happiness

I told y'all I had exciting news...
well, my exciting news is that I'm going to be going to the LDS temple in about a week and a half to receive my endowment in the temple.


side note: what is an "endowment"?
An ordinance we receive in the temple is the endowment.  The word endowment means "gift" or "bestowal."  As part of this ordinance, we are taught about the purpose of life, the mission and Atonement of Jesus Christ, and Heavenly Father's plan for His children.  We gain a glimpse of what it will be like to live in His presence as we feel the peaceful atmosphere of the temple.




I cannot express to you how excited, nervous, happy, and peaceful I feel about this decision I've made.  It's a giant step towards progressing in the church, which is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I can't imagine anything better that I could do for myself than go through the temple and make my covenants with God.

(photo taken by moi)

"And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" -Matthew 16:19

(photo taken by moi)

(photo taken by moi)

I am so excited, have I mentioned that yet?

this is my next big adventure in my life and i'm so thankful to have this opportunity to go to the HOLY TEMPLE of God.

if you'd like to learn more about the LDS Temple, click here

love is a verb.

i am dying over here people.
those who know me best, know i love JM {john mayer}


check it:

those are two of my favorite songs from his new album: Born and Raised.

go check it out.

i wasn't loving it at first, but after listening all weekend, i am more in love.

memorial day

we went and decorated graves for memorial day like we always do.

aren't my parents just so cute?! I love them dearly!

we visited 2 cemeteries this weekend and also went out to the cabin, my favorite place on earth! we did the spring cleaning (raked pine needles, cleaned up sticks, weed wacked, Lysoled the heck out of the cabin, cleaned the carpets, floors, bathroom, kitchen, etc)

It was a nice little getaway and fun to be with my fam!

Then we had a BBQ at my aunties house. I'm so blessed with an amazing and fun family!

How was your memorial day??

total eclipse of the sun...

the solar eclipse happened on Sunday.
So what did the fam do? Stood outside and indirectly looked at the sun...it was a cool experience and I loved it.

I stared for a second and I think my retinas got burned.

My brother brilliantly pointed out that you could see the eclipse in the windows reflection so everyone started looking and taking photos (hence the photo)

temple square cleanup

so I'm going to admit, I have been bad at blogging lately...mainly because I'm lazy. I'm not going to blame it on anything else. I've been busy working as well, living life, dating, serving, etc.

i have been updating via my blogger app (thank you iPhone)

Plus I feel like no one really cares to know what's going down in Ashley world but...Ashley! Ha!

I had the chance to go to the SLC temple grounds and help dig up the old flower beds and prepared them for summer/fall.

It was a lot of fun, lots of spiders, and lots of sunshine. It was a good day!

Life has been very good to me lately. I have some exciting news too...but I'll share that a little bit later :)

Enjoy the photos for now...

cut

so I have been debating cutting my hair for about a month or so now...and on Saturday I took the plunge.

my friend Andi, who is an amazing hair lady by the way, chopped it for me! we took off 8 inches in the back and left the front longer. I love my new hair do and am so happy it's healthy and short for summer! So much fun!

How was your weekend?

lately.

life as of late.

Anyone ever been in a blogging funk? I have NO clue what to blog about these days... And quite frankly, it doesn't bother me.

Any of you ladies have suggestions on what you like to read or see on blogs??

What do YOU do when you hit a writers block?

delayed weekend

my weekend was peachy keen...filled with a blind date, 12:30 AM Walmart runs with my roomies, hanging with my brother, new baby in the family, new shoes, and just having fun! :)

How was your weekend lovely?

temple tuesday

My goal is to go to the Provo, Utah LDS temple once a week on Tuesdays...I'll be taking a photo for every time I go...so far I have 2 photos :)

cinco de mayo

My cinco de mayo was quite fun!!
We had a huge party at the park and so many people showed up!

I love my friends! We always have a good time! And yes, that man posing is my brother! He's single ladies!!