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  • 1. Throw a mimosa brunch for my friends.
    2. Edited: Spend a night in College Station with Mike.
    3. Take a few steps in the right direction of starting an organization that provides resources, encouragement and support to new moms.
    4. Put together a book of memories I've been meaning to make for a special someone. (Purposefully cryptic!)
    5. Run a 5K, then a 10K, then a half-marathon.
    6. Host a holiday ornament exchange and cookie decorating party.
    7. Make great strides in being the kind of friend who remembers and acknowledges birthdays better.
    8. Edited: Introduce Kyle to family he hasn't gotten to meet yet.
    9. Own a great pair of investment jeans.
    10. Take a vacation, no matter to where or when, with just my husband. We've earned it.
    11. Read at least 20 books. I can't remember the last year I did this. (2004, maybe?)
    12. Write all my addresses into my file box.
    13. Buy nightstands for our bedroom.
    14. Edited: Let only good, genuine things motivate me more often.
    15. Throw Kyle a kick-ass birthday party (making the invitations and a banner by hand)
    16. Make fitness and health a priority.
    17. Buy a pretty dress (like this or this or this) and wear it out on the town, with my husband on my arm.
    18. Continue creating awesome, fun and inspiring content on Style Lush. (With the help of the incredible writers.) Also, host a Style Lush dinner at BlogHer 2010.
    19. Make a dentist appointment.
    20. Make crab cakes, chicken masala and cinnamon buns (from scratch).
    21. Look fabulous at my 10-year high school reunion.
    22. Buy some art for our (bare) walls.
    23. Take Kyle to an A&M football game.
    24. Learn to drive a stick (uh, this has been on my goals list for years; time to buckle down!).
    25. Watch The Wire.
    Added:
    26. Make (with my own hands) an advent calendar for Christmas 2010.
    27. Start planning a 2011 family reunion.
    28. Buy a wall map and get to filling it with map pins!
    29. Spend time volunteering at Jonathan's Place.
    30. Finish my blogroll.
    31. Go to the movies alone. ("It's Complicated")
    32. Make Kyle's baby blanket (from his old clothes.)
    33. Stick to a budget better than years past.
    34. Learn to properly pronounce the word 'Worcestershire'.
    35. See all the nominees for Best Picture (Oscars).
    36. Discover a new artist/band once a month. (January: Eric Hutchinson
    37. Eat at 10 new restaurants this year. (1. Brio, 2. Jack's Porch 3. La Duni)
    38. Get a bikini wax.
    39. Enroll and finish a boot camp class, through our local rec.
    40. Take Kyle to the Fort Worth zoo.
    41. Read one classic book and watch one classic movie.
    42. Take a cooking class at Central Market
    43. Go to a concert.
    44. Take Kyle to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens for one of their summer events.
    45. Make all items on the top ten of the Food Network's 50 Best Recipes of 2009
    46. Take a dance class.
    47. Visit one new state.
    48. Count to ten before speaking when frustrated/upset/angry.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Comments

1.

Awww! This makes me want to cry. Cherie is fantastic and HOLY COW you two look YOUNG in that photo!

P.S. There is a visible bump today. SO CUTE!

2.

Great story, Jennie. And from what it looks like (I'm nosey and went and peeked at Cherie's blog...) you're going to become mothers around the same time, right?

3.

Lovely! A great story of enduring friendship!

I already wrote the title for next week and saved it as a draft so I could play along.

4.

I loved this. Just beautiful.
But I am ashamed to admit I've never heard of a flaming Dr. Pepper and I am very intrigued.

5.

Beautiful as usual. I hope Cherie reads this-or you print it out for her. What a fitting tribute to an inspiring friendship :)

6.

Oh gosh, Jennie, I loved this. We've all been there, haven't we? I remember being Cherie when my best friend Stephanie fell in love. It's quite hard for both sides, but true friendships survive, just as you and Cherie have, and just as Stephanie and I have.

7.

What a great story. Any story with potato shack, dusty Northgate bars, and good friends has to be a good story. Brings back memories.

8.

That was beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I think friendships that have survived the hard times are definitely stronger because of it.

9.

Rhi: This past year has aged us! That picture was taken last summer (2007).

Dianna: Cherie is due early December with identical twin boys!

Elizabeth: You drop a shot of amaretto (and I believe rum) into a glass of beer, but the shot is lit on fire before it's dropped in.

10.

I'm so glad y'all are still friends. And when I read - "Our friendship is one of my greatest accomplishments" - I totally teared up. This was very well-written.

11.

I have girls like that. they are my lifeline. jason is my soulmate, but they keep me pumping.
i like the layout, by the way.

12.

What a great post, although I am a little bit biased! I was surprised that it was a little painful reading/ reliving that tough time in our friendship but we made it through and that's the important thing. And you got a great guy out of the deal! You followed your heart and everything worked out. I think our next greatest accomplishment should be to get back into the same state as one another. Ideally we'd be neighbors! Miss & Love ya.

13.

What a well written post, and a great story. I'll be joining y'all next week (erm, this week) for the Wednesday prompt. It's such a great idea!

14.

Mine is up for this week! This is so much fun!

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