Our fun little idea...101 in 1001.

Jay & I have decided to create a 101 in 1001 list. We were inspired by day zero to start this project. It's basically a list of 101 things that you would like to accomplish in 1001 days (approximately 2.75 years) Below are the rules. We hope you will find interest, humor, & inspiration as you watch us on our journey through 1001 days, and many new experiences!

We'll keep you updated by blogging about our experiences here at our main blog. We are excited not only to grow as a couple-but also as individuals, creatively, intellectually, socially and financially.

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (represent some amount of work on your part).

Finished items will be grey.
In-progress items will be blue.

We compiled our list and started on April 18th, 2009. Our last day to complete the list is January 15th, 2012. Ready, set, go!

To see the complete list & details, click the link on the left sidebar of our blog under "101 in 1001" titled "The List" ....happy blogging!

Summertime is finally here....

That old ball park, man, is back in gear! I heard that Kenney Chesney song on my Pandora playlist before lunch & it got me in the mood for summer. It sure feels like it-my Dad & I just enjoyed a beautiful lunch on Nicollet Mall outside. It's 67 degrees :) We went to Masa & had some fresh mexican. I love working downtown when the weather is nice. I am looking forward to the thursday farmers market. Ok, back to reality & back to work!

Easter Bunny was good to us ;)

Here are a few pictures from our Easter weekend! Yes, my Mom is awesome and even though we are married she knows we are still kids at heart, and she makes us Easter baskets!! Thanks Mom!
Some of our magnificent eggs. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of our homemade chocolate creme eggs (think cadbury creme eggs) because they got eaten so fast :)

A beautiful Easter Lily.

Here are a few pictures of us practicing Al's hair for prom. (Yes, I'm the lucky hair stylist AND makeup artist!) This is also a good picture of the hair piece I made for her.

She has SO much hair that I didn't know what to do with all of it. She decided she wanted a hair style similar to what I wore at our wedding.

The back, the curls are already falling out. Her hair is so heavy that curls never hold, so this will be quite a challenge for me! It doesn't matter though-either way she is going to be so beautiful!!

Ok so this week has completely caught me by surprise, with it already being Thursday! Saturday is my first wedding of the season, so tonight I am meeting with my assistant to go over details, the schedule, etc. I'm equally nervous and excited! Well, probably a little more excited :) Then tomorrow Jay's Mom is coming into town to celebrate her birthday/Easter, so that will be fun to catch up with her. I need to get a ton of things accomplished tonight, and I hope I can get everything done. The weather is so nice that all I want to do is be outside and play!! Hopefully I'll get a few minutes for that tonight...but lets be serious, I will be running around like a chicken with my head cut off! Jay and I have also started a fun little idea that I will post in the next couple of days-he's such a fun person and I'm so glad he is open to anything! More to come on that later!

More to come!

These past couple of days have been so busy I haven't even had a chance to put up pictures from Easter yet!! We have so many updates too! Tonight I have some down time while I wait for Jay to get done with baseball so I will have more time to blog....until then, have a great afternoon! Don't forget to send in your taxes! ;)

Mission Accomplished.

A good time was had by all! Saturday after all our baking and crafting we made (a different kind) of enchiladas and had a mexican fiesta with margaritas and everything. Man did that create some laughter :) Sometimes I wonder where my craziness comes from and then I hang out with my family and remember!! We are loud and crazy and quirky. Jay has long gotten over the shell-shock of being part of it, and he fits perfectly into place. How lucky I am to have him love every part of me and my family too.

Easter Sunday we woke up and went to Church and had a fabulous lunch with the whole family. It was another beautiful day, too bad the boys were all glued inside to watch the Master's on t.v....I literally thought it would never end! But we did sneak in some games and even a ruthless competition of Monopoly. Jay and I were sooo tired after driving home that we stopped at McDonald's for dinner and grabbed a movie, eating and watching the movie in bed. It was a lazy Sunday night and we were in bed by 9! Those are the best kind though.

Today I am working until around 3:30 and then heading to the Mall of America to get some dinner and go shopping with my Mom & Al....I am really looking forward to it. Jay's got baseball tonight so we'll meet at home later for Dancing with the Stars and relaxation :)

R & R

It was so nice to have some time off from work yesterday...the weather was amazing! Jay did some grilling, and I relaxed for the whole afternoon :) It was heavenly. I finally got outside and went for a run and got some fresh air. Jay had a game in the early evening, so he left and I had a few hours to myself. I packed and got ready for the weekend! We ended up driving down to Bunny's after his game because it was going to be too late to drive to Anoka for dinner with Jay's family. So we are post-poning a dinner for a few weeks and hopefully joining together to celebrate the birthdays of Vonn and myself. I just went for another long run outside in the sunshine, and now everyone is resting before all the fun begins tonight! We have a lot of family traditions tied into the holidays so we always a lot to look forward to. Tonight we'll be dying the eggs, and making the yummy chocolate candies-my great Grandmother's recipe :)

Easter Break

Yay for an early weekend! It will be a much-needed break from work. I'm looking forward to a little break. Tonight I am making homemade chicken enchiladas from scratch and enjoying some time in the kitchen again! Baseball games have started for the highschool so Jay's not getting home as late as he was during the tryout period (yay!!) so we will have a full night together. After dinner, it's back to the gym! Sooo excited for tomorrow-and all the things planned we have for Bunny's as well. We are dying Easter eggs, making homemade chocolate eggs, and cooking a lot. I can't wait for a weekend full of family fun. It starts tonight!! :)