walking in a winter wonderland.

our first tree!!

temple square date night. Yes, my hair is brown now.

at the tree lot.

We celebrated with my Mom's side the Sunday before Christmas. Casey wasn't there yet.

The annual Anderson Christmas Party. This is with my Grandpa and his sibling's families. SO we have it at the church because there are so many people.
and of course we get to sit on Santa (Craig Ballard's) lap.

Roscoes: a yearly tradition. then we go see Christmas lights in Pasadena.

of course we needed a jumping picture.

The Americana. Love that place.


Grandma took us to Alvin and the Chimpmunks. Great movie..esp for the little ones.
Casey was shocked I got him Brian Regan tickets.
Ventura Bike Ride !!

california here we come.

mercedes I am copying your blog because when I saw it I got really excited about all the things we are going to do over the break. Here are the things I am getting antsy for

1. see my FAMILY. I have not seen Chad or Mac since August


2. go SURFING... malibu is my favorite


3. go to VENTURA


4. Americana. If you have ever been to the Grove in LA this was designed by the same guy. So amazing. Their movie theater is so nice. and they have a fountain with a water show!



5. Blue Fish. they have the best sushi! i crave it.


6. Old Town, Pasadena. I never truly appreciated California till I realized Utah lacks places like this one (I am not a Utah hater at all, just pointing this out). We recently went to DC and Georgetown reminded me of Old Town. We would seriously go here at least once a week in high school. I miss it.


7. Delivering Christmas gifts in the jeep w/ Becca. THis is a tradition we have been carrying out for years. We pack the jeep to the top with gifts for family friends and on Christmas eve we drop them off blasting Christmas music.

our first home !

the killaaaazzzzzzz

So friday was a rough day for me. I had this nursing school entrance exam that I have been studying for/stressing over all month. I ended up doing a lot better than I thought and I was soooo relieved to finally have nursing application stuff done ! I called Casey and told him and brought up the idea that we should go to the Killers on Saturday instead of the football game. He said "no", obviously. . . so I was kind of bummed cause a part of me thought that I deserved a treat for doing so well on my test. So later that evening when I went home to greet Casey he told me he had a surprise for me under this box...I lifted up the box, and there were two tickets to the concert!!! wooooo wooooo. Go Casey, best husband ever !!!

a brief update.

So Casey and I have been absent from blogging for a while. I just find it so hard to keep up with all the fellow marvelous bloggers. I feel like blogging is some kind of a commitment. If you are going to do it, you must do it right. And I am really failing in that department. So here is a update...most of you probably some of these pictures on facebook. But in August we went to Hawaii with my family. We stayed at this house on Sunset Beach, one of my favorite places in the world !

welcome to the world of biking

So Casey's birthday is coming up and we are putting together a fund to get him a road bike so he can look like this ! yay yay Lance. And it would be a great bonding activity we could do together since I already have a bike. Road biking is huge in Utah. If anyone decides to join the club let us know and we will ride wit you...:)-Nelly

sunshine playlist.

break me out. . . . . the rescues
i'd rather be with you. . . . . joshua radin
the climb. . . . . miley cyrus (love it)
a-punk. . . . . vampire weekend
pretty young thing. . . . . michael jackson (RIP)
haiti. . . . .the arcade fire
sorry signs on cash machines. . . . .mason jennings
ride wit me. . . . . nelly
major tom. . . . . shiny toy guns
coconut skins. . . . . damien rice
the way i loved you. . . . . taylor swift

by: Ash A. K.