We had a huge snowfall over the past few days...in typical Western NY fashion (at the end of February). It's hard to say exactly how much snow we got since it was windy and we have drifts in our front yard that are over 3' tall. All of the schools in Monroe (& surrounding) counties were closed on Friday due to the heavy amounts of snow that fell overnight Thursday. Despite all of the snow temps have been very nice in the upper 20's low 30's.
Today Chase and I decided to take advantage of all of the snow and the mild weather and built a snowman! It's the first one Chase has ever built, and I can't remember the last time I made one. He's not very tall, but he's pretty cute! Due to living in a neighborhood of new construction he has no arms...but that's ok. :)
Here are a few other photos of the snowfall... 1st is our mailbox
Driving to work Friday morning:
My car parked in the road at work because I couldn't get into the driveway w/ snow drifted up over my bumper.
Snow drifted almost as high as the stock panels...I could hardly get the barn doors open.
The front yard
Zeus outside hating the snow
Sunday, February 28, 2010
#96 - Build a Snowman
Sunday, February 21, 2010
#89 watch 30 movies I've never seen before
2 down, 28 to go!
In an effort to keep up with my Day Zero Project and blogging once a week, I figured it's about time to blog! Without anything very exciting going on, we've spent the past week watching the Olympics, I don't have much to share.
Chase & I just finished Couples Retreat. I'm a huge fan of Vince Vaughn and this movie didn't disappoint. It was really funny, and cute too!
Last week we watched Inglorious Bastards...not what I was expecting. Still not sure if I even liked it.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Day Zero
I've been thinking about goals and resolutions since the New Year and have decided to create a list of 101 goals to complete in 1001 days, per the Day Zero Project. I have searched for inspiration all over the place (ok, mostly Google) and after a couple of weeks, compiled my list. I'm really excited to get started and hopefully complete all of my goals over the next 1001 days. I will be updating my blog as I go, per goal #82, and hope to photo-document as much as I can.
Start Date: February 16, 2010
End Date: November 13, 2012
Personal/Health
1. Read 30 Books (0/30)
2. Get my new tattoo
3. Get pregnant with our first baby
4. Quit my current job
5. Lose 10lbs (by Summer 2010), & keep it off
6. Give Pilates a (serious)try…again
7. Overhaul/update my wardrobe & donate old clothing
8. Take a bath in my big, beautiful tub at LEAST once a month (0/33)
9. Keep my toenails painted, no chipping!
10. Change my contacts monthly (0/33)
11. Learn to knit
12. Facial mud mask 3 times a week (0/429)
13. Acquire a taste for wine
14. Purchase at least 2 new skirts and wear them! (0/2)
15. Lotion nightly (0/1001)
16. Buy some new earrings
17. Get my hair colored, professionally
18. Take a daily Vitamin (0/1001)
19. Get a massage
20. Get on my elliptical 5x a week for 8 weeks (& hope it starts a habit!) (0/40)
21. Floss every day for a month (0/30)
22. Change the address on my driver’s license
23. Visit a doctor yearly (0/3)
Travel
24. Take a winter vacation to Florida
25. Take a long weekend & rent a cabin in the Adirondacks
26. Take a long weekend & visit Washington DC
27. Update my passport
28. Take a long weekend & visit NYC
29. Visit the Houston Aquarium
30. Finally go to Galveston!
Adventure/Sports
31. Go para-sailing while in Florida
32. Go swimming…in a body of water other than a pool 5x (0/5)
33. Go fishing
34. Go hiking in Letchworth State Park
35. Go hiking in Ithaca
36. Ride regularly
37. Go bowling (0/3)
38. Play Mini Golf (0/3)
39. Go to the drive in movie theater
House
40. Buy new bedding for our room
41. Paint our room
42. Fence in the backyard
43. Install a driveway
44. Landscape the front yard
45. Start a flower garden in the back yard
46. Keep the island & kitchen table clear of clutter
47. Get new living room furniture
48. Get window treatments for the loft
49. Decide on/purchase window treatment for the sliding door
50. Recover the cushions (& make pillows for) the Morning Room
51. Organize the linen closet
52. Organize our closet
53. Buy artwork on Etsy, for any room
Food/Cooking/Baking
54. Make brownies from scratch
55. Try at least 1 new recipe a month
56. Make Crème Brulee
57. Organize my recipe book
58. Make my own preserves/fruit butter/jam
59. Bake muffins/bread/something & surprise my dad with them (1/5)
60. Try a new dessert recipe for every ‘family dinner’ @ Mom’s (0/33)
61. Shop at the Farmer’s Market during the season
Money/Finance
62. Invest some money, somewhere
63. Pay off my car
64. Prepare wills
Miscellaneous/Other
65. Teach Elliott to say 5 simple phrases/whistle tunes (1/5)
66. Get to know our neighbors better (at least the ones on either side of us) (0/2)
67. Get my wedding dress cleaned
68. See as many Chris Young concerts as possible (within 350 miles)
69. See as many Jimmy Wayne concerts as possible (within 350 miles)
70. Send care packages to the troops for the holidays (0/2)
71. Send Christmas cards to the family (0/2)
72. See another Cirque show
73. Make a new 101 list
74. Complete the penguin puzzle we bought last year
75. Update/complete address book
76. Take Zeus & Roxy for a professional photo shoot
77. Take the dogs for a walk at least once a week during warm weather (0/72)
78. See 5 movies, at the theater (0/5)
79. Finish Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving (0/3)
80. Clean out my email
81. Blog once a week (0/143)
82. Blog each time I finish one of these goals (0/101)
83. Put old horse show videos on DVD
84. Play Scrabble (at least w/ Chase, or others!) once a month (0/33)
85. Send out birthday cards to our immediate family
86. Donate $5 for every goal not completed after 1001 days
87. Donate $2 for every goal completed after 1001 days
88. Participate in a Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
89. See 30 movies I’ve never seen before (1/30)
90. See a Holiday play before Christmas (either Christmas Carol or A Christmas Story)
91. Learn to drive Dad’s boat, by myself
92. Have Chase teach me 1 song on the guitar…from start to finish
93. Send my mom flowers, for no reason 3x (0/3)
94. Walk for a cause
95. Don’t eat out for 1 whole month
96. Build a snowman
97. Bathe the dogs, once a month (0/33)
98. Get Chase the electric guitar of his choice
99. See a show at the Planetarium
100. Become a foster parent for the local Humane Society
101. Wash my car (myself) at least 1x/month during warm seasons (0/18)
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Meet Biz!
So last week responded to an AD on Dreamhorse.com to a woman looking for someone to ride a horse she is fostering from H.O.R.S.E Rescue & Sanctuary. I've been dyeing to ride, yet am really out of shape, and figured this guy would be fairly out of shape as well. Which is good, we can come back together. Well I went to meet him on Wednesday and we got along great. He's super adorable and although small, has a HUGE personality. Today I went out to ride him. I brought Chase with me since I figured no one would be at the barn (I was right) and I don't know the horse very well. He was a bit anxious in the barn because he was alone (the other 3 horses were out still) but was still pretty well behaved. Once I got on he relaxed and was surprisingly well behaved. He hasn't been ridden since like August (I think) so I had no idea what to expect. He responded pretty nicely to both my hands and legs.
It felt SO good to be on a horse again!
Here are a couple of pictures from my phone. Meet Biz!
One of the greatest views ever!
I was still on him in this one too...
In other horsey related news, I want this horse. He is a former racehorse and currently located in PA...he's also very handsome. :)
