November 101 in 1001 Update

I cannot believe I am sitting down to write my first post since June! I ended up taking a much longer hiatus, but not intentionally. The longer time went on the harder it was to figure out where to start again and what to blog about. This morning as I was scrolling through Twitter (as usual) I noticed Macy (who hosts this link-up) post about it almost being one year since starting 101 in 1001! It got me inspired to look at my list and cross things off that I had accomplished this year. It was exciting for me. So, thank you Macy for inspiring me to actually sit down and write this post.

Since I didn't link up last time around I will update you on what I have crossed off my list and am currently working on since February.

• I have tried 5/25 brand new recipes from Pinterest. Surprisingly, all of them have been wins and Joe and I both loved them!
• I attended 1/3 of my concert goals - seeing The Killers in Las Vegas. This was a bucket list item for me and thankfully to my mom, she made this happen!
• 1/3 shows have been seen - Joe and I saw Mystere at Treasure Island while we were In Vegas this past October and it was incredible. 
• I completed my goal of going back to Las Vegas 2/2 times (but I'm positive we will go back plenty of more times)

• We Tried a new double date night idea in August which was an Escape Room, and it was so much fun!
• Try new restaurants in our town. We have actually been branching out and have tried 2/5 new restaurants lately. 
• Take my niece on fun adventures. We have done this by taking her to the local zoo and she had a blast.
• Write myself Future Me emails every year. I just recently received one from last year, and wrote myself a new one for 2017.
• girls night out was completed several times, and it will definitely be a regular thing.

As for now, I plan on working on my blogging goals, and crossing off more of those personal physical/mental goals.

You can read my previous posts about 101 in 1001 here:

101 in 1001 February Update

101 in 1001

What have you accomplished on your list? I love reading these posts and can't wait to read what everyone else has crossed off of their lists! 

Our 2015 Christmas Card | A Link Up

I was really on top of my game this year and ordered our Christmas cards on Black Friday when all of the deals were going on and I'm so glad I did. We used Shutterfly again this year, and let me tell you it was so hard to pick just one style for our cards. Since we did a vertical card last year, we decided to go with a horizontal card this time and I really love the way they turned out.
P.S I had them all sent out before the middle of the month!

This picture is a major win because we were all three looking at the camera. Pepper was in his cute little sweater which makes him look so preppy. Thank God he puts up with my shenanigans.

I'm not really a fan that Shutterfly puts their logo on the bottom of the cards but I got over it. I left some room at the top for any personalized messages we wanted to put to our friends and family. I think Christmas cards with pictures are so special because you can collect them each year and look back. We have ours from last year in our Christmas bin from our first married Christmas. It's just so special to pull it out this year and think back on our first year of marriage.

Oh, and there is my Starbucks ornament. I have a hard time saying no when I see them out in the bins this time of year. They are just too cute.

I am linking up with Macy and Mary today for their Christmas card link-up!