What happens when...

So what happens when you mix flat shoes, a flat surface, cell phone in bag, no ice, no water, no snow? What happens is you get Monica falling face first onto the sidewalk for no reason other then my inability to walk in a straight line. The goodnews is that the hotel has been fantastic and I'm using crutches (kind of) in a country without any ice or snow. The bad news it that my left foot is the size of my thigh. We all know how well I handle pain, so lets just say its not going well. Oh and did I mention that overnight all the other bruises on the rest of my body appeared and its nearly impossible to use crutches when the palms of your hands are bruised?

Don't worry, the x-rays prove that its only a sprain. Hopefully a minor one since I am supposed to be working.

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I'm thankful for tylenol and room service.

Let the fun begin

Today feels like one of the longest days of my life. I left SLC at 8:25pm on Tuesday and landed this morning (Thursday) in Brisbane at 8am. My meetings started at 10am so I was running. Thankfully I have trained myself exactly what to do while travelling so I was able to fall asleep about 10 minutes after they served dinner. For the most part I slept for about 9 hours, off and on, but enough that I haven't fallen over dead today.

I even called the hotel from LAX to have them get my room set up and have crackers in the room - jet lag usually makes me nautious, anyone remember last time I came to Australia????

Its nearly 8pm, so I'm going to call it a night. My blackberry isn't working, but hopefully the SLC office gets it working while I sleep - I promise I made it Mom.

On the Road Again...

Okay, so I'm no longer grounded. I received the call last night and I board the plane to Brisbane tomorrow evening. I will come home in time for Christmas, but this means its the 3rd year in a row that I have to miss out on the FANTASTIC after Thanksgiving shopping. Between Africa and Australia, I know its been hard.

That said, I will be updating my blog a lot more often. I always feel like my life is more exciting outside of Utah and it keeps my mom calm if I give updates regularly.

And how bad can it be to leave the snow and head to the beach? I already have tickets to New Moon on Saturday.

Ashley Jones Photography

Hey everyone, my sister is starting her own photgraphy business and has created a blog, check it out and spread the word if you wouldn't mind. There is also a link on the right hand side on my blog.

ashleyjonesphotography.blogspot.com

Grounded

For all of you who have been wondering, mostly because my mom can't stop talking, it looks like I won't have any immediate travels in my future. I was pulled off the project that would possibly have had me traveling again, this is a good thing I promise. So until I finish off a few other projects, I'm definitely grounded.

This means I will get to have trick-or-treaters at my house, is it retarded I'm so excited for that? And maybe I can still pull a trip with the girls for Corie's birthday. And it means I'll be around for my favorite time of year, leaves changing and the first snow fall - not that a trip down under during the middle of winter wouldn't be welcome, hey it could still happen...

Give an Inch and You Take a Mile

So I show you a picture of my house and now you want to see the inside. Here are some pictures of my family room, dining room and kitchen. If you want to see anymore you are going to have to come knock on my door.



So my couches are seafoam green. I originally ordered the same couches in cocoa, but after a couple of months of waiting and two stores, I was finally told they were not allowed to even sell me the couches in that color. After the customer service manager made me cry, the store manager took over my account and I ended up taking these couches. I absolutely love them and I cannot even imagine having cocoa--I think the seafoam adds a little something extra. What do ya think?

My house has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car garage, and a fun gas fire pit in my fenced side yard. The basement is unfinished which works out perfect for my storage - my suitcases don't mind at all :)

I think that about covers it, any more questions?

Home Sweet Home

Okay so here you go, here is a picture of my house. I'm only a few months late, but better late then never...