{temporary home}

as I was driving to get my 32 oz. cherry coke (mmm delish) this song came on the radio, on my country radio station nonetheless, I heard this song by Miss Carrie Underwood "Temporary Home"

The last part of the lyrics about the old man reminded me of my grandpa and the tears just started flowing.  Take the 5:01 minutes out of your day to listen to this song.
Life is too short to not embrace the ones you love, take a minute to help others out, or to be kind to a complete stranger.





"My Temporary Home"

Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone.
Another new mom and dad,another school,
Another house that'll never be home.
When people ask him how he likes this place...
He looks up and says, with a smile upon his face,


This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong.
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going.
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home
Young mom on her own.
She needs a little help, got nowhere to go.
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out,
Because a half-way house will never be a home.
At night she whispers to her baby girl,
"Someday we'll find our place here in this world."




This is our temporary home.
It's not where we belong.
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through.
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going.
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home.


Old man, hospital bed,
The room is filled with people he loves.
And he whispers don't cry for me,
I'll see you all someday.
He looks up and says, "I can see God's face."


"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong.
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
This was just a stop,on the way to where I'm going.
I'm not afraid because I know... this was
My temporary home."




This is our temporary home.

{creepy} + {new sweater}

creepy. new. sweater.
no, my sweater is NOT creepy.

it's my creepy bloody eye (proof below)

(bloody photos via Eris the cell phone)

sorry if that first photo made you barf.

I have had this creepy bloody eye for 2 days now.
it doesn't bother me too much, but I am not sure of its cause.
stress?
anger?
popped blood vessel?
who really knows...

but I DO know that my new sweater is a cute thing to behold.
i'ma trenny hot mess.

cheesy smile, sorry. it was a long day and i was tired.

don't you dare judge me.

(ok, go ahead. i'll never know)

new sweater: target

turquoise ring: grandma's old costume jewelry

belt: banana republic

undershirts: buckle

at least I can wear cute clothes when my eye turns all bloody :)

meet me Monday

I've seen this similar idea around the blogging world and I thought it would be fun to head this up.

Reader, meet the newest segment on my blog....it's called "Meet Me Monday"

I wanted to celebrate what remarkable people we are.

Monday is a time to start the week over.

To rejuvinate and have a clean slate.

why not start out with sharing some GOOD THINGS about yourself, huh?

Keep your eyes peeled for the MEET ME MONDAY every Monday, here.

If you'd like to participate, go ahead and snag the little photo. (courtesy of moi)

today:

1 - I am a hilarious human being.  I am always doing things to make others (well, mostly me) laugh

2 - I consider myself to be a very driven individual

3 - today I am in love with my outfit and how I did my hair (can you say Farrah Fauwcett)

4 - today I got a compliment from a random lady at the post office (smile)

Oh won't you join in on the Meet Me Monday fun?!

shuffle

i saw this on a blog and thought it would be a little fun thing for ya'll to see how truly random my musical selection is:

1 - Happy - Natasha Bedingfield
2 - Let's Stay Together - Al Green
3 - Mercy - One Republic
4 - When I Look Into Your Eyes - Firehouse
5 - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
6 - Turning Tables - Adele
7 - Magic Man - Heart
8 - Everytime We Touch - Cascada
9 - I Ain't In Checotah Anymore - Carrie Underwood
10 - U Remind Me - Usher

(true story peeps...this is my random iPod musical happenings today)

you should try this, and then tell me how yours pans out!

-ash-

the voice

time after time - javier colon

my friend Bree told me about this show during our workout the other day, so naturally I had to check it out.
I am in LOVE with this guys voice...gorgeous!
I also love this song, so what a great combo.

you can buy this song on iTunes now, but check it out.  He has a gorgeous voice.

thai thursday

miss mclaughlin and i went out for our weekly 'date' night last night
we went to Spicy Thai (down on University Avenue)

we got lots of yummy food.

eggrolls
massaman curry
pad siew

yummy, huh?

i love it!

do you like thai food?!

this is what i wore on easter.

i know, kinda late, and kind of a shady photo, but deal with it.

dress: old navy

sweater: banana republic

belt: banana republic

shoes: target

royale mcqueen

when i went to work this morning, i made sure that the TV in the operatory was on NBC. 
i gasped when i saw this gown this morning.

GORGEOUS!
can you believe it?!
i know that the royal wedding has been all the rage the past few days or so, but i only cared about seeing the dress.
so beautiful.

one day when i get married, i want a similar looking dress.  I love the lace sleeves, how gorgeous, huh? :)
maybe i can get alexander mcqueen to make me a dress too.

happy friday

a nacho libre Easters

"do you not realize that I've had diarrhea since Easters?!"

Happy Easter

planning

my grandpa Warner passed away on Thursday evening in the McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah.
All of the family had been sitting with him the entire day.
I got the chance to hold my grandpa's hand while he was sleeping peacefully in his hospital bed.
It was a tender moment and I am so thankful I was there with him.

Yesterday I spent the day up in Layton with my grandma and my aunts.

We helped Grandma plan the funeral yesterday.
I never knew how much effort and work (and talk about MONEY) goes into
planning a funeral.  We started off the morning by helping grandma write the obituary.
Next we planned the funeral service.
Then off to the mortuary we went.
We discussed all of the plans from the coffin (which grandpa had already bought and paid for)
to the program, to the flowers.

It was another tough day, but I think it's finally starting to sink in more and more.

My grandma asked ME if I would speak at the funeral service.
I have NEVER spoken at a funeral before and I am slightly nervous about it.

I hope I can make grandpa proud by what I say.

Have you ever spoken at a funeral?  Any suggestions?!