Tuesday, February 1, 2011

50. Save up for a pair of Gucci sun glasses - then buy them.

I saved up $150 with my little side business of selling Lumpia to my husband and my mom's co-workers.  I've had the money for awhile now but had not found the "perfect" pair of sun glasses.  Then Christmas came and my hubby ended up getting me designer sun glasses as one of my gifts.  I figured it was silly to buy another pair of designer sun glasses when the one he gifted me ended up being PERFECT.  So since I actually saved up the money to buy the Gucci sun glasses, I don't feel guilty crossing this 101 off my list.  Not sure what I will spend the money on but I'm sure it won't go wasted. ;)

47. Have our assistant pastor and his wife over for a meal.

Finally after attending our church for 3 years I had our assistant pastor and his wife over for dinner on Friday, January 7, 2011.  They've had us over several times through out the years and I always felt bad for never inviting them over to our house.  We had a really great time with them and I look forward to having them over again.

29. Frame 3 of my favorite wedding photos to hang at home.

It was so nice to finally get these hung on the wall after all these years!  I ended up hanging these in our master bedroom so we can see them daily and be reminded of what an amazing wedding day we had.

Monday, January 24, 2011

39. Take Avie to the Aquarium in Chattanooga, TN.

It was really nice to have some quality family time while Matt was on Thanksgiving break from FSU.  Avie had a great time taking in all the exhibits and even got to pet a sting ray. I love how adventurous she is! I, on the other hand, being 6 months pregnant was ready to be wheeled around in a wheel chair after 2 hours! HA! After we toured everything, we walked across the street and enjoyed some yummy Ben and Jerry's.  I love having days like this!



98. Go on a date with Matt to Jackson's Steakhouse.

Pensacola does not have a 5 star restaurant, only two 4 star ones.  There used to be a 5 star one but thanks to Hurricane Ivan, it got destroyed.  I love fine dining and I love steaks so when I found out Jackson's existed, I had to go! Matt has taken clients there for lunch and has come home bragging about how awesome the menu is so for our 7th wedding anniversary (November 22, 2010) my wish came true and I got to go.  My steak was absolutely FANTASTIC and my creme brulee for dessert was the best I have ever had.  It's hard to find a place that knows how to do creme brulee right.  I've only had it done right one other time and that was back in 2000 at some yummy restaurant in Arizona.  I look forward to our next dinner here!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

76. Have the family put a care package together for Operation Christmas Child (www.smaritanspurse.org)

Samartian's Purse is a wonderful Christian Missionary!  Their mission is, "To demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ."  I heard about their Operation Christmas Child (OCC) two years ago in a random magazine I was flipping through and couldn't wait till Avie was old enough to participate and help me do a donation. Avie and I filled two shoe boxes with small toys, lollipops, toothbrushes, toothpaste, chap stick and school supplies.  Avie geared her box for a little girl her age and I did mine for a little boy Avie's age.  The really neat thing is that we were able to download a bar code to put on our boxes so we will be able to track our package and find out what country they made it too.  We had a really fun time shopping, putting the boxes together and then delivering them that we decided to make this an annual King tradition.


10. Take my mom for a manicure & pedicure.


It was really nice to take my mom to the salon and have her get pampered. She has such a giving heart, I thought it was perfect to stop and do something for her for a change. She had a great time and said that she wants to make it our monthly date.  I like any new traditions that involve going to the salon. HA!