Day 196 - 101 in 1001 Update

#77 - Do 250 Geocaches (40/250) now (43/250) - 17.2% Complete
Motts, Jen and I did three Geocaches in and around Madison last Friday to pass some time and hang out. We were down by the water for a little while and it is gorgeous down there.

#1 1/2 - Lose 40lbs - I downloaded the Lose It Application on my iPhone and am currently tracking what I eat in a day. I am also using it for motivation as I can see exactly what I eat and it helps to not eat those things. I would like to use the application to track everything I eat like a personal daily food journal (sound familiar?) and then cross off #9 one-year from yesterday. Also, Motts, Ross and I are talking about getting P90X going again really soon! I really want to get that done!

In Other News - I added a BlogRoll to the side of mine and called it Blog Roll Call, I`m not really sure why I just kinda liked it. It has all the blogs that I am following.

Jen and I are currently planning a trip to California, we are thinking that we are going to go for about 10 days. We want to start in San Francisco (#48), scoot up to Napa Valley (#49) and then down through LA on our way to San Diego. Those are the tentative plans. We love to travel and while we don't have the money to do all this traveling we certainly have enough spontaneity and stupidity so we are going to roll with it...

Until next time...

"YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT IF YOU WANT IT BADLY ENOUGH"

Day 186 - Disappointment

Well Day 180 has come and gone and I am very sad to say that #1 has not been complete. I kinda ruined it myself by being ambititous with some other goals, drinking and partying In both Key West and at Mardi Gras, going to Yankee Stadium and all that cooking. But enough with the excuses... I am really frustrated with myself and writing this blog is Not helping. I have vowed to myself to have this be the only goal that is missed, that still doesnt really help my pychie seeing how this is the 101 in 1001, and not a 100 in 1001. I still plan on completing the goal and crossing out the first part and leaving the by Day 180 part. Its important to me and I need to accomplish it. And I am going to start right now!


In other (more upbeat) news...


#73 - See 25 Yankees Games: (1/25) now (2/25) - 8% Complete

Game 1 - 04/21/2009 07:05 PM - Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees
Section 130, Row 9 - Seat 7 or 8 - WIN (5-3),
Collins and I got a ball!

Game 2 - 05/15/2009 07:05 PM - Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
Section 212, Row 13 - Seat 23 - WIN (5-4),
Gardner - In-The-Park HomeRun
Melky - Walk-Off Double


#24 - Learn 50 New Recipes: (11/50) now (12/50) - 24% Complete
Oreo Truffles
Buffalo Chicken and Cheese Dip
Cheesy Potato Casserole
Grilled Vegetables in Caramelized Italian Dressing
Cheeseburger Chowder
Eclair Cake
Minestrone Soup
New and Improved - Turbo Inside Out Burgers
Italian Marinated Pork Chops with Perogies and Onions
IceBox Cake
Teriyaki Steak and Potato Croquettes
... Mango Peach Salsa


I got sushi the other day and got a fortune cookie with it, actually 3 of us got sushi and there was one fortune cookie left when I got mine at the bottom of the bag. Let me tell you that I got chills and renewed passion in the list when it said: "YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT IF YOU WANT IT [DESPERETLY] ENOUGH"

Thats it for now. More updates to follow...

"YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT IF YOU WANT IT BADLY ENOUGH"

Day 172 - Letters to Friends

#90 - Send 35 Letters to Friends. Well I sent out the first 10 Letters and I will be sending out some more this week. It includes a letter from me and something else, so if you got yours then I hope you liked it, and if you have not got yours its coming. If you don`t get one (and thought that you should get one) then maybe you need to call me or say Hi more!
When you do get it don`t be afraid to send something back and we can keep in touch. I look forward to getting the rest out... check your mail box towards the end of the week!!!


"YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT IF YOU WANT IT BADLY ENOUGH"

Day 171 - Yankees Stadium

#73 - See 25 Yankees Games. I went out to the new stadium for the first time and let me tell you.... it`s HUGE. I was at Jens after we got back from Key West and Collins called me up to see if I wanted to go. Of Course I want to go!! We got $150.00tickets from StubHub for $23.00 each. Good Stuff.

We took the train into Penn and then the subway out to 161st and River, got off the train and went to Billy`s for a drink. Obviously. Went over to the stadium and walked in the main gate and there is was in all its glory, the huge concourse. Walked in a little further and went out to the field and then to Left Field to our seats. The seats were sick, 5 rows from the field!!! The scoreboard is gigantic and and the field is in amazing condition.

I think that stadium has very much the same feeling. It felt awesome to be there in the opening week and everyone was pumped up and friendly. I cant wait to go again, in fact Johnny got me tickets for my birthday. Thanks John! I`ll leave you with some pictures to take a look at!

Day 170 - Geocaching in Key West

#77 - Do 250 Geocaches (31/250) now (40/250)
Jen and I did some caching while we were in Key West. Note: It is much easier to do caching in Key West when you have a scooter than walking. The island is about 4 miles long and 2 miles wide and trust me they used the whole island to hide them.

Caches Worth Mentioning:

Southernmost US Cache - This cache is right near the Southern Most Point in the United States. It is ALWAYS busy, no matter the time and it took two or three passes to get the cache without being seen.

USA, all the way South - This is at the actual buoy that marks the southern most cache and is about 7 foot high and 7 feet wide.



Magic of the Music - Quite Possible the Best Cache I Have Ever Done!!! Simply Amazing!

First and Last Cache on US 1 - This cache is at Mile Marker 0. This is first and last measured mile in the United States on US 1. Pretty Cool Place.



Here Are Some More Pictures From Our Trip:

Welcome to Key West!!

Love These Mileage Poles

Sunset Me!

Enough Said - Perfect

Pirate Ship - Jen Loves Pirates