Hi, i'm Anna, and i'm an Addict.

Have we met before?

yes, 

we have. 

Its been a looong time though.

i know.

and i apologize 

I have been M.I.A.

But i will tell ya,

its been for a GOOD reason.

can you guess what it is?

Yep.

Its the one and only....

im obsessed.

i have watched a season and a half in a week

Thats 22 episodes each season

and 45 minutes a piece.

I have been a straight up hermit lately.

I had heard all about it before

but didnt ever start it because

i didnt need another show to 

keep up on.

But my little bro Sam
{giving him all the credit}
kept talking about it

so i decided...why not?

I bet your wondering where i have
all this time to watch it?

well its because...

i quit temptation cupcake 2 weeks ago

{Thank gooooodness!}

and my new job hasnt started yet

so i thought,

i'll give it a try.

Best and worst decision.

Its soooo good. 

but its all i do now. haha.

if you havent ever watched it.

i HIGHLY recommend you do.

its uhhhmaaaazing.

♥ ♥ ♥

lou-uh-vull

A little late, i know.
Please forgive....

Your probably wondering what the heck i am saying

well it is...

Louisville 

as in the city in Kentucky.

That is how they pronounce it.

I hope i am not losing you

I am bringing this up for a reason.

Its because this is where my older sister 

and her hubby have lived for the past YEAR!

I cannot believe its been a year.

Our family has always been really close,

so having them so far away has been 

pretty hard on all of us.

Especially now because she has a 

cute BABY in her tummy and we haven't really 

got to see her little tummy grow....

They came out to visit us for 9 days in Pocatello

They were with his family for half

and ours for half.

We were all able to work it out so we could alllll 

be there at the same time.

It was quite the time i'll tell ya.

Our family is definitely a good time!

My baby sister Kiersten had just gotten back from a 

6 week study abroad so it was a welcome party for everyone!

While Sarah and Andy were here,

We threw Sarah a baby shower.

My mom and I put it on

It was a total success.

We had such a big turnout!

we had cupcakes, chicken salad, rolls, sorbet,

fruits, veggies, etc.

We played a ton of games to win

"shower" prizes from Bath & Body Works.

{cute right?}

It was an open house feel so it was so social

and relaxed and so fun!

We were so happy with it!

My mom just got do re-do her whole upstairs

{kitchen, sunroom, family room area}

It was supposed to take 6 weeks.

but you know how construction workers are.

they say 6 weeks

and take 3 months

but its FINALLY done.

and we couldnt be more happy with it!

she has been wanting to do this for years

so it was fun for her to show it all off, too!

It looks beautiful, so modern yet so classy and welcoming!
I would show pics but i dont have any
{I'll get some soon}

♥ ♥ ♥

i do...

I do, i do, i dooooo.

We had 2 weddings this past weekend. 

One in Midway for 

Lauren Brown and Chris Jepsen's wedding. 

It was so cute.

we got there a little early and they were still taking family pics

I waited until they were done and 

then snuck a picture with the beautiful bride

They had BYU Creamery Ice Cream 

and cute cupcakes for treats

 Then when you left they had like
homemade caramel that was divine

 Spencer and I downed ours before we got to Provo
for the next wedding reception

Right before we went through Provo Canyon
We passed this sunset and i couldn't resist taking a picture

 beautiful.

Next we headed to Spencer's cousins wedding
down in Provo
{Ben Knell and Melissa Wood}

It was the perfect setting, temperature, etc.
It was so fun to see them
They are so perfect for each other.

They had their reception the night before

And then their luncheon and sealing the next day

We were invited to all, and attended all.

Their luncheon was at Tucanos.

I had never been.

It was delish.

I got dared to eat a chicken heart

{by this waiter below}

and of course i cant pass up a dare.

So i ate it.

It tasted like chicken

but had the texture of rubber.

Probably only a once in a lifetime deal

here are a few more pics...Thanks to
Spencers Aunt and Uncle from across the table!

{haha... only speak words of love}


Then we headed to the Salt Lake Temple for the sealing
I had never been inside so i was so excited.

{our view, walking to the sealing}

♥ ♥ ♥

Down, Set..... birthday!

We were down in Utah county for some weddings 

so we decided to stay a little longer....

and we headed back to Alpine to hang

out with Spencers family.

We rode the motorcycle to Chandlers football scrimmage.

He killed it.

He plays 4 positions and rocks them all.

