Spring is on it's way!! :)

wow, so I was having a lot of difficulty signing in! I finally had a little extra time today so here we go!! :)

15. Skype with the ohhas 15 times (once every other month) (9/15) This is working out really well doing once a week! :)

18. Visit family 15 times (12/15)- went to Newark, NJ for a seminar on ethical leadership that my father put on. It was great to see him and my sister, along with some old friends! :) (and meeting new ones!!)--- plus they got to try all of my new raw snacks! ---see below!

76. Watch 30 Documentaires (11/30)

- Food, Inc.- this was absolutely life changing!!! soooooooooo good! I highly recommend it to EVERYONE! it's not a gory PETA type movie. I avoided it for a long time because I thought that that was what it would be. SO good!!! you must see it!! Find out where your food is REALLY coming from!

79. See 101 new movies (54/101)

-Shutter Island: AMAZING! I was scared because I thought it was a horror film, but it was really good!!

-Ghost Busters: A classic that my friends can no longer give me a hard time for not having seen yet :-p

-Curious Case of Benjamin Button: to quote a video on you tube "if you are going to see one version of Forrest Gump this year, see Benjamin Button" that about summs it up :-p

80. Try 30 new recipies (27/30)- so I got my excalibur dehydrator and I've gone a little nuts with the raw foods snacks!! So good for you and so yummy!! :)

-Naked kale chips

-kale crackers

-spicy flax seed crackers

-cheesy flax seed crackers

-sunflower cranbery breakfast bars

-apple cookies

-choco Oatmeal cookies

-sour cream and onion flax seed crackers

-flax seed crackers

- Rosemary/Garlic flax seed crackers

84. Take Jin to the dog park once a month (9/30)

took him once to the park in center city, and once to the Fairmont Park. It has been so beautiful lately that it's a sin not take him out and enjoy the sunshine! Too bad he got off leash at the Fairmont Park. Yikes!!! He had me chasing him all through the woods getting smacked in the face with branches, covered in mud, etc. But luckily, I got the little guy back. Silly Jin..... Here he is after he got a bath since he was so muddy. So handsome with his little bandana! :)

100. Buy myself flowers 30 times (5/30)- Bought myself some lovely Roses at the local famer's market today. BUY LOCAL! :)

March already? EEKS!

wow, how time has flown!

well, I'm keeping up with the 101, even though I've been pretty bad about noting it my blog!!

14. write 30 hand written letters/post cards (5/30) I sent four girls a special valentines day card and dark chocolate :) Love you girls!!

15. Skype with the oh-has 15 times (7/15) Thanks to a scheduled weekly skype session, this has been a lot easier to do! I love being able to keep up with the girls on a weekly basis :)

29. Travel to a new continent! - this one is in the works......... less than 7 more weeks and I'll be in BRAZIL!!!!! AND ARGENTINA!!!!!! :-D wooo hoo!!!!!! Can't wait!!

71. Read 15 books (12/15)- I recently finished "Healthy lifestyle" by Patricia Bragg. I'm obsessed!!! Back to being a veggie now and now even on the verge of VEGAN! That's right, I cut out my FAVORITE food in the whole wide world..... cheese. But........ the good news is....... I'm feeling much better already!! :)

76. Watch 30 documentaries (10/30) I just got the Planet Earth series on blu ray. WOW, it is BEAUTIFUL! I can't get enough!! :)

77. Try 15 new restaurants- went to Fogo De Choa. lol. Not a whole lot for me to eat, but it was fun company regardless :)

79. see 101 new movies- (52/101)
- The mist
-Step Brothers
-Get Smart

80. Try 30 new recipes (17/30)
- Chicken Parmesan
-baby bok choy salad
-whole wheat pita bread
-"cheesy" Kale chips--- just bought an Excalibur dehydrator!! soooooooooo excited!!
-guacamole

January is Flying by!!

15. Skype with the oh-has 15 times (4/15)- yay! and we actually got all four on there!! :) Here are my girls when we went to LA in 2003!

17. send out 30 birthday cards (12/30) happy birthday to all of the January and February Peeps! :)

18. Visit Family 15 times (11/15)- had a great family visit in Atlantic City for the Action Martial arts magazine expo! :) Dad was one of the featured celebs and I was helping him run his booth! The boys came too, so it was quite a big gathering of Hayes fun! :) Met lots of celebs too! good times!!

