I had the best Christmas ever this year!!! I am so blessed to be spoiled by my parents this year. I guess it pays to be the last child at home not married. ;) I got to have Christmas early this year cause Christmas morning we planned on getting up early to bet the storm and go to Vegas to be with my aunt and her family. (side note...we ended up leaving Christmas Eve night about seven thirty and drove to St. George so we could bet the storm the next day which we did but we did hit some snow on our way down.) So Christmas Eve morning I woke up...opened my flat screen TV that I knew I was getting and thought that was it, but I also received a Flip video recorder which is super cute and then a bunch of little things like earrings, perfume etc. Then my mom tells me I have one more to open but cant open it until we get to my sisters house in Layton. So we get ready, drive up to Layton to see what my niece and nephews got from Santa because he came early to. My brother in law had to work Christmas morning so Santa came early for them too. We got to their house had breakfast and then I got to open my gift. I was so nervous cause I didn't know what it was...my mom said I could cry or laugh which didn't help. :) But I opened it up to find that...(drum roll please.) I am going to HAITI!!!!
Its a humanitarian project called Healing Hands for Haiti and I will be gone May 12th-24th. I was so shocked!!! I even called it Tahiti I think...cause I was just shocked. But I got it right the second time I looked at it. :) But I am so excited to go and help the people there. I will be working in the orphanage and help the doctors and nurse with the people there in the clinics. I am just so blessed to have great parents...and so blessed I can do this right now in my life. It will be a life changing thing for me and I can't wait to go and service the people in Haiti. Don't worry I will keep you all posted the days before I go and if I can let you know how I am doing when I am there. That probably wont happen cause Haiti is one of the poorest countries, but I can't wait to share with you the things I learned and experienced when I get back. I feel so blessed and excited to go! I hope you all have a Happy New Year and it brings you all joy! Happy New Year!
Last Christmas Gift!!!
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!
I just LOVE Elf!!! As you can tell. ;) As you all know I work at the Daycare in American Fork and they put up these decorations that just remind me of Elf. So I thought to myself...It would be so fun to go and take pictures with the "Elf" land next door. Needless to say I did it and with my good friend Trevor who shares the elf culture with me. :) It's his birthday the day after Christmas and this year he will be in Cancun. I really don't want to talk about that. lol (side note...he calls me today and rubs it in that he will be in Cancun in 8 hours. I hate him right now!) :) JK Trevor...if you read this I do love ya! ;) Anyways, I took him to the Voicemale concert at Thanksgiving point. It was so Good!! I just love them. I took him last year for his birthday as well so we are going to just make it tradition until one of us gets married.:) After the concert I asked him if he wanted to do one more adventure with me and of course he said YES! :) I ended up getting the pictures I wanted! It was perfect. Happy Birthday Trevor and Merry Christmas Everyone! 
Trevor and Me 
Where is Trevor?
lol the best Elf face...remember this part in the movie?
I just love elf culture
It's me...Buddy!
Tinker Training
SANTA!!!
I know him!
What's a Christmas Gram? I want one!
I love this time of year. We get to be with family and loved ones, remember our Savior Jesus Christ, tell someone how much you love and appreciate them with a gift and best of all we get to watch Elf! :) (even though lets be honest I watch it all year round.) I could go on and on with Elf quotes. :)
This year went by so fast. I can't believe its going to be 2009! Crazy! Its weird to think that next year I will be 25 years old. :) I remember being a little girl and wishing I was older like my sister. Now I am thinking, I want to be young again! lol I know some of you are probably thinking...25...Ashley you are so young and I do feel that way its just going to be super weird to tell people I am 25! Especially here in Utah. Its like every where else I would be so young but here in this great state of Utah I am "Old" ;) But I love my life. I love going to school and I am so grateful this semester is almost over! No more Biology! :) yay! I like working, dating (even though I am more of a queen on being set up then anything) being with my family and friends, and I love this gospel! What more could I ask for in life? :) Besides finding my eternal companion. :) I love my life. I am so blessed to be living now and I can't wait for what the next year has in stored for me! Merry Christmas!
