In November and December, we saw a lot of performances at the Kennedy Center, hosted some holiday dinners and had out of town company.
November 10th - We saw a concert with Lang Lang that was essentially a masters class for 100 local piano students between the ages of 8 and 18. It was fascinating to watch him work with these students. We had also had a first tier seat on the side so we could watch him play.
November 22nd - We hosted Thanksgiving dinner and all ate too much.
November 23rd - We saw Jekyll & Hyde, starring Constantine from American Idol in the lead. This was a very enjoyable show.
November 27th - The Kennedy Center dedicated the new Rubenstein Organ with a free concert. They showed a time lapse video of the installation of the pipe organ that was just amazing and the instrument is beautiful.
December 13th - Merry Tuba Christmas at the Kennedy Center. This was the 39th anniversary of this holiday tradition founded
by Harvey Phillips in which tuba, sousaphone, and euphonium players from
around D.C. play traditional Christmas music. It is always a packed event; the audience fills pretty much the entire Grand Foyer.
December 15th - The National Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops concert, with New York Voices. They made it snow inside the Concert Hall.
December 22nd - Irving Berlin's White Christmas. They changed some of the songs from the movie (my favorite holiday movie) and rearranged the story a little bit, but did get all the big numbers in there. This time they made it snow in the Opera House.
December 23rd - The Annual Messiah Sing-a-Long. My sister got here just in time for us to go to the Kennedy Center for the sing-a-long. I've been trying to do this since I moved here and have never made it. We had a blast! They have soloists for the arias and restatives, and the audience sings the choruses. The Kennedy Center has been doing the sing-a-long since 1971.
December 24th - We (Jim, Sara and I) went to the Newseum. If you haven't been, this is one of the coolest paid entry museums in D.C. and totally worth the price. Especially since the ticket lets you in on two consecutive days. That evening, we hosted Jim's mom and sister for our traditional spaghetti dinner.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
An on-going update of what is new with me.
Followers
Subscribe
My 101 Goals in 1001 Days
Purple indicates that the goal is complete. Blue indicates that the goal is in progress. Gray means that the goal hasn't been started yet.
MONEY MATTERS
1. Pay off credit card debt
2. Build a two month emergency fund
3. Write a will
4. Increase 401(k) to get full match
5. Get a freelancing job
HOME IMPROVEMENT
6. Add chair rail in dining room
7. Add crown molding
8. Paint guest room
9. Get closet done in master
10. Reupholster dining room chairs
11. Get a fire extinguisher
12. Put up a back splash in the kitchen
GO SOMEWHERE
13. Go snorkeling
14. Go back to Europe
15. Go to Six Flags
16. Take a dinner cruise
17. Go to an evening at an Embassy
18. Go to a Capitols game
19. Go to Las Vegas
20. Go to Canada
21. Take a cruise
22. Visit friends in Cleveland
23. Watch the planes at Gravelly Point
MAKE SOMETHING
24. Finish the red quilt
25. Organize photos
26. Get diploma framed
27. Make denim quilt
28. Paint my own pottery
29. Make another needlepoint Christmas stocking
30. Make 10 greeting cards
EAT SOMETHING
31. Get all the recipes on cards or in binders
32. Eat three more servings of fruit and veggies a day for month (0/30)
33. Eat at 10 new restaurants (5/10)
34. Try a new recipe each month (16/33)
35. Post on August Cooks blog (3/16)
36. Post on Recipe Nest blog (2/16)
37. Cook vegetarian once every two weeks (3/72)
38. Use the bread machine once a week (7/143)
39. Make ice cream
40. Make homemade marshmallows
41. Eat breakfast in bed
42. Take my lunch every day for a month
GET MOVING
43. Buy a bike
44. Run a 5K
45. Run a 10K
46. Get fitted for new running shoes
47. Take a yoga class
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
48. Lose 30 pounds (13/30)
49. Get a massage twice a year (3/6)
50. Get a pedicure every other month (6/16)
51. Floss
52. Exercise at least twice a week (0/143)
53. Get a second tattoo
54. Drink 6 glasses of water a day for a month (30/30)
LEARN SOMETHING
55. Take a dance class
56. Take a Spanish class
57. Read at least 10 non-fiction books (12/10)
58. Read 30 books in 2011 (43/30)
59. Read 40 books in 2012 (40/40)
60. Learn to drive a stick shift
61. Learn to knit
62. Learn to ring 4IH
63. Solve a ‘hard’ crossword without cheating
DO GOOD
64. Donate blood at least 3 times (0/3)
65. Volunteer somewhere regularly
66. Fill a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child (2/3)
67. Donate five dollars for every goal I don’t complete
68. Start to recycle
69. Do a walk for charity each year (2/3)
70. Make a microloan through Kiva
71. Purge the house for the church yard sale (2/3)
SUPPORT THE ARTS
72. Watch all the movies on the AFI 100 (51/100)
73. See an opera (Tosca)
74. Buy an art piece from a local artist
75. Participate in a Messiah sing-a-long - 2012
76. See a show at the Signature Theater
77. See a show at Ford’s Theater
78. See a show at the National
