called to serve

 

Elder Zachary Todd Smith
Melbourne, Australia Mission
Been out: 237 Days (8 months)
RETURNS HOME: MAY 23, 2014



Elder Matthew Chad Olsen
Nashville, Tennessee Mission
Been out: 223 days (7 months)
RETURNS HOME: JUNE 6, 2014

 

Elder Logan Paul Williams
Boston, Massachusetts Mission
Been out: 167 days (5 months)
RETURNS HOME: AUGUST 1, 2014

Elder Camron Paul Webster
Atlanta, Georgia Mission
Been out: 1 day
RETURNS HOME: JANUARY 16, 2015

     

 

Elder Seth Bloomfield
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mission [Spanish Speaking]
LEAVES IN: 43 DAYS

 

 

Elder Christiaan Allen
Ghana, Africa Mission
LEAVES IN: 136 DAYS

 

 last but certainly not least, my soul sister

Sister Hailey Marie Archibald
CAN TURN PAPERS IN: 2 DAYS

 

 

 

 I just want to say that I've been blessed with some of the greatest friends on planet earth. Starting all the way back to Jr. high when this little redneck girl moved from Tennessee, these people became my family. I don't remember ever going a week without being with my boys? And more than that, I can't think of a week where I didn't have a sleepover with Hailey. Those were the glory days y'all and I can't picture the last 8 years without these sexy faces in it. These will be some of the greatest missionaries of all time--hands down. I've watched these beautiful human beings grow to be one with the gospel that they're proudly proclaiming and I can honestly say there isn't any better representatives for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
As we part separate ways and grow in distance, the memories of a crazy and ridiculously fun yesterday keep this girl comforted.

Good friends are hard to find, harder to let go, but impossible to forget.

God speed my friends.

 

christmas bucket list report

This list look familiar? Yup, it is the same dedicated list that I wrote a month with the intention of actually getting crap done..but as you can clearly see, there ain't a lot to show for this last month.

Moral of the post: Don't count of me for motivation. I'll just let you down.

Amy Fraughton Photography

I've been asked about who took my senior pictures a lot lately so, I thought I would do a post about it!

 

Guys. I LOVED my senior pictures. Exactly how I pictured them.

 

Amy Fraughton, my dear friend's mamma took them and dang she is good. I would recommend her a hundred times over. Wedding, senior pics, family pics, grad announcements or just some classic selfies to remind yourself of how sexy you are--this is the woman for the job!

 

Check her out on Fbook & her website!

 

 

 

You go Glen Coco.



recap

I blame finals for not blogging. So, here is my last couple weeks wrapped up in a pic-perfect post.

 

 

 

1. I went and saw the lovely lights at Temple Square. I will admit they're nothing in comparison to the lights seen at the Mesa Arizona Temple, but they were delightful nonetheless. I could have easily posted a cute and might I add, an attractive picture of myself but I thought, eh...better not.

{if you didn't catch the Pitch Perfect reference go put yourself in the corner}

 

 

2. Finals blew up in my apartment. Let it be known that I can withstand pretty much any household tornado, but this....this was just so wrong.

 

3. I got meself a boyfran. His name is Teddy and we snuggle.

 

4.Behold the most beautiful chip ever manufactured. I have named it the "ButtBoobie Chip"--the most prestigious chips of all chips. The chip has been preserved and hung on my wall to remind me of its beauty and perfection.

 

5. Salt Lake City would not stop dumping white stuff & I swear the weather was after me. Every time I turned, so did the direction of the wind. Needless to say, my eyelashes and tear ducts have frozen off.                 {yes, sometimes walking in the snow made me start crying}

 

6. I went this delectable burger restaurant in Sugarhouse where you ordered your food over the phone! AZ get with the program and start making restaurants more Ashlynn friendly already!

 

7. The Rocky Mountain Muggle Association hosted the Yule Ball in the Salt Lake City this year. It was snowy and magical all night! You want to know what surprises me though? That people are still surprised that Harry Potter is still my alternative life? Get over it people! I'm a flippin witch!

 

8. I finished my finals, I slept none and I hoped on the plane to come home. Some jerkfacekidmotherpoopknocker stole my window seat and I just about went blackgurl on her. I restrained when I realized that me sitting in the aisle meant I would be sitting next her suppaa delicious looking boyfriend . Aiight bro. We cool.

 

9. & then I'm here. Roasting next to the pool and remembering what it feels like to be human. I am blessed with friends and family here in Arizona and have missed them dearly.

 

Welcome home Ashlynn.

festivity at its finest

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

  

Since November 1st, Christmas music has been the only thing heard in my room. I have really big issues when it comes to this time of year because as soon as October rolls around, I'm like... CHRISTMAS TREE! NOW! Yes yes I know I should wait for after Thanksgiving but I can't help myself, I just get so giddy over those fourteen foot Pine Norway Beauties! {my family goes big}

 

But now that Christmas is ACTUALLY in unwrapping distance, I've complied a Christmas Bucket List that I am dead set determined to accomplish. I don't care what it takes, I won't make a fool of myself. After a late night phone call with an old friend, I realized the entirety of what a nerd I was in high school. I mean heck, people were skinny dippin at golf courses while I thought I was gettin' crazy by doing my math homework in pen.

