Which one??

Totally irrelevant to EVERYTHING going on right now, and probably not in the budget...

BUT I did get 64 miles in before my ankle GAVE OUT on me, I was waiting to hit 100 miles as my first benchmark, since it looks like that won't happen for the next few months, I *want* my way to go Ash, keep it up, incentive now at a whopping 64miles!!! ;) Also for sticking to the 1/2 marathon training plan ~

So, I know what I want but I can't decide between two different designs so I am laying it out there for my fabulous readers, who NEVER comment! COMMENT- puh-lease which one do you like the best?

A)

B)

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Photos Courtesy ~Betsy Johnson watches from Dillards

Really excited and the great part- I ran almost as many miles as the cost! 1 mile short :) Really excited to find out what you guys are lovin' !!

POOEY

*photo courtesey of google*

SO SICK OF THESE!!!!

I know that in the end it's all going to be worth it, but seriously?! I am ready to be back on BOTH of my feet.

It's absolutely perfect.

I am so excited about spending the rest of my life with Jon ~~ SO VERY EXCITED!

So many exciting things happening and being engaged to Jon trumps them all. Every day I look down at least once and go- whoa, we are getting married! WOO HOO! I love, love, love my ring it is perfect.

Wanna see it?

It is the neatest, craziest, happiest feeling in the world to have this beautiful reminder that I get to spend the rest of my life with my very best friend. Between my foot/ankle and work, things have been super crazy and it has been very calming and super exciting to have the minibreak to gaze- ie STARE at my hand, hehehe.

Mr. Big

Passed out ~ Big day of chasing squirrels in the backyard!

Seriously? How did this happen.....

My left ankle turned on me!!!

It was the craziest thing, I was laying on the couch last Saturday night ~ had just gotten home from Amarillo and the blizzard ~ I stood up and then sat/fell right back down. My ankle and shin had severe pain shooting up my shin. I thought maybe it had fallen asleep or that I had been laying in a way that made it hurt. It was late so I took 2 Advil and headed to bed with high hopes that it would be all better in the morning.

Obviously I was WRONG~! I woke up Sunday morning and couldn't put any weight on my left foot, my ankle was seriously swollen and my foot wasn't exactly the right color, it was red, blue, black-ish. Jon and I discussed it, I talked to my parents, and about an hour later headed up the urgent care clinic. They took Xrays ~ they poked, proded, pushed, pulled, etc. By the time we left my ankle was hurting like nothing I have ever experienced. They wrapped me up in a fiberglass cast/splint and said they would call me Monday morning after a radiologist had read my x-rays. I was not a terribly happy camper, I was in a TON of pain, but I had never had a cast, so maybe this was how it was supposed to feel? I couldn't go into work Monday, I slept about 45 minutes on Sunday night- all together. The pain was more severe than on Sunday. I was trying to tough it out, trying to be strong, but Monday night we decided that this wasn't just the 'norm.' We went back to the clinic, they took the cast off ~ HALLELUJA! Dr. Leins (pronounced Lions) is the BEST doctor, ever. Period. When he removed that cast it was the best feeling in the world!!

I wish I had a picture of my foot in that thing, it was basically turning my entire foot in- like I was pigeon toed. I'm not. It was incorrectly put on. Yep. I spent Sunday night and ALL DAY Monday dealing with pain that was not normal and according to Leins I should have gone up there at 8am on Monday. I'll never make that mistake again. When the pain is so terrible that I burst into tears, it's time to go back to the doctor.

So back to my foot, the entire top of my foot was so bruised it was black, yeah, just a tad scary. My toes were so swollen, Jon said he was afraid my skin was going to split on my little toe, the doctor was so alarmed that he left the exam room to go look at my xrays again. He came back in and said he was going to loosely wrap my ankle and I needed to get into a doctor, ASAP. *Then he wanted to know why I didn't have a regular care doc.... I told him I just got a new job. Glad he didn't ask how long I had been at my "new" job. ;)

He was amazing and gave me a prescription for my pain, guaranteed me I would sleep Monday night, I did- WOO HOO! It has helped tremendously with my pain.

I have deep tissue bruising and my ankle is screwed up. The doc I went to see Wednesday put me in a brace- oh yes, six years later I have a new boot for my OTHER foot. Now, I have a MATCHING PAIR. I was hoping these boots were ambidextrious, no, they aren't. BOO. The photo above is my new boot. Very stylish. Very in this season.

I go back to the doctor on Tuesday for more x-rays and to see how the swelling is doing. I am on crutches, she said I can work on putting weight on it now that I have the boot. I have tried a few times and the pain is pretty harsh. I wasn't able to go back to work until Thursday. Which was tough... it is exhausting doing just about anything with crutches.

So-how did this happen? Between me and the three doctors I have seen... it's the running. POO! Apparently when I mistepped off of the curb about two weeks ago I started this whole thing. I walked a bit and thought I was A.O.K. so I finished my run~ I kept to my schedule for the next week and in the 2nd week I only ran twice. It felt fine, I've had shin splints, but my ankle was doing okay. Obviously it was not okay. My continued running aggrivated it more and more until it finally rebelled. Now, I am stuck in this boot until.... until it gets better - I'm not sure how long. The doctor is hoping to have more informaiton for me on Tuesday when she can check it out again.
In the mean time I did get to spend some time with my two favorite boys.

