It's quite simple actually. I'm asking that all my blog friends take a second and say an extra prayer for a very dear friend of mine.
Today marks 2 years since her sweet boy went to Heaven.
Her heart is still very broken and I know every hurt that she is going through.
Will you take a moment and pray for Ashley and her family, please?
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Blog-Working Wednesday
Hello, my name is Ashley and I'm obsessed with link-up parties!
The first step is admitting you have a problem, right?!
Oh well - it's fun.
Today, I'm linking up with Paige at Eloping Stethoscope for Blog-working Wednesday. BWW is simply a way of getting your blog out there for more people to read.
And the way I look at it, the more people that know about my beautiful boy, the better!
This blog is all because of him after all.
The first step is admitting you have a problem, right?!
Oh well - it's fun.
Today, I'm linking up with Paige at Eloping Stethoscope for Blog-working Wednesday. BWW is simply a way of getting your blog out there for more people to read.
And the way I look at it, the more people that know about my beautiful boy, the better!
This blog is all because of him after all.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Sometimes and Always
Dang, it's been a rough month... and it's only the 7th. I may or may not make it through the rest of the year... Anyway. Now onto my post.
Linking up again with Megan for:
Sometimes: I let the guilt trips people take me on get to me.
Always: I realize that I'm still going through some serious shit and I'll NEVER be able to please everyone.
Linking up again with Megan for:
Sometimes: I let the guilt trips people take me on get to me.
Always: I realize that I'm still going through some serious shit and I'll NEVER be able to please everyone.
Sometimes: I would like to get in my car and just drive away and never come back.
Always: The guilt of leaving overtakes my body and I'm forced to deal with life.
Sometimes: I'd like to trade places with the people who don't "get" this life
Always: I wouldn't wish this pain, heartache, anger and loneliness on anyone!
Sometimes: I find myself getting jealous of couples who haven't had kids yet.
Always: I remember that they are the ones who are really missing out.
Sometimes: I get soooo excited for the girls to be starting big girl school soon
Always: I go back to the school that their brother will never get to experience. And it pisses me off.
Sometimes: I look at myself in the mirror and can't believe what I'm seeing.
Always: I continue to eat like I haven't had a meal in weeks. :(
Yeah, so this post was a complete downer.... Maybe I'll do better the rest of the week...
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Another year older
Friday night - my birthday day - I invited some of my great friends over to hang out and just be together. I feel like I don't get to see them near enough and it being my birthday was a great reason to get together.
Thank y'all for helping make the day a little easier!!
The day ended up being pretty good. Thanks to a yard sale group on Facebook, I was able to sell some things that I no longer needed and I got to go shopping for myself. Yay!
I was hoping the whole weekend would be pretty good, but that wasn't the case. I slept pretty much all day on Saturday and just wasn't feeling getting off the couch period. Ugh, grief is such an up and down roller coaster.
Erik's birthday is in less than a month and I've yet to plan anything for him. I wanted to do some sort of celebration for him and raise money for Erik's Rodeo, but I'm not really wanting to do that now. I did a small party last year and was just disappointed. I can't put myself through that this year. But I still have a few weeks before it's his birthday, so we'll see if my feelings change any.
Anyway - I'm another year older and I feel like I've aged another 10. Birthdays for me will never be the same...
Thank y'all for helping make the day a little easier!!
The day ended up being pretty good. Thanks to a yard sale group on Facebook, I was able to sell some things that I no longer needed and I got to go shopping for myself. Yay!
I was hoping the whole weekend would be pretty good, but that wasn't the case. I slept pretty much all day on Saturday and just wasn't feeling getting off the couch period. Ugh, grief is such an up and down roller coaster.
Erik's birthday is in less than a month and I've yet to plan anything for him. I wanted to do some sort of celebration for him and raise money for Erik's Rodeo, but I'm not really wanting to do that now. I did a small party last year and was just disappointed. I can't put myself through that this year. But I still have a few weeks before it's his birthday, so we'll see if my feelings change any.
Anyway - I'm another year older and I feel like I've aged another 10. Birthdays for me will never be the same...
Happy Birthday, April!
Today is my sister-in-law, April's 27th birthday.
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| April and me at my party Friday night |
April has been a part of our family for a very long time! She started dating my brother back when they were in high school and has been in our family ever since. She has become much more than my brother's wife and I am so glad that I'm able to consider her one of my best friends. I can call her and vent about any and everything and she's always willing to listen.
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| Their wedding day - 12.01.07 |
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| Back when we both looked a little different! LOL |
April has been through a lot this year. She found out back in March than a mole on her neck was melanoma. She had surgery to remove the mole and has been cancer free since.
