Showing posts with label Bestie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bestie. Show all posts

November 20, 2008

I've been assigned to be positive..

The Boo made me promise to be positive today after 48 hours of putting up with my pouty brattiness (apparently not a real word, it should be one) he exclaimed, "Tomorrow you have to try to be positive!" So here I am completing my assignment like a good little student! Today has been better and I attribute that to being loved my an amazing man and him making sure I started my day off well with a sweet text message. ("I miss you and I love you very much") Well that made my day!



Not much has happened today..I mean somethings have happened so I feel a little relief about somethings I was stressing over (I know you're probably like, "What the hell is she talking about??" Just "somethings" [ ha ha] that I don't feel like broadcasting to the whole Internet world.)



Also apparently I have been given a blogging award (by the bestie, which I figure has to be because I am her bestie not necessarily because I'm this wonderfully amazing blogger ha..thank you though! KISSES)



So this is the award..






(Yes it does say I am CREATIVE!)

So I am supposed to award 6 other bloggers, post some rules, and other stuff..here's all that..(For once I am following the rules..GASP! I know..)
Here are the rules for this one:
1. Mention the blog that gave it to you and comment on their blog to let them know you've posted your award.

2. Publish these rules.

3. Share six values that are important to you and six things you do not support.

4. Grant the prize to six people.

Six Important Values/Beliefs:
1. Generosity
2. Trust
3. Loyalty
4. Selflessness
5. Tolerance
6. Love

Six Unimportant Values/Beliefs:
1. Selfishness
2. Ignorance
3. Dishonesty
4. (Being) Judgemental
5. Unforgiving
6. Jealousy(to the point of causing hatred)

And I am tagging..
(I realize I have no one to tag!) I mean bestie has tagged the only bloggers(Miss Musing, Lindsay, and JD [who's private blog is somewhere else, I don't have the link right now]) I know! What the eff..I need more blog friends! (depressing..wait no I am positive pauly today so..not depressing, just unfortunate)

November 18, 2008

And I don't remember Saturday night at all..

This was another amazing weekend for several reasons, one being it was spent in the company of The Boo and his (well now our) friends, I had oodles of fun, friendships grew, and I saw my Bestie. Friday I made dinner and it was pretty uneventful..Saturday we watched football (both the gators and badgers won!) and then we had people over to watch the fight (ask me who fought or won and I won't be able to tell you) I decided it was a good idea to pound down several sparks and who knows how many shots of cherry vodka on an empty stomach..(hence why I don't know what happened) I have been told that one second I was fine, shouting obscenities to everyone, telling them to "Get on my level" (oh how embarrassing) and then a few minutes later I was passed out, so unconscious I couldn't walk, had to be carried to bed, and then carried to and from the bathroom to hug the toilet. (oh yes and there was also several crying spells where I told The Boo he didn't love me) I am not sure what happened but I guess it was the empty stomach and the pace that I drank. Anyways...I woke up at 5 am, dying of thirst and still a little tipsy..and then back up at like 9, where I had to get ready for the Jags game..So I drank lots of water and caprisuns, made myself eat breakfast and was ready to drink again by noon! Tailgating was amazing! I got a surprise showing of the Bestie! So so so glad I saw her! And grew even closer to The Boo's roommate's girlfriend, let's call her Bananas! (She thankfully helped take care of me Saturday night!!) The first half of the game was fun since we were winning, the second half was not so much fun. Oh well, at least I got to spend it with The Boo and I can remember it!! haha, ok not really that funny but still..Monday we celebrated our anniversary! Yay! We got Outback take out and it was really yummy, watched Get Smart and went to bed fairly early...The Boo is wonderful..(if you didn't already figure it out), our relationship is wonderful, and my life is 100 million times better with him in it. (that about sums it up..)

October 29, 2008

Why is it so hard to get a mediocre job around here?!?!?

So my quest for a job is really frustrating and I probably give up on it several times a day and then realize, "no you have bills to pay NEXT week"....It angers me to have to keep applying for jobs that I am greatly overqualified for, but to also not get an interview for or to have to keep calling them only to hear, "H.R. isn't in today.." EVERYDAY..this lady named, Brenda, must be fictitious...The lack of transportation makes it hard to take any jobs outside of a 10 mile radius and this town is so small there isn't much of anything..I hate it..I hate it here...

Friday cannot come fast enough, I can have another weekend where I can forget about my "I need a job, I'm broke, I suck" problems. The Boo sure does make life sweeter. (yes I have a huge grin from ear to ear on my face)

Anyway..I was thinking of doing something I saw the bestie do in her blog a bit ago..write my 17 year old self a letter..So here it goes..

