Numbers 13, 17, 44, 46, 88, 90 and 93 - It's been a while

So let's start with the one that's really no big deal.  Number 88 - send Christmas cards to family and friends.  This was a gimme so that I could mark at least one off my list.  If you got a Christmas card from me last Christmas, consider yourself very loved.  :)

Number 13 - Put a mantle on the fireplace.  So I got this mantle from my great aunt's house and up until last week, it's been leaning against the fire place - but I've still kept it decorated.  Now it's mounted to the fireplace and looks better than ever.  I won't be able to enjoy it since I'm moving out, but it sure looks nice!

Number 17 - take one photo a day for a year.  If you follow me on Instagram, I apologize for the obnoxious #bde101in1001 hashtag you saw ALL YEAR LONG in 2013.  So, if you want to hop on over to Instragram and check out what I did every day last year, just type that hashtag in and there ya go!

Number 90 - donate blood.  Another silly one, but donating blood used to be something I did every time I could.  I started slacking a bit, but was able to give here recently at the TCS blood drive.

Number 93 - Dye Easter Eggs - something I haven't done in years and years.  Kayla and I dyed them this year.  We probably broke 5 and dad was very unhappy with the mess we made.  It was good sister time, though.

Speaking of my sister - Number 44 - Have lunch with her!  In March, I had a job interview in Hoover and decided to take the entire day off.  I was able to go meet Kayla's work friends and have lunch with her.  This was something I so very much loved when she lived with me in Tuscaloosa.  Finally, we are able to spend lots more time together since we're neighbors.  I'm looking forward to a lot more dates with her!

And finally....the one WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR....

NUMBER 46 - GET ENGAGED!

Y'all know this is the only one on my list I truly cared about :)  And by now, this is old news because I'm a big slacker when it comes to updating this for everyone to know.  On March 16th, James Paul proposed to me in the house we are remodeling.  It was the perfect day and I was completely surprised.  He even allowed my mom to be there to take pictures - something I had requested though never thought he would do.  We are getting married on December 13, 2014 (12/13/14 - cool huh?) at his home church in Buhl.  Things are rocking and rolling for me.  I've already got the dress and picked out the dresses for my girls.  If you haven't already, check out our website on the knot for a longer version of the proposal story and other information about our wedding www.theknot.com/wedding/englebert-mills.

Paul proposing 

Wedding dress shopping!

Numbers 49, 51, 71, 76, and 85

So I've been slacking a little - on completing goals and blogging about the ones I have done.  It's time to get my butt in gear and start marking things off this list!

Number 49 Get A Pedicure - For Kayla's wedding, I decided to get my nails and toes done.  Mom, Kayla and I went together and it felt absolutely amazing!  And my feet were oh so soft.  However, even after asking them not to touch my gimp toe (remember the TV story?) they did anyway, and a few weeks later I had a horrible ingrown toenail (or something like it) KILLING my toe.  It hurt so badly.  I'm seriously not sure that I'll ever have a pedi again.

Number 51 Go On A Hike - Last weekend Paul and I took advantage of the beautiful semi-cool weather and went over to the Arboretum for a nice little hike.  This was only our second time over there, but it's such a nice place and only 2 minutes from my house.  I need to start going there more often.  This time, we decided to take the dogs.  Mellie has learned very well over the years how to walk on a leash.  She went from the absolute worst walker to a very well-trained walker.  Todd, on the other hand, has probably  never been on a leash.  He was ready to pull Paul down.  I think by the end of the trail, though, he was much better.  We didn't see much wildlife other than birds, but we saw LOTS and LOTS of SPIDERS and walked through many a spider web.  FYI - Paul is a total girl when it comes to spiders, so every time he accidentally walked through a spider web, I was very entertained!

