Our life, Our Story..

San Francisco Summer

2011-06-26T18:08:00.000-07:00

Summer Time is the best time of the year, I think it even tops the holiday season. Some reasons might be...the endless bbq's, wedding season, flowers, sunshine, pool parties, outdoor concerts, cute sunglasses, convertibles, hiking, fresh ripe fruit, sandals, popsicles, music blaring while driving, sun tanning, gardening, swimming, and having fun! But most importantly the reasons why I love summer is simple...Kyle is out of school, I get a break from teaching for a few months, and we are lucky enough to be able to live in different cities and explore all summer long. As many of you know we were in Baltimore last summer with kyle at JHU, and this summer we are in heaven in San Francisco with kyle working at Genentech!

We were lucky (I say blessed) enough to have a beautiful house in South San Fran in a city called Brisbane. The view from our large front windows is something out of a moive. We have a complete 180 degree view of the Bay and Down Town San Fran. It is truly unreal...and are counting our blessings for this opportunity and the fun things we get to do along the way.

For example here is a small recap of our weekend...

It began Friday night with a Hike up the San Bruno National Forest Mountain to the very top which overlooks the entire bay area which is located right behind our house. We had a complete 360 degree view. It was fun but we had no idea what the hike was going to be like...lets just say we were glad to finally hike in a downward motion and walk back home. Saturday morning we woke up early and headed into down town SF to visit Coit Tower which is a massive tower over looking down town, we drove through the famous Lombard Street and made our way to Fishermans Wharf where we had lunch and enjoyed some good ol clam chowder and fresh fish tacos. The weather was absolutely beautiful so we decided to continue the day with heading over to visit the Painted Ladies (the houses that look like the "Full House" house). After this we relax in the sunshine and walked around the Golden Gate Park....that place is HUGE!!!!! Its like saying "ahh ya, lets go walk around and through the entire central park in NY" Seriously....its massive people! Which brings me to today...we got up and went to church, hurried home and headed back to the Massive park and were able to enjoy the sunshine with 15,000 other people in a multi band concert with artists like Michelle Branch, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, and our Favs...One Republic! This was a TOTAL BLAST!!! We were in heaven, laying on our blanket hanging out in the sun on a sunday afternoon listening to music we love and enjoying one anothers company laughing and having fun like were the only ones at the park.

I realize all weekends wont be quite like this, however this is one for our memory book (hench why Im posting about it). Besides, I think Kyle and I have taken a minimum of 2,000 photos in the last 48 hours...of which should be posted in the next little while. (our internet is a little iffy)

Life is good...be happy...be thankful! <3

I always do this

2011-04-24T18:51:00.000-07:00

I know....I always do this! Not post for months, and then have a three month summary of whats new around here. Well, here I go again! :) But before I begin, just a warning- there will be a lot of pictures!

It all begins with the Blazer game!! Ran into some great friends (who were jazz fans) not to worry...The blazers won :) Bit thanks to mom and dad for always treating us to some fun times!

Here we are at a little getaway for our anniversary at Oregon Gardens...if you have never been there-we recommend it! Great bed and breakfast with a spa and cute little single apartments. There is a HUGE garden that you can walk around with lots of paths and a great view...however, maybe go when the sun is out...not mid winter!

Kyle and I have a love for the outdoors. Any chance we can get were outside either on a bike ride or a walk/hike. It is soo nice to have the paths, hikes, views, and beautiful scenery in corvallis that we have. Below is kyle and myself taking a break on an early morning bike ride.

The next big event was Kyles grandmothers 90th birthday!!! Phew! Grandma Bell is the one on my right in the floral blouse. The others on her sides are her sisters. One who is 97 yrs old and one who is 87 years old. Looks like we have some longevity in the future!

Following this big event, we celebrated Kyles 24th birthday! Here he is with is gifts. We were able to make it home for a short trip to visit his family...thus ALL the gifts. When it comes to presents, he is like a little boy. Ripping through the gifts and examining them based on their functionality. Guess thats an engineer for ya :)

Shortly after this we were able to escape for a long weekend to Bend Oregon, with thanks to my best friend stephanie. Her parents have a beautiful house there, and a few of us friends were able to have a fun weekend with some fresh snow and some fun games with great food.

