Birthday

Today is my brother's birthday. He'll be 23 today and I can't believe that. I also can't believe I'm 25 and I'm married, I guess I have a hard time with aging. haha:) HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRETT!! We'll celebrate when I come home, can't wait:)

Hot Pan

So last night I was super excited to make my newest recipe idea, chicken vesuvio. Everything was going great until I took a 400 degree pan out of the oven and then forgot I couldn't grab the handle. Even though I had just reminded myself out loud not to touch it, I grabbed it in full force to mix in the last few things. It hurt, bad. I wasn't that concerned and put some ice on and forgot about it. Joe and I then went for a walk to take some pictures and as we were on our way home the numbing wore off. I can't believe how painful a burn can be, it was crazy. Later I read online that you aren't supposed to ice a burn because it stops blood flow which makes it hurt more once removed. Thanks to Joe, he always has the right idea so we soaked it in cold water until the water became warm and naturally let my hand warm back up. He was up until way past midnight applying aloe, gauze and bandages and I remembered why I married him. It's nice to know your husband will accept 5 hours of sleep to help you out then get up an hour early to ride a train so I can have a car in case I get "bored." What a guy...

Anyways, with this whole burn ordeal, I started to wonder why don't they have a slip on pot holder that is skinny enough to fit on the handle of a skillet. If you just removed the pan from the oven with it and then left it on, you'd be good to go!! I'll certainly be looking for one the next time I'm out but if nothing, I'm designing one. They have every other kitchen utensil, why not make one that could save you from a second degree burn?!?!

Really?!

So I saw a preview for a tv show this morning, "Say yes to the dress," and I actually started laughing. It shows these women who are in a fitting room trying on wedding dresses and some look happy but others are crying and getting really mad because they don't like what the attendant brought out for them. I had to wonder, since it's on you is it yours to keep? Did you sign off giving the bridal attendant full range to pick whichever one she wanted and then you had to buy that one?! I realized then that none of this was true and the women were just trying it on and got really angry. Wow. With this said, I'm really happy to have the wedding over with. I did enjoy planning some of it, but mostly it's pretty stressful and really not all that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect wedding and I never once broke down into a raging psycho in a dressing room or in private for that matter. I'm not tooting my horn, but please ladies, it's one day and remember some people in the world are starving and far worse, so let's just be happy with what we can. Thanks for the rant, I had to.

Good Morning!

So I can't sleep much past 8am these days. I wake up and wonder why I want to sleep until 11 when I have to work but have no problem rolling out early when it's a "free day." I guess it's because I'm now an old married woman;)

Anyways, today is GORGEOUS here in Chicago and I can't wait to get outside for something. I think I'll read a little before running off to do some errands then I'm out for catching up and drinks with my girls from work. For now I'll continue to sip my coffee and try eating oatmeal for breakfast. Having too much free time also translates into catching a little too much Dr. Oz on the Oprah show telling you how to live to be 100 and all. Suddenly I'm second guessing my every move and spent $200 on organic groceries yesterday. Either I'm off to a good start or will crash and burn quickly, we shall see:) Here's to a new, healthier, Ashley. Cheers!

Overly relaxed?!

Well these days I'm wondering if there is such a thing as being overly relaxed??! This is a phenomenon that has not come close to entering my mind in the past 1 and some months, but am now close to understanding. Having the wedding over, no work, no classes and basically no responsibility is strange to me. You mean I can actually sit down and watch a movie and not feel guilty that there is something more important I should be doing?! This is all too weird to me. Anyhow, life's easy going and fun right now. I couldn't be happier to be married and starting my life out with such a great guy. The wedding was perfect, I couldn't have dreamed of something better and everyone had a great time. It's odd because people tell you you'll feel different after you're married and you don't believe them. Joe and I had been together for almost 7 years and I didn't think we could get any closer. I guess marriage just has a strange way of bonding two people because it's true, you do feel different. Maybe you've never shared that level of nervousness with someone before so it's a new commonality or something;) Aside from the wedding and such life has been per usual. I'm getting really used to seeing family and friends all the time though, so I may need to make an adjustment there or just start spending more money on traveling.