rushley & crew

BA English Language Minor: Editing When I went off to college, I knew exactly what I wanted to do: I wanted to be an editor. And since I knew exactly what I wanted to do, and since you don't have to apply for my major/minor, I got started into my major right away, and then paired major classes with generals for the first 3.5 years of college. I only ever took like 2 "fun" classes that didn't go toward anything. I thought I was pretty slick not ever having to take classes during spring/summer, and I set everything up to graduate within eight semesters. Then came time to register for graduation, and what do they tell me? I do not have enough credits to graduate. Punishment for knowing what I wanted to do with my life and then not wasting time getting there!  At first I was really mad about it, but it actually allowed me to end college on a very positive note. When they told me I couldn't graduate in April 2014 like I had planned, I cried because I was ...

. . . Life is just too good to blog about! I still haven't written anything about Thanksgiving or Christmas, let alone our trip to Hawaii, because they all happened so quickly and wonderfully that I haven't had any spare minutes to write about them--I've just enjoyed them! But I definitely want to write about them so that I can remember them. I also want to get back to blogging more consistently, but I haven't figured out how to work that into my life either. So keep an eye out for those fun posts and for future consistency, but for now, just a few quick updates: I start my last semester of college tomorrow! The semester actually started a week ago, but I missed the first week due to sunshine and paradise. I also could have graduated in December, but decided to go for one more semester so that I could keep my campus jobs, as well as take a few classes that I'm interested in: web design, weight lifting, aerobics, and tennis. I'm going to get fit this semeste...

Throughout my childhood, I moved twice. I grew up in Kansas, and my first move was to Elk Ridge, Utah (about 30 minutes south of Provo) when I was almost eleven. It was exciting, and I really loved moving. The next time we moved was to Orem, Utah, when I was fourteen. Since we knew we were moving up there, my brother and I just commuted to Orem schools for the first half of the year until we actually moved into our house in January 2007. My brother went to Orem High School, and I went to Lakeridge Middle School. Again, I really liked the change that came with moving--making new friends, decorating a new room, being closer to things . . . those were all good things. However, it's not a change I would want to make every single year. You see, Lakeridge Middle School fed into Orem High School and  Mountain View High School, and the split was about 10%/90%. I was in the boundaries that were supposed to go to Orem High School, but most of my new friends would be going to Mountain Vie...

I have to do a project and then write an 8-page paper about it all before Monday at 11am. Since I know you're all dying  to write my paper for me but that's not an option, I'd sure appreciate your help with the project portion! I created a survey, and the results of the survey will be what I write my paper about, so I need as many people as possible to take my survey. It will probably take about 10 minutes, and all responses are anonymous. If you help me out, I will love you forever and be super grateful :) Here's the link:  https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6gPENlGdo2NfbBX Don't worry about taking it if you're reading this after 2pm MST tomorrow (Saturday) because by then, I'll hopefully be writing the paper. Thanks lovelies! :) //edit// You can actually keep taking it til about 5pm probably. I'm not as far as I thought I would be by now. **ashleynicole

Husband says this is the best one, but I don't know. Selfies are just weird for me! Remember my last post ?  Well, this is to prove that's not always the case. See? My hair's not always in a bun!  And I'm wearing a real outfit under there, too, but selfies aren't conducive to full-length photos.  I'm also wearing make-up, though maybe not enough, since people are always telling me I look 17 or 18.  But . . . I did still eat pizza for dinner tonight, so maybe being done with finals isn't all that different from being in the midst of them. JUST KIDDING. I am so happy  to be done :) Anyone want to sing a hallelujah chorus with me? ;) **ashleynicole

What does finals week look like? Yup. Sweatpants, a t-shirt, minimal make-up, hair in a bun, and pepperoni pizza and crazy bread for dinner. Gotta love it. Except I don't. 40 more hours . . .  **ashleynicole

it's finals week.  Therefore, I might spend the whole week hiding like a hermit crab, studying. I might not get online to blog or check blogs at all. Or, it's possible that I'll blog more than ever as I procrastinate . . . Guess we'll see :) Wish me luck!! **ashleynicole

