New Year Approaching...

Hello!!! Well it's been a while since I have blogged and I am sad about that. I am making it a goal of mine to blog more because I do like having an outlet to just be myself and be creative. So, here is my list of 101 things I want to do in 2015 :)

101 Things to Do in 2015

1. Pay off my debt!!!!
2. No fast food for a month
3. No more soda
4. Go to a food festival
5. Beer Week 2015 :)
6. Go on a picnic
7. Sail on a boat
8. Take a dance class
9. Complete the 365 day photo challenge
10. Run a 5K
11. Attend a yoga class at least once a week
12. Try a new restaurant every month
13. Go camping
14. Save $3,000
15. Go one month without shopping
16. Read 5 biographies
17. Read 30 new books
18. Attend 5 concerts
19. Visit the Statue of Liberty
20. Play Mini Golf
21. See a movie outdoors
22. Become a homeowner
23. Run in a Color Run
24. Start taking and posting more pictures
25. Visit 5 new cities
26. Make 10 recipes from Pinterest
27. Buy fresh flowers every week for a month
28. Go on a hike
29. Go ice skating
30. Watch 5 documentaries
31. See at least 10 movies in theaters
32. Write and send snail mail to at least one friend
33. Visit Central Park
34. Go apple picking
35. Grow my hair out (Don't cut it again!!!!)
36. Eat Sunday brunch once a month
37. Create a budget and stick to it
38. Have a Fondue night
39. Go to a ballet
40. Volunteer 25 hours
41. Visit a national park
42. Throw a party for someone special
43. Whiten my teeth
44. Make 2 new friends
45. Be a better friend to my current friends
46. Complete 3 fitness challenges
47. Make a pizza from scratch
48. Find a wine that I like
49. Go to a psychic
50. Go to a Rave
51. Go fishing
52. Shoot a gun
53. Decide on a career path
54. Go to a casino
55. Attend Comic Con
56. Spend an entire day at the beach
57. Have Friendsgiving
58. Start a tradition
59. Get my passport
60. Learn how to drive
61. Meditate everyday for a month
62. Try 5 new restaurants
63. Try 5 new foods
64. Visit 2 new zoos
65. Have a complete "Me" day
66. Get another tattoo
67. Go on a tour of a brewery
68. Find my signature stationary
69. Go paint balling
70. Start a memory box
71. Become more independent
72. Take a train trip
73. Find my go to LBD
74. Eat a salad with every dinner for one week
75. Start drinking tea everyday
76. Update my resume
77. Get engaged (at the very least)
78. Make an address book
79. Buy a lottery ticket
80. Drink water every morning as soon as I wake up for a month straight
81. Do at least 5 DIY projects
82. Use my bike at least once a week once the weather gets  nice
83. Move out on my own
84. Go to a jazz club
85. Have a family game night once a month
86. Journal everyday for a month
87. Be honest with myself more often
88. Find a Pen Pal
89. Attend an MLB game
90. Attend an NHL game
91. Get an agenda and use it
92. Do a juice cleanse
93. Start taking daily vitamins
94. Get a facial
95. Make ice cream from scratch
96. Reconnect with an old friend
97. Try sushi again
98. Change my hair color
99. Frame my posters
100. Buy myself one splurge item
101. Save $5 for every goal accomplished

Well there you have it, 101 things that I hope to accomplish this year. I have high hopes for myself this year and I think that 2015 will be my year :)

2013!

So here is my list of 101things I would like to accomplish this year.