We woke up the morning we left to some fresh snow...here we are walking around down town Bend by the Deschutes River.

A few weeks after this we were able to tag along with my parents for a GREAT RELAXING SUNNY spring break! We headed down to Palm Spring to get some much needed Vita D, and some R&R. While we were there some of the great things we did were...Play tennis at least once a day! Eat lots of yummie food, read some good books, have an AMAAAAZZZING spa day in celebration of my birthday, and last but not least...make my poor dad sleep outside on the patio. No joke. Its a looong story, but the short version is that his snoring is WAAAY too loud. And his daughter (me) was not having a week of hearing him snore (ear plugs dont do anything for this guys noises he makes...its not just the noise, its the shaking of the walls that happens when he snores) This being said, you can get an idea of what his bed looked like :) WE LOVE YOU DAD!!! Such a good sport!

Kyle and Dad went on an excursion to Joshua Tree...here they are. Looks sooo exciting eh? Exactly why mom and I stayed back to play tennis and enjoy the sunshine while we could.

I wasnt lying!

Finally just a few weeks ago we were able to Celebrate Kyles Grandfathers 80th Birthday! Grandpa Joe had quite the bash...tons of dancing with a live band and a full on catered dinner. Grandpa Joe is the life of the party! He and Maggie LOVE dancing and so it was with out fail that we were swindled into dancing! It was a great night!

Keri, kyles sister and her boyfriend matt.

Mary and Dave dancing :)

I think I need to take a few dancing classes or lessons...I am in no way a "dancer"...maybe I just need to watch more dancing with the stars! hmm..

And Lastly, we have Keri who had a big lacrosse tournoment in Corvallis. She is a ROCK STAR at lacrosse and is the captan of the team. Here she is doing her thing and looking good while doing it. Way to go Ker!!

And there you have it...one VERY long blog update! Hopefully next time it wont take me 4 months before I update again. However, no promises!

Snowy Days in Corvallis...

2011-02-24T10:08:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Snow!

Yesterday as many of you know the weathermen around here were going crazy about this snow storm coming into town over night. They were projecting a heavy 1-4 inches! Haha You midwest and east coasters think were crazy..maybe we are. However, I was pretty excited to hear about a possible day of school being canceled. YAY! I told Kyle as we fell asleep last night, that the snow better be here in the morning or else I am going to be ONE GRUMPY TEACHER! To my luck, I woke up at 5, check the district website, and was sooo sad. A 2-hour delay...THATS IT! ahh. Just so happened to be the ONLY school district that did not cancel the full day of school. Boo Hoo! Oh well, I'll take what I can get at this point :) So, I decided to take my camera out for a stroll this morning and get a few shots. Heres how they turned out... Enjoy!

Sunshine wakin' up through the clouds

Nice morning stroll

We got about 4 inches...beautiful berries on the trees

Hope Tree

One of my favorites :)

xoxo

ReCap of the last few weeks around here

2011-01-17T14:50:00.000-08:00

First of all, a HUGE thanks to both my parents and Kyles parents for an amaaaazing Holiday break. It was great to spend some relaxing time with both sides of the family, with out work, and kyle with out worrying about studying.

It began with a rough start, kyle had his ACL reconstruction surgery, followed shortly thereafter with me getting food poisoning...i know i know, your thinking from which restaurant-right? Well, you dont have to worry. I know none of you will be going to this first class restaurant--THE BOWLING ALLY! haha I know, I deserve it after eating there. Ohhh well, wont ever have to say I never "lived a little on the edge." Anyways, we had a great time after about the first week break had began :)

What we enjoyed the most:

-Sleeping in

-A warm house

-Cute P.J's for Christmas Eve

-On-Site Laundry amenities

-Four tire-less nephews

-Hot Tub access (for free!)

-Our mothers cooking (Evans and Robinson)

-College Football

-Skiing at Bachelor

-Family Memories

-Brothers and Sisters

-Talking to Tay on Christmas

-Sledding behind the truck

-Nurf Gun Wars

-Nearly running out of gas on the Mountian

-Board Games (i know, i admit i liked a FEW)

-Clean Carpets

-Bowling

-The 3 dogs

-The Wii-Just Dance with steph and Mary!

