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I am a Slacker on Here..

So I haven't posted in like 8 months, and I came on here to check something else out, so I might as well finish this :)

Day 13 – This week
Well this week I am working mostly. Getting some free tvs from work. Then Friday we're going out to dinner with Seth's family for his grandpa's birthday!

Day 14 – What was I wearing today?
Um, my work clothes. And now a tank and skirt. :)

Day 15 – My dreams
To marry the man I love. Get a job I love. Have 2 kids (hopefully 1 boy and 1 girl), live in a nice house with my family.

Day 16 – My first kiss
I was 17. It was with my ex. It was kinda wet and sloppy. haha

Day 17 – My favorite memory
I have so many, I can't choose one. The many I've have with my friends and family and Seth.

Day 18 – My favorite birthday
Probably 18th and 21st. 18th was when I went to a concert with Melissa and my sister Nicole. It was so much fun. Also that was the first day Seth texted me. :)

Day 19 – This I regret
Stuff I've done to hurt people I love. I never meant to say things to hurt them, but when I get upset I say stupid things.

Day 20 – This month
Nothing much is going on. Mostly working. I did go camping with Seth at the beginning of the month. It was a lot of fun! :) Every thing else this month will pretty much be spontaneous.

Day 21 – Another moment
Um--the first time I hung out with my bestie, Melissa, we went to a friend of hers house. When we got there we couldn't figure out which door to use. So we ended up walking back and forth knocking on doors. And at one of the doors they had flower pots out and we knocked them all over then busted out laughing. Its one of those things where you have to be there, but it was great!

Day 22 – This upsets me
The many parents now a days who care more about partying and men/woman then taking care of their children.

Day 23 – This makes me feel better
Just hugging Seth or laying in bed with him always makes me feel better. :) And talking to Melissa.

Day 24 – This makes me cry
Um--thinking about losing my family or friends or Seth. They are my life.

Day 25 – A first
Well my first kiss with Seth was May 27th, 2007 :)

Day 26 – My fears
Again, losing my loved ones, heights, flying.

Day 27 – My favorite place
Anywhere with Seth. Somewhere pretty and romantic.

Day 28 – This I miss
Camping with my family when I was younger.

Day 29 – My ambitions
To find a job I love-hopefully working with kids, getting married and having 2 kids.

Day 30 – One last moment
My first date with Seth I went bowling with friends. It was a nice time but at the end of the night I thought he didn't like me. It was actually that he was kinda nervous cause my friends were there and he's shy like me. :)

I am behind so I will do Day 06-Day 12. :)

Day 06: My Day

Well nothing exciting has happened today. I woke up super late, cause I could! :) I have the day off! I called about my car since they were supposed to call and let me know what they found out, but I found out that they still don't know cause it won't stall for them like it does me. But I told them to keep trying, cause I really want my car fixed!! Other then that..I started laundry and did some dishes. Its a lazy day for me. hehe


Day 07: My Best Friend

My best friend is Melissa. We have been best friends since about the 10th grade. We were friends before that but it wasn't til sophomore year we got to know each other even more. It was one night when she called and asked me to hang out with her and her friends and I said sure..and we ended up in a fit of laughter over knocking over flower pots at her friends house. Its a "you had to be there" moment. lol But ever since that day we've been best friends. She's amazing. She can cheer me up..and she has a 1 1/2 year old son and he helps cheer me up too! :) I don't know what I'd do without them!


Day 08: One Moment

I'm not exactly sure what I am to put here...one moment in my life that I'll never forget is the day I meant the guy I want to spend my life with. :)


Day 09: My Faith

This is very complicated for me. I was baptized Catholic but I really do not believe in a lot of their beliefs. And I don't really go to church but I do believe in God. I say I am Christian-Seventh Day Adventist.


Day 10: Today I Wore This

I am still in my pajamas. Haha..like I said, I'm having a lazy day!


Day 11: My Siblings

I have a lot. 4 sisters and 3 brothers. And it is very complicated but I will not go into the detail. 2 of my brothers (Shawn and Trent) are my moms kids and 1 sister (Nicole) is my moms kid. The rest are my dads kids who I don't see very often. Jon, Mindy, Kayla and Monica. It's all very confusing and complicated.


