San Diego....

Hola Mi Amigos y Familia-

So, today I spoke with the patient coordinator who is in charge of all our travel arrangments. We are flying into San Diego, California on May 19th...and then we drive 90 minutes, across the border...to Calexico/MexiCali, Mexico! I have always wanted to go to San Diego, and even though this is not a trip for "fun" I think that we should take in the city a bit! So for anyone and everyone who may be reading this....and has been to San Diego, or even just wants to go to San Diego..tell me what I should do while I am there! I only have a day and a night...so it can't be too time consuming...We have considered going to the San Diego Zoo---We have heard it is AMAZING!! :) So help me out friends..Yo necessito tu ayuda con eso! Do you like my spanish? HAHAHAH! I need all the practice I can get.....

San Diego or BUST!! :)

Ashley D. Gossett

Laughter is the best medicine....

Hey Friends-

Humor has always been a good friend of mine! It followed me thorough most of my life--I was in fact voted in highschool "Best Sense of Humor!" (Yay, for me..someone give me a prize, right?) I think my sense of humor originated from my very funny mother! Most of the time, my family and I, laugh to keep from crying..but we usually just laugh so hard--that we cry! :) Lately, I have found great satisfaction in humor...Some of the aspects of my up-coming surgery can be kind of serious and quite frankly just down right akward..A great example of this is having an EKG done by "Jose, the EKG Tech. Pro of the Year." Who basically has to feel you up! Yeah, akward! I know! How do you talk to someone in that situation? Well, if you are like me...YOU DON'T! You just get a good laugh about it...and go one with life! I guess that is my motto for life (or atleast it should be...maybe) and it has really set the standard for how I deal with the "tough times." Have you ever met someone that couldn't laugh at themselves or laugh at anything in general? I have, many times--I even lived with a few in college! Aren't they just the most jaded and depressed people ever? There is nothing wrong with laughter.....So, I say all of this to show you this video..that I find very funny! I don't know why...My family thinks it's soo stupid! BUT I JUST LOVE IT! And whenever I am having a bad day..I always watch this video...and I am reminded to STOP TAKING MYSELF SO SERIOUSLY AND JUST ENJOY LIFE!! So enjoy!

Click on this link to watch the video! It's soo funny! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb2tztSqCHYh?v=jb2tztSqCHY

Laughin' my butt off (I wish :),

Ashley D. Gossett

Breakin' up w/ Lime Tostitos & Little Debbie Snacks...

Hey Friends-

So, there are few things in life that I enjoy more than Lime Tostitos and Little Debbie Snacks...I have loved Little Debbie snacks since I was just a little girl....We got them after every softball game with the little juice drinks..(Does anyone else know what I am talking about) To this day, I can eat a Little Debbie snack and be reminded of when I was younger....no bills, college, etc! Lime Tostitos was a new found love from the early "college days." My second semester at BYU-Idaho, my room-mate (Abby Hogan) loved them....She ate them not by the bags, but by the TRUCK LOADS!! It wasn't long until I too ate them by the TRUCK LOADS...She was able to store them a little better than me, I think...Because it didn't take very long until I looked like the "TRUCK" that delivers the chips to the stores...HAHAH! So, why am I breakin' up with Lime Tostitos and Little Debbie Snacks? Well, it's just time...and ofcourse I am having Gastric Bypass surgery in 5 and half weeks...(not that I am counting or anything..43 days, 6 hours, and 32 minutes until our flight leaves for MEXICO!) and will be completely changing every association or thought I have ever had with food! So, now I bid you farewell....It was fun while it lasted, though it lasted much too long...HAHAHAH! Though, I will soon be losing HUNDREDS of pounds...I can never lose my sense of humor! Sorry this post was kind of a waste of God given space & time..

:),

Ashley D. Gossett

6 WEEKS & A PASSPORT!!

Hey Friends-

So we are getting close to my life-changing trip to San Diego/Mexico for surgery! Yesterday, my mom and I went and applied for our passports, since Mexico now requires that anyone traveling to their country present a passport at the time of travel! BIG INCONVENIENCE!! For those of you who might not know, my mother was actually born in England..in a small town/air force base outside of London. This has NEVER been a problem or trouble for us in the past....little did we know that would soon change. Since she had to apply for a passport to come with me for surgery, we had to find her proof of citizenship...or her "naturalization papers." We searched and searched for them, but had no such luck! We thought for a minute that we were just totally screwed (for lack of a better word..) We had already booked our flights, hotel stay, etc...and without proof that she was a U.S. citizen, she would not get a passport..which means she could not be there with me for my surgery! My mother did have her mother's & father's birth certificates, marriage licenses, etc....So we just said a little prayer and decided that we would go to the office and see what could be done! I am pleased to announce that she and I got our PASSPORTS!! Well, we didn't technically get them that day...they will be mailed to us in 2 weeks! After hours of paper work, 2 mug shots, and $400 later.....we are good to go! MEXICO, HERE WE COME!

Estoy hablando en espanol.el fin. adios amigos.

Ashley D. Gossett :)