8:11 October Highlights

Operation: blog catch up is going strong! ;-) October was my first full month in Dallas... and it was a bit of an emotional roller coaster to say the least. Luckily, several visits with old friends and family helped ease the craziness of adjusting to this new foreign place. :-) Here are my 11 favorite things I did at 8:11 pm last month...

8:11-drinks w/ @gretgru I've been waiting for this moment for approx a decade. (I was her summer camp counselor).

8:11- SO happy to see my LA darling, Cathy. A much needed little piece of home.

8:11- #OU/Texas eve din w/ these lovely darlings. #boomersooner.

8:11- drowning our Sooner sorrows with a bit fancier food now (at Lark on the Park).

8:11- poolside grilling with the mother (again). Legit new hobby.

8:11- long overdue reunion w/ @kaylashakira, @abirk, and Vaness!

8:11- I love #chicago. I love these girls. I love this bar.

8:11- #chicago style hot dogs at portillo's. SO GOOD.

8:11- being able to visit my sweet grandparents on the weekends= one of the reasons I wanted to move…

8:11- so, so, so good to see my LA darling @smitheycasting. ❤❤❤

8:11- #halloween partying.

xoxo,

Annie.

8:11 September Highlights

Operation: blog catch up continues! I moved at the end of September, so that month had many wonderful/bittersweet moments on my farewell tour of LA. Here are my 11 favorite things I did at 8:11...

8:11- @masaofechopark w/ Katie...these are a few of my VERY favorite things.

8:11- @corbitthoward's campfireball! This month's event includes catered ice cream, a tie dye station, a dueling tournament, Japanese lanterns, etc.

8:11- my Warner Bros. going away party... sad to leave these wonderful people!

8:11-so lovely that my last WB premiere is at @theacademy! It's like the circle of my LA life.

8:11-experiments in large group selfies: wonderful last-day-of-work din at @BenjaminFriday's

8:11- my going away party!! I will miss all these people SO much. ❤❤❤

8:11-happy birthday to my wonderful dear @GarrettFBaker! Party/read-through of his new script time!!

8:11- din/drinks with my wonderful first coworkers in LA. ❤

8:11-my last Community Group in LA. Love these people so, so much. Cue the tears...

8:11-wine tasting w/ my mom and @mckenziemorris across the street from our apt. I ❤ #losfeliz so much.

8:11-the last (LA) supper. Words can't express how much I will miss these people. ❤❤

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xoxo,

Annie.

8:11 August Highlights

It has literally months (plural) since I blogged. There are several reasons for this. 1.) I moved halfway across the country to Dallas and that's a bit time-consuming. 2.) My first job in Dallas unfortunately was not a good fit, so I threw myself into a job search, which is also time-consuming. (I have since started a great new job at FleishmanHillard and it is a much better fit). And 3.) The next blog post in my 'need to write' queue was my 8:11 highlights from August. (I told you, I'm wayyy behind). August was my last full month in LA. My transition to Dallas was initially so tough and I missed LA so much that I couldn't even bring myself to look at those photos for fear that it would send me down a black hole of emo-ness. I still miss LA and every single person in the below photos A LOTTTT (and always will), and Dallas does not feel like home in any way, shape, or form yet... but at least things are improving a bit. :) 

That said, let's take a little trip back in time... here are my 11 favorite things I did at 8:11 pm in August:

8:11-With the gorgeous bride and groom! Congratulations @emcox18 and Mike! A+ wedding.

8:11- pop open the bubbly...it's #thebachelorette finale! Hollaaaa.

8:11-screening of the #WizardofOz (for the 1st time in 3D!) followed by Oz inspired cupcakes from Cupcake Wars.

8:11- pre-birthday din at my fave place @masaofechopark. #treatyoself. #birthdayweekend.

8:11 (on 8/11!!)- my birthday partyyyy!

8:11-experiments in large group selfies for my @bootiemashup preparty. Holllaaaa.

8:11- putting on a smile for bestcoast at the El Rey.

8:11-SO EXCITED for the @taylorswift13 concert w/ @jane_p_lok. Ready to sing/dance the night away w/ all the 14 year olds surrounding us!

8:11-finally trying Ethiopian food for the first time after wanting to for many years!

8:11- Facebook at @ucbtla with @GarrettFBaker, @codygibbs, and Parker.

8:11- Korean BBQ with my wonderful CG. Love these people so much. Cheeeers.

8:11- spending this hot LA night at the #HollywoodBowl w/ the master composer John Williams (and also Julie Andrews!)

I miss you guys. I'll come visit soon. :) 

xoxo, 

Annie.