2010

2010 was a super crazy year. A lot crazier than I ever anticipated it being. But definitely a good kind of crazy.

In December of 2009 when Jenny, myself and some other random people made our new years resolution to be engaged or at least in a relationship by Christmas 2010 I never guessed I would actually be married by then. Our large goal allowed us to set a lot of small goals that we thought may help us get to the big goal, I went to the temple more often, improved my scripture study habits, made it a point to actually spend some time getting ready in the mornings, and was doing better in school.

At the end of January Chris and I started doing things together pretty much every week, in mid March it turned into every day and it's been that way ever since! The rest of the year has been full of lots of first time (or only time) experiences for me (in no particular order):

-getting engaged
-planning a wedding
-going through the temple
-getting married
-buying a car (we bought a Toyota Corolla in mid-October so I wouldn't be stuck at home all day while Chris was at work)
-SEAWORLD (turns out i love sea world)
-Six Flags
-Experiencing Texas
-Christmas without Mom & Dad
-seeing what Santa brought before anybody else
-making my first pie
-making my first cheesecake made solely on my own
-my friends all starting school while I was only taking one online class
-my first new years/new years eve without mom & dad's tasty cheesy/jalapeno/whatever they call it dip... which I was really tempted to make last night
-probably about a million other things too that I can't think of right now

My goals for this year aren't quite so crazy as last years goal, but I do want to continue to make some good progress on my 101 in 1001 list. I would love to be a little over halfway done at the end of 2011 (at least with the goals that aren't the "do this every month for the whole 1001 days").

I want to do better at doing the dishes every night before I go to bed because I HATE waking up to a sink full of dishes. Sure there are the nights that I can't get all the dishes done because the dishwasher is running, but that isn't every night.

I want to do better at taking the trash out on MWF mornings. I hate getting stuck with boxes that just take up space because I forgot to get the trash out on time. And I hate walking to the dumpster, it isn't very close to our building.

I want to do better at eating breakfast AND lunch instead of a lunch-ish food in between when those two meals should be. egg rolls for brunch probably isn't the greatest. also, that could decrease the amount of other crap i snack on.

Maybe I'll even give sushi/fish a shot in 2011. Maybe.

That's a pretty good list. Not quite as intense as last years goal, but I think it will still be a challenge.

As of 12/27/10

101 in 1001- 17 are done, and a ton more are in progress. I’m feeling pretty good about this project, if only their website was working… it’s where I’ve been tracking some of my goals.

1. Make a pie, crust and all

2. Make a cheesecake

3. Cook dinner 4 times a week for a month

4. Exercise at the gym 2 times a week for a month

5. Do yoga 2 times a week for 2 consecutive months

6. Finish SFL 110

7. Take ISYS 100

8. Take ISYS 101

9. Get a job

10. Go to the temple once a month (2/33)
nov 2010, dec 2010, jan 2011, feb 2011, mar 2011, apr 2011, may 2011, june 2011, july 2011, aug 2011, sept 2011, oct 2011, nov 2011, dec 2011, jan 2012, feb 2012, mar 2012, apr 2012, may 2012, june 2012, july 2012, aug 2012, sept 2012, oct 2012, nov 2012, dec 2012, jan 2013, feb 2013, mar 2013, apr 2013, may 2013, june 2013, july 2013

11. Have personal scripture study and prayer daily for a month

12. Drink 72 oz of water daily for a week

13. Try at least one new recipe every month
nov 2010, dec 2010, jan 2011, feb 2011, mar 2011, apr 2011, may 2011, june 2011, july 2011, aug 2011, sept 2011, oct 2011, nov 2011, dec 2011, jan 2012, feb 2012, mar 2012, apr 2012, may 2012, june 2012, july 2012, aug 2012, sept 2012, oct 2012, nov 2012, dec 2012, jan 2013, feb 2013, mar 2013, apr 2013, may 2013, june 2013, july 2013

14. Go a month without complaining to the office about maintenance problems…

15. Work out our budget

16. Find out my blood type

17. Go to the outlet malls in San Marcos

18. When we go to San Marcos, eat at a great BBQ place

19. Make a list of 101 things that make me happy

20. See 5 classic movies I’ve never seen

21. Read 5 classic books I’ve never read

22. Do 1001 names of Indexing from familysearchindexing.org

23. Go a week without getting on facebook- on the computer AND my phone

24. Make bread from scratch

25. Talk to someone in my family once a week for 2 months

26. Beat the Swordplay Showdown on Wii Sports Resort

27. Take a picture at least once a week for 3 months

28. Floss every night for a month (then it should be a habit)

29. Put pictures up on our empty walls

30. Write in my journal once a month for a year

31. Don’t complain about anything for a week

32. Finish the thank you notes from our wedding before thanksgiving 2010

33. Get my Texas driver’s license: Nov 2010

34. Finish writing “our story” about how Chris & I met, dated and got engaged

35. Scrapbook our wedding (once I actually get our wedding pictures from our photographer)

36. Make our bed by 10:00 am every day for a month

37. Combine all of my calendars into one

38. Make my own cards and send them to people (Dec 2010-to 215)

39. Have a fully funded emergency fund

40. Clean the bathroom regularly—my hair is all over the floor

41. Read Jesus the Christ

42. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet
Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp version) [Nov 2010]
B
Cop and a Half [Nov 2010]
Date Night [Dec 2010]
E
F
G
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One [Nov 2010]
I
J
K
L
M
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation [Nov 2010]
O
Princess and the Frog [Nov 2010]
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