-GIFTS!

-Baking Day with Mama K

-Shopping!

-Blazzzzerrrr Game!!!! (Rip City Baby!)

-Family Basketball, and Volleyball

-Make-up shopping with Dad and his girls!

-Christmas eve live nativity with the cousins and baby Max

-And Celebrating our 1 year anniversary!!!!!

We had such a FABULOUS time with our families, we cannot begin to describe how lucky and blessed we are to have such great supportive, and loving families.

We hope this new year brings joy and happiness to everyone! XOXO

I love my siblings, what can I say?

2010-12-01T20:02:00.000-08:00

25 days of christmas begins today...so why not begin with a little pick-me-up to being the fun!? I do this every year and totally laugh out loud to myself while I do these silly elf yourselves.

Enjoy!!

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/0xSkc9drI5xFhkPX?cmpid=ey_fb_self

And were back on...

2010-10-31T14:28:00.000-07:00

New years resolution...post more on our blog! I realize that I am 2 months early, but why not begin now and see how I am doing come January?

Lots has been going on around the Robinson home. We are in full swing with work and studying. Kyle is finishing up his final year here at OSU, and I am 9 weeks into my first full time teaching job at West Salem High School. Kyle is keeping extremely busy and I am never finding enough time for sleep these days. Its a whole new ball game once your working full time. I do love it, but....Needless to say, I cant wait till I am done.

Kyle and I have been so busy lately, but were lucky to have both our parents in town this last weekend for the OSU football game. It was great because being an Alumni for the volleyball team we were able to get some awesome seats for the game. I have never sat Club level before and it was a BLAST! We are truly lucky to have our families close by who are so supporting and get along so well with each other.

Here are some pictures as of lately.

Enjoy!

Two peas in a pod...

Only in Corvallis...next to campus :)

watching our beavs beat up on Cal

mom and me

beautiful campus

The family down for a football game

Out for our usual sunday stroll

Summer Nights

2010-08-12T20:02:00.000-07:00

I couldn't help myself from taking these photos...what a beautiful place we live in! Thanks mom and dad for letting us always enjoy the pool!

Lil Guys at the pool

2010-08-11T21:33:00.000-07:00

Its true... I have THE CUTEST NEPHEWS EVER!!! Just recently we had an "Evans Family Reunion" with all my extended family in Bend, Oregon. This meant all my siblings and there families were in town for a few days before the big reunion hit. That being said, we took full advantage of Nana and Papa's pool and the beautiful weather that Oregon has offered. Below are the cute boys playing in the pool as I snapped a few shots of them enjoying each other and the cool water.

Papa with the grand-boys

Brady, Papa, Calvin

Liz's twin sister came to visit with her lil guy Owen and her husband

What every mom needs...sunshine, relaxation, and a cute pair of shades :)

Brady

Lil chunksters always eating...

Mama and Brady

Calvin

Guess thats a goodbye!

East Coasters

2010-08-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

Summer....I hate that is almost over already! Ugh. But I can't complain, this summer has been nothing short of incredible. Even though Ky and I are on opposite sides of the country we have still been fortunate enough to travel and visit one another and do some pretty fun things together. With Kyle being in Baltimore he has had the opportunity to experience a completely different life style and I too know that I NEVER want to live in a place where the murder rate is higher than the birth rate (not really, but it sure seemed like that when I was there). Here are a few pictures from my visit to Baltimore, and over the fourth of july in Washington D.C.

We kicked off the first night in B'more with a trip to Cambdin Yards to watch an Orioles Game. It was so much fun, and had GREAT seats! Thanks to the team being not very good it was a "sit anywhere you want, not matter your ticket price." Wahoo!

When you go to the ball park you gotta embrace the entire atmosphere...so the means the food too! Here you have our healthy and delicious meal...but seriously, it tasted great!

You can only imagine the sheer happiness that shot through my entire body when I saw this GIGANTIC 5 as we were walking into the stadium...not to mention Kyle bought us official gear for the game and happen to find not only a #5 on a shirt but has Robinson on the back too! How awesome is this! Not only a favorite picture now, but a favorite shirt!

