#64) Take a family vacation
She called one night in December and asked “What do you think if we surprise mom and dad with a trip to Florida?” I thought it sounded like a grand idea, so I didn’t hesitate with my answer. “Sure, let me just check with Nick to see...
Category Archives: 101 in 1001
#64 … check and mark!
#16 … check and mark! and a revamp of my 101 in 1001 list
Early last month, I had an email in my inbox, letting me know someone had linked to my 101 in 1001 list. That someone was the sweet Deborah Zoe, who mentioned my name as one in a group of awesome photographers who inspired her in starting her own 101 list.
Which prompted me to ask myself,...
#80…check and mark!
#80) Have my photography work published on a style/wedding blog
Friends, it makes me positively giddy to share this one off the 101 list with you all. If you are a wedding photographer, you know there are a myriad of wedding and style blogs out there on the Internet. I’ll be honest and say a LOT...
#39…check and mark!
#39) Create a collage of prints of my travels; hang them in the living room
In what’s become my version of “The Living Room Remodel That Never Ends,” I’ll share that I’m quite proud that, over the summer, I crossed off another goal for the 101 list while, at the same time, making another baby...
#97…check and mark!
#97) Go waterskiing
Earlier this summer, when Nick and I were up in Michigan for the U2 concert, we spent a day on the lake with our friend, Layne, who just so happens to have an incredible speed boat. A speed boat equipped with everything necessary to water ski.
I should share with you all that...
#36…check and mark!
#36) Start an herb garden
I think it was six? maybe seven? years ago that I first attempted to grow an herb garden. Notice the key word here being “attempted.” I failed MISERABLY at keeping those little plants watered and within a few weeks, they were as dry and crumbly as burnt toast.
After one too many...
#34…check and mark!
#34) Cook Indian food
Good heavens, when’s the last time I checked in on my 101 in 1001 list? Too long, right? (Not that you all are keeping track, but I am. And I like to pretend I’m having a conversation with you guys, so that’s why I asked.) I thought I’d revisit the list and...
#89…check and mark!
#89) Make a mixed CD for a different friend every month for a year
Whew, I am happy to cross this one off the list! Actually, that makes it sound like it was more work than it was, when really, I LOVE to share new music with friends. I’m constantly scrounging around on the Internet...
#22…check and mark! (and some thoughts on photographing grandparents)
#22) Tape record/videotape grandmother sharing stories about how she and grandpa met
After my grandfather died in 2008, I was filled with a lot of regret. I had never taken the time to capture his personality the way I wanted to. Sure, there are snapshots of him in the years leading up to his passing, but...
#71…check and mark!
#71) Read a classic novel
In the world of books, I can think of a few titles that have ALWAYS been daunting to me. Two of which—War and Peace and Anna Karenina—share the same author. I have no idea why I chose as hectic a month as this has been to finally decide to get...
