I thought this week it would be fun to switch it up and hear from my other half- Justin, my husband.
I asked Justin to share some of the most interesting things he could think of relative to his ahhhhmazing wife, Smash. 😉 Without further ado, JUSTTTINNNNNNN!!! (clap.clap.clap.):
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First, let me start by saying that the woman you know in the internet world, one that I am too slow to keep up with, is no different than the woman I know in real life. I check out my wife’s blog and scroll her never ending posts on Facebook (there are A LOT) and she is absolutely no different in the life I live with her and our daughter than who she is online. If anything, she is more intense- if you can believe that. Ashley writes a lot of posts with numbers so I thought I’d write a post with numbers too.
1. Ashley requires that all the sheets and bedding be properly aligned on the bed. She has woken me up mid-sleep at 4AM to not only discuss whether or not eating cream puffs sitting on her night stand since 10pm will kill, her but also by ripping off all bedding (while I am asleep) so she can realign it because she felt there was more bedding on her side than there was on mine….and that’s ‘annoying’.
2. Ashley is absolutely psychotic about the floors being clean. If I drop so much as a sunflower seed on the ground within a day or two of the floors being swept or mopped, her reaction would likely be the same as if you told her dinosaurs really never existed. However, she has NO problem with 18 piles of laundry on the floor for periods that can often extend longer than 2 weeks.
3. I am the only person I know that calls her ‘Ashley’, everyone refers to her as ‘Ash’, ‘Smash’, etc.
4. I think I’ve seen my wife wear a pair of pants OTHER than yoga pants maybe three times in the past four months and two of those times were likely to church.
5. Her sense of humor is unlike anyone I’ve ever met. Not just in the sense that she has a decent sense of humor but that she actually laughs at her own jokes. Often.
6. She makes friends ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE we go. A simple trip to Costco as a family can turn into a three hour trip because Ashley made a new friend down the laundry detergent aisle discussing the benefits of natural laundry detergent vs. Tide which somehow turns into her exchanging phone numbers with random people and much longer trips to Costco than ever desired
7. She laughs REALLY loud. Again, often at herself or her own jokes.
8. She has more pairs of underwear than days I’ve lived in my life.
9. More Amazon Prime boxes arrive to our home than actual mail. Ashley signed me up for an Amazon credit card without my knowing so she could get 30% off something we already had–the Amazon fire stick–and then gave it to me as a Christmas gift. I later received my new credit card AND the invoice for my ‘Christmas gift’ a few weeks later.
10. Ashley stops at all red lights and gives homeless people either all her money or all my money anytime and every time we are in the car together. Furthermore, she has a friend who lives at the gas station that she not only visits and brings necessities to but also sits on the curb and has hour long conversations with. I tried to stop and give him El Pollo Loco for lunch one day and told him I was Ashley’s husband and he told me to go away. (This is something I actually really love about my wife.)
11. Ashley has us signed up on about 9 different auto-pay gigs. Can anyone explain Birchbox or why we have the exact same cleaning supplies mailed to us every month from an ‘honest company’?
12. Yes, the dinosaur situation is just as real in my life as what you see online through Facebook and her blog. She is obsessed.
13. When Ashley likes a new band or musician, that is the ONLY thing we will hear playing throughout our home for weeks on end–unless she finds a new band to play on repeat.
14. As some of you may know, Ashley is Canadian. She still to this day, after living in the USA for over 25 years, refers to the garbage disposal as a ‘garburator’. After being with Ashley for 10 years and married for 8, I still have to ask what the heck she is talking about when she says ‘just shove it down the garburator!’
15. Ashley once tried to convince me that Facebook is her job.
16. Ashley CANNOT walk past a sale sign and not stop. The bath store at the mall has sales on hand soaps any and every time we visit. She convinces me every time to stock up ‘because they are on sale!!!’ We typically have 30 types of hand soap on hand at any given moment.
17. She spends more money on essential oils each month than I spend on gas in a month. Furthermore, she has these mister things all over our home that mist out these oils 24/7. Our home smells like a eucalyptus tree. The one in our room creates a dripping water type noise that makes me have to get up to use the bathroom at least twice a night. Not Ashley, though! She sleeps like a baby because the oils are ‘so calming!!!!!’