Day 12: In My Handbag

Its not really a "handbag" haha but in my purse I have my wallet, 2 checkbooks, a day planner, a comb, perfume, ibuprofen, sunglasses, cell phone (when not at home), pens, camera, and a few other misc items. haha. Its a big purse. lol

Days 03-05

Day 03: My parents

Well I should say parent. I really only grew up with my mom. My dad has a whole lot of kids and lives an hour and a half away. And I am definitely not a top priority to him. He always says he wants to get together with me or he'll call but he does not. He will tell his other children how much he loves them and is proud of them, but not me. Cause, well, he doesn't know me cause he hasn't even really tried to get to know me. But thats okay because my mom and I have a very strong bond. We are like best friends. I don't see her as much now that I live a little farther away, but we do try to get together to go see a movie or go shopping. Most kids don't really like to spend a lot of time with their parents but I enjoy the time with my mom. She is a very wonderful person and she did a wonderful job raising me by herself. I love her very much for all shes done for me.


Day 04: I ate this today

Um so far all I've had today was pizza. Haha..And I had a coke cherry zero to drink. lol



Day 05: What is love?

I think love is where you take the person as they are. You would do anything for that person and they are your best friend. You can sit around and do nothing and just enjoy each others company. You are able to just talk about anything and everything with each other. You can fight and still care for each other. You can be together forever and still get butterflies just seeing them.

Day 02: My first love.

My first love would be Seth, the man I am currently dating. And honestly, hes only the second guy I've really dated. But with Seth..I feel like it was kind of meant to happen..its a long story. I started working at Copps in Oct. 06..and I worked with him once and awhile..never really talked to him much but I thought he was cute..and at the same time I was thinking in my dreams And then one time at work he was talking to someone else and he had a fiance! I was like well that stinks..haha just thinking funny thoughts to myself cause I had a little crush on him. Well months later is the first time we really talked. This was around April 07. We worked together like all day..and had some good conversations. Well it was like a couple weeks later, this girl who worked with us told me he liked me and she was wondering if I liked him..but I wouldn't answer her..cause I get paranoid and I thought she was pranking me for whatever reason..and I did find out he and his fiancee spilt up. But I still wasn't sure..so I waited and she kept asking me..and finally I admitted I did like him some..and I'd possibly go out with him..then a week later, one day before my 18th birthday me and my best friend Melissa went to Copps and purposely went through his line..and he asked for my number! That was the best moment! And it went from there..he called me that night and we set up a date. He said he was waiting for me to turn 18 cause he was 20 at the time, almost 21..lol..but then about a week later we made it official and we've been together for 3 1/2 years now and I am absolutely in love. I always say getting hired at Copps, even though the job blows, was the best thing cause it brought me to him. :)

Welcome 2011!

So I haven't been on here in months! I guess not a whole lot has happened. Last thing on here was about getting Doug. Well we've had him for almost 5 months now. He is getting better! Not really peeing in the house like he did, and hes starting to learn new things. Its great!

Well I had a great Holiday season! Sad its already over..theres always so much anticipation and then its gone just like that! But it was a good year. Now on to make 2011 great!

I'll post some pics from the last few months!


Doug!


Flowers Seth got me on Sweetest day!


Me and my niece Jacinda on Halloween!

Alright so I'll do Day 01 now..About me! :

Alright so my name is Ashlyn, obviously. I am 21 years old. I live in Plover, WI with my boyfriend, Seth. We've been together 3 1/2 years now. Lived together for 2 1/2. We have a dog named Doug. I love to read, and write even thought I'm not the best writer. I love to stay in touch with my Lex girls :) of course. My best friends name is Melissa. She has a 1 1/2 year old son. I love to spend time with my family. I am super close to my mom, sister and niece. My niece it 7 1/2 and we are like best friends! I am not in school right now..I went for a year but didn't know what I wanted, so I stopped instead of wasting money on uncertainty. I would love to go back one day, even to a tech school to get a license or degree in childcare. I grew up with my mom being in childcare since I was 6 months all the way to 17. Its kind of a family thing because all at one time a few years ago my mom, sister and brother worked at the same daycare. I absolutely love kids. They can cheer you up in a matter of seconds. They have no worries or stress. They just live life to the fullest. So one day I hope to work with kids..and one day have one of my own. :)

New Year New Beginnings

I am stealing this from Lily! Since I am never on here. I will try to post as much as possible!


