We had a busy 2 weeks........

on Friday 3-21-08

i went to lunch with my mom, JoAnn, and liz. we went to The Grand Lux Cafe(http://grandluxcafe.com/) it just recently opened in Scottsdale. We were excited because it is one of the restaurants that we went to when we were in Chicago a couple years ago. it is very good i strongly suggest trying it. they have the best crem brule

here is a pic from Chicago Dec. 2005

and here is a pic from Scottsdale Mar. 2008

After we ate we walked around the mall for a little while. on our way home Grandpa called and wanted to go to dinner. it felt like we had just eaten b/c we were so full still from lunch. but we went to Ruby Tuesday's they have a great salad bar.

Ashley's Jewels

I have created another Blog called Ashley's Jewels. i am starting to sell jewelry. i have created a link on my blog where you can access it. i will put pictures of the jewelry i am making to sell. if you see anything you like or if there is anything specific you want let me know and i can make it.

February update

okay so it's been a busy month. i just got lectured from Erin that i need to update my blog. sorry Erin. We miss you guy's hope all is going well.

so.......

this month we said goodbye to Tanner, Erin and Davis because they moved to New York. We had them over for dinner a week before they left and while we were talking Davis was watching a movie here is a picture...

he is so adorable

then the night before they left we went out for a goodbye dinner....

February 8th

My mom, Joann, Liz, Vickie, Sheila, and I went to the Gem show in Tuscon. It was so much fun. we went to lunch at Mi Nidito's. it is a great Mexican restaurant in Tuscon. if you ever go down to Tuscon you have to eat there. but we sat at the presidents table. it is where pres. Clinton sat when he went there here is a pic of my mom and Liz

we spent the whole day in Tuscon. we left at 8:30 am and didn't get home till 10:00pm. but it was so worth it. i spent $125.00 on beads. i got a ton of cool stuff. i took some pics of the beads i got....

i also bought 2 necklaces they are so cute here is a pic but I'm not sure you can see it very well

so now i am selling jewelry so if anyone is interested in buying some i will post pictures of what i am making and you can let me know if you like any of it.

February 9th

we went up to our cabin in Pine, AZ. to visit my grandparents. my grandma asked if i would play a musical number in church with her on Sunday so we played "Count your many blessings". The pine ward always loves it when grandma and i play. it is fun. (even if i mess up they don't even know).

the week before we went up Pine got 12 inches of snow. here are some pics of the snow that was left. and the mud that it turned into.

grandma and grandpa took us out to eat on Saturday to HB's place it was pretty good. here is us at dinner

February 14th

for valentines day Brandon took me to a movie and dinner. we went and saw Fools Gold it was good. i love Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson so it was destined to be good. ;) after the movie we went t carrabas. my favorite Italian restaurant. here is us on v-day

so i know this was a long post sorry.

that's all we have been up to this month. and i will be sure to update my blog more often.

Dean's List!!!

Okay so it has been a while since I have posted anything on our blog mostly because nothing too exciting has happened in our lives lately. Brandon started his second semester at ASU, i forgot to sign up for a class this semester ;) and thats about it.

BUT......

On saturday night brandon went a checked the mail and he recieved a letter from the office of the dean at ASU's business school. It read...

Dear Brandon,

It is my great pleasure to inform you that you have earned a place on the Dean's List in recognitin of your exemplary academic performance during the fall 2007 semester. You should be especially proud of this designation because it acknowledges your place among the top undergraduate scholars at one of the country's most highly acclaimed business schools.

The letter went on to say that the W.P Carey school of business is ranked in the top 25 of the nation. The accounting program is #18 in the nation.

I am so proud of Brandon. He is exceeding any expectations I ever had of him. I love him very much and can't wait to see what else he will accomplish in the years to come.

UofA vs. ASU

Okay so a little background.......

Brandon is an ASU fan b/c 1. he goes to ASU & 2. he has always been

Ashley is a U of A fan b/c 1. she was raised watching U of A basketball with Grandpa Clifford.

So we went to the Uof A vs. ASU game last night. Brandon gets discount tickets b/c he is a student but he has to sit in the ASU student section. So yes i sat in the ASU student section and wore an ASU shirt when they played U of A. not a proud moment for me. plus i paid for it because Uof A lost.

We had a lot of fun though. i just had to bite my lip a few times to catch myself from cheering for U of A while wearing an ASU shirt.