He had a 71 yd. run in for a touchdown.

Yep, thats my brother! 

There was a huge storm rollin in

so we thought we'd better roll out.

{since we were on the motorcycle}

we barely beat it.

After we went to go see Grandpa Monroe,

but he wasnt at his house

We saw a neighbor and asked where he was....

oh dont even worry 

he was partying it up at a neighborhood party.

The little socialite.

He is so cute, 

i cant even handle it.

He has had 2 broken hips and 

he insisted on pushing his wheelchair, 

not riding in it

He even said

"Annie, get in! I'll give you a little ride"

We chatted for a while and he showed us his

cane for when he is in the ghetto haha.

Take a look:

 {looks like a normal cane}

{then the handle turns into a dagger}

didnt expect it right?

Cute little Monroe cracks me up.

It was Hannah's birthday while we were there 

{our cute little niece}

She refused to wear anything except her

princess dress or her swim suit.

{how adorable is she}

We saw her around dinner time

and Spencers mom threw her a big party

And after she told them we were at their house

and hannah said

"Annie is my favorite, she is my best friend"

umm....

can you say ADORABLE!

I have a special little bond with this cute girl.

Hannah is Tylers little girl

Tyler is Spencers older brother and he

is in Afghanistan right now and has been for a while

He was able to call the girls

and wish Hannah a happy birthday

They surrounded the phone in pure delight

They were SOOO excited they both grabbed a phone

and just started laughing and chatting away 

{at the same time haha}

It's so cute how excited they got.

I cant imagine how hard that would be. 

Later that night we played Croquet with

Hunter and Jared and his new {and very cute}

 girlfriend Courtney.

loved her.

After we came back inside and 

hannah and victoria kept saying

"Look at my moustache"

 {Hannah}

{Victoria}

We had to leave to go pick up my baby sister Kiersten

 at the SLC international airport

She just got back from her Study Abroad 

for 6 weeks in Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji

She had a BLAST!

it was so good to see her

We thought we would treat her to her first

American meal in 6 weeks.

We told her she could have anything....

So we headed to Taco Bell

After we drove all the way to pocatello

to see my fam and....

because my older sister and bro in law

flew in from Kentucky!

Yay!

Cant wait for these next few days!

♥ ♥ ♥

i like it with cream....

Man... August has been quite 

the month of fun weekends.

Spencer and I went on a date Friday Night. 

So Spencer l.o.v.e.s to golf

and i want to be good.

but im not.

{its pretty dang hard}

But you gotta start somewhere.
Fun Fact:
Did you know Golf stands for-
Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.
Good thing times have changed! 

So we went to Logan River's driving range.

Both got a bucket of balls.

I am proud to say....

i have been to the driving range 3 times

in my wholeee life

and i am a 100 yd. driver.

{proud of it too}

i like to tell myself thats good for how beginner i am.

{i wanted an real action shot....

he insisted i get a "posed" action shot, haha}

Then... we headed to Logans best cold treat.

SNO SHACK 

{on 400 N.}

Never had a better snow cone.

They definitely know whats up! 

I got blackberry.

I like it with cream...

They put a heavy whipping cream over it

and ice cream on bottom

{please refrain from slobbering all over yourself}

It is to die for.

I could have one everyday

easily.

Saturday we headed down to my cousin

Kara and her new hubby Chris' wedding reception.

It was beautiful!

They look so happy! 

I love these things because

there is NOTHING better that seeing

2 people so madly in LOVE.

And taking that love to the next step 

and being married for all time.

It truly is the best thing in this life!

We had some light snacks there

and it happened to be that our strawberry

was in the shape of a heart

{proof. love is everywhere}

Sunday I went to Ogden and spent the day

with the GEDDES fam.

They are basically like my family.

i.just.love.every.single.one.of.them.

We ate dinner,

did some target shooting in the backyard

and then watched a movie.

♥ ♥ ♥

Pain in the Neck

Literally.

I went to the Chiropractor

and i have a bulging disc in my neck

as i had mentioned before

where when i would exercise

my neck would pop,

i would black out,

and my arms would go numb

so i thought i better get it checked out.

i had my second appointment yesterday

He said i am in the >10% of people

who heal this fast.

{i have been wearing my amazingly stylish neck brace

all night, and when im home}

so its probably helped. 

Please... dont be so jealous.

you can all wear it when im done.

dont worry.

He got so excited and was a little shocked

i was healing so fast.

im so glad. 

