The Gardners!

A Fresh Start

2010-11-23T09:38:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone i started a whole new blog! Not by choice but by force! blogger wouldnt let me change my primary email to my Gmail account (which i though was weird) at least i couldnt figure it out! So start following me here.. www.ashandtys2005.blogspot.com
I can now blog from my phone so maybe i will update more!!!
Thanks
ash

GLITTER TOES!!!!!!!!!

2010-06-17T13:27:00.000-07:00

Glitter toes!!!! Who doesn't love them (well besides Suzie) they are so freakin cute!!! I have decided to start doing them! So get your girls together and lets have a Glitter Toe party! I just ordered the stuff and it should be here by the middle of next week! they are perfect for summer because they last for a long time! If you take care of them they can last you 2 months or longer! It is so nice to not have to worry about your toes when you are in flip flops all the time and you know they are cute! I have been doing Glitter toes for a little over a year and a half now and everyone seems to love them!
If you would like to schedule a party with me then comment on here or call or text me! If you get 5 people plus you to come to the party then I will do yours for free!!!!
I will be charging $20 per person! Which is a great deal because in salons they start at $30! Let me know! I know you will love them! And it would be so fun to just sit and do some girl talk while getting pretty toes!!! Have a wonderful summer!!!
xoxo
Ash

Vegas....again! WOOT WOOT! and this past weekend!

2010-06-01T14:52:00.000-07:00

Hey! well we are leaving for Vegas in about an hour or two to spend 6 days! we are so excited because we really have needed a vacation! Tyson sister Denver lives there so we get to go and hang out for cheap! i would be happy just to sit on her couch and do nothing! I love when there is nothing to do and nothing i have to get done! We will go boating and play the wii alot and eat lots of good food! i cant wait!
This past weekend i hung out with jocelynn sarah and my aunt karla alot! we went on saturday to just look at some cute fabric.....of course that turned into us all making purses! Aunt Karla did most of it...ok about all of it! i loved to just sit and chit chat and make jokes..... we always talk about the most interesting things! hahahah i love it! we finished my purse yesterday so that i can take it to Vegas with me! i dont think i have let it go since we got done! I LOVE IT! it is so stinkin cute! i dont have a way to post pictures up right now but i will soon! you all will want one of your own! I love them all so much from that family! they all make me feel so welcome and like i am the funnest person alive...which is funny because people tell me all the time that i am so boring now that i am married! they are my best friends!
well its time for me to go start packing for my trip! hope i dont forget anything!

P.S. I HATE HATE HATE WHEN PEOPLE GO PRIVATE ON THERE BLOGS! GRRRRRRR
the invite people send me only works for that one day then i cant see it anymore....i dont know why but it sure is frustrating!!!!

hello everyone

2010-05-21T09:37:00.000-07:00

I have been getting bugged to blog again! hahah I am awful at it! I got a new phone that has the internet and I am trying to figure out how to blog from my phone. As of right now I cant! So if anyone knows how to set it up on my phone for me then I will blog all the time! I have a Blackberry. Please help me!
Drake came home from his mission on friday and it is awesome to have him home! We have been spending alot of time together trying to catch back up! He looks great and served a awesome mission! We are sending Bo out in July to the South England Mission! I am going through the temple with him tomorrow for his first time. He is so excited and really ready to go! It is weird that I will be sending out so many missionaries over the next few years! Thats what I get for marrying into a family with so many boys! It is a great thing! It is hard to see them go and have them gone but it will be so good for them!
Well I work at a plastic surgeons office now and I do all the Aesthetics for them! So if you need anything done then let me know! I do laser hair removal and everything else with the laser. Microdermabrasion, facials, chemical peels.....and so on! let me know what you need done and I can work out a price for you!
well that is it for now until someone wants to help me work blogger on my phone!
xoxo

4 Years Down...Eternity to go!!!

2009-08-12T15:55:00.000-07:00

Today is mine and Tysons 4 year anniversary! we celebrated it yesterday because tyson had to work today! i told him to try and get the 12th and the 17th off! i have a little surprise for him on the 17th! i told him if he couldnt get them both off then to get the 17th off! it will be worth it! i cant tell you what it is because then tyson will find out!

he had yesterday off so it is all ok! we had a great day yesterday! we went and got lunch at cafe rio...our latest obsession...and we took it as a picnic to the place where tyson proposed to me! we ate and then layed on our blanket under the tree for about an hour and a half just talking! i love it when we can just slow down for a minute and catch up! we both work all the time and our schedules are off so we never really get to just hang out! then we went to walmart and tried to decide if we wanted to spend our anniversary money of season 7 of 24 or not! we ended up not getting it after a long decision making process and decided to go to dinner at the new texas road house in american fork....shhhh dont tell wingers we went to there rival!!! after walmart we went home and played super nintendo and then showered and got ready for dinner! texas road house was so good! and we just went and sat at the bar so we didnt have to wait! our friend leslie works at the bar so it was nice to be able to visit and catch up with her! we couldnt believe how cheap we got out of there paying and for our portions we got! it was awesome and delis!!!!

we then went for a little drive to let our food digest!!! we came home and watched a movie and then a few episodes of the office! it was such a great night! i fell asleep on the couch during the office and tyson carried me to bed and tucked me in!

it was a great night and i am so happy that i am with the best guy in the world! i wouldnt choose any other man to be with i love him so much! he is so good to me! i couldnt ask for more!!!!

i cant wait to spend the rest of our lives together! i love you baby!!!!!

