101 Update

Let's see, how am I doing...

9. Have a movie night once a week for 6 months.

So, December 19 we watched Enchanted. I absolutely adore this movie. It's like Disney was trying to do Shrek (making fun of other story lines) and mocking themselves in a way only Disney can do.

Christmas Week we watched Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I had to wait and get this as a gift for Christmas but I wasted no time in opening it and watching it!

This week our movie was The Hangover. I had only seen it once before and was curious to watch it again and it is still really funny and amazing at what trouble those guys got into.

10. Visit Zoo Lights on Christmas Eve when in town.

We went again this year and as usual I loved it. I think my favorite part is the "dancing trees". I should have pictures later.

12. Menu plan every week for 2 months.

This gets interesting as I'm finding things that I cannot eat and such. I'm trying to be good, but during this early time, it is rather difficult.

13. Try 10 new restaurants.

We went to Smith and Wollenskys for NYE dinner in Vegas last night. The steak was very good and I was told the whipped potatoes were amazing, but as I don't like a thing in my whipped potatoes and they came out with chives mixed in, I did not eat them and that made me sad.

77. Once pregnant, set up an account for college, etc and put $20.00 a month into it.

We've started this, but once the raspberry shows up we plan to make it $20 a paycheck from each of us.

94. This is the one that I needed to come up with a new goal and I have one.

Get a promotion/higher paying job.

I actually thought I had this already on the list but I never added it, so I'm adding it now and checking it off now. I was offered the day before my BFP a promotion in a different department. It will be a team lead position and it should be very interesting and will have me learning lots more. I start training for it on Monday. I'm nervous, excited and everything in between at the moment. Hopefully this is the right thing for me!

On a positive note

Number 50. Vote in a Non Presidential election.

I receive mail in ballots for each election. Normally I don't pay attention to them unless it's a huge election.. Ok, the Presidential election. But, now seeing what can happen if you don't vote or vote no on the budget overrides for school districts first hand... I wanted to be sure that I voted in this election for the school district that we live in even though its not the one that Jason teaches in. So, I filled it out (both of them, I got one for the override and one for city council) and put it in the mail this afternoon.

Number 86. Drink 4 glasses of water a day for 30 days.

Ok, drinking water is not all that exciting I know. I'm just putting it here so you all know that I am currently working on this one. Day 2 is down!

Number 89. Workout/train 4 days a week for 30 minutes a day for 2 weeks.

Sunday I went out for a run. It was nice getting back to it but at the same time, I've been sitting around for too long! That was hard!

More progress

9. Have a movie night once a week for 6 months.

This past weekend we hung out at my parents house. They have their permanent house here but are currently living in San Francisco as their jobs are in the bay area. They hope to have this house as their retirement house in the (hopefully) not so distant future. But, they come in every few weekends and hang out. On the off weekends, we try to go over to make it look like people are there. So, we go to hang out while they're not in town, take a ride on the boat (oh yeah, the house is on a lake) and hang out. While surfing the Direct TV channels (well, the movie channels) we were bummed to see that nothing exciting was on so we settled on Shrek. It was originally the Abyss, but underwater scenes freak me out. Even though I'm a swimmer, before I became a swimmer I almost drowned in Mexico on vacation and have never looked at ocean swimming the same way or anything under the water. So, I changed it and we went to Shrek. I've come to love Shrek 2 so much that I forgot all the great parts of the original, how they throw all sorts of movies into it and not just cartoons, or references to things that only adults and teens would catch and not little kids, the quotes! I love it when Donkey tries to move in with Shrek and says that they're going to stay up late swapping "manly stories" and he says "and in the morning - I'm making Waffles!". I love it.

