Jen's 101 Things in 1001 Days: visits home

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

016. Visit home at least 2 times a year (2/6) 8/7/09-8/9/09

Us at the wedding.

This summer was a busy summer for us. We visited home twice in about 3 weeks. The second visit for us was when we went home for my husband's sister's wedding. It was a busy weekend where we got to see a lot of family and friends, but like always we wished that we had more time to visit with all of them.

The List

Start Date: Friday, June 12, 2009
End Date: Friday, March 9, 2012

56/101 completed

Completed items will be: Completed
Items in progress will be: In Progress

The List
001. Finish this list. - (6/12/09)
002. Blog about the completions of items on this list.

Creativity/Hobbies
003. Write a novel (50,000+ words) in a month
004. Create a wedding scrapbook
005. Sew an item of clothing or something for the home. (Dec 2011)
006. Learn how to play a song on the guitar.
007. Play my saxophone or sing as a gift to someone
008. Write 4 short stories (0/4)
009. Create another scrapbook just because
010. Write a Christmas letter and send it out to family and friends. (Dec 2009)
011. Update my family tree. (7/8/09)
012. Get another membership to Ancestry.com (12/25/09)
013. Try a new craft

Relationships (Family/Friends)
014. Go out on 4 dates with my husband where we get all dressed up. (0/4)
015. Host family or friends for a holiday. (10/31/09)
016. Visit home at least 2 times a year (6/6)
017. Celebrate our first anniversary (5/16/2010) by doing something special.
018. Celebrate our second anniversary (5/16/2011) by doing something special.
019. Host friends at our home for dinner at least 4 times (4/4)
020. Go out on a date with my husband at least once a month (10/33)
021. Host a party for one of my friends. (5/30/2010)
022. Become a mom. (3/5/2010)

Personal
023. Become a member of a church. (March 2010)
024. Attend a church activity.
025. Get a passport. (February 2011)
026. Write down 101 things that I am grateful for and post them (0/101)
027. Get a library card from the local library (Oct 2011)
028. Buy a cute dress and wear it somewhere. (8/8/09)

Financial
029. Buy a house (7/15/09)
030. Write a will and living will.
031. Combine credit card accounts and bank accounts with my husband. (Sept/Oct 2009)
032. Change over all loan information to new address/name. (10/23/09)

Education & Career
033. Clean out my new classroom and organize it the way I want it. (6/30/09)
034. Create a curriculum for the music appreciation class. (Aug 09)
035. Create a curriculum/schedule for senior high band. (Aug 09)
036. Create a curriculum/schedule for junior high band. (Aug 09)
037. Tie up loose ends with parade at the end of the summer. (7/5/09)
038. Create schedule for beginning band. (Sept 09)
039. Attend the state convention for Music Educators. (11/17/09)
040. Order new music and supplies for the classroom. (6/30/09)

Travel
041. Travel to a country I've never been to.
042. Camp near the Niobrara River (6/18-6/21/09)
043. Travel and stay in a city I've never been to. (May 2011)
044. Visit 5 tourist spots in my current state (1/5) 1. Smith Falls
045. Visit a museum I've never been to. (6/20/09)
046. Visit a friend out of state.
047. Go on a vacation with my husband.

For the Community and others
048. Donate money to a cause.
049. Donate my unused clothing or items to Goodwill (3/28/2010)
050. Participate in a community clean up days.
051. Give someone a gift just because.
052. Send someone a card just because.

Food
053. Cook 25 new recipes (1/25)
054. Eat at 5 new restaurants (10/10/09)
055. Make homemade ice cream. (6/14/09)
056. Make homemade bread.
057. Bake my husband a birthday cake. (1/5/10)
058. Try 3 new items I've never had before (0/3)

For the Home
059. Paint at least one room in our house a color besides white or off white. (Jan 2010)
060. Decorate our home for one holiday. (Dec 2009)
061. Plant a vegetable garden in the backyard. (Summer 2010)
062. Plant flowers around the yard. (Summer 2010)
063. Buy 4 crafty or artistic items to place in the house (0/4)

Entertainment
064. Read 30 new books (0/30)
065. Watch 5 new movies in the theater (4/5)
066. Attend a college sporting event.
067. Go mini-golfing with friends/family
068. Go to the Pawnee Plunge

Experiences
069. Attend the State Fair.
070. Attend the Renaissance Festival.
071. Watch the sunrise.
072. Watch the sunset. (6/20/09)
073. Fly in a Cessna airplane.
074. Go tubing down a river. (6/19/09)
075. Go on a double date with friends. (7/4/09)
076. Go on a train ride.
077. Learn how to use the riding lawn mower (6/13/09)
078. Go to a winery (7/18/09)
079. Go to a brewery
080. Learn how to canoe.
081. Dance in the rain
082. Go on a picnic (3/23/2010)
083. Go to an apple orchard.
084. Go to a pumpkin patch. (10/17/09)
085. Have a real Christmas tree. (Dec 2009)
086. Chaperon a school event.
087. Drive a jet-ski.
088. See where/what my husband does at work. (8/11/09)

Health and Well Being
089. Go for a walk at least twice a week for one month
090. Find a dentist (Dec. 2010)
091. Find a doctor (6/26/09)
092. Get a yearly physical done.
093. Take a multivitamin every day for a month (7/12/09)
094. Have blood drawn for the health insurance rebate.
095. Find an eye doctor and get a new prescription for my reading glasses.

Misc.
096. Buy scrapbooking items.
097. Buy a new purse. (Nov 2011)
098. Buy a hutch of some sort to display my collectibles in.
099. Buy 10 new books (0/10)
100. Organize family and friends addresses (Dec 2009)
101. Hold a garage sale.

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