OK OK STOP HATING ME!!!! here is your update!

2009-08-10T16:22:00.000-07:00

OK! so its been a while since i have blogged! every now and then i have to stop for a while because it starts becoming a chore to do it! but i am back right now! so be happy for now!

well the past few months have brought some intresting surprises!!!! but they are making us who we are! we did move out and we are loving our new place!!! it is nice to be on our own! we were so excited to not be living with people anymore after living with my family for 2 years! then some family stuff came up and tysons sister Denver and her 2 kids easton and olivia moved in with us for the summer! it hasnt been to bad! i love denver and her kids to death and we all get along great! i just with that i had a bigger place so we wouldnt be in such tight quarters! i dont know when they will be going back to las vegas yet but they are welcome to stay as long as they need too....thats what family is for right!!!!

work has been busy and is now starting to slow up again going into the fall and winter! but its ok! im just keeping the faith!

tyson is starting school in a few weeks at uvu! i am so proud of him! he will do great! he is so smart and a very fast learner!!!! i dont worry at all!

Blake and shauni had a beautiful baby boy on july 6th his name is linkin chance! he is so cute and when i hold him i never want to give him up! i am so happy for them! here is a picture of their whole family together!

on the 7th of july tyson grandmother passed away! she was a wonderful woman and we will all miss her so much! she touch all of our lives in different ways and we will never forget her! we are greatful for our religion and the knowledge that we will be with her again! it gives us all peace and helps us to keep going on! i cant imagin not knowing that and having a death in the family! it wouldnt be right to not ever see our loved ones again!

i went to a concert with misty and that was a blast! we went to go see incubus! it was such a great concert! she is such a good friend and i am greatful to have her in my life! we have so much fun together! we dont see eachother as much as i would like too but it is nice to know that she is there for me always! love you misty!!!

then...it was my birthday on the 20th of july! i turned 22 years old! it was a very fun day! we went to 7 peaks in the morning with friends and family! then we went to olive garden that night with more friends and family! it was a great birthday! tyson spoiled me like he always does! he is such a good man and i am so happy that i have him for time and eternity! he makes me so happy everyday and take good care of me! i wouldnt give him up for anything!

now we are just trying to adust to life again! it is our 4 year aniversary on wednesday! i cant believe it has been 4 years! tyson has to work on wednesday so we are celebrating on tuesday! we arnt doing anything to exciting we are broke but denver and the kids went to las vegas till thursday so we are enjoying an empty house for the week! that might be the best aniversary gift ever! not that we dont love them here but it is nice to have an empty house for a minute!

My beautiful cousin Myndi had her baby on august 7th! Jaxon James! he is so cute and myndi did it all natural! she is so brave and she did so well!! they will be the best parents and i am so happy for them! i hope our once a week wingers tradition will still be going on! i have enjoyed there company lately!!! i love Ty and Myndi so much and i am so proud of them! congratulations you guys!

now jumping back a little bit! myndi had her baby shower on august 1st! it was a fun shower and aunt karla did such a great job on it! she always does! she is an amazing party planner!!!

after the shower me jocelynn sarah and myndi met at my house to make some hair flowers! ty tagged along and i put on office space to entertain him while we were doing our girl thing! it was so much fun i am so happy they came over! i love our girl time! thanks for being such a good sport ty!

ps. sarah was there she just refused to be in any of our pictures! i dont know why because she is so beautiful always!!!! but thats ok! we will get her next time!

well there is your update! hope it is satisfying enough for now! i will try and be better! no promises though! hehehe love you all

Lots has happened...but most exciting im moving into my own house TOMORROW!

2009-04-21T23:19:00.000-07:00

Well..... Vegas was aweosme! wish i was still there! best thing ever! i am moving tomorrow! we are moving into some apartments behind Macy's in PG! we couldnt be any more happy! it will be so good for us to be "on out own" again! and we have a lot of people that are so nice and willing to help! we have such good friends! my first priority is to get my bed over there and set up so i can at least know i have somewhere to put my sad tired body after a long days of hard work! i am going to take pictures so you all can see it! just so you know i will have my own esthetics room in my house so you all can come get waxed! it will be so much fun! i am so excited to just decorate and make it my own! i dont even remember what i really have anymore it has been so long since i have seen it all! it will be like the best day ever. it will be like i am opening an awesome present everytime i unpack...and the best part is..is that i know i will love every gift because it was already mine in the first place! hahah i cant wait to have you all over for dinner or something when i get all settled in! and if anyone has an extra couch laying around...i need one desprately! hahahahahahaha well im off to bed we are starting at 8 in the am...yes that is right...i forgot that time even existed but i will slap me right in the face tomorrow! goodnight! YAY

VEGAS!

2009-03-28T09:39:00.000-07:00

Vegas here we come!

we are leaving for vegas today! im so excited! it has really been the longest week of my life and i am so ready to get out of here for a minute! we need a little break! see you all when i get back and hopefully i can take a camera for some awesome pictures! i love vegas pictures! BYE!

My Amazing Husband!

2009-03-13T13:43:00.000-07:00

So as most of you already know i am married to the most amazing man alive! I just wanted to write a little blog about him and tell everyone how great he is!
Here is 31 reasons why i love him sooooo much!