Here are just a few of my favorite quotes from Elf! I just can't help but post some of them.:)
Watch out...yellow ones don't stop!
I painted a picture of a butterfly
I'll call ya in five minutes...better you call me!
I like to whisper too
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!
Ten a.m. ....Santa is Coming! SANTA....I know him!
You look very purplie in that dress!
But the children LOVE THE BOOKS!
Does someone need a hug?
Happy Holidays! :)
November is already here!
I can't believe its November already. Time flies by doesn't it? Well as most of you know I am working two jobs still and going to school. I am happy to say that next semester for school I will only have to wake up twice a week for my early morning job!! yay! I am so excited about that. I am working out my schedule for Spring semester to where I will only need to go down to Provo twice a week. Hopefully it will all work out. :) I am happy to report that I just might pull off a C in my biology class! yeah!!! lol My friend Ashley went to talk to our Professor about our grades and how we are trying so hard in the class. He agrees with us that we don't really need this class and that he will work with us on our grade! How happy are we about that? :) I take my fourth test on Monday, so we will see what happens. Other then work and school my life is great. My family is health and well and I just love them. :) I am so grateful for Thanksgiving and this time of year were we can really think about what we are truly thankful for. I am truly thankful for my family. The are always there for me when I have needed them and I am in there debt. I am grateful for my friends. They are all great examples to me of how I need to become a better person. I am grateful for this gospel in my life. I have grown so much through the years and its because of great examples that are all around me, teachers I have or have had, missionary work, prayer and scripture study. Without these in my life I would go crazy. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and remember all that you are grateful for. :)
Halloween!
One day it just came to me that I should be Cotton Candy for Halloween. So with brainstorming with my mom and sister sara we came up with my costume. I know its not the cutest cotton candy costume but I loved it! It was so much fun. The kids got a kick out of it too!
These are a few of my girls. Kylee... Sharpay from HSM and Chels...Prom Queen.
My nieces and nephews. So cute! Who's your favorite aunt? Ashley!
A Beautiful Butterfly with the cotton candy and hot dog
Hot dog, get your hot dog. Cotton candy, get your cotton candy!
HSM3!!!!
My mom with my neice and nephew
My neice and nephew with their favorite Aunt Ashley!!!
My sister Rondee with everyone. Troy is so cute! He loves me. ;)
Sara and all the hang. Hangs all here!
So as most of you know I love muscials especially High School Muscial. :)
On Saturday I got to go see High School Muscial Three with my sisters, mom and my neice and nephew. I just LOVED it!!! I will buying the CD this week for sure so I can start singing all the songs to you! You can't wait huh? lol It was so good and you all need to go see it.
I'm a triathlete are you?
I made it!!!! Best of all I beat my brother Spencer's time and was only 7 min. behind my other brother Eric! :) Thank you. thank you! I did it in 1 hr. and 59 min. :) The swim was hard but surprisingly it was the bike that took me the longest.
So he is my time for each event
Swim 27 min
Bike 58 min
Run 23 min
So we woke up at five am to go set up and check in. First of all that is early and second it was so cold! But we checked in, set up our stuff and then Jeff (brother in law) gave me the low down of what I needed to do and the confidence I was lacking for the swim. :) The time came for us to start the race. I was super nervous for the swim but it all worked out. The swim was stuff for me cause I only swam like three times before the Tri. I was proud of myself cause I never touched the wave runners that were there just in case you need to rest. :) So finished the swim then went to the bike. (Jeff who did the Tri with me said the bike was a lot harder in Lake Powell then the one in St. George so that makes me a little bit better about myself.) The bike was stuff. I was biking along thinking I can do this and then I started to see bikers go up this big hill. I thought to myself "I sure hope I don't have to go up that." Of course I did. :) It was two big hills and I thought I was going to die!!! It was stuff but I made it. Then I ran my 3 miles and placed #1 for my age group for the women. So that makes me happy. I was so happy to have beat my brothers time and I look forward for the next one in June. That is the one my brother said he is "going to kill ALL of us" lol Will he ever learn to shut his big mouth? ;)
Triathlete Ashley!
