| It's Been A Long Day |
[Mar. 28th, 2004|09:12 pm] |
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| | Chicago | ] |
Well friends, I am sorry to say that I am pretty lousy at keeping updates on my journal. Things just get so crazy, or I get too lazy and although my intentions are there, the actual act never seems to get accomplished. Anyway, this weekend was a total blast. My adorable little brother came down to visit, and we hung out all weekend which is probably one of the best times in the world because younger siblings absolutely kick butt!! Unfortunately, I fear this week is going to be incredibly draining of all my energy because I must study for all three of my tests this week in order to spend time with the girls this weekend when they come for Island Party. Luckily, I know that it will be well worth the effort because I am sure this weekend will probably be the best weekend of the entire semester. Well, I would love to stay and entertain all of you with compelling and intriguing Ashley thoughts and ideas, but I cannot for I must depart...I will, however, leave you with the lyrics of a song from one of my all-time favorite bands:
Just a small town girl
Livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train going anywhere
Just a city boy
Born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train going anywhere
A singer in a smoky room
The smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers waiting
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlights people
Living just to find emotion
Hiding somewhere in the night
Working hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Playin' anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
Quote of the Day: "Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel."
Verse: "Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
80s Song of the Day: Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi....One of the first Bon Jovi songs I ever heard and it has been my favorite ever since!! |
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| What A Day!! |
[Mar. 23rd, 2004|10:00 pm] |
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| |  cheerful | ] |
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| | The Doobie Brothers | ] |
Do you ever have one of those days that you wish you could live over and over again? Not because it was filled with spectacular events or memorable moments, but just because for that brief period of time you were, well....content. For me today was one of those days where everything just seemed to fall into place. In retrospect, the days events were ordinary and forgettable, but the feeling was absolutely incredible. Unfortunately, I must say that I am a little downtrodden because many of my friends are going to be gone for the entire summer, and I am stuck back in Arlington working 8 to 5 and going to summer school. GRRR!!! Luckily, this summer is still going to be a blast because I am going to get to hang with my girls who are the absolute BEST people in the entire world!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! I can't wait for long nights at the lake, driving with the sun roof open and windows down, breath-taking sunsets, Snow Hut Snowcones, catching lightning bugs (yes, I still do that),nights in Rendonland, watching lightning storms, camping, and so many other extraordinary occurences that seem to come with those lazy summer days and warm summer nights. Just thinking about all of the memories shared back in Arlington with the greatest class in Pantego history (my opinion completely) and all the wonderful friends that have made my life so entirely worthwhile have and always will bring a smile to my face. Don't get me wrong, I adore College Station and all the amazing people I have met this year who couldn't possibly know how much they have helped me grow and without them I could not have made it through all of the many issues that I have struggled with through the time spent down here at A&M. All of you guys are a blessing and God continues to show me His love, encouragement and compassion through all of you. Ok, so this entry is really mushy and sentimental, and honestly I didn't mean for it to head in this direction, but I guess you could say that some things are not said enough. I just want all of my friends to know how much you mean to me, and that I would do ANYTHING for any of you all you have to do is ask. Love and Hugs to All!!
As you requested, the rest of the New Orleans story will be up by next Monday....I promise!
Quote of the Day: "When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares."
Verse: "Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don't think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing."
Phillippians 2:3-4
80s Band of the Day: Wham!....I know I know George Michael has some issues, but you can't deny that their music puts you in a better mood. ;) |
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| Sweet Home College Station!! |
[Mar. 21st, 2004|11:19 pm] |
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| | Rosie Thomas | ] |
Well guys, I am finally back in my home away from home, and although I had one of the best spring breaks EVER...I am really glad to be back at A&M. I just hope that I can hold up for five more weeks because I am SO ready for summer I can hardly stand it. Anyway, that's all I really have for now, it's late and my mind is in resting mode so nothing inspirational or thought-provoking is going to come from Ashley's brain at this point. May you all continue to be blessed and good luck this week! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! :)
Quote of the Day: " I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all, I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."
80's Band of the Day: Def Leppard....Tight clothes, big hair, and makeup....Gotta Love It!!!! |
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| It's Been Awhile..... |
[Mar. 17th, 2004|04:23 pm] |
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| | Anything by Teitur | ] |
Well, things have been crazy busy lately, so I haven't been able to journal anything in a while. I am leaving for Galveston today, but hopefully when school starts back up I will have more time to keep updates. Let me know what you guys would like to see on my site and if any of you are still interested in hearing about the rest of the New Orleans story.....I hope everyone is having a wonderful, restful Spring Break!!! Much Love to all and please leave comments because I would love to hear from everyone!!!
