Lisa's 101 List in 1001 Days: January 2011

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!

Here it goes . .

~~1. Get pregnant again.~~

2. Go Yoloing

3. Take Avie to Sea World.

4. Get reservations made at Chef Ramsey's restaurant in NYC.

5. Once reservations are made, plan the trip to go!

6. Vacation in Napa Valley.

7. Meet Andrew & Camden (taking a trip to CA).

8. Do a bible study.

9. Take a winter vacation so Avie can play in the snow.

~~10. Take my mom for a pedicure.~~

11. Run in a local 5K.

12. Watch the sun rise at the beach with Matt.

~~13. Watch the sun set at the beach with Matt.~~

14. Plan spaghetti beach dinner nights once a month at Perdido Key for 6 months just to get the habit going to start a new family tradition. (0/6)

~~15. Plan weekly craft projects with Avie for 6 months. Make it a habit to continue on after the 6 months by putting it on the caldendar. (24/24)~~

16. Save all change over the next 1001 days and at the end, put that money into Avie's savings account.

~~17. Take my grandma to watch the Blue Angels practice.~~

18. Read the bible everyday.

~~19. Read one parent/self-help book a month for a year. (12/12)~~

~~20. Make Avie a skirt on my sewing machine.~~

21. Get CPR certified.

22. Take Avie camping in TN with Elle and Miles.

23. Plant a garden with Avie.

24. Go fishing off the Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier with Matt.

25. Stop biting/picking my nails.

26. Sew my own Christmas stockings to hang from the fireplace.

27. DIY a tile back splash in our kitchen.

28. Print professional wedding photos to make into an album.

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

30. Don't complain for one day.

31. Then don't complain for a week.

32. Find and research a charity that I can give my time and money to.

~~33. Become more involved with my church by finding something to volunteer in.~~

34. Take a spinning class.

~~35. Don't eat snacks past 9 PM for a month.~~

~~36. Take Avie to a Gymboree class.~~

~~37. Go para sailing with Matt in Destin at the annual family trip.~~

~~38. Collect shells along the beach with Avie.~~

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

~~40. Go to the Forgotten Coast with Matt for a weekend.~~
41. Visit a local winery.

~~42. Make an herb garden.~~

~~43. Host a chili party on Halloween.~~

~~44. Do a food detox for one month.~~

45. Go kayaking.

46. Have our pastor and his wife over for a meal.

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

48. Take Avie to see Christmas lights at Rock City in Tennessee.

49. Volunteer at a local woman's shelter.

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

~~51. Have a family picnic at a park.~~

52. Roast marshmallows with Avie.

53. Plant a palm tree in our yard.

54. Sign Avie up for ballet classes.

~~55. Learn how to make Kare-Kare.~~

~~56. Learn how to make Siapao.~~

57. Plan a girls weekend with my sister-in-laws.

~~58. Do something special for Matt for all his hard work.~~

59. Have a seafood boil and invite friends.

60. Look into and start violin lessons.

61. Research our next house (where it's gonna be and what we want in it).

62. Go on a family cruise.

63. Start Avie in swim lessons.

~~64. Participate in our annual subdivision yard sale.~~

~~65. Take the money from the yard sale and use it on a family even that we pick together.~~

~~67. Make my first quilt.~~

68. Take a scuba diving class.

69. Get certified in diving.

~~70. Every week for a month, make a dish I've never made. (4/4)~~

~~71. Plan a father/daughter day out for just Matt and Avie.~~

72. Put all Avie's videos onto DVDs.

73. Learn how to surf!

~~74. Take Avie to visit the Foley Train Museum in Foley, Alabama.~~

75. When Avie is close to pre-school age, research and find a home schooling program for her.

~~76. Have the family put a care package together for Operation Christmas child (www.samaritanspurse.org)~~

77. Send a random soldier overseas a care package.

78. PRIVATE - to be revealed once completed.

79. Find a missionary through our church to write letters to and help support.

80. PRIVATE - to be revealed once completed.

81. If our 2nd child is not a girl, take Avie's designer clothes and sell them on Ebay.

82. Take her other clothes and put them in the yearly Mom2Mom sale at the Pensacola Fairgrounds. (partially done Sept. 2009)

83. All monies from 81 and 82 will go into Avie's savings account. ($86 put into her account Sept. 2009 from partial consignment)

84. Plan a family day at the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

~~85. Take Avie to Animal Kingdom at Disney World.~~

~~86. Give Avie a big girl room make-over.~~

87. Re-model our master bathroom, giving it a spa feel.

~~88. Build a picnic table that seats 10 for our backyard.~~

~~89. Redo our front entrance into a patio sitting area with stone flooring.~~

~~90. Throw a surprise 60th birthday party for my mom.~~

91. Finish my family tree and Matt's while I can still ask our grandmother's questions.

92. Learn how to make bubble smoothies.

~~93. Go horseback riding.~~

94. Plan a grandparent's day out for Avie with my parents.

95. Go to the Sandestin Wine Festival in April.

~~96. Take my parents to The Melting Pot thanking them for all their support.~~

97. Go and test drive dream cars.

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

99. Take my mom to a concert.

~~100. Plan a day and take Avie to Mommy Beach.~~

101. Donate $5 for each item not completed on this list to the American Diabetes Association.

Lisa's 101 List in 1001 Days

Monday, January 24, 2011

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

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

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