101 in 1,001 Update

Long time, no blog. Sorry guys. June and July have been crazy stressful months at work. Our Operations Director was out of the country for our Planets project, so that left my boss and I to cover some pretty major tech concerts. It was rough, but I learned a whole lot about stuff that I kinda only knew a little about. Overall, I think it made me a stronger ops person.

So I've made a small dent in my 101 in 1,001 list so I thought I'd give you guys an update one what I've accomplished so far.

4. Go on a vacation with Blair (6/10/11)
Obviously, we went to Vegas together. We had tons of fun gambling, people watching, and seeing great shows. Here are a few pics:
This is from our scavenger hunt:


We played some bingo...Blair won...I did not:


I convinced her to do a shot with me at Coyote Ugly:


We had a lot of fun at the Minus 5 ice bar:


Also, I accomplished something else on my list during this trip:
9. Take a picture in front of the Las Vegas sign (6/10/11)


48. Attend my 10 year High School reunion (6/11/11)
I've already talked about this a bit. Again, it was interesting to see everyone after 10 years.

58. A new car (7/15/11)
We bit the bullet and bought a new car. I'm still in shock about it because I never thought we would do it any time soon. I was a hot mess when we signed the papers:

I'm still worried about money, but I'm always worried about money. We needed to help my parents out and besides, I was tired of smelling like crayon all the time. So, everyone, meet Stingray AKA Ray Ray, my new Mazda CX-7:


66. Turn one of the upstairs bedrooms into a complete guestroom
I finally made one of the upstairs bedrooms into a guest room. Thanks to Blair, it looks pretty good and we didn't spend a huge ton of money on it. Now that I have a car note, I don't foresee us doing a lot more renovations on the house in the near future. Here's a pic:


68. Buy another chair for the living room. (5/2011)
Technically, Mom and Dad bought us a new chair for the living room for our anniversary. I don't have a picture, but it is pretty perfect. I <3 it.

I think I need to pick up the pace on my list. I need to do more if I want to come close to finishing. Hopefully I'll have more time in August to do some of my list.