Dear 17 year old Ashley,

You're in your junior year and you might think you have some serious problems: annoying, nagging parents, no car, a stupid cashier job and a bunch of meaningless relationships under your belt(this is just what they are...trust me). But enjoy this time because it will go by so fast. Soon you will be struggling to make ends meet and there won't be endless shopping sprees to Forever 21. Appreciate your looks now, because you really aren't fat and they was never anything ugly about you. You will quickly have the way you view your body shaken up and it will be really hard for you to find your confidence, so build it up now.

I think I'll let you make the same mistakes over because without one there wouldn't have been the next, and so on and so forth. You're going to meet someone who should have just remained your friend, but without him you would miss out on one of the best gifts God has for you, your son. You're also going to use alcohol to mask the pain of another failed relationship and you make poor choices, however without this lack of judgement you would miss out of your next best gift, your daughter. The only thing I would tell you is to realize that you're better than the guys that you surround yourself with. Your worth is more than they will ever let you see.

You will go through some hard years of heart break, but it will all be worth it because one day not too far away you will meet the man you've always dreamed of and in a way you would have never imagined. Those years of hurt will make you open your eyes, your heart and your mind and you will finally be ready to love unconditionally and give endlessly just like it should be. You will know what you want and need which makes it possible for you to find it.

Try not to sweat your first love and his girlfriend causing drama..your tears aren't worth it. They both will realize their mistakes and beg for your forgiveness. You were never in the wrong, so just hold your head high and enjoy the rest of highschool.

Do hold on to that best friend of yours, she will be one of the only friends to stand through everything. You will have a lot of disagreements and you will hurt each other, but she is your soulmate because no matter what you couldn't live without her in your life. Make sure you keep acting just as silly as always with her, those memories will last you a lifetime.

I know that things have changed greatly between your Aunt and the rest of the family. But please don't distance yourself from her, and do whatever it takes to convince your mom not to either. Your time with her is limited and tomorrow is not guaranteed. Always let your loved ones know how you feel, but especially her.

I'm going to close this with, please remember that you are going to miss this, yet life has so much more in store for you. So don't give up and don't settle. Remember that you are a smart and beautiful girl, inside and out.

Love Your 23 year old self

October 28, 2008

Alcohol, Jags Football, and First Impressions..

Let's just say first off I've had the best weekend I could have ever EVER imagined! The Boo is an amazing being and I keep saying, "What did I do to deserve to have him in my life.." But what haven't I done??..I've always worn my heart on my sleeve, given my all, and wanted the same in return and HE is now staring me in the face..I'm throwing all my "wanting to take things slow" thoughts out the window because he is just what I've always wanted..I know there will definitely be critics, probably some that I'm really close to, but I have always followed my heart, I have spent years grooming my intuition and it can sense when things are wrong (I just chose to ignore it...A LOT) And nothing about The Boo is wrong..I can't really tell you anything I do not like about him. Sounding too good to be true?? I think that sometimes too, but I am living in the moment(ok not totally true because I can see this going very well in the future...) Since I have the experience of many failed relationships(and a failed marriage) I can honestly say this relationship is unlike any I've had before. It was always about me giving 110% and not getting much in return, about me trying to convince the other person I was right for them...The Boo already knows that I'm right for him (this being confirmed by some late night/early morning convos) I am letting him say certain key things first before I let him know how I feel, that way I know it's genuine and untainted. It's hard to explain to someone how I am feeling, there really aren't too many words for it..but to try to put it into perspective..I was laying with my head on his chest and I realized that that is where I was always meant to be..resting in the crook of his arm, head on his chest, listening to his heart beat and his breath rise and fall...listen to the life go in and out of his chest and realize that now I have something MORE to live for..I'm not just getting through each day for my children..I want to share everything with this man. And when you feel such strong feelings for someone like that, is there really any way to put a time limit on when it's ok to feel such things?? (By the way none of my feelings are clouded by physical things [READ: Sex] and when we do have that special moment it won't cloud anything up, only enhance everything) With that said I can now give all the details of the wonderful weekend..

