By Ashley | Published:
January 2, 2010
Being that I haven’t been grocery shopping in almost two weeks, dinner this week has been coming out of the back of the pantry and the depths of the deep freezer. Tonight was Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, always a comfort food favorite. Sadly, I was so hungry, I didn’t think about how hot some fresh-out-the-pot soup would be. I poured it in my mug then took a big swig… and scalded my throat! Comfort food gone wrong for sure!
Good news is that I finished off the Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream while watching the last of the David Tennant Doctor Who espisodes. All ends well!
By Ashley | Published:
January 1, 2010
Today is the first day of 2010, or as I like to call it “The Year of Ashley!” I mentioned this to my Dad today as we were sitting in the theater waiting for Avatar to start and he responded: “I thought every year was ‘The Year of Ashley!’.” Oh, Dad!
In a way he is right. I want every year to be my best year yet. Better than the year before. I like to think this year is special as I will be turning 30. Turning 30 creates a need to complete inside my head. Complete outstanding goals and lists. Because turning 30 means that I have definitely lived 1/3 of my life (and the way health problems run in my family, I might even be closer to the half-way point than I think).
But I have a month and a half before I hit the big 3-0, so lets focus on the now!
Last night I was blessed to have friends with whom I could ring in the New Year.
It was a blast to hang out with Erin and everyone else to see the ball drop in Market Square in downtown Knoxville!
Then today, it was off to the movies with the family and then running on the Greenbelt. What a great way to start 2010! Hope your start to the New Year was as great as mine.
Taken with my iPhone.
By Ashley | Published:
December 9, 2009
I am skating dangerously close to 30 days between blog posts. Oops! But here I am to take care of that!
There has been a lot of things going on in my life over the past 26 days. One of the biggest events was that Jury Trial I mentioned a little while ago. I like to think it was a success, though I lost. The deck was stacked against my client and we were only there because we were not offered a deal. So when it takes a jury four hours to reach a decision on such a strong case, you consider that a success. I’ll post more about that later, but now I can proudly say I am looking forward to my next trial!
Of course, there was Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is always a little bit hard for me because of Thanksgivings Past. Primarily, a couple of years ago when my Uncle Dennis unexpectedly passed away the day after Thanksgiving. But I am continuously thankful for all of my family who celebrate with me every year.
People have moved in and out of my life in the last 3 1/2 weeks. I’ve had friends move away (miss you Carrie!). I’ve reconnected with people who I haven’t heard from in almost a decade (Ralf is on Facebook???). And I’ve made new friends that I hope will be in my life for a very long time to come.
Yes, the past 26 days have been very good to me. Lets hope the next 26 are even better!
By Ashley | Published:
November 12, 2009
You were abducted. Of course you need crepes! – Walter (Fringe – episode “Of Human Action”)
By Ashley | Published:
November 11, 2009
Today was my first day back in the gym since I had my accident and had to deal with the resulting back injury. It felt odd to run again. Like my legs weren’t moving like they use too. The parts that ache are not the parts that ached before. But that is no matter because I am running again and it feels so good! 3 miles in under 41 minutes. Not where I was and not where I want to be but… I’m running again!!!!
By Ashley | Published:
November 10, 2009
I am officially one week out from my jury trial on the first of five aggravated burglaries with the same client. And that is how I feel. Anxious. Nervous. Excited. Going to trial is a nerve-wrecking experience. Imagine the stage fright you had the first time you went on stage for that play, or that speech. Or when your team is down at the bottom of the 9th inning, 2 outs and you are up to bat. A jury trial is kind of like that. You have a Judge watching you, ready to rule on the objections you make. You have a Client watching you, knowing that their freedom is (somewhat) held in your hands. You have a Jury, listening (hopefully) to every word that comes out of your mouth, and based on that, deciding the future of the person whom you represent. Sounds like a lot of pressure, right? It is.
But do you remember how good you felt when you delivered line after line, right on time, flowing smoothly out of your mouth until the last word was completed and you could then be silent and accept the applause of the audience (and they did applaud you, right)? Or when you hit that bases-loaded homerun and took your team to victory, imagining the day your jersey would be hung in some stadium, some hall of fame somewhere? That is also what a jury trial feels like.
I can’t wait for next week. The whole time feeling anxious, nervous, excited…
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By Ashley | Published:
October 16, 2009
It is great to have someone to talk to and to hang out with and to make you feel alright. You can spend your whole night with them until you reach the point where you can’t stop yawning and your eyes don’t want to stay open any longer. Only then do you take a moment to look at your watch and you realize it’s 5 o’clock in the morning. Time flies when you have a friend around like that.
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By Ashley | Published:
October 15, 2009
Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement and doing weekend concerts at the Wynn in Las Vegas. This is one guy I have always wanted to see in concert but never had the opportunity to. Looks like I’ll be booking a flight to Vegas in the near future.
By Ashley | Published:
October 15, 2009
You know, like the one in ‘BIG’ that turned a little boy into Tom Hanks? It is hard for me to resist the urge to drop in my quarters (or dollar bills) in exchange for a peek into my future or my lucky numbers. This past Saturday I met Psychic Sara (or some other mystic name I have now forgotten). She hangs around outside of Fannie Farkel’s in Gatlinburg. Now Sara tries to diversify in this bad economy by, not simply giving you your future, but measuring your aura. Here is her wisdom in paper form (an fairly accurate, I must say).
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By Ashley | Published:
October 10, 2009
Did you ever do that as a kid? I always remember that every time we drove through a tunnel, we would always beg and plead for Dad to honk the horn the whole way through. Something so simple made us all laugh with glee as we sailed down the road. I drove through a tunnel tonight. Sounds of horns flooded the air. I’m glad people still honk their horns in tunnels. I know I do.
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