Snow

I would like to welcome back snow. I know that by the time February rolls around I will want nothing to do with it but at the moment, I think it is beautiful. I love waking up in the morning to find new snow, untouched and shimmering. I have a huge desire to go sledding but work is preventing that at the moment. I also love that it really feels like Christmas time now. So snow, welcome back!

Rise and Shout

Rise and shout, the Cougars are out along their trail of fame and glory! Rise and shout our cheers will ring out as you unfold your victory story!


Go Cougars! We had awesome seats on the 2nd row of the south endzone. I'm not sure why every year the game vs. Utah has to nearly give me a heart attack but it was fun anyway!

Pregame. Feeling nervous, but excited.


I did rush the field after the game where I personally congratulated O'Neil Chambers. I took a picture down there with my phone but unfortunately my phone is being lame and won't let me get the pics off.

After the game


I look a little chubby in these pics. I'm attributing it to the fact that I was wearing multiple layers of clothes to keep from freezing. I didn't want to have to put on my coat and cover up all my blue!

All in all it was awesome. I screamed so hard and I'm so proud of the Cougs for not dissapointing this year. Great game!

Happy Halloween...better late then never

My awesome pupkin



Amelia Earhart, A pirate, a pinata, and a hawaiian girl



I was a pirate, mainly because I already had parts of the costume. (Tommy was a pirate about 10 years ago) For not usually being much of a Halloween person this year was fun!

My First Pie!

Well actually this is a picture of the second pie I ever made. I had a goal of learning how to make a pie this fall and I did it. Delicious apple pie!

A Great Problem

Today I feel the great need to address a growing societal trend that is occurring in the greater Provo area. I am very troubled by the things I have witnessed. At times even disgusted. You may be wondering, what societal ill is Suzy so concerned over? Well my friends, it is the greater emergence of the mustache.

More and more lately I see young men with various types of mustaches everywhere that I go. They turn what may have once been a good looking young man into an unattractive young man. Often, the mustache makes them look creepy (not a look most girls are looking for).

I have often wondered why anyone would choose such a look. I have come up with a hypothesis. The Honor Code at BYU prevents young men from growing beards while attending school (unless by some chance you have a beard card). However, mustaches are allowed. In an effort to prove their masculinity and that they can indeed grow facial hair young men have resorted to the mustache.

I urge great caution to anyone who is considering growing a mustache. Very rarely can this look be pulled off. In my opinion, it is better to not even try.

Although these are not specific young men in the Provo area I feel as if they convey everything that I am thinking regarding the moustache.

The current world mustache champions (I'm not even joking, I saw the competition on ESPN a few weeks ago):

Welcome Back

I would like to welcome back Fall! My favorite season of the year! I love the crispness in the air that we already have. I am greatly anticipating such fall food delicacies as apple dumplings. I can't wait to pull out my jackets and sweaters that haven't been worn in months. I can already see the colors of the leaves changing color. Another great part of the fall, football. Oh what a glorious time of year!

Dr. Klopek

Today I was scanning the news to only to see that Henry Gibson had passed away. Now I was not familiar with the name so I clicked on the article to see a picture of non other then Dr. Klopek ("My brother, the doctor"). If you are unfamiliar with this charcter and the movie I speak of I only suggest that you sit down and watch the cinematic masterpiece "The 'Burbs". Thank you Mr. Gibson for playing the role of Dr. Klopek so magnificently and helping in creating one of my favorite movies of all time.

The First Day of School

I miss school. Is that lame? I went through years and years of school greatly anticipating graduation from BYU and now that I have been graduated for 16 months I miss it. I think that I miss it this time of year more then ever because everyone is going back to school. My little brother Tommy started last Wednesday and if I were still at the good old BY I would have started yesterday.

I love the first day of school. I love the anticipation of a new school year, of new learning opportunities, meeting new people, I love it all. When I was still living at home my mom always made a big breakfast and we took pictures out at the bus stop in our new school clothes. Those were the days.

I wish that I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry to graduate. I love going to school and being taught. It’s weird; I never imagined that I would miss it nearly as much as I do. I still feel like I should be loading up my backpack and heading up the hill to campus.

I guess I could always go back to school. Right now the thought of having to take tests and writing a thesis are just a little too much of a deterrent to go back for a masters.

The countdown is on

One more month till the first BYU Football game. I am so excited!

Love This

We got the cutest little note from one of Melissa's companions, Hermana Lee, a few weeks ago. This is what it said (the spelling and grammer are exactally how she put it):

Hello!! My name is Sister Lee. I'm so thank you for your gourgeus packages!! because of it we are everyday happy :) your dauthar is gourges or fablus in here too. So don't worry. Sister Kang & me take care of her. God Bless You.

Sister Lee





(Both of Melissa's companions are from South Korea)

p.s. Sorry that pictures look a little crummy around the sides. I had to scan them and they weren't working how I wanted them to.

My Top 10

Recently a friend asked me what my top 10 favorite movies were. It took some thinking but here are my top 10 favorite movies in no particular order.

1. Beauty and the Beast



2. The Count of Monte Cristo



3. Girls Just Want To Have Fun


4. The 'Burbs


5. Pride and Prejudice (A & E or Kiera Knightly)


6. Shawshank Redemption (edited of course)


7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade


8. The Fugitive


9. Charade


10. It's a Wonderful Life



I'm sure I'm missing a few but here are also a list of Honorable Mentions:
Runaway Jury
What About Bob
Life is Beautiful

June Recap

I have been really bad about posting what I have been up to. So here is an update.

4-Wheeling at the Cabin. We went on some really great rides. Some adventure was added as one of the 4-wheelers died coming down the mountain as it was starting to pour rain. A great weekend though!





The Strawberry Days Rodeo in Pleasant Grove. It was pouring rain and so cold but it was way fun. I really love the muttin bustin and the bull riding.


Bluffdale's Demolition Derby



Aren't these the types of people you would expect to see at a demolition derby. So fun to people watch.



An Orem Owlz Baseball Game

Thanks, but no Thanks

Yesterday one of my best friends got married. I was helping with the wedding luncheon and while in the kitchen at the church my old Beehive leader from back in Young Women's says to me, "Suzy! We met the cutest boy on Tracks. He goes to BYU, he is perfect for you. I'm going to set you up." Thanks for the thought but the answer is definately no. Now really, how well can you get to know someone while riding the tracks to know that he is perfect for me? I just found this humorous.

I Heart American Idol

I have been a big fan of American Idol over the years. I love it from beginning to end. I love the crazy people who try out and I love the big finale. There have been great seasons and incredibly lame seasons (can we just say Fantasia Barino never should have been in the top 3 let alone winner. I ended up boycotting that season). That being said, this season has been my favorite by far. When we went into the top 13 I was totally all for Danny Gokey, but then Kris Allen really emerged on the scene and I started to really like him. I think that he tied for favorite with Danny country week when he sang "Make You Feel My Love" and then he surpassed Danny when he first sang "Ain't no Sunshine". I feel that Kris has been the most consistent all season long at delivering great performances. And I love that he can play the piano and guitar! Bonus! While there have been moments throughout the season where Danny became my number 1, I am glad that Kris is in the final 2. I definatly voted for Kris last night and I really hope he wins. Kris is the ultimate good guy, and he just has a ton of talent. I Heart Kris! When it really comes down to it I think that Adam is super talented, but one can only handle so much screaming and quite honestly, he really creeps me out. Think "Burning Ring of Fire", so creepy.

An Update

So I haven't posted in over a month. Here is an update of what I have been up to.

I went to my first rugby game ever. I froze my butt off. This picture took about 10 trys.


Disneyland with the family! Whoo! I love Disneyland so much. We went for my mom and Melissa's birthday. It was so much fun!

Here we are on my favorite ride ever, Splash Mountain. At some point during our two days at Disneyland every single one of us was soaked because of this ride.


Waiting for It's a Small World. There are some rides you have to always go on, no matter how lame they may be. You may notice the look of pure joy on Reed's face as he can not wait to go on this ride.



At the end of our two days. We were on Main Street and we were leaving. You may notice that my Dad is wet from Splash Mountain.



