Family Fun

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#77: Visit 3 Siblings

1. April in Brighton, Colorado (October 2013)
I went to Denver for an APS Physics Conference and bought a plane ticket home so I could stay a bit and visit April & family. It was in this visit that Paul was officially taller than me. No going back. I was kind of drained after the conference, but I was so grateful to just come to a home where I can feel the love so strong. I don't think most good families realize what a distinct feeling they have in their home. It is the Spirit of God blessing them. I love being in their home because of that.

2. Miriam in Monticello, Utah (November 2013)

I took a weekend in November to drive down to Monticello (first road trip in my car). It snowed the ENTIRE time I was there and I had to get new windshield wipers! I loved my time there and just wanted to stay another week. I was so grateful to go to the Temple with my sister. It was a wonderful experience--even when the power went out!

11 Temples in 101 Days

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#64. Proxy ordinance in 11 Temples I have not previously attended

1. St. George Temple (13. July 2013)

2. Monticello Utah Temple (23. November 2013)

3. Brigham City Temple 30. November 2013

4. (Planning: Washington DC Temple December 2013)

Just in case you were curious, here's a list of all the temples I have attended since I received my Endowment.

1. Jordan River Temple (March 2010)
2. Provo Temple (March 2010)
   
3. Oquirrh Mountain Temple (April 2010)
   
4. Draper Temple (April 2010)
   
5. Manti Temple (April 2010)
6. Idaho Falls Temple (April 2010)
7. Rexburg Temple (April 2010)
8. Mesa Temple (May 2010)
   
9. Denver Temple (May 2010)
   
10. Salt Lake City Temple (January 2012)
    
11. Timpanogos Temple (April 2012)
    
12. Bern (Switzerland) Temple (July 2012)
    
13. Frankfurt (Germany) Temple (Juily 2012)
    
14. Bountiful Temple (October 2012)
    
15. Hong Kong Temple (December 2012) 
    
16. Nauvoo Temple (May 2013)
    
17. Chicago Temple (May 2013)
    

Die deutsche Oper

#4. Attend a German (language) Opera/Play

Die Fledermaus: November 2013. Well, the dialogue was in English, but all the songs were in German. What a great performance! I went to see Andrew Neumayer perform and attended with Carli Downs.

Recital Recitations

#41. Attend 11 Recitals

1. Dr. Hancock's piano and ballet recital (17. July 2013)

2. Organ Recital at Cathedral of the Madeline in SLC in August 2013 

I attended this recital after hearing about it on the radio (Classical 89, BYU!) and really enjoyed it! Arthur Lui came along, too.

Hiking Around

#52. Hike 5 Hikes

1. Stewart Falls (16. July 2013)

2. Rock Canyon (24. July 2013)

3. West Mountain near West Mountain Observatory (in July-August 2013)

4. Hike Y-Mount (at night!) with Jessica Morgan and Jared Forsyth. This was a spontaneous trip after seeing a (my first) Divine Comedy show. Great show! Sometime in October 2013.

 

Epic Football Game

#93: Attend a BYU sports game

As the FIRST football game OF MY LIFE I saw BYU vs. Idaho State on Saturday, November 16 (2013). It rained or snowed virtually the entire time I was there (we left at half-time once it was 49 to 3 and we felt pretty sure we would win). Go Cougars!!

Burning the Past

#90: burn something of mine in a bonfire

Jessica Morgan and I went up Provo Canyon and burned a bunch of my things from the past. I just moved and don't have room for anything extra (don't worry, Mom, I am keeping plenty of pictures from your scrapbooks). My favorite item burnt was a sealed envelope from when I was 14. We had a young women's activity where we described our "dream man". I read over it and was honestly kind of sickened by the questions they had us answer: "describe what your dream man/husband will look like" and "what will your wedding colors be" and "in what temple do you want to get married". I was 13 or 14. Yikes. By the way, at 14 years old, I thought I would get married in the Hong Kong temple. Ha!

Ice Cream!

#11, BYU Creamery flavours I know about ....
Banana Fudge 
Banana Nut 
Bishop's Bash 
Blue & White
Butter Pecan 
Brownie Nut Fudge (August 2013)
Caramel Cashew
Cherry Cordial 
Cherry Nut Divinity
Chocolate 
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 
Chocolate Fudge Mousse
Coconut Joy (August 2013)
Cookies & Cream 
Earnestly Chocolate (October 2013) 
Egg Nog
English Toffee (September 2013)
German Chocolate Crunch 
Graham Canyon (August 2013)
LaVell's Vanilla
Lemon Sherbet
Lime Sherbet
Marionberry (November 2013)
Mint Brownie 
Mint Chocolate Chip 
Mint Cookies & Cream 
Orange Sherbet 
Party Time (August 2013)
Peanut Butter Cup (August 2013)
Peanut Butter Trails 
Pineapple Sherbet 
Pistachio 
Pralines & Caramel (September 2013)
Pumpkin (October 2013)
Raspberries & Cream Cheese 
Raspberry Sherbet
Really Raspberry 
Roasted Almond Fudge 
Rocky Road (September 2013)
Sparkle Sherbet
Strawberry
Strawberry Sundae Crunch (August 2013)
Vanilla
Woosh Cecil (September 2013)

Let me know if you know of more!

