A new day has come...

Yes, we finally got a KING size bed! It is heaven on earth and we are so happy about it. :) I had to post pictures for Jenny to see. Here you go Jenny enjoy because we do! :)

Graduation!!!!

I first need to say Congrats Steve! You ALMOST did it. ;) ( I say almost because Steve still needs to finish his math class in order to get his diploma. )You are the best husband ever. You accomplished your goal with college and I am so proud of you! I look up to you so much. Thanks for being a wonderful husband! Love You!

So you know when you go to some one's graduation you have the graduation song stuck in your head the WHOLE day? Yeah, that happened to me and let me tell you it was a LONG day! It all started at 10:30 and we didn't get out of the school until 4:30! Yes, 6 hours people!!!! That is way to long, someone needs to fix this madness. :) We had a long day but I am so proud of Steve. His parents flew in Wednesday night and left Saturday morning. It was a really fast trip but it was fun seeing them. :) Now that school is over the job hunt continues. He is still working part time at UVU right now but is looking for bigger and better things...so if you know of anything, let me know. :) I finish my classes and student government last week. I can't express how Happy I am to not to have Student Council anymore. Don't get me wrong, I loved the people on council and will miss them but it was time to move on. I am working as much as I can now at my Daycare so we can hopefully get insurance this fall. :) YAHOO!!! We are so excited to see what this year brings and can't wait to hang out with family and friends all summer long! :)


Steve with his parents

President Holland and the crew :)

Steve walking back to his seat after walking across the stage to get his diaploma

I am so proud of you Babe! Congrats! Love you!

Softball Time!

Steve is playing softball this season with some friends. They asked me if I wanted to play but lets be honest...I don't have the hand eye coordination nor do I have the patience to wait for the ball. I just laughed and told them No Thanks! I told them I would be a better cheerleader then anything. :) They had their first game last Friday. They lost but had fun playing. They only had one collusion that night too! :) It looked really bad but the two players from the same team walked away okay. Just sore and one bloody nose. Can't wait to see what the other games hold. :) GO The ONE HIT WONDERS! :)

MB Concert

I just realized I never posted my Michael Buble pictures from March!!! How could I have forgotten? It was the BEST concert we have been to in my life so far. MB is #1 cute, #2 funny, and #3 amazing singer/performer. We loved his concert and would recommend seeing him whenever you can. We had such a fun night. Thanks Michael!

Look how cute...

I had to post this picture because 1. my husband is so cute and 2. our new nephew Parks is stinkin cute as well. Steve can get Parks asleep like that. He is going to be such an amazing Dad!:)

Spring Break in Nauvoo

We had a blast in Nauvoo for our Spring Break. Steve's brother Mike was sealed to his wife Bione March 19th in the Nauvoo Temple. It was so fun to see everyone from Steve's side of the family.
We left Wednesday at 5:15 in the morning and boy was it a long flight. :) It all started with the airline we flew. Frontier...o how I will NEVER fly Frontier again! We got to the airport to check in and the lady checking us in I guess decided to take her time because it took her 30 min. to check us in!!!! I was so frustrated with her that I had to leave and let Steve get the tickets from her. After we received our tickets we went to our gate got on board and come to find out, you have to pay $6 to watch TV and you only got complimentary drinks. What flight doesn't let you have at least free peanuts!? Our journey only gets better with them too. Don't worry we also had a 4 hour layover in Denver. That was fun...not! We ended up buying some coloring books to kill some time. :)
We finally landed in Chicago and drove about 4 hours to get to Nauvoo. That part was nice cause we got to drive with his parents. When we arrived at Nauvoo it was about 9 o'clock Central time so we were really tired at this point. It had been a long traveling day. It was so fun to see Steve's family and all be in the same house together. His parents rented the Hyrum Smith farmhouse in Nauvoo. It was such a nice place and we all had a great time. Steve and I were really spoiled that weekend too. We got to sleep in a KING size bed and o boy do we need one of those now! It was so nice to not even touch each other in the bed after he always cuddles with me and then I need my space. I tend to sometimes hit Steve in the face at night because I sleep with my arms under my head and when I turn over I accidentally hit him in the face. That's his favorite thing about me. ;) Jk So after our nice big bed we decided its time to invest in a King size bed. Anyways, we played games, went around the Nauvoo sites and then Friday we went to the Temple to see his brother get sealed to his wife. It was such an amazing experience to be in such a historic place and be with people you love in the sealing room. It was awesome! Saturday we went to Carthage and Carthage Jail. I have been to Nauvoo and Carthage before and I still felt the spirit when you walk into were Joseph Smith was killed. The spirit there will never leave. I love church history and the sacrifices the pioneers went through...I can't even imagine. That is why Heavenly Father knew to send me later cause he knew I can't hack it! ;) Sunday came and it was time to go back to the real world. We headed back to Chicago and of course at the airport we sat in the airplane with no A/C for 45 min for them to fix the plane.We finally made it to Denver for another layover and finally touched Utah ground around 12 when we were suppose to be home at 10:50. Honestly we had a great trip but Frontier Airlines will never get business from us again!