1. He is such a hard worker.
2. He always makes sure i have everything i need...or want!
3. He makes me feel so good about myself all the time!
4. He tells me he will always love me no matter what...that mean alot to me because i am a very insecure person!
5. He watches the Notebook with me! :) I love that movie!!!!
6. He is always very in tune with peoples feelings.
7. He always tries to make everyone happy.
8. He is always trying to make me laugh.
9. He is always the life of the party.
10. He just does what i tell him...hahaha any woman would love that wouldn't they?!
11. He is an amazing cook...he will go work all day then come home and cook me dinner.
12. He has taught me to be a clean person. Our room is always clean and our sheets are always washed! He is kinda a clean freak. Its a good thing!
13. He is the best cuddler in the world!
14. He cant go to sleep without spooning me!
15. He texts me all day long just to make sure i am having a good day!
16. He always makes sure i have gas in my car
17. He always makes sure i have lunch money for the next day!
18. He will do anything to make me happy!
19. He is the best at taking care of me when i'm sick.
20. He is cuddly in public...I one that likes P.D.A...not too much but maybe a little kiss or holding hands or just when he puts his arm on my shoulder and pulls me in tight when it is cold.
21. He is ALWAYS a gentleman. Opening doors for not only me but for the stranger that is walking in or out of the store...not alot of guys do that anymore!
22. He always lets me win no matter what it is...where we are eating, what we are watching, what we are going to to that night...or just when we get into little fights.
23. He is so cute with kids! He knows just what to do and they all love him.
24. I love how he actually likes to shop. I can take him to the mall and he will walk around with me to every store and hold all my bags. My favorite part is that he always like to shop for me. I have to make him buy himself something but he is always picking something out for me.
25. He never forgets anything. If i like something in the store and we don't buy it. He will go back and get it for me!
26. He always remembers my crazy Pine Nut obsession! I LOVE PINE NUTS! they are only in season for a few months out of the year, but he always makes sure that i have some when they are around. someone had them last month and for Valentines day he got me flowers and pine nuts.....best Valentines day ever!
27. Tyson is a very giving person. He always wants to help out in any way that he can. He would give you the shirt off his back if he thought you needed it...and he has before!
28. I love our little late night cereal snack and watching our T.V. series together...for Roseanne to Scrubs i love them all!
29. I love the way he looks after a nice fresh hair cut! haha He knows how i like his hair and he will do it that way for me!
30. I just love the fact that he chose me to be his wife! we went through some tough times but we always knew at the bottom of our hearts that we would always be together and when that time came we knew!
31. I love his passion for music and that he is always singing. no matter where he is or what he is doing he is always singing.
32. I love the fact that we have been together now for over 4 years and we have seen each other everyday since then. We are inseparable and I love it! I always want to spend every waking moment with him because he makes me so happy!

I could keep going but if i make it too long most of you wont read it!
I just wanted everyone to know how great my husband is and that i love him so much! There is not anyone else out there in the world that could take care of me as good as he does and i am so grateful for him!
I love you Tyson! Thanks for being you!

Waxing party at Aunt Karla's!

2009-03-11T12:45:00.000-07:00

To start off my blog I would like to say that my Aunt Karla is the greatest Aunt in the world! She is always loving and caring and she has always made me feel so good about myself. Not to mention she is the Greatest cook in the world! I look up to her and I always will!

So Sunday Aunt Karla invited Tyson and I over for a remember Grandma Weisenburger dinner. it was Grandmas birthday last week so we thought it was in order! She made all Grandmas best dishes! It was so good! We talked about Grandma and the memories we have of her! We sure do miss her alot! She was a very sweet and kind woman!

After we were talking about memories I plugged in my wax pot for a little bit of fun! We first started of with Jocelynn's eyebrows then we moved on to Mindi's lip! Then Mindi was awesome and talked Ty into getting his eyebrow turned into two! He looked awesome! Then uncle mark let me do his ears! He said it hurt! Oops...I bet he will never do that again! Then we decided to do Ty's back! Aunt Karla thought this was so fun...I don't know about Ty though. But he was a good sport! He only jumped one time! Then we moved on to noses! Not that anyone really needed there's to be done but they all wanted to try it out because Tyson and I told them it didn't hurt at all! They had to see for themselves! I was right! It didn't hurt them! Not even a flinch!

I think this took our minds off of the sad things that were happening that day! Thank the maker that I had my wax pot with me! A good Esthetician always does!

It was a really fun day! Tyson and I love it when we get invited over for Sunday dinner! It makes us feel like we are part of that family and they are all good fun people! We always leave with a satisfied belly and a smile on our face! Tyson's smile was mainly for the red velvet cake Aunt Karla sent him home with! he loves having a little snack for later! Especially if it is coming from Aunt Karla's house! I bet you all wish you had and Aunt Karla like I do she is the greatest!

it was so fun waxing everyone! That is one part of my job that i LOVE! I'm sure we will be getting the invite again in 6-8 weeks! ;) Love you all!

Pay It Forward!

2009-02-16T22:17:00.000-08:00

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me (yeah for handmade!).2. Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will pay it forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!3. The gift that you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember it’s the spirit and the thought that count!4. When you receive your gift, blog about it! If you are not one of the first three to comment on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! It's all about paying it forward.(Copied Post from Michelle)

It's a Boy!!!!

