Hold on fast

Lately I feel like a barnacle infested boat hanging on by a few anchors. Today I want to thank a few of those anchors - the people that help me to laugh, to see life more clearly, and believe in myself. Today I feel grateful for a husband who makes me laugh.


I felt a little dejected when I received an email stating that the company I interviewed with decided to promote someone internally rather than hire a new person for that position. To keep me grounded and laughing, Blair made me feel better by crafting hilarious email responses along the lines of:

"Dear __________,

Thank you for your generous offer and for you desire to hire me for the _______ position. I've decided that I just can't accept your offer though. I've decided to keep my current position as House Wife In Chief here in Grenada. No need to send exorbitant offers to sway my decision. My mind is made up.

Best Regards,

Ashley Willis

I'm grateful for my Lizard....I mean my sister, Lindsay. We call her Lizard.


(This picture is so old! I couldn't find another one)

I don't worry about her judging me or thinking I'm a total slob when she skypes me at noon and I'm still in my jammies. She makes me laugh every time we talk. Last night when we were getting off the phone we had a hilariously awkward dialogue. Me: "Ok. Talk to you later, Linz. I love you." Lindsay: "Ok. Have fun." We're not really reciprocating the same feelings here, are we? haha. I called her out on her lack of affection and we had a good laugh about it.

I'm grateful for friends. Especially this one. They're all lovely, but she's the one next to me in the green shirt.



Stefani is my source of sanity here in Grenada. She and Jerod live right above us and I for one couldn't be happier about our communal living here. We eat dinner together at least twice a week. We paint our toenails together and watch the Rachael Zoe Project while our husbands abandon us to their studies. Sometimes our closeness is a little too close when her pipes break and their toilet jewels leak down into my apartment. But other than that, she is one of the dearest friends I think I'll ever know. She's an incredible listener, a truly nonjudgmental friend, and so fun to be around. I don't know how I'd get by in Grenada without her.

And so lately I'm holding on fast, realizing that life and all its moments of trial will not last. Someday I'll miss this. At that day, I don't want to regret a single day. Hold on fast...it won't last.