13. Try 10 new restaurants

My first new restaurant was this place called Thee Pits Again. It looks like a 5 and Diner cafe from the outside and its actually quite similar on the inside except that you have pigs everywhere. Trophies with pigs on top for what I assume would be best in show, statues, figurines... All sorts of pig stuff. Needless to say, this place was a BBQ place. I had been curious about it driving past but then I found out that it was on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives on the Food Network so I knew it couldn't be too bad. Jason had a pulled pork sandwich and I had a beef brisket sandwich. We both had fries and ordered a side of corn bread (I love me some corn bread). I quite enjoyed my beef brisket sandwich though I'd say half of it fell back out onto my plate! The fries I thought were delish! The corn bread I have to admit I was disappointed in as it was a little on the dry side for me. We can add this to our rotation and it will be a good BBQ place for when we don't want to drive down to Lucille's at Tempe Marketplace (though I could go for some of their sweet tea right now!). Plus, it's a much cheaper option than Lucille's!

99. Watch a movie starting with each letter of the alphabet

Last night, while Jason watched the Cardinals play, I watched Marie Antoinette, the Kirsten Dunst movie. I grabbed a whole bunch of movies that I have not seen from my parents collection (like Netflix, but better!) and this was what I started with. I think I missed the part where all of France hates her... Granted, the movie is loosely based on her life, but I guess I thought it would have played a bigger role since they executed her by guillotine. I watched the movie not knowing much about Marie Antoinette so once I finished I had to google and read some highlights of her life so I knew what was true and such. Otherwise - I dunno. I doubt I'd watch it again, but I didn't hate it, it was enjoyable for me to watch. And, I thought it was crazy to see Molly Shannon in a period piece! I must say though, that I am glad that they did not show the execution at the end, though I would have preferred a little more of an ending, to me it felt like it just stopped. I guess like how the Sopranos ended (from what I hear at least).

19. Play mini golf once a year

Yesterday was the SixthMan tip off party for the Phoenix Suns at Crackerjacks. We had free reign over the whole area and free use of the bumper boats, go carts and mini golf. So, we played a round of mini golf! There was this one whole that just destroyed us but I am proud to say that I beat Jason! I won +9 to +14! I guess I shouldn't try to golf for a profession, huh?!

Making more progress

Now that I have this list, I feel like that's all I'm going to talk about! Don't worry, the Suns season officially begins next week and I'm sure I'll have stuff to talk about on them!

Number 49. Take Ballroom Dance lessons

So, Wednesday was my second night of ballroom dance lessons. I learned the Tango and the Cha Cha. I was not by myself for class that night as 2 other people came and one who helps out was hanging out waiting for the Swing class later that night. So, I learned the Tango. I'm not a fan of the Tango. My knees kept hitting my partner's knees when that leg didn't move for either of us! And, our feet would bump each other yet once again, our legs didn't move! So, not a fan of Tango. I did like Cha Cha though. I have a feeling that I'm going to like the Latin dances more than the American dances (Waltz, Tango, next week is Foxtrot). But, of course, I'm still looking forward to swing. And, that is next week. Yippe! I'm told that the Wednesday night crash course Swing is East Coast Swing and I'm pretty sure I did West Coast Swing 10 years ago. So, it should be new for me. Once marching band season is over, I'm going in on Monday nights for West Coast Swing. I'm excited!

Number 99. Watch a movie starting with each letter of the alphabet.

My parents have weird taste for movies. They go all the time and then my dad will go to the store or Amazon and just buy random movies. So, while I was hanging out at their house last week, I picked up The House Bunny (will file this under the letter H). I didn't realize that it was a Happy Madison movie. It reminded me of Legally Blonde (with the sorority parts) meets, well, I'm not sure. But, it was sort of cute, sort of corny, and sort of "why am I watching this?". But, it was entertainment, and I didn't feel like I wasted 90 minutes of my life, so that's good. Another movie done.

Another Day Zero person!

Vanessa has signed on for the Day Zero project. Check her out at http://babyfeverblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/101-in-1001.html

Good luck Vanessa!

Another one done!

Number 11. Agree on two boy names and two girl names (first and middle)

Yup. We're done now. We had Holly Morgan and we sort of had Hayley Ann and Christopher Steven and we had Hayden. Well, my thought was to have two names of each in case of twins, and I don't mind twins having the same first initial (I don't want to be like the Duggards and have every kid's name start with the same letter). So, with that said, if we have one and then decide to have 1 or 2 more... these may not stay.