Number 71 Buy New Furniture For The Front Living Room - When Kayla lived here, we made an agreement that she could take the red furniture in the front living room when she moved out.  It was a hand-me-down from mom and dad and Kayla always loved it.  So when move out day came she was going to take it and I was going to have an empty room.  A friend of Paul's gave us some furniture to try.  Y'all, my grandma had this same couch back in the day, and while it may have been lovely back then, it is AWFUL now.  Other than it having the ugliest pattern in the world, the couch was nice - clean, no smells - so, I thought I would just buy a slipcover.  Well, I bought a slipcover and it basically looked like I just draped a sheet right over it.  No thanks!  Mom had also found a nice oversized chair at an estate sale.  Again, it was in great condition and they only charged us $60, so we took it!  So - I didn't buy a bunch of new furniture.  I spent $60 on one chair and the rest is furniture that was in other rooms around the house and an entertainment center from my shed.  I seriously am in love with that little room.  It's a great sitting room and oh so comfy!

Number 76 Eat At City Cafe - I finally at at City Cafe!  Can y'all Tuscaloosians believe that in the 5 years I've lived here, I just now visited them?  I can't believe it.  I was missing out!  The food was delicious and Oh so cheap!  The downside - fighting the crowd.  However, we got lucky and only waited about 5 minutes for a seat.  I'll be visiting again soon!

Number 85 Host A Pampered Chef Party - Well, how about we revise this to "Host an Initial Outfitters Party"?  Or how about "Become a Direct Salesperson for Initial Outfitters?"  Y'all, I could go broke on all the cute jewelry and gifts we sell.  If you haven't checked out my website, do it now (www.InitialOutfitters.net/BRITT), and then scheduled a party because our hostess rewards are INCREDIBLE!

I still have over 70 things to mark off my list and a little over a year to do so.  It's time to get on the ball!  Hope y'all enjoyed keeping up with my project 0 list from the past couple of months.  Stay tuned!

No. 36 and 41

So far, 2013 has been a good year for progress!  I've completed two goals this month...

Number 36 - Throw a surprise party.  Most of you already know, but I threw a surprise party for Paul's 30th.  I'm really bad with surprises, but I pulled it off.  I couldn't have done it with out my mom and sister, though.  While I got Paul out of the house, they put up all the decorations and got the house looking awesome.  We had a great turnout - almost every person I invited showed up.  That meant so much to him!  Mom set up a backdrop and did a photo booth with crazy props.  It was so much fun!

 Number 41 - Leave a 100% tip.  I did it!  This was one I was  really looking forward to.  I know nothing about waiters' salaries, but I always hear that the bulk of what they make is in tips.  I went with the girls to Jim N Nicks, and we had a very nice waiter who took excellent care of us, so I thought this might be the opportune time.  I hope he got a little blessing from it.

Lent begins tomorrow.  I've never participated, but decided to this year.  So, during the next 40 days, I am fasting from soft drinks and chocolate.  Guys, this could be the death of me, but this is going to be a good time for me to reflect on Jesus' life and death and to kind of think about my life and my relationship with Him.  This isn't something huge and life changing that I'm giving up, but it's a start.

 There are two things on my list that I have made revisions to:  Finish knitting the pink and brown scarf, and knit scarves for Christmas presents.  Ya know, I'm totally over the knitting thing.  However, I've started sewing and am loving it!  So, new goals:  sew a scarf and sew things for Christmas presents.  I've started on an infinity scarf for Kayla, but just can't get it perfected.  Of course, I will update you when I do :)

Ok, so how boring was this blog?  Let's make it a little exciting (bare with me, I get excited over the littlest things!).  Since I'm all into sewing, and have perfected the pocket, I'd like to give away a pocket t-shirt.  So, everyone who leaves a comment on my blog post (NOT MY FACEBOOK POST) by 10:00 pm on February 14 will be entered in a drawing.  You pick the color of the pocket and the size of the t-shirt.  You can also choose to have it monogrammed.  No, I'm not cool enough yet to have a monogram machine, but I can monogram with fabric - kind of like this:

Good Luck! :)  Maybe I'll have some more fun prizes in the future - like a scarf :)

I know this blog is long enough, but I wanted to leave you with a sweet Valentine.  Isn't this the cutest little Valentine you've ever seen? 



