Let's SMASH it!

Is anyone else watching the new NBC show Smash? 

It's like Glee but supersized! 

Original songs?  Yes please!  Current songs?  Again, yes PLEASE!  Fabulous dance routines? Yep.  Drama? Check.

This show is awesomeness to another extreme... please tell me you're watching it!  Because I really don't think I could handle getting emotionally involved with another show that gets cancelled because of low ratings- well that, and the fact that no one gives shows a chance to bloom these days {and don't get me started on that issue!}.

Also, if anyone wanted to find out who makes the out of this world camel colored bag that Debra Messing totes around and buy it for me that would be spectacular! I'd show you but I can't find a pic of it for the life of me!

Moral of this post?  Check out Smash on Monday nights on NBC.  Look, you can even DVR it and watch it on Thursday if you like.... just watch it.

In this Tuscan Villa!

OK I'll admit I am kind of a dreamer.  I have a lot of ideas of things I'd like to do.  Many of them unrealistic, but what is life but to dream?

One of those ideas a long time ago was the thought that I could move to Italy and teach English.  This is only crazy because I don't speak Italian, nor am I a teacher.  I did however look into getting TOEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) certified as well as purchasing learning to speak Italian DVD's and CD's.  Might be crazy but you can't say I wasn't dedicated!

                                                  

The fire behind that fury was the movie Under the Tuscan Sun with Diane Lane.  It's one of my favorite movies {no, really it is, didn't you see THIS post?} Such romantic ideals and the location is breathtaking. I truly fell for everything about that movie.

Having said all that I am sure you guys can only imagine my giddiness when I came across a post on another site.  All I can say about this is amazeballs!  The real Bramasole- the home she bought in the movie- all redone and available to stay at! <----- I just want to say that I exercised a huge amount of restraint right here, I really wanted to add about 15 exclamation points.

Check out this post and see the beautiful images of the redone home- and then go watch the movie again!

Bramasole- renovated!

Today, I'm loving to hate!

But just on Kim K.  <----See, I dislike her so much I don't even want to spell her last name out *lol*

However, that being said, I'm seriously loving her closet.  There's only one color for me today and that is GREEN with envy! 

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And now that we're done drooling over that amazing collection of shoes, and we're all about to go cry into our Skinny Cow chocolates, let's get back to the real question....

Are those the best pictures she could take?!

I'm a cow... a Skinny Cow!

So I've been trying to be mindful of what I eat lately {yeah right say those delicious cheese covered nachos I ate the other night!}. 

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Sorry, I had to stop for a minute and admire the gorgeousness that is a chip, covered in cheese, with tomatoes and maybe onions, and probably scallions and sour cream....

Ugh, there I go again!  Anyway, I've been trying to be mindful but I'm a girl that likes to snack and not feel deprived.  So I found these Skinny Cow snacks as I remember hearing somewhere that they were actually not bad.  I picked up two kinds and can now personally vouch for them... and vouch for their amazingness!

The first one I tried was the Heavenly Crisp peanut butter candy bar.  We're talking serious taste.  Not serious in the way that leaves an aftertaste {which many low calorie/fat products do have} but in the good way that makes you want to moan out loud {but I wouldn't recommend this if you work in a large office- or even a small office.  THAT might actually be worse now that I think of it!}

The other one I tried were the Dreamy Clusters.  If you like Turtles you will like these.  While they don't have near as much caramel and they are much smaller in size they are super tasty and make you feel like you shouldn't be eating them!

I went to their website and saw all their ice cream flavors and you better believe they are next on my list!  Ice cream is one of my major weaknesses.  I love it even more than those afforementioned nachos!

There you have it!  Have you tried any Skinny Cow products? 

P.S. I wasn't given anything by anyone to say these things.  The opinions above are mine alone :)

Are you there Chelsea? It's me, Jennifer...

I'm not sure how many of you catch the show Chelsea Lately.  Overall it's a funny show, I love that they rotate the comics that appear but they come often enough that you get to know them and their quirks.  I also love that she's not stuffy with her guests and that some of them even dish the irreverence back out to her.  She doesn't like Angelina Jolie so that makes her awesome in my book.  She LOVES fat babies, and let's face it who doesn't, so that brings her back up again.  Overall, she's a funny lady.

For the most part.

But I firmly believe in overkill.  3 books in like 3 years?  A never ending tour to promote the middle book?  Not one but two TV shows that she helped develop and makes appearances in {Whitney starring Whitney Cummings is a generally funny show but I doubt it makes it back next fall and then there's Are You There, Chelsea? with her in a starring role as her own sister}.  Then I see previews for the new movie This Means War with the ever adorable Reese Witherspoon- with CH in a supporting role!

