Tulsa Zoo.

One day at work {not really work, I don’t get paid, but I call it that} they made an announcement over the intercom about giving blood. Well if you give blood you got 2 tickets to the Tulsa Zoo. In light of being poor students I thought this might be something fun Jason and I could do! 

We saved the tickets for the first nice day of the summer. Oh, did I mention that this summer Oklahoma had the hottest July on record, FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES! Yes, hotter than Arizona! And we were here to experience it. {So lucky} So the fist nice day turned out to be labor day. I guess everyone else had the same idea to go to the zoo because it took us about an hour to go less than 1 mile to the entrance.

Jason and I had a blast. We packed a lunch and took the camelback full of water. Oh and we didn’t forget the camera! {seems like we are always forgetting the dumb thing}.

{Love Birds}

This was the cutest! The baby {on the left} was harassing Mommy {on the right}. Mom seemed like she had just about had enough. Like human Mommies, apparently monkey Mommies would like days off too!

Baby Bunny.

Since we have had Daisy, Jason has wanted to get her a friend. More recently he has decided that she needs a baby bunny friend. He thinks she would have so much fun bouncing around the yard with it or something. Well one night I was pulling weeds in the front flower bed, next to the house, and you will never guess what I found… a baby bunny! It was so tiny. Fit in the palm of my hand. It didn’t even try to run away when Jason picked it up.

Daisy did have fun with it.

Since we have moved here she frequently sees bunnies in the yard and loves to chase them. So she has learned what they are. When she saw this little baby, all she wanted to do was chase and lick it, a lot.

Jason and I wanted to keep the little things, but after some research, we decided the little guy would be much happier in the wild. So still no bunny friend for the Daisy girl.

1st Wedding Anniversary.

Married one year. I am so lucky to have Jason. He really is the best husband and friend I could wish for. He puts up with all my quirky habits, me crying in movies, and the concoctions I like to cook for dinner! { I get bored of the same ol’thing for dinner }

Love him!

Our anniversary fell on the weekend of the annual Terbush Family reunion in Oklahoma City. So when it rolled around this year and we were in Oklahoma, we decided it would be a fun trip. And it was! We spent time catching up with family and on Sunday we made a visit the Oklahoma City Temple and to Bricktown {downtown Oklahoma City}.  

Sorry there aren’t more pictures. It was raining outside most of the day on Sunday and I didn’t want to take the chance at ruining the camera. 

There is a little canal that runs all the way through Bricktown {in Oklahoma City}.
 Restaurants and shops all along.
 Cute.

4th of July.

My parents had a little get together for the 4^th. My aunt Kathy and Uncle Steve, Sean’s brother Aaron, his wife and kids, Jason and I all for together for a cook out.

I think fireworks were invented to give boys an excuse to blow things up. So for the holiday Jason and I purchased a few totally fun and unnecessary things. I was amazed how many small explosives you can buy for $16. Sean and Jason had the most fun with the bottle rockets I think. 

Sean loves having Jason around to do "boy stuff". I think he gets tired of craft time with Mom and me. 

blowing stuff up = happy boys

Jason’s 25th Birthday.

Does anyone else find it really difficult to buy gifts for their husbands? Well I do. Jason is one of the most humble people I know and will never admit when he wants something. So for his birthday day this year I had no idea what to get him, until I remembered about a Death Cab for Cutie concert a couple of our friends invited us to go to. At the time they invited us we didn’t think we would be in Arizona, but it turned out that our flight and trip we had planned were the exact same weekend as the concert! Finally I could surprise this man with something fun! And since Jason turned 25 this year 

{yes, Jason is a quarter of a century old, crazy!} he needed some fun! 

On his birthday he wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse for a “man meal” as I call it—steak and potato. He had the cutest smile on his face waiting for that steak. {it was bliss for him}

We had a great time at the concert a month later with our friends Steven and Jenny Bailey! 

It's so fun to surprise him! He always so grateful! 

LOVE HIM!

