Wow..Im growing up! So much is happening

Hey all!
Well good news.....today i took my license test and i PASSED! :) It was my first try and im so happy! :) I was so extremely nervous through the whole thing, and my parallel parking (which i can do 95% of the time) did not work out in my favor. I hit the curb twice :/ but then i finally got it! :) I thought "oh great...now i have to do everything perfect or im gonna fail..." But in the end the examiner told me i did really well, and i passed! :) I was grinning from ear to hear! I hopped out of the car and gave my dad a thumbs up and walked towards him, he smiled and gave me a big hug :) It was a great morning!

This afternoon my best friend DeDe and I went to applebees for lunch and had a great time! :) and i got to drive! :) (i know sweet right?!? Mom's idea!) I love having the freedom! :)

Tonight mom and i are headed to plymouth for a meeting before Judith gets here :) which is exciting because the time has just flown by! :)

Tuesday is full of appointments! :)

Wednesday is the first time i will be driving myself to a babysitting job in Buffalo :) SO im pretty excited about that! :) Then music practice :)

Thursday.... JUDITH ARRIVES! :) its going to be a very exciting day but to me its going to crawl by i know that! I am so excited to go to the airport to pick her up :) I cant wait!

Friday- Moms sister and her family fly in from Oregon to visit :) so lots of fun things to do with them, Judith and i are going to hang out on Friday, and DeDe is going to come over to see her :)

Saturday- Mom and i are singing at WeR1 at Resurection Lutheran, then boating at Uncle Brads :)

Sunday- Mass, lunch at grandmas and then Mom, Judith and myself head to Lacrosse, WI for my allergy apointment but we are going a day early to take Judith sight seeing. Its so beautiful! :)

Monday- Allergy appointment and meeting Kristi for lunch in Rochester!

And amongst all of this i will be trying to get to church to do flamingo attacks to raise money for my NCYC trip.

On another note i am really surprised by how much support i have recieved from people for my trip :) Im pretty much at my goal :) Thank you all so much! :)

This week is starting off great for me! :) God does wonders! :)

God Bless,

Ashley

Not Me Monday

-I did not speed up to make a light when my dad told me to in the car
-I did not talk to my dads new blackberry when trying to set it up for him
-I did not throw the ball for lilly accidentally at the banister, and it did not bounce back and almost hit me
-I did not spend an hour and a half finishing up letters for NCYC and finding adresses
Haha :) what a wonderful day! :)

Loving Lord~
Thank you so much for every day you give me. Please help me to not feel so down on days, its tough to feel that way and if its for a reason that i am feeling this way please show me. Please watch over the letters that i am sending out for NCYC, please bless the people recieving them and for them to open their ears to the lords word. Please watch over all of my YTM family and keep them safe. Please help things to be better with my mom, im not sure whats wrong, but we are on edge with each other and i just want it to stop. Please hear my pleas and come to my rescue when i need you so much. Thank you for all you do for me and my family and friends :) Please watch over Judith, for a safe ride here :)
Amen! :) <3

Frusturated

Ok, this is something that has been bothering me for MANY years and i am getting so sick of it. I cry when no one is looking, and i just hide my emotions inside.

I NEED HER TO STOP MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT MY WEIGHT AND ME NEEDING TO EXERCISE MORE!!!!! UGH!

Its so frusturating and it seems like she looks at me like im the fat kid, and it hurts so much....im crying just reading this. Its so hard for me to hear her say that and it hurts soooo much. Why wont she stop?? What did i do wrong?? Why does she think im fat?? I dont even know what to think, i just want to curl up in a ball and hide, maybe that would be better.
:""""""(

Love,
The hurt and broken Ashley

Gotta Show this sweet pic for a friend :)

Matt-

Facebook is being tempermental, i really wanted to show you this pic :)

Ashley

Excited for Tonight! :)

Wow i dont know what has come over me but man, am i excited for the silentathon tonight! :) WAHOO! I just feel that i get time with God, and to do service for his people and its so amazing! :) Wow i feel just wonderful!

Tonight i am just praying that the spirt guides me to know and understand God better.
Tonight i will be:
-Making tie blankets for young mothers
-Praying tons! And i ask for your prayers as well! :)
-Writing letters to family and friends
-Journaling and sooo much more.
and this will all be in SILENCE :) i really didnt realize the power of silence but now i am starting to :)
Plus on Sunday i leave for YTM at St. Johns :)

Please Keep a friend of mine Kami in your prayers as well as her family and especially her sister :)
Thanks guys! :)

Loving Lord-
Thank you so much for all the opportunities you have given me the past few months. Its truly amazing and i am so thankful! :) Please continue to watch over me during this time :)
AMEN :)

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11

Silentathon Is THIS FRIDAY!

Hey All!

Just a little note to say that i really need donations for this weekends silentathon to go towards my trip to NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) in November.
I will be staying silent from 6pm friday nigth until 7 am saturday morning. This will be held at my church St. Henry's. Throughout the time I will be making blankets for new mothers, community work, reflecting on my trip, and most importatly spending time with God. I know for the people that know me i am a very loud person, but this is something that i am going to do, and i will do. :) If you would like to come up to church and visit me during this time feel free too. If you can donate in anyway possible let me know email me at volleyball_chick31@tds.net, facebook me, comment here, call me, etc. And if you are not willing to donate please keep me in your prayers :) Thanks so much!
God Bless,
Ashley

Not me Monday

Well i thought why not do my first not me monday?! :) Its not as good as Kami's though!!! :)

-Today I did not fall asleep in 2 classes back to back...
-Today I did not find myself cursing all of my teachers and their horrible finals in my head
-Today I did not have to look at disected frogs, and label their body parts
-Today I did not mutter something under my breath to my friend who is failing 3 classes.
-Today I did not laugh when mom and dad told us they need to talk to us and Alex says "About Curfew?" I say "About summer?" and Noah says "About a baby brother?!?" haha

P.S. My mom is definately NOT PREGNANT!
Haha :) those arent the most hillarious things but it was my definate not me monday :)