18. Ashley allows BOTH dogs to sleep in our tiny bed because ‘it would be mean not to include them’.
19. Ashley had four bug bites on her foot last summer and was convinced we had bed bugs. After hiring a pest control company who SPECIALIZED in bed bugs, we were told we didn’t have bed bugs. Ashley didn’t believe him and made me buy a new mattress that day.
20. Ashley used to cut and dye my hair. Until the day she dyed it pink. Yes, she really did that.
21. Ashley is obsessed with a good deal. 76% of the stuff in our home was purchased off Craigslist. She made me run to the corner of a busy street and stop my car when she and a friend saw a picnic table for $20. When I came back empty handed as the people were not home, Ashley got into my work truck, drove down to the house with the picnic table out front and came home with not only the picnic table but also a free can of chalk paint.
22. Ashley can talk her way into or out of absolutely anything. She talked me into allowing her to paint my fingernails so she could see what the color would look like (but didn’t want to mess up her own nails) and furthermore, told me it would come off like it was never even there. It then took my asking four times for nail polish remover before I ended up down the beauty aisle at Target trying to figure out the difference between acetone and acetone-free nail polish. Yes, that really happened too.
All (truthful) sarcasm aside, Ashley genuinely loves almost every person she meets and makes that known to those around her. She is one of the most caring, loving and considerate people I’ve met. She goes out of her way for people more than anyone I know. She’d likely give you not only the shirt off her own back but probably the money out of my wallet too.
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That was hilarious! I love his sense of humor! And his description of you is a riot! He obviously loves his crazy wife!
Loved reading this, Justin. This made me laugh. My husband gets frustrated with me because of unequal sheet distribution. He’s woken me up to make adjustments but this usually involves him griping because he wants some square footage back. The nerve.
I have never heard of a garbeurator. That sounds so much cooler than garbage disposal.
super cute! i love how he loves all your little quirks 🙂
I laughed so hard the whole time I was reading this. You are awesome!! I would marry you Ashley!!
This is AMAZING! I love you and your family even more, which I didn’t think was possible:)
Great perspective from your other half! Sounds like a really funny, kind, cool and down-to-earth chick! 😉 (Voted too!)
I love how Justin helped bring you to life. What an excellent idea! It is so refreshing to know that the person I read about and talk to every day is the exact same person in real life!
I love this post so much… it is awesome hearing your husband’s stories about you!!
This was so cute. There’s nothing better than a man who loves his wife — flaws, quirks, weird traits and all. And I think this post makes you even more likable Ashley… hearing your personality through your adoring husband’s eyes. Adorbs.
aww 🙂 Thank-you Ali!! <3
Lovely inside to the life with Ashley! Great to see all the wonderful characteristics she has. Any girl would have 18 piles of laundry stacked up when busy with life, lol.
Holy shit! After reading this, can we just all go fishing together??? Love his answers (:
How could I possibly love Smash more? I asked myself before I read this. Thanks Justin. I’m glad you didn’t die from the cream puff, Smash!
My favorite thing about Justin is he is ok with your weird and non-lesbian love triangle with Cajun and I. Plus he made Audrey’s favorite video chatter. Kid makes me Play her personalized videos constantly.
AAwww.. Love this so much! You sound like an awesome couple!
So cute! Loved seeing things from Justin’s perspective. Makes me look forward to (hopefully) meeting you in person even more in a few months!
You guys are so frickin’ cute. I’m going to pop you in my mouth a gobble you up. I just hope I don’t poop out a t-rex…
Oh my goodness! I love this post! I felt like I can relate so much to you Ashley! I have some of the same quirks and yes my husband doesn’t understand them (like making the bed, before getting into it), however he finds them endearing. I may have to copy this idea over on my lifestyle blog. It is supposed to be “ours” but I write all the time. I love how much I learned about you through your hubby’s eyes.
Great post!
Jeannine
Hi Justin, I totally like your descriptions, full of humor and joy. Thanks for sharing.
Let’s see if I’m doing this right; this is for the surprise giveaway in the subscribed email..ehh, 405 is my number!
Umm..still not sure if this is right! Love this post though; one of my faves! Enjoy your vacay guys!!
