Thursday, December 31, 2009

2010 To Do List

1. Travel to Boise to meet my niece, Olivia Diane
2. Ski Jackson Hole
3. Get through the Olympics
4. Travel to Phoenix to visit Cheryl and Nicco
5. Read a book a week
6. Travel to New York City to visit Matt
7. Camping in Glacier National Park with family
8. Accomplish my HUGE goal for March/April...and maybe into the summer
9. Lose 87 pounds
10. Michael Buble

For the workers, it was a lonely holiday week at the office

This article is hilarious, and exactly what's going on in my office this week and last with the holidays. Check it out and see if you can compare:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/30/AR2009123002695.html?hpid=artslot

Monday, December 28, 2009

2009: Year in Review

2009 was a great year!! I worked hard in a new position at work, went on a ski trip to Big Sky, Montana in February, visited my big brother in New York in May, took a trip to Wisconsin in September to visit family, and was in my best friend's wedding up in Idaho in October.

My brother came home for the 4th of July and Christmas this year, some family friends came to visit throughout the year, and we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday in February with a huge party at my parent's house.

A couple of babies were born this year. Ella Rose was born to Carly and Joel in February. Olivia Diane was born to Emily and Michael in November.

I turned 25 years old this year. I now can rent vehicles with no additional fees, and I'm hoping my car insurance will go down (fingers crossed!!). The down side? The infamous quarter-life crisis has begun.

Overall, a pretty great year! I am hoping for one big change this year that will change everything in my life. This could be something that is announced in March or April, but possibly later. I'll keep you posted!

Cheers to a new year!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Happy Holidays!!

Happy holidays to everyone!! Happy Hanukkah, Kwanza, Christmas, and New YEAR!! 2010 is just around the corner! Whoa!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

No big deal, but...

I made these last week and they were DELICIOUS!!

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION
2010 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009


1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.AVATAR
b.THE HURT LOCKER
c.INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
d.PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
e.UP IN THE AIR

My Pick: Inglorious Basterds

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.EMILY BLUNT - THE YOUNG VICTORIA
b.SANDRA BULLOCK - THE BLIND SIDE
c.HELEN MIRREN - THE LAST STATION
d.CAREY MULLIGAN - AN EDUCATION
e.GABOUREY SIDIBE - PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

My Pick: Helen Mirren

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.JEFF BRIDGES - CRAZY HEART
b.GEORGE CLOONEY - UP IN THE AIR
c.COLIN FIRTH - A SINGLE MAN
d.MORGAN FREEMAN - INVICTUS
e.TOBEY MAGUIRE - BROTHERS

My Pick: Morgan Freeman

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
b.THE HANGOVER
c.IT’S COMPLICATED
d.JULIE & JULIA
e.NINE

My Pick: Julie & Julia

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.SANDRA BULLOCK - THE PROPOSAL
b.MARION COTILLARD - NINE
c.JULIA ROBERTS - DUPLICITY
d.MERYL STREEP - IT’S COMPLICATED
e.MERYL STREEP - JULIE & JULIA

My Pick: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY
OR MUSICAL

a.MATT DAMON - THE INFORMANT!
b.DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - NINE
c.ROBERT DOWNEY JR - SHERLOCK HOLMES
d.JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT - (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
e.MICHAEL STUHLBARG - A SERIOUS MAN

My Pick: Robert Downey Jr.

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a.CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
b.CORALINE
c.FANTASTIC MR. FOX
d.THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
e.UP

My Pick: Up

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a.BAARIA (ITALY)
b.BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)
c.THE MAID (CHILE)
d.A PROPHET (UN PROPHETE) (FRANCE)
e.THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)

My Pick: A Prophet

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a.PENÉLOPE CRUZ - NINE
b.VERA FARMIGA - UP IN THE AIR
c.ANNA KENDRICK - UP IN THE AIR
d.MO’NIQUE - PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
e.JULIANNE MOORE - A SINGLE MAN

My Pick: Penelope Cruz

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE

a.MATT DAMON - INVICTUS
b.WOODY HARRELSON - THE MESSENGER
c.CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER - THE LAST STATION
d.STANLEY TUCCI - THE LOVELY BONES
e.CHRISTOPH WALTZ - INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

My Pick: Matt Damon

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a.KATHRYN BIGELOW - THE HURT LOCKER
b.JAMES CAMERON - AVATAR
c.CLINT EASTWOOD - INVICTUS
d.JASON REITMAN - UP IN THE AIR
e.QUENTIN TARANTINO - INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

My Pick: Clint Eastwood

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a.NEILL BLOMKAMP, TERRI TATCHELL - DISTRICT 9
b.MARK BOAL - THE HURT LOCKER
c.NANCY MEYERS - IT'S COMPLICATED
d.JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER - UP IN THE AIR
e.QUENTIN TARANTINO - INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

My Pick: Nancy Meyers (Love her!)

