Who Am I?

I'm pretty positive that I don't have any followers just yet who don't know who I am, but I figure I'll give you all the quick run through... You never know when you might learn something new :)

1. My name isn't really Annie. Its Annabel. I've never gone by anything other than Annie however, except to my father who often calls me by my actual name, even when I'm not in trouble.

2. I'm 19 going on 40, between the ears that is. I like to believe I don't quite have the physique of a 40 year old just yet, however, in an attempt not to offend, I must say there are some pretty hot 40-somethings out there (that means you mom!).
           - Note: Maybe I'm not quite 40 between the ears, but remember those days when you used your imagination to play pretend? Yeah, let's revert back to those days. Great, Thanks.

3. I'm sarcastic. I'm engaged. I have a cat, Missy, and a puppy, Sydney. I go to THE Ohio State University (Yeah, I went 'THE're). I'm a business major (as of right now). Cooking is my passion. I like applesauce, a lot. I like walks on the beach and long-stem red roses.. <-- Who doesn't?

That's probably enough about me. Let's be honest. You are not here to read about me. You're here to steal my cupcake recipes, and look at pictures of my puppy who just so happens to be the cutest thing since this...

If you happen to think this hedgehog is not cute, you should probably just remove yourself from my page now.

Anyways, I'm gonna go cook some cheap steaks ('cause I'm also cheap) and think of a way to dress Sydney up as a hedgehog in order to be recognized as the creator of the cutest thing on the planet.

You Have Reached Your Destination

I caught myself reading today for the first time in a long time. I don't mean reading like what you all are doing right now. Not skimming textbooks for the correct response, or reading the TV guide to see what is on next, or the take-out menu at work so I can order lunch. I mean I caught myself engulfed in a book that had absolutely nothing to do with anything going on in my life in that moment, yet somehow I felt completely at ease, as if the book had taken me to a place I rarely get the chance to visit, a place outside of my understanding- a peaceful place. Far too often we get caught up in the everyday (I know, I'm preaching to the choir, but hey, my grandma IS the choir director). I am guilty of this more often than not, but as I was sitting there lost in the words of a book about a person I could only relate to in my dreams, I realized just what it might take for me to get lost in my dreams everyday yet everyday to wake up in reality. How awesome would that be? To know that the sky is the limit. To push yourself in every moment to become something you never thought you could be. To stumble and fall but to pick yourself up and still be walking in the heavens. In order for one to do this, you must be able to let go of the outside world, and visit that place you pause to think about only on rare occasions. Its been a long time since I've had dreams bigger than my own comprehension, but I've decided it is time to act because the future is waiting. A dream of mine for a long time has been to start a blog, and to share with others my musings which are sometimes outside my own realm of understanding. I can't be sure what may come next in my posts, but stick around to follow me on my journey to the place where dreams become reality.

PS: If the top of your page says "Trial and Error," its not an error on your computer. All of the world's greatest successors have infinite experience with trial and error. I'm just documenting mine and sharing it with you!