My 101 in 1001

I've been inspired to make my own 101 in 1001 list. It's pretty simple, you complete 101 tasks in 1001 days. I think it's a beautiful idea! I start today, October 11, 2011 & I end on July 8, 2014. Wish me luck! (see my interactive list here)
  1. Marry Aaron (11-11-11)
  2. Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find
  3. Take a picture every day for a month (3-2012)
  4. Visit Europe with Aaron
  5. Make a new friend (12-2011)
  6. Send a post card secret to PostSecret
  7. Write a book (in progress)
  8. Watch 20 movies I’ve never seen before (in progress)
  9. Travel to 8 different countries (in progress, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Honduras, Belize)
  10. Complete a coloring book (in progress)
  11. Grow my hair past my shoulders (4-2012)
  12. Cut my hair short
  13. Watch the sunrise and the sunset in the same day (12-31-11)
  14. Write a song
  15. Take a foreign cooking class (2-14-2012)
  16. Go vegetarian for a week
  17. Carve S+A on a tree
  18. Host a dinner party
  19. Plant a window box herb garden
  20. Take a photography class
  21. Have a tea party
  22. Get dressed up for a fancy party
  23. Go skinny dipping
  24. Learn Japanese enough to ask directions and understand the answer (in progress)
  25. Get a tattoo
  26. Paint a picture
  27. Watch an entire tv series
  28. Slow dance with Aaron (11-11-11)
  29. Write a letter to myself to open in 5 years
  30. Write a letter to Aaron to open in 5 years
  31. Write my name in the sand
  32. Meet my first niece or nephew (in progress- coming June 2012!!!)
  33. Tie a note to a balloon and let it go (1-21-12)
  34. Learn 10 new recipes (in progress)
  35. Decorate candy Christmas trains with Aaron
  36. Take a picture for each letter of the alphabet
  37. Learn the rules to football (in progress- I think I know most of them!)
  38. Learn how to salsa
  39. Go to a concert with Aaron
  40. Reconnect with a friend who has drifted away (4-2012)
  41. Get a massage
  42. Sub for Santa for another family
  43. Don’t log on to Facebook for a week
  44. Dress up with Aaron for Halloween
  45. Unplug completely for 24 hours
  46. Kiss Aaron underwater
  47. Secretly do the 12 Days of Christmas for another family
  48. Have professional family pictures taken
  49. Try 10 new restaurants (in progress)
  50. Write a letter to someone who has inspired me
  51. Take photographs of things Aaron and I both love and frame them in our house
  52. Teach Aaron the joy of Birthday Week
  53. Wear red lipstick + red heels (11-4-11)
  54. Try 5 new dessert recipes (in progress)
  55. Have a wedding photo printed on canvas
  56. Wear an outfit with something I’ve made myself
  57. Take a family vacation
  58. Dance in the rain
  59. Decorate our home to reflect our personalities
  60. Beat Aaron at a game of chess
  61. Use hot rollers on my hair (3-7-2-2012)
  62. Put on fancy eye makeup and wear it out in public
  63. Do yoga every day for a month
  64. Take 10 minutes to meditate alone every day for a month
  65. Buy something from The Vintage Pearl (11-30-11)
  66. Take a dance class
  67. Run a 5K
  68. Buy vintage furniture for our home
  69. Buy something from Etsy (11-29-11)
  70. Sing karaoke in front of people
  71. Go on a cruise with Aaron (11-13-11)
  72. Go skydiving
  73. Find out my blood type
  74. Donate blood
  75. Put a vibrant color in my hair
  76. Bake cupcakes & deliver them anonymously to friends
  77. Spend a day at the beach (11-16-11)
  78. Make a happy list of all my favorite things
  79. No fast food for two weeks
  80. Find an inspirational quote & display it creatively
  81. Do volunteer work
  82. Learn to play the guitar
  83. Throw a surprise party for someone
  84. Send a message in a bottle
  85. Fly a kite
  86. Bake a birthday cake for someone 
  87. Get a puppy (1-2-12 we brought home Twink)
  88. Have dinner by candlelight
  89. Re-memorize The Night Before Christmas (I knew every word when I was 2)
  90. Go to Las Vegas with Aaron
  91. Make my own recipe book filled with all my favorites 
  92. Photograph a sunrise (4-22-12)
  93. Start college classes
  94. Audition for a play
  95. Join a book club
  96. Go rock climbing
  97. Wear a princess crown for a day just because
  98. Have a spa day
  99. Have a blog giveaway of my favorite things
  100. Do something wild that must be kept a secret (11-15-11)
  101. Kiss Aaron in the rain (11-17-11)