Day 01 - About me
Day 02 - My first love
Day 03 – My parents
Day 04 – I ate this today
Day 05 – What is love?
Day 06 – My day
Day 07 – My best friend
Day 08 – One moment
Day 09 – My faith
Day 10 – Today I wore this
Day 11 – My siblings
Day 12 – In my handbag
Day 13 – This week
Day 14 – What was I wearing today?
Day 15 – My dreams
Day 16 – My first kiss
Day 17 – My favorite memory
Day 18 – My favorite birthday
Day 19 – This I regret
Day 20 – This month
Day 21 – Another moment
Day 22 – This upsets me
Day 23 – This makes me feel better
Day 24 – This makes me cry
Day 25 – A first
Day 26 – My fears
Day 27 – My favorite place
Day 28 – This I miss
Day 29 – My ambitions
Day 30 – One last moment

Doug :)

Alright, so many of you probably already know..but I have been trying to adopt a dog. His name is Doug and hes a beagle. I went and saw him on Tuesday and filled out an application. They told me to call today at 1pm but the lady I was to talk to was gone so I left a message. I am hoping she calls tomorrow. If not I will call again. I am just oober anxious. I have been wanting a dog..since I had to get rid of my last one. :'( He was a beagle too. I have my fingers crossed they will approve us!

The good and bad times

Sooo..some of you may know my cousin was in a pretty good car accident Saturday night. She supposedly swerved to miss a deer or dog and she flipped her car and flew out going 20-30 feet. But I saw the pics of her car today..I think the fact that she wasn't wearing her seat belt saved her life. The car was pretty bad. But anyways..she has some pretty serious injuries. She had blood on the brain, but the doctors aren't doing surgery yet cuz I guess its not bad enough. It should take care of itself. She has a few broken ribs and a collapsed or partially collapsed lung. They put chest tubes in her. Poor girl..she said those hurt like hell. I can just imagine. But its helping..she had so much fluid in her lungs. I went to see her today. When I saw her the first time she was off her drugs so they could give her an epidural. She was in so much pain. Made me wanna cry to see her like that. When we came back later though, she had a test shot of epidural and she was a little happier. The third time, she had her little button thing she can push to get drugs back, and she was pretty happy. Not realizing of course, that that thing only allows so much out. haha..but we had her laughing by the time we left. Me and my mom got her a balloon and a necklace..the necklace was kinda like a charm bracelet where you can put whatever you want on it..well they are little circles called Infinity circles..we got family, strength and smile for her. Oh and I got her a little good luck token. So hopefully things will start to get better soon. I'm not sure how long she'll be in the hospital..but she was moved out of the ICU and into Trauma..so shes getting somewhere. Thanks for all the prayers guys!



So now or something a little more cheerful...me and Seth are going camping tomorrow. I am totally excited. We always go at least once a year. We borrow his dads camper. Its so nice to just get away for a few days!

Rain, Lightning, Thunder...and TORNADOES?!

Okay, so I know I've said before that I hate storms. Today has seriously been the worst! It started as I was going to work at 2:30pm. It was dark and rainy. I started work at 3...well it started to get darker out..but by the looks of the radar before work it wouldn't be all that bad. We usually are pretty lucky...not today! Well I was at Copps (the grocery store) today for work. And I took a cart of for parcel (we load the bags into peoples cars at their request if you didnt know) and anyways they have a special entrance for that. Well the doors they have are just like swing doors. As I was standing there looking outside to see how dark it was, I noticed it was raining pretty hard and getting really windy. The door actually came back and hit me. The doors are pretty heavy, so on a normal day it doesn't fly open like that. And the parcel is under a canopy thing..and even standing under it I was getting pretty wet because of the wind. Well I load the car and walk back in. Seth's there talking to me then a manager and he looks outside. And then as I walk back in to where the registers are, this older lady who works there is standing by the customer entrance and she says she doesn't like how the sky is so green..and right after she said that the lights went out!! She screamed..I thought it was kinda funny..we have a generator..even tho the actual lights came back on like 45 secs later. Then the manager makes the announcement..theres a Tornado warning. I HATE tornadoes. This has only happened one other time..and that time wasn't this bad. Well that time we had hail..this time we didn't. But this time they made everyone go back to the bathrooms and the hallway by them. We stood there for like 20-30 mins. But they were keeping us updated and they said a tornado was spotted in Nekoosa...which is where my mom lives. Like a 10 min drive from Wisconsin Rapids where Copps is. I freaked out and started crying because Nekoosa is sooo small and my mom works nights so I wasn't sure if she would be sleeping. I feel foolish for crying..but I am uber close to my mom and I was worried. Luckily Seth had his cell cause mine was in our break room. So I called my mom..and she was so clueless about it. She didn't even know there was a tornado. But I still told her to go to the basement, haha, but she said it had pretty much passed. But anyways..it was quite a day. At least I got half an hour to stand around. lol. And I'm still not sure where the Tornado even was, cause every says something different. They had to close Wal Mart because it lost power..so people came to us. I wish we'd lost power so we could go home. Haha..but then even on my way home at 10..it was lightning again..the first one was from like 545-615..and its still raining pretty hard and lightning. Its 130 am. This is just insane for us. We never have this many storms back to back, and for like weeks. We've had so many storms this month. Luckily not all this bad..but it feels like we're in Oklahoma or Kansas.