The next night we met up with some friends who are also out in B'more for the summer who are from Las Vegas. Baltimore has a great Harbor that its HUGE! Lots of fun things are always going on and its fun to just walk around and sight see.

Here we are with the original Washington Monument in the background, as we are walking to the bus station. It was so nice navigating around town because they have free...yes, FREE public transportation for anyone all over town. You would think the buses would be nasty and gross, but they were all brand new and were all electric making them good for the environment too!

Here we are at the Inner Harbor, it was such a perfect night for a leisure stroll around town. It was so nice to be back with Kyle for this trip, I truly cannot wait till these next 5 weeks are done and he is back home for good!

The crew- Zack, Ziarah, Kyle, and myself after dinner.

The next day we were lucky enough to borrow a grad student's car from Kyle's lab and drive to Washington D.C. My I might add....I had to do all the driving because someone couldn't combat with the over aggressive driving! Haha it was hilarious sitting in the passenger seat in a manuel car with Kyle driving in down town Bmore. Lets just say Im sure glad I've had previous exposure to big city driving. In the end we made it safely there and back and had a great time venturing off together for really the first time.

When we finally were able to check in to our hotel and settle it was late afternoon and thought it would be a perfect time to set out and check out the main monuments at night time under the lights. That being said, we were able to capture some pretty amazing pictures. Above you can find our dear friend Mr. Abe!

This is the Lincoln Memorial with the WWII memorial reflecting pond in front of it. Beautiful.

At the WWII Memorial, representing the state of Oregon proudly.

One of the top condentors for our favorite photographs from the trip...it was unreal in person, but the picture does a wonderful job of capturing the moment.

Washington Memorial, its the best at night time for sure! It was great because we just set out and walked everywhere in DC. We ended up finally finding a map towards the end of our wandering around and found out that with out knowing did the actual walking tour that was mapped out for tourist to do. Looks like we are pros at this thing!

Happy 4th of July!! We were lucky and made it

in time for the big Parade and had the once in a

life time experience of being in the nations

Capital for the day. We came away just

amazed at how gigantic the crowds were and

how incredible the fire work show was at

the National Mall. So much fun!

These people were EVERYWHERE trying to sell anything and everything from hats, to 'sun-brellas' to ice cubes. These two were my favorite...

During the day before we headed over to claim our spot for the firework show we went to a TON of Smithsonian's. It was great because it was so stinkin hot that it would have been unbearable to be outside. Thankfully all the museums are air condition. We got the best of both worlds. This is me, you can call me president Ashley, I stand for world peace...obviously! :)

Here we are at the capital, as you can see because it was the 4th of July, they had a lot of it all blocked off to the public for safety and so this was as close as we could get.

Also this is the beginning of the crowds on the national mall. It was absurd by the time dusk hit..

Took a little stroll by the White House. It was amazing all the squirrels we saw...man they are fed good around there! Some were so fat they could barley run across the grass.

Here we are in the heat of the late afternoon pick out spot out for the firework show. It was so hot the fire department got out hoses and began spraying people walking on the side walks...I thought I was in the ghetto! haha it was great fun though!

During the firework show...

Here we are after the firework show....the streets of DC were indescribable! I thought I was going to die right there, no joke. The crowds were so big and the traffic control was non-existent. Not to mention they shut down the subway system for safety, but when they got turned back on after the show, there were such huge masses trying to get on that they shut them back down because of all the medical emergencies. Im so glad we made it home...after walking an extra 3 miles to find an alternate route back to our hotel. Wow, what an experience!

This is the last evening we had, and what better way to spend it then heading back to the Inner Harbor eating the all too famous Crab Cakes of Baltimore. They were fabulous!! I think we found our new favorite thing to indulge in! Yumm!

Well, hope you all enjoyed this marathon of a post. Thanks for hanging in there and checking it all out. There is more to come soon...

One of a kind student = Forever remembered

2010-06-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

Have you ever….

