Bucket List

Some people are posting this on Facebook and I decided to copy it and post it here. This isn't necessarily my bucket list. Maybe I'll think about that and post my own version later.

BUCKET LIST

The Bucket List. Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not...

(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(X) Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
(X) Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane ... hard to get to Hawaii without that...
(X) Been on a helicopter
(X) Been lost
(X) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang Karaoke
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
(X) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
(X) Made prank phone calls
(X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) Danced in the rain-naked
(X) Went skinny dipping
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
( ) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
(X) Been sky diving
(X) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(X)Visited a foreign country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(X ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(X) Been on a cruise
(X) Traveled by train
( ) Traveled by motorcycle
(X) Been horse back riding
(X) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR
(X) Been to Disneyland
(X) Been to Disney World
(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer
(?) Been in a rain forest... the Jamaica canopy is a rainforest right? if not, then no
(X) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Been to Niagara Falls... but I HAVE been to Victoria Falls!
(X) Ridden on an elephant
( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier
( ) Been spinnaker flying... i don't even know what that is
(X) Been water-skiing
(X) Been snow-skiing
(X) Been to Westminster Abbey
(X) Been to the Louvre
(?) Swam in the Mediterranean... stuck my feet in... that thing is cold!!
(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game
(X) Been to a National Football League game
(X) Been to the top of the Empire State building
( ) went swimming with sharks

Goal: 100 Push Ups and 200 Sit Ups

In Bethany's blog about Morning Inspiration, she referenced the 100 push ups program and the 200 sit ups program. I had never heard of either, but they piqued my interest. I checked them out and decided to do them. Today was Day 1, Week 1. I pretty much can't do a push up to save my life, so I'm starting at the lowest level and doing girl push ups. Maybe once I get up to 100 girl push ups, I'll start the program over and do full-blown push ups. So this morning I did 13 push ups, divided into 5 sets. Ha! I started on the 3rd track for sit ups so this morning I did 67 sit ups, divided into 5 sets. I also did a 10 minute buns and thighs video that was free on the hotel movie system thingy. Tonight Rachel and Danielle and I are hitting up spin class. I hope I can keep up working out like this!

Following Suit

Following suit: 5 things about 5 things
Adam's original
Caroline's second
Mine third.....

5 Things on Today's To Do List:
1. Update Cost Tracker for 2009
2. Fill new roles on my project
3. Work out
4. Unpack (yes, I've been home for 2 days and still haven't done that)
5. Call American Airlines and see if I can get a free flight to NZ in October!

5 Places I've lived in the DFW Metroplex:
1. The house my parents had when I was born, in Richardson
2. The house we moved to when I was 2, in Richardson
3. My first out-of-college apartment, in Las Colinas
4. My apartment with Amy, in Uptown
5. Amy's house, in Dallas

5 Places I love to eat at:
1. Taco Diner
2. Fadi's
3. Breadwinners
4. Kozy
5. Roti Grill

5 Books on my To Read List:
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (half-way through)
2. Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne (a little late since my church group read it like 4 months ago)
3. Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
4. And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails by Wayne Curtis
5. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

5 Things I'm looking forward to:
1. Skip Day on New Year's Eve
2. Lunch with Kelli and/or shopping on New Year's Eve
3. New Year's Eve party(parties?)
4. Going to NYC for Lindsay's birthday!
5. Brunch when I get to NYC on Friday

Good Bye but Not for Good

I thought it fitting that I should start my new blog talking about my team from work since they're kinda how I got into blogging in the first place (and/or their reminders keep me blogging).  This past week was our last week together in St Louis and it was SAD.  Thursday when we left for the airport there were definitely some waterworks.  We've had such a great run; it's sad to see it end.  I'm pretty sure most people who haven't been in a similar situation don't understand how close you can get to people you work with.  But when you're on the road together, in podunk towns together (who knew you could find fun things like Dashing Diva in Hickory NC?), spending about 40 hrs/wk working together, and about 12 hours/wk playing together, you get really close.  In the spirit of Caroline's earlier post, I thought I'd do a quick tribute to each team member:

A is thoughtful and can be counted on for many things like convincing everyone to get sloshed after you've had some personal drama or sending you Dilberts or blogs you'd like so you don't even have to filter through all of them yourself.

C is principled, and I admire her for it.  She makes the effort to be informed about many things from products to politicians and forms her opinions based on the facts she learns.  

D is fashionable and definitely the one you want with you at the restaurant when the waiter tries to seat you by the restroom.

B is a true Southern gentleman - polite, hospitable, and caring.

M is funny and can always break up tension or boredom with lots of laughs.

K is genuine, sweet, and a great listener.

While the week (and especially Thursday) were sad, we're already planning a reunion... in May.  And hopefully we'll see each other before then too.