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Dear Santa

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

*I believe you are never too old to write a letter to Santa – how is he suppose to know what you want if you don’t tell him..?*

Dear Santa,

It’s been quite a year – as I’m sure you have seen – many people are struggling to give their families everything they want this Christmas. There’s a certain family, very important to me, who is without their father/husband this Christmas while he is out at sea serving our country with many other men and women. I wish they could be with their families this year, I will make sure to appreciate my time with my family even more. If you could possibly teleport him here to spend Christmas with his loving family, that’d be wonderful! For all the children out there, it would be greatly appreciate if you could sprinkle a little of the white snow over us this weekend… it’s been hard to get into the spirit of Christmas while we stare at the brown grass and bare trees. All those kids who will wake up wanting to throw on their snow pants and grab their brand new sled will be ecstatic to see the ground covered in beautiful snow.

The one thing I would really love this year is for people to just be happy… whether that’s in their personal or professional life, these days it seems people tend to focus on the negative aspects of life when I just wish they could take a moment and smile. Be happy for those family members you have in your life, for the roof above you, the food in your fridge and the love you feel every moment when you get to spend another day here. This time of year has a tendency to go by so fast and we forget to really enjoy it – I’m making a promise to you, Santa, that I will be happy – for me and everyone else – because I truly believe it’s contagious. Yes, sometimes those overly happy people can be a bit annoying – but isn’t that better than the negative nellies?:)

Oh and Santa – if you wouldn’t mind wrapping up Ryan Reynolds or Ryan Gosling  (make sure they have a few air holes) and putting them under my tree, I would be forever grateful. That’s not asking too much now, is it?

With love always -

Ashley

(you are welcome ladies!)

 

Posted in Personal

ABC’s of Ashley

Friday, December 16, 2011
Since it’s Friday I figured, might as well do something a little fun – my friend and fellow photographer Lauren posted this on her personal blog and I thought it was an interesting and different way to end the week! Hope you enjoy and learn a bit about me!
A. Age – 27, ugh almost 30 – but don’t worry because I am going to stay 29 forever, it’s called reverse aging at 29 you start subtracting years not adding!
B. Bed size – King
C. Chore that you hate – putting away laundry, I don’t mind washing it or folding it but I wish someone could put it away for me
D. Dogs – Not yet, maybe some day I’d love a pitbull
E. Essential start to your day – Turning on the news/tv
F. Favorite color – Blue
G. Gold or silver – Silver, the only gold I will ever wear is the ring my dad gave to my mom which they gave to me.
H. Height –5’7, technically 5’6 and 3/4″ close enough.
I. Instruments you play – The piano and I miss it terribly, some day I will buy one and play it again.
J. Job title – Photographer and Nanny
K. Kids – I like my pseudo children (C&E), but my own? We’ll see when the time comes, a long ways away!
L. Live – Minnesota .. 27 years and counting
M. Mother’s name – Claudia
N. Nicknames – Ash, Coco, Cohn… not very exciting nicknames:)
O. Overnight hospital stays – For me? Zero I think…
P. Pet peeves – Wonder if there’s suppose to be a limit on this answers… people talking with food in their mouths is the biggest pet peeve. It drives me NUTS!
Q. Quote from a movie – Any and every quote from The Notebook – romantic cheese ball here.
R. Right or left handed – Right
S. Siblings – Jesse – 25 and Tyler – would be 23
T. Time it takes you to get ready – I could be ready in 5 if I don’t have to shower, otherwise 30-45 minutes.
U. Underwear – Won’t be sharing this one on my photo blog:)
V. Vegetable you hate – Most vegetables – I’m a fruit person.
W. What makes you run late – Traffic, otherwise I’m usually 10 minutes early. I don’t like to make people wait.
X. X-rays you’ve had – Back and Arm
Y. Yummy food you make – If you ask the girlies – I cook chicken, pasta and other foods well, simpler the better, otherwise I can make some good cookies:)
Z. Zoo animal – I would like a baby penguin please or a monkey, oh yes a monkey… a little tiny one.
(cheesy picture of myself – missing tooth and all)

Posted in Personal

Thankful

Thursday, November 24, 2011

I’m thankful for:

a family who supports me and loves me unconditionally, friends -who no matter who far away they may be- are there whenever needed, a job that gives me so much joy, 2 girls who have helped me to become a better person over the last 6 years, a warm bed to curl up in every night and this amazing life we are all living.

What are you thankful for today and every day? Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Hope you eat lots of food and enjoy time with your family wherever they may be!

(how we used to communicate with family before cell phones)

 

Posted in Personal

Happy Birthday Ty

Friday, November 18, 2011

Today would be Tyler’s 23rd birthday, which just seems unreal to me. I always ask myself, what would he be doing on his birthday… for my 23rd birthday, I went out downtown with tons of my friends and had a very memorable night! Would he be doing that? Would he still be off in college or traveling the world? We will never know, but today we will spend the day remembering the happy times and laughing about all the funny times. We will take the time to sit through a horribly awesome kid movie, because that’s the Tyler we remember, the lovable 8 year old who rejoiced about movies and the little things in life. I will smile even though it hurts because I know that everything happens for a reason. I miss him every day but today is a happy day to really appreciate those 8 years I had being his big sister. Happy Birthday Ty, we love you.

If you’re a new blog reader, you might be a little lost.. you can read more here and here… some day I’ll share the whole story about Ty.

Posted in Inspiration, Personal, Ty

Changes coming in 2012…

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Imagine singing “Chhhhh chhh chhh changes” in your head while reading this post, because that’s exactly how I started it. As of 2012 I will be making some changes to Ashley J Tyler Photography, have to keep up with the changing economy and because I value the opinions of clients/friends I wanted to ask YOU first. I did a poll of this earlier last year but wanted to bring it around again to see if there were any changing opinions.  Believe me, I am the first to know how much the economy has affected everyone which is why I want to know what everyone thinks… Please choose one and if you have some other comment or suggestions, leave it in the comment section. Thanks friends!!!:)

More from these boys and their parents tomorrow!!!!:)

Posted in Family, Personal, Photography

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