Update 1.13.09

I'm back from New Zealand with much to share! While we were gone, I accomplished 6 goals, some planned, some unexpected!

15. Drive on the left side of the road (in a place where it's legal!)
Andy did most of the driving, but I pitched in a bit!














58. Spend my birthday and New Years in another country
There's a whole story behind my birthday and the strange B&B we were staying at in Rotorua, but you probably had to be there. The great thing was, I got 2 birthdays in a row-- we celebrated on the 18th in NZ, and then again on the 19th while it was still the 18th in the US! New Years in Queenstown was amazing.

66. Go sailing
This one was not planned in advance! We had the opportunity to sail on an antique sailboat around Akaroa harbor on the Banks Peninsula. This beautiful bay is the home to Hector's Dolphins, the world's smallest and rarest dolphins. They're super friendly, and loved swimming right alongside the boat!















































80. Drink Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough
This picture was taken on our 6 month anniversary. Yummy local wine!














88. Finish a NY Times crossword puzzle (any day) on my own
My mom had randomly given me printouts of NYT crossword puzzles to kill time on the long plane rides. While waiting in Brisbane for our flight back to LA, I busted them out and finished one quickly and easily! Granted, it was a Monday puzzle, but I was still proud of my little accomplishment.

92. Be among the first in the world to ring in 2009
You can't tell from this picture, but we were dancing in the rain with thousands of other partiers on the streets of Queenstown. It was pretty sweet.

Update 12.6.08

It's December! That means New Zealand, birthday, and holidays! We leave a week from today on our month-long belated honeymoon to NZ. I'm so thrilled that I'm feeling well enough to go. While I'm much improved from when I first threw my back out, there's still a very long road to recovery and I have limited mobility, numbness, and a good amount of pain. Trying to keep a positive attitude, do my physical therapy homework, and keep a positive attitude. Can't say that enough.

Anyways, here's what I've been working on:

#36 Commenting on blogs. I'm at 13/101. I've been slowly gaining confidence about randomly commenting and coming out of my shell. Twitter has helped with that (be my friend! i'm @amy_i). I've been enjoying this goal a lot. I went a couple weeks making comments and forgot about accounting for them here, so instead of estimating I'm just not counting those.

#44 30 things I like about myself is almost finished. I'm at 28/30. Hoping to finish before the trip, and it will be the first completed goal!

I had NZ on the brain when I was developing my 101, and will be crossing some things off the list over the next month. Here they are:

#15 Drive on the left side of the road (in a place where it’s legal)
#58 Spend my birthday and New Years' in another country
#80 Drink Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough
#92 Be among the first in the world to ring in 2009

I'll be back here in mid-January, hopefully with lots of updates.