So i decided to take a picture of the little

model he had of a bulging disc.

take a look...

So the white is obviously my spine

the yellow are my nerves

and the clear is the cushion basically for 

the red which is the disc.

it is supposed to look like a jelly filled donut

{yum}

But my looks like the filled, spilled.

So it is pressing on my nerves causing

the numbness, pain, headaches, etc.

So my neck brace is causing everything to stretch out

so it is able to sneak back inside the donut

where it belongs.

So i wear it when i am driving 

mainly on long drives

{feel free to honk and laugh if you see me}

because it is very comfortable. 

well i take it off when im driving in the city because

its tough to turn my head to check the blind spot.

funny story....

So i was getting into Pocatello

{for my appointment}

and there was a motorcycle that wouldnt let me over

so i cut him off and he rode my butt like no ones bidness.

well...

turns out he almost wrecked into me at the light

he got all mad 

and threw a temper tantrum 

he sped past me 

{for those in pocatello we were by Perkins}

almost knicking my back bumper

and immediately my radar detector goes off

so i slow down to 32 

{speed limit is 30}

and he flies off

turns out there were 2 motorcycle cops 

waiting at Edahow Elementary

and as i am finally coming to the school

 the cop is pulling out next to me to get the guy!

just fyi for people that dont know

cops have video cameras when they radar

so there are never any questions what happened 

if its brought to court

anyways....

so the guy pulls into the scout office

{right where i turn onto my street}

and i looked at him and started laughing.

he stared at me and was so pissed.

he gets off his bike and runs to the cop and points at me.

I was laughing because for one

KARMA.

for two...

what is he gonna say?

i threw a tantrum and had to show her how manly i am

um .... no.

plus the cops video will show he is completely alone on the road

so there is no way to prove i am ever a part of it.

Oh man. 

it gave me quite the laugh.

I have a few wise words for you sir:

Lastly....

I am proud to say i have hit 10,000 views.

i am at a little over 10,300 right now

and couldnt be more excited

thanks all you little cuties.

Although,

i would like you to show yourselves.

I only have 13 legit followers.

thank you, you brave souls.

{dont judge for how little followers i have hahaha}

but i know its not all from them

so if you want to keep hiding

and reading

I promise i wont stop you!

But i appreciate your reading.

Gracias, Merci, Danke, and so on.

♥ ♥ ♥

Playing catch up?

Yes.

I am guilty.

I havent blogged in over a week.

{doesnt sound that crazy}

BUT 

if you knew the week i had,

you would agree with me.

So lets begin.

#1 on the list is...

HORSE CREEK

what is this you may ask?

well my best friend Morgan Pederson

and her hubby Britton Pederson

have a cabin

{technically its Brit's moms}

close to Evanston, Wyoming

its right in the middle of the Uintah mountains.

This isnt any old cabin.

this is probably the most luxurious cabin you will ever see

it took 10 years to build.

but man was it worth it. 

It was Spencer and I

Morg and B-ped

Tori and Derek

Alex, kirsten and kristin

Tanner, Ryker, and Tyler.

It was basically all of Morgan's siblings

and their friends.

Our time there consisted of:

Eating.

Playing Scum 

{card game}

Movies.

E!

and celebrity.

Oh and we can forget the dirty game

If... Then....

Mo-Ped and B-Ped

{Morgan and Britton Pederson}

Just in case no one got that. haha.

live in NYC now and it breaks my heart

I have known Morgan for a few years now

She is probably the closest friend i have to a sister.

I love her to death.

We met in Vilociti

{USU's Hip Hop and Breakdancing team we were on}

so everytime they are here,

i have to see them!

We were there friday-sunday.

When we got back

{Here comes #2}

we had 5 hours of The Bachelorette to watch

The Men Tell All

The Finale

After the Final Rose

It was quite the night.

I had JP pegged from the beginning.

They are so cute together.

Now lets see if they really last.

How is everyone feeling about the new Bachelor Pad?

Looked a little dramatic to me.

{its gotta be pretty dang dramatic for me to think that}

A lot of crying and sex.

Probably will still watch it anyways.

Anyone have any ideas of who the next Bachelor will be?

I hope its Ames.

He is so cute in an awkward but charming way.

I just love him

And apparently so does America.

He got QUITE the applause when he got called

in the hot seat at The Men Tell All.

Lets cross our fingers its him.

Happy Wednesday!

♥ ♥ ♥