101 in 1001

This Thanksgiving reminded me of everything I am thankful for. My family, my friends, my fiancé, our apartment, his wonderful job that has allowed me to not freak out over this "mandatory" break from teaching, my job - though it may be small, my health, my cat, and mostly importantly God. It also reminded me that even though I'm thankful for everything I already have, I'm also thankful for the opportunity to DO, not just for myself but for others.

And so, 101 in 1001 was born. Clearly I did not create this concept. It's something I've seen floating around for several years now and not just in Blogland. My goal is to complete the following 101 things in the next 1001 days, starting today. Some of these things I borrowed from other blogs I've seen start this and some I came up with on my own. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any creative ways for me to accomplish these things! :)

Start: December 1, 2013

End: August 28, 2016

{FRIEND}

 1. Go on a mission trip.

2. Begin substitute teaching. February 2014

3. Teach a Sunday School class.

4. Take my sister on a girls' trip (involving flying on a plane).

5. Volunteer at an animal rescue.

6. Bake Christmas goodies for our friends.

7. Be someone's Maid of Honor.

8. Take Hudson to a baseball game. [See post.]

9. Visit my college sorority chapter and help with recruitment.

10. Do a walk/run that benefits colon cancer research. Get Your Rear in Gear 5K

11. Send a random care package to a friend.

12. Be Katie's patient for her Dental Hygiene clinicals.

13. Help someone pull off a surprise. August 2015

14. Throw someone a bridal shower.

15. Throw someone a baby shower 10/21/15.

16. Rescue/adopt a dog.

17. Become an advisor for a Gamma Phi Beta chapter.

18. Buy a stranger's meal/drink. 12/22/13

19. Buy goods from 5 organizations that will benefit a cause. (0/5)

20. Throw someone's Bachelorette Party. [Katie's Nashville Bash]

21. Attend my sister's college graduation.

{WIFE}

22. Get married!
[Everything you've ever wanted (and didn't want) to know about Our Wedding.]

23. Celebrate our 1 Year Anniversary with a trip.

24. Have a 1 Year Anniversary Photo Shoot. [Pics featured here.]

25. Watch our Wedding Video and eat our Wedding Cake on our 1 Year Anniversary.

26. Visit 10 new places for Friday night date nights. (2/10) [Firebird's // Olde Towne Tavern]

27. Catch up on/ print our dating anniversary photo albums.

28. Send out Christmas cards. [ 2014 ]

29. Surprise Brad with Tennessee Volunteers football tickets.

30. Recreate our engagement day/night. June 2016

31. Establish a family tradition. [Read about here]

32. Have a t-shirt quilt made of Brad's baseball shirts as a surprise. [2015 Christmas Gift]

33. Make wedding albums for our parents.

{HOMEMAKER}

34. Create a cleaning schedule.

35. Meal plan for an entire month. (December 2013)

36. Finish decorating our apartment.

37. Find storage solutions for our small space.

38. Print and display our engagement pictures.

39. Buy a wooden couples' monogram to hang over our bed.

40. Cook through an entire cookbook.

41. Have overnight guests in our home.

42. Complete a DIY project to decorate our home.

{in case of BABY B}

43. Collect 100 books for Baby B's library. (0/100)

44. Tell Brad he's going to be a daddy. [5/17/2016]

45. Tell my parents they're going to be grandparents.

46. Announce our pregnancy to our family and friends.

47. Announce our pregnancy on Ending Beginnings and other social media. [Read about Baby B!]

48. Have maternity pictures taken.

49. Have a gender reveal party.

50. Decide on names for our baby.

51. Start a college fund.

{ENDING BEGINNINGS}

52. Do an update once a month about my completed 101 in 1001 tasks.

53. Guest post for a blogger.

54. Have a guest blogger post on my blog.

55. Establish a blog friendship and meet this blogger in person.

56. Raise money on my blog for a cause.

57. Reach 100 readers on my blog.

{GOALS}

58. Complete my Master's degree.

59. Complete my Specialist's degree.

60. Read through the entire Bible.

61. Start teaching again.

62. Teach in the same district for at least 2 years.

63. Have a student teacher.

64. Learn how to whistle.

65. Buy my first car.

66. Buy our first house. (February 2015)

67. Run the Peachtree Road Race.

68. Run a Disney Half Marathon.

69. Organize my classroom materials in notebooks, by theme.

70. Learn basic photography skills.

71. Learn basic Adobe Photoshop skills.

72. Buy my own monogramming machine.

73. Learn how to swim.

{TRAVEL/ADVENTURE}

74. Visit NYC at Christmas/New Year's with Brad.

75. Go back to Disney World.

76. Travel out of the country.

77. Get a passport.

78. Visit 5 new cities. (0/5)

79. Go on a road trip. [Chattanooga, TN]

80. Visit Lake Tahoe in California.

81. Move back to Georgia. February 2014

82. Go on a couples' vacation with our friends.

83. Visit every MLB park. (1/30)

84. Go to the Iron Bowl - Alabama/Auburn game.

85. Go to a concert with Brad.

86. Go hiking. 7/4/14, Stone Mountain

87. Visit my uncle in England.

88. Take Brad to downtown Greenville. 12/21/13

89. Go to a minor league baseball game. 8/2/14, Gwinnett Braves

90. Donate bone marrow.

91. See a drive-in movie.

92. Visit a winery.

93. Take a vacation with my entire family. [Seacrest Beach, 2015]

94. Travel to Las Vegas.

95. Ride on a train. [Stone Mountain Christmas]

96. See the Laser Show at Stone Mountain. July 2016

97. Complete the entire 3 months of P90X.

98. Have dessert before dinner at a restaurant.

99. Make homemade hot chocolate. (Click for recipe.)

100. Chop down our own Christmas tree.

101. Be in two places at once.

I plan to update my list anytime something gets accomplished, so check back for updates. If you haven't made a list of your 101 in 1001, consider it! I really enjoyed making mine and hopefully I'll be able to accomplish a few of these things.