The power of Prayer

My stomach has been hurting all day

I took midol thinking it would help..

But now that it was getting close to bed time and the pain didn't go away

I was starting to get super bothered by it

So Jayson held me tight and just said a prayer

Praying that my pain would be eased

Praying that I'd be able to sleep well

And within a matter of seconds..the pain was gone!

I'm grateful for a husband who knows how to solve any problem

I'm grateful that he prays for my health

I'm grateful for a loving Father in Heaven

Who watches over me and helps me

But I'm also grateful that he gives me reminders  to use my words when I need something

I believe in the power of prayer

The Disney Wristband

     Part of Jayson's morning routine is to check several websites for news and sports updates. One of the websites is ABC News. Sometimes he find stories that are just off the wall bizarre  and sometimes he finds stories that are extremely interesting. But he knew that once he found an article about anything related to Disney, that I would absolutely love it! This morning was no different.

photo credit via : ABC News

So starting this year, Disney has come up with a wristband that guests will wear throughout the day that will act as their ticket to the parks, hotel room key, fast past selections, photo pass, and option payment method. I personally think it sounds pretty cool. After reading the article and pondering about it, I began to sort through my thoughts and think "Okay, is this really a good thing? Does this really make everything easier?" I also want to hear your opinions about it also.

The Good and Convenient

1. You can wear it on your wrist
2. You don't have to constantly pull your ticket out of your pocket/wallet every time you want to get a fast past or switch parks
3. Your 'ticket' isn't a piece of paper that could rip (do they even use those tickets any more? I haven't bought my ticket at the park in a few years...)

I'm sure that there are probably a lot more Pros to the wristband, but I can't think of any more at the moment.. 

The Bad and Less Convenient

1. How far away from the park can you be without your wristband 'deactivating'? 
2. What happens if it gets wet?
3. How can you or cast members tell if you have a park hopper? 

Wow, okay so I guess I didn't get as many ideas going as I thought ._.
But anyway, what are you're thoughts about it?

The article can be found here.

Turned to the Dark Side, I have...

um, Hi..
My name is Ashley
and I've been blond my whole life
well, not anymore

Aca-brownhair
January 4th, 2012

excuse the horrid resolution that is a webcam and lighting of a bedroom with only two working spotlights

Here's to Hoping...

Happy 2k13 Everyone!

Well, 2012 has come and gone

It's too bad the world didn't end.. because that would have been so much easier
but oh well

2012 had a lot of crazy things happen..
We started the new year in our first apartment in Salt Lake City
We got into a car accident in the snow
bought a new (used) car, all on our own
started our own business that ended up being nothing like we had wanted it to be..
went up to Vegas for a weekend with friends
plans to stay in Utah to finish school got turned upside down because of work
decided we didn't have a reason to stay because of the way work was going

somehow thought that Uhaul telling us we could tow a trailer on the back of our Malibu was a smart idea...
drove from Salt Lake City back home to California
(dumbest idea ever...)
Jayson threw me my first ever surprise birthday

spent yet another birthday at Disneyland
(not that anyone is surprised by that)
tried going back to school...that didn't work
we were supposed to move into our apartment in September
but that didn't work either..
finally found Jayson and reliable job
I lost one of my jobs and then had to quit my second...
and now it's 2013

I'm going back to school this semester
Hoping to graduate with my Associates in Child Development/Early Childhood Education
and our number one goal this year...
Is to be able to celebrate Christmas in our own home

But whether that's in California or back up in Utah...
well, I just hope we find out soon


At least we were able to finish off the year by taking some family photos :]