My TO DO list...

I really enjoy having a list and some goals I want to focus on accomplishing for the year. I got close to finishing it this year too! Life happens, but maybe next year I'll get it all done. I did however, complete most of it and tons of stuff not on the list, of course. :D 

First- A recap:

1) Try 5 new restaurants 
       1) Burger Brothers (Maryland)
       2) Joe Squared (Maryland)
       3) Cadillac Ranch (Maryland)
       4) Moon River (Savannah)
       5) Shake Shack (Miami)
       6) Benihana's (Miami)
       7) YardBird (Miami)
       8) Nikki Beach (Miami)
       9) Flanigans (Miami)
      10) Scotty's Landing 
      11) And many others...
2) Go see 5 different live bands
             1) Big Popa E and the E Band
             2) Live band at Scotty's landing (never got his name :( )
             3) Joel Dasilva and the Midnight Howl
             4) A few in Key West- but didnt get names
             5) Brad Gibson Band! :D 
3) Start the AFs top 100 movies (15)
          1) Gone With The Wind
- As much as I love movies- I just didnt get around to this. I blame Desperate Housewives ;D
4) Volunteer- 1)Relay for life volunteer!
                         2) Shake-A-Leg Miami
5) Run a 5k in memory of my dad (I would love to make this annual)
       -Completed April 26th!
6) Lose the rest of my unwanted weight (20/25lbs)- nope :(
7) Read 15 books
        1) From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
        2) Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
        3) Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
        4) Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
        5) Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
        6) Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
        7) Hunger Games bySuzanne Collins
        8) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins       
        9) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
      10) The Horse Adjutant by Leon Schagrin and Stephen Shooster
      11) Counterfeit Gods by Timothy Keller
      12) Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
      13) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 
      14) The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
       15) The Girl Who Kicked A Hornet's Nest
8) Scrapbook our honeymoon-Completed 12/11
9) Scrapbook our first year with Carter- over the summer
10) Create a Family tree- Just never got around to is :(
11) Go Paintballing- We decided we would rather go with friends
12) Learn to Sail- went with my in laws and hubby! it was SO much fun!
13) Learn to play a song on the guitar- I should just give up. But I really do want to learn it!
14) Get life insurance- Yikes.
15) Try 10 new recipes
            1) Crab Rangoon
            2) Pumpkin Pie Cheesecakes Bites
            3) Cheesecake Mousse
            4) Pumpkin Pillows (like pumpkin wontons)
            5) Pumpkin Muffins  
            6) Baked Onion Rings
            7) Creamy Mushroom Soup
            8) Chicken Ropa Vieja
            9) Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
            10) Asian Noodle Pasta
            11) Zucchini Chips
            -I made A TON more! Please check my blog to see the rest!
16) Attempt to brew beer- our first batch is an Autumn Amber Ale! YAY!
                                 1) Autumn Amber Ale- "Currituck"
                                 2) Honey Bee Ale-
                                 3) Nut Brown
                                 4) Apple Ale
                                 5) Pumpkin Ale
                                 6) Oatmeal Stout 
17) Send a “just because card” to 10 different people in my life
18) Find a church- We keep thinking we wont be here that long, so we have not put a lot of effort into it.
19) Teach Carter 5 new tricks
        1) Give it and Take it
        2) "UP"- he stands on his hind legs and balances
        3) Kisses
        4) "High Ten" 
        5) Say Your Prayers
        6) Find your "Steak"- starting to teach him names to his toys
20) Do 26 random things with or for John
21) Do 26 random acts of kindness for other people
22) Decorate for each major holiday in our home (start collecting items for each holiday!)       
        1) Halloween! 
        2) Thanksgiving (we just left up our "fall" decorations, since there really are not a ton of Thanksgiving decorations people leave up)
        3) Christmas! 
        4) Easter- just a little, I need to collect more things!
23) Start a card/gift collection- (you know for those times when you don’t have time to go out and buy something- I would love to already have stuff on hand!)
       -I've started! But this should really be an on-going thing.
24) Get a massage (got it in Maryland with Krystal:D)
25) Compile a book/ recipe box with all of my favorite recipes- made this in an excel sheet and it's an ongoing project
26) Add 5 new things to our State room
         1) NC State Game Day Football
         2) Johns picture (the one he took and I got blown up :D)
         3) ACC Baseball! We actually have 2 now- one we found and one signed by the entire UM 2012 team- I am sure you are asking yourself "how does this fit in to the State room? Well one day I would like to have representation from all the ACC schools and pictures with us at each school! and whatever we got when we visited.
         4) NC State Piggybank- SO CUTE! and we'll probably use it to store game day stubs or something :D
         5) NC State Coasters!- Krystal gave them to me as a gift and they are a great addition!! I think I like them more and more every time I see them :D
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I think I did a pretty good job :D 

New List:

1. Make a homemade apple pie from scratch- I have always wanted to be good at this.
2. Attempt to can something (pickles, salsa, etc)- Seems like a fun hobby.
3. Organize files (medical, dog, auto, personal, etc)- Too disorganized for my good.
4. Read 15 books- 5 of which should be considered a classic- I LOVE to read.
5. Run another 5k- with improved speed- I can do it!
6. Go fishing- I havnt been since I was little and I think would be fun.
7. Try Geocaching- I have been DYING to do this.
8. Go to a festival in Miami- I want to expereince more of Miami while we are here.
9. Start a garden of some sort- Veggies and such are too expensive. Growing would be fun and much easier.
10. Learn calligraphy- I have always wanted to learn this. No reason, just want to.
11. Get an IRA- I need to retire y'all! The sooner the better. haha
12. Complete 10 pinterest projects- LOVE pinterest. Some really good ideas on there.
13. Join twitter- I never joined because I thought it would die down. It hasnt. Time to join I guess.
14. Try 10 new baked good recipes- I want to be REALLY good at baking yummy treats :D
15. Make homemade sushi- We are kind of obsessed with sushi and it would be fuN.
16. Try 10 new hair-dos- I need a new look or atleast new ways to do my hair.
17. Create a first-aid kit for us and Carter- Safety first.
18. Go camping- I love camping. and I really want to again BAD!
19. Take a random trip with John- with no phones to close out the rest of the world for awhile
20. Kayak 5 new places- now that we have an awesome new kayak!
21. Read through and study a book in the bible-  Maybe Esther?
22. Host a theme party- This would be awesome. Maybe for our 5 year anniversary?
23. Scrapbook our time in Miami thus far- So many memories to capture- and I have so much scrapbooking stuff still. haha
24. Try 10 new restaurants- This is always fun and food is yummy
25. Sew 2 items- I need to bust out my sewing maching and use it- for reals.
26. FINISH CORNHOLE- only been on my todo list for like 4 years
27. Move HOME!- A girl can dream right? But really- I expect to live in Raleigh by my next birthday at least!

Here is to a great 27!