Ashlyn, I would love to add your avatar but I gotta tell you this same image is actually being used by another member. If you have something else you would like to use I would gladly love to help you out. :)
To answer some of the Avatar questions - Remove your avatar. Log out and then log back in then add the new one. If the Avatar won't load properly -whether new or the old avatar- wait 2-3 days for the Site to clear its cache (its not always the users cache but the php cashe that is connected to...