"In Progress" Goals

I wanted to give you all a update on how things are going.  When I started this, I was completing goal after goal so fast, and now, I'm slowing down.  I guess I'm not as motivated about it as I was when I first began (typical bad habit of mine).  I'm making progress on a few of my goals, but it's taking longer than planned.  So, I wanted to give you an update of those that are "in progress."

17 - Take 1 photo a day for a year.  So far, I've completed January 1-10.  I'm using the hashtag #bde101in1001 on Instagram to kind of keep track of each day.  If you don't follow me on Instagram, you can click the link on the right of my page, or search for me (bdenglebert).  You can follow as I go, or wait until I have completed this one.

20 - Finish reading the Hunger Games series.  I've finished 1 and 2.  Started #3, but got very bored.  As much as I'd love to be, I'm really not a reader.  So it takes a lot for me to finish a book.  But, the second movie is coming out this year (I think) so I'm hoping this will motivate me to finish the series.

22 - Lose 40 pounds.  This one has been in progress since last summer, but I fell off that band wagon and gained every single pound that I lost and then some more.  I started dieting again right after Christmas and lost weight fast (couldn't eat much because I was sick).  I'm down a total of 6 lbs as of Sunday.  I believe if I would actually get up and move, the weight would start pouring off.  Exercising makes me feel so good when I'm done, so I don't know why I never do it.  BTW - I just had an AWESOME Zumba Wii workout.  :)  (One of my goals for 2013 - I do goals, not resolutions - is to lost weight.  I have a few more I'll mention throughout the blog)

38 - Read every chapter of the Bible.  Another 2013 goal - read through the Bible in one year.  I found a neat plan that goes through chronologically.  So far, I've stuck with it.  I've read Genesis 1-11 and Job 1-28.  If you'd like to check out the plan I'm using, click here.  I encourage everyone to do this if you're not already - it's not too late to start!  You'll only have to catch up a few days!!!!!

47 - Devote 30 to 45 minutes each day to God.  I started this one out on the wrong foot, but am happy to report that I'm spending true quality time with the Lord.  Spending time in the Word and talking with God each day has made me feel so much happier and more at peace with things.

50 - Laugh out loud everyday.  I LOVE to laugh!  It's true that laughter is the absolute best medicine.  When you're having a bad day, try it!

58 - Save all my change for 1001 days and cash it in when the challenge is done.  At Christmas Village I got this glass jug that says Rollin in the Dough.  I now put all my change in it instead of spending.  I don't care cash much, but have got a good bit saved in there right now.

62 - Do 10 nice things for random people I know without telling them.  So far, I have found the opportunity to do this twice.  One person did find out that I did the random act of kindness.

80 - Complete all the workouts on my Zumba for the Wii.  As I said before, I had a fabulous Zumba workout just tonight!

81 - Complete 10 DIY projects from Pinterest.  I'm sad to report that I have only done 2 since this began.

82 - Try 25 recipes from Pinterest.  I'm slacking on the projects, but I've been a cooking maniac!  I've done at least 20 of these!!

So these are my "in progress" challenges.  I hope to put a huge dent in my list in 2013.  As expected, there will be some things that though I thought I'd be able to afford, I won't before this list ends.  But, that's ok.  It's just good to have goals.

One other 2013 goal that I didn't mention - learn to budget.  My sister will be moving out in May which means I'm short a roomie.  However, I'm ok with that because it will be a learning experience.  My dad tells me almost every time I see him that I really need to start a budget.  I agreed, but blew it off and was LAZY and never did one.  I made one for January and it's a real eye opener to how much money I really spend.  So, I'm learning to budget this year and learning to really manage my money.

I'm excited to see what all is in store for this year!  I hope you all have a fantastic 2013.  Stay tuned for more updates!!

Numbers 18, 19, 89

Wow!  I have not blogged about any of my projects since September!  I've been a slacker.  I haven't even thought about my list in the longest time and didn't realize that I had a few things on the list I could mark off.  So where do I start?  Let's start from the least exciting...

First, I got a nice new Keurig plus a ton, ton, ton of coffee!  I LOVE it.  I love it so much, day 2 with my Keurig, I drank about 5 cups of the different drinks I had and got very sick.  Oops...overdid it just a little bit.   My favorite drink (and I highly recommend it if you have a Keurig):  Cafe Escapes - Cafe Caramel.  YUMMY!  However, it is a tad more fattening than the plain coffee.

Secondly, I got a New Year's kiss from James Paul.  New Year's Eve 2011, we decided not to be together.  So, he stayed with his family, I stayed with mine which meant no sugies to bring in the New Year.  Well, this year I got it, but it was not very exciting.  I was SICK and told him not to even come near me actually, but he insisted.  Sweet boy knew how bad I wanted a New Year's kiss before I was sick, so he thought it was important I got one.

Last:  I got that bug, ugly TV out of my shed.  That sounds exciting, right?  No, not really.  And it wasn't an exciting thing, but what an eventful day that was!  I had been on an overnight work trip to Louisiana (and sick - Alabama weather really kills my sinuses) and returned home tired and ill.  The electric fence had not been working and Riley was hitting his body as hard as he could against my semi-new sliding glass doors.  Set off #1.  Anyway, being the sweet roomie that I am, I had decided that even though I was sick, I was going to get all the Christmas decorations out because the roommates had wanted to decorate a little early so that they had plenty of time to enjoy it before going home for the holidays.  I opened up the shed only to find a jumbled up mess.  I couldn't get to any of the decorations.  Set off #2.  So, I'm sick, tired from traveling, and MAD.  I notice that big TV in the corner of my eye and decide it has to get gone right then and there, and I am going to do it all by myself.  Well, it was a lot heaver than I thought and I couldn't slide it through the yard to the street.  So, I decided to try to shimmy it through the yard.  In the process, I pulled the TV over my foot, snagging my toenail.  I have lost a toenail before, but this was worse.  The nail stayed in tact, but was ripped from the skin a little.  It hurt and bled worse than when I actually lost my toenail.  That's been two months ago, and I still have a nasty brown toenail, but I've still got it!

Number 5

I haven't seen my friend, Haley in over a year. We have maintained a very good long distance relationship, but I still miss her. Well, this week I had the opportunity to see her! We had a nice lunch date to Panera Bread and then did a little shopping at Kohl's. Haley is the queen of bargain finds at Kohl's. I'm very glad I was able to spend a little time with my friend!! :)

Number 25

See that satellite dish?  I haven't had DirectTV for a couple of years now.  I have U-Verse (which is awesome by the way and doesn't include some ugly metal piece to go somewhere in your yard).  When I cancelled DirectTV they said "Oh, by the way, you are responsible for removing that dish." ...oh great...

I have mentioned to Paul a number of times (especially when I'm mowing the grass and have to go around it) that when WE have time  I would like to get rid of that old thing.  I also emphasized that there was no rush.  Just needed it gone at least by the end of my 1001 days. 

Three weeks ago my amazing boyfriend was weed eating my yard.  It was a very very hot day and he had to take a number of milk breaks (Yes, milk, not water...).  He finally came in and I could tell he was so exhausted.  I told him to just wait and I'd maybe weed eat the rest during after work one day.  He only had to do the back yard, and it really wasn't more than I could handle.  He then explained to me that he wouldn't be so exhausted had he not tried to dig up the satellite dish.  Of course, I don't have a single tool in my shed to make removing the dish easy.  He basically bent the thing back and forth until it snapped in half only to realize that it was in about 2 feet of cement under the ground. 

Oh, that boy is crazy, but he loves me and that's why he did it and didn't ask for help I guess.

So now the yard looks much better.  No more ugly dish.  The cement is still there for the moment, but it's underground.  Also, this picture is just after the tornado - which is why you see such a mess.  All of that is gone as well.  So my yard looks quite nice!

Number 4

We made it to Montgomery Zoo! 

Going to the zoo has always been mine and the girls "thing."  We go at least once a year, and every time we talk about how we need to plan a trip to Montgomery.  Birmingham Zoo is great, but a change of scenery sounded nice. Fourth of July we planned to go on this date, and nothing was going to stop us...not even a 60% chance of rain (By the way - it didn't rain.  Thank you, Lord).

It took us almost 3 hours to walk through the entire zoo.  It was split up into continents - South America, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.  A few of the animals I had never even heard of - Like the mix between a deer and a rabbit (can't remember what that one was called, but it was interesting looking.)  We saw 2 bears - Birmingham Zoo took theirs out years ago.

The highlight of our trip was feeding the Giraffe.  Each of us were able to feed some leafy greens to a certain giraffe.  He had the biggest tongue and licked our hand whenever he'd try to eat the leaves.  Paul tried to hold a green up against his cheek to get a kiss (yuck...) but no luck.  The giraffe was smarter than that. 

After we left the zoo, we decided to visit the Capitol.  The Capitol wasn't open, but we were able to tour the first white house of the confederate.  It was really neat and beautiful.  Then, we visited the Alabama Department of Archives and History.  As soon as we walked into "Grandma's Attic" I remembered visiting this museum in the 4th grade.  Grandma's Attic is a "hands-on" area for kids.  The reason I remember it:  my entire class dressed up, and we did the same today.  Even Paul dressed up a little.

We ended the day with dinner at O'Charleys and jammed out to some Disney, Phantom, and Aaron Carter on the way home.  We had the best day!  I'm so glad we FINALLY made it!

A goal in progress...

I have put this little guy here to track my weight progress.  One of my goals is to lose at least 40 lbs.  Before starting this ticker, I have lost 9.  But I thought you guys would be interested in seeing my progress as well!

Number 10

Wyatt Dee was born today, which means I completed a goal - Hold a brand new baby.  And this baby was less that one hour old!  This may seem silly to some of you, but I have never held a baby that was less than a day old.  When Loralei was born, I wasn't feeling well and didn't want to touch her and get her sick.  I didn't hold her until she was back home. To make completing this goal even more special, I was the first person to hold Wyatt besides his mommy and daddy.

This is going to be one spoiled little boy (just like his sister). These two have so many people who love them!  I am so blessed to have such a close, loving family.

Numbers 23 and 30

My baby sister is engaged!  I am so stinking excited for her and Calan.  I could not have picked out a better person for her to spend the rest of her life with.  

I definitely cried when she called me.  I know I'm going to be a big ole baby up on that stage when she's saying "I do", but I cannot wait to start my Maid of Honor duties!  I already have a few things planned.

 Also, I went to the beach this weekend!  We went down to Destin Friday afternoon and came home yesterday.  It was beautiful there! We all got very sun burnt on Saturday, so we didn't get but one full day on the beach.  It was definitely a nice vacation though!

  

Numbers 97, 42, and 66

Number 97 - While reading my list, I realized I never blogged about something!  I planted flowers!  Remember when I spruced up my mailbox?  A week or so later, I planted pretty pink flowers around it.  Sorry I don't have any pictures to post, but the flowers make the mailbox area complete!

Number 42 - I didn't eat out for a whole week.  Boy was my checkbook happy!  Not to mention I actually dropped like 2 pounds from not eating so badly.  If I could make this a permanent thing, I would be in good shape!

Number 66 - I sent a random note to a friend "just because" and I have a picture of this one.  I sent my friend, Madeline (whom I miss terribly) a "goodie" envelope with a little note by way of my runner for the day (AKA my sister).  This was one of my "rewarding" goals - by that, I mean I may have gotten more out of it than she did.  Granted, it was only some snacks and coupons, but it felt good to send a surprise over just to say hey and I hope week is great!  The rewarding goals are the best.

Number 11

Number 11 is my very favorite number (couldn't tell you why, but it always has been), and this is probably my very favorite goal - for a couple of reasons.  First, this is something I've always wanted to do, but never had the guts.  Next, I was able to do it with someone close to me.  Lastly, it had a special meaning behind it.

This was kind of a revised goal.  I was going to give my hair to Locks of Love - because that's the only organization I knew of.  Lara called me one day and told me about Beautiful Lengths by Pantene.  She has donated her hair through them before.  The difference is Beautiful Lengths makes wigs for cancer patients, and Locks of Love makes wigs for people with Alopecia.  So, the two of us decided to plan a day (April 28) to go together and get our hair cut.