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a.MICHAEL GIACCHINO - UP
b.MARVIN HAMLISCH - THE INFORMANT!
c.JAMES HORNER - AVATAR
d.ABEL KORZENIOWSKI - A SINGLE MAN
e.KAREN O, CARTER BURWELL - WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

My Pick: Karen O, Carter Burwell

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a.“CINEMA ITALIANO” — NINE
b.“I WANT TO COME HOME” — EVERYBODY'S FINE
c.“I SEE YOU” — AVATAR
d.“THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” — CRAZY HEART
e.“WINTER” — BROTHERS

My Pick: "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)"

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.BIG LOVE (HBO)
b.DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
c.HOUSE (FOX)
d.MAD MEN (AMC)
e.TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

My Pick: Dexter

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.GLENN CLOSE - DAMAGES
b.JANUARY JONES - MAD MEN
c.JULIANNA MARGULIES - THE GOOD WIFE
d.ANNA PAQUIN - TRUE BLOOD
e.KYRA SEDGWICK - THE CLOSER

My Pick: January Jones

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a.SIMON BAKER - THE MENTALIST
b.MICHAEL C. HALL - DEXTER
c.JON HAMM - MAD MEN
d.HUGH LAURIE - HOUSE
e.BILL PAXTON - BIG LOVE

My Pick: Michael C. Hall

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.30 ROCK (NBC)
b.ENTOURAGE (HBO)
c.GLEE (FOX)
d.MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
e.THE OFFICE (NBC)

My Pick: 30 Rock/Glee

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.TONI COLLETTE - UNITED STATES OF TARA
b.COURTENEY COX - COUGAR TOWN
c.EDIE FALCO - NURSE JACKIE
d.TINA FEY - 30 ROCK
e.LEA MICHELE - GLEE

My Pick: Toni Collette

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a.ALEC BALDWIN - 30 ROCK
b.STEVE CARELL - THE OFFICE
c.DAVID DUCHOVNY - CALIFORNICATION
d.THOMAS JANE - HUNG
e.MATTHEW MORRISON - GLEE

My Pick: Alec Baldwin

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (LIFETIME TELEVISION)
b.GREY GARDENS (HBO)
c.INTO THE STORM (HBO)
d.LITTLE DORRIT (PBS)
e.TAKING CHANCE (HBO)

My Pick: Grey Gardens

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.JOAN ALLEN - GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
b.DREW BARRYMORE - GREY GARDENS
c.JESSICA LANGE - GREY GARDENS
d.ANNA PAQUIN - THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
e.SIGOURNEY WEAVER - PRAYERS FOR BOBBY

My Pick: Jessica Lange

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.KEVIN BACON - TAKING CHANCE
b.KENNETH BRANAGH - WALLANDER: ONE STEP BEHIND
c.CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - ENDGAME
d.BRENDAN GLEESON - INTO THE STORM
e.JEREMY IRONS - GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

My Pick: Chiwetel Ejiofor

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.JANE ADAMS - HUNG
b.ROSE BYRNE - DAMAGES
c.JANE LYNCH - GLEE
d.JANET McTEER - INTO THE STORM
e.CHLOË SEVIGNY - BIG LOVE

My Pick: Chloe Sevigny

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a.MICHAEL EMERSON - LOST
b.NEIL PATRICK HARRIS - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
c.WILLIAM HURT - DAMAGES
d.JOHN LITHGOW - DEXTER
e.JEREMY PIVEN - ENTOURAGE

My Pick: John Lithgow

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Julie & Julia



Last night, my mom and I watched Julie & Julia. It was spectacular!! I loved Meryl Streep before, but this movie just proves what an amazing acress she is. It was absolutely hysterical!

Amy Adams seems to making a name for herself as well. She might be the actress to watch in 2010. She has had quite a few roles already, Enchanted, Doubt, and one of my all time favorite movies, Drop Dead Gorgeous. But she has also proven that she can handle any kind of part, so I can't wait to see what she does next!




Another movie I am extatic to see this season is It's Complicated, another Meryl Streep film. It also stars Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, two actors I can always count on to make me laugh! This film was written and directed by Nancy Meyers, who also wrote and directed Somethings Gotta Give, which I loved! I can't wait to see this movie!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

What a week!

The last week has been filled with babies, Thanksgiving, friends, family, and my birthday!

My friend, Emily, just had her first baby, daughter Olivia. I'm so happy for you Emily, and can't wait to meet her!

Thanksgiving was filled with family, friends, and fun! Our family friend Cheryl came up to Park City from Arizona to celebrate Thankgiving with us. We had a great time shopping on Main Street and walking around the new Redstone condos (where Cheryl will hopefully be buying a condo!!). We ate a ton of turkey, cranberries, potatoes and more! I love Thanksgiving food!

I celebrated my 25th birthday yesterday. I always hate my birthday, but yesterday was surprisingly great. I think the last few years, I've expected so much from people, and I just disappointed myself. Now that I'm getting older, I don't expect much, no gifts, no parties. I don't need all of that to be happy.

Christmas is just around the corner, only three weeks away! I can't believe it! My brother Matt will be coming home on Dec. 18, so it will be great to see him.

Snow.....Oh snow....This season has been starting out slowly. It hasn't snowed in days, if not weeks. All the snow at the resorts is man made. Park City Mountain Resort opened a few weeks ago, but only a few runs. Deer Valley will be opening this Saturday with 11 runs available. I need to ski!! Pray to the snow gods!!