a little about myself

hello blogger world!

my name is ashley and im a soon to be mother and a happy wife.

this blog is pretty much where i'm going to post how life is, ideas i might have, and just everyday events in my life.

ok.. heres a little background on me:
i'm the 3rd child of 7
i spent 3 yrs in the army
i work at a tobacco/cigar store

my husband and i both work for the same person.. a family friend who owns a couple retail stores.
my hubby is and manager of all the stores.. and i just kinda work/run one of them.. i dont have much authority.. but i do get to give my ideas.. and for the most part.. they are never turned down.

we are trying to prepare for the arrival of our little one in january.. but first .. we need to find a bigger place.. right now we are in a 1br studio kinda place.. and we need to be in at least a 2 bedroom place..

of course we are thinking a little further.. and looking for a place with 3-4 br.. that way we can rent some rooms out if need be or sell/rent later down the line.

we have a list of places and will be driving around looking at the neighborhoods hopefully tomorrow.
and we are praying to find a place we can move in by mid nov.. i know real short on time.

i think we can do it though..

on another note.. my shower is next month.. i know a couple details about it and i thank my sister and sister-in-law for planning it.. they are so good to me..

i am making some small candles to give out as favors.. i know i'm not supposed to do anything just be pampered but... i hate not helping.. so i insisted on making something..

i have everything i need to make the candles i just need to break the wax down in smaller pieces so i can melt it..

thats where the fun begins.. i'm going to freeze the wax for a day or so.. then put it in a garbage and take out all the tension in my body by attacking it with a hammer.

now i could use a saw... which could still happen.. but that depends on how the hammer goes..

there will be 3 different scents of candles.. and a couple different colors... the colors won't really match the scents.. but i dont care.

i'm also working on making some pillows.. so far i have the fabric.. and some letters to sew.. i just need to take the time to actually put them together.. as soon as i do.. it will free up some space in our closet.
the colors will be red/gold  they will match the curtains that we have in our room now.. and when we move.. i will just have to make them match something..
or i could make a little reading corner for myself and use them to cushion the floor.

well i think i've talked enough for one session..
thank you for reading.. and  i hope you'll tune in for future posts