Goal not complete...

One goal I had made for myself was a bit too lofty... and I know this.  I had originally planned on breastfeeding Zac as long as he wanted.  He chose to no longer breastfeed right around the 4 month mark... but I kept pumping for him so he could have breastmilk in the bottle.  I had a goal of doing this until the 6 month mark.  6 months came and went... I felt like I needed to keep going.  Right around the 9 month mark I decided I wanted to try for a year... but a part of me felt like this was asking a LOT of my body -- both physically and mentally.  Well, that little part of me was correct... and instead of dwelling and getting upset that I didn't obtain the "one-year" goal, I will focus on the fact that I *DID* make it over 10 months.

So I'm giving up on this goal... willingly.  I'm proud of myself-- though I would be lying if I said I wasn't sad about the situation.  But despite the feelings of sadness, I'm still very confident in my decision.

#45 Take a yoga class -- COMPLETE!

... and I *loved* it.  I did Zumba tonight and then took a yoga class immediately afterwards-- it was perfect.  A great way to end a really hard workout-- not that yoga is easy... but it's a great stretch and such a calming exercise.

#17 Teach Deacon our address and phone number -- COMPLETE!

I feel like this is one of the more important goals that I have on this list-- and I am so proud that Deacon knows his address, phone number, full name and the full names of his mommy & daddy.

#31 Go to Sea World -- COMPLETE!!!

HEAVEN!!!  It was SO much fun :)  LOVED it.

#90 Go to 10 Non-Chain Restaurants - COMPLETE!

- Sudwerks
- Bangkok Cafe
- Mediterranean Cafe
- Thai Bistro
- Chops
- Sophia's Thai Kitchen
- Crepe place in Davis (forget the name of it, LOL)
- London's Fish & Chips
- Thai Recipes
- Kat Mo Ree

New recipes 59/101

1. Two mustard chicken (ok… not my favorite.  Willing to try again)
2. Italian Burgers (pretty good way to make burgers more exciting)
3. Pasta E Fagioli (really good… but no Olive Garden)
4. Slow Cooker Enchiladas (YUM- we loved this one)
5. Slow Cooker Applesauce (YUM! – too bad Deacon wouldn’t eat it because it was brown)
6. Banana sour cream bread (YUM! Deacon loved this too)
7. Chicken Pot Pie (YUM- a definite favorite)
8. Crockpot Lasagna (Pretty good)
9. Swedish Pie (YUM)
10. Homemade Sloppy Joe’s (OMG, why does anyone use Manwich????)
11. Katie’s mom’s lasagna (YUM)
12. Crockpot BBQ Beef and Beans (YUM)
13. Apple/Pear/Grape Crisp (It was ok…)
14. Shepherds Pie (YUM)
15. Crockpot BBQ chicken & cornbread (way too sweet and way too much cornbread)
16. Flatlander Chili (pretty good… standard)
17. Michigander Turkey (YUM)
18. Crockpot Dressing (too soggy… unfortunately I doubled the liquid)
19. New Pasta E Fagioli Soup (YUMMMMMMM)
20. Cream Cheese Jell-o Parfait (YUM!)
21. Easy Lemon Pasta Chicken (SO GOOD)
22. Maple Roasted Turkey (Would have been good… if we cooked it right)
23. Cornbread stuffing (I used too much liquid and sage… but it wasn’t bad)
24. Crockpot cake (YUCK)
25. Snickers cookies (Pretty good… not my favorite)
26. Buckeyes (YUMMM)
27. Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies (YUM… seriously amazing)
28. Sugar cookie frosting (not my favorite)
29. Snickerdoodles (YUM)
30. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies (not my favorite)
31. Cornflake cookies (YUM)
32. Simply Recipes Pizza Dough (our new favorite)
33. Irish Beef Stew (I really liked it… but Damien complained)
34. To Die For Crock Pot Roast (Damien liked it… I thought it was too salty)
35. Crockpot Brown Sugar chicken (eh…)
36. Creamy Burrito Casserole (Damien liked it…)
37. Jay’s signature pizza (not as good as the Simply recipes pizza dough… but really good)
38. Quick Cornbread (not worth the effort)
39. Tomato Chicken Pastina (not good)
40. Paula Deen’s Chicken and Biscuits (yum)
41. Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies (YUM- but not worth the effort)
42. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (good and super easy)
43. White Chili (Yum!!!)
44. Beef Veggie Soup (really fatty, but good)
45. Beer Bread (YUM)
46. Stuffing Chicken Recipe (eh…)
47. Sauerkraut Balls (YUM)
48. Panera Potato Soup (YUM)
49. Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies (YUM)
50. Oatmeal Banana Muffins (YUM)
51. Spicy White Chili (way too spicy for me!)
52. Paula Deen's Mac & Cheese (really good... kids even liked it)
53. Homemade Red Velvet Cake (yuck)
54. Homemade Brownies (I still prefer a boxed mix... but these were pretty good)
55. Gnocchi Nicoise (Damien and my mom loved it... I thought it was good, but a bit heavy on the red wine)
56. Homemade Veggie Soup concoction (really good!!!)
57. Cranberry Relish (YUM... I could eat this year round)
58. Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies (YUM!!!)
59. Chicken Spaghetti (ok... I would make it again, but it wasn't amazing)

#86 COMPLETE! - Try 5 things I think I hate

I tried:
Sweet Pickles (yuck)
Skyline Chili (NASTY)
Thai Iced Tea (not too bad)
Tofu (kinda squishy)
Sauerkraut (... the texture weirds me out)