The Best Month

October is my favorite month of the year.

(despite my lack of love for the colors of black and orange and anything scary)

There are several contributing factors, including:

My birthday

My mom's birthday

Halloween

Fall-Fall in Utah actually exists and it's beautiful

The smell-I swear that there is a smell to fall.

(not just the typical smell of manure from the winter lawns in AZ)

The mountains-they literally change colors daily in fall

The weather-it is still sunny and a little cooler so it's perfect to hang out outside.

So what's been happening in your life since the last post Anneliese? A valid question to ask since I am not the most frequent of bloggers. I'm lucky I have roommates who love taking pictures because it documents my life quite nicely. Let's get started. I went to Utah lake for the first time. Shelby invited Mindy and I to go with her and her family. So nice to meet the people that raised that one of a kind shelbster. It was a blast. That was also the first time I've been to the lake in about a year. I didn't wakeboard though because it was soooo cold (I'm used to Saguaro-spoiled) but I did tube. Here are some pictures from the day:

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haha this one cracks me up.

(pun not intended but I'm leaving that there anyway haha)

All three of us in one quick pic!! Mindy rocking it

In other news, we went disco skating (of course) and had a movie night:

all the roomies with Andrew creeping in the background.

the crew.

Next, we went to RASCAL FLATTS!! I've been really into them this summer so that was perfect timing. I loved it soooo much! They are so good live and he has a really amazing voice!!

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We had the most ridiculous like 3-4 hour long drive home from Salt Lake.

Out of control construction on the freeway (weird for Utah-construction?)

So what do you do when you just drove on what you thought was going to be a short cut and then you find out that the road is closed and you have to turn around and you actually ended up wasting time?

Get ice cream from McDonald's, naturally.

Ha, it was too long but it was fun at the same time.

Also, I only drank a little bit at the concert ;) haha.

Spencer got married 2 weekends ago and that was a blasssst. I think I'll dedicate a whole post to that on another day. Considering I have a test to take that I need to study for. But, school has been insanely busy. I'm not used to school, work and this much stuff for Best Buddies (it's not that much, but it adds to the already craziness). It's taken me a while to adjust and come to terms with the fact that I know spend 4 out of 5 weeknights in the library...ugh. But, I can do it! Haha. I really am loving school and my new responsibilities-it's good for me. Also, my roommates are awesome and I love them.

Happy Fall!
Anneliese