Have you ever had a 6^th grader throw chairs at you? CHECK

Have you ever been kicked by a student? CHECK

How about pencils, pens, and staples aimed and thrown at you? CHECK

Maybe even CD’s and plastic CD cases spiraling through the air towards you? CHECK

Have you ever been called “bleeeep beeepin beeeep bleep!!” ? CHECK

Have you ever had a 7^th grade boy smell so bad that you throw up in your mouth? CHECK

How about having a student lock himself in a classroom and not come out? CHECK

Have you ever seen a student (the one child you are totally responsible for) throw his cup of pears in the face of the principal? CHECK

Have you ever been surrounded by the most amazing people who lift you up each day? CHECK

How about teachers being soo supportive and kind? CHECK

Maybe even loving your job so much that you continue to wake up each morning knowing full well that you might come into contact with flying objects? CHECK

If any of you have had experience with any of these too…BLESS YOU!

I have just complete my first official job at a local middle school here in Corvallis, and have had the time of my life working one-on-one with a 6^th grade Autistic boy and in the afternoons working hand-in-hand with severely low IQ 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th graders. I am so lucky to have found something that I LOVE doing each day. From the above ‘have you ever’ you would think I would quit after my first encounter….but oddly it is the most amazing and rewarding work I could ever imagine. Never was there a single dull moment in the last 6 months.

The people I worked with are total saints! I am so much better as an educator, person, and future mother from working with these amazing people who have taught me so much. Here are a few pictures of these incredible people that I have been surrounded with.

I am so sad so have said goodbye to them all, but I am so excited about what is to come in the fall with Graduate School and hopefully creating a classroom someday like the ones I have been a part of.

What I would do with out my ladies...thank heavens for them...and Mike!

LRC, Life Skills, and CLASS program all together

Lisa ( each day I would walk into work and she would say, "Ash, are you SURE you want to work in special education?"), Patrick, Christine, and me...the power 4!

Bitter Sweet

2010-06-14T17:52:00.000-07:00

Graduation. It was much anticipated, and there was so so much time and effort involved in the last four years of my life towards accomplishing this goal. One which was so important to me, so I only found it fitting to have my biggest fans right by my side on the big day. To everyone who has helped me along the loooong road...Thank you! Truly, there is no way I could have done it with out each of you. There is a quote somewhere out there that says something like, each person who comes into your life leaves a footprint in our soul, well I can attest to this. Each person, no matter the significance has helped shaped me into the individual I have become. I know that sound totally cliche, but it is so true. Thank you to all of you out there...

But wait, the journey is NOT over! Graduate school beings in a few months...so here is to having a FABULOUS summer and enjoying no work, all play, and sun tans!

CHEERS!!

Wahoo! I did it!!

My Number 1 Fan!

My Other Number 1 Fan!

My In-Laws, soo supportive!

Mr. Wisdom himself...thank you for always giving me the BEST advice!

Alllllll the graduates...some 5,000!

I felt like a football player rushing the field! So many people!

Just a little thought...

2010-06-13T15:58:00.000-07:00

So I've been thinking lately, just reflecting on a few things in my life lately and this is something I came across the other day in my old computer that I used through out my college career. As I began browsing I came across this that one of my good friends who played softball at osu had written about being an athlete in college. I thought it would be cool to put it up on my blog because I have a lot of friends who are still in the midst of college sports and I know that they are going through all of this and would totally understand. So for those of you who arent big into sports, sorry! But Im sure you might be able to find a parallel somewhere in your life :) Anyways, here it is! Hope you enjoy it...

An Athlete...

It’s when you’re so exhausted. So stressed out and burdened with work that you feel you are being crushed under every single engagement you’ve ever had. The weight is extreme. It is unexplainable. It is so heavy it seems only a miracle can get you out. It’s when you lose absolutely every bit of energy you have, when you give every bit of time you have, to improve and better your knowledge and yourself, only to discover that your efforts fall short of your expectations and theirs. When you are so tired, so delirious from lack of sleep that you cannot remember what day of the week it is. It is when you exude so much physical energy in the betterment of your second job as an athlete, that every blood vessel in your grave eyes make themselves known through the best of crimson colors. When you cannot stand up straight anymore. When even jeans and a t-shirt is too much effort, and cotton sweat pants become your wardrobe. When injury after injury after injury makes you question your own youth and you begin to wonder how long you will be able to survive. When the torment from your self expectation to perform begins to build so much that you know nothing will ever be good enough. When you realize the path you are on will never end. When this life becomes questionable. When we feel as though we cannot go on any longer…we realize what it’s all for. For those 75 points…those 90 minutes…that 1 hour…those 10 seconds. We become who we always were inside. We find our calling. We are reminded why it is that we play. For the miracle points. For the plays that cannot explain themselves. For a chance to live the dream. For the moments that will never come again. And when we finish, we leave it all out on that wood court, that clean field, that smooth water, that hard track. And this makes that arena sacred. It gives our life purpose. Because it helps us escape who we have to be in the real world, and feeds the hunger that makes us athletes.

