Scrimmage, Cliffs, Captain, and Game

Friday was Cade's last scrimmage of preseason practice. He did well, but got thrown to the ground on his hip which is now giving him problems, but he will be alright.

We went to Heber Springs with the football team on Saturday. I made my mind up that I was jumping off the cliffs and since Cade got hurt the night before I jumped with his friend and fellow teammate Randall. It was a great experience that I may never repeat again, but I loved it and am so happy I did it.

This week has been pretty routine. Work and running is what my life amounts to. Cade started school, got to drop a class so he is only taking one class this semester and then doing his student teaching in 5 weeks. He is also working on a geometry self taught class that he has to get done.

We did get the announcement last night that he is one of 5 team CAPTAINS for the football team this year. They are the ones that go out on the field before every game for the coin toss. I am so proud of him and he feels very honored to be a team captain.

We are now preparing for the game this Saturday against Missouri Southern in Searcy. Come out and watch Cade and the Bison in their first game of the season. Be sure to come early to watch the coin toss. :D Cade's parents and siblings are coming to the game, so I will be cleaning on Thursday and Friday evening to prepare for their arrival and possible stay.

Go BISON!!!! Look for pictures of the game to come soon...

God Bless and have a great rest of the week. Keep the team in your prayers for a safe game without injury.

Ashton

Feelin Old

Cade and I have had a busy week to say the least. I got the tire fixed for a minimal charge thanks to the road hazard that was put on the tires. That was good, but by the time I got home it was almost 7. Therefore I was exhausted and didnt run or cook the dinner I had planned.

Today I woke up thinking about all the children going to school. I cant believe 5 years ago today was my fist day of high school. I cant believe that I am not in school anymore and I kind of miss it, but kind of dont. My sister Madison started high school today :0, Gray started middle school, and Jacky started kindergarten. Casey, Cade's youngest brother, started his senior year this year. When did these kids grow up?!?! Today was an extremely busy day for me at work. I cannot wait to get home, get dinner started, go run, and then RELAX!!! I am so ready for Friday at 3:00 when I am off work for the WEEKEND!!! :D

I'm livin for the weekend right now!

Pray for Cade and his knee- he has tendonitis in it and has to use a brace for the season. Pray for comfort for him and relief of the pain.

Ashton

A Flat....

This morning I woke up early to get ready and head to work early due to road construction in Jacksonville. I didn't want to be late, but when I came down the stairs to my car a FLAT tire on the drivers side welcomed me. I tried to see if I could drive it to air it up, but I backed out of the parking spot and pulled right back in...not working. I went back up to the apartment and told Cade. He just told me to take his car. I made it to work right on time, but am going to try and leave early today to head home so I can attempt to get the tire fixed. Hopefully Cade will put the spare on for me, so I just have to take it to Wal-Mart and tell them to fix it since I have the insurance on all 4 tires. My car and tires do NOT get along for some reason....

Off to see what today has in store for me at work, yesterday was busy due to our new 50/50 promotion (50% off joining fee and 50% off first full months dues). I hope we are just as busy today....

Keep the football team in your prayers as they practice in this heat that they may stay hydrated and safe...

Ashton

Football....

Well lets see...I wont get to see my husband at all today from now (10:00 am) until who knows this evening (according to Coach Huck). I got to spend a little bit of time with him yesterday, but in the words of a close friend of ours, "I feel more single than married right now". I am glad that Cade is enjoying football and doing his best to make the freshman feel at home, but at the same time I want my husband back.


Enough venting.....The scrimmage last night went well I thought. Although they spent a lot of time putting the freshman in, but we will just have to wait and see what the season holds. Here are a few pictures of Cade in stance at the beginning of a play.



He is the one at the bottom of the screen closest to the official.

He is the closest one next to the quarterback (QB is in yellow).

Before he went off to the scrimmage yesterday we cleaned our kitchen from top to bottom, which now feels wonderful. We also cleaned the living room, bathroom, and our bedroom. It is so nice to come home to a nice clean house. Now if I could just spend the day with him in this nice clean house....

Ashton

Not So Ordinary Day at Work...

Well, to start the day off I didn't want to be at work and deal with people, which is never good when you are working in the membership office with people all day.

I got to work and started working on some of the website stuff and going through the ordinary motions. Well, about an hour and a half after I got to work our GMs son broke his arm in the play area. Right as our GM was leaving to head to the doctor to meet his wife for x-rays, we had a members car get broken into. Bryan (our GM) had to leave so I was in charge of the police work. I helped fill out the police report, viewed the video tape to see what we could find, and helped console the member. It was an interesting time for sure. Then not to long after that another kid in summer camp broke/dislocated/severely sprained his thumb and the area surrounding it. It is the last day of summer camp at the club (THANK GOODNESS) and an eventful one at that.