Jon has been the most EXCELLENT care taker Fiance, ever. Poor guy ~ what a week he's had taking care of me, going to school and going to work. BOO.

Big did a lot of this....

To give Big the credit he is due, when Jon went to work or school, Mr. Big was by my side every time I moved. Which was pretty much just to go the bathroom. He was my little shadow~ making sure I was okay.

I am so glad we got our new couches, I have been laid up on then ALL week ~ this is my look happy picture, I took today :)

When I wasn't sleeping, from the meds, I did have a lot of time to look at these

SO. MUCH. FUN!!!!

Watched A LOT of TV, loving on demand..... and time to play on here

Looking up wedding stuff, obviously!

Marrying My Best Friend

So this version of our engagement story is going to include a bit more detail. You just have to know the Murphy's Monday I was having! It was CRAZY!!

So, the highlight reel for my Monday, had a big opps to fix at work that required some driving, just around the city of Lubbock. So, in an effort to be more expedient I decided to fill up my gas tank AND visit a Shamrock location all at once. So, I begin pumping my gas and run into the store to see how they are doing with Shamrock sales, and to get my red bull because this is going to be one LONG day. It was already a rough morning, at 11:30am, and the ladies inside were just so happy to see me and tell me how great sales were going; by the time I checked out with my RB and Shamrock I was so happy I had stopped in and ready to get a move on the rest of my day.

Then I walked outside.... and hear this noise, I actually looked at my hands to insure I had my keys becaues for a second I thought I left my car on. Nope. The gas pump didn't shut off ~ and the pump is SPINNING! I had pumped $30+ of gas onto the ground and it was quickly racing towards the street. It was the straw that broke Ashley's back, I yanked the nozzle out and just started sobbing. The manager came out with her kitty litter to stop the fuel from moving any farther, I was apologizing, she was apologizing, I was still crying *holding the nozzle in my hand* it was quite the scene! She thought she was going to have to call the fire department, OH JUST GREAT Station 14 would have been on the scene, fabulous ANOTHER sponsor could have seen my fantastic day! Alas, she was able to stop the fuel before it reached the point in the parking lot that was the deafcon 5 -ie calling out the FF. She refunded some of my wasted fuel money and I profusely apologized... it was my fault, I didn't obey the sign 'do not leave pump unattended' ~ which I rarely EVER DO! I got over the drama and just began to laugh! Really, what choice did I have?! I had a lot to get done, the fuel spill was taken care of, and the day must go on!

That afternoon I was driving down Frankford, which is under construction like most Lubbock streets, and a construction sign fell right infront of my car as I was driving - I stopped maybe a few feet away from it. Bumper to bumper traffic, I laughed, it was just MY day. So, as you can see a lot lead up to the day I told Jon, I will never forget and by the time it was over I will never forget this day because it was the best day EVER!

Now, if you have made it this far.... On to the GREAT stuff !!

After a rather eventful, Murphy's Law Monday, Jon and I were settling in for the evening to spend a little time together before he finished studying for midterms. I had just finished getting into my comfortable blue and green striped pajama pants and was ready to settle into the couch to relax; so I sat down on our bed. Jon was standing in the doorway of our bedroom, as I sat down he came to the side of the bed and kneeled down. I was totally clueless and asked if he would like to sit down on the bed. He said 'no, I'm stretching.' I actually believed him!

He put his hand on my knee and said, 'You know I love you,' I responded with I love you, too. The he said, 'Ashley, my family was right when they said a part of me was missing for years until I met you; I'm an impatient man, I promise I will love you more everyday.'

'Ashley Shannon McGee, will you marry me?'

I said YES! Yes! of course!!! He pulled the ring box out of his pocket....... and slid the most beautiful ring I have ever seen onto my finger!

*about ten minutes after he proposed!*

Now, we're getting married! We get to spend the rest of our life with eachother, our best friend!

New Year's Resolutions

EEK~ February was a bit brutal on the resolutions:
*1/2 Marathon training schedule: I ROCKED! I have kept up with everyday of training and finally up'd my mileage and ran 4 miles for the first time a few weeks ago.
*30 Day Shred: I am not being as diligent as I need to be on the cross training days, and I think it is time to amp it up and head to level 2
*Clean house plan: this is less than stellar, we don't have a dirty house by any means, but we could definitely be more on top of things...
*Car: total GOLD STAR, my car has been washed, cleaned up, oil changed, new windshield wipers, this month it had some serious TLC!
*Laundry: a work in progress, as usual. It is amazing that so many clothes can pile up so fast! Oh well, one load at a time...
*Staying in touch: this is actually laughable~ it totally backfired, for example Leah and I didn't talk for 3 or 4 weeks, and all my other friends I think we talked 2 x this month?! I am sure everyone will be shocked to hear that it was work that dominated my time...ehh.
So back on track for March!!!
*Going to bed at a decent hour, GOLD STAR, I am just to tired to stay up late.

- this wasn't a new year's resolution, but we exchanged our cable box FINALLY. The people @ Suddenlink called our box an antique, ummm, why weren't we every notified that there had been so many new boxes?! Oh, they don't have a system for that... bah.

- I can't believe we are in the 3rd month of the new year already, I think this is going to be a CRAZY year, but I am excited, nervous and ready to live each day for what it is and find out what else 2010 has in store.