Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Jeff and Evan Ashmore!

Happy October everyone!!!!!

My very dear friend Ms. Evan Jessup was married to her PERFECT MATCH, Mr. Jeff Ashmore on Saturday, Oct. 3!

Evan and I have been friends for years, since middle school to be exact, especially from our class trip to Washington D.C. when she, our good friend Melissa Warden (Cheech) and I danced on top of our hotel beds, sang Cher and decided to call ourselves, "Salt, Peppa, and Paparika"! She is the one of the most loving and gracious people you could meet, and one of the best friends a girl could have. Evan has been a constant in my life, even though we have gone months sometimes without talking, I cherish her and her friendship. She has helped me through some dark times, especially in high school, and has ALWAYS been able to make me laugh. I just adore her.

Due to Chris and my current unemployed state, I did not think I was going to be able to fly out to CA to go to her wedding. I called her the night of her bachlorette party, to tell her I wished I was there to celebrate with her. I started crying on the phone, and Chris decided that I was going, even if we really could not afford a flight right now. (He spoils me more than I deserve). So, last weekend I flew to California, for a very quick trip to go to my Evie's wedding!

It of course was fabulous! Some of my very longest and dearest friends were there to celebrate with me, and of course it is always a blast to catch up and spend time with people who have more dirt on you than any one person should! ;) These people are family to me, I just ADORE them and have decided there should be more weddings or functions where we are all present and accounted for because I miss them all the time! ;)


Our classic beauty Ms. Evan



LOOK AT THE RUBY RED HEELS! If you know anything about Evan (and if you watch Friends), she is the BEST parts of Pheobe. Her beautiful spirit and lovely randomness seriously could have been written with Evan as the inspiration! So, when Ev walked down the aisle with her bright RED shoes, all of us were saying "OH THAT IS SO CLASSIC EVAN!" She IS fabulous!

I adore this picture of her and Jeff!!




These two girls, Liz and Darcy are my two oldest friends, I have known them both since I was 4 years old and just love them both to death. I am a blessed girl to have had them in my life for all of these years. Jason is Liz's wonderful boyfriend, who we all just adore too!

The lovely Mrs. Darcy Wylie and I!Darcy has the MOST contagious laugh in the world, and she has ALWAYS cracked me! We were cousins for a short period of time, and I still think of her and her family, as my family! She married her high school sweetheart Ryan Wylie in May!! Again, two people who are just perfect together. I couldn't be happier for her and Ryan. Love them both tons!!!
Lizzy Lee, Jason Hancock and I in the gorgeous Big Creek, Ca mountains! Liz has also been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember. We never seem to get to see each other enough, but I always know she is there, and I hope she knows the same. She and I were inseperable in our younger years, and I have so many dear memories with her. I am so happy for who she is and what she has become in life thus far.

Love these girls!! Christine, Liz and Melissa "Cheech"

The lovely Melissa "Cheech" and I. I have known her has Cheech or "Chi-Chi" since I was in 6th grade, long story for that nickname, and just as silly as it seems! She has a lovely heart and is just a doll. She makes everyone around her laugh and feel at ease. I love this girl and miss her tons!

Caroline "Wang" Anaya and her boyfriend Forrest! (I love this picture of them!)

The stunning bride Evie, Lizzy and I!

This is such a typical picture of me and Liz. She is ALWAYS making me laugh with her stories, and I always look like a goon! (I love how Jason is looking at her! It makes me happy!)

My Crazy Caroline and I! She is one of the funniest and craziest people I know! She is extremely loyal and very loved! I have so many wild stories about our crazy adventures together. She makes me laugh so hard with her randomness, and even the hard/scary times are later funny because of her. Love her to death!

The FABULOUS Mr. and Mrs. Evan and Jeff Ashmore!!!! (I LOVE that he is wearing a yellow napkin as a bib! SERIOUSLY PERFECT FOR EVIE!!) LOVE YOU BOTH!

Jodi Picoult, Paula Deen and Nicholas Sparks OH MY! (D.C. book festival!)

On Sept. 26th Chris and I went to the National Mall to the Washington D.C. annual book festival. I am a huge reader, and am always carrying a book with me, so this was a very exciting day, as there were to be over 60 authors there! When we left in the morning for the event I was running to the metro to make sure I didn't miss anything, and Chris said it is the fastest he has ever seen a bookworm inch along! (Don't let him fool you, he also has a passion for reading!)

At the book festival, there were 3 authors that I did not want to miss. Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks and Paula Deen!

In the past few years I have become a HUGE Jodi Picoult fan. She is the author of many books including, My Sister's Keeper, Salem Falls, Perfect Match, Change of Heart...etc. I have read many of her books, and especially enjoyed "Nineteen Minutes". Chris and I were walking around and checking out booths when all of a sudden I see someone with curly red hair walk by me...I started screaming at Chris "GIVE ME THE CAMERA THAT'S JODI PICOULT!!!!!!" Chris tossed me the camera and I ran up to poor Jodi, jumping up and down like a total dork! She was so gracious, and even though she was running late, she took the time to let me have a picture with her!!!! When she walked away, I could not stop smiling and jumping, which of course led to nonstop jokes at my expense from my loving hubby! ;) I didn't care though...I HAVE A PICTURE WITH JODI PICOULT!!!!!

After we saw Ms. Picoult, we walked over to where Paula Deen was signing books. She only had 5 mins left of book signing, and the line was crazy long, so I just walked up beside her table and took pictures of her, just like about 35 other people, only I was aggressive and got an ok picture of her...I wish I could have had a picture with her, but she was super popular (of course) and busy, but at least I was able to see her!

Chris and I made our way over to the "Fiction and Fantasy" tent where Nicholas Spark was about to start his 30 min. lecture! I LOVE his books, although they ALWAYS make me cry. He has written the books, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Message in a Bottle, The Guardian, A Bend in the Road, etc. and my personal favorite, The Wedding. Many of his books have been made into films, and more of them are to be in theaters soon! He was wonderful to listen to, very funny and sincere. He said his biggest challenge is making each book different than the last, he changes up the stories by changing the ages of his characters, because a 15 year old is going to have very different life experiences than a 50 year old. I thought that was a pretty cool way to change up stories! After he was done speaking, I walked out to try and get a picture with him, but he was being bombarded by teens! I was being shy and did not want to bug him (he seems exhausted, but I can't blame him) so I just took pictures "around" him! Yep, I am SO that girl!!!

This picture looks further away than it really was, he was only a few feet away from me, and I was being a very shy bookworm!! ;)

It was rainy and cold, but I was THRILLED because I was able to see the three authors I most wanted to see in person! I would very much recommend for any bookworm who can to go to this event! There WILL be an author there that you know and hopefully you will be able to get a picture or an autograph!!! I am expecting to see my spectacular and lovely friend Ariel at one of these events in the coming years, as I know she will become a published author!!! Loves and hugs from a total bookworm!!!