2009-01-26T14:28:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone thats right its a Boy! no no no not me! my soon to be born nephew! shauni and blake went to the doctor today and found out they are having a boy! this the #5 for blake! wow that is alot! they are all so cute! we are all so excited! if you want to see the ultra sound pictures for yourself then just go to there blog! it is on my list! congratualations! we are so excited for you guys and we cant wait for our little man to get here! this will tide me over for a while longer on having kids of my own...so thanks for that! haha we are enjoying the time we are having together right now! July 15th is the due date but i bet she wont make it that far! xoxox i will keep you all updated!

Bird on the lawn giveaway!

2009-01-07T23:40:00.000-08:00

Go to www.birdonthelawn.com and they are giving away a whole bunch of free stuff for 9 days of january! all you have to do is leave a comment any your email address and they will pick the winners randomly! no catch! awesome! i hope some of us win! let me know! yay i love free stuff!

The Holidays are over...thank goodness!

2009-01-05T16:40:00.000-08:00

Well its all over and it is now 2009! wow! time really flies! this was a tough year for alot of people i think and im just glad it is over! lets all start fresh and make this one count!
sorry it has been so long! i just havent felt up to writing! well i passed all my state tests and now i am an official master aesthetician! yay and i found a job! i am working at Evolution day spa on 1600 north in orem and i am loving every minute of it! the owners are awesome and i am pretty much my own boss! it is all comission based so i dont make money unless i am doing something! so let me know if you need anything done! i have my own prices for waxing and then all the other stuff you will have to come in to the spa for! let me know what you need done and i will get it taken care of for you!
make sure to tell all your friends that you know the best aesthetician ever and send them my way!
we got to see steve and amy this last week that was so much fun! i will put up pics soon! they were here for christmas! we sure love our bf's! xoxoxoxo!

2:17am and sick!

2008-12-01T01:17:00.001-08:00

i feel sick and i cant sleep...2:17am! nothing better to do than tell you all that im sick! i have taken lots of tums! im having weird pains in my belly and my ribs! i cant lay flat or i feel like i cant breath! so im up! what should i do? oh well its life! i like to try and trick myself into thinking im not sick for so long till it knocks me on my back! well i guess i will go try and sleep! leslie dont call me at 8 in the morning tomorrow so i can sleep im ;)
goodnight friends!

Graduation day!

2008-11-25T21:31:00.000-08:00

YAY I AM GRADUATED! well today was my last day at school! it was a bitter sweet day! it is nice to be done and now getting on with my life but i will miss everyone so much! it was a great last day i really have made some life long friends there! i hope we all dont turn out like those people who always say that they will get together and never do, because i really will miss everyone! the girls and i all went to taco amigo today for our last lunch together. i had never been, AMAZING that is all i can say about it! i love mexican food and i cant believe that i have been missing out all this time! my friend "kels" bought me lunch...she is just so sweet and i love her lots! everyone at school has touched my life in so many different way and i will always hold this time in my life close to my heart! it will be hard getting the courage to get out on my own but i am so excited! i am going job hunting tomorrow! i will take anything at this point! if any of you know of anything be sure to let me know! i will be posting pictures very soon of all my friends! i will miss them all!

Texas it up "Gard-Way" style!

2008-11-19T18:58:00.001-08:00

Well this picture sums up our whole trip in texas....AMAZING! we all had so much fun just goofing off and taking it easy! And the memories...oh the memories...haha! from the rubics cube or cubes, to all the weight gain, to the late nights driving home from 6th street all belting out 80's classic hits! we had so much fun! and we saw so much!

the first night we just took it easy and hung out at the house then went to a hot tub and of course to I-Hop that night! Then on sunday we went to stake conference with amy's family! we ate yummy dinner and played games with her family after. it was so much fun! we went home and played a "who knows who better" game that tyson made up...he is so creative!
on monday amy had to work and steve had to work for a few hours...we just slept in...we loved it because we hadnt had much sleep! we went down town ate at a great sandwich place, looked around and watched some bands that was so much fun!
we went to the san antonio temple on wednesday! that was such a great experience to see how different it was there! it was so beautiful! after that we went to loive garden to eat and to the alamo and the river walk! tyson and steve had bought the same shirt the night before and joked around that they were both going to wear it to san antonio the next day we just laughted and shrugged it off little did we know that they were serious till we walked over to them in olive garden after changing from the temple and there they were with there shirts and a big smile on their faces.....
We had so much fun that day!
there is so much that i dont think i could type it all...if i did i dont think you all would read it! so just to sum it up we had the time of our lives and are so greatful that we had the opportunity to go! we love steve and amy with all our hearts and we sure hope lucy got a life!!!

our last night in town

on our way to the temple!

"Lucy...get a life!"

BFFL (best friends for LIFE!) hahah
Steve feeding his lover!

our first night...Ihop it up!!!!

Happy Anniversary Leslie and Joe

2008-11-18T20:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Anniversary!

today is leslie and joes 3 year anniversary! i am so happy that they found each other! they are the 2 most generous, loving and caring people i have ever met in this life! i look up to them and want to be more like them everyday! so much has happened for them over the last 3 years that has made them even stronger than they were the day them met...i didnt know it was possible! now they have a beautiful baby girl Stella Jane that we all love so much. I can not imagin my life without these 3 people! thanks for always being there and being the people you are!

