my very own edward

this is so cheesy, i know... but i have my very own "edward". my husband is so loving and caring and giving i just don't know what to do with myself sometimes. he always goes out of his way to do things for me (most of which i take for granted). and when it comes to gifts, he would buy me everything i could ever want if it was within his power. no, he may not have super strength or the ability to read people's minds... and by all means, he's no vampire (LOL!) but he is my sweetheart, my soul mate, my life, my love.

i'm so blessed.

my newest obsession

ok, so 2 mondays ago, kevin and i went to get our "free movie monday" from redbox. i turned to him and said "i really have been wanting to watch 'twilight' but have been trying to fight the urge." and he was like "if you want to get it then get it"... he's so helpful. LOL! ANYWAY, so i got it and watched it and totally fell in love with it. THEY GOT ME! i was hooked. i got on facebook and my status read "ashley wants to know if anyone has a copy of the book twilight she can borrow." an old friend of mine from elementary school messaged me and said she was putting the first 2 books in the mail to me. well... i waited... when they didn't get here the following monday, i was determined to rent the movie AGAIN! it would be free, so what's the big deal! and, in an effort to make kevin happy, i rented another movie as well... "yes man"... eh. not jim carrey's finest work.

so we watched yes man first and then i asked kevin if he wanted to watch "twilight" with me again and he said "sure"... *sigh* it was great. the next morning i woke up before kevin (as usual) and sat on the couch... all i could think about was that movie and how much i wanted to watch it AGAIN!!!!!! so i turned it on, but this time i put the commentary on, so it wasn't really watching the movie, but listening to the director and kristen (bella) and rob (edward) talk through the whole thing. it was interesting...

kevin woke up and was all "you're watching that AGAIN?!" LOL when it was over i got up and did some chores... i had to feel as though i got SOMETHING accomplished that day! when i was done, i sat down on the couch and watched the movie yet again. kevin just kept laughing at me. after i was done watching it (for the 4th time!) we walked to the front of our apartment complex to check the mail. i felt like i was waiting on my lottery check or something to get here. i struggled to keep up with kevin's pace, but was trying not to run all at the same time. were they here yet??? did they come today??? YES! YES THEY DID!!!!!! i sighed in relief when kevin handed me the key to the mailbox outside *they put the bigger packages in the larger boxes and leave the key in your mailbox* and then i ran outside and pulled the beautiful package from the mailbox. kevin was laughing again.

when we got back to our apartment i opened the package and took the 2 beautiful books out and set them on the counter. i immediately went to facebook and thanked my dear friend for sending them to me. i didn't begin reading right away. we had some other things to do so i didn't get to it until later. i got in about 2 chapters before going to bed. if i read before bed i don't get far because it makes me sleepy.

the next day i woke up (before kevin) and perched myself on the couch and read. chapter after chapter i read. hours passed and kevin would walk by me and grin. he thought it was hilarious that i was so into this book. he has always said that i read faster than him, it's just a matter of wanting to. he came and sat by me on the couch and shared his banana oatmeal... and i continued to read. i was at least halfway through the novel when i realized it was after noon. i needed to eat something so i went and grabbed 2 graham crackers and headed straight back to my warm spot on the couch. the hours passed and the apartment remained quiet.

i had to take a shower before heading to bible study, and as it got closer to time to leave i kept telling myself "there's time for one more chapter"... i stopped somehwere around chapter 18 i think. as soon as we returned from bible study i began reading again. it only took a few hours, i only had a few chapters left. i finished it. *sigh* it was great. kevin had been working on the computer and had sat next to me on the couch with one of his big bible commentary books... and held it up next to mine... and laughed. they were the same size.

i decided i would spend some quality time with him today, before starting new moon.

update

hello everyone... just taking a minute to let you all know that i haven't died or fallen off the planet. we've been very busy and spent a few weeks back home in louisiana visiting family. i have some new recipes and a few old school pictures i will be posting soon.

hope you have a good one!