Thank gooooooodness for Skype!!

2010-06-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

As you all may know by now, Kyle is long gone! Just kidding, (kinda) he has made his way to Baltimore for the next 10 weeks, which doesn't sound all too terrible...but let me tell you- its awful! I hate that fact that we cant be together at night and have dinner together, and me taking waaay too long of showers in the morning so that he runs out of hot water, and having fun laughing, and most importantly just having each other to talk to and build each other up. I guess this is just what has to happen right now though...so whats that old saying? Ah, yes...I believe it is "Suck it up Ash!" It will all be over soon enough, and (hopefully) I won't ever have to do it again!

Tonight was GREAT! I am soooo thankful for Skype in this generation!! Needless to say its not the same as having a face-to-face conversation, I'll take what I can get...and it is good enough for me! Kyle and I will be doing this EVERY night and taking full advantage of the F.R.E.E. phone calls.

It was a VERY busy last week with him trying to take finals 2 weeks early and ontop of that complete the usual homework loads. Needless to say, he managed to survive. Great Job! But even more exciting was that he won an award for the TOP SENIOR AT OREGON STATE! Which means, a nice dinner, dessert, getting to dress up, and be a supportive wife and tag along in going to the award banquet. Great job KROB!!!

Well folks, there you have it! Thats what new with the Robinsons! Hope everyone is doing well, and that this awful weather will turn around soon! ITS SUMMA TYME!!!

At the corvallis Farmers Market

End of the year BBQ with a few of Kyle's engineering classmates

Kyle and I with Dr. Skip (one of Kyles professors)

The famous guy himself...rockin' the cane after getting the award

If you know one thing about me....

2010-05-19T15:27:00.000-07:00

Then you would know that my ALL-TIME FAVORITE NUMBER is 5!!!!! Which is why today is such a great day!

Happy 5 Months of marriage today D.K.R!! Its amazing how fast time passes by, before we know realize it, were going to be married 5 years! Yay for being married and happily in love...to many, MANY, more months!

little girls going hard on single ladies

2010-05-12T18:54:00.000-07:00

Something I dont think I'll be letting my little girls do...But hilarious non the less!

p.s. watch the white blonde girl...she got moves! If I ever have a daughter, lets just say I hope she at least can dance like this girl! (she begins on the left hand side, and ends up in the middle!)

A Song For Mama by Boyz 2 Men

2010-05-09T18:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day!!!

Because I couldnt say it any better...I'll leave it up to the "Brothas" to express my gratitude and love I have for my MAMA!

I Love you!!!

Who needs crutches, when you can have a SEGWAY!!!

2010-05-03T17:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Corvallis,

If you see a guy zooming by you in the pouring rain with crutches hanging wildly off a Segway....WE KNOW WHO HE IS NOW!! If you could just be nice, dont laugh, and send him on home that would be great!!!

The thing is actually pretty darn cool! I had a short little ride on it on Sunday and think it is a fun little gadget to have around. Too bad the College of Engineering is only letting Kyle borrow it for the weekend for his Knee! But we are so grateful that they were willing to lend Kyle an extra "leg" since he hurt his knee!

The Verdict Is In...And...

2010-04-28T22:53:00.000-07:00

Kyle's football career has been exhausted...not due to eligibility, but due sadly to injury. We had an MRI done on Tuesday morning and here it is folks... 1 completely torn ACL (snapped in half), and 1 torn Meniscus. Yep, you heard correctly...looks like its going to be a long summer full of rehabilitation. If any of you out there have any words of wisdom or good references that would be SOO helpful!! Wish us luck with surgery and hope that all goes smoothly. Updates to follow...