I just had to tell you all that...it was just so crazy..I am not used to this kind of stuff! This is why I could never live in Oklahoma or Kansas or anywhere where this is normal. lol

Annoyances

So, I don't know if this will make sense, but what really annoys me is when someone goes to see a movie, such as Eclipse and bitches about how shitty it is. It bothers me when these people have never even read the book. So they really have no clue. I hate how people will get into a movie just cause its got hot actors and its popular. Try reading a book once in awhile. If you've read the book and didn't like it, thats okay..but honestly, you probably have no clue if you havent even read the book. People who think reading is lame but then love a movie about the book annoy the crap out of me. Stop being lazy and read!

Okay..just had to get that out there.

My first Eclipse viewing!

Alright so..before I read anyone elses thought I need to ramble on about my own. I went today at the 1230 showing with my 7 year old niece Jacinda. We got to see it on the mega screen! Woot! :)

Anyways..lets begin.

I have to say I LOVED the beginning. I thought it was very creative and different for them to start with Riley and not be focused on Bella right away. And may I say Riley is a total cutie!

The meadow scene..I still dont feel the chemistry 100% and its KStews fault. Rob was great. But the actual field was beautiful!!!

I love anything with Charlie. He always makes it funny! Like when Bella says shes still a virgin. Then he says he likes Edward a little more because of that. Nice little laugh there. lol

The scene with Bella and her mom was done very well, I thought. Pretty touching. Probably one of the better scenes Kristen did. I actually almost had a tear.

Also, I liked how they took us to Seattle and showed us what Riley and the newborns were up to. I have to say I like how they didnt make this a "Lets follow Bella around the whole time" deal.

The flashbacks were wonderful! It was awesome to see Rosalie and Jasper's story...oh Jasper. I loved having more of him. I loved when he was teaching the others about killing newborns. And his playfulness with Alice. So cute!

Rosalie's hair..MUCH BETTER! Although her eyebrows bugged me.

The action---AMAZINGLY AWESOME! I seriously went to the edge of my seat to watch it. I loved when the Cullens were chasing Victoria through the woods. And the fight at the end. So very well done!

Oooh and of course. I liked how when the vampires limbs were ripped off it actually looked like ice underneath. At first I was a little put back..but when I thought about it I was like wow...thats actually cool. Since they are so cold and like Rosalie said they are "frozen."

Oh and the Bella/Jacob kiss. The first one was funny as hell! The second one...well seemed to me they had more chemistry then KStew and RPattz which is a problem.

I know I am missing many things I should say. There was just so much in this movie. Oh I liked Jessica's graduation speech. lol. So true! haha..but yeah..

Ooooh I felt sooooo bad for Bree at the end. She was so scared and helpless. Now I don't know if I'll be able to read her book. :( Poor girl. I hate Jane. haha

Oh yeah and the story Billy told..I like how it showed us then at the end with Bella cutting herself to save Edward..it was cool to see both parts. And of course looooved when Edward killed Victoria...but poor Riley..killed because of her. Bitch! lol

ANNNND OF COURSE! The tent scene. It was done so well. Like I think almost word for word from the book. Pretty close. Thats what I loved..this time around I felt like we were closer to the book than any of the others.

So I know I am missing stuff but I'll finish for now..But just gotta tell you all what my niece said. Well first she asked if I was team Edward or team Jacob..and I said Edward. And she kinda sighs and is like..oh I'm Jacob. lol Then after the movie I asked her what she thought. She said she liked it...except for the kissing. HAHA