I'm offically a triathlete!!!! Thank you to all my supporters out there!!! I love ya!
One of my biggest supporters. My mom!! Love ya
My adorable nephew Cody came to support me too!
Me finishing up my race! Yeah I did it!
Bicycle Time!
You can't really tell but that is me coming out of the water from my swim. I made it!
I'm alive, I'm alive and I don't care who knows it!
Jeff and me before the big race!
Showing off my tat!
Setting up my area for the big race
Recieving my first tat!
5 am comes early especially when you are nervous like me here. :)
The day is almost here!
So the day is almost here and I just wanted to make one last post just in case i don't make it! ;) My tri is this Saturday in Lake Powell so if you could all say a little prayer for me that I will make, that will be great! lol I am really excited but also very nervous. I hope to finish it in two and half hours at the most!!!! I would like to do it in one hour and 45 mins. I will make sure you all know the outcome.
Just to top off my night today. I hit a dog on my way home from working out. I was on South Mtn. going about 45 mph (speed limit 40)and out of no where this dog runs out in front off me. I didn't have time to swerve or anything! After I hit the dog I heard this yelping and after my shock was over I turned the car around to see if I could see it or help it but I didn't see anything. I felt so bad for the poor dog until I got home and saw what that poor dog did to my car! don't worry I have a heart still its just now my car looks like white trash. Their is a big dent in the front on the left side by the headlight and a big crack in the left headlight as while. So it was a great night tonight. :)
But ever bad news there is good news some where! I just found out today that my friend Staci from my old job (GIANT Steps) is engaged! yeah! I am so happy for her. I love to think back and remember the times that we would sit around at work talking about their relationship. Good days! Well that about does it. I need to get to bed. Thanks for your prayers for this weekend! ;)
love ya
Crazy life but I love it!
So with my two jobs, going to school and training for my triathlon in October I am going 100 miles/hour!!! :) But I love it! I still love school. Don't really love Biology but who does? lol I just have to laugh at it because me and my friend Ashley are in biology together and she went in and took the first test and went out with a 42% She studied alot hard then me too, so I just went in and took and got 41% lol We love Biology can you tell. :) lol but we have since gone to the biology lab to get tutored and have asked my Smart cousin Brian to help us! Thank you Brian! So my next big test is on Friday. We will see how this one turns out. lol Wish me luck! Love my other classes its just finding time to work out is the hard part. I ran once at 4:30 am and my moms friends all had a heart attack that I got up that early and ran. "Doesn't she know there is a gang going around killing people.", "I can't believe you let her do that!", " Does she not know about the neighborhood weird o?" Thank you to all that have been worried about me. :) I did it just that once and I came out alive! So stop giving my mom a hard time! lol It was actually nice cause it was cool out and it felt great. So needless to say I am now running at the UVU gym. It's free which is nice. ;) But I now just need to find a swimming pool. My triathlon is October 18 of anyone wants to go see me die! jk Hopefully I make it! If I don't just know I loved you all! :)
Work is good. I work at the Wee Care Daycare on campus at 6:45 am to about 8:45 or 9:45am depending on the day. So I have to leave draper at 6:15 am which means I get up at 5:00 am! So I am pretty tired most days. Then I go to school and after school I go to my daycare in American Fork. I like working at both but I still miss my other job. :) I still go back to say hi or volunteer and one of my classes I have to do field work so I choice to go to GIANT Steps! I love them and miss them. So with all those elements in my life I am one busy lady! IF I have neglected you at all please know I love you its just I am so busy. I hope to slow my life down once I get this triathlon off my shoulders. Don't get me wrong though. I have loved training for it. I love to run...so I hope to make up my time there. Anyways, I love you all who read my blog! :) Thanks for being my friend and being patient with me. Love Ya!
Last Summer Concert!
It's Jack Johnson Baby!
