tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26170484860249279342024-03-12T19:34:57.904-04:00125 things in 1125 daysSuzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-2223753590110483462009-04-23T12:02:00.003-04:002009-04-23T12:08:16.266-04:00Whoops!So, I realize I am terrible at updating this thing!<br /><em>#6 Make wedding programs</em> will be my next task, considering I'm 9 days away! Whoops!<br /><br />I've been so busy lately, I haven't been able to update this thing, and I feel so bad! I like to write about the random things in my life, and I think the few people that read this like it too! :)<br /><br />#58 Get new pots and pans is completed! Joe's wonderful aunts and grandmother bought us new pots and pans as a wedding gift! Yay!<br /><br />I told Joe he's not allowed to use them :)Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-90811527300980435342009-04-03T10:18:00.002-04:002009-04-03T10:22:30.063-04:00Gah! Less than a month!!I'm starting to get excited. We're less than a month away from the wedding, and everything is turning crazy!! It's already Friday, and I can't believe it! The week went by so fast, and I never wrote a new post!<br />I'm being kept VERY busy at work, because we have one event this month, my wedding is May, then we have 3 events in ONE week in June.<br /><br />I'm going to start stressing, which I DON'T do!!<br /><br />Please help me find some inner peace.<br /><br />I will leave you for the day with this photo. Please laugh.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/SdYbix5ArPI/AAAAAAAAAKE/gZ6eBBss-VA/s1600-h/Izontopofit.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/SdYbix5ArPI/AAAAAAAAAKE/gZ6eBBss-VA/s320/Izontopofit.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320470294106778866" /></a>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-36869310875646814782009-03-25T09:15:00.004-04:002009-03-25T09:24:04.574-04:0038 days awayI can't believe I'll be getting married in 38 days (yes, I am counting).<br />Invitations went out last week, and we've already gotten responses. Only one "no" so far, and it's Joe's dad's aunt, so I don't think it's a big deal.<br /><br />I made my invitations and my awesome sister printed them out for me. I went through 5 or 6 different designs before I settled on these:<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScovXKW0rUI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/8RPNv9wa_04/s1600-h/progress2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 155px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScovXKW0rUI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/8RPNv9wa_04/s320/progress2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317114385027870018" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScovXMuYs1I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/n-p_Oed7YrM/s1600-h/progress.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 155px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScovXMuYs1I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/n-p_Oed7YrM/s320/progress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317114385663570770" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScovWxTnxwI/AAAAAAAAAJs/qU1kUrbuDvc/s1600-h/progress3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScovWxTnxwI/AAAAAAAAAJs/qU1kUrbuDvc/s320/progress3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317114378303555330" /></a><br /><br />Along with the invitations, I made little cards that invite our guests taking digital photos to upload them to our Flickr page. It gave them all a login and password, which we'll change a few months after the wedding so we can keep the flickr page for ourselves.Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-66150435003873461912009-03-24T11:00:00.002-04:002009-03-24T11:08:07.092-04:00Death. How scary is it?We all die. At some point in our lives, these bodies will cease to exist, and our souls will move on. Will we go to heaven, the mecca of all things good, or hell, the haven for those who've sinned their whole life. (Let's face it- we've all sinned.)<br />Or, do our souls move our, forever changing into a new creature and experiencing new life?<br />I'm not afraid of death. I don't want it to come now, certainly not, but when it does come, I won't be afraid. I'll invite the last breath to be sucked from my body and my soul will move on. My body will be used to save others (I have no use for it) and that will be the end. By body will live on through donate organs and my soul will live on in another place.<br />My fear is not being with Joe. I can't imagine my life without him. Sometimes, when he's sleeping, he breathes so quietly I will poke him to make sure he's still there.<br />I have dreams of him leaving, of him dying and I cannot STAND them. I do not want to be without him. He breathes a new life into me that I haven't felt in a long time. <br /><br />That is my fear.Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-57862637053771791842009-03-23T14:33:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:35:07.957-04:00So close!I'm so close to being married, but not yet.<br />I'm totally slacking off though. I REALLY need to choose my wedding music, Joe has said he could care less, but I haven't. And I have to leave in about 2 hours to drive to Saginaw! We have a meeting with out pastor TOMORROW, so I guess I need to do that now. Does anyone know any good, classical music for a wedding ceremony?Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-54447821555520830012009-03-23T14:26:00.003-04:002009-03-23T14:30:32.966-04:00DIY Photo Frame Cardbox.<strong>Supplies:</strong><br />Drill<br />Screw driver<br />4 wood pictures frames (make sure they are all the same size, I used 8x10)<br />4 packs of L brackets (corner brackets) (1”/25mm) I got mine at Meijer. They came with screws.<br />1 pack of washers (I used these as spacers- you don’t need them)<br />1 foam board<br />Fabric of choice<br />Exacto knife<br />Scissors<br />Stapler<br />Pencil<br />Clear tape<br />Duct tape<br /><br /><strong>Instructions</strong><br />1. Start with your frames. Take out the glass, backing and interior packaging so you are just left with the wooden frames. Set the inside aside where you won’t break them (I put mine in a box).<br /><br />2. I just eyeballed it, but you need to decide where you want the L brackets to go. I chose the put one per corner, alternating between top and bottom of the frame. You can choose to do two per corner, but it’s really up to you.<br /><br />3. Mark the brackets with your pencil. I traced the inside of the hole.<br /><br />4. Drill the holes into the frame. I didn’t go too deep; since using the screwdriver will make the screw go deeper if it needs to. I used the second smallest bit I had, but I think the packages suggest a size to use.<br /><br />5. Once all your holes are drilled, you can start screwing your brackets on the frames and screw the frames together. I didn’t put my pictures in at this time, which I will explain later. I used the washers at this time. I put one on each screw before I secured the brackets to the frames. I did this because I was afraid of going through the frames. Using the washers, I didn’t.<br /><br />6. Now, if you have cats like mine, they will be sitting inside the empty frames. While they are doing that, begin measuring and cutting the bottom. It doesn’t have to be perfect. My bottom is three pieces taped together. The opening at the top and bottom should be 8x8 (if you used 8x11 frames), which mine was, so I cut my board to be about 8x8. It didn’t really fit, so I shaved down the sides until it did. I did that twice, and taped the two together, giving myself an elevated bottom. I taped in on the frame, using the same L brackets. I added them to the bottoms of the frames so I could tape the foam board to them. If you choose to do the same thing, be prepared to shove them in, and shave the sides down around the brackets. (This is why I didn't add the glass and photos yet- so I could add the other L brakcets).<br /><br />7. Then, I taped along the sides of the bottom foam board with the clear tape, so nothing would be able to escape (I was afraid of cards slipping out). I went onto the frames, but not enough where anyone would be able to see (unless they flipped the box over).<br /><br />8. If you choose, you can add a Lazy Susan to the bottom to make it spin around. I didn’t, simply because I couldn’t find one small enough. If you do find one, just make sure it’s flat and secure it with rolled pieces of duct tape.<br /><br />9. To make the top, you’ll need another piece of foam board, cut to size. I, again, used two pieces taped together to make a taller piece. Before you cover it with fabric, use your Exacto knife to cut the slot for cards. I guestimated and made some random size using a sample card I had sitting around. <br /><br />10. Next, I took a piece of white muslin (inexpensive fabric) and used that to make my first layer.<br /><br />11. To upholster the top, start in the middle of one of the sides. Use your stapler, and secure the middle. Continue until the whole foam board is covered. Don’t forget to cut a slit for the card slot and secure that with staples too!<br /><br />12. Repeat step 11 with your nice fabric (mine was satin). I also used tape to secure my satin, since it frays pretty easily.<br /><br />13. I used the remainder of my L brackets to create a space for the top. I moved them down a little, so the lid fits snugly inside the frames. If you want it to sit on top, cut the foam board larger to begin with.<br /><br />14. Ta daa!! Now you should have a photo card box!! At this point you can insert your photos, if you haven't already. I had no trouble putting my pictures in after everything was assembles (with the lid off, of course), it really just depends on what size you use. After your wedding you can reuse the frames, since all you did was drill into th backside!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScfVLAkB2ZI/AAAAAAAAAJM/KEMy7MUpNl0/s1600-h/cardbox.