It was so fun to see our nieces and nephews and even the new little guy Seth. :) He is so stinkin cute! We had a blast with them and can't wait to see them again. It's hard being so far apart but it also helps because your their favorite aunt and uncle. ;) Sorry Mike and Bione. :) jk
We are so blessed to have such great families on both sides. I couldn't ask for better in laws. They are great! I am so blessed to have Steve in my life and can't wait to start our own family some day. He needs to graduate in April and then found a full time job before that happens. :) April babe! I am so excited we just have to get Steve through his Math class. Anyone know how to do College Algebra? :)
Much Love
The Anderson's

In front of Carthage Jail

Keith and Me

In the room where Joseph was killed

Mike and Bione after Sealing

February comes to a close and March begins!

I know, I know I am such a slacker when it comes to blogging. Please forgive me. ;) I promise to be better this year. Well this month as come and gone fast right? We have been SUPER busy this month with school, putting on events, and DISNEYLAND! You heard me right....Disneyland! Steve sent me a text that really didn't get to me but he sent me a picture of Sleeping Beauty's castle with pack your bags we are going to Disneyland! (His so cute huh?) So I get Friday and Monday off work and we left Thursday night Feb. 11th to Vegas. We slept at the aunt's house and then got up the next day and went to Disneyland. We were there for three days and then we drove to San Diego Sunday afternoon, stayed with some members Steve knew from his mission and then we came home Monday night late. It was AMAZING!!!! 80 degree weather the whole time, we were in heaven. I believe Disneyland is like Heaven...it is the happiest place on earth. ;) Saturday was the only day that was super crowd. It was a three day weekend so it was busy Saturday but Friday and Sunday weren't to bad. Thank goodness for FASTPASS. :) We only waited 55 min. in line for the longest ride. Sunday we had our Magic Morning Pass so we got into Disneyland Park an hour before everyone else. It was awesome! We rode Space Mountain like three times before it got super busy. Our favorite park is California Adventure's hands down. There is nothing more exciting then dropping 12 floors in Tower of Terror. LOVE that ride. We had fun riding that ride, I think we rode it like 8 or more times. :) I also got to ride Toy Story, Nemo, and Monsters Inc. all rides I haven't had the chance to experience before. Words can't even express how much fun we had. It was a great first Valentine's we had together. I just hope I don't expect that every Valentine's Day. :) We had so much fun and now we wish we were back in California.

I have two more events this year that I need to put on after our Mardi Gras party this Friday. :) YAY! I can't wait to be done with Student Council. I have had an awesome experience and great fun with it but I can't wait to be done. :) I have learned to become a better leader and example towards others. I will never forget my experience on Student Council this year...cause I found Steve but I will never forget the things I have learned from it. This next month is coming and I am excited. First of all Sister Denning comes home March 4th!!! Crazy huh? I can't believe she is coming home. Then the next week I will be celebrating my 26th birthday! I know, 26...I am old! jk :) I know I am young but I feel really old now that I am married to the most wonderful man ever! This year is going to be a great one I just know it!

Steve is finishing up his last semester at UVU!!!! :)He is super excited as am I. He is starting a job FINALLY on campus working everyday Monday through Friday. I am excited he has a job now but I guess that means I have to cook now. I made a deal with Steve that until he finds a job he has to cook dinner every night. I guess I better get my cook books out!

We will be going to Nauvoo in March to see his brother and his wife get sealed in the temple. :) We are so excited to take another vacation with our family. We can't wait to see them all, especially our new nephew Seth. My sister in law Jen had a baby boy this month as well! I can't wait to see him and my future niece and nephew this year as well!! We are so blessed to have found a job for Steve and have just great families. Hope you enjoy our pictures. I just wish we would have taken more. I am a slacker when taking pictures and blogging. I will be better! (I hope)
Love
The Anderson's
PS We FINALLY got our wedding pictures back so I hope to post some of those soon too!

