weekly roundups!

i've heard that you should write about what you love. which is why i choose to write about patrick. and polly. and our life. because from the soles of my ballet flats to the tips of my curls, i feel like i am the luckiest girl in the whole wide world to have those two feet, and those four paws to go home to every single night.

but i have other loves. i like to cook, and i like pretty things, and i've been known to whip up a DIY or two. and so, per a few requests i have received, i will begin to write about those things as well.

i'll post stuff about once a week, and if you know me, and feel like i'm leaving anything out, just let me know!

the new normal

normal conversations to have with your soon to be husband: 

me: i cannot wait to buy our helmets

Patrick: we need to make sure we get ones that fit us right. i have an enormous head!

me: do you seriously think your head is bigger than bj raji?

Patrick: um, yes. he looks like he has a tiny head. although aaron rodgers might have my size head. he looks like he has a good dome.

-or-

"did the green mile win for best picture?"

"i don't know babe, i'd have to look that one up"

"you are supposed to know these things anna, and it really upsets me when you don't."

there is just one thing i need.

there are a few things i look forward to every christmas. 

real christmas trees.

the lively's christmas cookies.

my mom's posole and tamales.

my dad's crab cakes.

home alone & and the holiday

and mariah carey, all i want for christmas.

i'm going to say it. 

mariah, you are on fiyah.

this song has been played at an especially high frequency, as this is the first december 25th, in three years, that patricio and i will be sharing. 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

want! need! wear! read!

want

in hot pink, please! 

via anthropologie

need

did you know, i am planning a wedding? things need to be cut! with gold scissors! 

via joann fabrics

wear

the most perfect holiday dress, i ever did see.

via nordstrom

(re) read

atlas shrugged by ayn rand

fight for ol' dc

"Griffin has brought excitement and hope for the future to a fan base that has endured a long, difficult period of quarterback struggles and failed seasons. No matter how this season turns out, Griffin has energized this team, this place, and these fans." - via espn

and in the words of my dear father, "that boy is the real deal." 

ps - jason campbell and shaun suishman you both suck.