Here's what made this so special...

This is Aunt Anita with Erik and Lara

Today is my Aunt Anita's death anniversary.  I was only eight when she passed away, so I really didn't know much about her, but I've been told that she loved me and my sister very much.  When Kayla and I were little, mom would drop us off at Granny's frequently on her way to work. Granny lived in Midfield, so it was on her way out.  Almost every time we were there, Aunt Anita would come by for lunch and bring us both kid's meals from Taco Bell.  I loved these little visits.

I didn't have a clue what was happening to Aunt Anita until her hair started falling out.  At eight years old, I had probably never heard the word "cancer."  But I knew something was hurting my Aunt, and that was making my family hurt.  Now we have an angel watching over us, and I know she was smiling down as Lara and I did this in her honor.  How much more special donating my hair was after Lara asked to do it with me, and for my sweet Aunt!

Number 21

I saw the Hunger Games movie!

For Christmas, Uncle Larry gave me and Kayla each a gift card to Red Lobster and a gift card to the movies.  These were for "date nights", so we decided to make it a double-date!  So we waited for the Hunger Games movie to use either of our gift cards.

LOVED the movie.  It was very accurate to the book.  I definitely recommend you see it, but read the book first!

Numbers 45, 53, and 12

This has been a big week for my challenge!  I have completed quite a number of my goals!

Last week, I got new glasses.  I've been wearing my last pair of glasses since 08 I think.  So I definitely felt it was time for a new pair.  But boy did I have some drama just trying to get them!  I won't go into all the details, but I will tell you that I had a definite freakout moment!  I couldn't get a decent picture of them on my face, but you can get the gist by the picture below.  They are so cute, and I LOVE the crimson frames! :)

Saturday, Paul and I went to mom and dad's for a little family game night.  This has become something Paul and I really look forward to.  We love to hang out with both of our families so much and are so grateful to be close with our families!  Just about every time we go to my parents', we all play a friendly little game of Scrabble.  Guess who always loses??  ME!  I hate it!  I love the game, but I guess I just haven't got the strategy down yet.  Paul, on the other hand, is extremely smart and always does pretty well.

This weekend, we decided to play couples.  So Mom and Dad vs Kayla and Calan vs Me and Paul.  It was a blast...AND...Paul and I won!  That score on the far left is ours!!

Lastly...

I GOT A RAISE!   And by that I mean I got a new job!  I'll be starting at Alumni Association in the Scholarship Department on April 16.  Yep, I'm going back to my old stomping ground.  The only thing that could possibly make me more excited about this is if Haley was going back with me!

I turned in my two week's notice today, and it was truly a bitter-sweet feeling.  I'm excited to start a new adventure, but I'm so sad to leave my friends.  I have made some of the best friends at Tide Pride.  That is truly a great bunch to work with, and I am going to miss them terribly!  Fortunately, they are just across the street.  I'm already trying to plan a particular day a week or so to have a lunch date with my pals.  

Isn't it amazing how the Lord works these things out for his children?  I begged and begged the guys at Alumni to please let me stay after I graduated.  They weren't able to offer me anything at the time.  I was very fortunate, though, to get the Tide Pride job and start almost immediately after graduation.  Actually, I think Brenda called to offer me the job the day before I graduated.  I would have never thought I would have made such great friends, and family - this is how I met Paul!  And now, here I am, heading back to work for Alumni.  I could really feel the Lord doing some things just through the way certain events took place relating to this job.  He definitely made my decision loud and clear.

I am so excited!  Thank you all who were praying for me and encouraging me as I was trying to figure out the right thing to do as far as the job situation goes.  It's extremely encouraging to know that I am cared about by so many, and I'm not sure that this could have gone so smoothly without some of you.

Number 67

I made a recipe book.
I went to Granny's over Spring Break and copied some of her recipes to put in my homemade recipe book.  Currently, these are the only recipes I have in it, but I really love having the copies in her handwriting.  I have plenty of my own, but need to type them up and glue them in.  Hopefully I can make some of these tastey treats soon.

