Cheesecake Factory Date Night

This week for our date night we decided to go to Cheesecake Factory. We had a gift card there so that is also why we decided to go there. Anyway when we arrived there at about 7:05 and there were crowds of people standing around and right then we knew there was going to be a long wait but had now clue how long the wait actually was. So when we went in and put our name on the waiting list they told us it would be 50 to 70 min wait YIKES!! At the time it didn't sound to bad considering how crowded it was so we sat on the ground outside the restaurant. I read a book and Adam played on his iPhone. The time passed slowly so after about 45 min I went in to see how much longer, by this time we both were beyond starving lol. They told me another 25 min oh man back outside we went. Also at this time I was almost about to reconsider our decision to come here and leave, when your hungry time passes at a snails pace. We decided to wait as you can probably already tell lol. We got seated and immediately ordered since we had had plenty of time to look at the menu. We decided to get the Hawaiian pizza no onions and then we would both order cheesecake for deseret. Our pizza arrived in record time and after eating 2 pieces each I told Adam we should save the rest for leftovers and then as I was looking at the menu again I saw chicken pot stickers there and that was it we had to try them so we ordered them and again they came in speedy time. They were the best pot stickers I have ever had Adam agreed. The final touch to the meal was the cheesecake I ordered the white chocolate macadamia nut cheesecake and Adam order the caramel pecan turtle cheesecake as you will see in the pictures they are a little piece of heaven. To sum it all I loved the whole cheesecake factory experience minus the waiting even though it was definitely worth the wait in the end. Thanks Adam for another great date night!!

WHO AM I???

I saw this idea on another profile and thought it was a cute idea so I am going to do my own.
So here it goes.... read on to find out who I am!!

I am a wife to Adam Celdar Collet
I am a daughter, daughter-in-law, grand daughter, niece, cousin, friend
I am a Medical Assistant
I am a Nanny
I am a Utahn
I am a scrapbooker
I am itunes
I am a bowl of cereal
I am a facebook-a-holic
I am a iphone lover
I am a Peyton Manning fan
I am a baby fan
I am a pro wrestling watcher
I am a diet coke
I am a bowl of mac & cheese
I am a People Magazine
I am a cook
I am a piece of toast and jam with sprinkles
I am a Big Brother, House, and most reality TV shows
I am a plate of Olive Garden Ravoli
I am Walk to Remember, A Lot Like Love, The Notebook etc.
I am loving and Caring
I am laughing
I am a hug and kiss
I am shopper
I am a cold glass of Kool-Aid
I am hamberger helper
I am sensitive
I am a best friend
I am a reader when I want to be
I am roller coaster
I am a Wii
I am warm under my favorite blanket
I am Disneyland
I am a sunset
I am a roasted marshmallow
I am a camera taking pictures of my favorite people
I am silly especially at night when I am very tired
I am now a camping fan
But most of all I am a Daughter of God
I AM WHO I AM--Ashley McKay Collet

S.M.A.R.T. Clinc

Today was my last day working at the S.M.A.R.T Clinic. I have worked there since March 29, 2007 so about 18 months. It has so far been my favorite job I have had yet in my working years. I am greatful for the opportunity I had to be a part of a great office. I have made some good friends not with the other staff members but with the doctors as well. I will go back often to visit them and see what there up to and the changes that take place later. I have grown and learned so much not only as a person but as a Medical Assistant. I am looking forward to my new anventures as a nanny. And I sure I will post many things about that job as well.

Thanks again to everyone at the clinic i'll never forget you guys

Playing Games with Momma Vickie

Hey Everyone I haven't posted in awhile so I decided that I needed to do so. Adam and I have been busy this week and that is the reason I have not posted anything as well as nothing exciting has happened in life recently. Adam's mother Vickie came to visit and while she was here we celebrated her birthday with a party at Grandma and Grandpa Stewarts condo at the point of the mountain. We swam in the pool, ate pizza and just had a grand ol' time hangout out with the girls in the the family (including Adam who is not a girl but he has to come anyway!) lol.

On the last day she was here we played yathzee and I (Ashley) totally killed both Adam and Vickie. I love winning!! dont you???

Baby Taft is Here!!!

So as i promised, I am posting some pics of new baby Taft he is so cute and tiny.

He is the baby I will be having the pleasure of nannying. I love him already!! How could you not look at him so handsome

Fun with Tawnya!!

Hi Everyone,

It's been a few days since the last blog so I thought I'd better write one. So the day at work the power went out at about 2:30 and so there wasn't much we could do so we waited an hour to see if the power would come back on. After an hour of sitting in the dark chatting with the girls at work Tawnya and I decided to leave and get a pedicure at the Southtowne Mall. Here are somepic's of the two of us getting pampered. We had a great time

A Sad Day in the Collet House

Adam and I are sad to report that our beta fish Mars has passed away. We are sad to see our first pet go but are still happy Luna the goldfish is with us. Hopefully she will be with us for awhile.

-Ashley

hodge-podge-inous week in review

I was threatened that if I didn't write this week's Blog, I would get double chores next week, so here it goes:

Eat, sleep, work, sleep, eat, work, work, work, pay bills, pay bills, pay bills! Something like that.

