tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79894564154037538292024-03-05T02:44:25.458-06:00Our blessed life...Sharing the many blessings God has placed in our life!Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-42098497804739539002013-02-18T16:26:00.001-06:002013-06-26T20:56:37.101-05:00Valentine's Day 2013<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I, of course believe that you should show your loved ones just how much you love them everyday but I am still a fan of Valentine's Day. It is always fun to see everyone with an extra large smile and love in their eyes. I was sure spoiled this year by my boys. Aidan gave me a funny cupcake card and 2 red velvet cupcakes from The Cup and Chris got me a huge box of chocolates, a Mt Dew (my favorite!) and sour gummies. None of which helped my wedding diet but of course I indulged in it all. I surprised Chris with Blues tickets, after telling for a month there wasn't a game we could go to this season. Later that night we met up with my sister, April and 2 of my nephews, Tyler and Caleb, and spent time together praising and worshipping our #1 Valentine (Jesus, of course) at the Rock & Worship Roadshow. The concert started at 6:30 and by the time we ended up leaving at 10:45 they were still playing! It was a perfect day I'm my book!</span> <br />
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-18646432735001299672013-01-20T21:17:00.001-06:002013-01-20T21:17:13.693-06:00Vallely Girls Weekend Away!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So for the past month Chris told me to keep this past weekend open, I thought he had something up his sleeve, well it turns out he was actually helping out by keeping my sidetracked while my Sister and Mother planned a "Girls Weekend Away". The weekend started with my Dad taking us all out to dinner before we headed to Branson. He even treated us to 4, yes FOUR desserts! My family has a bit of a sweet tooth and my Dad sure knows how to spoil his girls. Once we were finished with dinner we headed to our hotel (The</span><a href="http://www.bransonlanding.com/stay_promenade.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Hilton Promenade</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> on the Branson Landing), they had me open my gifts, which were AWESOME, and then we called it a night. On Saturday, we got up and shopped until we dropped, we hit Target and The Tanger Outlet Shops, we all found amazing deals! We bought so much that we talked my Dad into coming down and meeting up for dinner and then taking all of our purchases home with him, otherwise we would have had no room to load our luggage up or a place to sit! He met up at the </span><a href="http://www.keetercenter.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keeter Center</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, where I had the best steak ever! There food and service is really delightful, if you ever get an opportunity to try it out, do not pass it up! After dinner we were driving back to the hotel and my Mother talked Tiff into driving down the strip, she passes an Old Time Photo shop that was still open and talked us all into trying it out. I won't go into much detail but it was quite an experience, one we will probably talk about for years! We did end up getting some fun photos out of it so it was all worth it. Sunday morning we had our usual Starbucks breakfast and then hit all of the shops on </span><a href="http://www.bransonlanding.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Landing</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, and then finished the trip off with a wonderful lunch at the Burger Shack. All in all it was a great weekend! Thank you to my Sister, Tiff, Tara and April, and my Mother for a wonderful weekend. I am truly blessed!!</span><br />
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<br />Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-35750027882526915802013-01-12T23:39:00.002-06:002013-01-12T23:41:13.386-06:00Christmas 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a very eventful December. I love Christmas and was happy to finally be living with my boys in a house that I got to add my touch of Holiday Spirit on this year. We had a great time decorating the tree and watching Elf. We did many other "Christmasy" things to help us all get in the holiday spirit, such as: the Springfield Christmas Parade, Ladies Christmas Tea at Church, decorating our Annual Gingerbread House, Breakfast with Santa, Silver Dollar City, baking and decorating salt dough ornaments with Chris' family (see the entire process on Megan's blog <a href="http://johnsonblurb.blogspot.com/2012/12/salt-dough-ornaments-1-of-2.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://johnsonblurb.blogspot.com/2012/12/salt-dough-ornament-2-of-2.html" target="_blank">here</a>), Dixie Stampede, Candlelight Service at my parents Church, Christmas Eve at the Johnson's house, our Annual Vallely Christmas Light tour, breakfast with Chris' family and an afternoon with mine on Christmas day. As you can see we made sure to fit everything in all while spending time with our friends and family who mean so much to us and really are the reason for the season along with Jesus! It was my favorite Christmas so far. God, thank you for showing me that you really do have a plan for my life and providing me with blessings along the way. Amen. </span><br />
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<br />Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-85285931494846543882013-01-12T23:19:00.000-06:002013-01-12T23:19:00.690-06:00Wedding=100 days (November 30th!)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our wedding was 100 days from November 30th, so we decided to make a paper chain to countdown the days until our wedding! Aidan has been really good at remembering to remove a chain in the mornings he is here, when he is at his mom's house it is left up to Chris and I to remember it, which we have struggled with, so we are very grateful when Aidan is home to keep it up to date! It is crazy to see the chain getting smaller and smaller as the days so by!</span><div>