Our final list for the first kid (or twins) is:

Hayley Belle

Holly Morgan

Hayden Ray

Hunter Steven

I was thinking about the possibility of a musical term for a middle name, like Lyric or Adagio or Aria or something. Being both involved in music for the majority of our life it seemed like a good idea. So, Jason brought with him to his competition last night his music terms and their meanings book (a musical dictionary). I started flipping through it and then saw bell. Like the bell to a horn or a bell you can ring. I thought about how to use bell as a name. Can't do Bella - I'm not a Twilight fan and even if I was, I don't think I would do that anyway. I have a friend who's daughter's middle name is Hermoine. Can't do it. Anyway. Then I remembered Belle from, yes, Beauty and the Beast. Now that I had my spelling I put it with Hayley. Hayley Belle. I liked it and showed it to Jason. He liked it. It's one we could see using both the first and middle name. We don't want to say that its named after Belle from Beauty and the Beast, that's not my intention of the name, just the spelling I guess because I couldn't remember otherwise. However, Belle is Jason's favorite princess and she is probably mine too. And, she is probably the best one to be named after - she loves to read, is smart, not your damsel in distress type, and, most importantly, looks at others for who they are, not what they look like. So, there's Hayley Belle.

We had talked about using a family name or a name from someone in the family as well. Having been stumped on Hayden forever... I went back to Hayden Ray (Ray being my dad's name). Jason had already agreed to it. It's not his favorite, but he likes it. Then it was Christopher. With 3 H names Christopher just didn't fit. So, off I went searching for another boy name that started with H that could work with Steven as a middle name (Steven being Jason's dad's name). I don't care for Hank or Henry or Howard or Hugh or Heath... Humphry is too old for me (though Humphry Bogart in Casablanca is fantastic!). I came across Hunter. Hunter Steven. Not my favorite but it works and I do like it and it seems like it fits in more than Christopher.

So, there we have it. We're done. Officially. Now we just need a baby! Then the big debate if its a girl will be which name do we use!

I should also add

Number 9. Have a movie night once a week for 6 months

Friday night's movie was Back to the Future. I do love this movie. :)

1 thing to sort of cross off

And more that are a work in progress.

Number 49. Take Ballroom Dance Lessons.

This is the one to sort of cross off. If you look at my master list, it is both bold and red (indicating it has been completed) and in italics (indicating a work in progress). I didn't give myself a number of lessons to attend or how many dances to learn, so one could argue that I have accomplished this goal.

I went to the Gainey Dance studio last night for what they call a crash course in the Waltz and the Rumba. It was a group class for $10.00. They have these group crash courses every Wednesday night and each night they learn two new dances. Next Wednesday I believe is the Tango and the Cha Cha. Anyway, I show up for this class about 10 minutes early, and I find out that I am the first to arrive. Not only that, but I'm the only one to arrive. Apparently these courses repeat about every 2 months and I came right at the beginning of a new one so there is a possibility that I might be the only one, or one of a few, for the next few weeks if I continue to show up. I got a private lesson in the Waltz and Rumba at the cost of a group rate. I learned the basic steps (enough to get me through one of their dance parties on Friday nights) and I learned that as of right now, I would prefer the Rumba over the Waltz.

