Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!! I kept thinking about how I needed to update my blog and now a little over 1/12 of the year is over! But along with the new year comes resolutions, and one of mine is writing on my blog at least every month! Luckily for me January has 31 days.

I actually love writing goals and New Years may very well just be one of my favorite holidays! Along with writing more often, some of my other goals include:

-No soda! Shout out to my sister who is also doing this one with me. Surprisingly it hasn't even been hard for me yet. Maybe because for every sip I take I have to do 100 push ups! How are you doing with this Chelsea?;)

-Be able to do the splits by the end of the year. Be prepared for a before and after picture in December! Although this one may be a little far fetched considering where I'm at now. We'll see...



 

- Get straight A's! So far so good. I liked to say thanks to my 3 teachers who have actually put in my grades to infinite campus. And to the other teachers, just take your sweet time! It's not like stay up late every night to do your assignments and turn it in on time because you've given me a deadline. But it's cool. I know you're probably wayyyy busier than me and I don't expect you to have my grades in even though...
I should probably just stop typing:)

-Read 6 books this year. I just finished reading Y: A Holocaust Narrative and get to meet the author on February 13, 2013. I'm so excited! I'm thinking my next book will be "Insurgent" the sequel to "Divergent". I will miss my sister reading it out loud to me though:,(

-Save up enough money to go to Hawaii with my sisters! I guess this is more of a dream than a goal...:)

These are only a few of my goals among my many. The ones worth sharing I guess:) And since January is coming to an end I want to do a recap of this month.

It started out being one of the best New Years ever spending it with the fam up in Denver. The whole winter break was amazing! Come back and visit soon family!

Another one of my highlights was swim season!! Yay! This flew by. I ended with a 1:28 in breaststroke which was 5th in the JV meet! And the medley I was apart of got 7th! So it ended up being a pretty good season for me and I'm actually pretty sad it's over. Though I can't say I don't enjoy all of this free time now:)

I also went up to Utah for my great-grandmothers funeral, or a celebration of her life is what many people called it. I cherish all of the memories I have of her. She was so kind and I am grateful to know that she is happy up in heaven now. We love you grandma Atkinson!

 

And luckily to make Mondays a little better, The Bachelor is now on!! I <3 Sean, 'nuff said.

 

Overall January has  been a pretty good month! Hopefully you will hear from me soon again! 

What a Happy Family!

As life slowed down after these 21 days of Ellsworth bonding, I have decided to do a little updating on my blog. First off, as you may of noticed, the title has been changed to Sweet and Condensed Ashley, thanks to my sister Jessica! Who I hope to one day make my blog half as good as hers. And along with my updating, I am hopefully writing a little better posts than I have previously. My first post is deticated to my wonderfully family and the 3 weeks we have had together.

It all started with Chelseas homecoming. What a happy day! I wish I could post all the hugging and laughing pictures we have. Chelsea is exactly the same. It kind of felt like it was forever ago we dropped her off, but at the same time is flew by!

The next week brought more fun memories including a Rockies game...

... and lazer tag and bowling at the brunswick zone...

...and watching the bachelorette, and working at the hotel, and watching Kylee's baseball game, and going out to dinner, and outdoor movies, and talking and talking and talking, and getting ready for...

LAKE POWELL!

Which included tubing, jumping off cliffs, watching fireworks, wakesurfing, bellysurfing, tanning, rubbing vinegar on Chelseas sunburn haha, wakeboarding, many games of hearts and mofia, sleeping under the stars, trolling, good food, a horseshoe tournament, swimming, a church devotional, fishing and experiencing pure bliss! 

Sadly, this week came to an and these last few days consisted of breakfast, family pictures, and setting Michael apart!

What an unforgettable 3 weeks!!!