Crazy Life

Life has been pretty crazy over on our end ever since graduation. And I still haven't even posted about graduation! I'll put a couple of pictures in here and do a quick update but real updates are going to have to wait for a bit! Right now Race and I are in the middle of moving down to Chandler, AZ because Race got a job! We are excited that he has a job but we are not excited to be leaving beautiful Flagstaff. Hopefully someday we can move back because we really love Flagstaff. Moving is crazy because as we move out our cousins are moving into our place which means our little apartment is a mess right now. Since I am super pregnant I won't be able to help with much of the actual moving so after we finish packing I actually get to go to Oregon with my family for a couple of weeks while Race and my brothers move us into our new apartment. When I get back we will unpack and try to get our life organized before our little lady makes her arrival. The next couple of months are going to be quite hectic! I am excited though! I'm super excited to go to Oregon to see all of my family because I am not sure when I will be able to visit everyone after the baby comes. Also, I love Oregon. I grew up there and last summer Race was able to come to Oregon with me and it was a wonderful trip. It's actually the trip that got me started on blogging {again-ish}. You can check out posts about my last Oregon trip here. Anyway, I'm excited to spend time with family and not have to stress about moving just yet. I'll update about the Oregon trip and hopefully have lots of good pictures. Race and I spent last weekend at a photography workshop by Jessica Downey {Our awesome engagement and wedding photographer} and finally learned how to use our fancy DSLR. So I am going to take it to Oregon and try to get some practicing in so that when our baby comes I can take lots of cute pictures of her!


Well, that's about all for now! Here are some pictures of graduation and some pictures Race and I took at the photography workshop last weekend--enjoy!!

My sisters and I

Mum and Daddy-O

 The two Olmstead college grads! 

Mum and I

Race and I {Race is also a college grad he just didn't walk at graduation}

 'Le Bump' and I 

 Walking in...I'm the short one with the grey and yellow shoes. 

Well, that's all for now! Life will be crazy for a while but we are loving it and figuring out this whole life after college business. It's an adventure! I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day!

Dressing 'Le Bump'

Right now I am most likely sitting at work studying for my first of two finals before I graduate. I can not wait to be done! I got lucky and have had a pretty easy last semester but it's still kind of nerve wracking not knowing if you've for sure passed your classes. I'm pretty sure I've got this graduation thing in the bag though! :] So wish me luck and while I study you can enjoy a quick bump outfit post!

Breakdown: 

Cardigan- Target $5 

Shirt- Old Navy $8 

Scarf- Borrowing from my sister 

Jeans- Target Maternity $18 

Have a Happy Tuesday everyone!! And look forward to some graduation posts later this week! And next week Race and I are headed to San Diego {Thank you Mom and Dad Ashby!!} so look forward to some posts about that coming up as well! Life is really grand right now! 

Guest Post!!

I wanted to let everyone know that today I'm over on Rachel's blog: Her Threaded Needle while she is busy moving! So go check it out and say hi to Rachel!

And here's a quick bump picture for you to enjoy before you head over there!

{Practicing my belly balancing skills!}

Two and a Half Weeks til GRADUATION! {& some book buying tips!}

I can't believe that I am about to finish my college career! I am so excited! :] I also have some MAJOR senioritis and do not want to get anything done! But, I am only two finals, two papers, and a couple of weeks away and I can do it!


I've been reminiscing a lot about the past four years. So I thought I'd share a couple pictures of me from my four years of college.

Freshman:

Sophomore: 

Junior:

Beginning of Senior Year:

{And you all know what I look like these day! A massive baby bump and all that good stuff! :]}

Now on to the real point of this whole post! Today I want to tell you all about an awesome company that can help any of you who are still in school find your books for cheap! This company is Campus Book Rentals. As you can tell from the name you can rent  your textbooks. I honestly wish that I had known about this for the last four years because their company is awesome! I have rented from my school but the prices on this site are even better! Also, my main issue with renting online in the past or buying online and trying to sell your books back was always the shipping. Once you add that to the cost are you really getting a better deal? Well, with Campus Book Rentals you are because they pay for your shipping BOTH ways! You will not be paying for anything other than the cost to rent the book. Basically, if I ever go back to school I am getting my books from here. And I have already convinced my siblings that this is the way to go while searching for your books! Some of the other awesome benefits of using Campus Book Rentals are that you are able to highlight in the textbooks--in other words you can actually USE them and not have to worry about not being able to return them (of course don't completely destroy them!), they have flexible renting periods, meaning if you need them for longer or shorter than a semester the company will work with you, and possibly the best thing of all is that with every single book you rent the company donates money to Operation Smile! If you don't know what Operation Smile is then you should probably go and check their site out. Basically though, adorable children who are born with cleft lips are able to get operations to make their smiles even more beautiful than they already are! 



