Oh hai, there! I'm still alive!

Wow. I haven't updated in forever. I've determined I really, truly suck at this blog thing. But seriously, does anyone read this crap anyway? Who really gives a damn if I'm checking things off my Day Zero list? Right?? Ahh well, I'll update anyway because I have some big news to blog about.

For starters...where the hell am I in the Day Zero List?

14. Go to Disneyworld! Checkity, Check, Check, CHEEEECKKK! Done and done! Seriously, check this out, I have the picture to prove it!  There's me and the hubs in front of the Magic Kingdom!

The trip was amazing! Doug has now popped his Disney cherry! It was great to experience his first trip to the Happiest Place on Earth with him. He was so stinking excited about being there!  Maybe some day soon, if I don't want to ignore my blog, I will actually give a recap of our trip....including the drive down during Hurricane Earl all the way to to drive home and why I hate the New York Giants.

#40 Attend a Broadway Play.

Soo, I didn't exactly go to NYC to attend a Broadway play, but sometimes, Broadway plays go on tour and come to Boston! So, I went to see Wicked at the Boston Opera House. It was some amazingly hysterically funny. I hadn't been to a play in such a long time and to see the prequel to the Wizard of Oz was pretty damn cool.  That witch that we all love to hate, yeaah...makes me mad that you can't really hate her once you learn her backstory. Also, the Wizard of Oz never leads you to believe that Glinda is an obnoxiously funny PITA type of chick that I've always despised. However, she was the absolute bees-knees in the play. Seriously, she made the play.

Can we just talk about one scene, the one where Elphaba and her lovebug run away together and their in the forest? That was without a doubt the most awkward sitch I've ever been in. I felt awkward for them they way they were rubbing each other. It was not sexy at all. It was kind of like "um...I find you repulsive, however, if I don't do what the director told me to do, then I won't get paid - so, please don't mind me as I run my hands up and down you while we sit center stage. Just ignore these people checking out the awkward moment we're having."

But other than that awkwardness - for real, if you haven't seen Wicked you need to go see it. It was WICKED awesome! HAH

74. Buy Our Home!

DONE!!  It's been a long, emotional, roller coaster ride for the last 2 years, but we have finally purchased my Grandparents house. I really, really, REALLY couldn't be happier right now.  Honestly, this is the ONE single dream I've had my ENTIRE life that I've never given up on. I've dreamt of becoming a lawyer - who knows if I'll ever do that. I've dreamt of traveling the world - there's no money for that.  I've dreamt up tons of crazy goals and dreams...but this is the only one I've ever had that I truly felt like I needed to fight for and accomplish.  I still can't believe it's "our house". 

I'm going to make a completely separate post about the renovations we're planning. So, stay tuned.

Holy Updates!!!

I avoided this blog the entire month of May. I really need to get better at this thing. There were multiple mornings that I thought "I need to update my blog today." And then nada - I avoided it like the plague.  It's not that I haven't been checking things off my list - its just the lack of motivation to start writing something.  But now, here I am and I'm actually writing! Let's see what I've been able to check off my list over the last month:

2. Keep my car clean for a whole month

Last Saturday (May 22th) I cleaned out my car.  Here's hoping I can keep it clean until June 22nd. It's been a week and so far, so good. I can do this!

11. Watch all the Star Wars movies.

I mentioned to my father-in-law last weekend that I had watching all the Star Wars movies on my list of things to do before I die - I have all the newer Star Wars movies checked off and luckily, he has a box set of the originals. He brought them over the other day (Old school VHS, hah!). So, that will help me to check that one off. I'm hoping to bust at least one of them off my list next weekend.

14. Go to DisneyWorld.

So excited about this one! Doug and I booked a trip to Disney for our 1 year wedding anniversary! We're driving down since Mr. Doug is afraid of flying. We're going to leave Boston wee early morning of September 4th - drive the 14 hours to South Carolina and crash with friends for the night. Then we'll have an additional 9 hours to drive on the 5th before we reach Disney. I'm super excited!!! And, other friends booked a trip as well. They'll over lap our trip for a couple of days, so we've made reservations together to have breakfast with the characters.

