A little love from the fam! :)

1. Obtain my real estate license- still not done, but half way through the first course!!! :) It's tough, but very interesting! I'm learning a lot and can't wait to get my license!!

18. Visit family 15 times (6/15)- Family came to visit this past weekend. Mom, Dad, Marissa and even my Aunt Mariko from Tokyo! We went to the beach where we met my friends and we also did dim sum in Chinatown! Sooooooooooo yummy!!!

28. Go out for a girl’s night once a month (2/24) - out with Maria and Emily! We went to Public house, Lowies and Vango. It's pretty dead in the city these days though.... people going to the shore! But of course with it being US, we had a great time. :)




32. Do 5 "tourist-y"/cultural things in my city (6/5)- as mentioned before...... went to Dim Sum! yum, yum!! :) tee hee hee!

67. Lose 10 lbs (8/10)- FINALLY lost another lb! Thanks to the Sei Tai diet, I'll be there in no time! I'm hard core like that. :-p

77. Try 15 restaurants I have never tried before (one every other month) (24/15)

• Alma de cuba- Sooooooo yummy! And such a cool restaurant! I got really yummy scallops


• Imperial Inn for Dim Sum!


• The Crab house at the shore

79. See 101 new movies (19/101)

• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- apparently according to my HP source, it would have been better had I have read the book. :-p

89. Take a hot bath 30 times (once a month) (3/30)

91. See an acupuncturist- Just went in for session #3! Seems to be working with the pain, but still needs to help with the swelling. This week I had over 25 needles in! eeks!!

Thanks to some super awesome people.....

Thanks to some super awesome people.....I got a few more things on my 101 list done! :)

74. Listen to 30 songs/pieces of music by a singer/band/composer I've never heard before. (32/30)- Thanks to Matt for my super awesome CD filled with new artists to add to my collection!

• Jose Gonzalez
• Iron and Wine
• Bon Iver
• Josh Rouse
• DeYarmond Edison
• Sufjan Stevens
• Ryan Adams
• Peter Yorn
• Ben Kweller
• Ben Lee
• Jon Brion
• Macon Jennings
• Sun Kil Moon
• The Legends
• Badly Drawn Boy
• Kings of Convenience
• Hotel Lights
• The Long Winters
• The Postal Service
• Air

And thanks to Demi for a new list of Japanese artists! :) I'm a little behind on what's new, so I'm so excited to have some new fun songs to listen to! :)

• JUJU:
• Greeeen:
• EXILE
• Crystal Kay

79. See 101 new movies (21/101): Thanks to Joe for a fun weekend! :)

• The Hangover
• True confessions of a shop aholic
• Twilight

91. See an acupuncturist- Youch! Going back once a week for six weeks. Fingers crossed that it will work well enough to go off my meds :)

Already July?!

Jeez! This year is FLYING by!!

1. Obtain my real estate license- although I haven't obtained it yet, I signed up for the course! :) so I start July 7th YAY!

17. Send out 30 birthday cards/anniversary cards (one a month) (7/30)-Happy birthday Nana! :)

28. Go out for a girl’s night once a month (1/24)- Went out to Public house with Emily, Vanessa and Kristin! Good times!!! :)

49. Go to a farmers market three times (4/3)- Went to a Farmer's market in DE with Miss Jenn where we bought cheese balls, candy and lots of cherries to sneak into the movie! tee hee hee!

50. Support local artists/musicians three times (1/3)- Went to the Manayunk Arts festival with Maria :) (where we bought Jin a very edgy camo traveling water bowl!)

77. Try 15 restaurants I have never tried before (one every other month) (23/15)- Went to the Grog in Bryn Mawr (and got potato skins! lol) and Jake's in Manayunk (where i got the most delicious artichoke mac and cheese)!! AND it was Jin's first restaurant visist. He did very well. :)

79. See 101 new movies (19/101)- saw my sister's keeper! So sad........... and for the record, the book is a million times better.

89. Take a hot bath 30 times (once a month) (2/30)- mmmmm..... relaxation!

EEEE!!!! NEW and IMPROVED list! :)

So yes......... I have finally published my new and improved list. :) Good times!! Looking forward to keeping the momentum going!

17. Send out 30 birthday cards/anniversary cards (one a month) (6/30)- Happy birthday to the June's! :) (Stacy and Christy!)

18. Visit family 15 times (5/15)- went to Phoenix to see my Aunt Jane and Nana's new home! :) What a great visit!!

24. Scan old photographs and archive- this will be an ongoing project, but I finished all of the photos that I have here in Philadelphia. :) Most of them are uploaded on my facebook, but across some gems like these.....





30. Visit three friends – go to their city (1/3)- Went to visit Liam in Seattle. :) What a wonderful time!! It's been 8 years since we've seen each other so we had quite a bit to catch up on!!! Must not let it be ANOTHER 8 years before we see each other again!





33. Travel to 3 states I’ve never been to before. (2/3)- Traveled to Washington state! What a BEAUTIFUL place! :) And I got to go to the city where my beloved GREY'S ANATOMY takes place so that's always a plus too. :) Here I am pictured drinking my first cup of official SEATTLE starbucks.





46. Donate $200 to three different charities. – Cash or like kind (1/3)- Donated about $400 worth of clothing and home goods. FINALLY got around to taking it to Goodwill. :)


77. Try 15 restaurants I have never tried before (one every other month) (21/15)

• The Couch Tomato in Manayunk
• Culinaria in Wilmington
• Lemongrass (THAI) in University City

All were quite tasty! :)

79. See 101 new movies (18/101)

• My Best Friend's Girl
• Fool's Gold

20% done!

My my, I have been quite busy working on my 101 list! So busy that it has been hard to even keep up with updating my blog!! But none the less, here we go!!

6. Get a new job- Yes, after nearly four years I am finally leaving Deloitte. I have accepted a job as a senior tax analyst and NCO Group in Horsham. It promises to be a less stressful job situation with less hours and more pay so I'm all about it! :-) Not to mention that I will now to be able to focus on my real estate career!!

27. Skype with the ohhas 15 times (once every other month) (2/15)- we actually got all four in on this one! :-)

41. Do 5 "tourist-y"/cultural things in my city (5/ 5)- went to the Philadelphia Zoo and Six Flags! Yay!!! What great fun! :)

Notice the zebra dress I wore to match the zebras! Sadly, there were no zebras at the zoo that day. sad.


Also, I went on the Kingda ka! LOOK AT THAT DROP!!!! I was so scared!!!!!!!! Have I mentioned that I have an insane fear of heights? (which may have been slightly cured by LOVE of all of the rides I went on!)





















42. Travel to 3 states I’ve never been to before. (1/3)- Went to CT with Rosie and Stacy for a little get away! It was beautiful there!

44. Visit a bed and breakfast- same trip with the girls! In the middle of no where where we didn't even have cell phone reception! :)






58. Go to a farmers market three times (3/3)- went twice to the farmer's market at 25th and Spruce by the park! It's the cutest little organic market with the MOST YUMMY of cheeses!! Thanks to Kim for introducing me to it and Chelsea for coming along with me! :)

76. Read 15 books (one every two months) (11/15)- Read the following:

• 100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda



• It's called a breakup because it's broken by Greg & Amiira Behrendt

87. Try 15 restaurants I have never tried before (one every other month) (18/15)

• California Club at KOP


• Bella Torra on Mainstreet Manayunk


• Kite and Key in the Art Museum district

89. See 101 new movies (16/101)

Star Trek (the new one!)- loved it!

95. Take Jin to the park 30 times (once a month) (3/30)- Jin Loved it! He took his first dip in the river too! So cute!