I looked up one of my Psychology books to find out how much cheaper it would have been for me to rent it. I also checked out its cheapest price on Amazon.The cheapest one I found was a LOOSE LEAF copy for $90 that I most likely would never be able to sell back. On Campus Book Rentals {click here to see for yourself} I could rent it for anywhere from 55-130 days with the most expensive price being $50.96! {You do have the option of renting for even longer for just a little bit more money. You can CHOOSE the date you want to return your book by!} And you don't even have to think about shipping! Pretty dang awesome if you ask me! 


I know that textbooks are ridiculously expensive and for all you college students out there and ESPECIALLY you newlywed college students this is a great way to save money! Check out Campus Book Rentals for all your summer classes and for any of your future college courses. I am sure you will save quite a bit in the long run! 


Until then I hope you all survive the end of your semester--that's my focus for the next two and a half weeks: Survive and TRY to not ditch my last four classes! Wish me luck! :] 


P.S. This was a sponsored post {this lovely company is paying me by satisfying my pregnancy cravings with a lovely fruit basket since I currently have no use for credit to their awesome site} BUT the opinions are 100% mine! I just think they are a super great company and I LOVE that they are helping Operation Smile out with EVERY textbook rented. Get your books for cheap and support a wonderful cause! Life is good! 

Dressing 'Le Bump' Plus a Story About the Little Miss

So recently someone said that they think I'm going to run out of cute outfits to dress up my bump. I really hope that doesn't happen anytime soon because I'm loving dressing my little lady up! We'll see how well that works when I'm further along though! So far I can still wear all my jeans {some unbuttoned some still buttoned} and most of my bigger shirts. So we'll see how much longer I can make all of that last!

Breakdown: 

Shirt- Shade Maternity $8

Cardigan- Old Navy $5

Belt- Charlotte Russe $2

Leggings- Target $10?

I got this shirt on SUPER clearance from Shade and it's a bit big right now so I pulled it down and made it into almost a dress. Haha. It is SUPER comfy though and that's all that's important, right? I also got a peach colored shirt and some black pants that I'm going to skinny up before I wear them but they are SO comfortable and they were a good deal! Yay for cheap and comfy maternity clothes! 

Okay, are you ready for the story about the Little Miss? 

I already posted this on Facebook but I figured my blog friends needed the fun, extended version. 

So last night around 3 in the morning I got up to go to the bathroom {I go to the bathroom about three times every night}. After going to the bathroom I headed back to bed and was lying on my side with my arm around my belly. All of a sudden Little Goose started squirming like crazy. Kicking and wiggling around like she was trying to get comfortable. She did this for about ten minutes and then I decided to see if she would respond to me pressing my hand up against where she was kicking. She did! So we played around with that for about ten minutes when I decided to see if she would respond to a flashlight on my belly. I put the light up against my belly and she hit it EIGHT times in a row! It was awesome! Then I moved it around some more and she would try to follow the light and hit it. It was SO cool! She has done most of these things before but last night we really just hung out doing all of this for a good thirty to forty-five minutes and it was so much fun. She is such a wiggle worm all the time but this was the most responsive she's ever been. I love to feel her move and I can't wait to meet her in about fifteen more weeks! 

Anyway, that's the story for the day! It was tons of fun! Now I'm going to enjoy the rest of my Saturday reading on our porch and hanging out with Race and Little Goose! Happy Weekend everyone! What are YOU up to? 

Reflections

I have seen this list of questions to answer about yourself floating around the blogging world. I stole this from Autumn over at Stay gold, Autumn. {I found out the questions are originally from here: Hopes and Dreams} I am in no rush to answer all of these questions and I may never finish but I do think that they are really good self-reflection questions {and as Jess from Hopes and Dreams says these are good questions to ask on a date or something. Race and I have been g-mail chatting with each other during work and answering these questions. We're having fun learning more and more about each other!}. You should join me and leave a link with some of the answers to your questions! I'd love to learn more about you! 

I have already been writing the answers down on paper when I get bored in my classes and at work so I finally decided to put some of my answers up on the blog! I hope you enjoy learning a little bit more about me as I learn a little bit more about myself!

1. List 20 random facts about yourself.

2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.

3. Describe your relationship with your parents.

4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.

5. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?

6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?

7. What is your dream job, and why?

8. What are 5 passions you have?

9. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.

10. Describe your most embarrassing moment.
11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.
12. Describe a typical day in your current life.

13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have.
14. Describe 5 strengths you have.
15. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
16. What are your 5 greatest accomplishments?
17. What is the thing you most wish you were great at?
18. What has been the most difficult thing you have had to forgive?
19. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.

21. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it first?
22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?
23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.
24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.
25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?
26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?
28. What is your love language?

29. What do you think people misunderstand most about you?
30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.


I'll post the answers randomly in the next few weeks/months/maybe even years! 

Eleven Things: Were You Tagged?!

I'm finally doing my eleven things post that I have been repeatedly tagged in and repeatedly too lazy to do. I'm excited though! So first off I want to thank ALL of the lovely ladies who tagged me! {If I forgot anyone PLEASE let me know and I will add you!}

Mary of Mary Plus Vince

Cassie of Ben & Cassie

Kristina of The Streeters Unlimited

Jordan of a little bit of lillybit

Not technically the eleven things post but I was also tagged by:

Sandy of Twelve Makes a Dozen 

Eleven Things:

1. I really enjoy writing things down on paper. I have to have a cool pen to write with though otherwise it's not quite so fun. When I get bored in my classes I write journal entries or more recently I have been working on answering random questions about myself as a little bit of self-reflection. 
2. I am not very good at making girl friends. My sisters/sisters-in-law/mom are my best friends. This might be a bad thing when I don't live close enough to visit all of them often. 
3. I do not like to cry in front of anyone other than Race. Occasionally I'll cry in front of other family members but not very often. 
4. I am a really slow unpacker. It takes me months to get settled into a new place. I was doing really good this time around until I realized that we might be moving again this summer. I don't want to finish unpacking if we'll be packing it all up in a couple of weeks! 
5. I really like typing. I play typing games for fun and do typing tests {to see how fast I type} for fun and I honestly love it when I get compliments on my fast typing. Haha. I'm probably not even that fast of a typist but all the maintenance guys at my work are impressed by it so I feel really cool! 
6. I love taking pictures of my baby bump. And I love posting them everywhere{blog, Facebook, Instagram}. I hope it doesn't bother all my social network friends. 
7. I sit at home with my shirt pulled up and stare at my belly for hours at a time. I'm lazy and my baby is a cool kicker. {I take videos sometimes too but I don't know if people would be offended by my bare belly}.
8. I call my mom pretty much every day. Sometimes multiple times a day. Is this normal?? I don't much care if it isn't because I like talking to my mom but I still wonder. 
9. Sometimes I wish that I hadn't gone to college but had gone to beauty school instead. I still wouldn't mind going to beauty school someday. 
10. I am graduating in less than a month. I didn't walk at my high school graduation so I'm really hoping I don't fall on my face or do something really dumb when I walk at my college graduation. Any walking tips? Haha. 
11. I lose my keys/phone/wallet all the time. It drives Race crazy. It's gotten worse since I got pregnant. Haha. 

Well there are my eleven things FINALLY! Thanks again to everyone who tagged me! Now it's your turn to answer away! I'm going to be a bad blogger and not specifically tag anyone but I want anyone and everyone to do this and send me a link! Even if you did it a while ago you should send me a link so that I can read it! :] Have a happy weekend everyone! 

And before I go--here's a baby bump picture! 

Quick Breakdown of the Outfit: 

Shirt- Target $4 

Undershirt- Target $3 

Necklace- Made by my sister-in-law Nikki 

Jeans- Target $18