Little Bryan vs. Little Ashley

Bryan and I grew up a little differently. That's what this is about. Once when he slept over an Aunt and Uncle's house as a kid, and asked for the Wall Street Journal at breakfast. I used to wake up and watch Freddy Krueger and eat dry Cocoa Puffs. This kinda explains a lot about me I suppose- the dead birds, terrible eyesight, and nightmares about Freddy Krueger. ha. No really. But somehow, the people we turned out to be, work well together, so I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Our First Date

Most guys don't make it past a few dates with me- either because I prove to be crazy (exhibited below)...or I find something wrong with them. Like they cut their bread or spell different forms of 'your' and 'their' wrong. I worked at a nature lab all through RISD... so needless to say, I love dead things. A freshly dead bird is kind of beautiful. Not in a sick way, but in a "I wanna paint you" sorta way... Luckily, despite this, Bryan stuck around.

Cozy Time

I will be 24 on Saturday... and I still use a twin bed. I also have a prickly slanted ceiling right above my head... a wall to the left, a VERY furry cat... and a sweaty Bryan.

Mustaches

I am afraid of mustaches. I can't explain it.. they just freak me out. Maybe you share my fear of mustaches, maybe you don't. But for some UNGODLY reason, boys are OBSESSED with mustaches... Bryan participated in some sort of mustache May.. or March.. or Movember (There are TOO many mustache months in the year!) for charity.

And THIS is how I react to every mustache I see. I mean.. if there's a blanket available. If there isn't I stay really still so maybe they won't see me.

Gurgle Gurgle

Bryan makes strange noises in his sleep. Lots of bizarre wake-you-up sort of noises. It isn't shown here, but amidst my sleepy rage I will sometimes smack him in the mouth at night to get

him to stop, to no avail. You try sleeping next to a boy making unholy mouth noises.

Sigh

I make an effort to do things after work on weeknights. But I pretty much just end up sitting and watching seventeen re-runs of Grey's Anatomy while my cat rubs himself all over me. At least when I'm with Bryan, he motivates me to get up and do things... but even when we're together we end up sitting watching Golden Girls or something (Shhh).

Snuggies

I think I have 3 Snuggies. All given to me as gifts. Bryan also has a Snuggie given to him from my parents. True story. This is an optimistic snuggie experience.