April 7th- Finally
I finally removed these stupid coasters from my cup holders in my car.. they are the worst invention ever and I can blame many spilled coffees on them :)
April 5th- Cooking again
Feels great to be cooking again... baked apples for dessert, yum :)
April 6th- SUN!
I love driving with the sunroof open!
April 3rd- How nice
I love unexpected flowers :)
April 4th- Fail.
tried putting the silverware away... as you can see it didnt work out so great.
March 30th- Arizona Day #4
Golf Cart ride from the pool
March 29th- Arizona Day #3
Hiking the white Tank Mountains
April 1st- Arizona Day #6
Trash is kept underground because its so hot in AZ- that (aint) no April Fools Joke :)
March 28th- Arizona day #2
Day one of Coffee
March 31st- Arizona Day #5
Feels great standing in real grass
April 2nd- Jury Dury
Not the greatest welcome home present :(
March 26th- Packed.
Ready to leave for Arizona!
March 25th- Nephews
I love this little man :)
March 17th- St. Patty's
Green shirt and Guiness
March 22nd- I love family
Babysitting.. love my godson :)
March 24th- Travel Packages
I love making little gift sacks
March 16th- Target Center
Came as a team and left as a team
March 27th- Arizona day 1
I (clearly) didnt take this one, but this is where we are headed to today!
March 18th- 11:11
If you're familiar I somehow always look at the clock at 11:11... well look at my tab :)
March 23rd- Ya, Ya, Ya...
Do I need anymore signs?
March 19th- Energy
Even the cashier at the gas station knew it was gonna be a long day
March 21st- Adult beverages
A much needed drink at Mama G's
March 9th- Rascal Flatts
New song I'm learning
March 13th- Re-create
We tried making a breakfast pizza at work. Later that day I saw this one in the paper... now I know what we can try next.
March 15th- A new place...
Coffee date with Mama- it's no starbucks, but they DO have Almond flavoring!
March 10th- Cribbage & Coffee
I was not the winner in this game.
March 20th- Leggos.
I wasnt kidding about the largest space station
March 8th- Coffee Burn
I think its a sign that I should stop drinking so much coffee
March 3rd- :)
I might have helped a little
March 5th- More Forts
We had to try again a few days later
February 22nd- Another Veggie burger
I'm almost obsessed with these.. although there might be something wrong with this one :)
February 23rd- Lunch date with Nat & Avery
Yummy Sushi!!
March 11th- Champs.
Mape Grove Vs. Osseo (Maple Grove won :) )
February 25th- First time
I'm 90% positive I forgot to take a picture on this day so here is a filler one.... This ad makes me never want to buy Huggies products- what a creepy looking child
February 24th- Back to crosswords
MN was in my crossword- Oh yea!
February 27th- Sunday Funday?
First Shamrock shake... I think ever
February 19th- a little cup
My little man Avery with his Hot Chocolate
February 18th- a little collection
I've started a collection of Maple Grove sweatshirts... I should maybe return them.
March 12th- Kettle Corn
My mom made the worlds largest bag of kettle corn
February 20th- a little R & R
needed a little time to myself... I haven't lit these babies in a while.
February 11th- Excuse me sir.
I'm curious to know where he might be planning on using that anytime soon
February 26th- Hiking
I liked the saying... mostly because it corresponded with hiking
March 7th- Dangerous
probably the longest icicles I've ever seen
February 28th- IKEA
I can always find something here :)
March 14th- a little lesson
My nephew helping me with my piano lesson
January 31st- MY Bestest
Our trip to MOA- Self serve has made its way back to me!
March 1st- I love being an Aunt
Worlds largest fort? I think so!
February 15th- Warm Weather
Notice that its the middle of February and my eat is off :) So great
March 6th- Best. Invention. Ever.
I can hang my shelves like a pro with this sweet thing
February 3rd- Hands down
Hands down better than Twizzlers
February 12th- T-Wolves
Basketball game at the Target Center
February 7th- Fatty
This was the front seat of my car, so terrible
March 2nd- simple traditions
It's a Wednesday/Thursday kind of thing
March 4th- I might be addicted
I should consider buying stock in Starbucks.
February 17th- Meeting spot
A mural at Starbucks... kind of want it on MY wall
January 9th- confusing.
Isn't this the same as buying a box of noodles? Notice the sauce IS NOT included.
February 21st- Birthday Celebrations
Movie night out with the bestest... we were "your teamers" for the night
Birthday girl with her button (lower left)
Bday desserts at Caffe Latte (lower right)
Birthday girl with her button (lower left)
Bday desserts at Caffe Latte (lower right)
January 23rd- A toast
A toast to a great one, Kristin you will be deeply missed RIP
February 10th- Birthday Month
Celebrating with the Bestest on her birthday!
