So busy. No time to update lately. But that doesn't mean I haven't been cranking out items on my list! The brief version, with more details to follow:
DONE:
#8 - Read another book that was totally out of the range of books I would normally go for - actually, started reading the whole series, but that only counts as 1 for me (even though I am on book #3 in the series)
#16 - I went to see an opera! I saw Seance on a Wet Afternoon at NYC Opera. It was FANTASTIC. Originally, I put "the Met" in the list, but it was because I sort of forgot NYC Opera existed and just wanted to clarify that I meant a REAL opera... not the "Phantom of the.." type. :)
#30 - I took myself on a date by myself. It was the day I saw the opera! I dressed up, got my ticket to the show, took myself out to a really nice dinner, ordered wine, saw the opera, and then treated myself to a cab ride home. No kissing myself after the date was done, though. I am no hussy, and I have 2 more solo dates to go before I can check this off.
#83 - I went to a spa when I was hosting a girl's weekend, reuniting friends from high school, college, and former workplaces. (Wait, does this count for #5??) Melissa and I went to the spa and ... it was an experience. We've had lots of first-time adventures together, some of which are either silly or painful - first time dying our hair, getting belly buttons pierced, and now this. Let's just say it fell into the painful category, but I get to check off #83!
WORKIN' ON IT
#3 - I am signed up the Warrior Dash in August with my older brother Michael. We entered the same heat so that we will be able to run together. I will keep up with him for as long as I can, but I just hope he greets me at the finish line with a beer when I finally make it there. :)
#7 - Trying desperately to plan a trip to see Jodi and Oscar in Barcelona. Let's keep our fingers crossed for early spring!
#14 - I picked up a sketchbook and some watercolors recently! Nothing I am happy with yet, or that is even finished, but it is the first time my art supplies have come out from under the bed in about 4 years.
#19 - Saw 2 more Broadway shows! Just adding to the count!
#53 - The flower pots I planted outside my window are starting to sprout! I can't wait for the blooms to start to make an appearance. But this one won't be checked off until the end of the season if I can keep them alive that long.
#55 - I cooked for an entire passover seder! None of the cooking was terribly difficult as I had feared, but I appreciated the process, and love that everything represents something. A fact I know because of...
#67! Hosting passover as a shiksa with an incomplete haggadah meant a little extra studying for me. But I even did the opening prayer for the candle lighting in Hebrew! Broken Hebrew, but I am an Irish Catholic girl, what do you want? And I think I did a decent job explaining the meal, the stories, and as many of the traditions as I could to a passover-first-timer. You're all invited next year!
More updates and photos and fleshed out accountings of all these actions to follow. It's just been nagging me that I have not had time to update, so I wanted to at least write down a list!
