erica's 101 in 1001: January 2013

Friday, January 4, 2013

Through the years we all will be together

If the fates allow

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

101 in 1001 Days List

Make Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon (0/1)
Get my tattoo updated (0/1)
Go to a state that I have never been to before (Kentucky) (1/1)
Offer to (and actually) buy groceries for a random stranger (0/1)
Adopt a vegetarian lifestyle for one week (0/1)
Get a will written for myself (0/1)
Visit a brewery (1/1)(Troegs)
Stay at a bed & breakfast (0/1)
Finish a 5K in under 25 minutes (0/1)
Finish a half marathon in 2 hours or less (done January 2012)(1/1)
Take a hip hop dance class (0/1)
Host a costume or theme party (0/1)
Participate in the "Day of Silence" (0/1)
Eat at (at least one) of the best restaurants in the country (0/1)
Incorporate lifiting into my exercise regimen at least 2 times/week for a month (without compromising my normal exercise habits) (0/1)
Ask five people for their favorite books and read each one (Pavan)(Aunt Nanci) (Brett)(3/5)
Ride a segway (done August 2011) (1/1)
Learn to knit (0/1)
Cook 5 new-to-me dinner recipes (1 done, July 2011)(2 done, September 2011)(3 done, November 2011)(4 done, December 2011)(5 done, February 2012)(5/5)
Go to a movie by myself (0/1)
Tailgate at and go see a Penn State game (0/1)
Take a pilates class (0/1)
Tour a winery (0/1)
Learn to play chess (0/1)
See all of the films that, since I was born, have won the Academy Award for Best Picture (The King's Speech)(Driving Miss Daisy)(Argo)(3/31)
Bake something from scratch once a month for 6 months (July 2011 done)(August 2011 done)(September 2001 done)(October 2011 done)(November 2011 done)(December 2011)(6/6)
See a drive-in movie (0/1)
Compete in the Warrior Dash or some other "mud" race (Run For Your Lives, 10/27/12)(1/1)
"Glam it up" one night before going out - red lips, styled hair, the works! (0/1)
Try 5 new foods (July 2011)(October 2011)(November 2011)(January 2012)(April 2012)(5/5)
Go alcohol free for two weeks (0/1)
See a play (rather than a musical) in New York City (0/1)
Go on a camping trip (0/1)
Take a cake decorating class (0/1)
Visit 5 restaurants I've never been to in my hometown/surrounding area (Chalit's Thai Bistro)(Blue Moose Bar & Grille)(ShakeDown BBQ)(breads 'n spreads)(MoMo's BBQ & Grill)(5/5)
By a "special" piece of jewelry (0/1)
Volunteer/participate in some form of community service 5 times (Dickinson Day of Service)(United Way Day of Caring )(Wildwood Lake Volunteer Day)(3/5)
Prepare a four course meal for friends and/or family (Thanksgiving in March 2012) (1/1)
Learn to tie a tie (Halloween 2012)(1/1)
Get another stamp on my passport (0/1)
Buy a bike - then ride it on a regular basis (0/1)
Go out all night into the early hours of the morning and watch the sun rise (0/1)
Help my parents organize all of their photographs (0/1)
Participate in an urban scavenger hunt (0/1)
Go roller skating/roller blading (0/1)
Compile "Six-Word Memoirs" from people in my life (0/1)
Send a "just because" package to a friend or family member (0/1)
Do the Polar Bear Plunge or something similar (0/1)
Work out before work every day for a week (0/1)
Organize my iTunes library (0/1)
Plan a vacation with my college girlfriends (0/1)
Plan a vacation with my BEST (0/1)
Learn to play Hearts (0/1)
Try 5 "classic" cocktails I have never tasted (Manhattan)(Sidecar)(2/5)
Attend Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney (0/1)
Get a psychic reading (0/1)
Go to an amusement park I have never been to before (0/1)
Bring a packed lunch to work every day for a month (0/1)
Go on a "Facebook strike" for one week (0/1)
Go rock climbing (0/1)
Wear my hair different every day for a week (0/1)
Make my own sushi rolls (0/1)
Learn how to drive a stick shift (0/1)
Go ice skating in Rockefeller Center (0/1)
Go somewhere and play bingo (0/1)
Take surfing lessons (0/1)
Take a hot air balloon ride (0/1)
Have a legit picnic (complete with a basket)(Summer 2012)(1/1)
Turn off my phone for 24 hours (0/1)
Visit 5 museums (Franklin Institute, Summer 2011)(Wolf Sanctuary, March 2012)(2/5)
Research my family heritage/lineage and start to create a family tree (0/1)
Buy an original piece of art (0/1)
Tour the State Capitol in Harrisburg again (0/1)
Visit Ellis Island (0/1)
Sew myself an article of clothing (0/1)
Build a gingerbread house (Christmas 2012)(1/1)
Run along Boathouse Row in Philadelphia (September 29, 2012)(1/1)
Participate in a Zombie Walk (0/1)
Visit the birthplace or gravesite of a cultural icon (0/1)
Learn how to properly throw a frisbee (0/1)
Go see the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC (0/1)
Learn how to make a national dish (0/1)
Memorize a favorite poem (0/1)
Be part of a flash mob (0/1)
Participate in the Komen 3-Day for the Cure (0/1)
Sing the national anthem at a public event (0/1)
Become a member of WITF (1/1)
Go white water rafting again (0/1)
Ride a mechanical bull (0/1)
Visit Coney Island (0/1)
Stand in four states at the same time (the "four corners") (0/1)
Go to Las Vegas again now that I am over 21 (0/1)
Go to a professional football game (0/1)
Play a hand of poker in a casino (0/1)
Celebrate Halloween in New York City (0/1)
Fly a kite (done July 2011)(1/1)
Do not go out to eat for one month (0/1)
Participate in a protest (March 13, 2012) (1/1)
See the Philadelphia Union (April 14, 2012)(1/1)
Watch a meteor shower (0/1)
Put away $10 for every goal achieved (0/101)

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Friday, January 4, 2013

#76: Build a gingerbread house