24. Write 3 more chapters of the book I started to write high school.

I haven't started this yet - but I've been itching to get writing again, so I'm determined to start working on it soon.  My newest guilty pleasure has been reading Twilight Fan Fictions (thanks, Michelle! :-P) and reading some of them just reminded me of how much I love writing and how I haven't done it in so long.  It's always been very theraputic to me.  I think tonight I'm going to pull out my portfolio from my college writing class to get my brain started.  I'm hoping to be able to block off at least 30 minutes a night to be able to write. 

Hopefully this will help me check off number 108, Free write daily for one week, too. 

47. Clean out and redecorate the office.

A couple weeks ago, Doug and I tackled some of the office.  It still has a lot of work that needs to be done to clean it out completely, but I started to sort through some of my wedding stuff and we assembled the bookcase we purchased, so that eliminated a lot of the clutter. The geek in me is so excited to see a 5 shelf bookcase filled with books.

68. Make plans with a new friend.

This may be a cop out but I'm using RachMezz for this one! hah...my friend Rachael, AKA my sanity at work and her boyfriend, Pat, AKA Peanut Butter stopped by a cookout Doug and I had over the weekend. Would I call Rachael a new friend? No, not so much since we've been co-workers for over a year, but this was the first time we hung out outside of the TLB. So - it works - and, if I can't use RachMezz for the check mark, then I can certainly use Pat since I just met him at the cookout. So, HAH!

80.  Go Whale Watching.

I have been super antsy to check this one off my list! I researched and researched to find a place to go and most Whale Watching things were ridiculously over priced.  However, the fabulous Groupon had a 50% off promo going for Whale Watching in Gloucester, so I ordered 2 tickets. Now, Doug and I just need to find a weekend we can take advantage of it. I'm so excited!

Christmas, already??

No - not quite. BUT - I did tell myself in an effort to save money this holiday season, I was going to spread out my Christmas shopping for the whole year and buy one gift each month (goal #55).  Unfortunetly, I didn't get to place an order in February because I just couldn't figure out what to buy for people.  It's actually a lot harder than you would think to spread your shopping out over the course of one year. So many people I shop for are the type of people that buy themselves stuff whenever they need it - so, trying to think of something they're not going to buy isn't easy. 

Lakeside Collection is just about my favorite thing in the entire world. I just placed an order for a few gifts for people, including 2 Christmas gifts.  So, since February only has 28 days and *technically* if it was any other month - we'd still be in the month of February - I'm going to cheat a little and say that I've succeeded in my task. :-)

First - My brother collects shot glasses.  He usually displays them on his bureau. Personally - I hate clutter and that's exactly what his bureau looks like with all the shot glasses lined up. So, I bought him this:

Best part is - It only cost $8.95!!!

Then, Big M is such a landscaping buff. He has trickets and stuff all over the yard. He ALSO collects clocks. So, I thought this gift would be perfect for him:

It's an outdoor clock and the other side is a thermometer. It cost $19.95!!! 

I also purchased this new bedset for my sister. 

                                  

She loves butterflies. I was going to tuck it away for Christmas, but Ma Duke made the good point that it would be great for the spring/summer. So, since my sister's birthday is in May - she'll get it then. For a full size bed the entire set only cost me $39.95.

I've been hunting for a Beauty and the Beast snow globe the past few years for my sister for a Christmas gift. Unfortunetly - they are ridiculously expensive. I got something in the mail last week about getting a new Disney Credit Card (which gives GREAT Disney benefits!) and Doug and I are hoping to make it to Disney for our one year anniversary (goal #14) - so, hopefully I'll be able to get her that snow globe for Christmas this year.