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UncslJrzfEk/ScfVLAkB2ZI/AAAAAAAAAJM/KEMy7MUpNl0/s320/cardbox.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316452270240553362" /></a><br /><br /><em>I will be posting photos later; I just have to get them! Comment with any questions, and I’ll be happy to help!</em>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-23976836381367751852009-03-23T08:54:00.001-04:002009-03-23T09:17:29.305-04:00Another thing to add to my listSomething I've always wanted to do is write a story. I don't care if I'm published (although that would be awesome), but I've always wanted to write a book.<br />I guess now's as good time as any to get started. I can't talk, since I lost my voice (yay), so I might as well start.<br /><br />It was a dark and stormy night.... No, I don't like that.<br />A cool summer evening... No, not that either.<br /><br />I guess I shouldn't start it yet. But, when I do, I'll probably post parts to get comments on.Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-52758295430950108682009-03-20T16:44:00.002-04:002009-03-20T16:47:07.027-04:00Top banned booksI have always had a really big problem with banning books. I don't understand why people want to ban books. I love reading, I have a room full of books. I really want my own library within my house one day. So I just don't get it.<br />Well, #9 is to read all top 10 banned books of the 20th century. So, here they are:<br /><br /><strong>Top 10 Banned Books of the 20th Century</strong><br />10. The Grapes of Wrath [1939] John Steinbeck<br />9. Lady Chatterley's Lover [1928] D. H. Lawrence<br />8. Slaughterhouse-Five [1969] Kurt Vonnegut<br /><strong>7. To Kill a Mockingbird [1960] Harper Lee</strong><br />6. Fahrenheit 451 [1953] Ray Bradbury<br />5. The Catcher in the Rye [1951] J.D. Salinger<br />4. Tropic of Cancer [1934] Henry Miller<br />3. Naked Lunch [1959] William S. Burroughs<br />2. Ulysses [1922] James Joyce<br />1. 1984 [1949] George Orwell<br /><br />They will be marked in <strong>bold</strong> once I've read them.Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-37785878972943627042009-03-19T08:53:00.002-04:002009-03-19T09:27:47.484-04:00Movies and Books for my listI wanted to post AFI's top 100 movies (the 2007 list) so you can follow along with my progress (or if you just want to count how many of these you've seen!). Any movie that I have already seen is shown in bold/italics. Any movie I see moving forward will be marked the same way, but with the addition of date that I saw it.<br /><br />1. Citizen Kane<br />2. The Godfather<br /><em><strong>3. Casablanca</strong></em><br />4. Raging Bull<br /><em><strong>5. Singin’ in the Rain<br />6. Gone with the Wind</strong></em><br />7. Lawrence of Arabia<br /><em><strong>8. Schindler’s List</strong></em><br />9. Vertigo<br /><em><strong>10. The Wizard of Oz</strong></em><br />11. City Lights<br />12. The Searchers<br /><em><strong>13. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope</strong></em><br />14. Psycho<br /><em><strong>15. 2001: A Space Odyssey</strong></em><br />16. Sunset Boulevard<br /><em><strong>17. The Graduate</strong></em><br />18. The General<br />19. On the Waterfront<br /><em><strong>20. It’s a Wonderful Life</strong></em><br />21. Chinatown<br /><em><strong>22. Some Like it Hot</strong></em><br />23. The Grapes of Wrath<br /><em><strong>24. ET The Extra-Terrestrial<br />25. To Kill a Mockingbird<br />26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</strong></em><br />27. High Noon<br />28. All About Eve<br />29. Double Indemnity<br />30. Apocalypse Now<br /><em><strong>31. The Maltese Falcon</strong></em><br />32. The Godfather Part II<br /><em><strong>33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest<br />34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</strong></em><br />35. Annie Hall<br />36. The Bridge on the River Kwai<br />37. The Best Years of Our Lifes<br />38. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre<br />39. Dr. Strangelove<br /><em><strong>40. The Sound of Music<br />41. King Kong<br />42. Bonnie and Clyde</strong></em><br />43. Midnight Cowboy<br />44. The Philadelphia Story<br />45. Shane<br />46. It Happened One Night<br /><em><strong>47. A Streetcar Named Desire</strong></em><br />48. Rear Window<br />49. Intolerance<br /><em><strong>50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<br />51. West Side Story</strong></em><br />52. Taxi Driver<br />53. The Deer Hunger<br />54. MASH<br /><em><strong>55. North by Northwest<br />56. Jaws</strong></em><br />57. Rocky<br />58. The Gold Rush<br />59. Nashville<br />60. Duck Soup<br /><em><strong>61. Sullivan’s Travels</strong></em><br />62. American Graffiti<br />63. Cabaret<br />64. Network<br />65. The African Queen<br /><em><strong>66. Raiders of the Lost Ark</strong></em><br />67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?