Sometimes I block people, in general, out of my life, then complain that I don’t feel like I have any friends. Hanging out last night made me realize that I do have friends and I should seek them out more often.
The end.
-ashley
All is not lost
Pretend Farmers
Reid and I planted a garden in April.See here.
April 12th:
May 11th:
Well….a month and a half later we have our first produce!!! A zucchini!
June 5th:
Blurred Vision
There’s nothing more annoying to me than blurry vision, especially when driving! I’m in my last pair of contacts right now and well, honestly, they’ve been in two months too long. If you’re a contact-wearer then you know they start to get blurry by then and act weird.
I’d like to see clearly at Disney so I can fully enjoy everything so off to the eye doctor I go. I actually enjoy going to the eye doctor. I’ve been going at least once a year since I was in 3rd grade, therefore, I generally know what to expect, which I find comforting. Although, I tend to feel stupid when I can’t read the lines and the doctor says “Are you sure? You really can’t read that?” Why would I lie about that?
I’m hoping with my old age of 23 that my eyes have stopped changing and I can get Lasik in the near future. And by near future, I mean the next 3-4 years.
Oh! And thanks to Dustin, my Brother-in-law who happens to be an optometrist, I’m hoping to get sweet new glasses for an early Christmas/Birthday present at a discount. *wink wink* That’s one wink to Dustin for the discount, and another wink to Reid for buying them! haha!
-ashley
Bags Packed and Ready to GO!
My bags may not be packed just yet, but I’m well on my way! We leave for Disney in less than two weeks, 11 days if you’re counting, and I’ve already started packing. I cannot wait!
Also, in preparation for Disney we’re watching mostly Disney movies. We’ve watched all three Pirates of the Caribbean, Toy Story 2, and Cinderella, so far. Now, if the next few days will pass quickly so we can get there!
-ashley
Love is…
coming home from an 11 hour work day to a clean kitchen and handpicked flowers in a vase.
-ashley
I’m still here
It was brought to my attention by someone who shall remain unnamed, that Reid’s been doing all the blogging.
So here goes…
*I have a new favorite drink- Naked Juice. SOOO GOOD! And no, it’s not a juice that you drink naked. Or you can, that’s up to you. 
There’s some controversy over this drink– some say its high in calories and sugar and carbs, which is true, BUT its natural sugars from the fruits that are blended in the drink and fruits have lots of carbs, sometimes. It’s easier than buying all that fruit and eating it.
*I’ve gotten used to waking up at 4:15 three days a week for work and I actually like it. I have a new client, a 17 year old boy, thats kinda interesting. My youngest client is 13 and my oldest is 72, so I work with lots of different kinds of people, which makes it fun.
*We recently switched from cable to satellite tv, which is surprisingly cheaper. Now we have FitTv, my new favorite channel! 
They have low-calorie cooking shows and lots of fitness stuff. We get lots of movie channels for free for the next three months! Movies we’ve recorded: Devil Wears Prada, Pirates of the Carri bean, American Tail, Reign Over Me, Ratatouille. If you ever get bored, come over and watch movies with us.
* Our air conditioner has stopped cooling as of Saturday. The high in our house has been 85 degrees. I made the mistake of sleeping with a fan right in my face Sunday night, now I have a stupid cold. Having a cold in the summer is no fun. They’re supposed to come today to fix it the a/c today. we hope.
* We leave for Disney in 2 1/2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve never been! We’re going with Reid’s parents, Max and Sally, and Reid’s sister and her family (ok, that sounds bad, they’re our family too!–Cammie, Dustin, Kilee, and Carter). We can’t wait! It’s going to be magical, I just know it.
the end.
Baby Mama
Last week Holly gave birth to Zoe Alyssa! It’s still kinda funny to think that Zeb and Holly are parents! Poor, Alyssa! Ok, I’m only kidding. They’re doing great so far!
Here’s Zeb and Alyssa! They grow so fast!
Ok, this is the real Alyssa:
Holly’s expaining the birth to me. Actually, I have no idea what we were talking about.
Zeb helping Holly take a walk down the hall. Zoe and I followed.
