101 in 1001 days

This past weekend, Greg and I were looking around on the Internet and found Melissa Jill's 101 in 1001 days list. I've read this list before, I'm even on it, but I hadn't really been inspired to do one myself. As Greg and I were looking through it, we found that we are able to or would like to help Melissa with some of her goals. It started out as a joke but the more we read through the list, the more inspired we became to create our own lists. Greg challenged me to make my own 101 list but I don't think he really thought I would do it. Well, I showed him!!!

Since tomorrow is the start of a new month I figured I should start my own list on that day. After reading through Mel's list (and placing myself into a few of her goals) along with many other people's lists, I've finalized all 101 goals. Feel free to leave a comment letting me know which goals you'd like to be a part of. And with no further ado...here's my list:

101 in 1001 Days
Start Date: October 1, 2008
End Date: June 29, 2011

1. Buy a house
2. Take a road trip with Melissa and BE in pictures of cool places along the way -- Completed 10/2010
3. Go to Jamaica to have our actual honeymoon
4. Read the rest of Jodi Picoult’s books -- Completed 7/3/10
5. Blow up prints of some of my favorite shots to frame around our house
6. Have a game night with Melissa once a month starting November
7. Workout 3 days a week for a month
8. Throw Lauren a baby shower -- Completed 1/17/09
9. Visit Lauren after the baby is born -- Completed 10/2/09
10. Hike Picacho Peak and take pictures for teaching
11. Hike Camelback Mountain -- Completed 12/2010
12. Run a mile (sad, I know, but I’ve never done it) -- Completed 11/10/09
13. Visit Lana in California -- Completed 6/14/2011
14. Go on a girls’ weekend to Vegas
15. Baby sit my nephews overnight
16. Re-read The Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers - Completed October 18, 2010
17. Start my masters degree
18. Start sponsoring a child in Honduras
19. Visit our sponsored child in Honduras
20. Start mentoring a high school girl -- Completed August/September 2010
21. Cook 10 new dishes
22. Read another marriage book with Greg - Completed Summer 2010
23. Take a vacation to Washington D.C. -- Completed 3/17/10
24. Go skiing in Northern Arizona again
25. Visit Chris and Tiffany wherever they end up moving to -- Completed 2/8/10
26. Visit Dustin and Shannon in Colorado Springs -- Completed 10/27/08
27. Become CPR and First Aid Certified
28. Complete a bible study with my mom
29. Go on a day retreat alone
30. Go to NEW YORK - Updated 3/14/10 ~ The trip to Israel that we had planned didn't work out for us because of work. I had been under the impression that I had put "Go to New York" on my 101 list but apparently I had not. So, I've updated this goal since I thought I had it anyway and managed to achieve it. -- Completed 3/17/10
31. Get a new couch -- Completed 7/2009
32. Beat Guitar Hero on Hard – Stupid “Raining Blood” song
33. Pay off our debt from the summer and the move
34. Watch 15 movies off AFI’s top 100 movies list that I haven’t seen before
35. Assist Melissa with a wedding on another continent ☺
36. Read a history book - Completed 5/2010
37. Reorganize all of my school papers to eliminate copies and unwanted materials -- Completed 7/2009
38. Go back to Europe
39. Read a classic novel that I haven’t read before
40. See an eye doctor about getting glasses -- Completed 4/2009
41. Read the books of the Bible I haven’t read before
42. Take a history class at a local community college
43. Try out Bikram Yoga -- Completed 5/16/09
44. Memorize one of the letters in the Bible
45. Spend an evening looking at Christmas lights
46. Take a motorcycle riding class
47. Get my motorcycle license
48. Go on a motorcycle trip with Greg
49. Complete another cross-stitch - Completed 11/2010
50. Go to the Grand Canyon again
51. Go to a movie by myself - Completed 3/18/09
52. Donate blood – if they’ll let me ☺
53. Get a tattoo of our family verse
54. Participate in an autism fundraiser/walk - Completed 11/1/09
55. Go to a Dobson High football game for Homecoming (and make Christy go with me)
56. Organize a lake day with friends
57. Contact a former teacher to thank them for their influence in my life -- Completed 3/19/10
58. Send home 5 positive letters a month to students’ parents for 3 months straight
59. Travel to Tucson for Diamondbacks training camp
60. Attend a Cardinal’s football game in the new stadium
61. Visit San Francisco and Alcatraz Island
62. Create blueprints for three history units
63. Go to the beach -- Completed 10/7/10
64. Visit my sister, brother-in-law, and nephews in Show Low -- Completed 7/11/09
65. Make an appointment for allergy testing
66. Golf with my dad once a month for 6 months
67. Eat at the Melting Pot -- Completed 8/7/09
68. Go on a picnic with Greg and fly a kite while we’re there
69. Get rid of bathroom towels and buy new ones -- Completed 7/2009
70. Create a coffee table book of fun personal photos
71. Make another DVD for my nephews
72. Have a media-free night every week with Greg for 2 months
73. Spend an entire day in bed reading and watching movies
74. Go to a wine tasting
75. Clean out my closet every 4 months and donate unused clothes, shoes, and bags
76. Organize a dinner party with appetizers, drinks, main dish, dessert, and fun conversation
77. See a Cirque de Solei show
78. Take a spin class just to see what that’s like -- Completed 1/21/09
79. Visit Eric & Leslie in Windsor, CO
80. Send out Christmas cards
81. Go on a fun trip with Morgan
82. Spend some one-on-one time with Libby
83. Go to Magic Mountain again
84. Convince my cousin, Ryan, to visit me in AZ
85. Go shopping in Casa Grande
86. Join a gym in AZ -- Completed 11/2/08
87. Take a trip with Marla (even just a day trip)
88. Move out of my parents house into our own apartment in AZ -- Completed 6/28/09
89. Have Greg’s parents over for dinner and games
90. Take a Chicago River Tour -- Completed 10/13/08
91. Go to Shedd Aquarium again -- Completed 10/14/08
92. Read a Phillip Yancey book
93. Throw Courtney’s Bridal Shower -- Completed 4/18/09
94. Go on an excursion with Courtney & Lacy
95. Attend a Diamondbacks game -- Completed 8/29/09
96. Go to an ASU football game
97. Finish packing for our move -- Completed 10/27/08
98. Finalize our moving arrangements -- Completed 10/10/08
99. Go camping
100. Finish my 101 in 1001 days list -- Completed 10/10/08
101. Blog about each of my 101 goals with pictures. -- Completed June 29, 2011