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Hellllllllllo Ladies!!! Happy Sunday - and Happy Bday Weekend to me. I finally decided to move from the couch after recovering most of the day from my amazing Bday party, and be productive on my blog.

This Week's Questions:

1. What is your favorite thing to watch on girls night?
During the week I love sitting on the couch with the roomie and a glass of wine and The Bachelor, although Juan Pablo has been a little boring. Movie wise I am all about romantic movies like The Notebook/Titanic. Classics of course!

2. What is your favorite thing to watch on days off?
I love clearing my DVR, usually with some Real Housewives of Anything!

3. What is your favorite thing to watch when your sick?
Usually throw in some FRIENDS DVDs - always the perfect sick day TV show.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theatre?
Catching Fire? I think.... and it was amazing. Cannot wait for November for Part 2!!

5. Top 3 TV Shows?
Scandal, Greys Anatomy, and Hart of Dixie

Enjoy the rest of your weekends ladies :)

<3 Jilly Anne

This Week was a VERY good Week

So this week was pretty great for a number of reasons!! I only had to work for 2 days - thank you work Ski trip, my birthday is right around the corner and I went skiing for the first time ever.

So I am thrilled to share my 5 for the week:

-ONE-
The aforementioned ski trip. This is a charity event for one of our customers at work and it was amazing!! Mt Tremblant in Montreal is stunning and I ski'd down a freaking mountain. I am hooked and cannot wait to go back!

The views were stunning!!

My ski's look like baby skis compared to everyone else's.

- TWO-
I bought this awesome new luggage - I travel alot for work and dragging a duffel bag through O'Hare ain't cutting it. Enter Gordmans and this blush pink beauty!!

Oh and of course my Hunters - perfect for a Ski trip!

-THREE-
I spent last weekend snowmobiling with the family - I am all about winter sports this week - and it was fun. I forgot how peaceful and adventurous the north woods are. Can we go again.

Yes, I drive my own. Duh - and I have since I was little.

-FOUR-
This video of my dad redneck style opening wine - when in the north woods you better red-neckognize!

-FIVE-
Today marks the official start of my birthday weekend, I've got my friends coming tomorrow and lots of fun planned for this weekend :) Plus that means 1 week until I go to LA!!!!

 

Happy Friday Ladies - Now enjoy the amazing-ness that is Nashville. Obsessed with all this music.
 

 

<3 Jilly Anne  

 

Five Things this Week

Happy Friday Ladies and Gents!!! I am so over work already, and it's only 10am, and ready to head up north for my mini vaca!! Me and the familia are heading up north to the cabin for snowmobiling and I cannot wait - Lets do this work day!!

This week was busy busy but my Bday Month officially starts TOMORROW!!! Hello, Feb! And that means the traveling and fun times are coming up.

Here are my five for this week:

1 - The Bachelor Wedding - watched in on Sunday, cried like a baby, live tweeted like a champ. Overall, great show. And her dress was amaze.

 

 

2 - Starbucks, first time I have had a latte like a month and it was just as good as I remember. #skinnycinnamondolchelatteforthewin

 

 

3 - My upcoming Ski trip - heading to Mt Trembault with work and its gonna be great. It is also going to hurt real bad.

 

if you follow me on insta - get ready for snow picture overload

If you dont, lets change that  :) @jillyanne287

 

4 - This little man melted my heart this week. We were sitting at the dinner table when he looked up at me, grabbed my cheeks and kissed me. I love this kid so much, he is the sweetest.

 Also, when did he get so big, he is growing up sooooo fast!

I know he is not my kid, but I just adore him and his sassy sister.

 

5 - my new favorite jam ever for right now, promptly added to my snowmobile play list to rock on the trails. Nashville knocks out some real good stuff and I am loving all the new singles!!

This also counts as backing my azz up!

 

Hope y'all have a great weekend.

Go Eric Decker.... I mean Broncos ;)

 

<3 JillyAnne



Dear Blog (and others)

I have no patience for anything today - I am tired and cold and really would rather be on vacation in LA (Only 16 more days!!!!) So the most random things I can think of is what this post is coming to - here goes nothing...

Dear Annoying Man in my Office, Why youfind it necessary to click you pens ALL DAMN DAY. Just one time, when you need to use the pen, please stop. I am going to lose it sir. Also stop saying sir. It is over kill.