Okay, I got here with the “random” post generator for the contest. Justin, I think you, yourself, are hilarious. I recently saw your comments about Pablo Escobar on the cruise with a lifejacket and about snorted out my coffee. You two are great fun to follow and if you ever get to Chicago, the drinks are on me!
I’m glad this was my random post!!! It was nice to read from Justin’s point of view. And it just made me love you more Smash!!!! I’m picking number 213. Xo
I loved this post. He loves you! My number is 77.
276
I forgot my last name…
276
Justin, I can’t decide if you have the patience of a saint – or if you’re mad as a hatter!! 😉
Either way, you guys are such soulmates, it makes my heart happy. 🙂
My name is Sally Scheidle and I approve this post! … and oh yeah, my number is 327!
Hope you guys had a blast on your trip, looking forward to hearing about it! 😉
I love this post just as much the second time around! I’ll guess a number, but I’m sure there’s no way I’ll win a third time… 137.
This is one of my favourite posts. 288. Can’t wait to order from the DinoStore.
I am a newbie (well sort of newish). I enjoyed finding out random things about you through your husband.
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I always love love love hearing from the mans point of view. He obviously love you too peices not matter your quirks out maybe because those quirks make you you. Thank you for sharing this.
I didn’t think it was possible to love you and your family any more than I do but Justin just proved me wrong! There are just 4 people I would like to meet at some point in my life, the first being Johnny Depp. 2, 3 and 4 would be you (Smash), Barb Marley and Justin!
Love this! 333
Okay: 18. Ashley allows BOTH dogs to sleep in our tiny bed because ‘it would be mean not to include them’.
I AGREE!! We have two medium/large dogs .. they both sleep in our bed with us. We have a king sized bed. Now, granted, when we had 2 small (11lbs each) dogs, they took up more room than I did; each. BUT these two bigger dogs are (32 lbs and almost 60lbs respectively) still babies. It would be mean to make them sleep on their own bed, on the floor, in the air conditioned bedroom. Instead of smashed between, above, below or otherwise on us.
Also #17 <3
I seriously just LOVE you!!! Justin is SO lucky to have you!! 🙂 BTW – my number is 326!
Can’t remember how I came across her Facebook page but I am so glad I did. LOVE Smash and I see her husband is just as funny. And Barb and Pablo I can’t even. Too cute.
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MAN! You are LUCKY, girl. I’ve been trying to get Brian to write me one of these for 3 flippin’ years. To no avail.
Also, you’re amazing and I love everything he says you do.
Also. 267.
I laugh REALLY LOUD also. It is almost like an explosion when it escapes my face. To the point everyone turns and looks and my husband slinks down in his seat like a melting cartoon character. I can’t help it, I was born that way. My mom once told me when I was around Barb’s age and she was having a particularly awful day (working three jobs, raising two kids by herself) that I needed to “learn how to laugh right”, to which I snarkily and somewhat wisely replied “maybe YOU do.”
Belly laughs man, belly laughs. My number is…..333!
I absolutely love your page. Barbs shenanigans are amazing ♡
My number is 220
Loved reading a glimpse of what you’re like in real life. You seem like such an amazing person & such a wonderful family. Love following your posts & being part of the Smash & Barb family! Hope the vacation is fabulous! ? my number is 316
Although, I assumed this is exactly what you were like in real life, I was still way too scared to leave comments on your blog so I started Face-stalking you. Little did I know you’d see all of my comments on Facebook and RESPOND! Fast forward to us “meeting” on Periscope and I’m so thankful to have a bloggy friend like you in my life. I love this post because it contributes to your sincerity. You are a wonderful person who has made this insecure mama feel a little less intimidated in this big, bad blog world. Thank you Smash.
He sounds like a pretty lucky guy! (And yeah…of course you have to fix the sheets. If he wouldn’t mess them all up it wouldn’t be a problem…)
Oh how I love this, ALL OF IT! you and I dear have some of the same qualities, I too give all my money to the homeless when stopped at a light. Love, love, love this!
I love this so much! Love his sense of humor and his description of the details of all these stories is perfect! I pictured you doing everything he mentioned and was in hysterics the whole time!
This is pure gold.
HA! Thank-you!!! <3