She is going to start her Master's Program for Occupational Therapy at the end of this month and I am so proud of her. She has been working full time at her job, as well as busting her tail completing the work necessary to get accepted into the program. She's such an inspiration!
I know that my brother is spoiling her rotten - the iPad she got last night is proof of that!
I hope you have a wonderful day April!
We love you!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Unhappy birthday to me...
I've started several different posts today and each time I've changed my mind on publishing them. Maybe one day.
My 32nd birthday is tomorrow.
I'm not feeling it.
I can't get into the birthday spirit considering my sweet boy will never have another earthly birthday.
He should be here giggling with the girls because I'm begging to know what they got me for my birthday.
He should be barricading the door with Sienna trying to keep me from seeing my present.
He should be as excited as Kaitlyn and Sienna are about tomorrow being my birthday.
But he's not.
He's dead.
And that's reason enough for me to never want to have another birthday again.
My 32nd birthday is tomorrow.
I'm not feeling it.
I can't get into the birthday spirit considering my sweet boy will never have another earthly birthday.
He should be here giggling with the girls because I'm begging to know what they got me for my birthday.
He should be barricading the door with Sienna trying to keep me from seeing my present.
He should be as excited as Kaitlyn and Sienna are about tomorrow being my birthday.
But he's not.
He's dead.
And that's reason enough for me to never want to have another birthday again.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
August Birthday's and Angelversaries
Angel Birthday’s
Robin Hodges - 08.05.1958
Matthew Miller - 08.06.2007 - Matthew's Story
Randall DeBruhl - 08.07.55
Hope Barrett - 08.09.2005
Elizabeth Smith - 08.10.1993
Joshua - 08.16.2010 - Joshua's Story
Cade - 08.20.06 - Cade's Story
Georgina Jane - 08.26.2008 - Georgina's Story
Angel Lifeday's
Truman Montgomery - 08.01.11 - Truman's Story
Ellersly Grace - 08.13.2011 - Elle's Story
Brody Lukeheart - 08.21.2011 - Brody's Story
Madeline & Emma Grace - 08.30.2011 - Their Story
Angelversaries
Bryanna Noel Green - due date 08.03
Beckett Elder - 08.09.2010 - Beckett's Story
Corinne Moll - 08.10.2011 - Corinne's Story
Dustin May - 08.16.2011
Kristen Elaine - 08.17.09 - Kristen's Story
Aunt Margaret - 08.26.2008
Georgina Jane - 08.29.2008 - Georgina's Story
Lauren Kittles - 08.29.2010 - Lauren's Story
**If you would like to add your loved one's name, please contact me.**
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
July Instagram Photo Dump
This post is my way of proving that I take way too many pictures - as if you guys didn't already know that. I love instagram and this post shows how much!!!!
If you're interested, you can follow me at acq9104
Monday, July 30, 2012
Post Concert Fun!
After our must-do trip to IKEA, we headed up to Charlotte Motor Speedway. I must admit, I was less than thrilled to be going, but hubby and BIL endured IKEA for me, so I decided to keep my mouth shut and attempt to enjoy myself.
Needless to say, pulling up to the Speedway, I felt myself getting jacked!
We decided to pay $10 and take a tour of the speedway, the dragway and the dirt track. While we were waiting, we got to watch the driving school do a few laps and that itself was so awesome. The driving school offers two options for school - you can either do a ride-along or you can drive yourself. At first, all 4 of us decided we wanted to do it and drive a car. Then the ride-along cars came by and we quickly changed our minds! These are driven by an instructor and you are really getting a better glimpse into racing. These cars were going around the track at 130 mph and it was so loud. I had no idea NASCAR was that loud.
It was time for our tour and we didn't really know what to expect. Needless to say, it was the best $20 we had spent in a l-o-n-g time!!! I was so glad we went by the speedway. I had no idea racing could be so much fun! We're now planning a trip back to Charlotte for the night race in October!
Our tour guide was really nice and gave us a great tour. We knew that we were supposed to take a lap around the track, but what we didn't know was that our guide was going to pull up the bank going around Turn 1 and scare us all. He pulled onto it and we literally felt like the van couple topple over at any second. It was definitely a HUGE thrill!!!! As he came off of the turn, he floored it and before we knew it we were heading around the track going 80 mph. After that, we knew we HAD to do the driving school. I could only imagine the thrill going around the track twice as fast!!