Dear Polar Vortex, We get it, its cold. I am praying for 30 degrees and less snow. Dont get me wrong I like winter, but this is ridiculous, over 30 inches of snow and 18 negative days so far this winter, can we please get a break?

Dear Weekend, Please get here NOW. I want to be up north snowmobiling my days away and not worrying about work.

Dear Blog, Sorry this is so random but it is Wednesday... you cannot expect much.

 

Happy Hump Day!

 

<3 Jilly Anne

Friday Favs

Oh hey there little blog - so sorry I have been MIA this past week or so, I was def not feeling well and pinched a nerve in my neck so basically I felt like doing nothing that required any attention at all.

But I am back and feeling better - in the fact that I was able to sleep last night - thanks to muscle relaxers and it was glourious!!!!

Linking up with some of my favs today for my five favorites of the week :)

Brunch Sunday at Egg Harbor in Lake Geneva - one of my fav spots.

Jenny & I booked and planned CALIFORNIA. 25 days... Cannot wait :)

Oh hey Heatpad - My new BFF

#thankgod

Back on the spinning train - been 5 times since I started and I love it.

Great morning workout and killer calorie burner :)

I am on Day 12 of my 30 day YEAST FREE challenge and eggs weren't cutting it - enter YF waffles.

To die for sooo good. Life saver.

Last night this handsome boy and I took selfies, I cannot get enough of him.

Cutie fo shiz.

 

 

And I cannot forget Whitney - Back that Azz up, It's finally Friday :)

  

Heard this on the radio - what a throwback - oh BSB.

 

Have a good weekend y'all!!

<3 Jilly Anne


 

CALI HERE WE COME!!!!

I got the best news this morning at work - my vacation was approved which means - I am going to California!!!!

Via

I have never been before and I could not be more excited. Jen and I have been talking about doing more and more traveling this year and here is the kickoff!!

We have decided to do 4 days in LA and the OC. I have so many places I want to see so we are going to pack it in and I cannot wait - yes, I will probably say that 10000 other times - but I am seriously pumped. I have been doing so much traveling this past year but mostly for work - so vacation sounds perfect!

This is the beautiful map I drew for Jen - all of the places we wanna visit and when to be there!!

 

I also sent her a list of places I wanna see so she can add and we can get all set - yes, this trip is 32 days away and not officially booked yet, but it's happening so lets start planning, right? RIGHT!!

 

Here is my list so far:

 

*LA/Hollywood/Bev Hills/Santa Monica

- Grahms Chinese Theatre & Walk of Starts

- Warner Bros studio tour (maybe - depending on time & money)

- Melrose Trading Post

- Rodeo Drive/Bev Hills

- Santa Monica Pier

- Hollywood sign

- Drive from LA to Laguna on PCH

Laguna Beach/OC

- THE OCEAN

- And much more, I just haven't gotten far in my research!

 

 

I really need to do more rearch on OC  - but mainly I wanna see the beach, go to brunch and drink mimosas and shop and just relax.

 

So, now I need some help, since I have never been give me some ideas!!! Where to go, where to eat, how to find Ryan Gosling (kidding - kinda!).

 

Happy 32 days til Vacation!!

<3 Jilly Anne

Inspire Me 2014: Day 4

I was particularly excited about today's Inspire Me Link up because it has to do with the best thing ever - MY BIRTHDAY. I understand that I will be turning 27 <insert panic attack> this year but I still get little girl giddy, super excited on my birthday - oh and I celebrate for the entire month - no judgement. I love it and I am about a month out - 33 days to be exact so today's topic is perfection.

 

WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? WHAT DID YOU DO LAST YEAR TO CELEBRATE?

 

My birthday is February 10th!

 

Best day of the whole year :)

 

 

Last year my favorite people in the world came up to party with me in Milwaukee. I really enjoy that city - especially the country bars there!! We usually do Chicago so I thought I would change it up a little bit. We had dinner, drinks, and did a lot of dancing. Some of which at 3am on top of a bar at Coyote Ugly (I may or may not remember this - #SorryImNotSorry)

 

You can check out a full recap from my post last year here.

 

So feel free to shout out for my bday when it comes and make it in all your calanders because you know you will wanna celebrate with me ;)

 

Still fighting -40* temps here so stay warm dolls!!

 

<3 Jilly Anne

Linking up with Lisa and Kristen for: