let's review

i have one job, that consists of two tasks. 

this summer i work at hurst ace hardware in st. george utah.. 

i do inventory, and i cashier. 

inventory is pretty simple. 

you get a gun- a gun that scans. 

you take it and shoot a barcode.

done. 

but not quite.. then you have thousands of items more to shoot..

fun right?

well, i get lots of time to just think.

sometimes this is good, but a lot of times its bad because lately emotions get the best of me when i think about my last month of life. 

seriously though.. sometimes i think out a blog post.. but it never makes it here. 

if only blogspot could read my mind :) 

in review-

the fourth of july was spent with brynley and mackenzie.. and the rest of the hurst fam at the shakespheare household.

it was fun, but reminded me that death can make even the happiest of times tearful. 

The next day, Sunday, we traveled to Bryce Canyon- One of Grandpa's favorite places.

I was overwhelmed by its beauty and understood why he loved it so much. 

I missed him even more. 

It's weird to talk about a person.. a person who if you ever wonder what they want you could easily just call and ask them.. but now we're left guessing how he'd want things done. 

I'm not quite sure how I'll know, but I hope my Grandpa Ross can still help me and support me throughout life. I always enjoyed reporting my accomplishments to him, or getting a call after he heard about one and wanted details. 

Everyone said he was proud of me.. and I know he was.. I was proud he was proud of me. He had invested in me- in my interests, talents, and education. I hope I won't let him down. 

One of the sweetest things to hear upon my arrival in St. George was when Dale, an employee at the store who is very important and worked closely with my Grandpa, tell me about how Grandpa had shown them all my tv interview for the Caring for Coach fundraiser. Usually that is embarrassing, but it was a sweet, tender reminder of my Grandpa's love for me when he couldn't tell or show me for himself. 

Day by day we heal, but we will never forget how special he was. 

stay beautiful- ashley ann. 

ps.

happy late birthday to a girl who blows my mind.!

have fun at byu basketball camp- show them all your mad skills. 

love you so much!