1.        Open our own daycare center!

2.       See a Yankee game in Yankee Stadium

3.       Get 3 tattoos

4.       Visit a state I’ve never been to

5.       Go to a carnival

6.       Go on a hike

7.       Get my passport

8.       Create a scrapbook of all my 2013 memories

9.       Buy a beach cruiser

10.    Go to the beach

11.     Lose at least 10 lbs.

12.    Have a picnic in the park

13.    See a play or musical

14.    Visit the pumpkin patch or go apple picking

15.    Attend an art festival or art show

16.    Get my learner’s permit then my driver’s license

17.    Go to bartending school

18.    Attend a food festival

19.    Knit a scarf

20.    Write in my journal everyday

21.    Go see a movie by myself

22.    Watch the sun rise and set in the same day

23.    See a foreign film

24.    Attend the show of a band I’ve never heard of

25.    Read a book based on the cover

26.    Write a compliment and place it in a library book

27.    Send a postcard to someone

28.    Learn the history of something

29.    Plant a small garden

30.    Be proud of my accomplishments no matter how small

31.    Make two new friends (real friends)

32.    Treat myself to one thing I deserve

33.    Eliminate all the poisonous people in my life

34.    De-clutter my mind, body, and soul

35.    Start running 2 miles four times a week

36.    Find a pen pal and write to them as often as I can

37.    Keep my GPA at 3.8 or higher

38.    Get out of debt

39.    Visit Central Park

40.    Go to at least 3 concerts

41.    Pay for someone else’s coffee or meal

42.    Create a journal full of all my favorite quotes and poems

43.    Throw a party

44.    Take a beginners yoga class

45.    Go vegetarian for a month

46.    Complete a 10 day juice feast!

47.    Complete the 365 day photo challenge

48.    Seriously decide what I want to do with my life (career wise)

49.    Go to a drive-in movie theater

50.    Save $500

51.    Visit at least 5 museums

52.    Write down one thing I’m thankful for everyday

53.    Start a collection

54.    Take a picture for each letter of the alphabet

55.    Take a photo of the same place every month for a year and then turn it in to a calendar for next year

56.    Give up caffeine for a month

57.    Go bowling

58.    Go to at least 5 flea markets

59.    Try five new foods

60.    Try Indian food at an Indian restaurant

61.    Get a new pair of glasses

62.    Spend the entire day at the zoo

63.    Don’t eat out for a month

64.    Adopt an accent for an entire day

65.    Try to blog more (every other day at least)

66.    Buy a camera

67.    Purchase an original work of art

68.    Meet a celebrity

69.    Read 50 books

70.    Go ice skating

71.    Got to a casino

72.    Go a whole month without straightening my hair

73.    Start taking daily vitamins

74.    Get my ears pierced (second hole)

75.    Try red and white wine

76.    Take a cooking class

77.    Go skydiving

78.    Buy a bookshelf

79.    Make over my room

80.    Have a sleep over

81.    Get rid of anything that I don’t wear on a monthly basis (throw out or give away)

82.    Stay off of celebrity gossip websites (worry about my own life instead of celebrities lives)

83.    Learn a poem by heart

84.    Learn about another culture (any culture other than my own)

85.    Go up in a hot air balloon

86.    Go mini golfing

87.    Do one thing that scares the hell out of me!

88.    Watch all of the Lord of the Rings films (back to back)

89.    Establish a new family tradition

90.    Meditate once a day for at least 10 full minutes

91.    Eat at least 3 apples a day

92.    Take a sightseeing tour around the city

93.    Go to the PIFA Street Fair (April 27)

94.    Take more pictures (of everything!)

95.    Learn to be more grateful for everything that I am blessed with

96.    Volunteer 20 hours

97.    Get a manicure

98.    Take a nice family photo

99.    Ride on a carousel

100. Save $1 for every goal not completed

101. Make 2013 the best year of my life

I know that I didn't accomplish all of the things on the list that I made for 2012, but I am giving myself a break because 2012 was a tough year for me.  So here is to 2013, I am planning on making this the best year of my life!

O.M.G

The concert was awesome!!!!!!!  All of the bands were amazing, but Neon Trees totally killed it.  The concert was free, but I totally would have paid for it because it was that awesome.  Tyler Glenn hugged and kissed my sister and she got the hug on video, lol.  Here are some photos from the concert.

Darry Miller & The Veil

Eve 6

Darry Miller & The Veil

I had the best time at the concert and was able to cross off one more goal off of my 101 Things To Do list! :)

Number 41...

Number  41 on my list of 101 Things To Do in 2012 is: Watch at least 20 new movies.  By new movies I mean movies that I have never seen before, therefore they are new to me.  Well here is the list:

1. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
2. The Social Network
3. 500 Days of Summer
4. The Sound of Music
5. My Fair Lady
6. Charlie St. Cloud
7. Dear John
8. Black Swan
9. Jane Eyre
10. J. Edgar
11. The Help
12. Notting Hill
13. Any Which Way You Can
14. Winter's Bone
15. Giant
16. Welcome To The Riley's
17. Breakfast at Tiffany's
18. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
19. Father's Little Dividend
20. The Seven Year Itch

I am embarrassed that I did not watch some of these movies sooner because some of them are classics, but better late than never!  This was a very interesting mix of movies but I really enjoyed watching every single movie on this list.  I am making my way through this list of 101 things to do at a fairly reasonable pace, but I think that I will pick up the pace once the summer arrives :)

Lucky Number 13

Number 13 on my list of 101 things to do is to donate blood. Well today I have completed that task! I am very proud to say that I donated blood and could possibly save someone's life.



Number 17

Number 17 on my list of 101 Things to do in 2012 is: Identify 100 things that make me happy and here they are.

