my 101 list

I wrote a similar list to this three years ago-in fact, Sky said reading it made him fall in love with me before he even met me (aww). Some of those original items are on this new list.

Doing 101 things in 1001 days would put me at December 4, 2013. I will mark them off as I complete them. I don't necessarily plan on doing every single one of them in that time frame, but they're goals nonetheless. Lofty? Sometimes. I believe that's okay.

1. See England (!)
2. Wear a long dress to a fancy party (3/26/11, Regimental Ball)
3. Get a degree (in progress again (yay!) as of 8/12)
4. Have another baby (June 29, 2013!)
5. Sign an autograph
6. Light candles every evening (Done! That or Scentsy most nights)
7. Watch more old movies (Done- that, and old actor biographies)
8. Find a way to be paid to write
9. Take Millie on a picnic
10. Buy a pair of red high heels
11. Learn more about photography (one class on 5/18/11)
12. Skinny dip
13. Get published in a printed magazine or newspaper
14. Be told that I am an elegant woman
15. Be in a wedding
16. Visit more museums
17. Do something that must be kept secret because it's so wild (done)
18. Cook all my meals myself for a week (Definitely done!)
19. Expand my vocabulary
20. Find a perfume that will be my 'trademark scent'
21. Live in/near Chicago for a while
22. Be gifted with a teddy bear from Harrod's
23. Get a message- maybe even a spa day
24. Sit down with each of my parents, and have them tell me their life stories (halfway done [Mom])
25. Get a second tattoo
26. Create a dessert recipe that is completely my own
27. Wear a flower in my hair (flower hairpin, Easter 2011)
28. Make all homemade gifts one Christmas
29. Get my makeup done professionally for an event
30. Go to a play
31. Throw Millie a gorgeous first birthday party (done July 2011)
32. Have my blog posts published into a book
33. Stay up all night playing board games
34. Be gifted with a meaningful necklace to wear every day 
35. Find a “George Lassos The Moon” sign and hang it in my home
36. Get a child's bike seat for my bike and take Millie on long rides
37. Write more poetry (work in progress, but somewhat done!)
38. Have a photo (that I've taken) enlarged and printed on a canvas (done June 2013- won one)
39. Go camping as a family
40. Plan a regular date night and stick to it
41. Go canoeing
42. See Coldplay in concert
43. Have Sky record himself telling our “how-we-met” story and blog it
44. Have a tea party with Millie
45. Teach myself to make something fun with origami
46. Go to a NCAA basketball tournament game (preferably, the Illini)
47. Learn how to play poker and win a game
48. Buy and use curlers for a week (Attempted...not so great.)
49. Find a dentist and start going every 6 months (Done)
50. Pay off debt (work in progress, but nearly done now!)
51. Have a 'sanity day' just to myself once or twice a month
52. Figure out how to lessen my migraines
53. Make Sky a mix tape like he's asked (done July 2011)
54. Go on a vacation as a family
55. Take Millie to Prairie Farms (done June 2012)
56. Go on an across-town bike ride with my dad in the summer, per our tradition
57. Learn to be more patient (work in progress!)
58. Go to garage sales at least two weekends per month, and occasionally get up early for them (done- online garage sales count!)
59. Buy a vintage dress and wear it for a night out on the town
60. Meet a bloggy friend in real life (Done! The Annoyed Army Wife, January 2012, Fran from Freeborboleta in Seattle, August 2012, and Meagan (Out with the Map) and Dani (My Heart is in the Army, My Brain is in Grad school December 2012)
61. Do photography for an event (wedding, pregnancy, graduation, baby shower, etc.)
62. Walk along the beach with Sky at sunset
63. Get up before Millie and have a cup of coffee (Done)
64. Wear pearls
65. Get Millie a wagon
66. Play a game of basketball with Sky
67. Paint a piece of furniture (done)
68. Learn how to do my own 'smoky eye' makeup
69. Have professional family photos taken (Done- for free!)
70. Sing a karaoke song
71. Make a cherry pie from scratch
72. Buy sapphire earrings (my birthstone)
73. Go feed breadcrumbs to ducks as a family (done)
74. Start reading my Bible daily
75. Make something that can be framed and hung on a wall (sorta done!)
76. Go to a few nice restaurants in town I haven't been to before- Minecci's, Timpone's, etc. (Done- Minecci's, our anniversary)
77. Make homemade ice cream
78. Wear bright red lipstick
79. Get out my old Taste of Home magazines and use one recipe from them each week (Done-Have used them quite a bit.)
80. Go horseback riding with Sky
81. Pick apples or pumpkins with Millie at Curtis Orchard
82. Learn how to make hand-stamped necklace pendants (and possibly sell them)
83. Research my family's genealogy and know more of their stories (work in progress, but learning more)
84. Fly a kite with Millie
85. Have a day out just to take pictures
86. Rent a fancy car for a day and take a joyride
87. Throw a party and make my own hor d'ouevres (Somewhat done- game night!)
88. Get a passport
89. Dance a slow dance with Sky
90. Learn how to tie a tie
91. Embroider something (Done, March 2012)
92. Have a video game night with Sky after Millie is asleep
93. Find an amazing-but-healthy smoothie recipe and make it (done)
94. Call my mom once a week without fail (usually done)
95. Do a giveaway on my blog of my favorite things (done-ish)
96. Make it a habit of doing devotions with Sky every day
97. Go on a girl's day/night out with friends
98. Take a walk every day the weather is nice (started 3/12)
99. Discover a new favorite poet
100. Watch every episode of the Dick Van Dyke show
101. Inspire someone else to make their own list (if you are, email me and I'll link you here, or comment below!) (Done!)