Needless to say, I am even more ready to get home and spend what time I can with Cade while he is not involved in football this weekend. I will be spending the weekend watching football, cleaning out the fridge (YUCK), and running. Have a good weekend. I will try to get some pictures of practice to post of my handsome football player! :D

Ashton

Laundry Fiasco

We had our first laundry fiasco Monday night. We had our whites going and because we were both so busy they sat in both the washer and the dryer wet. Therefore one of the machines rusted ALL over our whites. We only had 2.5 things that were not salvagable. It was an interesting night, but a bottle of bleach later all but the 2.5 look good. :)

Football is going well for Cade minus a hurt tendon by his knee that is giving him trouble, but he is going to treatment and taking good care of it.

I have just been working away trying to get rid of all my million bug bites that are all over my legs from running outside. The running has been going well and I can tell that I am getting faster as well as able to run longer. I have really enjoyed this training even through all the pain and fatigue. It has been well worth it and I am so excited to see how well I do in running this half marathon. I will definately need all the prayers I can get leading up to the big day on October 24th.

I should probably get back to work now. Have a great day!

Ashton

What a Weekend...

The weekend started off with me getting home from work and Cade leaving an hour later to start his football season. This will be the routine for the next two weeks as football will take up most of his time. He lifted on Saturday and benched 225 lbs 10 times (SO VERY PROUD, he had been working all summer for that) and did hang clean 6 times with 225 lbs. He is so strong! :D Then he had his conditioning test (since I couldn't be there I had a friend who gave me updates and said he did amazing!) and he passed which is always good.

I went to Joplin on Saturday to try on a bridesmaid dress for Michelle and Joe's wedding. Then went home and fell asleep by the pool. I was a little tired you could say. My parents treated me to a steak dinner with my favorite potatoes, fresh corn, and fresh tomatoes. Yesterday was my grandpa's 77th birthday, so it was good being able to see him at church and eat lunch with him. As we were singing at church next to each other I couldn't help, but to smile because he is almost always a word behind everyone else as he is singing his heart out. It made me realize how awesome our God is and how lucky I am to have moments like that with my role model, my Grandpa!

After the long drive back with help from a red bull, I came home and ran my 6 miles which felt really good. I ended the night watching Cade's first practice of the season in which he did very well. You could say that I am one proud wife and cannot wait to see how he shines throughout the season!

Ashton

Frustration to Happiness

Yesterday was a frustrating day at work for me. This was due to things happening that continue to happen without any effort to fix them. Needless to say when I got home I was ready to run so I could clear my mind. We had dinner plans at 7, so I had to cut a mile off my run, but that was ok. I ran my 4 mile route as usual, but finished it 9 minutes faster than I normally run. I was booking it yesterday. So I have decided that before I run the half marathon on October 24th I am going to need someone or something to make me mad so I can book it through the course. However my shin area hurt all night from pushing myself so hard.

After the run Cade and I met up with Maggie and Jeremy at Casa Brava for dinner. Then we all went back to our place for a game of Life, the movie S.W.A.T, and some brownies and ice cream.

I went to bed happy and slept amazingly.

Today I am working on our Fall Program Guide, but am wishing I was able to spend the day at home with Cade since he is home all day preparing for football to start tomorrow. His last day of freedom until he graduates in December.

Pray for a successful and safe season for Cade and for me to be the support he needs this semester as it will be a stressful one I am sure.

Ashton

The First Post

So I am starting this blog for our families and our friends from the request of Denise Karl and the Karl family.

Cade starts his last season of football on Friday. It is bitter sweet. Football will always be a part of his life as a coach but he wont play competitively again. It will definitely be a different life without him playing football, but I am so excited to cheer him on through his last season of football as a Bison. Football is my life in the fall and will be the constant subject on here I am sure.

I am in the middle of planning some new activities here at the NLR Athletic Club. One includes a Boot Camp just for Kids ages 5-14. That is going to be really fun because I am getting to teach as well. The others are a brain gym and birthday party for our Silver Sneaker members. We are starting our back to school membership promotion on the 17th so a lot of printing has been done on my part. Nothing too overwhelming right now though.

I should probably get back to work since I have created this and posted from my desk. Have a blessed day.

Ashton