Saturday was a pretty stressful day around the house, tensions high between my mom and I..I was SO very happy to be rescued by my knight in a shining maxima (he he)..After watching my college team (Wisconsin Badgers baby!!) finally win a game and break their 4 game losing streak, The Boo picked Boots and I up. I must admit I was a little shy again at first, but after spending so much time with him I don't think I will be shy anymore. We got to his house and I immediately felt welcomed by his room mates. They were all SO sweet and really interested in Boots, which greatly surprised me. This proved that The Boo must have said some really good things and made them understand that I wasn't just some girl. Boots did have a little fussy episode for a bit (I'm thinking she just got overwhelmed and overstimulated with the new place, people, and dogs) Once Boots had settled down though, The Boo took me to his boss's/friend's place to hang out. Again, everyone was really cool. I didn't feel awkward or out of place. We ended the night with a nice cuddlefest (God, I love sleeping next to this man...even if I could barely sleep because I just wanted to stay up and talk and be in his arms)

Sunday..(Funday..) started with us dropping Boots off at the sitter's, then off to tailgating for the Jaguar/Browns game..I was a little nervous, I didn't know anyone besides who I came with and all of them I had just met except The Boo (obviously) I did drink some alcohol(Let's just remind you that it's been a year since I've drank anything!!) I took it slow, everyone was watching me (I could have still used the Bestie though) There were some times I got irritated with The Boo, but he quickly apologized and made up for it.(Another huge thing, he doesn't want to fight, doesn't want me to be mad or upset and isn't so full of pride that he can't apologize and kiss and make up) So we tailgated for like 5 hours before the game..and I was feeling pretty good..The game was fun, The Boo gets a little rowdy, but if I could handle the Bestie during football, I knew I could handle him and I did (He kept saying he was worried that I wouldn't want to go home with him after the game..so cute) Now even though we didn't win, it was a lot of fun. I got to spend some time with The Boo and got to see all the things and people he had been telling me about. (Unlike boyfriends in the past who didn't really let me in on their lives) The night ended with me being a little excitable (a nice G rated way of putting it) and The Boo passing out, while Boots refused to sleep. (Taking care of a baby after having some drinks is much more difficult..) Needless to say, we all got to bed safe and sound sooner or later.

Monday, The Boo was supposed to take me home, however we quickly decided that we wanted more time together. So I patiently waited at his house while he worked. Once he got home we got somethings and I made him dinner (Spaghetti Pie..at his request) I was nervous since cooking for someone is HUGE and I had never actually made spaghetti pie on my own. So with the help of several calls to my mom, I was able to make it and it turned out good! Nothing burned or burned down (ha ha) We then watched some Monday Night Football and cuddled and talked til the early morning where we fell asleep and woke up still in each other's arms..(this has never happened to me, boyfriends of the past like to wait til they think I'm asleep and then push me off) Let's just say I didn't want to go to sleep, but passed out from pure exhaustion only to wake up a few hours later and be wide awake, wanting more and more time with The Boo. He brought us home early this morning before he had to work and it was really hard to watch him get back in his car and leave.

I can't remember feeling this way before..that's how it should be..past 'loves' and heart breaks are fading and all I want to think about or remember is HIM...and what lies ahead of us..(the only things I can remember is what they all did wrong, and he now does right) I am getting a little teary eyed just thinking about some of the things he said to me this weekend(yes, a good happy teary eyed..a my heart is full and overflowing teary eyed..a I never want to not feel like I do when I'm with him teary eyed) He keeps saying things are going so well, he is worried that something is going to happen to mess things up, but I can't even imagine what could happen. He makes me so happy that nothing...and no one could make me want something else..

As for how The Boo is with Boots..He is amazing..He left for work on Monday and kissed me and then kissed her..the sweetest thing ever..He was kind of unsure at first but things have definitely changed and I can see it and I like it..he is a good man and that's all I want for her..

My mom met him for the first time this morning when he was dropping us off and she told me that he made a good first impression on her..boyfriends of the past, she says, were so arrogant that that just was a foot ahead of them before they even started talking she didn't like them. The Boo, she says, is not like that at all, she got a good vibe and that makes me ECSTATIC! I really really truly honestly with every fiber of my being see only good things coming of this...I look forward to every text message, every phone call, the next time I get to feel his lips on mine, the next time I get to see him smile, and of course each every new day, every new milestone..for once I know that I'm going to have someone special around for the holidays..someone I can really share them with..someone that I can really fall in love with and it mean just as much to them. This right here..THIS is my new beginning..I have put in enough years of heart ache and I finally get to cash them in for the final prize.

October 15, 2008

I have been tagged..


So I don't have 6 albums anywhere so I just picked the 6th picture from my first album. (oh I was tagged to do this by the bestie..basically pick a picture, post it and explain it)
This picture has to be close to 2 years old..it's from WAAAYYYY back in the day when my ex(husband..yes i was married..SURPRISE!) and I had first separated..back in the day when we had just discovered going out and partying all night long..back in the day when The Atlantic was still new and exciting..haha..those were the days. Oh and back in the day before I used to get totally obliterated everytime I drank..And if you hadn't figured it out, it's my bestie in the pic with me..so ta da..