BJ/EJ @ CBP

Last night, Ryan and I joined Kevin and Barbie for a night out to see Billy Joel and Elton John at the Citizens Bank Park. This was without a doubt the longest time I would be away from Jude. The first time we'd be leaving him with someone during the time from that would normally be his evening routine. And, the first time that I went out right after work leaving my with pretty much NO Jude time. It was intimidating, but totally worth it.

Ryan and I love Billy Joel (probably him more than I) and we're both fans of Elton John. Not to mention this was the perfect chance for me to let loose a little (none of that "but I need to feed Jude in an hour" excuse) and have a few drinks. It was such a great time!! While the weather was a little sticky, for the most part it was a nice night.

After putting a couple of drinks back I even made friends with the people sitting around me (Alicia: the social drunk). All in all, we danced, did some singing along and had a blast.

Last night also allowed me to cross off a couple of things on my 101 list.

I drank 3 different types of beer last night (it was either drink beer that the people carrier around in coolers or leave the show to go to the stands along the outside of the stadium - after Ryan got lost for what seemed like forever getting me a drink, we stuck with the beer): Heinikin, Bud Light and Miller Light. Putting me at SEVEN instead of 6 beers. While it's not the most amazing taste in the world, it wasn't too terrible.

ALSO - knowing last night would be a late night and that I would probably be getting a little tipsy I prepared in advance and scheduled off for today. So, I officially took the day off to sit at home and do nothing. It was enjoyable laying around with my munchkin, taking a nap, watching TV, etc.

*** Pictures of the Concert to Follow

So: my updated list:

Personal/Self Improvement Goals:
1. Start my 'career' (whatever that may be)
2. Go back to school to study something new - whether I plan to do anything with it or just am interested in learning - even if it doesn't result in a degree, take classes that interest me.
3. Photograph someone and get paid for it.
4. Start a better morning routine - i.e. waking up before I have to, in an effort to make the mornings less hectic.7/2009
5. Read a book a month for 6 months straight - 4 months down (April - July), 2 more to go.
6. Take a walk during the fall simply to take pictures of the trees
7. Pull over while driving and take a picture when I see something beautiful
8. Try 6 different beers (at home or at a bar - can be on different days) to say that I've given drinking beer an honest try. (3 down - 3 to go) - Leinenkugeul, Berry Weis, Raspberry Wheat from Iron Hill, Miller Light Cactus and Lime, Miller Light, Bud Light, Heinikin
9. Make a quilt
10. Go one full day without getting online/on a computer/watching TV/ talking on the phone.
11. Go 1 month without eating meat to see if I could be a vegetarian.
12. Go out of my way to be nice to someone who annoys me. 5/2009
13. Make a seasonal dessert each season for one year (4 desserts total) that I have never made before.
14. Complete a "handy" project around the house on my own.
15. Go 1 month without eating fast-food (anything with a drive-thru is fast food) - 5/200-6/2009.
16. Take a day off of work and sit at home and do nothing.
17. Buy a watch or fix one I have and wear it regularly
18. Get a massage
19. Maintain a flower bed for a whole season
20. Mail out Christmas cards
21. Meet all of our immediate neighbors (house directly to the right, left and in front) - I'm crossing this off, because I'm beginning to think our neighbors to the right do not exist. We were originally told they come back every summer and stay, but it's almost the end of June and I have yet to see them, so I think they just own the house and are letting it rot.
22. Sell something I made/did for money (could be a photo, a service or a craft of some sort)
23. Have Ryan help ME hang a light or ceiling fan in the house.
24. Make putting on make-up part of my morning routine - this one got stalled when I was afraid of catching pink eye/ruining my make up, so I won't say it's done.

House Goals:
25. Remodel our kitchen
26. Start and finish decorating our baby's nursery to have a special place to welcome him/her into the world.
27. Remodel and decorate our living room - still need to finish the receptacles
28. Remodel and decorate the general areas of our home (hallway, entrance ways, etc)
29. Remodel the three bathrooms in our home (1 started)
30. Unpack all of our boxes.
31. Remodel and decorate master bedroom
32. Remodel and decorate guest room
33. Be able to park my car in the garage
34. Find a way to display our shot glasses (plan: build a wall unit in the dining room!!! exciting idea!! - AKA "remodel dining room")


Fitness:
35. Run a marathon (hopefully with Ryan)
36. Run a 5K in less than 25 minutes
37. Walk through the mall one morning with the "mall walkers"
38. Get back to my pre-baby weight (or less) post baby - I weighed myself and was RIGHT at 150 - granted it was early AM, but I'll take it.

