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Hello, America. Welcome to our blog.
Gary and I have been married for almost three months at this point. People have described marriage as many things... a learning process; a battle of wills, work. Gary and I, thus far, see it as (-prepare for puke moment-) a lifetime of possibilities with one's best friend (-end puke moment-). We're excited about our goals for the next three years, and have created our own 101 things to do in the next 1001 days.
Check back often to see our progress, both in this list and life in general.
101 Things in the Next 1,001 Days (2.67 Years)
Personal Improvement/Organization
1. Conquer Fondant. (Karen)
2. Try 20 new recipes outside of new recipes listed below. (Karen) (13/20: Slow Cooker Lentil and Bean Soup, Chicken Lasagna, Salsa Chicken, Pepperoni Stuffed Chicken, Eggplant Parmesan, Pork Medallions, 4/24: Joy's Chicken Salad, Sauce Rosee, Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken, Vanilla Meringue Cookies, Celery Casserole, Sweet Potato Sticks, Minestrone Soup)
4. Make home-made dog treats for Pugsly. (Karen) Done as of 1/18/10
5. Take a Spanish Course (Karen)
6. For one month straight, commit ourselves to grocery shopping only once per week.
7. Graduate with my M.Ed. (Karen)
9. Change passport to my married name. (Karen)
10. Remain employed with my employer (-void if outside my control).
11. Keep work inbox < 100 emails. (Karen)
12. Obtain food canning set. (Karen)
13. Learn how to can foods. (Karen)
14. Learn dad’s pie crust recipe. (Karen)
15. Obtain a new Winter Coat.(Gary)
18. Get the Escort detailed.
Health
21. Complete C25K training (Karen)
22. Complete a 5k charity event. (Karen)
23. Try working out early (6am) at least three times. (Karen) (1/3)
24. Drop below 155 lbs. (Karen)
25. Have Gary take me out to dinner at the John Hancock when I drop below 155lbs. (Karen)
26. Manage my diabetes better (A1C<7.0) (Karen)
27. Use continuous glucose monitoring system consistently for two months. (Karen)
28. Find a good facial cleansing system for less than $30/month.(Karen)
29. Get Gary’s blood pressure down. (Gary)
Home Improvement
30. Put in new condo flooring.
31. Sell the condo.
32. Create schedule for updating Gary’s parent’s house. (Rough Draft Created)
33. Prepare Gary’s parent’s house for sale. (Started April 2010 and making progress)
34. Buy home.
35. Move into home.
37. Fix the bathroom ceiling.
39. Pick/print our honeymoon picture that we want to put in our honeymoon picture frame.
40. Replace PC.
42. Find some new candle/oil scents for the condo.
Financial
43. Pay off the remaining balance on Gary’s Car.
47. Add money to the house fund every month.
49. Look into monthly donations to St. John’s.
50. Create “gift fund” for birthdays/Christmas
Family
51. At least twice, have both sets of parents over for dinner at once.
53. Teach Pugsly command: “Come.”
54. Teach Pugsly command: “Lay Down.”
55. Start planning a family.
56. Have a picnic.
57. Attend a non-formal family event with extended family (i.e. a sporting event, picnic, birthday party, etc.) . Done as of 1/10/10.
58. Tell each other we love each other every single day.
59. Get family pictures taken at least once.
60. Make mom grandma’s lemon meringue pie.
61. Obtain a boxer puppy, or at the very least, have a timeline to get one.
62. Visit Paul and Rachel at least once in Minnesota.
63. Visit Gary’s extended family at least three times.
64. Surprise Gary with something at least three times (Karen).
Friends/Social
65. Find/Join a dog club.
66. Reestablish or join a new bible study.
67. Eat at five local restaurants we’ve never eaten at before. (Within 5 miles of condo.) 1/5 Complete. Winberie's Restaurant (1/16/10).
68. Visit Evanston with Liz Liz.
69. Go back the Irish pub in Evanston.
71. Visit Ruth Chris Steakhouse
72. Visit Wildfire at least once.
73. Go to a SuperBowl party or football Sunday at Bob & Jen’s.
74. Have at least two level 80 WoW toons (Karen).
75. Host a PartyLites / Jewelry party (Karen).
76. Host a SuperBowl party.
Travel/Adventure/Culture
77. Attend church at least twice a month for six months straight.
78. Visit either Savannah, Galena, or Door County.
79. Visit Michigan family at least twice. (1 of 2: Robyn's Wedding, 2/20/10)
80. Go to Kentucky for Nick’s graduation party.
81. Go apple or strawberry picking with my parents.
82. Go to a farmer’s market.
83. Explore two new forest preserves.
84. Visit the Brookfield Zoo.
85. Go to a Bears or Sox game.
86. Maintain tradition of going to Botanical Gardens every year around our anniversary.
87. Visit the Downtown Christmas Market at least once.
88. Start putting money aside to attend Dave’s med school graduation.
89. Visit a beach.
90. Go to Vegas.
Creative
91. Obtain chain for Mexico pendant (via Liz Liz).
92. Create my own cookbook.
93. Give a copy of my cookbook as a gift to another person.
94. Start a blog. Done as of 1/8/10
95. Take an art class.
96. Acquire wedding album.
Philanthropy/Good Works
97. Make at least 5 clothing/household item donations to a charitable organization.
98. Continue to give $10/month to Moody Bible Institute.
Miscellaneous
99. Upgrade Karen's iPhone.
And finally…
101. Make a new list of 101 things at the end of my 1001 days!
I love your list, and the idea of doing it together. We have a "newlywed blog" too, but I've sort of taken over haha. It looks like you guys have already made some awesome progress. Way to go!
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