Graduation.

GRADUATION! I think that is the only way you can say/write it after 4 years. All I basically wanted to do as I walked across the stage was...WHEW!...I made it! It was all worth it for sure. 

Before graduation on Friday (May 13, 2011), Jason's parents had a little graduation party/family get together for me. My Mom, Sean, Grandma, Larry, & my Aunt Kathy came from Arkansas/Oklahoma to celebrate with Jason and I. How sweet it is to have such an awesome family. I know I say it all the time, but truly it is one of the sweetest things in life to know you have an awesome family -- and that you get to spend both here on earth and eternity with them. 

The family at the graduation party {plus Miss Daisy girl of course}

Official!

Could not have done it without this sweet man in my life. Can't wait 'till it is his turn to graduate!

With Mom and Sean 

With Jill and Nolan

After graduation, my Mom and I had a few extra days to spend together. She took a whole week off from work to be with Jason and I. After a couple of days, Mom and I started to get a little bit of cabin fever, I took off work while she was in town. So we got crafty-- which is never a good things for us, it usually ends up in a big project. Which, is exactly what happened! Here's a look at the color we painted the "great wall" in our condo. 

I think it turned out great! It was definitely orange going on, luckily after it dried it was perfect "autumn stroll" {that's the name of the color}

Then one wall wasn't enough crafting for us. We then moved on to the powder bath. Mom decided the powder bath needed a little more than just paint. So off we went {skipping along the way} to HOBBY LOBBY!!! Never a good idea to go into that place with a cart. You end up with WAY to much at the register. I am kicking my-self right now because I didn't take any pictures of the bathroom all finished. It is powder blue with a gray heirloom stenciled onto one of the walls {like wallpaper}. Kind of going for an antique theme. Oh well, if you are truly interested, you will just have to come over when we move back to Arizona! 

Daisy Girl.

I have to tell the story of how we decided to add this little sweetie to our family. About 6 weeks after Jason and I had been married, and tired of being home alone during the evenings, i wanted a puppy. I had done a little research and found a breeder in Snowflake, Arizona {where Jason's grandparents live} who was going to have Yorkie/Maltese mix puppies ready for a new home in a couple of weeks. I had contacted her and asked for pictures, and once I saw the little girl, my heart melted. So I had to tell Jason{who was not a dog person}. 

Jason, being the logical person he is, pointed out the obvious- we could barely feed ourselves, we didn't need to worry about feeding a little puppy too. So that was that. 

A few weeks later we went to Snowflake to visit his Grandparents and then on Sunday we were going to Joseph City for his other Grandparents farewell talk before their 5th mission. They're amazing. Anyway... Jason was showing me around Snowflake {since I had never been there before}. He took me downtown, we got a malt, just a good ol'fashion kind of time. Then we came across a pet store. I immediately knew it was the breeder with the adorable puppy. I hesitated, but agreed to go in with him. We looked and played with just about all the puppies in the place. The owner of the store was quick to point out that the female Yorkie/Maltese, with the bandana around her neck, was sold. Great, Jason took me to see the puppy I had wanted, but was going home with another family. I was ready to leave. As I was moving to the door, Jason asked me, "well, Ash. Aren't you going to take your puppy with you?" I looked in amazement, then broke out in tears. My husband. He got me good. Best surprise I have ever had. And I think best surprise he has had too. He did not know just how attached he would get to our little Daisy dog, but she melted his heart too. 

First picture with Daisy. You can't tell I was excited at all, can you?

The first time her little paws touched the grass, she loved it. In fact so much she let us know- she howled!

First bath, pretty pitiful, but still cute.

She loves treats!

Couldn't resist a little photo op.

Dogs can smile right? Can you see hers?

Begging. Dad taught her that "trick".

So she looks pretty sissy right. Well, wrong. Daisy LOVES the outdoors and everything that goes with it. This was after a day at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek, Arizona. She found the pond.

Our little sweet heart. A constant reminder that there is simple joy to be found in daily life.