Saturday, August 30, 2008

Happy Birthday Pat


Today is my brother Pat's 28th birthday. I wish him the absolute best and I know he will enjoy himself as he always does. Pat is the type of person that makes the best out of everything. He is always looking on the positive side of things and always has a good time. He is truly living out his dream with his band the Poison Control Center. Growing up Pat and I were always fighting, he was usually beating me up, or I was telling on him so he could get in trouble, and I had probably started it. When we were in High School Pat and I were best friends hanging out on the weekends together or having jamming sessions with him on guitar and me on bass. Thanks for putting up with me b/c I was so bad. I'm so glad that Pat has found the love of his life and she blends well with our family too. I hope you have a great birthday Pat and I am going to kick your butt when we play golf. Happy Birthday.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

I was Ta-agged.

So I guess I was tagged by my sister to do a random blog. First I want to say that it is funny because I make fun of her daughter for having a southern accent and she would say tay-agg and in my non-existent Minnesotan accent I would say teg.

So I am tagging my fellow bloggers, Jamie and Angela to do this too, especially Angela who has not blogged in a month and a half.

The 10 weird things about me.

1. I have been engaged for 2 1/2 weeks and have done absolutely nothing for planning mode. Well I bought a book and looked at two websites.

2. I say I only have one bad tv show that I watch, but now that we have DVR I watch The Hills, Supernanny, Wifeswap, Say Yes to the Dress, Engaged and Underaged, The Girls Next Door, Full House, Gilmore Girls, The 1st part of American Idol, Sex & the City. I think that is it.

3. My favorite kind of alcohol is Jameson Irish Whiskey, but I love fruity girly drinks too.

4. I have OCD with certain things like the volume on a tv has to be on an even number or we have have a pile of papers that are a mess, but if I straighten them it is fine.

5. I hate most of Europe that I have been to, I only liked England & Ireland.

6. I feel like I can never do my dream job, motivational speaker, because I have lived a pretty good life, I don't do drugs and nothing terrible has ever happened to me.

7. My new years resolution every year is to always stop biting my finger nails and I never make it past that morning.

8. I have an odd obsession with cliffs, I think they are interesting and I want to jump off them (landing safely).

9. I'm the only one in my immediate family of 6 whose birthday is not in the summer, but I always received presents in August when I was little.

10. I could probably out eat anyone in a sweets contest if it was not timed.-Not something I'm proud of.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Happy Birthday Becky

Today is my best friend, my sister's birthday. Becky is awesome and today she celebrates the big 30! I promised her to come down to Kansas City and take her out and celebrate but that will have to wait as tonight she is getting to work at school and then to her son's baseball game. Becky is the proud mother of 3, wonderful wife of almost 11 years, brand new kindergarten teacher, best daughter to my parents, and most of all the best sister you can have. She is always there to listen and to give you real advice, not story book or anything else, just straight to the point. I love that she is so relaxed and calm and that drives both my mom and I crazy because we wish we could do that. She knows how to party and she knows when to be serious she has raised a little gentleman of a 10 year old, a crazy little care free 3 year old and now a gorgeous 1 month old. Becky is my best friend and I know I can always count on her I hope she has a great birthday. We will talk soon Becky, thank you and have a great day.

Happy Be-lated Birthday Brother Nate

I know better late than ever right? Well Happy Be-lated Birthday to my oldest brother Nathan. Nate has been a real rock in my family as he always shares in his worldly adventures with my family. I remember growing up and having a that guy 9 years older than me living up stairs. I remember when he visited the University of St. Thomas and how I wanted to go there someday. He went to a different school but I always looked up to him. Bob and I even spent our junior year spring break visiting Seattle and him. He is a great host to let people come and stay. He is always fun to be around and always has something new to share. I hope he had a good birthday in Seattle. Don't worry Nate you will get back to Europe soon.

Friday, August 22, 2008

God Hates Nebraska?

So I haven't blogged in a while, well not that long I guess, but I realized I have nothing really new or exciting to report. I never really have all that much to report, but I guess it has been a pretty exciting two weeks for me.

I am just ending up my last 20 minutes of work for the week and of course am bored out of my mind. It really amazes me how much time they allow for us to do something very quick. I don't think they have the Internet figured out.

I was told today that summer is over b/c football starts next week. Then I was reminded about Nebraska Football (ewww). I heard this really funny thing on the radio on my way to work this morning and thought I would share it with you. It is on You Tube, just a warning that it is very obscene. I don't agree with this man and how he feels about homosexuals, but if you can take a joke and you hate Nebraska. You will like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7_Z8ZQb1oM

Saturday, August 16, 2008

chillin

I am so happy that we were able to stay at home this weekend. We have already done so much with my day off yesterday and today. Yesterday Bob and I helped out our friends the Bensons, well just Ryan re-paint some walls in their old apartment. Yes even after my bad painting job on Macy and Merrick's room I attempted to do it again, both Bob and I realized painting is not our forte and if we need to ever paint we will just have to hire someone. In the afternoon we went to a back to school picnic for Bob where he was supposed to meet his M1 buddy, who did not show. We talked to some of his classmates and then headed home to change clothes. We went out to eat at a fine dinning restaurant in Omaha's Old Market area called Passport. We enjoyed shrimp cocktail, a bottle of wine, salad and Bob had a steak and I had rack of lamb. Everything was really good and we didn't even have room for dessert. My lamb was finished at the table so they started it on fire right in front of us. What a great way to celebrate. We finished the evening by meeting up with the M1s and M2s at the Upstream, but we came to find out it was more M1s than we thought so we left after one drink.
This morning was spent cleaning the house up as we will be having some friends over to grill and enjoy each others company before school starts on Monday. We also just got back from the mall. I had wanted to get Bob an engagement present as it isn't fair that a girl gets an engagement ring and the guy gets nothing. So we picked out a new watch for Bob. As we were walking in the mall his watch had completely stopped so it was time for something new. We found one we both really like, we are hoping it lasts a long time. I wanted to get on one knee with it, but Bob said no. That may still happen though.
Tomorrow will be a calm relaxed lazy day of watching tv. We are both looking forward to that.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Going to the chapel/reception hall/beach/courthouse...?


