back at one...

we took these pictures. i love them.

it's amazing how big and how much this little stinker butt interacts with us now.

he's definitely a little man.

i just love him.

lake trips.

a few weeks ago (august 13th) we went to the powell with the fam/friends.

i have been unable to go to my favorite place in the entire universe for the past 3 summers in a row, due to various things like china :), mexico, and just plain life...so i was overly anxious to finally go relax and make more memories here.

and that we did.
with these ladies...

not to mention it was matix's first time on the houseboat!!

did i mention that we almost got attacked by a beaver???

okay so maybe not. but he definitely didnt appreciate us hiking over his dam...

and therefore rerouted our hike up a mountain, instead.

good times.

i cant wait---

to go back!!

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last saturday (august 22) my wonderful padre to me and a bunch of mis amigos to lake mead for the day.

although the weather was less-than-ideal, there was no stopping us from having a grand time.

in fact..it ended up being one of my favorite trips. everrr.

it must have been the company :)

or the fact that the waves were ginormous..which made for some awesome jet-skiing, and some intense tubing.

and of course i cant forget to mention the fact that my new flowing locks of hair...

motivated me and my friends to become mermaids.

we put ariel to shame. true story.

plus it was her first time to the lake everrrrrrrr.

what??? ya you heard right. go megs. i love her.

thanks again, captain stevie.
aka..gramps.

firsts....

today is the FIRST day of my LAST semester at UNLV. i cant hardly wait to graduate from this dang place, however i think that this semester is going to be mighty rough. First of all, I go to school FOUR days a week. Then i have to squeeze in a 30+ hour work week, and 2 online classes, plus homework for my other classes. Did i mention i have a child that might just be neglected for the next 4 months? my mother will be a permanent babysitter. oh yes. sounds fun right?? but come december i will be an associate degree (CSN) and bachelor degree (UNLV) holder. Then hopefully i can find a real job? in my field of interest? hmmm... hopefully.

today is also jon's FIRST day in DALLAS, TEXAS. He moves from san antonio today to his new office in dallas. He has a new manager for extended season, which i think he is excited about. He will not come back until the middle of october now, which is sad...but may also be a good thing since im going to be soooo busy with school. i wont have to worry about him trying to distract me since i havent seen him in foreeeevverrrrr. speaking of which...im going to visit him in dallas next weekend (labor day) so if anyone knows of anything exciting to do there, let me know. im excited. i hear its a cool city!!!

she is ALSO amazing.

who knew that my favorite friend audrey could paint???
NOT I!!

but she shocked me when she painted THIS

for me the other day in just a few hours.
(while i was on the phone with her..)

(this is the original picture...)


SERIOUSLY??

soooo talented.

i cant help but smile every time i look at the picture.
i cant wait to see it in real life.
she says it looks a lot better. but i honestly don't think that's possible.

ahh. i think it's my favorite present everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

everyone should have an audrey in their life.
or at least an audrey painting. :)

extensions

yes, my wonderful friend ashley put some extensions in my hair last night.
it's definitely taking some getting used to.
they are reallly long. it's kind of weird to have such long/thick hair.
but they are fun.

should i cut them a little more? or keep them this long...??


...but im excited!!!

she is amazing.

i heart t-swift.

winner.

last week (maybe it was two weeks ago) jon's company he is working for in texas, had a competition between car groups for who could get the most sales. well jon's team won, and jon was the most improved teammate from the week before so he got first choice out of the prizes!!

and he chose this...

yes! a 34" flat screen tv.

(more beneficial to me than the other options...like xboxes)

anyways, im really proud of him. keep up the good work babe.

beach bums.

90 dollars for what...???

((a month or two back, my friend corbin and i had a conversation that went a little something like this...))

corbin: "Hey! you love the sounds....you wanna come with me and taryn on august 7th??"

me: "heck yesssssssssss i do."

corbin: "okay, but theres a catch...they're coming with no doubt."

me: "uggghh. how much....??"

corbin: "oh just $90...."

me: "say what???"

corbin: "i know it's a lot..but its THE SOUNDS!!"

so today is the day.

and instead of paying $90 dollars to see them ((for the 4th time))

with no doubt and panic! at the disco,

i will be having my own dance party tonight. by myself.
as i remember the last time i saw them and exactly how amazing it was.

((november 3, 2006))

oh sadface.

((but on a happy note, i am officailly done with summer school. hoorah.))

i voted...

for the first time ever. on ANY "vote type" show.

but last night for some reason i watched it LIVE (not later on DVR)...

and felt compelled to vote for Jeanine.

I really hope she wins. even though i do like all the finalists.

but jeanine and i share the same last name! (mason)

maybe we're related.

i should find out.

im excited for date night (with trez) and the results tonight!!!

please mister mayor...

Do not shut down the poor little strip station post office. I know it is not very busy, and it probably makes sense, but I am a loyal customer. I go to this place almost daily. In fact I just spent $500 buckaroos there yesterday. That has to count for something. The workers know me by name and let me sit on the bench and read a book while im waiting for my certifieds to get done. Please Oscar, just make my day and decide to not close this secret station down.

Sincerely,

Ash

yogo land.

my friend tres sends me text messages like this...

"call me back whore. I want yogurtland too! haha."

yes. she is awesome.

why else do you ask? oh let me tell you...

a.) she signs my yearbook 5 years after-the-fact. (and no she did not even go to my high school) she just happened to be pictured right up in there. g-status, i know.

b.) we buy matching belts. and think we're cool because of it.

c.) we still laugh at the same jokes that made us friends 5 years ago.

"homegirl's dumb"

"moving on..."

"for the love of everything that's holy...put some freaking pants on"

gosh i love her. go find yourself a best friend like her.

and while you're at it, go get fat at yogurtland. flamingo and 215. you wont be dissappointed. and while you're there...say hi to chloe! for me. :)

im glad i have friends who share my same obssessions. the end.

two peas in a pod.

oh yes they are.
they do everything together.
they speak the same jibber jabber language.
they both loveeee ice cream.
they watch bonanza together everyday after work.
they both enjoy driving the lexus.
and most recently...they both go "ughhhhhhhhhh" everytime they drink out of a cup.

oh geeez.