Facebook Diaries

Me on the moon. I have no other pictures to use for this post.A few confessions:I love when people I know, but who I'm not Facebook friends with, forget to make their photo galleries private.I laugh at your misspellings.I text screenshots of your train wreck statuses to my friends who don't even know you. Your … Continue reading Facebook Diaries

Volunteer at Transitional Housing BARN

Completed: #3: Volunteer at BARN. I've been itching to get involved in this organization for about a year. I filled out the volunteer form in May 2011, but it sat on my computer until this past summer. Note: this is what happens until I make something a goal -- procrastination central. I really want to … Continue reading Volunteer at Transitional Housing BARN

Enter a chili cook-off

I’m happy to announce the completion of #28: Enter a chili competition with or against Kris. Who: 9 Fierce Competitors What: Harris Pavilion Chili Cook-off Where: Harris Pavilion, Old Town Manassas When: September, 22, 2012 from 10-1. Judging at 1. Announcement of winners at 2. Categories: Best Chili With Beans, Best Chili Without Beans, Best … Continue reading Enter a chili cook-off

Chili Test Run

This is my deck at the moment. I’m testing outdoor chili cooking on a propane camping grill (a grill which is 30 years old and I’ve never used, might I add). I’m testing today because the chili competition I want to enter is less than two weeks  away. Remember, one of my goals this year is … Continue reading Chili Test Run

Go Horseback Riding With Kris

Also in Lake Tahoe, I went on a horseback ride with Kris and my dad, which counts toward me completing #32: Go horseback riding with Kris. Helmets were worn. Safety first. I’ve been horseback riding once before, and apparently Kris has the riding skill level of Tobey Maguire’s character in Seabiscuit. After a bajillion years with … Continue reading Go Horseback Riding With Kris

Hot Air Balloon Ride

The moment I booked my plane ticket to Lake Tahoe for a family vacation, I knew I was going to complete my hot air balloon ride there. And complete I did: #4: Hot air balloon ride. The only person in my family who I knew would be 100% down for this adventure was my dad. … Continue reading Hot Air Balloon Ride

Learn How to Play Chess

Meet Isaac, the man who helped me complete goal #9: Learn how to play chess. I went for a walk to Dupont Circle to warm up (my office is freezing). I sat on a bench and watched two men play chess. The older man with a bushy, white beard caught my eye. He had just … Continue reading Learn How to Play Chess

Work at a Fast Food Chain for One Day

That’s right, folks. Goal #6 was completed this afternoon by working at a local Burger King (location undisclosed).  I made sure I did this on a day where Lyssa was working and no one knew it was coming. I got to mop the whole store and I also got to checkout/give people their food. Don’t … Continue reading Work at a Fast Food Chain for One Day

The WhiteOut PodCast Complete!

I had a goal(Goal #10 to be exact) to start a Podcast.  Basically, it’s a chance to vent on current topics in the world…mainly sports.  I’d love to have people subscribe but I don’t care if I don’t have any followers to honest.  It was a goal of mine to complete for a while and … Continue reading The WhiteOut PodCast Complete!

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Mr. & Mrs. Al Coholic Go to New Orleans

This is a big one! I am so happy to cross #34: Go to New Orleans with Kris (carried over from 2011) off my 2012 goal list! (My favorite meal of all time, red beans and rice, pictured above.) Words cannot explain how excited I was to go back to New Orleans. I used to … Continue reading Mr. & Mrs. Al Coholic Go to New Orleans