Married for 1,001 Days

November 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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7- The biggie this year as our trip to Brazil & Argentina for our anniversary (February 2008)

 

9- Attend 2 Plays: Phantom of the Opera & Mauritius

 

10- We started our garden! (April 2008) & will did it again this year

 

11- Music library is really coming together on my iMac with iTunes & our new living room stereo system (Dec 2008)

 

12- Decorate H’s office (all of 2008)

 

14- H to start a 401(K)

 

16- Start a journal ( blogging )

 

18- Build a substantial savings

 

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20- Subscribe to a magazine (Newsweek)

 

21- Visit the dentist 22- Install a Sprinkler System (Jan 2009)

 

 

23- Join the University of Houston Alumni (January 2009)

 

26- Clean the carpet

 

30- Plant some flowerbeds (definitely this spring)

 

31- Fondue with friends (done twice)

 

34- Read a fiction novel (You can see that I’ve done that several times over)

 

40- Take a photography class (June 2007)

 

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44- SCUBA certification (completed July 2008)

 

46- We went to the New Orleans Jazz Fest (April 2008)

 

47- Run everyday for a month (did this, but might do it again)

 

50- Write and publish a technical paper (presented it in Detroit)

 

51- Get Professional Engineering License (studied & I passed!)

 

52- Finish home entertainment system (January 2009)

 

 

57- Subscribe to a travel magazine (we loved Budget Travel)

 

60-Bake a Cheesecake (1st attempt in November 2008, will try again!)

 

62- Visit Alabama (Trip for Thanksgiving 2007)

 

65- Go to an art exhibit (saw Da Vinci) & went to the Art Festival several times

 

67- Girls weekend (Labor Day 2008 in Colorado with Stephanie & Wine Weekend in 2009)

 

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69 -Austin City Limits Festival (Oct 2009) 72- New grillfor the house 75- Organize garage (officially done January 2009) 76- See Dave Matthews Band in Concert (and did this again!) 68- Redecorate our bedroom 71- Give blood 72- Pay off debt 76- Cut Christmas Tree (completed in 2008)

 

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81- Fly a Kite (Feb 2008)

83- Go to a Houston Dynamo Game (July 2008)

84- Rent 10 classic movies

87- Go on a picnic (several times)

88- Couples Massage was awesome (October 2008)

89- Watch a Parade (Houston Rodeo Parade Nov 2008)

94- Try new ethnic restaurants (Mediterranean, Vietnamese & Spanish)

97- Ice Skating (did this with his cousins, but might go again)

100- Visit the Messina Hof Winery (Harvest & Stomp in July 2008)

ON GOING ITEMS

41- Cook 1 new meal a week (I’ve done a few & plan on doing a few more)

48- Visit grandparents every week (I’ve been better, but not great about this)

90- Review monthly budget (we’re been pretty good about this)

101- Go to the driving range together (we’ve been a few times)

COMING SOON

13- Hot Air Ballon Ride- it’s booked for our trip to New Zealand

27- Go fishing with my dad (Hopefullly this Spring)

45- Camp at 3 New Parks (our 3rd will be this weekend)

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: Headed out to South Dakota today for work.
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Dad’s Best Friends

April 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This photo is from about 2 years ago when there was some event at Dad’s house. I’m thinking it was a funeral unfortunately, but I wanted to get a great photo of my dad’s best friends. It’s neat because these have been his best friends (and their lovely wives) for decades. I have many fond memories of these people being at my birthday parties growing up, or coming over for card night. His one best friend lives in the neighborhood, his other best friend is my god-father (and god parents to my siblings), and he works with the other. The one friend of his not in this picture lives in Alabama most of the year and is a reader of this blog ( ::waves!:: ) . I think it’s so neat and amazing that my dad has had some great friends his entire life, and I think these types of relationships are so lost in my generation.

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: We’re hanging out with one of H’s oldest friends today! Either the iFest if it’s not raining or the museum and a wine bar if the weather is bad.

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101 Update

June 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment

We’ve been very busy on our 101 List in 1001 Days since my last update in January. We are officially 500 days into our first 1001 days of marital bliss. We have until November 9, 2009 to finish our list.

DONE

**New since the last update
6- Go to a NY Yankees Game (June 2007)
**7- The biggie this year as our trip to Brazil & Argentina for our anniversary (February 2008)
**12- Decorate H’s office
14- H to start a 401(K)
16- Start a journal ( blogging )
20- Subscribe to a magazine (Newsweek)
**21- Visit the dentist (H finally went in March)
26- Clean the carpet
31- Fondue with friends
34- Read a fiction novel (You can see that I’ve done that several times over)
40- Take a photography class (June 2007)
**46- We went to the New Orleans Jazz Fest (April 2008)
47- Run everyday for a month (did this, but might do it again)
**50- Write and publish a technical paper (presented it in Detroit)
**51- Get Professional Engineering License (studied & I passed!)
54- Go to a small town fair & rodeo
57- Subscribe to a travel magazine
62- Visit Alabama (Trip for Thanksgiving 2007)
**72- New grill for the house
76- See Dave Matthews Band in Concert
68- Redecorate our bedroom
71- Give blood
87- Go on a picnic (several times)
97- Ice Skating (did this with his cousins, but might go again)

