New Blog

Ben and I have a new blog together! I am not going to be updating this blog anymore, so check out benashjones.blogspot.com

I love this picture

This is one of my favorite pictures. Stephanie is the crying one, I am the one with my head thrown back laughing, Natalie is laughing really hard, and Brittany is trying so hard to hold her pose (always the model).

We were good looking in Jr High

As you all know Ben and I are two extremely good looking people. But even the good looking go through an awkward stage and here we are.

Two Weeks From Today

Ben's Birthday

Today is Ben's 29th birthday. To celebrate I decided to dedicate a post to him. Here he is looking cute as always.

Addresses

If you would like a wedding announcement I would love to send you one. But first I need something from all of you....your address. You probably don't want to post it on my blog, so go ahead and email me at ashleyxhawkins@gmail.com.

The Cute Couple

It is time to Register

Ben and I decided that even though we aren't getting married for over 3 months that it was time to register. Actually my aunts might be throwing me a shower in a couple weeks, and since Ben and I won't be seeing each other until then, it was the only time we could register. We headed over to Bed Bath & Beyond naively thinking it wouldn't take more than an hour....we were so wrong. After 2 1/2 hours, we had only made it through bed and beyond but not into the bath area. Oh well, maybe another day. We still need to register at Target, but maybe we can put that off until the last moment.

I am a Pet Owner

I have tried to post 3 times this past week. Each time when I hit publish post I lost my connection. Here I go again. My friend Casey breeds lizards. Alright I know it is weird I have a friend that breeds lizards, but I am using the term friend loosely. Well, he has this one female lizard that won't breed, so he gave her to me for my classroom. She has yet to make it to my classroom but the boys and I love her. Here is a picture not of her but this is what she looks like.

Finally some pictures

Ben emailed me some pictures to post, so here they are. Brittany has the pictures of Ben and I and she is out of town, so I can't get them off her camera, so stay tuned for those.

I am Engaged!

Ben and I are engaged! It actually happened on Saturday, but I have been having some trouble with my internet so this post is a little delayed. My ring is beautiful and I am going to post some pictures this weekend. We are getting married on June 14th in Provo, Utah, so start making your travel plans.

Spice Up Your Life!

So the wonderful Spice Girls concert has come and gone. It was seriously one of the best concerts I have ever been to in my life. If you would like the details of the night (including a celebrity guest appearance) please click on the link to Katie's blog on the right hand side of this page.

Photo Booth Photo Shoot

The boys and I got a little wild with Photo Booth the other night. I am not posting any of the crazy pictures cause they look kind of scary.

Rocco is no longer with us

If you are wondering who Rocco is then we must not be very good friends. But in case we are good friends and your world just doesn't revolve around me anymore I will fill you in. Rocco was the name of my Honda Civic that I have driven for the last seven years. I loved Rocco and we had a great 112,000 miles together, but I just felt like it was time to end our relationship. Actually it was partly his fault since his exhaust manifold cracked and it was going to cost 1500 dollars to fix. Here is a picture of my new friend Stanley.

I love my new car and it is tons of fun to drive. Stanley is also automatic which means it is much easier to talk on my phone and eat while I drive...just kidding who would do that?

We are Good Looking!

Anybody who has a Mac knows about my favorite thing.....Photo Booth. This is where you can take crazy pictures that have been distorted in some way. Aren't Ben and I attractive?

Okay here is a better picture so you remember what we actually look like.

Why My Blogging Has Become Lame

I no longer have internet access. Apparently my neighbors have caught on that I illegally use their internet and they have blocked me. I am at my friends house now, so I thought I would let you all know the internet drama. Besides that life is going pretty well. I am still a little bit sick, but have decided to pretend like I am fine and just live my life. I would also like to thank Thomas for the book recommendation. I have never identified with a book at such a deep level. Just Kidding! On a sad note one of the students from my school died yesterday. She was crossing the street and got hit by a truck that took off afterwards. She was involved in a lot of activites at school, so a lot of the students were affected by it. The kids were just finding out about it at the end of school today, so tomorrow will be a hard day for them. I didn't have her as a student, but I am the advisor for two of the clubs she is in so I did have some interactions with her. My old roommate Katie was her teacher for two classes since she was in student council. Well, sorry to be such a downer. I will try to blog again when I pay for my internet access.

3 Facts About Me

So I was tagged by my sister Stephanie and I have to tell three facts about myself.

Number One: I currently have pneumonia! I know seriously who gets pneumonia except for babies and old people. I guess I am the same person who got pink eye earlier this year, so apparently I fit into this category. The stressful thing about being sick is I have to plan for a sub while I am absent. That is even harder to do than actually attend school. Which brings me to fact number two.

Number Two: Occasionally I start class by saying "Today we are going to...." and I actually don't know what I am going to say before it comes out. I mean I have a general idea of what topic I want to cover, but how exactly it will come about I have yet to think about. It has always worked out for me (I don't think the kids are on to me yet) but I better not press my luck.

Number Three: I secretly like to read books on serial killers. Not that I want to be a serial killer or that I think they are cool, but I like the forensic side of the story. I like to read the background story on the killer and then how they were caught. The problem with this is I have permanently freaked myself out for life and have trouble walking out to my car alone in the dark.

I hope you all feel like you know me a little bit better now. I have decided to tag Everyone who hasn't updated their blog this week!

Evacuation

A week ago on Monday when I went to school there was an awful smell permeating the halls of the science wing of the school. We searched everywhere trying to determine where the smell was coming from. On Thursday we discovered that some chemicals had spilled in a storage room that we never go in and that was the source of the smell. Well, after smelling the smell for three days and not taking any action, the school decided that at that moment we needed to evacuate the science wing. I got to spend the rest of the day watching the same video over and over in the theater with the rest of the science classes. Hazmat had to come to our school and apparently the toxicity level (on a scale of 1-4) was at a 3. If I die soon we will all know why. I don't have any pictures of my school or classroom for this post, except for this one of Ben and I posing with Chauncy Peppertooth (my skeleton).

Don't I Look Hot

I wanted to go on a scooter ride with Ben when I was in Utah, but it was freezing cold and I was ill prepared for the weather. So this is the outfit that was put together for me so I would be warm. I am pretty good looking if I say so myself.

Spice Girls Forever

Who is going to the Spice Girls Reunion Tour? ME!