I picked up a calendar while I was there for all the dance events. Wow. Almost any night of the week I could go dancing. And, unless it states on the calendar, everything is $10.00. I can handle that! So, Thursdays is currently a Waltz workshop, and the workshops that go every week I have to catch at the beginning (which I would not have). Otherwise, Friday nights are their dance parties. They start with a lesson at 8:00 of just one dance style (this week is the Night Club 2 step) and then its open dance starting at 9 (and its any kind of dance, not just the one learned at the lesson). I guess like 50 people will show up for this! Sure, it's not a night club, but, you could certainly find someone to dance with. Saturdays will usually have more lessons or 1 day workshops or potlucks and parties (like the one on Halloween). Sundays are Zumba and the Argentine Tango. And then we're at Monday. The worst work day of the week, but possibly the best dance day of the week. West Coast Swing. This has my name written all over it. 10 years ago I did West Coast Swing, took lessons, went to clubs in Santa Cruz where I would do the flips, everything. I LOVED IT. I'm SOOOO Excited for this. Tuesday is your more aerobics type dance class and then a class on rhythm/Latin technique and then we're back at Wednesday. Oh, and Wednesday nights at 8 there is another swing class. I am so beyond excited about this. Too bad I can't get Jason to go with me. Maybe that should be a future goal of mine! Once I start going more times and learn the basics for a few more dances (the last Wednesday of the month is Foxtrot and Swing) I'll officially complete this one.

Number 31. Watch 10 of the IMDB top 250 movies.

Now, this list is probably an ever changing list. It is all based on user ratings. And, normally, for these movie goals, I will try to not use a movie I have seen before to cross off my list, but I'm not eliminating it entirely. So, with that, I had a terrible day at work and all I wanted to do was curl up on the couch with my two cats Tonks and Lupin and watch a cartoon. So, I browsed the top 250 movies and came across Walle. So, Walle it was. 1 movie down, 9 to go.

Number 99. Watch a movie starting with each letter of the alphabet.

After watching Walle, I was in a better mood. So, I went to my DVD collection and pulled out a movie I have been meaning to watch but never had. Tonight's movie was Dreamgirls. I had heard really good things about it when it was first in the theater and about Jennifer Hudson's performance, but Jason did not want to see it. Now that he is at a football game, I had the time to sit down and watch it. It was a little slow for me getting going, and for the longest time, I wasn't sure what the plot was supposed to be, but as the four Dreams came out on stage to do the final song at the end of the movie, I must say I had a tear starting to form.

Yay for more progress!

Time to hit the ground running!

Ok, it is day 2 of my challenge and I have some items to cross off!

Number 4. Inspire someone to do 101 in 1001.

I am happy to say that so far 3 people have signed on for this challenge! I have added links to I think everyone's lists. Jaye, Kirstin and Lisa have all created their own lists. Yay!

Number 71. Buy a water heater blanket.

I love it when Jason is home. He gets so many things done. He is off today for Columbus Day and went to Home Depot to pick up a blanket for our hot water heater. It is supposed to help keep the water in there hot so that it uses less energy to heat the water up. With the weather starting to cool off here, we thought now was the time to buy one and start storing up the hot water in there from the summer.

There are also some others that have dents in them.

Number 11. Agree on 2 boy names and 2 girl names (first and middle)

I put this up here as we both know that I am very emotional. Both in the crying way and in the I can snap at any given moment way (which I am working on). So, we have decided to decide on names (2 each) ideally before I get pregnant. That way, when I am even more hormonal, it's one less fight to have. 1 name is official. Holly Morgan. We both love it. We have 2 other first names set too. Hayley and Hayden. Hayley has been my number 1 choice for a girl name since before we got married. But, now having Holly Morgan, that might change. We'll see. We may have 3 out of the 4 names officially decided on. Christopher Steven and Hayley Ann. I'm not entirely set on the first name of Christopher so I'm not marking off 3 names yet. I can't mark off 2 names either as Ann is my middle name and in order to use my middle name, we need a name from his side as an option too, thus the Steven. So, anyway... it's a work in progress, but we do have 1 down.

Number 24. Buy released from the vault and new Disney major animated feature films.

I have this on the list because it is a goal of mine to own every major Disney animated movie (the sequels don't count nor do the straight to DVD releases). I have quite the collection already but still need quite a few. So, I must wait for the Released for the Vault and such. So, yesterday I finally purchased Snow White. I am actually not a fan of Snow White though I'm not sure why. But, in order to complete my own goal, I have to have it. So, there we are.

Well, there's the 101 update for now!