Tomorrow is joes birthday so happy birthday joe have an awesome day and know that we love you very much!

Doin it up Texas Style!

2008-10-29T19:24:00.000-07:00

Well we are off to texas on saturday morning so see our best friends Steve and Amy aka Stamy!

our friend Suzie gave us some buddy passes

so we could go for dirt cheap...and i mean dirt! we are so excited to see them and we are going to have so much fun and make alot of memories! we are leaving on saturday the 1st and we will be coming back on friday the 7th! so we are making it so worth it! we cant wait to see our stamy and do it up texas style! i will put up all the pics when we get back! thanks suz you are the best and we love you so much! xoxoxox

texas or bust where everything is big,bald and aluminum!

Fall Pics With My Hubby!

2008-10-23T18:46:00.000-07:00

So this last weekend tyson and i went up the canyon to capture all the beauty of this new season that we are experiencing! we had Elijah, Garrison and Madison (tyson brothers and sister) come with us and take them! while we were up there i just couldnt help but be taken away by all this beauty! i just cant believe that it is just 10 minutes from my house to be in these beautiful mountains and i never go! i think that we all just get a little caught up in life and forget to enjoy it! so if you can find time GO! and if you only have a few seconds just stop and look around! FALL IS EVERYWHERE! here are a few pics that we took! if you want to see more go look at my myspace or facebook! they are all on there! love you all! and remember to not let life pass you by...its too short!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

2008-10-03T12:04:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! it is breast Cancer awareness month! last night we lost someone very close to us to type 4 breast cancer! type 4 breast cancer is the worst type! you dont even have any symptoms and it doesnt show up in your mamogram until it is to late! they told her that the only thing they could do for her was keep her out of pain till it was time! they were on there mission when they found out and were sent home immediately to recieve help. she died at about 9 pm! she was a very remarkable woman and lived a very inspiring life! as hard as it is to have her gone it is a blessing that she is not in any pain anymore! we will miss her so much and her spirit will live on with us forever! we will be forever influenced by her amazing example! we love you Rosemary and will miss you!

In honor of Rosemary i am running the 6 miles for the breast cancer awareness! if anyone would like to donate anything please contact me and i will take it up for you when i go! or you can just come run with us! it is on october 11th at liberty park in salt lake. you need to be there at 8 am to check in! i am trying to raise money so they can continue research to find a cure for breast cancer! anything helps! just let me know! i encourage everyone to go get checked as soon as possible you can never be to careful! COME RUN WITH US! and wear pink!

Leslie's Freaking Funny Blog!

2008-09-26T19:47:00.000-07:00

ok well my sister leslie is so funny! she just started a new blog that i think everyone should go see if they are in need of a good hard laugh! she is such a great writer! she really paints a picture! they are all stories of her "Painfully Shy" childhood! all 100% true! they are great i told her she should publish them and make a trillion dollars! hahah i put a link to it on my blog calls leslies freaking funny blog or you can just click on www.leslieslifestories.blogspot.com! you wont regret it! les i want more! i love to read these!

The Story Telling Festival

2008-09-15T11:01:00.000-07:00

ok ok i know it is a little late but still i have to tell you all about this! so every year there is a story telling festival in provo! it is kinda a daddy daughter date me and my dad have every year! it is where story tellers from all over come and tell you stories! thay are about everything...funny, sad, happy, scary, love...everything! we found this one story teller that was our favorite! his name was kevin kling! he was so awesome. his stories were mostly funny but always had a good moral to them. one of the times after he was done he got 2 standing ovations...2 no one even gets one! after the first one he got us and told us another story. his tent was the only one that was packed full everytime he spoke! he had a disability. he was born with one arm shorter than the other and it only had 3 fingers. then later on in life we was in an accident and his other arm was ripped out of place ripping all his nerves and muscles apart. so now that one he cant move at all it just hangs to his side. he told us that he is in constant pain and when he wasnt in constant pain he was in excrusiating pain. the only time he doesnt notice that he is in pain is when he is telling stories because it gives him such a rush to be up on stage! he was a very inspirational man, for life to have been so unfair to him and and he can tell funny stories. he would have us all laughing so hard we would almost be on the ground!

i love to go the this with my dad it is so much fun and we look forward to it every year!

this year i took tyson the the "laughin night" it is the last night of the story telling festival and it is where all the story tellers come out on stage and do funny skits! they have music and food! it is at the scerra shell in orem! tyson actually really enjoyed it and wants to take work off next year to go to the whole thing! it think that would be so much fun! just so you all know for next year it is labor day weekend every year! you will see all the signs in orem a few weeks before it starts!hope to see you all there!

Tuxes Tuxes Tuxes! AHHHHH

2008-08-25T19:58:00.000-07:00

well tyson and i are trying to open up our own tux shop. tyson has been in the business for over 7 years now and it is time for us to be on the other end of the business! tonight tyson and our good friend jac are trying to put together our business plan! that is the worst part! it takes forever and requires alot of research! i just cant wait till this part is all over! i want to pull my hair out! then it is off to the bank to try and get a loan! pray for us! i think this will be a really good thing for us. we will finally be able to get our lives started! yay!

new page!

