I will wait forever.

Nothing?

OH. I made a cake for my friend Chris because today is his birthday and I felt bad that he had to work on his birthday (as well as Christmas and pretty much all the holidays last month). So I brought it to work and people have been eating it.

On my way to work I stopped at my parent's to give my mom some CDs for her coworkers. Lady, our dog, got some teeth pulled today and she just looked so sad. Poor little doggy. I love her so much.

PS I'm officially sick of doing my blogs. I might just stop.

Look how sweet she is! 

Funniest text I got today haha. 

When people walk away from you, let them go. You shouldn’t have to talk them into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, and coming to see you, because if they really cared about you in the first place; they would not be going anywhere. — Unknown

I have this problem.

I have a problem. And the problem with this problem is that I have no idea how to get rid of it. It is always on my mind and it won't go away and it's maddening. And that's all you need to know.

I went into the Verizon store today to see if my phone was broken or if I needed to get a new charger. The guy working who helped me was really nice and cute.

That's all.

Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys. — Rita Schiano

Karaoke.

I just love Tuesdays.

Today I met my mom at Hope Chest for their 50% sale and I bought a bunch of fun things.

After choir, McKayle told me that she is going to Peru in May with Ty and someone named Jeffrey. She told me I should come and so I'm going to do everything I can to save the money. There is nothing I want to do more than travel the world, so I figure, why not start now? It's going to be expensive no matter when I go, so I might as well do it now or else I never will. We're going to hike Machu Picchu! I really really hope it happens. Oh for the love. That would be amazing.

Anyway. I took a nap. I had dinner at my parent's again. I pracited the piano for a while at the school.

Then I met my friends at Applebee's for karaoke night. Melinda invited me. Austin and Ta'ei and others were there, and then I invited Stephen. Austin and I sang "Don't go breakin' my heart" together. Apparently he sings it every week with a different girl haha.

Then I went home.

A lamp and some shirts and a cool book and a painting and a thingy and a purse. 

Austin and Ta'ei. 

We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken. — Ernest Hemingway

I hate the wind.

Today was windy and I don't like it.

Nothing really happened today though.

So here is a picture of me today, and pictures from my party.

Seesters. 

Rorrrrry. 

Emilee and Luke! They played there too :) 

McKayle! 

Some of the people that came! 

Des and her friends and I. 

My last minute drummer, Matt, and I. 

Her eyes were the color of faraway love. — Pablo Neruda

Beautiful people.

I woke up late but I still made it to church. I saw Sam Pace sitting in my ward, and afterwards went and said hi. He said he was technically at work, and I realized he had just brought a bunch of the guys he works with to church. He works at a rehab center for addictions.

So when I got home after church, he texted me saying I should come visit one of the boys from Chicago who is very talented on the guitar. It sounded like a great idea to me so I drove over to the center, which isn't even that far from my house! He was an 18-year-old guy with the cutest smile in the world. He brought out his Martin and played a song for me, then I played a song for him on my guitar, while a couple people sat and listened and talked with us. I also gave him one of my CDs. We jammed out for a while, and then a 21-year-old guy came in with his cello and played along with one of the other guy's songs. He is amazing at writing lyrics off the top of his head, so he got out some paper and wrote a whole bunch of lines and gave it to me, and then me and the 18-year-old kid came up with a chord progression and I sang a melody. It was great!

I couldn't think of anything better I could've done yesterday. Sam told me that guy doesn't get any visitors during visiting hours (Sundays only) because he just moved here and doesn't know anyone. And the guys there were really cool and really really nice.

I later went over to my parent's house for Sunday dinner and that was also really nice.

I went to the fireside by myself in the evening, but I found Lewis so I sat by him. After that I went home and talked with Melinda and Katlyn and Nate.

This dog is always walking around outside my parent's house. It gets close but won't let me pet it!

It was super foggy this morning on the way to church. Waaay cool. Although I didn't get a picture nearly as awesome as Mic's. Man. 

Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold. — Zelda Fitzgerald

Gloomy days.

I have lived most of my life in the hot, sunny town of St. George, Utah. Every time it rains, everyone gets so excited and talks about how much they love the rain and everything. For a really long time I thought I agreed with them. I thought I loved the rain too.

