I'm a Winner!

Just last week I had entered into Saraplicious! Kitchens Bon Appetit's year subscription giveaway and found out I won! How exciting!! I love to cook and bake but Bon Appetit really makes me step outside of my box pairing foods together that you would never fathom being yummy. Or that I have to travel to Nashville to find, I digress, I can't wait to whip up some great food for my family and friends and learn a few culinary tricks along the way! Bon Appetit Y'all!



Back to School (and Work) Lilly Style

Kind of weird to add school and work to the same blog entry but alas becoming an attorney is a never ending cycle of school. This year not only am I carrying four law classes but I have a great internship working for/with one of my greatest mentors.

I feel like a very lucky girl!

Of course every fall brings on the need for new pencils, notebooks, and gadgets. Here are a few of the things I have picked up so far...

The reusable Lilly Tumbler, perfect for cold drinks like water or Crystal Light Lemonade. Very easy to bring to the office and hopefully will keep me from the vending machine.

Double bonus: I got this exact print and plan to take it to M&M in my hometown for a little personalization. This cup would look super cute with my monogram.

Lilly reusable coffee mug making it easy for me to steer clear of Starbucks and save a few dollars. I also enjoy this recycle/reuse print. A pink monogram on the outside would look darlin'

 I know this may make me look silly but at 29 years old I plan to pack my own lunch. Especially since I have been on a fruits and veggies kick. The office I will be working in is located in a small town deep in the heart of Tennessee and my guess is there won't be a ton of dining out options. This fun later gator design will also win me some points with the kids when I volunteer at C's school this year. I'm thinking a hot pink monogram would look perfect on this lunch bag!

I have to have an agenda. Between Internship, School, Soccer, Doctors visits, Tutoring, Meetings, Football games, Lunch dates, Gym time, ect. I don't want to double book myself which I am notorious for doing.

My new favorite notebooks make it perfect to jot down notes for Torts or outline a whole chapter for Civil Trial. The pretty designs put me in the best mood!

I also hope to add a few more blog entries about office clothes, cute shoes, school/work gadgets, and so on. I've even started looking at meals that I can pre-make so that dinner will not turn into multiple stops to Sonic. I am so looking forward to the upcoming weeks!  

Could You Imagine?

I was looking through a link of photos from around the world and stumbled across this:

Cara Varnell, an independent art conservator who specializes in Hollywood film costumes, works with the green velvet gown from the film "Gone With the Wind," Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Austin, Texas. The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas is working to preserve five of the dresses acquired with the collection of film producer David O. Selznick in the 1980s. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Could you imagine touching something so beautiful? Such a symbol of one of the greatest cinema pieces ever to grace Hollywood. I could gush for days about the cast, costumes, scenery, screenplay....

One of my all time favorite movies.



I could not ever imagine being able to be one of the few ever in its presence let alone touch it. What a bucket list thing to do! Such a lucky lady -

Wish I Had Something Exciting to Write About

But I don't.

Here's whats on my agenda for today...

1. Laundry

2. Ironing

3. Cleaning the entire house

4. Mowing

5. Washing the Car

6. Tackling 3rd Grade Summer Reading (C starts in two weeks!)



7. Finishing up my Torts work before school starts on the 27th of next month!

(I'm an overachiever)

8. Starting the 30 Day Shed (again) with Jillian Michaels

What are y'all up to this Thursday?

A Reason to Watch Re-Runs and Eat Cake

Tennessee has officially hit its long dog days of summer - some farmers have even been quoted as saying it could feel like 105 by mid afternoon! The news is already claiming the state to be under a heat advisory. 

This makes me happier than a pig in mud y'all! I just adore summer!

(Not my cake but isn't it wonderful!?!?)

Today also happens to be my birthday. That means I am officially 21 29 (I remember when 29 use to sound so old)! Lord time flies when you're having fun!

So today is your day, if ever you needed a reason, to lay around and catch up on TV - the news in Tennessee says to stay cool, drink lots of water, and remember to eat a little cake for me (my cake is this weekend - I'll live through y'all until Sunday)!

I see no need to argue? ;)

Happy Summer Darlings! :)