43. Do my visiting teaching every month (2/33)
nov 2010, dec 2010, jan 2011, feb 2011, mar 2011, apr 2011, may 2011, june 2011, july 2011, aug 2011, sept 2011, oct 2011, nov 2011, dec 2011, jan 2012, feb 2012, mar 2012, apr 2012, may 2012, june 2012, july 2012, aug 2012, sept 2012, oct 2012, nov 2012, dec 2012, jan 2013, feb 2013, mar 2013, apr 2013, may 2013, june 2013, july 2013

44. Organize all of our important documents, and then show Chris where they all are

45. Go to the doctor and get a regular check-up, oh and figure out why all the headaches…

46. Read the whole New Testament

47. Straighten my hair 3 times a week for a month

48. Wear makeup (at least mascara) every day for a month

49. Write my shortcomings on a piece of paper and tear it up

50. Find 50 quotes that inspire me and do something creative with them

51. Learn some basic Spanish

52. Go to a Spurs game

53. Put a note in Chris’s lunch once a month (2/33)
nov 2010, dec 2010, jan 2011, feb 2011, mar 2011, apr 2011, may 2011, june 2011, july 2011, aug 2011, sept 2011, oct 2011, nov 2011, dec 2011, jan 2012, feb 2012, mar 2012, apr 2012, may 2012, june 2012, july 2012, aug 2012, sept 2012, oct 2012, nov 2012, dec 2012, jan 2013, feb 2013, mar 2013, apr 2013, may 2013, june 2013, july 2013

54. Take a bubble bath every month (or more often ) (2/33)
nov 2010, dec 2010, jan 2011, feb 2011, mar 2011, apr 2011, may 2011, june 2011, july 2011, aug 2011, sept 2011, oct 2011, nov 2011, dec 2011, jan 2012, feb 2012, mar 2012, apr 2012, may 2012, june 2012, july 2012, aug 2012, sept 2012, oct 2012, nov 2012, dec 2012, jan 2013, feb 2013, mar 2013, apr 2013, may 2013, june 2013, july 2013

55. Put a first aid kit in each of our cars

56. Buy a plant and take care of it

57. Make treats for random people in the ward

58. Sit by a different sister in Relief Society every week for a month

59. Start our own Christmas traditions

60. Take my makeup off before I go to bed every night for a month

61. Take treats to the maintenance guys and ladies up at the office at our apartment complex

62. Write Stephanie once a month while she is still on her mission (2/7)
nov 2010, dec 2010, jan 2011, feb 2011, mar 2011, apr 2011, may 2011

63. Learn how to say “I love you” in ten different langugages

64. Complete our stake’s RS Book of Mormon challenge

65. Donate some things to goodwill

66. Take advantage of the free vacuums at the car wash down the street…

67. Answer the “50 questions that will free your mind”

68. Blog every day for a month

69. Watch every season of House

70. Explore the walking/jogging path around the medical center

71. Read library books when I get them, rather than renewing them a few times

72. Learn to tie a tie

73. Drink more milk so it doesn’t expire

74. Try a type of food I have never had

75. Brush my teeth every night for a month

76. Find a duck pond in San Antonio and go feed the ducks

77. Put together 72 hour kits

78. Do a puzzle of 500 pieces or bigger (that means getting one first)

79. Read the lessons for church before and think of comments

80. Bake a cherry pie for Chris

81. (Re)learn the location of all 50 states and their capitals

82. Find a way to make my hair hold curls for a couple hours

83. Register to vote in Texas: Nov 2010

84. Make a playlist of 101 of my favorite songs

85. Color an entire coloring book

86. Make homemade ice cream

87. Make a cheese fondue

88. Create a cleaning schedule for the apartment

89. Develop a better skin care routine

90. Don’t go back to bed after Chris leaves for work for a whole week

91. Go a week without turning the tv on while Chris is at work

92. Combine my iTunes with Chris’s so I can have my music on my phone

93. Explore the River Walk

94. Eat at a restaurant featured on Diners, Driveins and Dives or Man v. Food

95. Do 20 pushups without stopping

96. Do Satin Hands on my feet once a month for a year

97. Restart my gratitude journal and take time each week to write about things I am grateful for for a month

98. Do something nice for the mail man

99. Shave my legs more than once a week for 3 months

100. Work on making a new list of 101 things to do when these 1001 days are up

101. Read 15 books from this list: http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/08/11/30-books-everyone-should-read-before-their-30th-birthday/

Sick...

Being sick is no fun. Chris started getting sick on Monday or so and I started getting sick around Wednesday. We had super sore throats, some major congestion which lead to some killer headaches, and some nasty coughs. Our supply of Sucrets, Chloroseptic spray, Ricola, and Sudafed has been cluttering the counter but I think that it can finally all go away (except maybe the Sudafed). Chris went to work Monday-Wednesday all day, Thursday he came home after lunch and worked from home, and Friday he took off. Sleeping in a few days in a row has been excellent for. Today we've probably been more productive than we we have been all week and it is barely noon. Chris cleaned the bathroom while I attacked the kitchen, then we headed up to the gym to work out. I think we both feel way better now. I'm just glad we got sick this week not next week- next week we have our Ward Christmas Party and the USAA Christmas Party.