double the pain.

see this bad boy...
my uncle rented this over the weekend for a family party.
24-feet of inflatable double water slide goodness.

and ya know the saying, "it's always fun and games til someone gets hurt"
well someone got hurt.

can you guess who?
...it was ME.
i am the clumsiest person to ever live.

i went down this several times racing my uncles and cousins.
then i went down one fatal time and my legs went over my shoulders causing
severe pain in my neck and back.

i laid in bed all day yesterday and had some good time to read.
oh yeah, and watch Shark Week
who knew getting injured could be so...fun? haha
i would do it all over again actually. 
my uncle always does crazy stuff like this.
we have a crazy family, but i love 'em!

how was your weekend?

{father of the bride}

this movie changed my life.

from a very young age i loved this movie.

this wedding is like the picture perfect wedding.

the wedding of my dreams.

"i always wanted a wedding at home"

ditto to Annie Banks.

This movie makes me smile from the opening line to the ending when the lovely

The End

letters in cursive show up while George and Nina Banks are dancing.

the music in this movie too, makes me happy.

the song she walks down the aisle to is the reason i begged my piano

teacher to learn Pachelbel's Canon in D major

i tear up when this song plays the night before she gets married.

reader, this movie is probably one of the reasons i want to hire a wedding planner.

the reason i am grateful i have a strong friendship with my daddy.

the reason i love the song Canon in D.

the reason i believe in love.

the reason i want to marry a man to share my life with.

* * *

Annie: What? What's that face?

George: It's nothing.

Annie: Oh, this is going cost you more money.

George: No. It's just... I know I'll remember this moment, for the rest of my life.

George: This was the moment I'd been dreading for the past six months. Well, actually for the past 22 years.

George:  I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. Boy and girl meet, they fall in love, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say I do. I was wrong. That's getting married. A wedding is an entirely different proposition. I know. I've just been through one. Not my own, my daughter's. Annie Banks Mackenzie.

 * * *

i love this movie.

reader, what's your favorite romantic movie?



rolling stones.

sponsorship para los cheapo's

announcing: SPONSORS for August.
yes, i know its a little late.
yeah, i know i'm slow.
and i know i may have called you a cheapo en espanol (don't fret)...
but that's even better news for ya'll.


wanna know why?
the first 10 people to comment on this post
will be my first ever 10 "sponsors" for the month of August

yup. all you have to do is comment and your button will be published on my blog
during the month of August.

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remember, the first 10 comments will be eligible.

good luck to all.
happy bloggin

provo templo

this is where i go to feel at home.
the Provo (LDS) temple.
a place where i can; receive inspiration. gather my thoughts.  feel peace. relax. focus on the gospel. pray. feel joy.

i love this place.  i've had many prayers answered here, along with tonight.
i feel like my week-long battle has been drawn to a close.
i feel peace about everything i've been struggling with this past week.
i know that everything happens for a reason.
and guess what?

life is good. the world is how it should be. 
God is good my friends.

thank you, dear friend.

thanks for sending me sweet emails.

facebook messages.

texts.

thank you for your kind words.

love.

concern.

i feel blessed to have great friends, even if it is my dear bloglies.

i am very fortunate.

i am feeling much better as i am writing this.

who better to make me feel happier than my own dad.

he took me to my favorite place tonight.

joe bandidos.

(yeah, we're pretty much 'regulars' at this joint.)

we talked and he gave me some profound words of wisdom.

he gently reminded me that i need to let go of my own problems

and get out and help others who are worse off than me.

he told me i need to work at improving myself.

things happen for a reason and that being a 20-something isn't always easy.

life is tough.

but guess what else he told me

got me to thinking.  this life wasn't meant to be easy.

even though life is 'tough' because i'm feeling sorry for myself, there is

someone out there who is worse off than me.

i am blessed because of all the goodness God has granted me in this life.

that right there makes me feel much better and i know that things

happen in life for a greater reason than i'm suppose to even understand.

i want to thank you all again for your sweet comments, texts, facebook messages, emails, etc.

i feel loved. and am grateful for all that i have been blessed with.

all my love,

ashley

p.s. get ready for an exciting feature being announced on Friday

i hope you're as excited as i am bloglies

why?

"the only time i don't feel the pain is when i'm asleep.

then i wake up and the pain washes over me.

and i feel like i'm drowning.

how can you do this to me?

i can't eat, think, sleep, or breathe.

i need you. and you're gone.

and i have to live with this hole in my soul."

-ashley warner

that's how i feel today.  not fun, eh?

i should write a song or something.

take that t-swift!

empty.

have you ever felt empty before?
no, i don't mean like an empty tummy...
i mean, just empty.
like there's nothing inside of you.
like something went and ripped everything out of you?

that's how i'm feeling today.
what a difference a day makes, right?
i feel like i am all alone right now.
i am rambling on here in hopes that perhaps me rambling will make me feel better.
this is like word vomit right now.
oh speaking of that, i've had the flu since i've been back from chicago. (no bueno)

i feel hurt. lost. alone. afraid. happy. anxious. excited. nervous. scared.
i feel like being a young single lady has its ups and downs.
i feel like i am running against the wind and am not moving hardly at all.
but i am moving.
slowly.  ever so slowly.

i had a really good chat with my Heavenly Father last night. and guess what?
everything is going to be ok.
no matter what life throws at me.
i know that God is there to listen to me.  to hear me complain.
i know that God sends angels to us at different times in our lives.
i know that i am where i'm supposed to be.
i am so hollow inside right now, but i trust and know that God will take care of me.

i know that i am important to God, and for me, that's good enough.
i am far from perfect.
i am selfish and sometimes unkind.
i am proud and like to be right.
i like to have control of my life.
but God has different plans for me.
i know He is trying to let me grow, but He has his way of teaching me.
i need to be more humble.
more patient.
more kind.
more loving.
i've got a lot to work on.


sometimes i feel like singing "jesus take the wheel" because "i can't do this on my own"
i feel like i've had a spiritual re-awakening. (i need these every few months, dontcha know?)
even though i feel like i'm losing one of my dearest friends, i know God will take care of the details.
i know that i met my dear friend for a reason.
i am not upset or angry about what happened between us.
i am a better woman for having known you.
God is aware of me.  aware of you. aware of every little concern we have.
life is but a short moment and i needed to remember to not lose sight of things i want most.
to not let myself become so selfish.
to not let go of my dreams.

i know this is a lot of word vomit, but i feel better.
i don't even care if you read this, blog friend.
i just feel better knowing that i got my feelings out.

the windy city.

just a few photos from the evening we went in downtown Chicago.


we went to H&M and the Nordstrom rack.
ate at a really delish Italian place by the river.
sweated like pigs.
people watched on the L train.
walked a lot.
enjoyed Chicago.
i love that i can travel for work.
its a blessing to see so many fun places while i'm still 'young n' kickin'.

did you miss me?

have you missed me?

guess what?

i'm sitting in the chicago o'hare airport and am exhausted.

i've been working my buns off since monday this week and have been going all week long.

today i am flying home.

i am so exhausted.

love you all.

can't wait to play catch-up next week.

this is the line we had for security at the airport this morning at 6 am