Disclaimer--Picture may be disturbing!

Kyle at the EXACT moment the injury happened.

Kyle getting carried off the field by his supportive teammates.

All in all, we are learning LOTS about health insurance and how lucky we are that we both have never had a serious injury before. Count your blessings!

Playing Catch up!

2010-04-15T13:44:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!!

In case you were worried...we are alive! Just have been extremely busy the last few weeks. But we are back on track and doing GREAT! I don't know for the rest of you all out there, but here in Corvallis spring and finally sprung! And its beautiful to walk around campus and see all the flowers, green DRY grass, and everyone out walking around with smiles on their faces. Its so reffreshing! Until...you realize your allergies are back. But I think we can all deal with those for a few months if we can trade to get some sunshine out in the end.

So to catch you all up on the latest and greatest here it is...

BIG BIG BIG HUGE CONGRATS TO KYLE!! We just found out that he will be in Baltimore, Maryland for 10 weeks this summer studying at Johns Hopkins University Medical Institute in which he will be working in a lab on Nano-Bio-Technologies in Medicine. He is only 1 of 8 people in the country to be inducted into this program. WOW! So happy for him wahoo!!

Now all the rest of this stuff is going to seem so small and insignificant after that big news but here are some pictures from our Spring Break trip with my parents to Hawaii. As always it was an absolute BLAST! After much anticipation it finally came, and then went by way to fast! Hopefully we can go again soon. We are so thankful for my parents who took us on such a fabulous vacation. As my mom and I were talking we decided it was a VERY good thing that Kyle and my Dad had each other to go off and venture, because there was no chance you would get my mom and I out of the warm sunny beach and risk not getting an even tan and a relaxing trip!

Celebrating my 23rd birthday!

Kyle and I out on a dinner boat

Rick and Kyle on their adventures seeing the volcanoes

Our awesome ride!

On the top of the Volcanoes at sunrise

Sunday stroll through a few beautiful waterfalls

Beautiful view on our way to church

Kyle and I...

You will also find a few pictures of Kyle and his football team. As you can see he is proudly passing on the family tradition of having the #5!!! WAHOO!! So proud! He had his first official game last week and so I couldnt resist not taking a few pictures. Brace yourself for a lot more of these too...Kyle has a game every Saturday!

Right after they just scored..

On the O-Line Calling it

Kyle's High School Bag and Bulldogs helmet

TD...check......getting laid-out....check!

With his running back

That is all we have for now! Until next time...

The Count Down is on!

2010-03-15T20:12:00.000-07:00

Only a few more days till PARADISE!!! Kyle and I keep reminding each other that we can survive work and finals a few more days because we will be able to relax, and enjoy a week of pure heaven! (hopefully the weather is nice)!!

We will be thinking about you all while were laying out on the beach here....

IN HAWAII!!!

My little Artist

2010-03-03T15:47:00.000-08:00

So I'll just put it out there...Kyle is a sleep walking king!! As finals are approaching quickly the nights have become quite the comedy show in this household. For example last night, it happened not once but TWICE! Here is how the story went...

2:30 am

I wake up to Kyle sitting up and shaking his arms....

Ash: "Kyle what are you doing? Is everything alright?"

Ky: "Ah, yes! Just checking our clock to make sure it has enough jell stuff in it to make sure we can tell the time properly."

Ash: " Hahahahaha! Just keep shaking it, im sure that will help! FYI YOU ARE ASLEEP! GO BACK TO BED!!!"

Ky: "o.k."

Sets the clock back and lays back down as if nothing has happened.

This is what our clock looks like....normal and in no need to be shook to keep it working!!

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3:45 am

Kyle abruptly jumps out of bed....

Ash: "Kyle, what are you doing? Where are you going?

Ky: "Just going to the bathroom..."

Ash: "Uhm...your going to go in the toilette, right?

Ky: "No Ash, on your pillow!"

Wow...who knew you could have such thick sarcassum while your asleep!!!

Needless to say its been a very eventful last few nights, with much anticipation of more comedy acts...