We also changed our fish filter. We had to go to the store twice because we got the wrong size filter the first time. We think its a miracle every day when our fish are still alive. Their names are Mars and Luna. Mars is a Beta and Luna is some sort of cool/funky looking goldfish.

They keep threatening us at work that our call center might get shut down if our scores don't improve / we don't start enforcing compliance on certain things. Last week the floor average for one of the most important stats was something like 52% (0% is good, 10% is target). However, my team's stats were almost perfect, so that was nice in a way. Anyway, I haven't decided yet whether to preemptively seek other employment, or wait it out and possibly be fine or possibly be suddenly without a job. Fun times.

Meanwhile, Ashley is more and more excited to start her new Nanny job. Continuous childish behaviour, rumoring, back stabbing, etc. at her current job just makes her wish it would come faster. She is already buying clothes (despite my protests) for the soon-to-be very spoiled kid.

On Friday night we went down to Provo to prepare for the very last day of filming for Roulette. It went very well, the acting was incredible. One scene was so intense and so well acted the those watching could hardly stop from screaming - the only thing holding them back was the fact that they knew we were recording and it would mess everything up. The more things progress, the more excited I am for the final product. I don't want to give an ETA, because it's just to hard to say, and we already past our first self-imposed deadline by about eight and a half months. Oh well.

We finally gave in and bought Twilight. Ironically, I was the first to pick it up. Surprisingly, I quite like it and am so far cruising through. I'm hoping that this is a rare case where the movie is at least as good as the book.

We haven't seen any movies at the theater this week, so no recent reports there. Last great movie seen = Dark Knight, last awful movie seen = X-Files I Want to Believe.

Have a great week everyone.

A Day to Remember

Most people say that their wedding day is a blur. That all they remember is lots of pictures, smiling, kissing, and a whole bunch of hands to shake. Of course there's some truth to that - it is without a doubt a whirlwind of a day. I think I probably speak for all couples when I say it's much more than that though. Certainly it is the case for me, and my sweetheart and companion Ashley.

I cannot tell you how much we looked forward to our wedding day. We planned it with fervent zeal. We wanted to be a part of every bit of it. Whether it was decorations, colors, food, or what order the line was there, we were a part of the planning. We drew scale diagrams of how we wanted everything laid out at the reception - and not just one, but many different versions until it was just perfect. We spent hours deciding what music we wanted to play, putting together our own slide show, making photo mattes from scratch, the whole nine yards. All of that planning, all of that effort was for one reason, one big cause - we knew that our wedding day was going to be special, that it was the one day in all eternity that we would be united together, and we wanted it to be perfect.

Despite countless mishaps, misadventures and setback, the day did finally come! We woke up far too early in the morning, but we were ready to go. We got all dressed up, made up, and fed up (meaning we ate breakfast), then out the door. We went straight to the temple and they quickly had us changed and ready for the most important part of the most important day of our lives. We soon found ourselves in an empty sealing room, where we were prepared for what was to come. The temple worker realized I had all my temple clothes on backwards and twisted and made quick order of fixing it. Then we were left alone to ourselves for awhile and we talked and laughed (quietly) and maybe made a few silly faces in the mirrors ...

After a few minutes, the Sealer came in and talked to us about the sealing ordinance and about the miracle that marriage is ... along with some pretty funny advice. Soon we were in our sealing room, with all of our family's smiling faces. It was actually kind of frightening, or at least overwhelming to see all those people's faces. We were completely filled with the love and support of our loved ones, our family and friends. Those sacred words were said, we were united for time and all eternity, and it was the happiest moment of our lives. Tears abounded.

The ceremony over, we headed out to see everyone waiting for us. On the way out the door, I tripped over Ashley's dress. It was pretty embarrassing, but I just recovered and smiled at everyone. Then there were about four hundred thousand group pictures to take, and about a million of the two of us after that. It was fun - and very tiring. And it made us hungry.

Off to the Luncheon! The food and conversation was great, but I don't honestly remember much of it. We had a bit of time after lunch and so we went to our new apartment and put furniture together. No, I'm not kidding, that's really what we did.

After a bit of hard labor and some rest, it was time for more wedding day fun. The reception. It was a huge success. Everybody loved the creative decorations, great food, and fun slide show. So many people showed up, it was really a special evening to be surrounded by so many people we love. Some hours later we decided to try and get a bite to eat. That was a total failure - I think we got maybe one nibble and a sip of drink before we got dragged back in to the fray.

So after the reception we got in our, um ... nicely ... decorated getaway car and drove off. Of course, everyone thought we were going straight home, but we had a bit of a trick up our sleeves. Still in our full-blown wedding attire, we stopped at, well, Wendy's. We unashamedly ate in the store, and then we went back to the car ... but we weren't done yet. Next stop, Walmart. No joke. We needed a pillow. We didn't know yet what we were getting for gifts, and Ashley didn't have a pillow with her, so we bought a cheap one for the night.

Finally we were home, and the most special, wonderful, and crazy day of our lives came to a close.

-Adam

How I Met the Man of My Dreams.....