IN PROGRESS

1- Run a marathon together (H has started training!)
10- We started our garden! (April 2008)
11- Start a music library (I’ve collected CD’s from most of our concerts)
41- Cook 1 new meal a week (I’ve done a few & did another last night)
45- Camp at 3 New Parks (we did McKinney Falls, so 2 more to go)
48- Visit grandparents every week (I’ve been better, but not great about this)
63- Read a book together
72- Pay off debt
84- Rent 10 classic movies (we’ve rented quite a few, but I have some more on my classics list)
90- Review monthly budget (we’ve been ok on tracking this, but will continue to do better)
94- Try new ethnic restaurants (a few down, a few more to go)
101- Go to the driving range together (we’ve been a few times)

COMING SOON

7- Trip to Big Bend National Park (I’ve just about talked H into going in December)
36- Volunteer for politics (hopefully this fall)
37- Take Zoe to the beach (on our calendar for June)
44- Get SCUBA certification
65- Go to an art exhibit (an awesome Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit is in town)
67- Have a girls weekend (I’m trying to plan a Labor Day weekend party in Colorado with Stephanie)
83- Go to a Houston Dynamo Game (on our calendar for July)
100- Visit the Messina Hof Winery (we’re booked for the Harvest Festival in July)

IF WE’RE LUCKY LIST

22- Install a sprinkler system
27- Go fishing with my dad
30- Plant some flowerbeds
88- Couples Massage

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: My grandparents are finally together again at a nursing home, and they are both doing fairly well.
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Photo Favorites of 2007

January 4, 2008 By 1 Comment
I thought I would take a further reflection on my photography, and how much fun I’ve had in the last 6 months by sharing my 10 favorite photos from 2007. Well, besides my 6 dozen favorite wedding photos, here are some I took with my new camera. In no particular order….

One of my all-time favorites of Zoe with her chewy, trying to decide if why I’m on the ground with her and if she should run away before I take her treat from her.

I love, love, love sunsets and sunrises, but this one from the County Fair is by far my favorite this year.

I loved being able to go around Houston, documenting our history, and this shot is so awesome because we took it with a remote.

Our trip to Colorado was the first big outing for the new camera, and this photo is a favorite because I love my husband and I love him being surrounded by nature and the mountains.

The above photo was one of many that I took on the Photo Marathon that DH tagged along with me to help out.

There really are no photos to capture how amazing and inspiring the (replica) of the Vietnam Memorial Wall was, but this photo is the best I could do to share those emotions.

Our trip to Alabama provided hundreds and hundreds of photos, but this one has always been a favorite of mine for no particular reason.

Capturing the camaraderie between my dad and my brother during his baseball game was what makes this photo so special.

And of course another Zoe one that makes me smile every time. It took me forever to catch her licking her chops for the treats I was teasing her with.

I shamelessly stole the inspiration for this photo from somewhere else, but I knew I had to have it when we were wandering around downtown.

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: So much fun I can’t stand it. I hope this year rocks just as much =)
Filed Under: photography, review

101 in 1001 Update

January 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Given all the other review, preview and goal posts, I thought the new year would be a great time for an update since we are almost at 1 year of marriage. About 330 days down, and another 670 days to go!. On our honeymoon, last February in Cabo, we sat down and day-dreamed a list of 101 things we wanted to do in our first 1001 days of marriage.
DONE
14- H to start a 401(K) (the very last possible day of this year)
16- Start a journal (I began blogging in July 2007)
20- Subscribe to a magazine (H got a Newsweek subscription for Christmas)
26- Clean the carpet (mundane yes, but it’s been done and will need to be done again)
31- Fondue with friends (how we celebrated our birthday last year)
34- Read a fiction novel (You can see that I’ve done that several times over)
40- Take a photography class (Done in June 2007, and you can see where that led!)
47- Run everyday for a month (did this, but might do it again)
54- Go to a small town fair & rodeo (did this with my parents)
57- Subscribe to a travel magazine (we really enjoyed Budget Travel)
62- Visit Alabama (great trip for Thanksgiving)
76- See Dave Matthews Band in Concert (lots of fun, we might do it again)
68- Redecorate our bedroom (bye bye pink!)
71- Give blood (I’ve been great about going every time I’m eligible again)
87- Go on a picnic (one of my favorite things to do and we’ve done it several times)

IN PROGRESS
12- Decorate H’s office (has this ever been a work in progress!!??!?!?)
45- Camp at 3 New Parks (we did McKinney Falls, so 2 more to go)
48- Visit grandparents every week (I’ve been better, but not great about this)
50- Write and publish a technical paper (submitted and will be officially published soon)
51- Get Professional Engineering License (waiting to hear on my application, then the monster test)
63- Read a book together (We started a nice short one last night.)
72- Pay off debt (credit cards gone, my car is next and then keep working on our mortgages)
84- Rent 10 classic movies (we’ve joined Blockbuster Total access, so we’ve watched many movies)
90- Review monthly budget (we’ve been ok on tracking this, but will continue to do better)
101- Go to the driving range together (we’ve been a few times)

COMING SOON
~mostly seen on our 2008 Preview list~

1- Run a marathon together (can I convince him to do NY with me?)
7- South America Trip (we might do Argentina again and hit Peru!)
36- Volunteer for politics
46- New Orleans Jazz fest (hopefully in May)
65- Go to an art exhibit (National Geographic Photography exhibit is in town!)
69- Austin City Limits Music Festival (hopefully in September)
74- Do a good thorough spring cleaning

IF WE’RE LUCKY LIST
10- Start a garden
22- Install a sprinkler system
30- Plant some flowerbeds
37- Take Zoe to the beach
77- Upgrade the BBQ Grill
83- Go to a Houston Dynamo Game
88- Couples Massage
100- Visit the Messina Hof Winery
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: I’m officially registered for my Canadian Rockies photography workshop!
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