2012: Our Best Year Yet

I have a feeling about 2012. A feeling it is going to be awesome. As in the awesomest year we've had yet.

We are so excited about some of the things we have in store. Since the 50 in 500 list ends next month anyway I figured I'd just make a giant "To-Do" for 2012. Some of these come that list (still not completed), some come from the "Year of Dates" gift I gave Joe, some came from pinterest, and some just come from my wishful little heart. Lots of goodness going on here. I may add to it later. And if I have time I'll blog as we complete things.

Doesn't looking over a list like this just get you excited for a new year? It does for me. They aren't exactly all "resolutions", I think about it more as being deliberate with how I live my life. Spending time on that which makes me happy. These things make me happy.

And since this post needs a photo, here's the happy little lady I plan on adventuring with:

Places To Go:

• Take Evie for her first zoo visit {DONE! March 10, 2012}
• Go to the new Utah Museum of Natural History
• Go to Lagoon
• Tandem Bike Ride/JDawgs with Joe
• Go hiking, somewhere beautiful, take Evie Lou, cross our fingers she'll ride in the carrier and not insist on walking...
• Take Evie to a water park/outdoor pool
• Go visit friends/family in Portland
• Go to the Vocal Point concert in February {Done! February 2012}
• See the Sound of Music @ Hale Center Theatre (tickets purchased!)
• Tram ride in the fall at the ski resort
• To the Nicklecade again with Joe
• Visit the new Oquirrh Mtn and Draper temples

To Do:

• Take pictures of my favorite spots at BYU, preferably in the spring
• Fly kites on a windy day
• Go ice skating
• Host book club
• Geocaching!
• Recreate our first date on the 6 year anniversary in June
• Go see a nature IMAX at the planetarium (deal found here, only available for one more day)
• Berry Picking again!
• Celebrate our 5th annivesary, go out to eat somewhere special

To Learn:

• Take an Econ class at SLCC this spring
• Enroll for and pass three classes in my MPP program this fall
• Read my camera manual
• Read general conference between sessions
• Finish reading "In Defense of Food"

To Accomplish

• Become completely debt free except for my small student loan
• Sell one of our cars
• Quit my job!
• Hit my 10lb weight loss mark  {DONE! March 10, 2012}
• Hit my 20lb weight loss mark
• Hit my 30lb weight loss mark
• Make it through an entire ab workout at the gym without quitting...
• Move, unpack completely and get basic organization done before I start school
• Get Evie's bike seat attached, tires pumped, and ready to ride once the snow clears

To Create

• Paint grandma's kitchen table
• Finish reupholstering the orange chairs
• Make pillows for the couch
• Make a Christmas gift at Color Me Mine
• Elmo cupcakes (or cake) for Evie's 2nd birthday
• A doll for Evie's birthday, probably this one
• Make some sort of garland/banner for Evie's bedroom at our new apartment, maybe this one.
• Yarn wrapped letter for new apartment
• Finish the felt magnet letters I started.
• Make some sort of cute/wipable menu board for the kitchen
• Repaint Evie's dresser, like this.