and now I just have to get organized. STILL! hehehe. Go fig!

Well, I just wanted to say hi and leave a short update.....have fun and enjoy the last month of summer:):)

Ash

Preparations

2004-07-26T12:39:00.000-04:00

Well, now that I know whats coming up in the next month, I really need to get some stuff done. Unfortunately, I have no motivation to do these things. Go figure, huh? Oh well, maybe the motivation will come soon. I hope so, since the countdown begins now leaving me less than a month before I head out to Roanoke. I am excited that I will be finally finishing up all the things I have worked so hard for. I did graduate, and with a good GPA, and I have managed to keep in touch with the great friends I made while at school, too. That makes me happy. Although things have not been absolutely perfect since I came home, right now they are just how I like them to be. I have great friends who check in with me whether through phone, IM, or leaving me comments. I have a great boyfriend who loves me even though I have made mistakes and who will stand by me through the student teaching and hopefully for the rest of our lives. We shall see about all that though :).

I really should get to work on cleaning, straightening, or going through the clothes that I havent been through yet. I need to be ambitious today. Even as I am saying that I am tryin to pick out a motivational playlist:). I do need to make a run to my car though to upload some really good stuff to add to my playlist :). It is pouring down rain outside, which makes stayin inside today all the more easy. My happy music is on. This list includes many songs from What a Girl Wants Sdtk, Hilary Duff, Justin Timberlake, Usher, etc. I am off to get things done, wish me luck!...

<3 Ash

I hate waking up earlier than I have to

2004-07-21T12:02:00.000-04:00

Yeah so the phone rings this morning without my knowing as usual. Then my mom runs into my room and hands me the phone, and I am of course half asleep. It was Becky Dick from the Education Dept. at MBC. Thats a plus, cuz it means we know about student teaching. Yeah, so I am in Roanoke, which I knew. Bad thing is I start on Aug 16th, so no family vacation in NC and no weekend in Atlantic City unless I make it work. UGH!! Oh well, at least I know and I got Kindergarten. :)

Bible School Rant

2004-07-13T18:30:00.000-04:00

Well, Bible School today was a test of my patience. In case you didnt know, I plan to be a teacher, but after teaching VBS today I almost reconsidered. I have the Pre-K class, and I only have three. But little Sean is going to really try my patience EVERY day. I can tell and its only day #2!!!

Oh well, life goes on here. Eric and I have been going through his movies watching them so he can say he has watched every one of them. There are A LOT to go through. Last night was Nutty Professor 2 and tonight is going to be Minority Report. YAY for hot, sexy Tom Cruise!!! Well, seeing that I have to get ready for Eric to get back I am going to get off here. Leave me a message if you wanna :)

<3 ASH

YAY! A new thing to take up time!!

2004-07-12T20:14:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone! I am chilling here in Va Beach and gettin myself used to being away from school for good. Its kinda nice. But I dont have time to write too much now so I will add more later :). Adios!