It's been a while

It's been a while since I last posted, but let me tell you... I have been BUSY! Well, actually, I'm lying. I have been a little busy, but more like lazy.

If you noticed my unfinished list (I know, I know) to the right has a few more items checked off. Yep, I have been doing things on my list believe it or not. I ran a 10k last weekend and blogged about it on my other blog for running. The link should be under my profile.

I also bought a new DSLR camera today. YAY! I'm so excited. I've always loved photography but frankly I suck at it since I've never had a good camera. Bella and I have been going to the indoor dog park a lot lately and I've been trying to get some action shots of her with my little point and shoot and it's just not working. So I took the plundge and got a good great camera. The place I bought it at also offers free photography classes every Saturday, too, so that will be one more item I get to check off soon! Hopefully I'll get to finish the list before my 1,001 days are up.

As for everything else going on in our life, it's the same ole', same ole'. We haven't found another dog yet, but we're still looking. We're not in any hurry (especially Grant!) so we're taking our time to find the perfect dog for our family. We have met a few, which obviously didn't work out, and some even scared us a little, but it's all good. Eventually we'll find one to love just as much as we love Bella. In the meantime, she will continue to be the spoiled brat she always has been. I'm sure she doesn't mind it at all. :)

I am obssesed with Pumpkin

Fall is my most favorite time of the year and it's almost here! I love seeing the colors changing on the trees (though we don't get too much of that here in TX), I love the smell of the crisp, fresh air, and I love love LOVE pumpkin! Pumpkin anything.. candles, pie, decorations... you name it, I love it. I have always saturated my house with the smell of pumpkin around this time, and this year will be no different. I usually use the Bath and Body Works scents, and I still will, but I may try to find a different brand, too. The only thing I don't like is that I can't decorate this house like I want to because there isn't much room and it's kind of ugly. lol. Oh well.. hopefully we'll be moving soon. Next year when we're in our new house it will look like a pumpkin puked in it during fall! I bet Grant

can't wait...hehehehe....

OSU vs. Georgia game

This past weekend Grant and I went up to Stillwater (his hometown) for the first OSU football game of the season. I'm not particularly a huge football fan, but I enjoy going to Stilly to visit friends and family. We always stay with his parents so it's nice to see them, and they have a huge backyard for Bella to play in!

Anyway, for the past couple of weeks, Grant has been getting really excited about this game and he kept telling me, "This is going to be the funnest weekend of your LIFE!" I told him, "I don't know.. Vegas was pretty fun. And so was my wedding. And also the honeymoon...." haha. Needless to say, he had some pretty big shoes to try to fill with over the weekend!

We arrived there on Friday night and spent some time with our friends, and nothing went as planned that night. Grant said we'd be going to a HS football game and then to see a concert and we didn't do either. I kept giving him the side eye all night and I finally said, "The funnest weekend of my life, huh?" In which he replied, "Ok, tomorrow will be the funnest DAY of your life!" lol. He's so funny. :D

Saturday we got out to the tailgating spot at around 11:30, which was much later than Grant wanted to be there, but a girl has to get ready! The game didn't start until 2:30 so there was still plenty of time to hang out. I decided that I would drink that day, and oh do I regret it! I ended up drinking too much, throwing up, and having a bad hangover on Sunday. Yeah, so much for the funnest weekend day of my life! Actually, I did have fun, minus the puking and hangover part.

Here are some pics from Saturday's game:

 

Grant & Me

Holly & Me

Our tailgating spot

All the orange!

All in all, it was a pretty good weekend, and OSU won. YAY!

101 Things in 1001 Days

As I've become obsessed with reading blogs lately, I've noticed a lot of people that had a list of 101 Things to accomplish in 1,001 Days. I got curious as to where this list originated from so I did a little searching and I came across a website called Day Zero Project. I'm still not sure if that is where it all started, but nonetheless, it has inspired me to create my own list.
 

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Start Date: 09/01/2009

End Date: 05/29/2012

I'm going to keep my list posted to the side of my blog and as I complete things, I will cross them off like this and also blog about them. My list is in no particular order, and it's not finished yet, but I'm going to go ahead and post what I have so far. I'm hoping to have the list finished by next week.