These are all the fun scrapbook pages I am using

Number 86

I've had the UGLIEST mailbox since I moved into my house.  So, I decided to fix it up a little.  I used some leftover brown paint to paint the mailbox, and stencilled my house number and name.  It looks so much better!  But that wasn't enough.... I also decided planting a little flower bed around my mail box would be so  pretty and make my  yard look much nicer.  It definitely does!

I planned to do this Sunday by myself.  I knew it would be an all day task, but didn't think it'd be very hard.  Boy, was I wrong.  I could not have gotten it done without Paul.  He randomly came over on Sunday, and I told him to be prepared to work!  And to make it even more difficult, the only shovel I had was a garden shovel!  He had a time digging out some weeds, but he got it done!  It looks so nice! 

Let me also brag that this project only cost me about $11.00.  The paint I used was leftover from when we had the house painted, the bricks were left by the previous owners of the house, and the wood was "borrowed" from the lot across the street (Kayla and I "borrow" a lot of things from that lot).  So, I paid a little for the mulch and stencils.  I got the stencils with a gift card, so really I only spent $4.00.  I love cheap!



Before.  This is how my mailbox looked when I moved in, and remained that UGLY until Saturday.

Paul working hard with my little garden shovel

The finished project!  I love, love, love it!

Number 26

I completed  my third goal today:  Find a new dentist in Tuscaloosa.

I have been seeing the same dentist since I had teeth.  That's a long time!  He's located in Bessemer, so now that I live in Tuscaloosa, it's quite the commute!

Last trip, I supposedly had a cavity and was going to have to spend about $800.00 on a crown.  Of course I put this off until I felt something HAD to be done.  I was having some pain in this tooth, so I decided it was time to get it taken care of.  My friend, Alecia, recommended that I visit Dr. Rush Smith.  Dr. Rush is very close.  By close, I mean I could walk to his office from my office in no time. 

So I had my appointment with Dr. Rush, and, great news, there is no cavity!  Not sure what my other doctor thought he saw (or if he really saw anything), but Dr. Rush says not to bother with that tooth.  Praise the Lord!  I really didn't have $800.00 I could easily pay out.  Turns out, the tooth that was hurting is connected to my sinuses, and that's what caused the pain.  He said if my pain lasted more than a couple of days, something must be wrong.  But with my history with allergies and sinuses, I don't doubt that that was the problem.

I'm glad to share with you my good report.  I think I can add this to my positive though for the day list:  Dr. Rush just saved me a ton of money!

Number 98 - Happy Birthday Momma!

I made a layered cake!  Nothing beautiful, but I made one, it was delicious, and it was weight watchers!  Mom loved it, so I consider it a success!

Mom with her birthday cake!  Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Just a little picture of the layers from the inside.  Yum!

Number 61

I completed my first goal today!

Drumroll please............... I BOUGHT SOME NEW SOCKS!  Yeah!

This is a silly goal, right?  Well, if you know me, you know that I
really needed them because:

A) Almost all of my socks have holes in them!  Eeek!
Ok, really, they didn't look as bad as the ones you see pictured, but they were well on their way.  I have some kind of weird emotional attachment to my socks.  For instance, I've had my Might Mouse socks (which I love) for about 8 years now.  Woah!  And, even though they have holes in them, I'll probably keep them stashed in my sock drawer.



B)  I like to wear socks with my Tom's...particularly white socks with my black Tom's.  Not that I like to wear my white socks with them, it's just that's about all I have.

Sorry sister that I ever made fun of you for sporting the Michael Jackson look.







Look at those socks!  TWENTY new pairs, and ten of those are black!  Yep, I'll no longer be looking a fool in my black dress pants, white/pink/blue/yellow/etc. socks, and black Tom's.

So anyway, I'm thrilled that I got new socks and ecstatic that I completed my first goal.  I know it was easy, but I'm off to a good start. :)

Now I am working on another goal that I hope to be completed in the next few hours.  I'll update on it tomorrow!