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-50704469134499335322013-01-12T22:40:00.001-06:002013-01-12T22:40:25.091-06:00Rock N Rock Half Marathon- VEGAS 2012!!!My friend Kate, her husband Pete, my sister Tara, and I all signed up for our 2nd Rock N Roll Half Marathon in Las Vegas the first weekend of December. Kate and Pete ended up getting sick but still made it to Vegas, but skipped out on the race (I don't blame them, a nasty bug was going around!). So Tara and I turned it into a wedding planning/race trip. We arrived on a Friday night and immediately headed over to the race expo, after that we were starving so we browsed around and decided to eat at my favorite nightclub in Vegas. It is actually a nice Italian restaurant with a really fun nightclub upstairs. This was my first time to eat there and it was ABSOLUTELY amazing! I got the Spaghetti and Meatballs and Tara got the Veggie Pizza. We even splurged for dessert.....Fried Oreo donuts and a milkshake. Best meal of the trip! We were close to Delmonico's so we stopped in for our favorite Vegas drink, the New Orleans Nectar it is not on the menu anymore but if you ask them they will make it for you. After that we decided to call it a night since we had a day full of wedding planning on Saturday. So the next day we headed over to the <a href="http://mandalaybay.com/" target="_blank">Mandalay Bay</a> to meet with our Wedding Coordinator, Aleena. So seriously is the best, she showed us around the grounds and answered my million questions! I have no doubt she is really going to make our wedding day really special! We then decided to try out the resturant where we are going to have our dinner reception, <a href="http://www.bordergrill.com/bg_lv/bg_lvwel.htm" target="_blank">The Border Grill</a>. They offered us samples of foods that will be on our menu which were very tasty. The rest of the day was spent touring the rest of the strip. We also saw a Comedy Show and ended the night with a slice of Red Velvet Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. The next day was Race Day! The race didn't start until 4PM so, we slept in and then ate at the Treasure Island buffet. Just a side note: do not walk all around Vegas the day before a race, my feet were killing me!! Anyways, the race was awesome, we started at the end of the strip by Mandalay Bay and then ran all the way to Fremont Street and back, it was a nice casual race. I stopped mulitple times to take pictures of the sights and people. All in all it was a great Get A Way with my Sis!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Meet my Wedding Coordinator, Aleena</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Yes, that is Caleb holding a parking spot for us! :)</span></div>
<br />Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-81605883133850715642013-01-12T21:29:00.000-06:002013-01-12T21:29:19.617-06:00Grace's TENTH Birthday!!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I am VERY behind with my posts but will be all caught up after tonight!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, I CANNOT believe that my niece is 10 years old! She turned 10 on the 26th of November but we had a birthday weekend for her a 2 weekends before her actual birthday. Friday night was her birthday sleepover with her friends, I was able to come up early and eat dinner with them at Kobe's and then they headed off to the movies while I went back to Tiff's to bake Grace's cake. After they returned home from the movies we had cake, she opened presents and then it was a night full of "Just Dance 4". The next day I took Grace to Justice and let her have a mini shopping spree, it was so much fun! I LOVE being and Aunt. In the afternoon, the rest of the family arrived and we went to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AshlandPizzaAndPub" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ashland Pizza and Pub</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and then went back to the house for round 2 of presents and cake (which I got the pleasure of baking and decorating). Mark was able to Skype with us during both of Grace's present openings, it really made it feel like he was apart of it all. We ended the night with more "Just Dance 4". What a great weekend with the family!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Grace opening her presents at her Friend Sleepover. Mark Skyping in to see all the excitement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Family picture....see all of us in the square in the bottom right corner? It's as close to a family picture as we can get right now, but we all loved it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I love the fact that she is 10 and still wanted to get a BFF necklace with me. She is the coolest 10 year old I know. </span></div>
<br />Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-69778185905950461052012-11-27T23:05:00.001-06:002012-11-29T11:22:21.763-06:00Tara and Clay=Married!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tara and Clay got married at my parents home, on November 14th. We had a less than 24 hours notice but most of my family was able to attend a fun and memorable evening. Congrats Tara and Clay!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Chris and I toasting to the happy couple with my parents only wine glasses in the house! We loved it! :)</span></div>
Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-23498178021679516362012-11-05T12:11:00.001-06:002012-11-05T12:11:33.886-06:00Bass Pro Half Marathon 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year my sister, Tara and I ran the Bass Pro Half Marathon for the first time. We had so much fun, that we decided to make it an annual race for us! Well, if you had read my post about the STL half then you are aware I have not been training as much as I should, but once I set my mind to something I won't give up! This race came up so quickly I really didn't even have time to change my mind if I wanted to! Chris, Aidan, Wayne, Nancy, and my Dad all came out to support us. Thank you all so much, it really does help to see a friendly face along the course. I am glad to say I survived and it had a great time running the streets of my hometown with many familiar faces!</span><br />