Quote of the Day: " I didn't ask for it to be over, but then again, I never asked for it to begin. For that is the way it is with life, as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance. But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunsets. Everything changes eventually, that's just the way life is and you have no control over it. Like, suddenly, people who you think are always going to be there, they disappear. You know, people die and they move away and they grow up." |
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| I Believe In A Thing Called........Skepticism? |
[Mar. 3rd, 2004|09:39 pm] |
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| | Norah Jones: Feels Like Home | ] |
Right now I guess you could say that I am a flood of emotions. I know this journal is supposed to be used to express all those feelings, but I am rendered speechless at the moment. The only insightful thing I have to offer is that in all my twenty years of life I never once considered myself a skeptic, but I guess all things change and skepticism is becoming more commonplace every day. Some like to say that I am a walking contradiction, but I just know that I don't have it all figured out just yet and I never will. It's in these times though that I guess I feel the most alone, people seem to think that it's just one thing and if they could put their finger on it then it would magically be revealed. To those people I have to say that as long as people want to remain a mystery or keep certain parts of their life hidden then no matter how sacchrine or genuine your words or notions seem to be those people will remain steadfast in their bonds of secrecy. Just some thoughts......
The rest of the New Orleans story will be up later this week or early next week
Quote of the Day: "...pride does not only go before a fall but is a fall--a fall of the creature's attention from what is better, God, to what is worse, itself..."
-St. Augustine |
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| Do You Ever Get The Feeling...... |
[Mar. 1st, 2004|12:48 pm] |
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| | Graham Colton | ] |
New Orleans, New Orleans, New Orleans!!!! The site of one of the best weekends in my entire life thanks to four of the coolest people on the planet....:) My goodness how my life has been blessed since coming to College Station. The Lord just knows exactly what you need when you need it, and He certainly knew what I would need to get me through this semester. Anyway back to the trip, we departed at 7 on Thurs evening headed for Toledo Bend (a huge fishing lake on the border of Texas and Louisiana) to stay in what I informed my fellow travelers would be something remotely close to a "ghetto three bedroom trailer" belonging to my grandparents. Although a little wary and suspicious, the group agreed to venture out to the state line to see if all the warnings and precautions were truly substantial or if I had just over-exaggerated like usual. A little over an hour into our drive, Kristy suddenly realized that she had forgotten her tickets to the concert back in her apartment. This little lapse in memory required us to make the U-turn and head the 75 miles back to Bryan/College Station in order to retrieve the tickets that we paid such a dandy price to acquire. During these two hours of driving through the same pastoral scenery of Madisonville, we had been listening to the man who would later come to be the icon of our little excursion.....the darlin himself, one Mr. Conway Twitty. How and why this man came to symbolize our road trip to New Orleans is beyond me, however, it definitely made for some good jokes throughout the entire trip. Well, now on the road for three and half hours, everyone was up to the cliched stereotypical ideas of a road trip. Kosta was singing to the music, John was cracking jokes, Kristy was reading her Marketing textbook, Can was in the back sleeping (shocker!), and I was being the angel that everyone knows and loves.....HA HA bet y'all did'nt buy that one. :) After what seemed like a lifetime, we arrived in Lufkin (the only town that's population was over 300 people since we left the Station). Once in Lufkin, we had to make a highway change which on the map looked like a simple feat, but we soon came to learn that this little switch would cost another 25 to 30 minutes of our precious sleep. Unbeknown-st to us, Lufkin has a circle around the entire city which "supposedly" takes you to your highway of preference, this proved to be beyond four Aggies mental comprehension thus resulting in three trips up and down the same road. Suddenly, more than likely through divine intervention since God was definitely with us this entire weekend, Kosta, our Electrical Engineering major, had a breakthrough which in turn pointed us in the right direction, and we were on our way once again. Throughout all of this incessant monotony of traveling past the same rows of shops and gas stations, I had become rather antsy and decided to do something that I thought would be rather interesting. I guess the producers of Footloose should have put a warning label on the outside of the box because the next thing everyone knows, I have climbed almost entirely outside of the car window where I proceed to wave and scream at the passing cars. Unfortunately the old Cadillac that was for sale on the side of the road was not the only car out that night. Nothing says Ashley get your ass back in the car like red and blue flashing lights and a siren. Poor John, scared about half to death, pulls over to the side of the road as the STATE TROOPER approaches our car. The officer asked if someone had been hanging outside the window wherein I had to inform him that I was the 20 year old female college student with the sense of a five year old who was hanging out the window of a moving vehicle. Luckily the trooper was in good spirits that night and let us off with nothing but a smile and a "Have a Safe Trip." After I was reprimanded for my actions by my other car mates, we continued on our last hour of the journey. Braving the mist and fog with no true set of directions, we finally arrived at the Lazy J Road which would be our home for the next three days. Finally at 2:30 AM on what was supposed to be a two hour and 45 minute trip, we approached our humble abode which would later be lovingly termed...."The Shanty."
To Be Continued...... |
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| Hello |
[Feb. 29th, 2004|11:33 pm] |
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| | Come On by Ben Jelen | ] |
Just thought I would see what this is gonna look like |
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