Steve in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Me in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle

Toy Story ride

Once upon a time Steve and Ashley meet...

A New Year brings...

A New Blog title! :) You probably thought I was going to say a baby right? lol WRONG!! It means EVERYONE is prego right now and everyone keeps asking me when we are going to have one. Let me just tell you now, it will not happen any time soon and its better to be an Aunt anyways. You play with them and then you get to send them home. We had a sleep over this last weekend with my niece and two nephews and let's just say its great birth control. :) It might have been a bad idea to have a sleepover at our place just because I think Steve wont want to have kids for like 5 years now!!! We will be really old by then. ;) We had so much fun with them though. We played Ghost in the Graveyard, hide n seek, and watched not one but TWO movies to get them asleep that night. I just love my nieces and nephews! They are so much fun and I can't wait to start our own family some day. Steve is so good with kids and he is going to make a great dad! I love him! We can't wait what this year will bring. We have a lot going on this year so far. Whitney my friend comes home from her mission in March, Mike and Bione (Brother and Sister In-Law) get married in the temple, we will be getting a new nephew in Feb. and either a niece or nephew in June, and our 1 year anniversary. :) It will be a busy year and we are excited to start our adventure together.
PS I have to make a correction...Sara and Jordan will have one in July and Amy and Eric in June :) Sorry Sara.

Santa.....I know him!

I can't believe its Christmas already! I love Christmas and just holidays in general. Steve doesn't understand why I love them so much but its just fun to decorate and celebrate a holiday with someone. Especially this year! We are staying in Utah this year for Christmas so this will be our first Christmas together. :) It's so fun to be with your loved one. We will spend Christmas Eve with my family and then Christmas day we will have it together. I love Christmas so we can be with the ones we love and remember what the true meaning of Christmas is. Remembering our Savior Jesus Christ and his birth. I am so grateful for my Savior and I am so grateful for my husband Steve. He is the Best Husband in the World. :)

Now for the fun part. :) Last year I had to quote Elf and I just need to continue this tradition. Hope you enjoy!

Buddy the Elf. What's your favorite color?
I painted a picture of a butterfly
Oooo...suckie...very suckie
He's an angry elf
But the children love the books
Watch out the yellow ones..they don't stop
You did it! Great job everyone.
You look very purpley in that dress

Code of Elves
Treat everyday like Christmas
There's room for everyone on the nice list
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear

I hope you all spread Christmas cheer this year. We can't wait for next year's adventures together. We love you all. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

Love Ashley and Steve

A month already!

I know, I know! It's been to long since I have blogged. You would think being married now you would have more time to blog etc but No. It's the opposite for me. We have been so busy with school, work and student council stuff. I think Steve wishes he hadn't married a Student Life girl cause now he has to actually go to my events and gets to help me out with publicity too! I love him for that. He is so great. He is patient with me when my stress level is high. Thanks babe! We get to go to Michigan on Tuesday for Thanksgiving and we are excited about that. I'm not too excited about the cold but excited to see Steve's hometown etc. It should be fun but weird...its my first Thanksgiving away from my family but I will get to see my parents that Saturday as we are having our Open House in Michigan that day. So, it shouldn't be that bad. People keep asking me "How is married life" It's WONDERFUL! We love every min. of it and are growing together more and more. The only thing that I have a hard time with is saying my name is Ashley Anderson. One time I said my name was Ashley OOO...ldson. OOPS! I had to later tell him it was Ashley Anderson cause he was friends with Steve. lol It was a great moment for me. :) But we love our new lives together and I can't believe its already been a month! Time flies by! I will try to blog more. Maybe I will start a new blog with Steve's name in it cause he LOVES to blog even though he wont admit it. ;) Hope you enjoy some of the pictures I have posted. If anyone has more pictures from our wedding I would LOVE to see them as we probably wont see ours for another month or two! :( Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you remember all that you are thankful for and make sure others know you are thankful for them. I know I am thankful for Steve! He is the world's greatest Husband! I love you babe and thanks for putting up with me! LOVE YOU! :)

Our Wedding Day

My nieces and nephews-Steve kind of had a hard time with just two kids on his lap. ;)

My cute niece Love Her!

Steve's groom cake my sister in law made for him

Our wedding cake-Yummy!