99 Things

I stole this from Michelle's blog. How many of these 99 things have you done? My accomplished tasks are in bold.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars (does camping count?)
3. Played in a band (middle school)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when your not ill.
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Heck yes!)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason (such a sweet husband)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (my collarbone)
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (I flew over it, does that count)
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (twice)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

36/99. Not so good. I need to work on these things. Hmmm I'll try to save a life and be in a movie today. Not looking good as I'm at work until 4:30, but who knows what the evening will hold! Join a book club, now that's manageable.

It's growing!

So when Erin, at Dishes & Wishes, was little she used to wander away from my parents at the store. When she did this you always knew to look in the toy aisle to get find her. What we didn't know until later is that she would go and find these.







Then she would head to the closest bathroom and dump the whole package in a toilet, watch them grow and the run back to either the toys or to find mom and dad. When holidays roll around now I try to remember to get her a pack, that way she can legally watch them grow.





For my birthday, Brad got me one of these that was a duck egg.
It's the same concept. You fill a bowl with water and place the egg in the water and as he grows inside of the egg, he hatches! Here is a picture story of my little ducks life thus far.

Day 1 (We put him in the water the night before)

This morning when I woke up he looked like this.

I helped him out of his shell and changed his water and when I left this morning he looked like this.

I know you guys are super excited to see how my little guy grows. I plan on taking pictures every day of his growth. Stay tuned to catch all of the exciting updates.

Wendy's Fail!

So today I got to eat some of my leftover birthday quiche for lunch. Since I only brought a normal sized piece of quiche, I stopped down at Wendy's to pick up a side salad. My quiche was just as good today as yesterday and then I opened my salad. I love that they come with croutons. I never used to like croutons, but now I love them. I pulled out my croutons and look at how delicious the look.

Don't the look delicious? When I flipped it over though........

Two months!!! Two months, really?? Thanks goodness it's just stale bread. That's right, two months expired and I ate them. They were too yummy to toss.

Do you eat things that are past the expiration date?

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To

8 things I'm looking forward to:
1. Moving
2. Baking Christmas cookies
3. Going on vacation
4. Seeing my new family
5. Not being so financially stressed
6. Spring :)
7. Hearing all about E's honeymoon
8. My husband finishing Law School

8 things I did yesterday:
1. Had some bacon that Brad cooked yesterday before I woke up
2. Worked
3. Got dropped off at a bar.
4. Celebrated with hubs and his drunk fellow L1's since exams were over
5. Drove my drunk husband home
6. Made said drunk whiny husband a good amount of food
7. Watched 2 episodes of Bones
8. Went to bed at 10pm

8 things I wish I could do:
1. Get out of Debt!
2. Fit in to my Seven's that I now have to give to my sister
3. Spend Christmas with two families in two different states.
4. Shop, shop, shop, shop... on someone else's bill.
5. Hang out with my friends more.
6. Be more crafty
7. Figure these curls out
8. Spend what I want on Christmas, not what I should.

8 shows I watch on TV:
1. Glee
2. Bones
3. Dancing with the Stars
4. SYTYCD
5. Project Runway
6. Dog Whisperer
7.
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Blogger Awards

So because Erin over at Wedding Planning Memior tagged me in Honest Scrap I'll oblige cause she's so freaking awesome... and my sister and all.



1. I married my best friend from 5th through 8th grades older brother. never saw that coming back then.

2. I can't imagine living far from my family. Brad is pretty good at it. I think I would be devestated.

3. Brad and I have two cats. Neala (lovingly known as Meowla) and Mr. Giaus. He was just Gaius but over time the Mr. was added and now he's only plain Gaius when he's in trouble.

4. I have been married for 423 days.

5. My hair has become a bit of an obsession for me. Although I'm getting less obsessed I think. Erin thinks it's weird. But then she doesn't have curls.

6. I have a tattoo... Just 1 for now. My sister has one that matches... kinda. We got them 2 years apart and mine is on my left foot... Hers is on her right. So we make a pair. It's of the trinity knot or dancers knot. I love it.

7. I love pasta. Pasta and alfredo sauce.

8. I'm excited that Brad is going to Law School. I'm excited for him, but I'm excited for me too. I get to really have time to read again.

9. Every time I think I want to retire from actually dancing to just teaching, I have another show to dance at. I love it. After 18 years it's still one of my favortie things to do.

10. I need to keep a planner. I am the master at double booking myself. Ask any of my close friends.

So there you go... 10 random facts about me.