Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
I know...I'm a SLACKER!!!!
I have a lot of catching up to do! We all went to Glamis for Valentine's Day and had a great time! Dustin, Bannon and I drove together in our little Ford with B's huge trailer behind us...that was about 4 gas tanks of gas to go through! haha... Casey, Nicole, Jeremie and Pete followed behind! Finally after the slackers showed up, got loaded, got groceries it was after 7pm by the time we left Ahwatukee! My bike was running and all good! We got to Glamis and set up camp about 11pm and had a good time! When we woke up Saturday we got ready for a morning ride and everyone was laughing at Dustin and his referee jersey that he bought for a riding shirt! haha...
FEBRUARY 28, 2009- Jesse's Par-Tay!!!
So it's been quite a while since i've been on this blog thing! Malisa keeps reminding me that I haven't posted since February, and that wasn't much at all! I love ya Malis (MISS YOU GUYS SOOO MUCH). Jensen didn't want Malisa starting a blog so I'll be sure to include our fun photos of the girls while they were here in Arizona! My cousin Jesse got orders to go back to Iraq for a 2nd time, we had a get together in Show Low at Bannon's place before he left....and Malisa and Jensen were able to come from Oklahoma to join in the fun....the last time they were here was the Easter before! Uncle Pat & Lori with the kids drove out from Colorado so it was nice to see everyone! Here are a few pictures: The weekend for Jesse was a great time; thanks to Amanda for putting everything together! We will miss you Jes! Love ya!
Sunday we spend the morning enjoying family and breakfast and then met with Shellie, the wedding cake lady! We all LOVED the wedding cake she brought and are so excited to see ours in real life...not just out of the wedding magazine! Here is our cake....it will just be lots bigger and 3 tier!
I'm sooo excited for the wedding! It's getting closer and closer and more exciting! I have thus far made everything with a personal touch....and the next project are the wedding announcements that I REALLY need to get after soon! They need to go out in a few weeks! YIKES!!! I can't wait to see everyone again!
MARCH 6, 2009- BACK TO THE DUNES.....GORDON'S WELL & BUTTERCUPWe had a good time and came home....crashed! It's sooo crazy how fast time flies when you get older! haha
March 9-21, 2009- Fun with the Girls!!!
When we got back from the dunes, Malisa was still in town so we hung out! I loved spending time with everyone and makes me miss the time we were apart for 2 years! How sad! Jensen bought a Duner Bug and he and Dustin spent quite a bit of time on that POS! Every night we were in Queen Creek while Dustin & Jensen worked on the bug....Malisa, Aunt Cathi, me and the girls hung out and made dinner! We had a good time! It was nice hanging out with them and getting to know Hailee and Madison (post stranger danger...or anyone who wasn't their mom)! Here are a few pictures from our visits!
APRIL 4, 2009- Camping=Disaster for Ashley
APRIL 7, 2009- Diamondbacks Game!
Dustin's dad and step-mother invited us to go to the 2nd Diamonbacks game of the season! We got ready and met them at Merrie's work and carpooled from there! We are dinner at the ballpark (or tried)....I was craving a ballpark frank (haha) and so that's what I got, but was NOTHING what I wanted! After taking two hot dogs back that were absolutly disgusting (and I hadn't even taken a bite yet) the old lady that was working the hot dog cooking realized she forgot to put water in the thing....so needless to say my hot dog was burnt and soggy! Dustin was nice enough to return the dog for a 2nd time and get me some Panda Express! Thanks babe! We enjoyed the game...but lost! Boo....the ride home was hilarious! Bob and Merrie crack me up and I like giving Bob hell...Merrie encourages it! Thanks guys for inviting us to the game...the seats were great!
April 8, 2009- Farewell Dinner
Tomorrow Jesse is headed to Flagstaff where they will be having a family day for all family and troops before they are shipped out to Indiana for a few months, then ultimately to Iraq for a year or longer. Since some of the family was unable to head up to Flag, Amanda and Jesse coordinated dinner Chili's, until they realized they closed their doors (how sad) and we wound up at Applebee's (not as good)....it was fun! Aunt Cathi, Zac, Britney, Uncle Matt, Aunt Fran, Dustin, Tanya, Me and of course Jesse and Amanda enjoyed dinner and company! We miss you Jesse! Be on the lookout for care packages galore! Here are a few pictures:
***I've been working on this post since the 26th and I'm still not done! I can't keep Malisa waiting for new reading material, so I will post more tomorrow...or Thursday!***