Start Date

I'll give myself a start date of this Sunday, October 11th. That gives me an end date of Sunday, July 8, 2012.

Wee!

101 in 1001

Thanks to some girls like Jenni, Stacey and Mya, I have deiced to join the world of 101 in 1001. I will keep you updated, and blog about each item that is crossed off the list. Italics are for entries in progress, and if an item is in RED it has been completed. I will post a link to this post in my side bar so you can see how I'm doing!

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Here's the list:

Blog:

1. Write an entry once a week for 6 months not including the updates on the list (16/24)

2. Write about Suns once every other week during the season

*3. Write about race training once a month*

4. Inspire someone to do 101 in 1001 Completed 10/12/2009

5. Write about each task completed

Family:

6. Host Holiday Party (1/3) Party 1 Completed December 5, 2009

7. Send Christmas Cards (1/3) Cards mailed 2009

8. Back up photos on external hard drive and CDs

9. Have a movie night once a week for 6 months (19/24) Movie 1: Back to the Future 10/16/2009 Movie 2: Shrek 10/24/2009 Movie 3: Air Force One 10/30/2009 Movie 4: This is It 11/1/2009, Movie 5: Elf 11/8/2009, Movie 6: Star Trek 11/17/2009, Movie 7: Home Alone, 11/26/2009, Movie 8: The Greatest Game Ever Played 12/4/2009, Movie 9: Hook 12/10/2009, Movie 10: Enchanted 12/19/2009, Movie 11: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 12/25/2009, Movie 12: The Hangover 12/28/2009, Movie 13: Night at the Museum, Battle of the Smithsonian 1/8/2010, Movie 14: A League of Their Own, Movie 15: Across the Universe 1/17/2010, Movie 16: Julie and Julia 1/25/2010, Movie 17: Alice in Wonderland 2/6/2010, Movie 18: A Chorus Line 2/11/2010, Movie 19: Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

10. Visit Phoenix Zoo Lights on Christmas Eve when in town Completed 12/24/2009

11. Agree on two boy names and two girl names (first and middle) (4/4) Completed 10/18/2009

12. Menu plan every week for 2 months (6/8) Week 1 December 20-24, Week 2 December 27-30, Week 3 January 3-9, Week 4 January 10-16, Week 5 January 17-23, Week 6 January 24-30

13. Try 10 new restaurants (4/10) Restaurant 1: Thee Pits Again 10/24/2009, Restaurant 2: Fajitas 11/10/2009, Restaurant 3: Manuel's 12/2/2009, Restaurant 4: Smith and Wollenskys 12/31/2009

14. Turn off computers after 6:00 for 20 work days (0/20)

15. Turn off computers after 5:00 for 20 work days (0/20)

16. Complete the Sistine Chapel Ceiling puzzle with Jason

17. Go to 3 First Fridays (0/3)

18. Go bowling twice a year (0/5)

19. Play mini golf once a year (1/3) Game 1: 10/25/2009

20. Celebrate anniversary on actual anniversary

21. Attend 3 concerts (0/3)

22. See 3 musicals (1/3) The Phantom of the Opera: 11/15/2009

23. Do not go on facebook for a week Completed 12/13/2009

Movies:

24. Buy released from the vault and new Disney major animated feature films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 10/12/2009, Aristocats 12/25/2009

25. Buy new Pixar feature films Up 11/11/2009, Cars 12/25/2009, Monsters Inc. 12/25/2009

26. Show up in line at 8:00am for a midnight release of a movie

27. Attend the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

28. Attend the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

29. Watch Godfather Part 2

30. Watch Godfather Part 3

31. Watch 10 of the IMDB top 250 movies (3/10) Movie 1: Walle 10/15/2009, Movie 2: The Lion King 11/3/2009, Movie 3: Big Fish 11/16/2009

Travel:

