Worth the Wait

After almost 5 years together

he popped the question...

I am over the moon 

happy

in love

The proposal was obviously a surprise and totally worth the wait.

I can't believe I get to share the rest of my life with this amazing man.

Now it's time to plan a wedding!

Ashley Meets Vegetables

I'm back on track eating healthy again!

Loading my plate with all kinds of veggie goodness

(shrimp and vegetable curry) 

 (Salads)

 (stir fry)

The best way to get tasty veggies for little money

is the Whole Foods buffet

$5 for all this!

boom!

Red Face Runner Returns!

The Red Face Runner is Back

I'm back in my running groove!

Football

Crossed my first thing off of the FALL LIST 

this past weekend

Watch football with friends

Football..

friends...

and delicious food

including the best fish tacos ever

(my camera really makes this meal look terrible- but it was loaded with delicious)

HERE is the sauce recipe 

dinner was followed by equally delicious spiced pumpkin cookies

CLICK HERE for recipe

and of course no party is complete without puppies!

Thank you Shanna and Tyler for having me over!

World Vegetarian Day

Happy World Vegetarian Day!

I am proud to announce that I haven't eaten meat
for 2 years now

(if you don't count fish... and I don't)

I actually feel like it has been much longer-

but MY BLOG has confirmed that this decision was made in August of 2010.

It isn't really hard as it use to be.

Especially when I get my newsletters from the Farm Sanctuary

they remind me how much I love animals

and why I don't want to eat them.

And if you want to eat meat.

I'm ok with that too.

this my choice

and my small contribution

that's all.

Rest like a Giant Tree

 I started going back to my Buddhist meditation classes last week

I have missed them so much

every class leaves me feeling great for the rest of the week.

I combined the lesson from last week's class with

my latest obsession

of Prezi

check it out...

Buddha on Prezi

Fall List is here!

I find that celebrating each season and 

participating in traditions 

helps make the year even more memorable.

Here is my list for Fall. 

You can watch my progress on the I Love Lists! tab.

Follow along with me!

• Go trick or treating
• Rake leaves
• Make a scarecrow
• Donate to a breast cancer awareness organization 
• Eat candy corn
• Go apple picking
• Create a Halloween costume
• Create a pet costume
• Run a fall race
• Drink pumpkin beer
• Drink pumpkin latte
• Create a Fall Pinterest craft
• Attend a Halloween party
• Carve a pumpkin
• Create a list of 100 things are you thankful for
• Make Thanksgiving dinner
• Create a Thanksgiving center piece
• Corn maze
• Attend a fall fashion show
• Watch a scary movie
• Go on a haunted tour
• Volunteer or go to a haunted house
• Go on a hay ride
• Watch football with friends
• Cook a squash dinner
• Jump in a pile of leaves
• Visit a pumpkin patch
• Roast pumpkin seeds
• Make a pumpkin dessert
• Attend an Oktoberfest activity
• Go zip lining (ok- I only added this because I already had plans to go… but you should go too!)
• Go to a football game
• Drink apple cider
• Roast s’mores in the fire pit
• Volunteer
• Donate to a food bank
• Make pumpkin bread
• Go for a hike
• Decorate the home with fall décor
• Buy fall scented candles
• Tail gate
• Leaf peeping (I had to look this one up)
• Bob for apples
• Eat candy apples
• Eat pumpkin pie
• Adopt a turkey for Thanksgiving
• Make a turkey with your hand
• Go to / or enter a chili cook off
• Watch the Macy’s Day parade (or go to)
• Shop on Black Friday