I'm Baaaccckkk!!

SO.... after about a 9 month hiatus from blogging I have decided it's time to start a new blog! YAY! I am excited and have LOTS and LOTS to catch you all up on. I am not quite sure how/where to start so please be patient with me.

(I won't be going through all the dramatics of the divorce and friend battles I had during this time off because I am simply over that part of my life and now see it as something that needed to happen in order for me to make myself and my life happier....something of a blessing in disguise.)

I don't have many pics of everything because I was without a camera for quite some time....which stinks cause that is pretty much how I remember and chronicle my life....turns out my memory is slipping more and more. haha. BUT here is what I have....

::AUGUST::

Panama city beach with my BESTEST christa and her family & friends

::November::

I don't have pictures but in November, Christa and I ran the San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll half marathon together. I was aiming for 2:00 hrs. and did it in 2:08. I was pleased. We had lots of fun just hangin out with her family and friends and playing around on the river walk. Good times!

::December::

Took a trip with my good friend Katie to Colorado to see her friend, I just tagged along. It was a beautiful and quite memorable vacation....so much fun that I almost moved to Colorado with her! Seriously.

snowmobiling in our sweet rented gear!

this does not do the actual view justice! it was amazing!

the little town we stopped in, ate, then headed back.

out after watching the saints WIN another game :) we were happy!

::January::February::
Made a couple trips to New Orleans with my good friend Katie to participate in Mardi Gras and Endymion.

this is the kicker for the New Orleans Saints team!! Woohoo!

me and my sweetness

naked cowboy came to town from NYC

made friends with some pirates outside of a haunted house turned bar in New Orleans

I also got a new puppy in February. It is actually Justin's dog but I am keeping her at my house so Sawyer has a buddy to play with. She is still a small puppy so she can be quite a handfull at times but she is just the cutest little pup!

Justin and Annabelle

they love each other!

she is quite the ham!!

she has to have EVERY toy out where she can see them!

::MARCH::
My little brother returned home after serving his 2 year mission in Canada for the church. It was great to finally have him home and spend some family time together.

Also, in march we lost our Grandma Aanerud so we made a trip up to Utah and Wyoming to be with the rest of the Aanerud clan and so take care of Grandma A. We miss her a lot and have many, many great memories of her and her home up on that hill in WY. Despite the circumstances it was still so great to have some more family time!

Me and Jack attack at SCRUMBcious.

He LOVES his trains STILL!

Sweet Addie bean!

Jack, "What's happening to your fingers amber?"

cousins playing at Aunt Becky's house

I love this picture! haha, poor addie wanted nothing to do with this photo op!

March was also Justin's 28th birthday which we celebrated here in Houston when I returned from Wyoming. He got a new pair of cowboy boots, band of brothers dvd and a shirt to match his boots. unfortunately, no pictures.

Now that this post is the LONGEST post ever I will come to an end. I have had an eventful past several months and have even more fun things planned in the upcoming months. I will be roadtrippin' it to California to visit Christa who has just made a cross-country move to San Diego! And also visiting Wyoming again in July for some epic firework fun! So, now that you are updated please keep visiting because I plan on updating :) Glad to be back!