But today I decided that I don't. I hate rainy days. Absolutely hate them. The end of this week has been pretty gray. Who likes dullness and gray and.. gray?! I like gray clothes and maybe gray cars but gray skies? No.
Give me the sun.

Gray days make me depressed and I don't feel like doing anything and it doesn't feel like a real day.

And if it's going to rain, give me a thunderstorm. I'd much rather have thunder and lightning and so much rain that I get soaked the second I walk outside. Not a gray, gloomy, drizzly day.

But I much prefer the sun.
And that's all for today.

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What's a party anyway.

Today I had Desi dye and curl my hair.

Mark called me and said he was in town and so we got lunch together at Olive Garden and he said he was coming to my party.

I picked up lights from Jessica and balloons from Lin's.

I picked up a bunch of stuff from my parent's house and my apartment.

I went to Blair's and started setting up with his and Nate's help.

Luke came to set up his PA system and my parents brought more things over.

Matt and Jessica came, and Matt set up his drums.

My roommates brought cupcakes.

Everything was set up and people started coming.

My iPod crashed and all the music was erased so there was an awkward lack of noise.

Laney plugged her iPod in but it was dying.

Emilee played a song. Luke played a couple songs. I played four songs.

People ate and chatted and bought CDs and asked for my autograph.

McKayle gave me a vinyl of "I'm Wide Awake It's Morning" by Bright Eyes. Mic gave me an amazing customized birthday card. Austin gave me a musician's notebook where I can write in piano and guitar chords and lyrics. Celeste gave me a hat and some tealights to go in the candle holder she got me for Christmas. Kimi gave me a hat too.

Then people left and it was over and we cleaned up and went home.

Pictures later.

Thank you.

Coolest card ever. 

Lunch with Mark. 

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

My very first album!

I had to take an icky Spanish test this morning, and I'm pretty sure there's no way I got better than a B at the most. Oh well. But after class I realized I locked my keys in my car, cause I had put them in my purse and then decided not to take my purse to class. Oops. So I had to wait for my poor daddy to go home and get my spare key and then bring it to me. Thanks, dad!

By the way, Omar bailed on me, so I don't have anyone to play the drums with me at my party. It sucks because I wanted people to hear the upbeat version of my music live. Guess I'll just have to put on a good solo show!! Luke is playing too and so hopefully he doesn't upstage me too much!

So after choir I went to the Holland building to do more homework. But then my mom called me saying that my PACKAGE ARRIVED!!!!!!!! So I ran out of there, but took time to invite to my party a cute stranger who smiled at me as I passed him. I handed him the flyer and he said "is your number on this?" hahaha. Nope, it's not, sorry.

I opened the package and beheld the 100 glorious CDs that had my name and face on them. Okay, so I know it's not THAT exciting because really anyone can make an album if they want to. But not everyone does, right? And I did! It's just such a great feeling to hold something in your hands that YOU made. With help, of course. I love Chase so much for everything he did for me. I hope one day I can really repay him or give him enough credit. And I'm really grateful to Troy Hoskins for taking the photos for my CD. And all my family and friends for supporting and motivating and inspring me. It's just such a fun thing to put together :) I can't wait for my next one!

Troy even drove to my work today because he wanted two copies (*gasp* I gave some out before tomorrow, oops!) and I had already promised him one free one because of the free photo shoot. But not only did he pay what I was charging for each one (only $5), he gave me $20! I really am so grateful for his support!

I hope tomorrow is a success. Really. We'll see if I can pull off everything I need to do :)

"Like" my musician's page on Facebook, "Ashlee Woo." I will soon figure out how to put more stuff on there. Watch for my music on iTunes and Spotify in the next few weeks!

Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. -Stephen Hawking

Good or bad?

Pretty good day. Lots of homework though.

So I think I mentioned the other day that my paycheck was a bit more than I anticipated, and by a bit I mean $100-150. I thought maybe my math was just bad. Cause you know, I picked up extra shifts, worked holiday hours, and also got that $100 bonus. But today at work I was reviewing my pay statement and saw that they had rewarded me $500 instead of $100! I was so shocked. I didn't know whether to be happy or sad because I already knew what my paycheck was and I didn't think I was THAT off. It's because of taxes. Seriously. Without taxes, my paycheck would've been $300 more. Anyway... I was worried they were going to take it away. Or even if they didn't, does that mean my next paycheck is going to be like nothing because of taxes? Sorry. I was just worried.