Before we ever decided to do this tour, Kyle had his mind set on going to Hendrick Motorsports. For those that don't know - Kyle is a DIE HARD Jimmie Johnson fan. And no, he didn't jump on the bandwagon once Jimmie became a champion 5 times in a row. Kyle has been a #48 fan since he and I got together. I love giving him a hard time about it, but I really believe Kyle would leave me for JJ!!! Ha! He loves to give me a hard time too because he's managed to convince all the kids in the family to be #48 fans too. Anyway, we found out that Hendrick Motorsports was just down the road from the Speedway, so we headed there next. This place was in the middle of a little country neighborhood, but once you got onto the property, it opened up like you wouldn't believe. There were 5 (maybe more) HUGE buildings on the property, a giant pond and more asphalt than you could imagine. And of course, it was H-O-T!!!!
Needless to say, pulling up to the Speedway, I felt myself getting jacked!
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| Right outside the Speedway |
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| Kayla and Kent inside the speedway |
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| Kyle and I inside the speedway |
It was time for our tour and we didn't really know what to expect. Needless to say, it was the best $20 we had spent in a l-o-n-g time!!! I was so glad we went by the speedway. I had no idea racing could be so much fun! We're now planning a trip back to Charlotte for the night race in October!
Our tour guide was really nice and gave us a great tour. We knew that we were supposed to take a lap around the track, but what we didn't know was that our guide was going to pull up the bank going around Turn 1 and scare us all. He pulled onto it and we literally felt like the van couple topple over at any second. It was definitely a HUGE thrill!!!! As he came off of the turn, he floored it and before we knew it we were heading around the track going 80 mph. After that, we knew we HAD to do the driving school. I could only imagine the thrill going around the track twice as fast!!
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| Entrance into the administrative part of Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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| The largest tv in the world. It contains more than 9 million LED lights. I can't remember the exact measurements, but it was HUGE! |
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| Inside the winner's circle |
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| zMAX Dragway - this is the only 4 wide drag strip in the world. Our tour van and the other van raced against each other. We lost. :( |
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| The dirt track at Charlotte - they were getting it ready for monster trucks |
The two big buildings on the back of the property are where each team's garages are. The #48 and #88 share a garage and #24 and #5 share a garage. We headed to the #24 and #5 garage first because that's where the majority of the cars were. Once Kyle learned you could go in and walk around, we quickly made our way through that garage and headed to the #48 building. Kyle was more excited than a kid at Christmas!
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| The #5 and #24 garage |
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| Kyle in Heaven... |
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| #48 and #88 share a garage |
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| Smiling bigger than I've seen in a LONG time! |
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| View into the #88 and #48 garage |
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| 5 time Champion |
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| #88 was a bit overshadowed being in the same building as #48. All these trophies belong to #48 |
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| Trying to fit into this mock - up car was hilarious!!!! I'm almost positive people over 5'9" aren't supposed to squeeze into them, but Kent and myself sure did. We struggled to get in and out, but we fit!!! |
We were looking online for tickets to the October night race before we got out of the parking lot if that tells you had much fun we had.
Who knew NASCAR and racing could be so exciting!!!!!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
So, we went to this concert...
... and had the best. time. EVER!!!!!
We left for Charlotte bright and early Saturday morning and after a stop in Simpsonville to drop the girls off with my sister, we were on the road and ready to start having a good time. We pulled into Charlotte around 11 a.m. and it was on after that!
It was so on in fact, I forgot to take any pictures. :( All of these were taken as we were leaving the hotel for the concert and at the concert...
LB and JA put on a heck of a show - which I knew they would, but this concert was by far the best one yet. I can't wait for the next one!
And just because this is the whole reason I have been at every local JA concert since January, 2010 and will continue to go until I can't go anymore... enjoy!
Click HERE!
We left for Charlotte bright and early Saturday morning and after a stop in Simpsonville to drop the girls off with my sister, we were on the road and ready to start having a good time. We pulled into Charlotte around 11 a.m. and it was on after that!
It was so on in fact, I forgot to take any pictures. :( All of these were taken as we were leaving the hotel for the concert and at the concert...
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| Kent and Kayla ready to rock out! |
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| Kyle and I ready to party (good grief, I'm tall!) |
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| LOL I was squatting down |
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| Twins born 3 years apart |
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| pre-concert tailgating |
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| It was sooooooo hot!! |
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| Headed into the concert :) |
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| Sold out! |
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| Luke Bryan!! |
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| Jason Aldean!! |
LB and JA put on a heck of a show - which I knew they would, but this concert was by far the best one yet. I can't wait for the next one!
And just because this is the whole reason I have been at every local JA concert since January, 2010 and will continue to go until I can't go anymore... enjoy!
Click HERE!
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