I’ve only seen her twice, but she tends to sleep with her mouth open.
The Powell Family
the end.
-ash
Kids Kids Kids
**again, written earlier this week, just didn’t post it.
I haven’t been up to blogging this week. Life is changing and I’m not sure how I feel about it. Deena is moving to Colorado today. I don’t think it’ll really hit me til I think about calling her to hang out and then realize that she’s not here. Ok, maybe it is hitting me because I feel sad today and I’m trying not to cry. At least we’ll have one more place to stay when we visit CO.
This week was also the birth of Zeb and Holly’s first child, Zoe Alyssa. They are absolutely thrilled and couldn’t be happier! It’s so cute to watch them together with her. (Pictures will be on next post)
Yesterday I hung out with Sarah Kate and Holly and laughed because I was the only one without a kid now! When did we start having kids?! This blows my mind! They’re having kids, taking care of them, etc etc and the newest thing in my life is that we have satellite cable now. Don’t let me give you the wrong impression–I’m perfectly happy without kids for the next five years. Reid and I have extensive traveling plans for the next five years before the kiddos come.
Its just funny how we’re all in different stages in life.
Ironic
**I found some blog drafts that I never finished or published, so here ya go…I wrote this a week ago…
I’ve gained five pounds since I’ve become a personal trainer….hmmm…this should not be so. I blame my crazy schedule with naps. early mornings, some late evenings, etc. Sometimes I get annoyed thinking about going to work out b/c I think “I’ve been around weights and cardio stuff all day, I want a break! Plus, I’m tired!”
However, some of my clients are starting to look better than me! Here’s to a better week of good/clean eating and lots of cardio/weight training!
Weekend Viewings
It seems like Ashley and I have been on a streak of just so-so or just plain bad movies lately. And it hasn’t been on purpose. This weekend we continued this trend much to our disappointment.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Not that we thought this would be good, but it turned out worse than I could imagine. Just a terrible movie. The point is made ad nauseum that gay people are just like anyone else and should be treated such. And yet every gay character in the movie was a flaming freakazoid and the punchline of every gay joke you can think of. It was just pathetic and caused us to fast forward the last 10 minutes, never a good sign.
The Heartbreak Kid
Your typical Ben Stiller film: a little funny, a little awkward, a little gross and a little more funny. It’s definitely not his best but I’ve seen worse. It was so-so.
Horton Hears a Who!
I didn’t expect a whole lot out of this one. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t good. There seemed to be just too much clumsiness and goofiness in the characters. While that may be to appeal to a much younger audience, it got downright annoying to me. By far the best part/character was Vlad the vulture voiced by the great Will Arnett. You should have been seeing him. Classic Vlad.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
I loved the first Narnia film. But I think it took a few viewing to get there. Although Ashley generally liked Prince Caspian, but I don’t think I’m there yet. Mostly it is just that the story is a bit weak. Even the 100 page book was a struggle to get through. As for the film, it was simply too stretched out to keep the suspense.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Well, here we go. This is such a huge disappointment. I won’t go as far as saying that it’s a horrible movie. But it’s just not good. Not even as good as The Temple of Doom which I always thought was so out of place as an Indiana Jones film. I expected it to be different with the different era and different villains. I also expected a different Indy, 19 years older. (Actually this was one of the surprises: Harrison Ford is still a great action hero!) But I wasn’t prepared for the utterly stupid story and non-existent plot. It was just so convoluted and ultimately uninteresting. Also, the use of CGI was rampant. It may work for Star Wars (notice I said “may”) but not for real life action set in real life settings. I could go on and on but I found two great reviews that echo my thoughts exactly.
They do give away the story but honestly you’re not missing much:
Rolling Stone
The Kansas City Star
Surf’s Up
So After a week of let downs we watched what we thought would be just a cute little film. Finally a great movie! This is one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen. It was so original and so well done. The voice acting and dialogue was so natural and nothing like you’ve ever heard in other animated films. They recorded dialogue with numerous actors in a studio (instead of individually in a sound booth) and it really brought the characters and their interactions to life. Great story, great acting, great music. Just a really great film! Finally!