February 2nd- Lessons
My first piano lesson
January 10th- One Glass
I've been waiting for St. Gabriel ever since I worked at Red Rocks. YUM
January 2nd- a first
My first EVER finished crossword puzzle!
January 12th- LIES.
I went to open the Oreo package and discovered these instead- so disappointed.
February 6th- Energy
Brunch + Super Bowl = need energy. I'm prepared
January 16th- Decisions
Trying to decide which dress to wear....
December 30th- Back to the grind
if you ask for extra olives, you'll get extra olives
January 1st- 2011
First picture of 2011- enjoyed breakfast at my favorite breakfast/lunch location
January 5th- Again.
Thank goodness for spacebags... I wouldn't have been able to get everything back otherwise
February 9th- You never know what can happen...
This sketch started as a bucket of red vines, which turned into Santa, which then turned into a Pirate...
January 14th- Love him.
Isn't he the cutest? I get to watch him for a bit this afternoon- one of the joys of being "just down the road" :)
December 26th- Too many options for POD
I'm so spoiled getting to drive this around all week!
Took this picture while driving through the town that I grew up in
Took this picture while driving through the town that I grew up in
January 26th- Silly Bands
Have you ever seen so many?
February 16th- Adult entertainment
A little game action at D & B's
January 7th- One last time
Having sushi, lettuce wraps, and bacon wrapped scallops from my favorite spot- EEZ
January 29th- Expo
Rockin out the line
January 24th- Cuddle bug
Tyler and I napping on the couch
January 4th- more cross words...
It's becoming a trend at work... look at how many we've finished
February 13th- Favorites
I had to let some people in on my special chocolate chip LETTER pancakes
December 22nd- Fortune? no.
I, for some reason, do not believe this one.
January 19th- Dog Sitting
All they do is stare at me...
February 8th- Veggie burger
My very first ever Veggie Burger- and I built it myself at work YUM
February 1st- Happy February!
Completed my Shelf wall :)
January 11th- Half cup
Fail. I went to heat up the 2nd half of my coffee so I could actually finish a cup. I opened the door and this is what I found. I guess it wasn't meant to be that day
January 28th- RIP
Where a great one now resides
January 30th- I WIN
This is me (blue) about to win
January 20th- Poor Tyler
Barrett kept sitting on him... poor thing
December 8th- Can you guess?
Can you guess what my creation is? haha...
February 5th- Small town USA
Driving through the middle of nowhere
December 2nd- Another shoot
Messing around with one of my friends from work. He liked being my model haha :)
December 17th- Dollie
Woke up to this little girl all cuddled up in the pillows
December 6th- :)
Reminds me of someone.. if only it said Sushi instead of coffee- love you bestest!
December 14th- Creative
Coaster from my favorite watering hole
February 4th- Oh. Hello.
I've missed you Ms. Mary
December 28th- Love my little man
Christmas celebration at my momma's- I've missed this little guy- he's so big!!
January 25th- Only these two
the only two people that would have a Harley nail clipper are Court and Clint
January 6th- A First
I cashed in my coins for the road trip- I've never used Coinstar before but it was pretty cool
January 27th- Dirty, little hands
I couldnt tell until I looked up close as to how dirty his little fingers were. Boys love Chocolate :)
December 16th- Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights at the track
NOVEMBER 8th- "Puppy"
My pretty puppy, Dollie :) I wrapped her in this blanket and held her like a baby, she loved it
January 21st- Food :(
This is what I bought at the grocery store for my 11:30pm dinner- I hate the server eating schedule :)
p.s.- Cheese pizza rolls are not good
p.s.- Cheese pizza rolls are not good
NOVEMBER 6th- "You've got mail!"
Yes I do. YAY for Pen Pal letters!
November 17th- Veggies
all I post is food... :(
OCTOBER 26th- "A little color"
Hint # 3... any guesses?
January 18th- A first?
I had to take a picture of this because APPARENTLY it was the first time Steve had ever paid his bar tab with a card...
December 27th- Chipotle
Had to sneak this in one last time
OCTOBER 27th- "Pardon the interruption"
I had to take one day to interrupt the hint giving so that I could show you the picture of the pumpkin I carved :) This is for all my MN fans!
January 22nd- Ice cream
ask and you shall receive... 3 whole pints!
November 23rd- Prepping for the big production
First time ever working with Butternut squash
January 8th- Road Trip
I thought this was a pretty picture... look at those mountains.
November 21st- I doubled so this is all I got
I doubled at RR on Sunday (November 21st) so for my POD I took this picture of Jeff, my co-worker... he can fit pens through his ear holes... impressive.
OCTOBER 20th- "Thanks for putting up with us"
Matt brought me flowers annnnnd Muscle Milk (its my favorite, don't judge me) to say "thanks for putting up with out video games, cooking us dinner, and being a good sport" awww geee thanks :)
Sweet, huh?