2008-08-21T22:04:00.000-07:00

Let me know what you guys think! i am not very good at this stuff and it is late! but i am finally figuring it all out! do you like the green? love you all!

7.31.08 photo shoot!

2008-08-01T22:56:00.000-07:00

Last night was so much fun! my sister told me to come with her to this photo shoot! at first i was a little hesitant..i was tired and i just wanted to go home but decided to go anyway...and i dont regret it! there was a couple of photographers there but i mostly shot with this one photographer named Ryan Muirhead! he was so awesome! here are a few shots that i have already and i will put more up soon! i hope i get to shoot with him again soon. he rocks!

BATMAN the DARK KNIGHT!

2008-07-27T22:09:00.000-07:00

so today was the 2nd time tyson and i went to see dark knight! it was even better than the first time we saw it! it is one of the best movies i have ever seen im my life! then after we got home we watched batman begins then the original batman! i think that heath ledger was one of the best actors ever. i couldnt take my eyes off of him when he was up on screen! it is so sad that he is gone! i would see that movie again and again and again! yay for the batman marathon today!

hey everyone im on Project Runway!!!!

2008-07-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

so my friend Gabes called me the other night at like midnight screaming that i was on project runway! i didnt believe her so she told me to you tube it! so i did just that! it turns out that i really am...it flashes a picture of me for like 1 second...but hey i still think it is pretty cool! take a peek if you would like! you have to go to the 7 minutes and 28 seconds mark...dont blink you might miss it! hehehe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fp9wMRY-M0

Happy Birthday to me!

2008-07-25T17:24:00.000-07:00

well it was my birthday on the 20th! yay im finally 21!!!!!!! it is about dang time! well my husband got me a great present.... then leslie and joe got me a cute shirt and some of my favorite candy...and a beautiful cake! kyle and leah baked me a cake too! and my mom and whitney are getting me a super nintendo!!!! i am so excited for that...it should be here in the next few day! jeff gave me money of course which i was very greatful for...it put gas in my car so i could drive around! tyson took me to the little america for lunch...amazing...then we went to 2 back to back movies! we saw dark night...probably one of the best movies of all time. then we saw mamma mia....another amazing movie! i loved it. then we went to go see kyles new house and they gave me my cake! then leslie and joe did a little birthday thing for me that night at there house! that was fun too! and my best friend amy that lives in texas even remembered to send me a birthday card! it was great! it is nice to finally be 21! now i dont know if i want to get any older and i know for sure i dont want to get any younger....lets just stay here! yay

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-15T21:00:00.000-07:00

well today was fathers day! it was a pretty good day! all the kids in the family and my mom pitched in and bought my dad a grill! tyson and i spent 2 hours putting it together today...ok well i put it together and tyson kinda just handed me the parts! haha i do better with that kind of stuff! then when we finally got to give it to him we had a bbq outside with the whole family! we had burgers and hotdogs! they were so amazing...it is weird how you forget how good that freshly grilled taste is! they were so amazing! im not gonna lie i had one of each! haha well i am so greatfull for my dad and all he has does is doing and will do for us! he is an amazing dad and he is an amazing provider for his family! i could not ask for anyone better to have raised me! and i will always have the best memories of my childhood with my dad! love you lots dad!!!!! MUAH! xoxoxox

The Crazy Fun Month Of June

2008-06-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

well this month has been ok so far but it is just about to get better! ok dont laugh...like everyone else! but next saturday (the 21st) we are off to las vegas to see George Michael live in concert for the first time. he hasnt toured in the US in like 15 years! we are so excited! and then we come home on sunday and then on wednesday steve and amy will come to stay with us for the night and we are going to have so much fun. i miss them so much...they are our best friends and they just moved to texas in january so we dont see them very much! i am so excited! then the next saturday one of my friends is getting married! wow it is a busy busy month but it is packed full of fun! oh ya i forgot to mention strawberry days is next weekend too and we always go to that...it is tradition! we love it! i am so excited for the strawberries and cream! well it is going to be a good summer! tyson and i decided to branch out and start making a ton of new friends this. so if anyone is in the market for some pretty freaking awesome friends we are wide open! hahah talk to ya soon! muah

Germany/Munich/Austria Mission

2008-05-07T20:51:00.000-07:00

Well everyone! today was a very emotional day for us all over here on the gardner side! we sent tysons brother Drake off on him mission! it is a great thing that he is doing and we are all so proud of him...but it is hard and we will miss him so much! we know that he will be ok and he will be an amazing missionary and now he is in the lords hands doing the lords work! we reported to the MTC at 11:30 am this morning and we were gone at about 12:30. it was so emotional for us all. as he walked down the isle and gave us all a big hug that is when the waterworks started for us all....except for me i have been emotional since last sunday at the combind farewell for drake and his cousin jordan! jordan went to africa last tuesday! today i will have to document that drake did cry...he will claim that he didnt but he was all teary eyed! he will be in the provo MTC for 2 months before reporting to Germany....gosh i am so jealous...most people will never in there life get the opportunity to see that part of the world and Drake gets to go experence it for 2 years! we are hoping to be in a place where we can go pick him up when the time comes and see it for ourselves! well today was hard and the bad part is is that this is just one we still have 7 more to go! WOW! well love you all and always have a prayer in your heart for the missionaries! "called to serve him heavnly king of glory........."