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-61868638646827959722012-11-05T12:05:00.003-06:002012-11-05T12:05:59.866-06:00Hunting Season has Arrived!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the past few weeks Chris has been actively working to finish his homemade Hay Bale Blind in time for Hunting Season! Below is the finished product. It is large enough for 2 people to sit comfortably and he will even be able to bow hunt out of it. I can't wait to hear how it works out for him this season!</span><br />
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-55462480339784619572012-11-02T11:56:00.000-05:002012-11-02T11:56:17.969-05:00Halloween 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never been much of a Halloween person but have always loved to see all the kids in their costumes. This year was a bit different, due to last minute change of plans this past Saturday evening, Chris and I went to my friend Robin's annual Halloween Party. This years theme was White Trash/Hillbilly Bash. It was crazy how easy it was to find items for our last minute costumes (embarrassingly most of them came right out of my closet!)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were able to take Aidan on a "practice round" for trick or treating at our families houses, Tuesday night. He was a Zombie Skater, and had a blast getting spoiled by everyone! He got a ton of candy!!! Halloween night, we went to Megan and Tim's to help them pass out candy, which was a first for me. Growing up outside of the city limits we never had too many trick or treaters. They had a total of 69 visitors, it was so much fun seeing all the cute/scary costumes.</span></div>
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-41604930361679470982012-10-30T16:30:00.002-05:002012-10-30T16:30:34.909-05:00Sunday Afternon Shooting Range Visit<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few months ago, Chris bought a Groupon to the </span><a href="http://www.sof-usa.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sound of Freedom, Indoor Gun Range</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in Ozark, MO. We actually let the Groupon expire but checked with them and they were willing to honor it for another month. So we made a trip out there this past Sunday, along with Chris' parents, Nancy and Wayne. I've only shot a gun once in my lifetime and it was outside in the middle of the woods, so this was a very different experience, not one I was really prepared for. Chris and Wayne already had guns so Nancy and I had to rent them, they asked us several questions and I had no idea what he was talking about! They then told us since Chris wanted to shoot his 45 we would have to go in the larger gun area. We all put on our glasses and headphones and walked through the doors. I think we might have been in there for a minute total and heard some of the loudest shots I had ever heard and realized it was not for me so I quickly walked out. They changed us to the smaller gun side and it was much easier to handle. I shot several rounds first and then Chris had his turn. For my first time shooting in an indoor range, I thought I did pretty good!</span> <br />
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-89176762902702812242012-10-25T08:29:00.001-05:002012-10-25T08:29:29.240-05:00Engagement Photo Session<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two weeks ago we went downtown and spent the evening with the awesome, Megan, owner of </span><a href="http://megwhitephotography.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meg White Photography</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. It was prefect weather and we had a great time! I posted some of my favorites below. If anyone is looking for a photographer that will take her time and will really get to know you, please contact her. Thank you for the amazing photos, Megan!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click here to see her blog post about us!: </span><a href="http://meganmatronewhite.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/ashley-chris-engaged/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ashley & Chris, Engaged</span></a><br />
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-72717370409169809592012-10-24T16:03:00.001-05:002012-10-24T16:03:07.699-05:00St Louis Rock N Roll Half Marathon<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sister, Tara and I ran in the Chicago Marathon last October and we so pumped after we completed it we made a decision we wanted to complete at least 1 Marathon a year. Well as we all know life gets the best of us sometimes so we ended up changing our Marathon to a Half Marathon and then decided to sign up for a few more this year! Growing up I hated running mainly because it was a punishment or a requirement for volleyball training. It wasn't until we started training last year that I realized how much my hate for it turned into an obsession! All my fellow runners out there I am sure can relate. Once your body gets used to this daily routine, it does not like it when you miss out. I continued to run last year after our marathon and Bass Pro Half Marathon and then fell out of my routine in January. I was able to get re-motivated just before the JLS Pitter Pat 5k/10k in March. I then knew I wanted to start my training routine back up. This Summer I traveled a lot for work which made it hard to fit in a short run each day. I still wanted to stick with my commitments that I had made to the races in October, November, and December. So this last weekend my family traveled up to STL for a weekend getaway (City Museum, and The Cheesecake Factory) and to watch Tara and I run the Rock N Roll Half Marathon. We had a blast! I was a little nervous about the run, because of my lack of training but actually ended up not doing so bad! It was a beautiful day to take a run around a beautiful city and thank God for all of the blessings in my life!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Aidan wrote Tara and I a "Good Luck" message</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Grace waiting to go up the Ten Story slide</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> The 10 story slide, it is a "must do" at the City Museum</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Slides Everywhere</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Aidan and Roman</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Tiffany sent me this picture while I was running, I thought it was pretty funny! They all jumped at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Our cheering crew</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My love, (Yes his shirt still says Girlfriend on the back, we will need to change that for the next race!)</span></div>