OCTOBER 30th- "I just want a coffee"
I ordered a coffee to get my through work on Saturday. Apparently they misunderstood and thought I said a gallon?
NOVEMBER 3rd- "Pumpkin!"
My yummy bread that Courtney sent me :) SOOO GOOD!
OCTOBER 14th: "fall is for planting"
I'm proud of the new garden :)
October 12th- "Little one's brighten my day"
How cute is this little guy? I'm the lucky one that gets to hang out with him Tuesdays-Thursdays starting next week! His name is Trevor, probably the easiest baby EVER.
OCTOBER 28th- "and we're back"
Ok, here is another hint. Anybody know yet??
December 25th- Christmas Morning- Merry Christmas!
Sights of Christmas morning...
November 19th- still a vegetarian
Lunch with the roomie (notice the note cards in the background) he was helping me study
December 7th- Work
I've been practicing...
November 24th- OOPS
I took my VERY first picture with my new camera on this day -unfortunately as I was researching how to use it this morning... I accidentally deleted it :(
December 13th- Even though...
I still need to show the love even though we aren't doing that well...MNF
OCTOBER 24th- "The first day of sewing"
Here is the first hint... Any guesses?
December 19th- A new Favorite
Jason's Deli - one of my new favorite spots to eat at by work
December 11th- Tacky Christmas Sweater
I'm not even sure what to say for this one... at least its not food :)
January 17th- YAY
My very own house key to Courts house :)
January 15th- Love it.
I was in the kitchen and my little nephew asked how to spell my name. He then said, "Ashley I made something for you, come look" and this is what it was. Isn't that so sweet??
December 3rd- Sushi
YUM... you can't really see it but its a rainbow roll and of course, bacon wrapped scallops- YUUUM
December 31st- Ringing in the new year at Cafe 100
My Beautiful friends from Red Rocks :)
January 3rd- hmmm
Since when was 100% not good enough?
January 13th- TAV team
I normally don't add pictures of myself but in this case its ok... MY "new" uniform (first day back to work)
OCTOBER 22nd- "Research, Research, Research..."
Doing some hiking research and enjoying my ice pumpkin mocha from caribou- YUUUUM!
OCTOBER 9th: A trip to the past
Went back to my Alma Mater to watch the homecoming game!
December 21st- Woodchuck
I'm a little obsessed with this now
October 17th- "Hiking CAN be a Hobby!"
Triple Falls- BEAUTIFUL! We climbed to the top of this waterfall that day (Sunday). It was amazing. Look for more photos under the blog, and I currently working on a new page just for the hiking adventures
1. Find the perfect tree (yes he did cut this out of our backyard)
November 14th - my favorite cup
Whatta ya know, more coffee!
NOVEMBER 1st-"A whole cup"
For those who have ever been with my in the morning you would (well, maybe know) that I NEVER finish a cup of coffee. Rarely do I even get down to half a cup... It must have been a long night cause I finished this baby!
December 10th- Post Card from...
There it is...
December 12th- Last minute...
My last minute photo- only 18 minutes to spare.
OCTOBER 8th: Let the Road tripping begin
Found these new flavors at a Taco Bell on our trip (I've never been to Taco Bell and NOT ordered something with meat, until that day)
OCTOBER 25th- "All about the accessories"
Hint #2- How about now, can you figure it out?
November 25th- Happy Thanksgiving
The Usual Thanksgiving goodies plus a couple extras
OCTOBER 5th: I passed!
I passed my drivers test and I am now an OFFICIAL North Carolina resident :)
OCTOBER 4th: Mexican Monday
November 11th- Keep em close
I keep my Bestest and Family with me :) hehe- just changed out my server book ( I still had all my Tavern stuff in there, made me sad)
December 15th- Only in the South
Only here would they have Lemon Juice packets in place of Lemons
October 13th- "I'm thankful because..."
I chose this picture for today because I was unable to watch the finale last night so I caught up on Teen Mom this afternoon... Can I just tell you that I am so thankful that I'm not in there shoes, and that I will never be friends with Amber...
December 18th- ha.
I left my munchies in your car! (woke up Saturday morning and had these in my car lol)
December 20th- Step 2 of packing
Step 2: ORGANIZE
November 18th- A little love from home
I was grabbing a space bag for Matt and found this newspaper clipping... made me miss home
November 29th- FOOOO FREE
My pastry from Panera that I got- FOR FREE :)
DECEMBER 1st- Coffee Break
It's not a well known fact but I'm incapable of finishing a full cup of coffee... these are from my bathroom (my collection from this week)
December 24th- Christmas Eve
Noodles YUM- I have missed you!
OCTOBER 3rd: aaaand We're LIVE!
November 16th- YESSSSSS
Oh, yes! MY favorite time of year- Egg nog is in stores. Did I buy some? You BETCHA!