79. Attend a movie marathon – three movies at the theater in one day
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
80. {private}
81. Update this blog at least once a week (18/143)
82. Do something nice for my husband for no reason (3/33)
83. Send cards/gifts to my friends for no reason (5/33)
84. Have people over for dinner (2/10)
85. Call Mom once a week (3/143)
86. Host a game night
87. Meet at least one of my internet friends in real life
MISCELLANEOUS
88. Buy a plant and try not to kill it for a year
89. Release 10 books via Book Crossing (0/10)
90. Ride the Ducks
91. Go to the library every two weeks instead of buying so many books (3/72)
92. Load all my CDs on the MP3 player
93. Clean condo once a week (8/143)
94. Find five new letterboxes a year (0/3)- (3/5)(0/5)
95. Sing karaoke
96. Go to a high school football game
97. Have a picnic
98. Build a snowman
99. Catch up on Dexter
100. Catch up on True Blood
101. Make a new 101 in 1001 list
MONEY MATTERS
1. Pay off credit card debt
2. Build a two month emergency fund
3. Write a will
4. Increase 401(k) to get full match
5. Get a freelancing job
HOME IMPROVEMENT
6. Add chair rail in dining room
7. Add crown molding
8. Paint guest room
9. Get closet done in master
10. Reupholster dining room chairs
11. Get a fire extinguisher
12. Put up a back splash in the kitchen
GO SOMEWHERE
13. Go snorkeling
14. Go back to Europe
15. Go to Six Flags
16. Take a dinner cruise
17. Go to an evening at an Embassy
18. Go to a Capitols game
19. Go to Las Vegas
20. Go to Canada
21. Take a cruise
22. Visit friends in Cleveland
23. Watch the planes at Gravelly Point
MAKE SOMETHING
24. Finish the red quilt
25. Organize photos
26. Get diploma framed
27. Make denim quilt
28. Paint my own pottery
29. Make another needlepoint Christmas stocking
30. Make 10 greeting cards
EAT SOMETHING
31. Get all the recipes on cards or in binders
32. Eat three more servings of fruit and veggies a day for month (0/30)
33. Eat at 10 new restaurants (5/10)
34. Try a new recipe each month (16/33)
35. Post on August Cooks blog (3/16)
36. Post on Recipe Nest blog (2/16)
37. Cook vegetarian once every two weeks (3/72)
38. Use the bread machine once a week (7/143)
39. Make ice cream
40. Make homemade marshmallows
41. Eat breakfast in bed
42. Take my lunch every day for a month
GET MOVING
43. Buy a bike
44. Run a 5K
45. Run a 10K
46. Get fitted for new running shoes
47. Take a yoga class
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
48. Lose 30 pounds (13/30)
49. Get a massage twice a year (3/6)
50. Get a pedicure every other month (6/16)
51. Floss
52. Exercise at least twice a week (0/143)
53. Get a second tattoo
54. Drink 6 glasses of water a day for a month (30/30)
LEARN SOMETHING
55. Take a dance class
56. Take a Spanish class
57. Read at least 10 non-fiction books (12/10)
58. Read 30 books in 2011 (43/30)
59. Read 40 books in 2012 (40/40)
60. Learn to drive a stick shift
61. Learn to knit
62. Learn to ring 4IH
63. Solve a ‘hard’ crossword without cheating
DO GOOD
64. Donate blood at least 3 times (0/3)
65. Volunteer somewhere regularly
66. Fill a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child (2/3)
67. Donate five dollars for every goal I don’t complete
68. Start to recycle
69. Do a walk for charity each year (2/3)
70. Make a microloan through Kiva
71. Purge the house for the church yard sale (2/3)
SUPPORT THE ARTS
72. Watch all the movies on the AFI 100 (51/100)
73. See an opera (Tosca)
74. Buy an art piece from a local artist
75. Participate in a Messiah sing-a-long - 2012
76. See a show at the Signature Theater
77. See a show at Ford’s Theater
78. See a show at the National
79. Attend a movie marathon – three movies at the theater in one day
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
80. {private}
81. Update this blog at least once a week (18/143)
82. Do something nice for my husband for no reason (3/33)
83. Send cards/gifts to my friends for no reason (5/33)
84. Have people over for dinner (2/10)
85. Call Mom once a week (3/143)
86. Host a game night
87. Meet at least one of my internet friends in real life
MISCELLANEOUS
88. Buy a plant and try not to kill it for a year
89. Release 10 books via Book Crossing (0/10)
90. Ride the Ducks
91. Go to the library every two weeks instead of buying so many books (3/72)
92. Load all my CDs on the MP3 player
93. Clean condo once a week (8/143)
94. Find five new letterboxes a year (0/3)- (3/5)(0/5)
95. Sing karaoke
96. Go to a high school football game
97. Have a picnic
98. Build a snowman
99. Catch up on Dexter
100. Catch up on True Blood
101. Make a new 101 in 1001 list
Labels
- 101 Goals (36)
- act of nature (3)
- August Cooks (3)
- beer (3)
- books (1)
- challenge (14)
- Civil War (3)
- clutter (4)
- coasters (2)
- concert (4)
- cooking (18)
- decorating (7)
- diet (2)
- DIY (4)
- exercise (2)
- fall (2)
- family (14)
- friends (2)
- holiday (12)
- home (17)
- housekeeping (2)
- infertility (11)
- Jeopardy (4)
- knitting (1)
- Little Bit (1)
- living here (62)
- music (4)
- Nugget (11)
- restaurant (12)
- Rex (4)
- school (6)
- shopping (3)
- theater (6)
- Thirty-One (2)
- tourism (16)
- travel (8)
- wedding (12)
- wine (1)
- work (10)
No comments:
Post a Comment