1. Pets
2. Family
3. Junk food
4. Old movies
5. D.I.Y. blogs
6. Listening to music by myself
7. Sleep
8. Animals doing funny things
9. Walking
10. Nail polish
11. Rings
12. SweeTarts
13. Coffee
14. Hot Chocolate
15. Musicals
16. The Today Show
17. Watching T.V. with my family
18. Shopping
19. Baseball season
20. Tim Tebow <3
21. NY Giants and NY Rangers
22. Hot showers
23. Babies laughing
24. When things actually work out
25. Ribbon
26. Cupcakes
27. Summer BBQ's
28. Sweatpants
29. Twilight
30. Christmas
31. Happy Endings
32. A full moon
33. Purses
34. Gel pens
35. Stickers
36. Monthly magazine subscriptions
37. Chinese take out
38. Pizza!
39. New York City
40. Getting on the swing set at the park
41. LOVE
42. Dollar Tree
43. Home movies
44. Collages
45. Hot glue gun
46. A coloring book and a pack of crayons
47. Fashion blogs
48. Cook books
49. Food Network
50. Naturally curly hair
51. Disney movies
52. Country music <3
53. My iPod
54. Reading
55. Going to the library
56. Historic Center City
57. Dresses
58. A.J.'s jokes (A.J. is my little brother)
59. Sour candy
60. Arts & Crafts
61. Eating healthy
62. 90's cartoons
63. Cooking
64. Rain
65. Baking
66. Homemade gifts
67. Flowers
68. Trees
69. Sunglasses
70. The truth
71. Creativity
72. Individuality
73. Courage
74. Confidence
75. Old couples
76. Riding a bike
77. Wrapping gifts
78. Laughing at nothing in particular
79. Looking at old pictures
80. Remembering the good ol' days
81. Eating sunflower seeds
82. Random thoughts or ideas
83. Famous quotes
84. Panic at the Disco
85. T.V. comedies
86. Free Cell
87. Cocoa butter lotion
88. Body spray
89. Day dreaming
90. My New York Yankee fleece <3
91. Five Below
92. Hope
93. Strength
94. New beginnings
95. Art
96. Ice Cream
97. Puppies and kittens
98. Playing Scattergories
99. Sweaters
100. The future

All of these things make me happy but nothing makes me happier than my family and all of the blessings I wake up to everyday!

101 Things

So after really thinking about it I have decided to create a 101 Things To Do List.  Most of these lists are meant to be completed in 1001 days, but that seemed like such a long time, lol, so I decided to try and accomplish it in one year.  101 things to do in 365 days shouldn't be so hard right?  Well we will find out soon enough.  Here is the list:

1. Survive the End of the World
2. Visit Central Park
3. Go see a Yankee game in Yankee Stadium
4. Get a tattoo
5. Volunteer at least 100 hours of my time
6. Visit a state I've never been to
7. Go on a scavenger hunt
8. Pay off my credit cards completely
9. Read 50 books
10. Go to the carnival
11. Learn to play a song on the keyboard
12. Go on a hike
13. Donate blood
14. Write a letter to myself and open it in 10 years
15. Complete the 365 day photo challenge
16. Get a passport
17. Identify 100 things that make me happy 
18. Only drink water for one month
19. Create a scrapbook
20. Buy a beach cruiser
21. Assemble a shoebox all about me
22. Go to a concert
23. Go to a comic book store
24. Go to the beach
25. Lose at least 10 lbs.
26. Have a picnic in the park
27. Go see a play/ballet/musical
28. Go apple picking/ visit a pumpkin patch
29. Hug a tree
30. Take a picture for each letter of the alphabet
31. Go to the Renaissance Fair
32. Throw a dinner party
33. Take a cooking class
34. Build a snowman
35. Attend an art festival/art show
36. Go ice skating in Rockefeller Center
37. Go to the Today Show
38. Save $1000
39. Actually use the coupons that I clip  Dunkin Donuts coupons :)
40. Give at least 3 gifts just because
41. Watch at least 20 new movies
42. See the fireworks on the 4th of July
43. Get my Driver's License
44. Visit at least 5 museums
45. Make something from scratch  Banana Bread! Yummy!
46. Have a drink on my 21st birthday
47. Go to bartending school
48. Buy one things I've always wanted to buy but never did
49. Play tourist for a day
50. Buy at least 5 new CD's
51. Buy at least 5 flower bouquets
52. Go to a drive-in theatre
53. Adopt an accent for a day
54. Play in the rain
55. Go to a food festival
56. Make at least 5 new friends
57. Start a blog
58. Learn to knit
59. Spend an entire day in IKEA
60. Write in my journal everyday
61. Take a yoga/pilates class
62. Try red and white wine
63. See an outdoor summer Shakespeare show
64. Stop drinking soda
65. Send a care package to a friend
66. Have a big backyard BBQ
67. Make my own ice cream
68. Make a short film
69. Take a dance class
70. Take the dogs for a walk at least 4 times a week
71. Go see a movie by myself
72. Eat in a restaurant by myself
73. Buy an iPod touch     Christmas gift!
74. Watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy back to back to back
75. Throw a holiday party
76. Purchase an original work of art
77. Go to the Maury Show
78. Write down one thing I'm thankful for everyday
79. Start wearing makeup
80. Start selling Mark cosmetics again
81. Save $2 for every goal not completed
82. Start going to church
83. Buy a nice pair of heels and actually wear them
84. Buy a netbook
85. Buy a band tee
86. Watch the sun rise and set in the same day
87. See a foreign film
88. Spend an entire day in the library
89. Go the midnight showing of a movie
90. Make fresh squeezed lemonade
91. Make an inspiration board
92. Get a job
93. Take Frankie to dog training classes
94. Stay off the computer for two weeks straight
95. Make a list of my 100 favorite songs
96. Meet a celebrity
97. Build something with my own two hands
98. Bring back old slang yo!
99. Visit the Statue of Liberty
100. Listen to 5 new artists
101. Make a new 101 things list! Yay!