Trevor invited me to go to Jack with him. Love them both!!! This was my second Jack concert and he amazes me everytime! He is such an amazing artist.
So along with Jack comes Weed so this is a picture of Trevor and me pretending to smoke some with everyone else around us. :)
Trevor ran into one of his Mission buddies and wife at the concert so they sat by us. Good times!
First Day of School!!!
I know I am a dork...but I love school! I am so happy to be back in school full time. 15 credits this semester and I am so excited! I did feel a little old as I was walking through the halls...so many high schoolers that just graduated and are now going to college. Then you had me who is still a little sophomore. :) I guess I will have to get over that pretty fast. So school is going to be pretty fun and easy I hope. I am just so excited to be back. I am still working at the Daycare in American Fork part time and like that. I miss my job with my autistic kids but I know I am suppose to go back to school and finish that. I hope to some day go back and work at my autistic preschool as a teacher. But I need to finish my schooling first. The faster I get it done the faster I can teach!!! My training is still going strong for my triathlon in October in Lake Powell. Other then school and work my life is great and I am loving it!!!
Roommate Time!
Got to love Juli!! After our roommate dinner at Mi Rancherios (i think that is what it was called) we pushed skinny Juli into this barrel right by the restaurant. She is so skinny she fit right in! lol
Whitney had to help push Jew in a little. :)
I know we are dorks but it was just funny! lol
You have to go to Baseball game in the Summer!
So you are probably wondering what I am doin right? Well, I am clocking the speed of the ball. That's right! I am a pro! lol Me, Whitney, Aaron, Tallon and his friend...(I am horrible...I can't remember her name) all went to the Orem Owlz game one night. It was so fun. I sat next to the Cubs recruiter!! His name was Bob and not only does Bob have a cool job he was also the world's best harmonica player back in the day! haha He told me most people don't believe him so he carries with him a old newspaper clipping of him playing the harmonica and a article. Got to love BOB! 
We had pretty good seats right by the pitchers mount.
Me, Whiteny and Aaron
Whitney, Aaron, Friend I can't remember her name and Tallon
A Camping we will go
I went camping for the first time this summer by a lake. It was so beautiful
This is Whitney singing to our friend Tallon who is going to wait for Whitney! lol
You know Whitney who loves taking pictures of her self so I decided to be in this one too!
In order to get to our camping spot we could either walk or ride in a canoe. Tallon and Rachel paddled off while Aaron, Whit, and me walked to the camp site.
Whitney's Farewell
These are some of my friends from our provo ward. 
Friends giving Sister Denning one last hug
My girls!
Sister Denning and Me
Whitney's farewell went very well. She did an amazing job with her talk and is going to make a great missionary. She leaves August 13, 2008 and we are going to miss her.
Facebooker Now!!! :(
I am so sad to report that I Ashley O. have facebook now!!! The other night while I was hanging out with Ashley and Whit they decided to sign me up even though I was not for it. I would (and Am) getting so much crap from everyone! I was not a facebook fan cause I thought if people want to get a hold of me they can call me right? I still think this is true but I don't understand the facebook stuff! There is to much going on. I just go on and confirm friends and then just today something keeped clicking at me and I couldn't understand where it was coming from. It took me about 5 min. to understand it was coming from facebook. I guess facebook has this chat online (which i think is dumb cause you can do that on IM)anyways, it turns out people were trying to talk to me. So I have facebook now...but don't worry my blogger friends I am 100% for blogging over facebook any day! I think its more personable. So I will never leave my blog...I am thinking about giving up on facebook if I can't get use to it soon! :) I love you all. thanks for still loving me even though I have facebook now! I guess I should change my header now...???
David's autograph
David was nice enough to look up and smile at MY camera. Got to Love him!
Yes...David Cook signed my paper! Love it
David Cook is so Cute!
This is a picture of me trying to get a picture with Cook. He said no more pictures just autographs so I hurried and had someone snap a pic of me with him close by. 
Whit and Sara with Syesha
David just singing to me at the concert
You just have to love him...I mean look at him!
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