The Bachelor is probably one of my most favorite guilty pleasures. I've watched almost every season, but Alex Michel, first season anyone? Does anyone know him? Yeah that's what I thought. But seriously, the Bachelor is so addicting, I love it. #bachelornation.

Tonight was the season premier of Season 19, Chris Soules' season, which is probably one of the most anticipated season ever. Girls are fawning over him, guys are jealous of him and I'm pretty sure Chris Harrison wants to be him. But what do you think about the Bachelor? Do you like Chris? Do you wish you were one of the lucky 30? Well here are 12 Thoughts I had while watching the Bachelor.

1. Was there really a red carpet this season? Is Nikki still really talking about Juan Pablo? 
2. Did Tara really wear shorts and cowboy boots? I get cowboy boots are "you" but honey, you're in Malibu at a cocktail party, dress up for once. You're an adult. 
3. Jillian. Crossfit. Protein shakes. Dead lift. 
4. Swearing and sex jokes for your first impression? Yikes. And elbow tats. Rad! Get that rose! 
5. Chris Harrison slapping Chris Soules, adorbs. 
6. Go Reagan, the cadaver sales woman, we went to college together, I can root for her. 
7. Googly Eyes, I mean Amanda, I mean the secret admirer is a bit too much for me. Great hair though Amanda, cheers. 
8. Brittany. What are you wearing? Get it together. Oh wait, you're a wrestler? Ohhhhh I get it. 
9. The girl with the onion. Really Producers? Where do you find these girls?! 
10. First kiss on the first night?! Woah, Chris, get it. Britt, you're pretty, I'm rooting for you.
11. Tara, you're hilarious, thanks for making the rose ceremony so funny and thanks for not passing out. And congrats on getting picked, we're as shocked as you are! I vote you the girl of the night!
12. Is it just me, or was the preview for the rest of the season the best part. I just love this show. See ya'll next week. 

Happy New Years Everyone! Can you believe its January 1, 2015. Holy smokes. I GET MARRIED THIS YEAR. That's my huge news of the year, and I'll probably be talking about it more than you like, so feel free to skim ahead. Please excuse my caps/enthusiasm. 

Happy New Years Eve everyone. I hope you're getting ready for something sparkly and fabulous or following my lead and staying in, watching Netflix and ordering in pizza. 2014 has been one of my favorite years yet. A lot of changes, happiness, sadness and some of the most amazing memories. This is going to be a long post, so if you need something quick, I suggest looking at the Skimm, it will be shorter than today. I hope the rest of you enjoy! 

January: Can I be honest? January was kind of a blur. We were still living in Omaha, the weather was cold and dreary and the only real thing I can remember is that Henry had knee surgery. Oh, and I was studying for the February bar exam. That's why January flew by with nothing exciting. 

Alright, you've read numbers 10-6, are you ready for the top 5 most fascinating people of 2014? 

Everyone's familiar with Barbara Walter's 10 Most Fascinating People. While we can agree/disagree on who we think is fascinating (Kardashians? Really Barb?), I'm pretty sure I've come up with the 10 most fascinating people of 2014, or at least 10 people who are having a better year than you. Here are #10-6. I'm waiting to post #5-1 until New Years Eve just in case someone super cool comes in and surprises us. I mean Kylie Jenner got popular the minute she got lip-fillers so who knows what could happen in the next week and a half.

#10: Prince George. 
He's a prince, he's adorable and his mom is Kate. I'm pretty sure, based on this face he's going to be a pretty awesome Prince. And who else can rock a sweater vest like that.

#9: Sam Smith. 
Have you all seen his SNL performance? Holy moly. Once I saw that, I knew Sammy's 2014 was going to be better than everyone's. Then he went and did 'Not the only one,' 'Stay with me,' 'Lay me down' and 19 other amazing songs, renditions and duets. Need I say more? Sam is #wining.

#8: The Duggars. 
They have 19 kids, three are married, one has 3 kids (aka 3 grandkids), another kid has a baby on the way and allegedly the 48 year old mom, Michelle is still trying for another baby. They have the #1 TV show on TLC and continue to make money going on trips, spreading their message and getting in all kinds of trouble on facebook. Wanna know what I find most fascinating? That the mom was able to come up with 19 'J' names, that takes some skills! Go Duggars, you're having your year.

#7: Men who decorate their beards. 
Have you guys seen this trend? Buzzfeed did a whole article on it. I understand the "lumberjack" style is becoming the new popular version of 'sexy'. But honestly, all I can think about is how much it must itch and how heavy your chin hair must be. But props to you guys, you brought positive attention to your facial hair. This won't happen again, soak it in boys.

#6: Gia Giudice. 
For those of you who don't instantly recognize that name, I suggest you get cable and watch Real Housewives of New Jersey right away. She's the sassy 13-year old daughter of Teresa Giudice. Yes, the Teresa who is about to head off to jail because she 'forgot' to report things like a 10-carat diamond ring, Ferraris' and boats on her tax-returns "I just sign anything". Anyways, back to Gia. She's 13 and has a band called 3KT. She remakes songs like Circus by Britney Spears and most recently released a Christmas jam. Looks like this little Giudice might be her family's saving grace as her mom and and dad head off to the slammer. Here's her (slutty) rendition of Circus. Here's her new Christmas jam. And, here's her picture. Go Gia. This will be your last best year for a while.

Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Birthday to my amazing mom! I hope you are all off celebrating Christmas, toasting cocktails and enjoying your time with family and friends. Adam and I are spending Arizona in Christmas this year and are enjoying the sunshine, golf, adult beverages and lots of family time. I hope you all have the best Christmas! This year has been such a wonderful year and what a better time than Christmas to reflect on all that. My heart is so full.

One of the funnest parts of Christmas for me is the decorating. This year is Adam and my first year in Denver and first year in our new apartment. We had so much fun watching Elf, drinking red wine and figuring out where all our decor should go. Here's a sneak peak at some of our favorite decorations.

The last couple weeks have been so busy, so finding an easy chicken dinner has been imperative. I found this recipe online a while back and I'm so glad I did. It's already become one of our go-to easy chicken (paleo!) dinners.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts (I used two packs of Costco chicken so we could have leftovers) 
• The juice of 2 limes
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

How to Make: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, chili powder, salt and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until combined
3. Pat dry chicken breasts and place in a 9x13 glass baking dish
4. Pour marinade over chicken and bake for 25 minutes uncovered. (Mine took about 30 minutes, the chicken was huge!) 
5. Enjoy! 

Mmm, squash. I love squash. Last night I made baked acorn squash with brown sugar. The original Paula Deen recipe called for brown sugar, but to make it paleo, I used coconut sugar. I was so happy with the results. They were delicious and tender and I wish I could eat them every day.

Ingredients: 

• 2 acorn squash, cut in 1/2
• 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
• 4 tablespoons maple syrup
• Salt and pepper

How to Make: 

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
2. Cut the squash in half and scoop out all the seeds and pulp. 
3. In a small bowl, mix the ingredients together. 
4. Brush the mixture over the squash and place them on a baking sheet (cut side up!). 
5. Bake about hour hour or until the squash is tender. 
6. Enjoy!