But I emailed my boss and told her. And she said they were already aware of the mistake, and HQ decided it was their fault, and they let me keep the money. SIGH of relief! And gratitude! So much extra money! Good thing too, cause I borrowed out of my savings for these CDs. The CDs that better get here on time!

Oh, UPS says they've already left Salt Lake. Sweet.

Oh and PS, at work today I got a birthday card signed by everyone on my team! How cute!!

One of my presents. 8-bit sunglasses. So cool and trippy eh!

My mom showed me this picture that she took of me on Sunday when they dropped me off at Nate's house. Creeper. But I like it. 

I finished my first book of the year today. I'm a week behind schedule, but that's just because I'm not used to reading novels for fun and because I was finishing my album and... yeah I need to do better. It was hard for me to get through for some reason, but I really liked it. Although at the end I was very sad.

The more you know of who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you. — Lost in Translation

Happy Golden Birthday to Me!!!!

I didn't really have a lot of expectations for today. I didn't know if anyone would really remember it was my birthday because it was the first day of school after a three day weekend, but all my friends remembered! I love hearing the choir sing the happy birthday song, because everyone actually breaks into a bunch of parts and sings beautifully. McKayle brought me two cupcakes from 25 Main, and Celeste brought me a muffin.
After choir, I went to Cafe Rio with my dad for lunch.

I ran a bunch of errands for my party, including getting my guitar fixed. My friend works there and gave me a big discount because it was my birthday! Yay! Later, I went to Outback Steakhouse with my family for my birthday dinner and once again got my favorite meal.

Then I went back to my family's house and I was surprised by a bunch of presents. I didn't think I would get anything else because I already am getting this other thing. Anyway. I got more of the things that were on my wishlist from Christmas. Telling your mom exact things you would like makes getting presents really fun cause you like everything you get! I'll post pictures tomorrow probably.

I went back to my apartment and hung out with my roommates a little before going to bed.

It was a great birthday. And it's not over yet!

I got french toast and bacon for breakfast. I requested that candle.

I woke up 25 minutes late though and so that's why I look like that. 

Best snapchat I got all day hahahaha. 

Mmmmm pomegranate mango lemonade. 

My favorite meal. Coconut shrimp, sirloin, sweet potato fries, and mashed potatoes (not pictured).

And then this yummy ice cream oreo chocolate thing I shared with my family. 

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. — Ernest Hemingway

Favorite author right now. Oh how I hope I am superior to my 21-year-old self.

Do I miss it?

My family picked me up and we went to Costco and then we started on the drive home. We stopped in Cedar City to visit my grandma Irene for an hour and then we left again.

My family dropped me off at work.

Can you see Winter's face? That's Kelsey's dog. She came and cuddled with me on the couch this morning and I put her under the sheet and she just stayed there a long time with me.

That's why I never think about these things. I never think and yet when I begin to talk I say the things I have found out in my mind without thinking." -Ernest Hemingway

Park City.

My famiy picked me up at Kelsey's and we went to Park City. Except for Desi, she was spending time with Tyson, a guy who lives in Sugarhouse that she fancies.

We drove down the main street, and then my mom and I got out and walked down it, looking for celebrities. We almost saw one but we never did. We got a couple things from some cute boutiques.

They took me to Cedar Hills, to Nate Creer's house, where Kelsey and Tyler were watching football with friends. We didn't stay long after I got there. We went to visit Rebecca and Amanda in our old apartment and had ice cream. Then we went home.

We watched Zombieland while Kelsey and I painted. Then we started watching Perks of a Wallflower but I didn't really watch it because Shad came over and we all started chatting. Then he took me to see where he lives and I didn't think we would stay long but we stayed a long time and it was nice. I wish I hadn't invited him over.

He took me back very late and I went to sleep.

Winter is a beautiful dog.

Just people doing yoga on the sidewalk.

He was pretty good.

All the bracelets.

Coming down Provo Canyon.

At Nate's house.

Kelsey and Amanda.

It's a little sad to think I'll never have pictures of me like this.

Kelsey painting.

Me and the dotted man.

Sometimes you tell someone to never call you again, and then the phone rings and you hope it’s them. It’s the most twisted logic of all time. — John Mayer