I have been trying to read the Count of Monte Cristo for ages. I bought it a few summers ago and I always started it but never got that far into it. I just couldn't get into it in the summer's and then I didn't feel like I could justify reading it while I was in school and had text books to read. I am proud to say I have finally read it. Oh yeah, it was unabriged. Super long but way good.


So a few fun things have happened in the last bit. I am looking forward to an awesome summer.

A Letter to Spring

Dear Spring,

You have played a dirty rotten trick on me. Seeing as today is April Fools day (my least favorite day of the entire year), I feel the need to address the issue. Towards the end of February you snuck in on Winter and gave me Spring like weather. I was quite grateful for this gift. Through the beginning half of March I continued to show my gratitude for such weather. I spent more time outside, I wore flip flops, I went on walks to see the beautiful blooming flowers, I started to smell the fragrances of spring, and I even wore shorts one beautiful Saturday. I was pleased with you.

The past week and a half you have turned your back on me. Your once warm hand of friendship has turned icy cold. You have sent me snow storm after snow storm (and today is no exception), always in the morning which makes my commute to work difficult. You are an Indian giver, giving me beautiful weather and then taking it back.

While this behavior is very characteristic of you, I somehow hoped that this year might be a little different. I am even willing to compromise with you. You can snow up in the mountains all you want but please give me some sunshine and warm temperatures in the valley. Please be my friend again.


Sincerely,
Suzy Anderson

P.S. I would appreciate a quick response to the matters addressed above.

Not so Lucky in Vegas

Now based on the title of this you would possibly think that I went to Vegas to gamble and lost a ton of money. Think again, I don't gamble. I went to Las Vegas with a bunch of my friends to go watch BYU play in the Mountain West Confernce basketball tournament. Here are some unlucky/rather unfortunate events that occured while in Las Vegas:

1. Got pulled over in St. George. We drove my car and at the time my friend was driving. Luckily we just got a warning because my headlight was out.
2. BYU lost. It was terrible. I was so upset.
3. We went and got Carl's Jr after the game. It was the most disgusting food that I have ever had. Luckily I did not throw up.
4. Not only was my headlight out, but also my tail light. I got both replaced.
5. Somewhere between Las Vegas and St. George I got a flat tire. We didn't notice till St. George. The tire was too damaged to repair, I had to buy a new tire.

I actually had a really great time. It was just one of those trips where if it could go wrong, it did. It was fun to get out of Utah and it was so nice to feel the sun on my face (I got a little sunburned, but I am excited to have color). I have a few pictures but my computer is being lame and won't load them.

So Worth The Wait

Saturday was the big day. The day that Cougar fans had been looking forward to for the entire season. I am speaking of the day of the BYU vs. Utah Basketball game. We have recently suffered some losses to the U. To say the least, we needed this win. Unlike other people I know (some people I know started camping on Wednesday)I arrived at the Marriott center at 10 am for a 3 pm game. Fortunately BYU was victorious! Jimmer is my hero. Also, Chris Miles played great defensively. It was a blast to watch our Cougs pull out a fabulous win. Definately worth the 5 hour wait.

A few of us waiting in line.


After a great play, this picture doesn't convey the crazyness that was the Marriott Center


The final score. 63-50


Victory Picture

The Same Person?

Every day on my way to work I see this picture on a billboard on the side of the freeway. One morning I thought, she looks a lot like the crazy woman who just had octuplets. What do you think, possibly the same woman?




All I am saying is that it is a little suspicious and that I am a more creeped out by her then I already was.

I Am Blessed

I am so blessed. I found a job! I started working for Audio Enhancement in Bluffdale yesterday. I am working in the Accounting Department. I am so happy to have a job! I feel so blessed to have been able to survive without a job for the past few months.

Job Search

Well after two months of unemployment I am still looking for a job. Let's just say it is not a fun process. If anyone knows of any open jobs please let me know! Thanks a billion!

Elder Reed Mark Anderson

Elder Reed Mark Anderson entered the MTC yesterday. Here are a few pictures from the day.







If you want to write Reed a letter here is his address for the next two and a half weeks:
Elder Reed Mark Anderson
MTC Mailbox #159
NY - Roch 0209
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo, Utah 84604-1793

Also my family now has a blog. So if you want to be updated on all the Anderson Family happenings go to themtas.blogspot.com.