life of a college student.

i have had less than ten, even five dollars, in my account on multiple occasions this month.
boys cooked for us today, its the most nutritiously balanced meal i've had all school year.
i avoid homework like the plague.
i'm constantly setting goals, but sometimes it takes a while..
my gas tank usually only receives a couple gallons at a time.
i had pasta five nights in a row.
right now i'm craving st. george. i need to get away. i miss my grandma! (ps call out to the stgeezy girls.. i think i might go down in two weekends.. who is down? split gas?) :)
apparently the new software update for my iphone was the coolest thing since sliced bread, but i was too busy to really notice.
tonight i got ready for bed and quickly noticed my shorts (running shorts, the kind with the built in awkward undies) were on backwards. i was too tired to care.
the dollar menu almost too expensive for me.
the idea of being in a house is extremely exciting, even if its just for the night.

but- the life of a byu student is all of this and more.

the boys are nice and complimentary.
students and professors alike are teaching me things i haven't even thought about.
this week i found out the Christmas story is a fraud. (did you know Jesus was actually born in a cave, and wise men didn't come for a reallly long time after?)
i have a reason for being here and i know what i need to do to better myself.
where else can you feel the Spirit so strong you are about to cry?
there's something about those white shirts and ties on sundays that you just can't beat..
even though i do horribly on my New Testament tests, i still am grateful for all i learn.
i'm still poor, but still lovin' life.

recap.

highlights of my week:

family time at the store, and training some new employees :) 

i got some new sweet shoes from hurst general store :) but seriously, these shoes are genius. they have so many colors i can wear them basically anything. genius. 

then, mom, maggie, sam, and i drove up to orem. it was a nice break and alone time with my mom and siblings. 

the kids had some fun in the sun, its getting hot up there! caroline, my cousin is an amazing dancer by the way. i expect to see her on so you think you can dance or something of those sorts. 

the hansen's have fled the flood and have been in utah for a while. i finally got to see them! i was so excited. our families are close and i loved any chance i got to babysit them. when i was still there it was just curtis, ashley, and annie, and now its fun to have baby ava in the mix too :) aren't they the cutest, classiest, most fun kids ever? yeah. they are. 

oh yeah, and look at these two hotties. totally got to see them. it was the best. i also got to see hailey, daniel, and CODY! ah. it was a big unplanned treat to see cody and kelsey in provo. so weird how it worked out that they were visiting the same time i was but i am so glad it worked :) 

and just to mix it up, here's brynley's report card from work. it should make you giggle a little. she worked at a yogurt shop, a little too serious? i think so. but a 79.6 isn't too bad i guess?

this week has been full of surprises, disappointments, old times, yummy food, tears, laughs, hugs, drugs.. jk. just wanted to see if you were paying attention. 

anyways. peace.

houston.

we have a problem.

today when i woke up my hair was still cold and wet from my shower the night before.
not because i sleep funny.
but because i got that little sleep.
so far this week has been worse than finals week.
paper + topic i don't completely understand + getting stick + procrastination = ew.
needless to say, after i hand this sucker in tomorrow i'm going to be one happy girl.
and i'm going to take a well deserved nap :)

just a reminded to be on the ball as finals week is creeping up.
yeah, i know. who am i to give advice?

positive thoughts

this is how my weekend started. holding these corny posters..

to support the corny boys. i mean cute boys. my bad.
after we decided to make cakes! and make the cakes into a contest, boys vs. girls. (boys insisted)

 here are our supplies. all from byu's own creamery :)

the boys theme was an island, with animals and trees, and fish, and sea creatures. i guess they were more creative.

we did a beach :) sand, surf, and floaties :) 

so that was exciting right. positive fun yayyyyy. 

i need to be a little more positive like this little guy we made :)


hopefully this makes up for my negative post.
ps still haven't found my wallet :(

if you had a bad..

