The Day is Here! Jackson Hole!!!

I've been feeling sick but I'm happy to say that I'm feeling about 90% and I'm ready to go skiing in Jackson Hole! Hopefully, that extra 10% will be back before I hit the slopes.

It's probably going to be a lot snowier [if that's a word] than in this picture, so I'll just have to take tons of pics and report back! Check ya laaaater :)

Happy 2012!

Happy New Year, people! I am starting the new year off by going back to Hattiesburg, MS. I'm actually looking forward to it because the people are nice, the temp is warm and there's actually some good shopping and restaurants!

Gregg comes home in THREE WEEKS and we are moving in to the cutest little townhouse in Florida. [How cute is it?!] Good question: it's so cute that is has a freakin' palm tree out in front. Precious!

Gregg and I have decided to reward ourselves when he gets back so we're going on a ski trip! We went to his lake house in Tahoe last year and this year we're going to....

I have always wanted to go to Jackson Hole so I am beyond excited! Look at some of these gorgeous pictures I found:

It probably won't look this vibrant in March but oh well.. those mountains are beautiful.

Here's Teton Village at night. There's all kinds of restaurants, shops, bars, etc.

I've got to study this closely to find the double blacks/moguls and skip them.

Wooo Gondola rides!!!

I am going to hopefully take a hipstamatic picture better than this. It'll be difficult but I'm gonna try :)

What trips are you taking in 2012?

Daydreaming Continued...

I have a tendency to daydream. Especially while I'm traveling. What do I daydream about? Traveling :)

Once Gregg is back, we're going to take some trips together. I don't know when or how the hell we'll afford it but here are some pinspirations :)

Sagrado Cenote Azul, Cancun

St. Lucia

Venice

Spain

Paris during winter :)

Bali, Indonesia 

French Alps.. is this picture for real?!

Ahhh take me to any of these places. We'll also be skiing when he gets back.. yay!! What are you daydreaming about today?

Final Countdown for Vaca!

Okay, time to get real. Work has been insane for the past few weeks. It's the time of year where we turn the apartments and then the new residents move in. Needless to say, I am so ready for my upcoming vacation and 12 whole days with mah maaan!

I was supposed to leave Buffalo this Friday but I got a call from my absolutely fabulous boss saying I could leave early and have Thursday and Friday off. Is she amazing or WHAT?! Soooo vacation is starting early and I'll see Gregg on Wednesday night instead of Friday night! And then, we're leaving for the best. vacation. everrrr. Check out what we're doing....

Gregg lives in Destin and we're taking off to Tampa for a Rays game and some fun! I am hoping to drink big gulp beers and eat corndogs!

Then, we're off to Orlando for some amusement park FUN! Gregg got me reading Harry Potter and I am hooked. We have a fool proof plan to get me caught up to at least the first three books, so I'll understand what the hell is going on at....

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER!!!!

Gregg got me tickets to Blue Man group in Orlando.. I AM SO EXCITED!!!!! Can you tell?

After all the road trippin' fun, we're heading to the main event.

A five day cruise!

We're cruising Carnival and we're leaving from Miami and going to Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay and Nassau [providing the Bahamas are still intact after what Irene did]

I found some pictures online but I can't wait to post my own pictures!

 

A slide?! I'm in!

The theater where we'll see amaaaazing [hopefully] shows

Bird's eye view

Here's a pool right when you get off the boat at Grand Turk. I can't see a swim up bar but I'm hoping they've got one ;)

Beautiful Grand Turk.. I'll see you soon!

Vaca starts in two days!!!! I should have started working out a while ago... oh well, two days to lose 10 pounds. I've got this.

Ohhh The Places I'll Go.. Hopefully.

Once people hear about my fabulous lifestyle, I get a common response... "OMG, you've probably been to all 50 states by now!" [I'm pretty sure one of my dear friends, who shall remain nameless, wondered if I'd been to all 52... It was Steger]

I hate to say it but I have not been to anywhere CLOSE to all 50 states. But that is definitely on the top of bucket list!

[I wish my map looked like this. On second thought, I don't have a map. Maybe I should start there]

My job has provided me with an outlet to travel the country on their dime - SWEET! So I need to make sure I'm taking note of where I've traveled to, because to be honest, I feel like I'm already forgetting some places I've been. RECAP - I've been to the ones in bold, desperately trying to get to the others :)

Alabama - Family is from there so yeahh, I've been to Bama

Alaska

Arizona  - Does a connecting flight with a long delay count? :)

Arkansas 

California - Went for the first time last Christmas with sweet Gregg and his fam!

Colorado - Went as a tyke when my family went skiing

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida - This is where most of my spring breaks went down, also, Gregg lives there now!

Georgia - ATL to visit Shan and Athens for work! What a long but fun two months that was!

Hawaii - Visited my aunt with my family - TWICE!

Idaho 

Illinois - Went to Champaign, IL for work. Also, Chicago with my ladies for NYE '10!

Indiana - Been to Evansville a few times. Have you ever been there? Their downtown area is like a ghost town. Freaky. 

Iowa 

Kansas

Kentucky - DUH, went to school there :)

Louisiana - Just got back from New Orleans with my sweet bf! It's our looove city :)

Maine - Went to Portland, ME for work. It was in February... I'd like to go back when it's above 10 degrees. 

Maryland 

Massachusetts - Boston! I went there for one of my spring breaks in High School. When my family got back we realized that my friends had a party in our backyard/hot tub.

Michigan 

Minnesota - Minneapolis & Mankato. I'd be okay to never go back to this state.

Mississippi - Passed through on the way to Gregg's from Nola... this counts :) 

Missouri 

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada - VEGAS!

New Hampshire 

New Jersey - Went to the Giants Stadium with my cousin for the Live Earth concert.

New Mexico - haven't been there but might visit Clovis at some point in my life. Land of Enchantment MY ASS.

New York - Concret Jungle where dreams are maaade of! Also, where you'll find a homeless man pooping in a cardboard box.  

North Carolina - Born here. And sitting here in NC right now.  

North Dakota

 Ohio - Haaang on sloooppyy, slooopppy hang on! 

Oklahoma

Oregon - I am going to Portland next month. PUMPED!

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina - Lived in Charleston for a summer. Never left our pricey pad but we definitely "lived" there.  

South Dakota

Tennessee - Nope, never been.

Texas - Austing, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, ohhh and Wichita Falls :)

Utah - Their beer has less alcohol because of the elevation. Bullshit.  

Vermont

Virginia - Harrisonburg... aka sucktown

Washington - Driving to Seattle when I'm in Portland!

West Virginia  

Wisconsin 

Wyoming 

If you didn't read all of that or count all of the ones in bold, well, you're lazy. But no worries, I'll tell you. I've been to 25 states!!!

I'm pretty excited about this and now... IT. IS. ON. It is officially my mission to get to all 50 states. And not just connections like in Arizona. Adventures in every state. My next big adventure:

Ahhh can't wait to be in Portland in the fall! All pictures found on the amazing Pinterest!

Stay tuned!