Thursday, December 22, 2011

A Very Special Party Rock Monday.

 On Monday we celebrated my friend Noelle's Birthday at the last Party Rock Monday of the year.



Please love that I look pregnant in that last picture. I assure you I am not.
Note to self: suck in my gut. especially in pictures.
xoxo.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Tis The Season.

Drink lots of hot chocolate. (peppermint) CHECK

Enjoy all the Christmas lights. CHECK

Go to the Live Nativity. CHECK. CHECK.

Sit on Santa's lap. CHECK. 
(matix counts....even though according to THIS I should have too...)

Watch all the Christmas classics. CHECK...and still going.
(the grinch, elf, home alone, the santa claus)

Eat lots and lots of holiday candy. CHECK. CHECK.

Attend as many ugly sweater parties as possible. CHECK. CHECK. CHECK.

Megan's Christmas Dinner Party
Layne Fender, Lisa Bayardo, Katie Romo, Tiffany Albright, Erin Cahill, Katie Manning, Ashley Marx, Megan Draney, Celina Tingey, Kelli Lyman

The Bellagio Garden
Russ, David, Noelle, Jaron, Ashley, Devin

At The Nativity with Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus.


At the Nativity--Round 2
Santa's Lap



Ugly Christmas Sweater Luau
Ashley, Brynn, Jane, Allison, Becca

Bryn's Ugly Sweater Party
(too many to name)
Tifani, Ashley, Rebecca 
Ash, Allison, Brynn

Ash and Rebecca

Yep, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!! :)

Monday, December 19, 2011

facebook fun.

Don't you just love those people on Facebook who divulge way too much information about their lives?!
I actually really appreciate them. They are the source of a lot of genuine laughter in my life.
People are absolute train wrecks and have no limit to what they'll share with the click of a button.
And it's hilarious what you'll read...
and a few days later you go to laugh at them again...and the post is mysteriously deleted. 
Umm newsflash...you can't delete things from people's minds. Think before you type.
On secondhand...don't. I genuinely appreciate the entertainment.
In fact, at our last girls night...we discussed some of our favorites. 

On another note...why are there such creepster in the world!!?
I received this message today...

"Hello there Ashley. I recently sent you a friend request and I know we have not formally met. I noticed we had several common friends and wanted to reach out to you simply for the fact that you never know how someone might be able to help another out down the road (Can't hurt, might help). I hope you will accept my friend request but if not I understand. If for some reason my request has been erased please send a friend request my way. Thanks."

First of all this guy is 37 years old. And we have ONE mutual friend. I repeat...one. And I really don't even remember getting his request. meaning it had to have been months ago. And the fact that he cares enough to message me... Oh and he's married. With children. CREEPER. 

Last but not least...I have these two Cambodians that keep messaging me who I met on my recent trip. Actually I'm pretty sure I only met one of them. not quite sure who the other guy is. But apparently he loves me so it's cool. I actually look forward to their messages. They hardly make sense and are so cute. They love me and miss me so much and really wish I would come back to Cambodia. They also think that "are" is spelled "a" so they always start with "How a you?" It makes me smile every time. 

  • July 26

    • hi,honey how a u? where a u now ? I really miss u so much. however i think u a the best American girl friend in my heart and i hope that u come to vist Cambodai again.

  • August 1

    • hi,how a u?

  • November 3


    • hi,
    • hi

  • November 24


    • HI,
    • HOW A U ?
    • i'mso miss u

  • November 26


    • I miss you too!!! How are things over there???

  • November 26

    • how ur life in usa ?

  • November 26


    • It's really good. How's life in cambodia?

  • December 3

    • hi,how a u ? wten u coming to cambodia?i so miss u



And then several months ago...I posted this picture from my dear, but big breasted friend's birthday dinner...and this was his comment....
Sarith Toy when will u come back to Cambodia again? we all miss u!!!

You miss me so much huh? Did you really think one of these girl's was me!?!? 
It still makes me laugh.

Then the other night me and my traveling buddy lindsey decided that we should send all our Cambodian friends a Christmas card of us. They would probably just love it. And we would love doing it. So I decided to message Toy for his mailing address.  Then me and Linds decided to be rude and question if they even have a mailing address. Then we got mad at ourselves and decided that of course they do. 

And then I got his reply...



  • Saturday
    Ashley Marx
    • Hey what's your mailing address? I want to send you something.

  • Saturday
    Sarith Toy
    • hi!! how a u? and here is my mailing ''sarith_t@yahoo.com'' see u...!!!

  • 40 minutes ago
    Ashley Marx
    • thats an email address? how can i send you a letter in the mail!?

Man, I love Facebook. It brings such joy and laughter to my life.

    Friday, December 16, 2011

    Three Mysteries of the World

    According to Matix....


    1. How did the dinosaurs get extinct??
    2. How did the angels get down off the church building (at the nativity)???
    3. ....How in the heck did I cut my finger?!?!


    Unsolved Mysteries for sure.

    Wednesday, December 14, 2011

    Santa did her job.

    Meet Cruncher:

    Matix's soon to be pet dinosaur.

    He...

    Eats.
    Talks.
    Answers questions.
    Plays catch.
    Dances.
    Sleeps.
    Attacks.
    Plays Hide and Seek.
    (seriously you hide, and he will seek you)
    And farts!!

    This toy is unreal. and awesome. and absolutely perfect.
    OMG I am so excited.

    I am so glad I randomly stumbled upon it at a routine visit to Ross.
    What are the odds?

    Christmas, you can come already...we are officially ready.

    Monday, December 12, 2011

    santa claus is coming to town.


    So of course we had to pay him a visit to let him know what's on our list this year.

    So what is on Matix's list you ask?!!?
    I'll give you a hint.
    It's extinct.

    Yep. The impossible.
    He hopped right up on Santa's lap and told him all about his one wish this Christmas. 
    A pet dinosaur.
    A real one. That can live in the backyard.
    And bites other dinosaurs. But not humans.
    And can magically turn small.
    So he can bring him to school. And to his dads.
    And he can sleep in his bed. And bathe with him
    This is a pretty freaking rad dinosaur, if ya ask me.
    (And this has been an ongoing request for the past 2 months...it never changes)
    What in the heck is Santa Claus going to do!?!?!?!!?!




    Helppppp!!!!

    Monday, December 5, 2011

    A New Addition.

    Our super large and in charge family has grown once again. 
    Last week my little brother married Miss Bianca Mendoza.
    And I gained a new sister!!
    Welcome to the fam bam.
    ...and Congrats!


    The Marx Family
    The Mendoza Family.

    The Bridal party.

    ( I guess now we need a new family picture...the one below didn't last long...haha)

    Thursday, December 1, 2011

    Thanksgiving.


    This year we spent Thanksgiving as a family. 
    Our ENTIRE family. 
    I think this is the first time we have all been together on a trip in...a long, long time.
    So we took our first family picture in 5 years!
    (Ashley and Andrew are missing-my step niece and nephew-but they are hardly ever present)
    We really need to get some professional pictures done...asap.
    But for the time being...this is better than nothing.
    Except that Bridger's eyes are closed. Oh well.

    The weekend was full of sleeping. Lots of sleeping.
    Card games. Movies. And Four wheel rides.
    There wasn't enough snow for snow mobiles yet, surprisingly.
    And eating. Of course. Lots and lots of eating. 











    Happy Thanksgiving!!