November 15th- You can't really tell, buuuut
If you look closely you can see me scars from falling on the pavement on my 25th birthday :) I've been spray tanning so they were extra visible today!
December 5th- so cute
How cute is this little boy? I don't know if I could ever get mad at him with that little face!
NOVEMBER 10th- Long week
The new job... what does this mean? Doubles everyday til next Friday- YIKES
OCTOBER 21st- "Hello Lunch, GET IN MY BELLY!"
This is my amazing lunch for one from Zoe's Kitchen- its this amazing all natural healthy restaurant in Birkdale village- for sure my new favorite place!
Hummus and Pita "Salad" with a side of rice pilaf (I don't know why but I always feel the need to have something warm with my meal- the reason for the side of Rice)
oh, and for the record- I DID NOT eat those ball looking things :) I just couldn't force myself to do it.
November 13th - Energy & Lunch
This is what I've been living off for the past three days
December 4th- Snow or sleet?
November 7th- "Way back when..."
Brunch at Cracker Barrel- They had this book all about 1985 (the year I was born) look how cheap everything was!
November 26th- Stuck
This picture is stuck on my temporary blackberry phone... I can't get it off since I switched over to Sprint... If your curious it was of the wall in TCBY... First time going there was on this day
December 9th- DIY
3 steps to make a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
November 22nd- Thanksgiving time
I went to the Grocery store for Thanksgiving food and came out with this... the GREATEST mac n chz of all time... YUM! (once again, food lol)
OCTOBER 7th: In Case I wasn't feeling loved.
I woke up to my coffee all ready for me... Thanks Babe!
October 16th- "One of the greatest places on Earth"
mmmm cookout- banana pudding and strawberry oreo shakes while watching the race!
NOVEMBER 9th- YUMMM
If you're looking for a healthy, but YUMMY cereal try this one- SOOO GOOD!
OCTOBER 29th- Last one
Last hint... who knows what it is??
OCTOBER 1st: Happy Birthday to me! (The start to the best year yet)
OCTOBER 18th- This Vegan thing is easy ;)
Mushroom Marsala- recipe graciously given to me by a great friend, Ms. Stef Hedlund! Turned out great too!
OCTOBER 31st- Halloween Candy
I hate milk duds. I got these in a cute little basket and I thought hmm Milk dids- I'll give those a try and see if I like them yet, still no. Only because they get stuck in my teeth!!!
Reese Peanut butter cups, you are by far- THE BEST!
November 30th- Frozen Yogurt has made its way to the East Coast- O, yes
The greatest invention ever... YUM
OCTOBER 23rd- "The girl with the yellow shoes"
My favorite shoes (as I mentioned in the blog)
November 27th- Serve Yourself, AGAIN!
OCTOBER 15th- "I only like pretty pancakes"
I've never been so frustrated with pancakes before... is it just me, or is anyone else a perfectionist when it comes to pancakes? I tried to be nice and make pancakes for everyone this morning (Friday) and it turned in to a big FAIL. The only pancake that turned out was the one on the right, all the others looked like the left side ones or worse :(
NOVEMBER 12th- Egg nog Coffee
In between shifts :) The Egg Nog Latte is back my friends, YUMMMMM
NOVEMBER 4th- "Last Minute"
My last minute photo.. it was 11:45 and I realized I hadn't taken a picture yet... CHEERS!
OCTOBER 11th- "Always do what you're afraid to do."- (taken from Bucky :) )
So, most of your are probably thinking "Wow, what a lam-O photo" but there is a logicial reason as to why I chose this picture for my "pic of the day!" My headline sums it up pretty nicely. I was walking through the grocery store today mulling over which yogurt to buy (this is actually an extremely difficult task for some) and I came across this pack of yogurt STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE FLAVORED DESSERT... I'm usually 100% scared to try yogurt like this because I think it has to be disgusting (I usually stick to Peach or strawberry banana), but I went ahead a bought it and it turned out to be AMAZING! so everyone go buy it and try it... it's YUMMY!
OCTOBER 2nd: Welcome to North Carolina!
October 6th: CUPCAKES!!!!!
NOVEMBER 5th- "Catch up"
I had the night to myself so I popped a squat in front of the T.V. and caught up on my scrapbooking
HAHAHAHA EDIT: Yes, I accidentally said POOPED a squat- my bad :)
OCTOBER 10th: 10-10-10 oooooo :)
I was a little late taking this picture but this is my ALL TIME favorite bridge... I used to pass it when I would go back to Stevens home town... It doesn't look like much in this picture but if you see it right before you get on it its really cool!
OCTOBER 19th- "Christmas is coming early!"
A few weeks ago I got REALLY excited because they had Pumpkin Pie Spice coffee creamer... WELL I was walking through the store today and look what they have now, even better- EGG NOG YUM... I'm so excited that I want to make a cup now, too bad its 9:00pm