I know that our wedding was 2 months ago but I still wanted to post about how we met and my feelings associated with that..... so here it goes :)

He came into my life unexpectedly....

We actually met on the Internet. I can already hear the peanut gallery's snide remarks and the blows dealt to my intelligence, my morals, my thoughts. After all, I must be crazy, and he must be an axe murderer right? I must be desperate, after all, to fall in love with a man over the Internet. No, none of the above. (You pessimists will just have to chalk this one up to a loss!) lol
He is the most caring, compassionate man I have ever met. And I can say that will all honesty.

At first, I wasn't expecting it to happen. Wasn't looking for it. But I wasn't against it either. I was open to it sub-consciously I suppose. Searching for that fairy tale somewhere, my internal thoughts caught up with the rest of science and I dove into technology to find it. I had heard about it so much even my Aunt and Uncle found love on the Internet.

Our phone conversations were great. I was attracted immediately by his voice. He was feeling the same way about mine. But there had to be more, right? There just has to be! I was thirsting for more information from him. I simply wanted to know everything about Adam!!

Meeting him was like a dream. I was absolutely on pins and needles. Seeing him though, only reinstated my previous feelings even with the longish hair that he had on our first date. lol
Love at first sight? Oh, it happened alright.

Since then we have taken our relationship beyond the levels of just something we got "off the Internet"

We have shared so many amazing times together in such a short time (8 months).
His presence completes me. The lost piece to my puzzle. The one thing I can hold onto in this world (besides my family). The one relationship I have ever felt love from. He loves me. Plain and simple. With my flaws and all. He sees the good in me, and I can see it in him. I have found my true connection. Without him, I'd simply be searching for something that couldn't give me what he gives me. It would be false, and I know this to be the truth, because for once in my life, my heart feels the same way as my head does, and their both in sync. I love every minute I spend with Adam.

So.... when you hear the warnings of finding anything reliable on the Internet, scoff away the remarks. It can happen, it has happened. When you hear the woes of love tales gone wrong, just know that love is alive. It is all around us, and it will find you when you least expect it. And in the last place you would ever think to finding it.

I love you Adam, thank you for taking a chance and marrying me I hope that you will always be happy with your decision. I know I will be!!! :) Thanks.....


-Ashley

Let's Run Through the Rain

I love when I receive an email that seems to just say what I feel inside. This was one of them....Life is too short not to be happy and do crazy things!:)

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all in "Mom let's run through the rain," she said. "What?" Mom asked.

"Lets run through the rain!" She repeated.

"No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."

"We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said.

"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?

"Don't you remember? when you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, "If god can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"

the entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain... We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.

Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

"Honey, you are absolutely right." Let's run through the rain. If God let's us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing." Mom said

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I need washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories everyday. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.

I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN..

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

I'm Going To Be A Nanny!!

Hi everyone, I wanted to post this and tell everyone the good news, well I think it's good news anyway! I have been looking for a nanny job for a couple of weeks now and having had several interviews, I have finally got what I was searching for. On Friday as I was driving to Costco I received a call from Curt Derby. He said that they wanted to hire me to be there nanny!! I was so excited and still in a bit of shock I stuttered a bit and then finally said yes.... so I am quitting my current job as a Medical Assistant. I am going to be starting a new adventure and I'm going to be taking care of a 2 month old little boy named Taft. I am looking forward to getting to know the Derby's and them getting to know me. My first day is September 2. I will be making the same amount of money and doing something that I am also passionate about. I will also have the opportunity to travel with Melissa Derby to California for her job and take of the baby while she is working. I will post pics of baby Taft as they come along and there bound to be cute!! That baby is going to be the most spoiled baby I know and the best dressed (I have already bought him some pajamas!!) . I will keep everyone updated on my nanny days they are sure to be interesting. Wish me good luck!!

-Ashley

Adam and Ashley Collet

Here is our first blog!! I am excited to share what has been going on in our life for those of you who do not live close to us or do not hear from us often. Also for those who are closest to us its just fun to read about our exciting life. :) Anyhow right now our life is pretty normal. Adam is currently employed by cybernet slash support as a team leader. Me (Ashley) I am currently working at the S.M.A.R.T. Clinic as a Medical Assistant. We are greatful for our jobs since they do keep a roof over our heads and food on the table, even if its just plain ol mac & cheese. We are currently living at the Serengeti Springs apartments on the outskirts of West Jordan and we plan on being here til at least July of 09. Since our lease won't be up until then! Adam is working on finishing his filming project with his friends/filming buddies. Hopefully the movie will be done by the end of the year and they will be having a premire. I am trying to get my scrapbooking done but since the den is still a mess from unpacking I have not been in there often for fear of breaking my neck lol!! I hope to get that project going in the next month or so. I am getting so behind I might just have to take a scrapbooking vacation! I wish!!. Speaking of vacations Adam and I are looking forward to going on vacation to Disneyland with my family - in 50 days to be exact. Adam has not been to D-land since he was around 10 years of age. I can't wait to see how he likes it, plus all the cute pictures that come from vacations and thus making me even more behind in the scrapbooking department!! lol I will be updating this from time to time so please feel free to come back and read the next adventure that comes our way!! -Ashley