<br />68. Unforgiven<br />69. Tootsie<br /><em><strong>70. A Clockwork Orange<br />71. Saving Private Ryan</strong></em><br />72. The Shawshank Redemption<br />73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<br />74. The Silence of the Lambs<br />75. In the Heat of the Night<br /><em><strong>76. Forrest Gump</strong></em><br />77. All the President’s Men<br />78. Modern Times<br />79. The Wild Bunch<br />80. The Apartment<br />81. Spartacus<br />82. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans<br /><em><strong>83. Titanic</strong></em><br />84. Easy Rider<br />85. A Night at the Opera<br />86. Platoon<br />87. 12 Angry Men<br />88. Bringing Up Baby<br /><strong>89. The Sixth Sense</strong><br />90. Swing Time<br />91. Sophie’s Choice<br />92. Goodfellas<br />93. The French Connection<br /><em><strong>94. Pulp Fiction</strong></em><br />95. The Last Picture Show<br />96. Do the Right Thing<br />97. Blade Runner<br />98. Yankee Doodle Dandy<br /><em><strong>99. Toy Story</strong></em><br />100. Ben HurSuzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-35275434663936276302009-03-17T11:29:00.006-04:002009-04-23T12:09:12.368-04:0060 of my 125 tasks<strong>The Mission: </strong><br />Complete 125 tasks in a period of 1125 consecutive days.<br /><strong>The Criteria: </strong><br />Tasks must be specific -no ambiguity in the wording- with a result that is measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must be realistic and have some amount of work on my part. <br /><br /><strong>Why 1125 Days?</strong> <br />This is my version of a bucket list. I don’t want to wait until I’m going to ‘kick the bucket’ to do things I really want. I’m also not good at resolutions. But, maybe with a realistic timeline (1125 days= 3 years) I will be able to do some of these things. <br /><br />Start Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009<br />End Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011<br /><br /><strong>Bold - Completed Item</strong><br /><br />1. Print pictures for parents wedding gift (picture frames)<br />2. Create art for the living room<br />3. Create album of wedding photos<br />4. Create wedding shadowbox<br />5. Make ten invitation templates (0/10)<br />6. Make wedding programs<br />7. Make thank you card templates<br />8. Watch all the AFI’s Top 100 movies (2007 list) (28/100)<br />9. Read the top 10 banned books (1/10)<br />10. Attend a concert of someone famous I haven’t seen live before<br />11. Attend an open mic night <br />12. Complete NaNoWrMo (National Novel Writing Month)<br />13. Go to a movie alone<br />14. Find 100 things that make me happy (0/100)<br />15. Write a book that is no shorter than 50,000 words.<br />16. Take a cake decorating class<br />17. Try 30 different recipes (0/30)<br />18. Bake bread<br />19. Decorate a cake with fondant<br />20. Make homemade ice cream<br />21. Cook dinner at home, everyday, for two weeks<br />22. Take lunch to work everyday for 1 month<br />23. Backup all my music on my external hard drive<br />24. Clean off my computer’s hard drive<br />25. Learn how to use Illustrator<br />26. Upgrade to CS3 at home<br />27. Use reusable shopping bags instead of plastic when I go to Aldi<br />28. Rid my life of plastic bottles<br />29. Find a recycling center around my apartment and take all the cardboard boxes to it<br />30. Lose 10 pounds and keep it off (0/10)<br />31. Drink one more glass of water than soda everyday<br />32. Take a dance class<br />33. Wear a bikini in public<br />34. Work out three days a week<br />35. Draft a living will<br />36. Change my name<br />37. Organize the bedroom closet<br />38. Clean the litter box every other day or buy a self cleaning litter box<br />39. Get a new passport<br />40. Backup portfolio pieces on disc<br />41. Set up an Etsy store<br />42. Sell something on Etsy<br />43. Create a budget<br />44. Put $20 into savings account each month (0/160)<br />45. Get joint account<br />46. Get joint checks<br />47. Pay parents back for school<br />48. Donate old clothes<br />49. Make a donation to the Humane Society<br />50. Send an e-mail/letter to an old friend<br />51. Send Christmas cards<br />52. Go out to eat with husband at someplace new<br />53. Host a dinner party<br />54. Buy a house<br />55. Replace computer<br />56. Buy a new camera<br /><strong>57. Get new dishes<br />58. Get new pots and pans</strong><br />59. Buy Beauty and the Beast<br />60. Go on a cruise<br />61. Go on an airplane<br />62. Go on a road trip<br />63. Go camping<br />64. Go somewhere spur of the moment<br /><br /><em>I am still working on the rest of the list. More will come, but this is my beginning. </em>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617048486024927934.post-17575464406844715832009-03-17T10:41:00.002-04:002009-03-17T12:57:53.717-04:00My new directionSo, this blog started as a blog for my wedding. But, I've changed my mind. My wedding is less than 2 months away, so I won't have a lot to write about. Instead, I'm working on my list of 125 things I want to do in 1125 days (thus the name of the blog). That should be posted later today. Follow my movement as I try to complete my list!!Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463388650961534676noreply@blogger.com0