F.Y.I.

2008-04-21T21:29:00.000-07:00

Just for all of you that didnt know already! i have 2 blogs! the other one is me blogging about everything that i am learning in school! so take a look it is www.idoskin.blogspot.com or you can just look over at my friends and family list and the one that says "my other blog" is a link to it too! i want comments and feed back too! love you all! xoxox p.s this is my last blog for the night i promise hahaha i was bored while tyson was watching basketball if you cant all tell!

The Jazz

2008-04-21T21:19:00.000-07:00

Tyson just wanted me to write and say that the jazz rock and they are amazing! he just watched the jazz game and he was screaming his head off for the past 2 and a half hours (i have a migrain now) he is really excited! boys boys boys! haha well this is tysons little input on our blog! he is still glued to the tv right now so i am going to go take some advil and go to bed! he is so wired right now i dont think he will be coming with me! oh well! GO JAZZ!!!!!

LUCKY LESLIE!

2008-04-21T20:45:00.000-07:00

So we went to leslies birthday on friday night! and wow! that is all i can say! she has some pretty awesome friends! it makes me think of how many "true" friends that i have! i can probably count them all on one hand and still have fingers left over! it makes me want to find some friends that are actually worth my time! most of the friends i have had in the past have stabbed me in the back so hard it still hurts and the others well....lets just say we grew apart and have different interests. i really wish that i had more friends. one of my problems is that all the people that tyson and i are friends with dont like each other so it is hard to get them all together! well sorry for that little bit of a venting session. but back to the point LESLIE HAS AWESOME FRIENDS AND I AM JEALOUS! i wish that steve and amy still lived here! but what do you do? life still has to happen even when we dont want it to! well talk to you all later and i wish good friends on all of you and on me! hehehe

AMERICAN IDOL!

2008-04-10T19:10:00.001-07:00

For those of you that dont know. Tyson and I are American Idol ADDICTS! we have not missed one day it has been on this season! for those of you that dont watch it you are crazy and you need to start now! everyone has said that this is the best year of talent they have had yet and i would have to agree! of corse we all have to love david archulata because naturally he is AMAZING and he is from murry utah! well it is on tuesday and wednesday nights at 7 so watch it! i am so sad that michael johns was voted off tonight he was tysons favorite! i expect you all to watch next week! let me know who is your favorite!

Hi long time no see!

2008-04-07T13:54:00.000-07:00

hey everyone! well i havent been on here for a long time i couldnt even remember my password to get on here i had to do a new one! oh well i am going to try and vow to be better at this whole thing...i know i know i have said that once before and i dont think i will ever be a good at it as leslie! but i will do my best!

well now for the update! of course you all know that we are back from florida. long story short....it was just not right for us! we needed to get our lives on track the right way...that brings me to my next point! SCHOOL! i am now in school at mandalyn academy. and i love it! it is so much fun! i love all the people and everything i am learning! i am going into esthetics. for those of you that dont know what it is or what i am even doing.... here is a little info. i deal mainly with the skin! i will do manicures and pedicures, waxings, body wraps, all kinds of facials. chemical peels, microdermabrasion, make-up, lazer hair removal, lash extentions lash and eyebrow tenting and perming...and the list goes on! it is such a blast and it only takes 8 months to do it! my graduation date is the end of october! just so you all know at my school we DO take clients so please come in and get stuff done...it never hurt anyone to get pampered and we all need it at some time or another! just make sure you ask for me!

tyson is just working and putting me through school...he is such a good little husband hahaha! he is going to get enrolled into school right after i am done so i can start making some money and help him out! we are so excited for my career to start and for our lives to get moving on! we really feel like the decisions we have made in the past few months have brought us closer together and have made us stronger! we just have to keep remembering that this is all just a test and we all will get through it!

ps let me know if any of you guys need to be waxed i have all my own stuff and i can do it for you at home and for a cheaper price!

Florida here we come!!!!

2008-01-21T14:11:00.000-08:00

Well it has been a while...but here i am...just for leslie!!! hehehe
Anyways, florida here we come! we are leaving here in 8 days to go to florida! tyson got a job selling security systems for his cousins company! all of his other cousins work for him and make alot of money doing it! we are so excited to do something new with our lives!!!! just to get out there and do something different and to be able to depend on each other will be great! we will be in florida till may and then off to Virgina we go!! im really excited i have never seen the east coast before..as a matter of fact i have not really seen much at all. this will be really good for us! 8 days is so close i cant even believe it...and there is still so much to do. tyson has been doing alot getting us ready to go! i am really excited for the road trip and tyson really isnt!! hahaha i would love to go the way to see most of my family but if the weather is bad then we will have to go down south to get there!! either way we am really excited to go!
it is nice for him to be working with family that cares about him now...his cousin is providing us with a fully furnished apartment 5 blocks away from the beach and he even gave us some money to get out there...so i am really excited! i will send you all my love from the beach while sunbathing!!! love you all and i will miss you too!!! i will try and keep my blog more up dated while i am gone so you all know what is going on with us!!! xoxoxoxox muah!!!!

The Holidays!!!

