to my best friend♥ (day 4)

day 4 – your favorite photograph of your best friend.

dear ashlee,

you are my very best friend in the whole wide world :)

you have always been there for me, through thick and thin.

you care about me and my happiness.
you worry about me.
you act like my mom sometimes ;)
you support me even when my decisions aren't always the smartest...
you let me cry on your shoulder when i need to,
or even let me sit on your lap while you just hold me as i break down.

and i know you love me because you do all these things for me.

idk what i would do without your friendship.

i know i'm a difficult person sometimes,
and i know i'm crazy.
i'm blunt and can be mean on accident...
i don't always think before acting.

but you still love me.

and because you love me so much,
it makes it that much easier to love you in the same way.

you are my best friend...my sister even.
i hope we're close forever, because you mean the world to me.
i love you ash :)

♥♥ashley nicole

neon and rainbows.

sooooo.
if you are reading this,
you are probably viewing my new re-vamped blog.

personally
i think it looks BOMB-TASTIC.
to use a frequent quote of my friend liz jones :)

thankssss mauricio :)
for making my blog look super awesome ♥♥

peace&&love

*ashP*

día de acción de gracias

that ^^ is how you say thanksgiving in spanish.
literally translated, it basically means 'day of action of giving thanks.'
and it wasn't until i learned that phrase in spanish that i really thought about the word 'thanksgiving' in english...

thanksgiving.

it's not about eating turkey or simply being thankful...
it's about giving thanks.


telling God what He does that you're thankful for.
telling other people what they do that you're thankful for.
telling your parents, friends, and just EVERYONE what they do that you're thankful for.

give them the thanks they deserve.
and then show your gratitude through your actions.

it's SO much deeper than just turkey and pie.
although those are definitely added bonuses, and indeed something to be thankful for :)

so on this day of thanksgiving
(we're on vacation schedule and therefore did things on the wrong day this year)
i want to give thanks for:

the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
the atonement of Jesus Christ.
the book of mormon.
the temple.
the holy ghost.
my parents.
my siblings.
my siblings in-law.
my nieces and nephew.
my second family.
a fully functional body and mind.
this beautiful world and all the beautiful creations within it.
and
food.

just to name a few of the most important things :)

i am so blessed.
i am so grateful.

life is completely amazing when you learn to find the positive in everything :)

remember to always be thankful, even when it's not the 4th thursday of november.

peace&&love

*ashP*