Major Events in 2010

MAJOR EVENTS IN 2010

I had a lot of things happen this year that I just had to blog about in review. Most of the major events were meeting friends this year. :)

1. First off, I met one of my best friends Ali when we were down in Florida. It was so cool to hang out with her in Disney World and get to know her better while I was there.

Picture of Ali and me :)

Wearing funny hats:

2. Second, in July, I went to New York to spend a week with Natalie. I had a great time and it was awesome to see her again. This was the third time I had met her. I had spent the night there in June 2009, then she came down here in November of 2009.

This is a picture of Natalie, Sam and me from July:

3. In September Mom, Mimi, Gracie, Ian and I went to Williamsburg for a week. While there, I randomly heard from Bethany, a friend I knew through blogging, saying she wanted to meet up with me. So we did. :)

4. Soon after I got home from VA, my friend Sky invited me to come visit her! So in November I made my way across the USA, to the west. :) CO was an experience, especially since it was my first time on an airplane.

5. When I was down in North Carolina, friends from SC came up to see me. :)
*i don't remember what we were laughing at. :P
Left to right: Brenda, Matthew, me and Ginny.

Bible in 90 Days

Starting January 3rd, 2010, I am participating in reading through the Bible in 90 Days with Mom's Toolbox. I have done this once before - although I have read through the entire Bible twice so far and can't wait to do it again.

I really enjoyed doing the Bible in 90 Days Challenge so this time I am helping to mentor a group of people who are doing the Bible in 90 Days for the first time.

I am hoping to check back in here on my blog and let my readers know how I am doing with this challenge. Last time, I didn't blog about it, so this time I am going to try my best to tell you all how I am doing.

It'll also give me something to blog about and you all know I need something to write about, huh? I can't seem to be consistent about my posting so hopefully this will help to get me blogging again.

---Ashley

My Favorite Recipe!

Sheesh, it has been a while since I've written, but today as I was making pizza, I decided that I was going to post my pizza crust recipe. I took this from a recipe I got off a website, but changed it to be my own.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of Flour

2/3 Cup of Sugar

1 yeast packet (or 3 tsp. yeast)

1 tsp. salt

1 Cup milk

1/2 cup water

Mix all dry ingredients together.

Heat milk and water in microwave, until scolded.
Mix milk and water into dry ingredients.
Add more flour, until the dough is no longer sticky.

Set dough aside.
Cover with a tee-towel.

Let stand for twenty minutes.

Prepare two round pans, or two rectangular pans by spraying them with cooking spray.
After 20 minutes, take the dough out of the large mixing bowl.

Split the dough into two equal sections.

Roll dough out with rolling pin.

Put sauce on pizza. We are Ragu fans! :P

Cheese....

And any other ingredients you might want! :P We enjoy pepperoni.

Cook pizza at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Finished product:

And most importantly, enjoy your pizza!!!!

Pictures taken by- Ashley Strawser
copyrighted by - Ashley Strawser
Photo model - Heidi Strawser (hands! :P)

30 Day Blog Challenge Day 26

Day 26: A Picture of Your Family

Above: My family when I was 1. I had such red hair. I kinda miss it!


Above: My family at Disney World for the first time - together - when I was 5.

Above: A picture of the family right after Gracie came. I was probably 7 here.

Above: My whole family with Steven Curtis Chapman. **Cool, eh?**

Above: My mom, sister and me in Williamsburg in 2009.


Above: My mom and me at the Stellar Kart concert

My dad and me this summer


Mom, Ian, Gracie and me at the National Civil War Museum

My whole family with Mickey and Minnie at Disney World. - This is like the most recent picture of my whole family. :)

30 Day Blog Challenge Day 25

Day 25: iPod Shuffle

1. Sunshine by Stellar Kart
2. Breathe by Taylor Swift
3. Turn Your Radio On by The Statler Brothers
4. Funky Jesus Music by TobyMac
   
5. The Right One by Stellar Kart
6. Turn Right by the Jonas Brothers
7. Hollywood by the Jonas Brothers
8. The Safest Place by Thousand Foot Krutch
9. Better Than Revenge by Taylor Swift
10. Life is Good by Stellar Kart
11. Gift of a Friend by Demi Lovato
12. You Never Let Go by Stellar Kart
13. Hard For Her Money by Kris Allen (This was from American Idol)
14. The Outside by Taylor Swift
15. Move by Thousand Foot Krutch
16. I'm Gonna Get'cha Good by the Jonas Brothers (from the 3D concert experience)
17. Inseparable by the Jonas Brothers
18. A Place in This World by Taylor Swift
19. Hold On by Stellar Kart
20. Go by Thousand Foot Krutch

I did 20 songs instead of the ten that others were doing - and realized that my iPod doesn't really like to shuffle, instead it likes to pick the same bands over and over! I have a lot of different bands on my iPod, my sister makes fun of me for it. I can go from Michael Buble to Thousand Foot Krutch in just one song. :)