2008-01-02T09:38:00.000-08:00

hello everyone!!! so how was your christmas? well mine was awesome!!! it is so nice to have long weekends isnt it!!!! i am always so sad when they are over though!!!! but it is ok!!!! it was so much fun to spend time with family....we spent christmas eve day with tysons family last minute shopping...it was crazy people get so crazy around the holidays! hahaha then we went to my families house for christmas even night for a few hours...we almost didnt make it because the roads were so bad. there was 0 visability we couldnt see anything around us it was really scary. but tyson got us home. then that night we went back to tysons families house and help santa out with setting up christmas!!! we didnt go to bed till about 3 in the morning and then we woke up at 6 to open presents with the kids....we were so tired!!! we tried to take a nap before lunch but it was hard to sleep, ya know it being christmas and 8 kids down stairs playin with all there new stuff....but it was ok cuz it was christmas. then we ate lunch there. we had turkey it was so yummy!!! that is the best part of the holidays is all the food you get to eat! then we layed around for awhile. then it was time to make our way back to my house. we showered and got ready then the kids showed up...it has been so good to see them. it has been a long time and we miss them. poor blake had to work christmas day so we had dinner without him and then waited till he got home at 10:30 pm to open all our presents. it was a very long day but well worth it. it is a bitter sweet feeling that it is all over im sure you all know what that feeling is. it is so stressful but so fun at the sametime. then it was back to work for the both of us.

new years eve was fun we did family stuff that day then we went to our friends steve and amy's house that night. it was good to hang out with them. we played games and kissed our hubbies at midnight. then me and amy played tetris till 2 in the morning!!! hahahaha it was so much fun she kicked my butt!!! hahahaha then on new years day tyson and i spent the whole day together! we went to lunch then to see the movie P.S. i love you! it was so cute i love that movie! i think that everyone should see it! tyson even liked it so that means that all you men need to see it to! girls if you cant get your hubbie to go see it with you go with the girls it is so worth it!!! then we got take out and went home cuddled up in bed and watched another movie! it was a good day!

now it is back to work full blown with no warnin....ok maybe a little warning but not much!!! hahaha it is hard to come back after 2 long weekends!!! but it has to be done!!! well i will keep you all up to date with the rest of our lives later!!! happy new year it is going to be a great one!!!!

NEW CAR

2007-12-10T14:37:00.000-08:00

FINALLY!!!! so after a long and drawn out process we are finally buying a car!!! the deal should be finalized this week and i will be driving my dream car!!! at this point anything is a dream car!!! after i got into my wreck on october 23rd we have been waiting for a lot of things to fall into place before we could even do anything...dang insurance!!! come to find out that the insurance was not even going to pay off my whole car that set us back!!! we were bouncing back and forth on if we should even get one!!! that idea only lasted a minute after tyson found that 7:30 in the morning comes eairly. so we decided to go ahead as soon as the insurance forked over the dough!!! come to find out that my moms cousin is a used car dealer and could get us an awesome deal. he found me a 2005 chevy trailblazer, white, sunroof, amazing, and so cute!!! i love it!!! i cant wait!!! i guess things happen for a reason.....hahah im talking about the insurance taking so long...not that i got in a wreck!!! if they would have payed up sooner we would probably have jumpped into a car that was no good! thank goodness for matt who is getting my car to me at a whole sell price! so YAY i am so happy i will let you all know when i actually get it!

My Hair

2007-12-05T08:10:00.000-08:00

Oh my gosh i did it....yup i did it...i have brown hair!!! It is so weird!!! but i love it!!!! When i walked in the house no one even recognized me, it was funny!!!! I was so scared to do it but i did it anyway!!! it is so weird to see it...everytime i walk by a mirror i dont even recognize myself! Tyson said the he likes it better than when i am blonde...hahaha i think it is just because it is new and he has never seen me with this color hair before!!! Annika is so amazing at hair i will never go to anyone else but her and i would recomend her to all of you!!! well i am out! and i will get pictures up soon! misty is taking some at lunch for me!!!! yay!!! see ya later!!!

BILLY JOEL

2007-12-03T10:21:00.000-08:00

Ok so tyson bought me billy joel tickets for the 29th of November! They were 15th row on the floor! We were so close it was amazing! We went with his brother Drake! The concert was so awesome! Billy Joel is actually really funny! He was crackin jokes and doin all sorts of stuff! He would randomly start playing christmas songs then go right into one of his songs! Tyson got me a little Billy Joel teddy bear, he is so cute. I brought him to work and put him on my desk so i could see him all the time! We decided to name him Billy! hahaha! This was mine and Tysons very first concert together and after that i hope there are many more! I have the most amazing husband in the whole world...he is always suprising me like that! I dont know what i would do without him!!!!

Ash & Tys

2007-11-21T13:19:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!!!

We are the Gardner's! We have been married for about 2 years and 4 months! It is fun! We are thinking about moving to texas this summer with our best friends! It would be something new and exciting for us!

We dont yet have any special new additions to our family but hope to as soon as we are settled in somewhere!

We were married on August 12th 2005 and we were sealed in the Mount Tempanogas Temple on December 16th 2006. We love to spend time with our friends and family and especially to sit in bed and watch tv series with each other!

Tyson loves sports! When he is not playing them he is watching them on tv...although he is getting better at not
doing it excessivly anymore! I love to shop! I think i was born shopping!!! Tyson is really really good about shopping with me! (i trained him right) !!!

Well that is about it for us right now! But dont worry i will keep updating!

See ya later!