Donate/Giving to Others/Environmental:
39. Donate my hair to Locks of Love again - hopefully more than last time (if running a marathon w/Ryan shave head for donation per agreement with Ryan)
40. Skip celebrating Christmas one year and donate any money we would have spent on the holidays to poor children who otherwise wouldn't have a Christmas - go as far as telling anyone who would have bought us a gift to donate to a charity instead of gifting to us (any gifts we receive should be packed up and donated accordingly)
41. Volunteer - at least 40 hours total
42. Plant a tree
43. Try donating blood again
44. Grow vegetables at home - plan: turn the flower bed on the side of our house into veggie gardens
45. Encourage someone to recycle (they actually have to start doing it for it to count!)

Family Growth:
46. Get another dog

Traveling/Site Seeing/Family Activities:
47. See the Northern Lights!
48. Go on my much anticipated trip to Washington D.C.
49. Take a road trip (to count as a road trip I have to be in the car for 3+ days making more than 5 stops along the way)
50. Go to the "please touch" museum in Philly
51. Go to the New Mexico Hot Air Balloon festival - and ride in a hot air balloon
52. Go to an art museum and truely appreciate the art
53. See a show on Broadway
54. Take Buddy to the dog park
55. Go skiing
56. Host a holiday gathering at our house for our families
57. Take a ladies trip for myself and any female friends (to count as a trip it must be over night)
58. Take a trip on a train
59. Take our first "family vacation" - 6/2009 (NC)
60. Make a snow man
61. Jump in a pile of leaves
62. Sprinkle some of Zoey's ashes somewhere I know she'd love to be
63. Go strawberry picking
64. Star Gaze on a camping trip - stay at a camp site "in the middle of no where" for a great view of the stars.
65. Have a candle light dinner
66. Take Ryan to see the Daily Show or Colbert Report (his choice) - going to the daily show in august!
67. Walk through a professionally maintained garden on a spring day.
68. Lay on my back and watch the clouds
69. Play in the rain
70. Get Buddy's picture taken with Santa
71. Go cherry picking
72. See the Statue of Liberty - up close (with the whole Ellis Island Experience)
73. Go fishing
74. Go to a Holiday party that I have to get dressed up for (christmas or new years)
75. Go to a carnival/fair
76. Go to the circus
77. Eat the 1 piece of wedding cake left in the freezer on our anniversary
78. Go on a fabulous trip to one (or more) of the following places: Egypt, Tahiti, Hawaii, Victoria Falls, Ireland, African Safari, London, Machu Picchu

Financial:
79. Be out of debt (everything except mortgage payments and car payments)
80. Organize our finances/bills on our computer and go paperless for as many bills as we can.

Organization:
81. Find a way to display more of the thousands of images I have stored on my computer (and be creative about it!) - currently doing scrapbooks for each year, but still need to do something with some of the others - some sort of collage.
82. Organize our office in a way to make it easier to find important papers and maximize space.
83. Get rid of something that I really don't need but hold on to for some reason or another (aka junk) - got rid of a purse Kathy had made for me. It was white with a green "AW" on the front. I haven't used it in years, but kept it for one reason or another every time I cleaned out my closet.
84. REALLY clean out my closet and dresser and give away anything I don't wear (no matter how much I tell myself I'll wear it) - 6/2009

Becoming a Mom:
85. Throw a successful kiddy-party
86. Find a daycare for baby
87. Make and decorate a birthday cake for our baby

Misc.:
88. Win something on the radio - I'm trying!!!
89. Get another tattoo - another one with meaning
90. Get a new passport with the right name
91. Blog about each task as it's completed (or as I realize I did something that was on the list as sometimes it may not dawn on me until days later)
92. Encourage someone else to make a 101 list of their own
93. Buy a 'flashy' pair of heals
94. Get a desk-top computer
95. Order something out of a cataloge
96. Help Ryan and Ryan make another movie in any way I can
97. Buy an argyle sweater
98. Mail someone a card on a special occasion (anniversary, b-day, etc)
99. Support Ryan in getting another tattoo - or start his "sleeve"
100. Sing Kareokee
101. Sell something on e-bay