Well, yes Bob asked me to marry him. I'm still at a loss for words about it. And we still do not know how, when or where we want to get married. For the past 10 years I have gone over wedding plans in my head and now thinking about real wedding plans is very overwhelming. It has been fun to tell all of my friends and family about the recent engagement and to hear Bob refer to me as his fiance. It has also been strange because of my refusals. I refuse to tell the people I work with, I know how they will react, and I don't want to share my personal life with them. I also am not calling Bob my fiance, b/c it is a french word and it sounds silly to me. I refuse to gush over this, yes I am ecstatic about marrying the most amazing man in the world, I know I am so lucky that I have found the person I will spend the rest of my life with but the relationship Bob and I have cannot be judged by others and I certainly do not want to have it scrutinized by someone that does not know us.
Anyway back to planning... the one thing I have always thought about is the music at my wedding, I guess I am a little like my brother in that sense. But I would love all of these songs at the ceremony, reception and dance. So at least there is that to look forward to.
A little shout out to my best friend and man I will marry. I love you, thanks for proposing, thanks for completely surprising me, and thank you for wanting to spend the rest of your life with me.
I also promise that my blog will not turn into a Bridezilla Blog about wedding planning. If that happens, take me down. I'm serious.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Where did the summer go?

Not this weekend but next weekend will be my first full Saturday and Sunday spent in Omaha since the beginning of July. I feel like I have been on the go non stop. Working during the week and then off on one of my many adventures up to Minneapolis or down to Kansas City. Like I said there is one more weekend full of things ahead.

Tomorrow I will head up to Sibley for my cousin's wedding while Bob heads over to eastern Iowa to see the Field of Dreams. Sounds like him and his friends have a day packed of sightseeing and I know he is excited for one of his last trips of the summer.

Next week the M1s will start school and Bob and his M2 buds start on the 18th so he will have one last week of freedom. Bob is helping out with some of the M1 things this coming week so he will have an early start to a big year. After this year Bob will take the boards or as I call them "Doctor or no Doctor." It will be a very stressful time for them, and for me as I will have to keep reassuring him that he will do a good job. Wow these tests are almost a year away and if I am stressing about them now I do not even know what next spring will be like. Hopefully by then I will have a new job and will be able to spend some more time helping out around the house.

I know I have complained about my job so much, but there is one thing about my job that I love and that is it is so flexible. I can work 4, 10 hour days and take every other Friday off. The weeks I do not take off Fridays I can take a different day. This week I worked a few hours from home on Tuesday and then Bob and I headed over to the Henry Doorly Zoo.

This was my 3rd time at the zoo since I moved in October. The first time we went with friends and really did not prepare ourselves for the monstrosity of the zoo. It is so big and there is so much to see there, we actually ended up missing half of the exhibits due to an injury. The next time it was spring and the animals were not very active as it was pretty chilly and I still missed things, and Bob wasn't there. This time the two of us were able to go at our own pace and do what we wanted to do. Before we got there we had agreed to not go into the Kingdom of the Night exhibit, both of us hate particular parts of that place b/c of the animals that are in it. We both got brave and went through it though and made it out alive, without any screaming, fighting, or crying. We were standing in line and noticed we were the only adults there that did not have any kids when we got there, but once we entered we realized that we both turned into 4 year olds. We rode the steam engine train around the zoo and saw the elephants, I think the train was Bob's favorite part. I also got to pet a penguin, I was also the oldest one in line for that!

We will see what else Omaha has to offer us in the next 3 years. Here is my list of hopes for it.
1. A job within the city limits of Omaha for Ashley
2. A calm relaxing environment with few distractions for Bob to study
3. Cheaper flights between OMA and MSP.
4. A chance to meet Warren Buffet
5. A quality medical education with lots of opportunities and a chance for a good match

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Jen & Tony's wedding

This past weekend Bob and I made yet another trip up to Minneapolis for a wedding. Bob stood up for his old roommate Tony or (T-nag). On Friday evening we had the rehearsal dinner then Bob spent the evening in the hotel as Tony's last night as a single man. I spent the night at Mesa's. The next morning while the guys were golfing, swimming and getting nervous for the wedding. Mesa and I went to breakfast, relaxed and enjoyed a walk with her cats-yes Mesa has a stroller for the cats!


The wedding was great Jen is so creative (she is a graphic artist) and she was so organized. Everything was perfect. The coolest thing about the wedding was that all of the tables at the reception were themed with different things that were important to the couple. We had a great dinner and Bob made a really nice speech. The dessert was awesome and then Jen and Tony had their first dance-they had a choreographed dance like on Rock the Reception. It was really good but I didn't get to all of it so I hope it gets put on You Tube soon.


We had a nice weekend and I am so glad we were able to be a part of their wedding. They are such a cute little couple, Congratulations Jen and Tony Nagorski!