October is half over already...

It is weird to say that tomorrow will already be the 15th of October...which is good and scary all at the same time...School is half over for the semester (YAY). I have my first wedding photography job coming up at the beginning of November, the more I talk to people about it they tell me I should be nervous, but I am really really excited! I love weddings in general and love taking pictures, so I am ready for it to be here!

List Accomplishments:
#3-La Fiesta lunch with Monica
#11-Ate supper at HyVee with family..including Jonathan and Molly
#37-Technically I have completed this item, but I baked cookies and took them to Sears to share...we even had milk to go along with them!
#43-Whiskey Creek
#60-Wizard of Oz (Twice!)
#78-Bought supplies to make candles!
#97-Saved $50 for October

My New Bloggity Blog...

I feel like I occasionally am neglecting my 101 in 1001 blog, I try to reassure myself that it must be because I am so busy completing things on my list! (or not) I did accomplish one really big task on my list that I was not sure if it was possible or not....I did not buy any clothing for 1 whole month!!! For those of you who know me, that is a really big accomplishment. Spending my weekends at the mall for work does not help my shopping addiction any...I blame work for my love of shopping :)

Also, this past weekend Kaye (from Sears) convinced me to split a sandwich with her from Jimmy John's....we had a Beach Bum...as she described it I was wondering what I was getting into...it had avocado and bean sprouts and lettuce and cheese and turkey and whole wheat bread. It was actually really delicious. I am glad I decided to finally try it.

These are my recently worked on/completed items:
#43-Old Chicago, Dairy Queen, Jimmy Johns, Ihop, Old Chicago
#57-Senior Skip Day, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Breakfast Club, My Best Friend's Girl
#80-photographing my tasks as I complete them is in progress, but is challenging to always remember, but I will consider it officially in progress...
#84-Didn't buy any clothes from August 25, 2009 to September 25, 2009...really surprising that I made it...did go shopping on September 26, 2009 :)
#98-Saved $5 for completing #84

Keeping Busy...

I have been staying plenty busy between school, work, photography, Tj, and lots of homework. I always keep in the back of my mind...what little thing could I do today to mark something off my list...well somehow I keep getting things done...which makes me feel really good!

Recently Worked on Items:
#11-talked to my brother for some technical assistance for my computer
#35-Photography Workshop--APW VII--didn't think I would get to attend anymore of these, but very thankful for getting to
#37-Baked cupcakes for Melanie's last day @ Sears
#43-McAlisters, Hunam, and Chilis
#47-had an opportunity to work on this one with the mushrooms, but my stomach was not up for the challenge yet...I know it's a mental thing
#97-Saved $100 ($50 for August and $50 for September)
#98-Saved $10 for completing two items (#35 & #37)

Just Trucking Along on My List...

I really probably should be doing something more productive with my time right now...but instead I thought it would be more important to make sure I keep track of what I have done on my list lately. So, for now I will consider these items still to be blogged about...

#3--Lunch with Monica @ La Fiesta
#6--Date night with Tj to The Goods
#43--La Fiesta and Hu Hot
#57--The Goods

101 Update....This takes some focus...

I realized when I decided to make this list, it would be a lot of work to accomplish the tasks I have on my list....how to space them out, paying attention enough to keep track of them, taking pictures of the tasks, etc. I inadvertantly worked on a couple of things on my list this weekend. My grandparents celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary this past Sunday by having a get together on Saturday in Garden City. I had a great time getting to see family and take lots of pictures while I was there. I even got Tj to go along for the ride and help out. My mom and I were in charge of the table decorations and those seemed to work out better than I could have ever planned. The day just seemed to go so smoothly and it was great. So once again, Congratulations Grandma and Grandpa on 50 years of marriage!!!

These are the tasks I worked on these past couple of days:
#13 Family Pictures
#42 Las Margaritas in Garden City, KS
#43 The Chef with Kayla

I have pictures that go along with these and will post them either later today or tomorrow!

Day 2 on the list

Yesterday was Day #2 of working on my 101 things to do in 1001 days and I have to say even though I have not completely crossed anything off my list yet, I feel like I am getting a good jump on things. Yesterday not only did I text my brother, I also ate dinner with him and was nice most of the time. Also, I started on #3 on my list...which is to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner with friends at least once a month. Monica called me yesterday and invited me to lunch so I of course agreed to go. We ate at one of my favorite places in Manhattan...Carlos O'Kellys...which also helps me to work on #43 on my list. We were so busy talking about classes, first day mishaps, and my incorrect food order that we didn't get any pictures taken....maybe next time I will remember.

The Beginning

So, I had grand plans of on my first day of my list I wanted to accomplish or do something so I could say I had one thing done and completed, but with the start of my junior year of college that just did not happen. So far I am pretty sure this will be my hardest semester yet and my classes will actually take effort and studying. I did start one thing on my list...#43, I ate lunch at Salsaritas in the Union. I would have taken a picture of it if I wasn't so stressed about just spending so much money on books for 2 classes...that's a whole other story. I am also working on #11 at the moment...talking to my brother. It's not that I don't talk to him, I would just like to talk to him more than I do. That's all for today...maybe by tomorrow I will have another thing that I have worked on.