I was supposed to graduate this upcoming April. By then, I will have finished my generals, major, and minor in eight semesters. I was feeling pretty good about myself because most people take some extra time to figure out what they want to do with their lives, but I knew from the beginning that I wanted to have an English Language major and an editing minor. I prided myself on the fact that I've only taken two classes outside of my major/minor/generals. But two weeks ago, I found out I won't be able to graduate in April; apparently, you have to have 120 credits to graduate, and I will only have 110.5 credits.  At first, I was furious. I cried in both the office where I found out you have to have 120 credits and the office that told me there is pretty much no way they'll make an exception. I was just devastated because I'm so ready to be done with school and move on with my life! But slowly, I've come to terms with it. I am now excited to take a few fun clas...

First of all, I did no Spiritual Sunday yesterday because the internet at my apartment was broken. It was a bummer, but I guess that means I won't be doing one this week because those posts always take a little more thought and time, which I just don't have any day but Sunday! Okay, now onto today's post. I've noticed that a lot of people on Facebook are posting something they're thankful for each day in November. I won't be doing that, because I don't post every day, and I especially don't blog-post every day. BUT. I thought maybe I'd do it just a few times throughout the month . . . mostly when I'm feeling extra thankful or when I have nothing more pressing to post :) So today I am thankful to know there is an end to school.  It doesn't ever really seem like it because you spend the first twenty or so years of your life in school, but it does end.  For me, it ends in 172 days. I have just one semester after the current on...

This is why I quit my first blog: i never post! But somehow Miss Leann convinced me to start up this blog, and for a while, I posted frequently enough . . . but now it's been eight whole months without a single post. Sorry to any of my avid readers. Well, if I had any. BUT I want to do better and post more often, so hopefully this is the start of something new. I hope you sang that last line :) So here's the update on all the goings on in the glamorous life of Rushley Holmes: We're both in school right now and we both graduate in April. Happy day! Russ has a job at ancestry.com, where he gets to stare at a computer screen for hours on end. But somehow, he enjoys it, so it's all good :) I have three jobs right now: I tutor a sixth grader in various subjects, I do laundry and grading for a teacher, and I edit for a magazine on campus. I work half as much as Russ, but somehow I feel twice as busy! Oh, and actually, I guess I have a fourth job: fr...

So in the last month . . . Russ and I spent Thanksgiving in Idaho with the fam . . . we both got sick . . . so did pretty much everyone else . . . we watched a lot of Monk . . . and of course ate fantastic food!   It was wonderful :) Russ and I celebrated our 6 month anniversary! Crazy to think that just a year ago, Russ and I were just starting to date, and now, a year later, we've already been married for 6 months! Crazy how life works out . . . I love it :) To celebrate, we ate a real breakfast . . .  camel eyes, sausage, and sparkling cider . . . and then that night we ate the top tier of our wedding cake. She decorated it differently than our real wedding cake, and it turned out beautifully! :) It was a nice day :) I also had to study A TON and face finals. They didn't go as well as I would have liked, but not too bad. Not to mention there were a lot of little miracles concerning finals . . . like a teacher being willing to give me some points someth...

Part of what got me back into blogging is the Spanish class that I'm taking this semester--Spanish Literature. For the class, we have to do a blog post each week (it's in place of writing a one page paper each week . . . going green or something) using a quote from a poem we've read that week.  Well.  I just finished my Spanish blog for the week and I realized it's actually kind of perfect for my life/love blog! I usually write my Spanish blog in English first so that I can get all of my thoughts organized in my own language . . . soooo lucky for you, you get to read it! ;) First. The poem in Spanish. Then.  Don't worry, all you English-only speakers, I'll translate it. It's just beautiful in its original language.  The bolded part (both in Spanish and English) is the main part that I based my blog post on. And finally. My analysis. Enjoy! Tu risa Quítame el pan, si quieres, quítame el aire, pero no me quites tu risa. No me qui...