The Original Ashley

So at the end of 2012, I posted a list of 30 things to do before I turned 30. As I have just turned 31, I think its time to do a Tally. Lets see how I did! 1) Try the finer things in life  - Check! 2) Go on a Road Trip through the states - Does going to Ohio count?  3) Learn to dance  -Learned to dance for my wedding! 4) Go to comicon - Sadly, no 5) Get very very drunk (Check! Thanks to my brothers!) 6) Move out  - Yes!! 7) Try Snowboarding - Nope 8) Buy a car - Kind of? I have a car I'm going to pay it off... 9) Be in a Flash Mob  - Pillow fight!! 10) Flip over a table in a fit of anger - Nope! 11) Work on Green Thum b - Yes! I grew a whole garden this summer and it lived to see the fall! 12) pay for someones meal behind me in a drive through - Yep! 13) See a Ballet - Nutcracker 14) Be on TV - Yup! Thank you FanExpo! 15) Start selling Jewelry online - Yes! 16) Play 3 Sports (Baseball, soccer, curling?) (1/3 done) 17) Get Married - Yesh! 18) Do a...

Every summer, I always try to plan one trip to the cottage with my friends. It doesn't always work out with everyone, but it is looked forward to by all of us every year. This summer, we lucked out and pretty much everyone was able to make it. Now that the cottage is pretty much done and ready for visitors, it was especially exciting because I couldn't wait to see everyone's reactions when they saw the interior. I made sure to make a video of it for mom! After most of us arrived on Friday night, and we were all settled into our rooms, Josh and Michelle started a fire and we all immediatly went into cottage mode. Booze and marshmellows were passed around and we all discovered Josh is a bit of a pyro and we needed to keep the poker stick away from him. The next morning after a delightful breakfast we settled in for a nice game of golf (card style) and then took the boat out up the river. For many of my friends this was their first trip on a boat on the bu...