day week

alright. let me just vent right now. sorry if i offend anyone.
right now i'm sitting in the dark because my roommate likes to sleep during the day.
its a little bit opposite of most people in case you didn't know, but she sleeps at night, too.
it works out really well :)

last week was crap. i had two tests, a couple write ups, and knew i had a big paper due this week. the paper was supposed to be due friday but the teacher extended the deadline- i was so happy!
but. i put off my book of mormon test until saturday. i had things due almost every day that week so it was never high on my list. and friday i was out until five and so i obviously wasn't very chipper on saturday. i got up at eleven to study, studied about two hours and went and took the test. i was really disappointed in how i did. and. well i knew i deserved it so that made it even worse.

so yesterday, i had this paper due. it was five to seven pages. i had four and a half.
i send all my papers to my mom to edit. i told her to not to shorten it at all and tell me where to add a sentence or two. she went over her "deadline" from me,
the paper was due at four and at twenty til four she sent it to me. it had shortened about half a page.
so i had twenty minutes to write a page, print it out, put it in my portfolio and run it up to campus to the jfsb.
needless to say, i didn't do this. i got almost another half a page, and was about one minute early.
i even saw my teacher on the way down, who was going up to collect our papers.
so. i probably didn't do well. and that sucks. because it was definitely on the right track to being an 'a' paper.

i was up until five working on the paper sunday night, so last night i wanted to go to bed early. i cleaned my room, or at least my clothes, and wanted to go to bed. finally at one i was able to get in bed. then this morning i slept through my alarms. and missed my class. i was really mad at myself.
today, i had a big headband shipment [x] to mail, as well as a birthday present. i went to the post office, was using the machine to weigh my package and print a sticker and i went to pay for the postage and noticed my purse was wallet-less. so.. i couldn't mail the headbands or the birthday present.
and now i still can't find my wallet. so that's pretty awesome.

then. i'm supposed to have an accounting lesson and quiz due tonight. so i go to do it and notice its been done. this is great news, except for the fact that i did it on friday instead of the quiz that was due friday, so i won't get credit for that lesson.

on top of this let's just say "weird" things are going on in my friendship world lately.
oh yeah, and my high school is about 75% full of pot heads now. and they're starting to get caught. suckaaaas. i guess we all knew the school would go downhill when my grade graduated.. and i'm not even just saying that.

now that i've been so dang negative, i'm going to end this post. right after i "publish post' it, i promise i'm going to do a positive post, because i had a pretty dang good weekend.

ugh.
-ash.

ps thanks for letting me vent.

busy, busy girl.

the last week has been full of tests, papers, failing tests, birthdays, and mission calls. though thursday - tuesday i was at my maximum stress level, i've never been happier to have a weekend over with. ridic.

for about two seconds i'm free, for the past couple days i've been neglecting my free time and watched waaaay too much hulu. (bachelor, pretty little liars, glee, buried life.. yeahhhh.) but today i'm determined to get everything undercontrol. i'm doing laundry, doing my reading, and getting a head. wish me luck!

conclusion: i have cute friends.

a cute roomie. 

a cute hall. 

a cute ward. that takes me to go see..

..cool ice sculptures. 

and finally. i have cute friends with whom i planned a fun group date with two weekends ago. 

we danced. competed. and..

put a ring on it. 

well. some of us ate our rings a little too fast. 

:) happy thursday.

see bottom.

please note new playlist- with the best of the best holiday music.

enjoy!

good luck with your last week of school (at least fellow byu students)

stressful time for sure, but i can't wait to be in my room and bed in a week and a half!

love-ash.

what's going on now.

now:
stressing about graduation party (so much to do!)
have three speeches to write (two church talks.. seminary and sac. meeting, and a graduation welcome)
getting ready for finals (stats, lit, and gov)
loving my family more and more (which is great because i'm leaving in a month)
trying to keep loving creativity (although it seems too much of it is required right now)

then:
going to st george
being best friends with brynley :)
working for my grandpa
getting tan

grandpa's cancer may being coming back (but doctors are very optimistic)- keep him in your prayers. he is an example to me and many others, and i love him very, very much.

stay beautiful- ashley ann.