With the fam.....

With James Lew

With Michael Jai White. He was in Batman!


With Chuck Zito and Dan Severn. I look so tiny!!

76. Watch 30 documentaries (4/30): watched in the womb- animals. OMG! this was fascinating!!

79. See 101 new movies (49/101)
Saw Avatar in 3D! Wow, what an amazing movie! I couldn't move at the end of the movie because I was so impressed!!


80. Try 30 new Recipes (12/30)
- chicken noodle soup- a new recipe that was quite yummy

- Cheesy salsa chicken- surprisingly very good!

-Italian Spinach pie. I veggie lover's dream! It's like a quiche, but without the fatty crust! yum!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :)

Happy New Year! Almost to my one year mark of starting the 101 list! :) Almost 30% done too!!!
Wishing everyone the very best this new year! :)

23. Knit a scarf and send it to a friend- (still in the works! It's gonna take some serious time to complete!) I'm currently knitting a scarf for my BFP, Joe! :) He already claimed it when the list came out. Sorry folks! :)

28. Go out for a girls night once a month (7/24)- spent time with Rosie and Stacy at the bar at Thai 9 in the Oregon district in Dayton, OH. Lots of long needed chatting and fun! :)

43. Save $2 a day ($686/$2,020) -as of December 31, 2009.

44. save $20 per item completed- ($580/$2,020)

77. Try 15 new Restaurants (36/15)
-Brio at the Greene in Dayton with the fam, the Birdi Family and "momma Myers" :)

79. See 101 new movies (48/101)
- UP- soooooooooooooo cute!!!! Highly recommended!

-The Road- the 2nd most depressing movie I've ever seen. The 1st being "grave of the fireflies" My mom was so drained by it that we had to go to Cheesecake factory in order to get a little more happiness in our lives! haha.

-Sherlock Holmes- very entertaining movie!

-The Blair Witch Project- pretty freaky! I can't say that I'm going camping anytime soon! haha. I guess # 36 will have to wait a little while!

-Paranormal Activity- I know, I can't believe I saw it either! but in actuality it wasn't that scary!

88. Practice Sei Tai (1/125)- Practiced with mom and dad on my last day in Dayton. :) Now I just gotta do it on my own!

It's almost x-mas time! my the month goes by quickly! I really need to keep up with updating this!!

7. Change out fixtures on the cabinets

Yay! finally did this! Looks soooooo much better don't you think?

BEFORE........ (ugly white and gold handles in the middle of the cabinet)

After...... (stainless steel round knobs in the corner of the cabinet!)

18. Visit family 15 times (10/15)

For thanksgiving this year, Marissa and I continued our new tradition of sister's thanksgiving! :) It was really nice! We made some stuff and bought the others at wholefoods. :-p And of course did our Black Friday shopping!!!

Here is Jinners enjoying Thanksgiving (being bad, but soooooooo cute!):

xmas- I'll be home for Christmas............... :) Here we are spreading a little bit of holiday cheer at the quest Center! :) It's great to be home!!

20. Throw a theme party- of course I had to have a ROCK BAND party! :)

28. Go out for a girls night once a month (6/24)- went to the Lady Gaga concert with my concert groupies!! :) We ended up getting 'pit' seats so we were crazy close up!!!!

77. Try 15 new Restaurants I have never tried before (34/15)- went to a Malaysian Restaurant in Wilmington called Rasa Sayang. DELICIOUS!!!

79. see 101 new movies (43/101)

-the road: wow, super depressing!!!

-Bruno: VERY crude... I enjoyed Borat much more!!

-Slumdog millionaire: sooooooooooooooooo good!

-the proposal: LOL, this movie gives chick flicks a bad name!

80. Try 30 new recipes (9/30)

I made mac and cheese for thanksgiving. Believe it or not, I've never made it other than out of a box before!! :-p it was a little too cheesy if that is possible! haha.

85. Get a trainer for Jin- this has turned out to be amazing!!! he's such a good little boy! :)

100. Buy myself flowers once a month (3/30)