32. Visit Disneyland on Halloween once

33. Attend DCI Finals in Indianapolis once

34. Attend a DCI show outside of AZ and CA (Indy does not count) once

35. Visit Grandma in Mississippi

36. Visit Jason's Grandma in Lake Havasu

37. Travel to a country I've never been to

38. Travel to a state I've never been to

39. Take Jason to NYC

40. Go on a cruise

41. Go camping

42. Visit the Grand Canyon for more than 1 hour

43. Travel to a Suns away game

44. Go see the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

45. Go see the Chicago Symphony

Me:

46. Read 6 new books a year (3 at 6 months) (2/15) Book 1: Something Borrowed, Book 2: Something Blue

47. Take a day for me once a month (4/32)

48. Create a scrapbook of family of vacations

49. Take Ballroom Dance lessons Completed 11/6/2009 Waltz and Rumba 10/14/2009, Tango and Cha Cha 10/21/2009, Foxtrot and East Coast Swing 10/28/2009, Samba 11/6/2009

50. Vote in a Non Presidential election Completed 10/27/2009

51. Categorize the DVD collection

52. Do something that I'm proud of

53. Get a facial

54. Try a new meal/food 6 times (1/6) Food 1: Chicken Empanadas Completed 10/27/2009

55. Try Zumba

56. Print important digital pictures

57. Buy a little black dress and feel hot in it

58. Complete the 5,000 question survey (0/5,000) (http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=D133099&entry=10001&mode=date)

59. Send a message in a bottle

60. Go swing dancing

61. Bake a cake

62. Find a wine I can drink and like

63. Tip 100% to a waiter who deserves it

64. Buy my mom flowers

65. Spend a weekend at a spa

66. Read all of Jane Austen's books (0/6)

67. Have a 30th Birthday Party

House:

68. Clean out 3rd bedroom

69. Add shelves to garage Completed 1/16/2010

70. Buy new master bedroom set

Going Green:

71. Buy a water heater blanket Completed 10/12/2009

72. Buy the can energy saver lights

Money:

73. Coupon clip

74. Create a shopping list for every weekly trip to the grocery store for 3 months (0/12)

75. Start an emergency fund

76. Earn a raise/promotion

77. Once pregnant, set up an account for college, etc, and deposit $20.00 a month Completed 12/19/2009

78. Put aside $5.00 for each item not completed

Health:

79. Lose 5lbs

80. Lose 10lbs

81. Lose 20lbs

82. Weigh 155

83. Race a half marathon

84. Race 2 sprint distance triathlons (0/2)

*85. Create monthly training plan each month and post in blog for 12 months (1/12)*

86. Drink 4 glasses of water a day for 30 days (30/30) Completed 11/22/2009

87. Drink 6 glasses of water a day for 30 days (30/30) Completed 12/22/2009

88. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for 30 days (0/30)

89. Workout/train 4 days a week for 30 minutes a day for 2 weeks (0/8)

90. Workout/train 4 days a week for 1 hour a day for 2 weeks (0/8)

91. Workout/train 5 days a week for 1 hour a day for 1 month (0/20)

92. Workout/train 5 days a week for 2 hour a day for 1 month (0/20)

93. Have no open circles on my BBT chart for 3 months (0/3)

95. Get pregnant Completed 12/12/2009

Community:

96. Donate to Goodwill Completed 10/31/2009

97. Donate food to local food bank

98. Donate books and puzzles to kids shelter

Ones I forgot to put in their category:

99. Watch a movie starting with each letter of the alphabet (8/26) A movie: Avatar Completed 1/18/2010, B movie: The Blind Side Completed 11/26/2009, D movie: Dreamgirls Completed 10/15/2009, F movie: Funny Girl Completed 11/2/2009, H movie: House Bunny, The Completed 10/23/2009, M movie: Marie Antoinette Completed 10/25/2009, P movie: P.S. I Love You Completed 11/9/2009, T movie: This is It Completed 11/1/2009

100. Take 43 pictures of 43 things/places within 43 miles from where I live (0/43)

101. "Unplug" from the TV, computer and cell phone for 1 day.

94. Get a promotion/higher paying job Completed 12/11/2009

So, what do you think?

Edit* the * are ones that are on hold due to pregnancy.