Matt's Graduation

The long awaited day finally came! Matt graduated from Utah Valley University with a degree in Business Management and an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. So proud of him. He has worked hard and now we are entering a new stage of life, multiple new stages in fact. No more nights of reading or me asking what assignments he has to do. He can now focus more attention on work and other career ventures. He has set some great goals for himself concerning his employment and we look forward to seeing those out!
Congrats Matt!! You deserve nothing but the best!

Matt was able to walk and graduate with his buddy Brad

No good pictures are coming from me these days

Easter

Our Easter weekend was great! Started out with the 2nd annual Asay Easter Egg Hunt and then Sunday we had Easter dinner with my grandparents and Aunt JoAnne. We hosted the dinner at our place and it turned out great. Delicious food, great company, and a day to reflect on the Savior. It was perfect!

These two are best buds

Happy Easter!

Also, I couldn't resist posting about a little boy in our Primary class. We teach the CTR 7 class and they are quite the handful. One little boy loves Matt and will always come find us after Sacrament to walk together to Primary. Such a cutie. Well yesterday, during Sacrament Meeting he came and handed Matt a paper airplane he made and then quickly disappeared. About 10 minutes later, he had this drawing for me. We were dying at how cute/funny it is.

It says "I love baby. from Ashton." But more importantly look at the picture. It is me laying down with a baby in my belly. Hilarious!!

Biggest Project Yet

We were so fortunate to be able to get some pretty special baby furniture. We got the crib, cradle, and changing table that was first used with me and has gone through my siblings and three of my cousins. 23 years later and a new generation coming, we decided to give it a face lift. It was quite the project and took many hours. Painting each of the spindles with multiple layers of paint that had to dry in between was time consuming, but so worth it. Big thanks to Matt who was very detail oriented and has made the finished product look amazing. I can't wait to have our little guy in it. Getting the bedding has been fun and there are still a few things that need to be done with them. But we love the set and are so grateful to have it.

Before

I always wore a mask

During

After
*Don't mind the duplicates of the crib, couldn't figure out how to only have 3 pictures and the changing table has become storage for now, but you get the idea

Spring Break

Our Arizona plans, unfortunately, fell through, but we still wanted to get away. It may be our last chance to go somewhere just the two of us together for a while. So we decided to take a long weekend up in Park City. It ended up being perfect. The first day was warm enough for us to put on our suits and lay out. After a long freezing winter, 60 degrees was awesome! I loved being out in the sun reading a good book. We played lots of games, enjoyed relaxing, shopped at the outlets, hit up our favorite pizza place, and checked out Olympic Park. Nothing too cool was going on up there, but it was still fun to see something new. Best part was watching the bob sleds race around the track. They were going so fast as they zipped past us at like 70 mph. I love the Olympics, so I loved the atmosphere even though it was pretty barren. It was great to just be together not worrying about work or school. Now it's back to the grind for Matt as he finishes up school and continues to work hard at work. For me, well today I am 30 weeks along! Yikes! Are we ready for this? Right now, I would say no so good thing we have some time. Although time is flying by! We are getting more and more excited/anxious/every emotion possible as we start the countdown for the mr. to arrive.

I don't see how this belly can get any bigger!

Be Mine

Valentine's Day has never been my favorite holiday. I am not a super mushy lovely dovey kind of girl, I don't love chocolate, and I don't need a day of love to know that I am loved. But it has become a significant day and I have a very sentimental and thoughtful husband, so I am trying to make Valentine's Day more meaningful. Thanks to the super cute post from my SIL Whitney about her love story, I decided to share our quick, but perfect love story too. Thanks for the idea Whit!

February 14th, 2011: First date. Dinner at Maglebys Fresh (every restaurant in Utah County was booked for hours on end). Bowling at Provo Beach Resort. Dropped off early and I thought the night was over. 20 minutes later: knock on my door with Matt standing there with flowers. Said thanks, he left, I shut the door, and had a mild freak out.
Next few weeks: Occasional lunch dates. Didn't quite know what to think, but was enjoying my time.
March 16th, 2011: First kiss. Baking a cake for our friend's birthday party. Magic happens in the kitchen.
Everyday after that: saw each other every day. He was smitten, I was still enjoying my time and really liked being with him.

End of April 2011: I went to Arizona for a week. Talked everyday. Missed each other. It was there that I realized there was something different about this guy.
May 28th, 2011: Got engaged in Naperville. Perfect and personal proposal.

September 1st, 2011: Best. Day. Ever. Sealed in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity.

From then on, life has been pure bliss even through stressful times. I love being married to my best friend. We have learned a lot and grown closer each day. So grateful I get to have him by my side every single day. And now we are adding our little guy to our family and I can't wait to see Matt become a father. I know he will be the best!

Happy Love Day.

i love you- my two valentines!