Partial completions

I have so many items on my list that are lists themselves. Here is my progress:

#12. Bake/Cook 11 Things I have never baked/cooked before

1. Talapia

THE LIST to be completed before 4.4.2016

bold = complete

italics = in progress

International

1. Visit Austria
2. Visit Germany
3. Visit a country I have never before visited
4. Attend a German (language) Opera/Play
5. Be able to write 11 words in Chinese
6. Read a novel in German
7. Watch 3 international cinemas
8. Eat food from Vosens in SLC
9. Memorize 3 songs in German

Food

10. Try all BYU Creamery ice cream flavours (13/44)
11. Eat at the Blueline Deli & Market (BYU Tanner Bldg)
12. Bake/Cook 11 Things I have never baked/cooked before (2/11)
13. Make Cheesecake
14. Make spätzle
15. Make Knödel
16. Make Cha siu bao (叉燒包)
17. Make Lin Yong Bao
18. Make sushi
19. Make 5 dishes from 5 countries
20. Make bread from self-ground wheat

Professional

21. Attend an international astronomy conference
22. Attend 3 professional conferences
23. Observe on a large telescope (2+ meters)
24. Take spectroscopic data
25. Make a pretty 3+-colour image of a galaxy
26. Coauthor one paper
27. Submit one paper for publication
28. Pass the PhD Qualifying Exam

Educational

29. Expand my vocabulary by 101 words (32/101)
30. Learn the southern sky constellations
31. Learn all northern sky constellations
32. Defend my Prospectus
33. Get a 4.0 one semester
34. Identify all countries on a map
35. Read 11 books (3/11)

Music

36. Learn Claire de Lune by Debussy (piano)
37. Learn 5 songs on piano (not hymns)
38. Learn 5 songs on the Cello (1/5)
39. Attend an Organ Recital Salt Lake City Tabernacle
40. Attend a Concert at the Conference Center
41. Attend 11 Recitals (2/11)
42. Perform cello at a recital
43. Perform piano at a recital
44. Take voice lessons
45. Own 101 Classical songs in my Music Library

Fitness

46. exercise 6 days/week for 11 weeks (4/11)
47. Complete a 5K
48. Complete a 10K
49. Complete a half-marathon
50. Lose 3 kg and keep it off for 101 days
51. Get between 7-9 hours of sleep every night for 1 month
52. Hike 5 hikes (4/5)
53. Complete the 30 day shred
54. Go to a dentist

Financial

55. Stay out of debt for 1001 days!
56. Save $1000 emergency fund
57. Have 6 months expenses in savings
58. One month of no eating out
59. Create a budget and stick to it for 3 months
60. Have 72-hour kit
61. Invest $1000
62. Make a retirement financial plan
63. Start saving for down payment on house ....

Spiritual

64. Perform proxy ordinances in 11 Temples I have not previously attended (3/11)
65. Do all the ordinances for one ancestor in one day
66. Enjoy a sunset or sunrise on a beach
67. Write in my journal every day for 1 month
68. Attend 3 Live Sealings
69. Read the Luther translation of Bible (Maleachi)
70. Start and finish triple combination in German
71. Help a friend join the church/reactivate in the Church
72. Read through my Mission journal
73. Spend one day without technology
74. Hold a newborn baby

Family/Friends

75. Read Grandpa Dalley’s “My Life Story”
76. Read Grandma Dalley’s Biography
77. Visit 3 Siblings (3/3)
78. Visit 3 Relatives (5/3)
79. Get married in the Temple
80. Call for every Parent/Sibling/Sibling-in-law/Niece/Nephew’s birthday in one year (2/50)
81. Write a letter to 3 people who have made a difference in my life
82. Write 11 letters to friends from my mission
83. Picture of each of my siblings’ families
84. Host 11 Game Nights (1/11)

Random Fun

85. Grow something from a seed
86. Go fishing
87. Go camping
88. Finish reading The Chronicles of Narnia
89. Build a snowman
90. Burn something of mine in a bonfire
91. Go ice skating
92. Go on a picnic
93. Attend a BYU sports game
94. Max Zipline (Provo Canyon)
95. Go sledding
96. Fly a kite
97. Visit Arches National Park
98. Get a Pass of all Passes and use it
99. Make sidewalk chalk art
100. Swim in the ocean

101. Document all the above on a blog