8:11 November Highlights

Despite my best efforts and drinking Emergen-C on the reg, the dreaded sickness going around my office has gotten to me. Blurgh. I figured I could use this excuse for a suuuuper lazy Sunday to catch up on a little 8:11 highlighting. Here are my 11 favorite things I did at 8:11 pm in November. :-)

8:11- SO good to see some of my Warner Bros. darlings in Dallas.

8:11- new friends and delish chai teas.

8:11- starting off @gretgru's bday weekend w/ the Head and the Heart. #holla. #grextravaganza

8:11- Eva always has my favorite things at her bday party. Last year- photobooth. This year- s'mores!

8:11- #grextravaganza continues w/ an incredible homemade feast (by the bday girl)!

8:11- thankful for these sweet new friends.

8:11- #CatchingFire was everything I hoped it would be and more. Can't wait to see it again!

8:11- I am #thankful for beer.

8:11- so good to be with my wonderful relatives. #lovelovelove.

8:11- #thanksgiving number 2.

8:11- Christmas decorating and snuggie lounging.

xoxo,

Annie.

BOOMER SOONER

(Musical accompaniment for this post: University Of Oklahoma – Boomer Sooner)

When the entire nation (myself included, I must admit) predicted OU to lose to Alabama, 

beating them 45-31 feels like this...

So proud to be a Sooner! Whooooo. :-) 

xoxo, 

Annie.

So This Is The New Year...

Happy New Year! 2013 was a very EVENTFUL year to say the least.
I met Ryan Gosling. 
I got promoted at Warner Bros.
I got a cat.
I went to Europe and met my Italian relatives there.
I upgraded to a queen-sized bed.
I moved to Dallas.

And around the world, these notable events happened:

(#client)

I always feel pretty optimistic about the new year. New beginnings just feel so refreshing and promising. I'm finally starting to feel a bit settled in Dallas and my new job, so I'm excited to see how this new year in my new city will pan out.

But for now, I'll leave you with arguably the greatest New Year's kiss of all time. #RyanAndMarissaForever. :-)

xoxo, 

Annie. 

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. ❤❤

< insert teary-faced emoji >

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.