 

you're supposed to do your math in pencil {devil smile}

 

So, without further adu {drum roll}

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[ashlynn's christmas bucket list]
-two-thousand twelve-

1. Watch every day of ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas. It will happen.

 

2. Buy my dogs the following festive costumes



           Rocky: a snowflake

           Tazzy: an elf

           Pezia: the grinch

 

3. Wear ugly sweaters twice a week up until Christmas Eve. But afte that, I gotta be lookin' my best. Santa be commin'!

 

4. Try egg nog for the first in my life. No promises on keepin' it down though.

 

5.  Read two classic novels within the time period of being home. Any suggestions?

 

6. I will not eat out more than twice during the month of December. It's Christmas--we should all be cookin' and smellin' up the house with delicious goodness.

 

7. Go ice skating with someone of the opposite sex. {fingers crossed}

 

8. Build a snowman that has boobs. {cause I can do that here}{plus, it's america}

 

9. Go skinny dipping to make up for lost times. Even if I just go by myself... in my pool...

 

10. Play christmas tunes on the ivory for a whole day.

 

11. NOT THINK ABOUT SCHOOL!

 

12. Wear my elf ears religiously.

 

13. Snuggle up next to a fire/fireplace with a fine boii.

              {this is the most important one}

 

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and the list continues! I will post more as they come, but I encourage you to come up with five to ten things that you would like to see come out of this holiday season. Make it one of the best ones ever, especially cause it is your last one!

 

For more information on the world ending and where you can buy survival packs, click here

 

http://www.december212012.com/

Happy Thanksgiving!

survival guide

Snow Symptoms: Extremely ugly and unattractive photos

Oh hello there! I realize that I haven't posted in about 2 weeks but I've been a busy bee. If it means anything, I've THOUGHT about blogging many times. 

 

My life, ladies and gents, is stupendously splendid! Although my toes have officially frozen off, boys think I'm a middle aged woman who is going through menopause because of the lack of time I put into my appearance, and my lips are consistently dry, my life is looking very optimistic.

 

I know I know, you really wanna date me now.

Get in line.

But seriously, snow. It's everywhere. And more than that, it is COLD snow. It kinda hurts.. But I realized that the reason for my suffering was because I was wearing something equivalent to a thong in sand storm--just inappropriate. That's why I thought I'd compose a user manual to staying toasty warm in a weather version of Edward Cullen. (sounds delightful don't it?)

 

Survival Guide to That White Stuff

• Have at least 2 lbs. of hot coco mix on you at all times. Scarfs and mittens mean nothing if you're intestine and bowels aren't given proper consideration.
• Stuff your bra with socks. Provides the females with two things 1) warm toasty puppies and 2) a healthy and boastful looking mid-section. Don't over think. Just stuff.
• Wear two pairs of underwear. It'll save your life.
• Don't brush your teeth with harsh toothpaste. You'll step outside and feel like someone is pouring nitric acid in your mouth. & flossing your teeth with nails.
• Don't shave your legs. Like ever.
• Don't do your hair cause Jack Frost is just going to screw you over anyways. If you wanna take it an extra step, just don't shower!
• Eat everything in sight. Really doesn't do much, but resisting food at this time of year is just stupid!
• EAT EVERYTHING PUMPKIN! Even if it looks gross, it is your moral obligation to take advantage of every seasonal item as possible. Don't be a panzy.
• And like wear a jacket.

Maybe I'll just drop out of college and write a book about why my advice is better than Dr.Phil's.

Endorse me.

fogging fantastic

                              

 

Hello! I come to you directly from my castle in the Land of the White! It started snowing last night and people were like, "Ashlynn, calm down. It aint' goin' to stick! It's not cold enough!" {30 degrees is pretty dang cold if you ask me!}Woke up, & what did my eyes behold? Baby white unicorns glazing the land!

I.went.butt.freaking.wild.

I went screaming through the apartment and woke up all my roommates! "SNOW SNOW SNOW, THERE IS REAL SNOW! THIS ISN'T A DRILL!" Apparently, when you're from Utah and Colorado, people aren't as hyped as Arizonians. Whatevs! White unicorns are totally worthy of a 6AM wakeup!

Next order of business:

I want you to ignore the part about us losing to Oregon State and focus on the part about fire and magicians. Funny story actually. So Crimson Nights is this huge party that is held once a month here at the U! It is a big deal and just about everyone in the school goes. Inflatables, rape floor err... I mean dance floor, and my personal favorite, free food. Anyways, this last one was a Halloween theme & it was thrillin' great. I'm apart of Freshman Council on campus, and so we were in charge of providing a Haunted House at Crimson Nights. It was in some creepy hallway where dining storage is stored and where creepers meet to have their weekly meetings. {i made that up} My group and I were in charge of the entrance! No biggy right? We got our decor up, scare on, and we were were ready to let those tiny baby kitties through their worst nightmare.Until I realized we were missing one thing.

the fog

 

You cannot honestly think you can have a decent haunted house without the basic element of fog? Please. So, I grabbed the machine and plugged that baby right in. For whatever reason, it wasn't pooping out any fog? So, what was Ashlynn's instinctive reaction to the problem? "Oh, I'll just turn it up higher!" The machine was now smoking something that wasn't fog. Within seconds, the entire fire alarm had reached all four corners of the 4 story who-knows-how-many-square-foot building! Let me tell yeah, I don't run, but boy did I run then. Everybody is pissed cause they had to evacuate and it's colder than Captain Kirk's nipples outside!

 

So, the front page of the university paper claims it was some cotton candy machine that went gangman style, but between you and I--if you can keep a secret--it was totally me.

 

Week 9 of college and I'm already a fog fighting, fire alarm starting badA with a rebelistic reputation who is commonly referred to as a fire magician.

 

Someone stop me before I get too cool.