Can we face facts here?  Homegirl is good at making us laugh at the expense of someone else.  She's shameless when it comes to admitting she sleeps around, drinks like a fish, and dislikes the idea of being a mother.  She's good at grossing us out {hello, Chuy breastfeeding Brad?}. And she's good at poking fun of her Jewish-Mormon-straight-from-Jersey-with-a-crazy-family self!

But she is not an actress.  She will never be compared to the likes of Meryl Streep.  Nor will she be compared to anyone like Jane Lynch, who's a "funny" actress.


And good grief, not to be just plain mean but the camera does not love her.  Yes, she's got a good body because she works out like 2 hours a day.  And her hair has been looking much better lately thanks to some probably high dollar extensions.  But all the drinking she does instead of eating carbs {self professed, I didn't make that up} really shows on her face.  When I heard she was only a few years older than me I wanted to run straight to the store and grab every facial product they had!

Can we all agree on this?  And then can we just get her to focus on the late night show that made her popular {because I do like it}?  And if she can't, can she at least let the effervescent Ross Matthews take over?  He's fab in a million ways!

PARRRRRRRTAY TIME!

Whoa, that's some party right?

Well being the party girl I am {giggle, snort} I decided to help not one but two of my friends by hosting online parties of their businesses.

First up we have 31.  I became familiar with this company a few years ago and they have adorable and functional bags, organizers, and more.  Cute prints and almost everything is personalizable!  Check it out and if you like something feel free to help Linda and I out!

31 Gifts

Next up is Celebrating Home.  It's a line of beautiful home decor {formerly Home Interiors} that you NEED I promise ;)  Click on the link below and check this great stuff out!

Celebrating Home

And just to see who of my friends is A) reading my blog and B) helping out with an order, everyone who orders from either of these parties will be entered into a drawing for a Target gift card!! Say what?! Yep, it's a you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours kinda situation.

Hurry and scoot on over to these websites, both parties will close on the 23rd of this month.  And thanks in advance- I love you all!

Top 10....Places to go!

If you know me even a little you know I love to travel.  Can we blame my dad the pilot? :)

Today's top 10 post will be all about the places I have been and would like to go.

1. Australia- I was a student ambassador through People To People in the 9th grade and we went to Australia and NZ for a month in the summer.  It was nothing short of spectacular.  The only thing that I possible regret is that we didn't have fabulous digital cameras like now and my pics aren't that great.  Other than that we had an amazing experience, met wonderful people, and saw things that one could never imagine.  We snorkeled on the Great Barrier Reef people!

2. New Zealand- Same trip as above. The coolest thing about NZ was our homestay with a local family.  We also swam in pools heated by thermal geysers.  I know, I know.  Don't hate.

3. Italy- Since I've been to the top two spots on this list already this is my number one NEED to get to place!  I just dream about it fantasizing what it must be like to live, eat, and play there.  See previous post on movies including Under the Tuscan Sun.

4. Alaska- Hoping this might come true in the somewhat near future.  It looks so majestic and breathtaking there.

5. Maine- Made it here in 2006 for the first time.  Haven't stopped dreaming about it since!  I really like to get there once a year if I can, and ideally I'd love to be there more.  This is where I plan to settle down when I grow up :)

6. Russia- This country just fascinates me.  The architecture, the language, the lifestyle... so different from anything we know.  Looks like a trip worth taking!

7. Iceland- I don't know if you've gotten the hint yet but I prefer cold climates to warm.  I read a book on Iceland a while back, I don't remember why, but I feel in love with the stark colors of the landscape and the gorgeous images of the puffins along the frigid sea.

8. Africa- Here's the thing.  I don't really want to visit Africa Africa.  Does that make sense?  But I'd love to be able to take a safari and see these amazing wild creatures roaming through the plains.  {And yes I did see the Atlanta Housewives on their trek and I'm sure mine would be nothing compared to theirs!}

9. Mt Everest- So I get that it's probably not in my future to climb this mountain. But a girl can dream right?  They have packages where you can go with the climbers on their trek to base camp {yep, there's a TREK to base camp before you even begin your TREK to the top!} and to be part of that would be a dream.

10. Germany- Technically, I've already been here.  I was born in Germany.  But we left when I was 3 so I don't remember. I'd love to go at Christmas time because my mom says it's magical.

Honorable mention goes to PARIS!  I never would have chosen to go there myself but my daughter chose to go there for her 10th birthday and I had a great time.  It was everything I thought it would be and more. I hope that one day we can go again and create new memories!

Sooooo, where have you been and where do you still want to go?