Groupon is Fantastic!!!

http://www.groupon.com/r/uu2535774

For those of you who haven't read the reviews or seen Groupon in the Times, or on Good Morning America... it is a great deal for those of us who actually use gift certificates and coupons, they sell a certain number and if that many people buy then the group rate is offered (it usually reaches that amount sold by about 7:30 in the morning..) and the company makes money because there are people who don't ever use the gift certificate and for the rest of us who do we get services at a highly discounted rate.

For instance I don't currently have dental insurance and I got $450 worth of work for $49... and for every person who you refer that creates a profile--they don't have to spend a dime--you get a $10 credit and I just got a gift massage at a savings of 45% and the rest was paid for in referral credit... and the best part is that they are available for major cities everywhere so if you know you are going on vacation you can get the deals for those places as well.

Please click on the link above and enjoy!

Cheers!
Ashley

A Few My Favorite Things...

Some of the things that I am thankful for:

Fresh lilacs in my living room...
Cherry Blossoms...
Elder & Sister Bennion's safe return...
A Miraculous reunion...
BYU Jerusalem...
Warm Summer nights...
Falling asleep talking to a friend...
Seeing the missionaries today...
A clean car...

More to come...

My Elephant...One Bite at a Time: Jerusalem!!!

So I am going to attempt to get caught up on the past year (14,000 photos) of my life... but just like the elephant I am eating... or Old & New Testament I am reading... It has to be one step at a time... And thus... the one a day! AND just to preface: not all of these will be edited images--as this is not my professional blog ;) to see those... please go to http://ashleycrist.blogspot.com or http://sunrisebeachmassage.blogspot.com and these will be updated one a day as well! And just so you know... refer a friend for massage and get 10 minutes free on your next session, and for photography receive 15% off on your next service.

Cheers!
AshleyI figure since I mentioned my goal to read the entire Old and New Testaments this summer... I would expound on why... I got accepted to BYU Jerusalem!!! Many of you know that this is something I have dreamt of for years now, and was accepted to do the year that Scott died... I am finishing up my last 3 classes @ BYU currently, have applied to walk in August and will finish up and attend Jerusalem this Fall! The only parts that make this a lil' bitter-sweet feeling are: the really good men I am dating, my family going on a cruise in September, and my having to decide 'where next' after Jerusalem... in the words of Jason Reeves: The end is such a scary place to be... I don't know where to go from here...

Snowshoe PC...

Great trails in Park City... snowshoe, bbq, & hot tub!!!

Congratulations Liz!!!

One of my best friends, Liz, moved here last October...her birthday was shortly after that and Erin and I decided to throw her a fabulous party--and fabulous it was!!! And... we made her a bucket list of things to do while she lived in Utah and one of the things on the list was to get baptized... and that Erin and I would sing at her baptism... well, we all know that you don't get baptized without meeting with the missionaries and searching to know for yourself if the restored Gospel of Jesus is true... and well.. Liz did just that and was baptized this past semester, I am so happy for you Liz!!! And I Love you. There is nothing quite like a good friend experiencing the joy of the gospel to remind me what is most important in life!!! After erin and i sang, a woman came up and asked us how long we'd been in the mission field... she assumed we were Liz's missionaries--this was truly one of the best compliments I have ever received!!!