Ash Cash
In the four years I've known Ashley, to me she was a sister, a best friend, a work out partner, and could be the most-adorable- goofball. When I met Ashley at our former workplace (The Oyster Pub) I had been assigned a trainee. I trained many girls before but with the different personality types, sometimes training isn't necessarily easy. Ashley and I took a liking to each other right away. All I had to do was compliment her appealing body and before I knew it we were exchanging numbers and talking about our diets and gym routines. Neither Ashley or I stayed at the pub but we didn't let that stop our friendship. Soon after we met, Ash got into her car accident, she sent me a picture of a nasty black and blue eye and I rushed over as soon as I could, to help aid my new friend. I hated seeing her suffering and spent many days over her place watching movies, braiding each other's hair, and putting on face masks. Eventually when Ashley recovered from the accident, our sleepovers would turn to early morning coffee/egg whites/and oatmeal and a spoon of low fat cottage cheese. Breakfast was followed by workouts and then relaxing time by the beach or the pool. I could talk to Ashley about anything under the sun and even if I didn't agree with her, I always knew what she was saying, was coming from a genuine place in her heart. But we rarely disagreed on anything. Since 2012, which is the year I moved to Florida I have met an abundance of people but Ashley by far, has been my greatest friend and more like a sister. She would always tell me I reminded her of a younger her. Sometimes we would go through spurts (usually a few weeks, sometimes a couple of months) where we didn't talk because of our jobs, personal lives, etc... etc... (adulting) but this is why they say distance only makes the heart grow fonder. My fondest memory starts off, Ash and I hadn't seen each other in a while. I gave her a call to see how she was doing and she told me to come over. We decided to get all dolled. One would think we had somewhere to go, but our definition of somewhere to go was driving The Loop in Ormond Beach around midnight in this beautiful black Infiniti Q50 with the sunroof down listening to Pandora radio and singing oldies. It was simple time spent together but we never needed to do much to enjoy each other's company. Ashley will be forever missed and always an angel in my eyes. After days of mourning over the loss of my beautiful friend, I finally prayed. In my prayer I asked "God please can you look after Ashley? Please love her and take special care of her. Please God take her in your hands and watch after her." The next morning when I woke up I felt a heaviness open up in my chest and that gut wrenching sadness loosen up in my stomach and I knew It was time to celebrate our memories with her, and to trust in God's plan.
Posted by Jess Goins
Thursday February 9, 2017 at 7:55 pm