manic monday

I have never been more exhausted. School, babies, school, babies...I am exhausted. I just finished my round of homework for the evening and figured I would get in a little blog action while my bathroom heats up...it's been pretty fast these days and I am dying to melt away in the shower & come out with squeaky clean hair!...I need it. It's just been one of those Mondays...

Anyway, here is another one of my favorite closet gems. It's an animal print Michael Kors dress that I think I would probably like to be buried in except it has wild cleavage...but REALLY, is the best dress. I played dress-up in it the other day & BOY AM I GLAD I DID. Talk about a way to feel good about yourself! PHEW!

Im completely un-interested in anything the Bachelor..if you have your head screwed on straight and you have been watching this non-sense since the first season...how can you relaxing-ly watch this season? It is snooze fest boring & I think I really don't like it because I went ahead and read (www.realitysteve.com) of course and... really ABC? really BEN? Woof woof woof. Over it. So, I don't know what I will be watching tonight but I do know for a fact that I am going to shower, jammie it of course, then curl up on the sofa, eat some dinner & totally have a glass of wine. Hasta!

boot scoot

as we all know, i have a mild obsession with clothes. particularly new ones.
well, nothing has changed.
BUT i do appreciate some of the classic pieces that make my wardrobe.
i decided on occasion i will share these timeless pieces with you that just put a big fat grin on my face when they come out of hiding and make their appearance on my catwalk.

i wore these bad boyz yesterday and had a smile on my face all day because of them. there is nothing better than a solid, FUN pair of cowboy boots. especially red.

also, i promise i got a new fancy camera for christmas and eventually i will stop using photobooth and upgrade my lifestyle to like...taking the picture ahead of time and uploading it. but seriously, that is so many steps. you get the picture any way, right? it's not like i have a big fan base anyways....yall are prob like "geez annabelle give us something new to read..we've seen these boots a million times." i know, i know.

everything in your closet needs some love.
otherwise.....why is it in there?

hippity hoppity happy year

happy near year, friends!

it's hard to believe that it's a new year. maybe it doesn't feel like it because i have yet to write 2012 on any papers...thank the lord. but school does start next tuesday so maybe then it will sink in.

it has already been quite a year for our family. the day before my birthday (17th of december) my sister became engaged to her prince charming and my favorite person, rhd! we are so lucky and have quite a year to look forward too. it has already been so much fun seeing her kick it into gear in "planning mode" and being beside her during all of it. i am also the maid-of-honor which is really exciting & fun....so far. hahahhaha. but really, it is so much fun and i am so excited for this year!

so, cheers! here's to a great year!

december ayiayiayi!

it's december! finally! & our tree is even up! (it doesn't have any kind of decorations or anything but...it's still up! hooray!! need to get some ornaments on that bad boy.

have you done anything this weekend to celebrate the holidays coming up?

WELL, i didn't. today, i wore one of my favorite christmas hats while unloading tubs. Sorry about that face there...hope i didn't scare ya.

I spent some time browsing some of the new jock jams of ze ho ho ho season. Here are some of my favorites that will be staying on my 100+ playlist.. (please keep in mind, i haven't looked long & hard at all...)

Hark the Herald- Pawnshop Kings
Silent Night- Just Bieber
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen- Jars of Clay
Jingle Bells- Michael Buble
Have Yourself a Merry Litte CHristmas- She & Him
Winter Song- Sara Bareilleis & Ingrid Michaelson
Baby, It's Cold Outside- Haley Reinhardt & Casey Abrams
Misteltoe- Justin Bieber

I am sure I will have many more to add to this list as the holidays ROCk on...

Like my new pillows? That's all I've got...just doing anything to avoid finishing homework & going to sleep & knowing that when I wake up it will be monday....I already have the

monday bluess.

gobble wobble

Today was such a terrific day. I am so thankful for the people we got to spend it with. Okay, it was even a little fun to have three old highschool friend run-ins! So fun to hang out with friends on holidays, that has become one of my favorite things about thanksgiving! Friends AND family! Whoo would of thUnk it!


We have so much everyday to be thankful for. Running water, a roof over our heads, a deliciously comfy bed, a television with a DVD player, Nip/Tuck, Fergie, green bunny..... maybe our lists are a little bit different but I bet that everyone has some similiarities. Before I go to bed tonight I am going to sit and write down things I am thankful for that I maybe don't appreciate daily. So, I thought I would provide you with some highlights...didn't want to give you the whole she-bang because then...well, I don't want you stealing my thankful list or anything. This will be pretty quick and painless because the nap that I just woke up from two hours ago isn't doing it. I need to hit the hay before some black friday shopping!

I am overly superly happily blessedly thankful for....

*Family (of course)-thanks for loving me unconditionally, even though you ask yourselves every day how I ended up with you all the way from my home state (Missouri) and how I am the oddest person you GET to call your daughter/sister.
*Fergie-thank you for being the most...interesting mode of transportation and always providing me with some unique characteristics
*Bright colors- how sad would it be if everything was black & white all the time? Pleasantville style. Colors always add something more interesting...you can dig deeper if you want but I am really just talking about to my wardrobe of course. Joking.....mostly.
*Friends- I cannot imagine being blessed with more quality people in my life. Thank you for making every day a little bit more exciting (Sisters thoughts..."you know they have a FRIENDS episode on this)
*Blankies- I mean lets be real, you guys get to hang out with me EVERY DAY. I know, you are so lucky. Be nice and I will get you something good for Christmas from Santa. But really, I know I am 21 (ignoring the fact I will be 22 in a few weeks.. WOO!) but I love my blankies. I'll shout it from the roof top, eventually if you want. But for now, I will stick to my bed.
*Mexican- I could not live without Mi Cocina. But I wouldn't be picky either. Any mexican food. Chips, salsa and queso and a margarita and I am in a happy place. Heck, we all know I do love a little mexi-dips-n-chips from Bueno! Yikes I'm getting hungry.
*Squirrely (themister) (bailey?)- Our dogs are quite the interesting crowd. If they were humans, you would never expect them to be sitting together in a restaurant or anything. My squirrely whirly girly would be ravishing, she is a little bit older than Lucky so perhaps she would be seen as a cougar (she also likes Bingo, tip for ya boys!) Lucky....well, he hahah gets to proud of himself and extremely warn out when he runs around the pool twice, chases his tail, or decides he is frisky and takes a lap around the house. Shoutout to Lucky's only friend our athlete, the model, Bailey our 3rd dog who visits weekly!
*The Holiday Season....well, that's easy, because everyone is/or should be...a little bit more merry.








goodnight all! I need to go and write down my thankful things before I get too sleepy! Hope you had a wonderful day! It really is the little things in life...