This is Our Life!: February 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

So Close!

So Greg is currently making his way back to Canada for his HLTA {leave time}
I am so happy, it has been a long 4.5 months; I am very happy to just have him in my arms for a little while.
We are not making plans to see people; not to be rude or selfish, as this is Greg's request. He only has so much time and is traveling long enough days on planes and always being in a vechile over there he would like to avoid travel as much as possible! We would welcome visitors! We just ask you call as we are going on vacation for a week while he is home!
We are planning on going out for St.Patty's day and will welcome all that would like to join us!

On another note the bedroom is nearly complete so pictures of that will be posted soon!

Hope everyone is doing well and are all as excited for Spring as I am!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

February

February already some may think, but to me it is an achievement...
I have anxiously been waiting and counting down; now I am under the 3 week mark, for Greg's HLTA! Greg will be home for a short vacation/ rest time. In that time him and I have a nice little trip to Punta Cana scheduled and some well deserved relaxation time.

What is new with us... well on my front since the last update I have began renovations of our master bedroom, which seems to be a bigger task then my brother or I ever imagined! I totally understand why renovations are always more expensive then you think they will be!
I have also started relay season early this year! I am the captain of a team this year and so far we have a lot of enthusiasm and drive. Some of you may be wondering is it relay season already?... well not yet really... I am hoping to get the team motivated and hit the road running! I have some great inspirations and ideas so hopefully we have a great year!

I have some new pictures from Greg and I will try to get some posted soon, I have been sort of out of sorts and off since being up roots in my house to a cramped single bed surrounded my suitcases and boxes that were removed from the master bedroom in order to do the required work.
I truly hope to get atleast one or two more undates in before Greg arrives home... maybe I will update you all on how the room turned out and some pictures!
Signing out for this entry!

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1. Live without using my credit card for an entire month. (done Mar.6th-Apr, 24th)
2. Volunteer 40 hours (0/40)
3. Try a new recipe every month (28/32)
4. Call or email a family member once a week (78/143).
5. See the East Coast of Canada.
6. Start an emergency fund and build it to contain a minimum of $1,500.
7. Do a whale watching tour.
8. Cook a meal for a friend (done Jan. 23)
9. Get dressed up and go somewhere fancy for dinner for no reason.
10. Organize recipes into a recipe box/book.
11. Swap stuff with someone in another country (gimmeyourstuff.blogspot.com).
12. Learn how to jump start a car. ( learned and still trying to always remember it)
13.Take my parents out for dinner to a nice restaurant. {complete Dec/08}
14. Put away $5 for every goal I don't achieve.
15. Get boudoir pictures taken.
16. Go on a picnic with friends. (done summer of 2010)
17. Wear a skirt to work once a month (12/32).
18. Host a girls only weekend. (feb 5th/11)
19. Buy a friend flowers for no reason. {completed Nov/08}
20. Lose at least 20lbs. ( May-Dec. 2010)
21. See a musical. {completed Jan.8th}
22. Buy a really nice piece of jewelry.
23. Perform 50 acts of random kindness (48/50).
24. Spend *most* of a day in bed with hubby (and not necessarily our bed) {Completed - July 2009}
25. Go on an over night trip with my mom. (summer 2008)
26. Join a gym – and go three times a week.
27. Make 3 birthday, anniversary, or get well cards and mail them. (3/3)
28. Don’t eat out for a month.
29. Eat a vegetarian diet for two days (2/2). {completed *not by choice* Sept. 2009}
30. Read two books (2/2). { completed Mar. 2010}
31. Buy a coloring book, and color all of the pictures.{started Jan.4th/09}
32. Donate clothing items at least 3 times. [3/3]
33. Go to the movies alone.
34. Take a multi-vitamin everyday for a month.{completed[dec.-jan.]/continuing}
35. Don’t drink any pop for one month. {Dec.4th - Jan.6th}
36. Brush my teeth four times per day for a month.
37. Floss once per day for a three months.
38. Go to church every Sunday for three months. (done summer of 2010)
39. Wear my hair down every day for a week. {Completed feb.2010}
40. Wear make-up every day for a week.
41. Wear a bikini and feel fabulous! (Doing in the privacy of my backyard 2010)
42. Don’t be afraid to confront someone when they hurt me, just do it. {completed several time between Dec. and Mar. 2010}
43. Eat at a sit down restaurant all by myself, without reading, talking on the phone, etc. {completed may.09}
44. Pay for the person behind me in the drive-thru.
45. Paint a room in my house all by myself.
46. Create a time capsule to be opened when I turn 50.
47. Put my clothes away immediately after folding them.
48. Make a house cleaning schedule and follow it.
49. Get books from the library, if I can, instead of buying them. {Doing for for almost a year not may09 - }
50. Keep a journal and write in it entire time my husband is gone.
51. Take a Navy Shower (time it so that the water is on for no longer than two minutes)
52. Only watch tv for 2 hour a day for 2 weeks {completed Feb./09}
53. Only use the internet for two hours a day for a week (completed Mar.6-13th)
54. Take a course of interest
55. Send a letter to a soldier overseas I don't know
56. Send atleast two homefire packages {completed}
57. Watch a Sunset {completed July 2009}
58. Watch a sunrise (mar.13th)
59. Grow something { does a baby count... lol}
60. Jump in a refection pool
61. Take my cloth bags to go shopping for 3 months (done/doing it pay for bags now)
62. update my address book {dec.2010}
63. Sell the unused wedding stuff {donated / and sold apr. 2009 - }
64. Give 5 unexpected gifts (5/5) {completed fall 2009}
65. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
66. Send Elaine $20
67. Fly a kite with my husband { I think it was Aug. 2009 - completed}
68. Host a couples night
69. Participate in a cookie bake
70. Bake cookie for Heather and take then to her. {X-Mas 2009}
71. Get a score of 200 or higher in bowling
72. Convince someone else to make a list.
73. Learn a new fact {competed}
74. Design what my ideal kitchen would look like. { done but always editing)
75. Don't buy anything other then the ness. for a month.
76. Share enough advice and encouragement to out rank husband on the forum. {completed Dec/08}
77.Plan a party { Aug. 2009 and Jan. 2010}
78. Dont use my cellphone for a week. (Mar.6-13th)
79. Give someone a compliment everyday for a week. {Completed}
80. Go to a taping of a talk show {completed Oct. 2009}
81. Go to the casino with my $20 {completed}
82.Spend a weekend with Heather at least 5x (1/5)
83. Make a photo album with "skinny greg" and/ or Knome for greg
84. Swim in the ocean. {done Mar. '09)
85. Leave a comment on a stranger’s blog.
86. Raise $500 for Relay for life
87. build a snowman {completed Feb./09 with Zach}
88. go sleding
89. No sweets for a week {completed Feb. 2010}
90. Don't use salt for a week { Completed Jan. 2010}
91. Compost as much as possible for 3 months
92. build a sand castle
93. Make atleast 3 gifts for christmas
94. Take Kassandra some where for a full day
95. Write and mail a letter to someone telling me how much they mean to me.
96. Write a letter to myself in the future
97. Get a couples massage.
98. Make a photo album of our first year of marriage {completed Sep. 2009}
99. Leave Greg responsible for atleast 3 nights alone.
100. Take picture of Baby Girl at every month for the first year of life
101. Participate in a pay it forward program

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So Close!

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