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-19667717085242053942012-10-18T22:50:00.001-05:002012-10-18T22:55:24.915-05:00Pumpkin Saturday<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fall is always a busy time with so many fun things to fit in! A few Saturdays ago went to the </span><a href="http://www.pumpkindaze.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pumpkin Daze Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in Republic. They had several craft and food booths set up as well as a bunch of very LARGE pumpkins and gourds it was packed with people and so much fun to look around. We then rushed over to Parkview High School to watch my nephew, Caleb and the Hillcrest Band in the </span><a href="http://www.phsband.com/vmbf/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Valhalla Marching Festival</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. It brought back a lot of fun memories from when I was in the Marching Band back in High School! That evening we invited Caleb and Tyler over to carve pumpkins. Chris and Aidan are carving pros, I am getting better, and Caleb and Tyler had never carved, so it was quite an entertaining night! Check out the pictures below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We usually go to my parents house after church for Sunday lunch, but this Sunday everyone was out of town so we took advantage of the beautiful afternoon and went to </span><a href="http://www.bransonsilverdollarcity.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Silver Dollar City</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for their National Harvest Festival. We had a great time, and cannot wait to go back for the Christmas!</span> <br />
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-3558668920755076022012-09-20T20:38:00.001-05:002012-09-20T20:39:13.309-05:00Wedding Venue=Booked!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chris and I both agreed we wanted a destination wedding, and thought Las Vegas would be perfect. Chris has never been but has always wanted to go, and I have been several times and love it, its perfect for a nice quick getaway for our wedding guests and us. When we told our families they were all excited as well, so we decided after reviewing several ideal locations (and I mean SEVERAL!). We chose the Valley of the Falls at the Mandalay Bay Hotel on March 10th, 2013. It is absolutely beautiful and wasrelatively easy to book, they set everything up for you. We are so excited!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We decided to take the whole Saturday to celebrate, and boy was it a full day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Aidan, Grace, and I ran in the "Cherish the Kids" 5K at James River very early in the morning. Aidan ran his little heart out while Grace and I enjoyed the morning with a walk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next we invited family and friends to the Republic Aquatics center for an afternoon of swimming. The kids had a great time, the water was a little too cool for the adults.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After running home to change clothes and relax a little, the family met up for the Springfield Cardinals vs. Arkansas Travelers game. There was a quick rain storm that went through town but then it turned out to be a perfect evening for family time, baseball, and of course nachos!</span></div>
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Ashley Vallelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17993834667168016891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989456415403753829.post-27593459417175318492012-09-20T19:58:00.001-05:002012-09-20T19:59:25.269-05:00We're Engaged!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started a blog last year and was successful at posting a total of two posts! I figured with Chris and I getting ENGAGED, it was a good time to wipe the blog clean and make it our family blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, you read it right, we are ENGAGED!!! We are so excited.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in August, Chris and I loaded up and left for our first real vacation together. We stayed in a beautiful condo right on the beach in Seagrove Beach, FL, right off the Historic Highway 30A. It rained on and off the first couple of days we were there, but every time the rain decided to take a break we took advantage of it and either went on a bike ride or a walk on the beach. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On our fourth morning there we decided to get up really early and look for seashells, little did I know that, that was going to be the walk that changed my life forever! At a very early 6AM we rolled out of bed and walked up and down the beach finding all find of shells and enjoying God's creation. Towards the end of our walk Chris told me to look at this special shell he had, of course it was my ring. I don't really remember what he said to me but with teary eyes and a huge smile I said "YES". We were so excited we ran back to our condo and immediately started calling/texting everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With our busy lives it is hard to find time to spend as just the two of us, so it was nice to get away for a few days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let the planning begin!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below are a few of my favorite pictures from our vacation:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">view from our condo</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Walking along the beach after a very long rain storm</span></span><br />
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