Much like this picture that he drew that I woke up too...

The "Beep, Beep, Beep" is our handy dandy dehumidifier going off in the middle of the night.

Now you may wonder what is the significance of this picture...Well, my one and only did not wake up to the obnoxiously loud beeping sound, but to my well-known scuffing that I do when I walk...oops!

Ohh Kyle!! I love you! Never a dull moment, and lots of memories!

The Big Boy Turns 23!!

2010-03-02T13:54:00.000-08:00

First of all....a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KYLE! His Birthday was on Feb.25th....(you know what that means? Yup, you guessed. Only 1 month till my own Birthday! :)

I figured it was just males in general who are difficult to buy gifts for...guess not! As I was talking to other wives and young married couples I quickly found out ITS JUST KYLE! Needless to say I had a hard time figuring out what to get him, and what to do for the big day. In the end it turned out great! Had a few of his friends from down here meet up for a surprise dinner at McMinemins. It all made for a very fun night and great food.

Here is the cake I made (thanks to Katie for the recipe off her blog!) It is delicious!!!

The next few things are activities that Kyle and I love to participate and stay active in...We have been keeping very busy and loving every minute of cheering each other on!

I have joined a city league volleyball team our team name is "Six-Pack" and we are seriously dominating! I'll just put it out there...Finals HERE WE COME!

Kyle has joined a pretty intense football team called the Corvallis Bulldogs. They practice twice a week at a local high school with a nice turf field under the lights. They begin playing games all over the willamette Valley beginning in April. But until then he loves to compete in church basketball where his team is on a winning streak that they hope to keep alive. Here are a few pictures...

And lastly, the newest thing was our 5k race that we ran this past weekend. It was way awesome. I had never ran in a race before and was really nervous for it not only because I am certainly NOT a runner, but also because I have been fighting a cold. But it went great! And Kyle, wow! He did awesome! Such a good runner...this is right up his alley!! Im so proud! Who knows maybe a marathon is in the future......very distant future i assure you!!

That is all for now! Until next time......

Here is to new beginnings

2010-02-16T14:03:00.000-08:00

As I was going through our new Nikon Camera that my parents got us for Christmas I realized that I still have Christmas break pictures that needed to be posted. Whoops! Along with those are a few others that Kyle and I have taken along the way. So basically, this post is going to be filled with random photos and updates on what is going on in the Robinson home! Enjoy!

I just got back from a trip to Indiana to visit my sister, her husband and this little big guy! Just so happens I became a colts fan too....

Manning.

Happy Valentines Day! (complete with homemade chocolate covered strawberries...if only they turned out edible) haha

Okay, not the best picture. But, it was a beautiful Sunday stroll...
You know your in Corvallis when... sheep are just across the street from the Universities Campus

Kyle and one of the Dogs...couldnt resist this picture!

Family Photo on Christmas Day with the Dogs

This photo is up at Mt. Hood while on our honeymoon

Until next time! Take care and love you all!

COME ON COLTS!

2010-02-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

So I guess by me being here in Indiana the weekend of the SUPER BOWL that its only necessary that I cheer for the Colts, Right? Ha you better believe I am! The blue and white have rubbed off on me in the last week. I dont think I have ever seen such support for an athletic event in my entire life. Everywhere we go, the store, mall, restaurants, and even CHURCH the people of Indiana are either wearing blue and white or jerseys! With that being said....I am proud to announce that I have indeed joined the party and now am the proud owner of #18 (Peyton Manning) jersey!!!

Go Colts!!!!

p.s. I plan on wearing this jersey on the flight home tomorrow...win or loose. Nothing wrong with a little support right?!?

Here come the Robinson's

2010-01-25T12:07:00.000-08:00

"Your married?"

"Yup, just about 1 month now"

"Do you have a Blog yet?

"Nope, I don't think Kyle and I will be doing that for a while"

....TA DA!!

Falling to peer pressure can be a bad thing. But in this case, we will make the exception! So here we are friends and family. We have indeed joined the Blogging world. Kyle and I are very excited to keep up with friends and family now, and to be able to add our stories and life with you all.

We will have plenty to show and tell come the next few weeks! As for now...I need to get our page set up.

Wahoo!!