Twenty Wishes

Kayli’s Twenty Wishes Progress Report – April 2013

April 25, 2013 13 Comments

Happy April! (: This month has been so fun- Kassi crossed off a few things, (Getting to see George Strait included.) And I’ve been a pretty happy camper lately, mainly because school is wrapping up for the year and I am SO excited for a break! Hopefully a lot of these undone wishes will get crossed off when summer finds its way back to me.

And as always- remember that if you haven’t started yet- not a big deal! The point is for it to be fun and open- you can absolutely still join us! Just write up your list and grab a button here! If you’re looking for the link up, it’s still open here.

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Here’s how things are going with my list!

All progress/updates from the first month are in red, February updates are in purple, and April updates are in blue.

Kayli’s Twenty Wishes by December 2013

1. Grow a garden. (Like really grow one. Keeping the weeds out and tending it to it and all!)

2. Start playing the guitar.

3. Make and send valentines.

My roommate and I made some this weekend! So the sending part is stalling out a little bit. I WILL be sending them- they might be a few days late but they’ll get there! (:

Sent one or two. I’m just excited I actually made them!

4. Buy my first pair of converse.

5. Make meditation a habit. (Not necessarily the kind of meditation you’re thinking, just learning to be.)

I’ve started this one- it’s been sort of difficult because adding a new habit is hard- but I have time to improve.

I have to admit I’m not doing a very good job of this, but I’m trying- a little at a time. (:

Guys, why is this one so hard?! haha I always forget! I’m going to try breaking it down by week, we’ll see if things get any better by next month!

6. Finish an embroidery project. (Like pillowcases, or a dresser scarf or something.)

I actually finished my first pillowcase AND I’ve done another little small project- but I won’t cross this off until I finish my other pillowcase (:

7. Learn the alphabet in American Sign Language.

I started this one too! I had them all memorized for like a week and now I forget a few, so I still need to rehearse to keep it in my long term memory- but we’re getting there!

8. Reread the entire Harry Potter series.

Planning to start The Sorcerer’s Stone soon and work on this once school is out!

9. Paint again! (And maybe try something super abstract)

10. Sleep under the stars.

11. Read at least one C.S. Lewis book.

12. Buy 1 FULL outfit that I really love and maybe wouldn’t buy otherwise.

13. Get a professional best friend photo shoot done with Sara.

14. Go fishing in the evening off of the dock.

~~15. Do the Color Run!~~

All signed up and ready to go in January! (:

Went and LOVED it!!! It rained the whole time and it rocked. Seriously, there was color everywhere and music and people were dancing and yelling and it was THE. BEST.

16. Spend an entire day riding horses PURELY for fun- wherever I feel like going.

17. Throw someone a full on party- birthday or just because.

(I just changed this one because I like this wish better! You can see what I replaced it with by going to my original list here.)

18. Go to the Catwalk.

19. Learn to bake homemade bread!

20. Donate, even if it’s just a little, to a cause that I really believe in. (I’ll be doing lots of research for this one! (; )

And that’s it for this month! I am an advocate of baby steps! ha How is YOUR list coming a long?

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Twenty Wishes Progress Link Up – April

April 24, 2013 7 Comments

Can you believe we are already 1/3 of the way through 2013!?!? It’s weird because in the grand scheme of things the months are seeming to fly by… In the smaller scheme, i.e. the we are expecting a baby in July scheme of things, the months seem to be crawling!! haha.

Regardless, today is link up your 20 wishes progress day!!! If you haven’t linked up your list yet, you can read all about why and what we’re doing with it here: 1 Year 20 Wishes project! It’s NEVER too late to get started!!! If you’ve already linked up with us, we are looking forward to seeing the progress you’ve made so far! So either way, grab a button and let’s recap April, shall we!?!

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You can see my April progress here.

We aren’t requiring you to follow anybody, visit anybody, or anything else really. The point is for you to have a place to share and work towards accomplishing those things you really want to do. Although, it would be SUPER awesome if you were to link up your list, then visit the others that have shared and offer a little encouragement. Just sayin…

OH! And if you’d like to invite your friends to join in, please do so! The more the merrier!!!

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Kassi’s 20 Wishes Progress – April 2013

April 23, 2013 7 Comments

How are your 20 wishes coming along??? Have you written a list yet? If you have yet to join us, please check out this post for the what and why, then write up your 20 wishes and come back here on Wednesday, April 24th, to link up your list! There’s no time like the present to start working on those things you really want to do and try!!!

{April updates are this color and in italics! Progress for March are this color and in italics. Progress updates from February are this color and in italics. Progress updates for progress report one are red and in italics.}

Here’s a button for those of you that have yet to join and those of you that have yet to grab a button!

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Kassi’s Twenty Wishes List for 2013

1. Read 50 books, just for fun, that I WANT to read. {So far I’ve read 22 books putting me 8 books ahead of and almost half way finished with my 50 book goal by the end of the year. I read the Beautiful Creatures series this last month and really enjoyed it if you’re looking for something fun to read in the young adult genre.}

2013 Reading Challenge

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2. Take a trip up Mount Graham. (I’ve lived here a year now, think it’s time to start checking out the local sites!) {Still haven’t gone, but the snow is starting to melt on the mountain, so maybe sometime soon!!}

3. Make a scrapbook of my trip to Australia. (I’ve had the photos since um… 2003…. oops….)

~~4. Participate in a Color Run!~~ {You can see the full post on our Color Run experience here.}

5. Host a girlfriends’ dinner party in my home. Invites, menus, the whole she-bang!

~~6. Build my photography portfolio to include 10 different sessions.~~ {Over the last couple of weeks I’ve photographed my first wedding and did my first maternity shoot to round out my goal of ten sessions!!! I’ve even photographed another family and had my first senior session this month!! That officially makes 12!!!}

7. Make a photography website and FB page with those 10 sessions. {I just launched my website!! I purchased the domain (www.kassimortensenphotography.com) and set it upin March! I’m working on getting the ~~8 sessions~~ 12 sessions I have added to the page. Be a dear and go check it out, yes? And maybe follow…. } {Facebook page is done!!! Won’t you be a doll and like Kassi Mortensen Photography?!? Oh, and check out my sweet new logo c/o Royal Daughter Designs while you’re there. }

8. Attend an AZ blogger event.

9. Makeover my master bedroom.

10. Visit a winery and do a wine tasting.

11. Plant rose bushes in my backyard. {This is actually a goal in progress! I’ve picked out the spot to plant them. Just need the hubs to dig the holes (preggo girls aren’t so good at digging 27 weeks in…) and purchase the rose bushes.}

12. Take a 2 year anniversary trip just me and the hubs.

13. Private wish. (This is something I REALLY, really, REALLY wish for, so I don’t want to jinx it… When it does happen I’ll share what it is.)

14. Makeover our guest bathroom.

15. Plant an upside down Mulberry tree somewhere at my house.

~~16. See George Strait in concert for his final tour.~~ {On April 6 me, Kayli and our mom saw King George in Las Cruces! He was AMAZING! See the full post on completing this wish here.}

17. Take a photography class or work shop. {This month I started the online photography certification course that I purchased a few months ago via Groupon. So far I’ve made it through the first lesson!}

18. Download a Book of Mormon reading app of some sort and read at least the first half! {I downloaded Book of Mormon Chapter Tap, it’s an app for $0.99 that lets you check of each chapter as you read through. So far I’m well ahead of schedule!}

19. Visit Build a Bear and actually build a bear.

20. Host a holiday for my family including a traditional dinner.

So there you have it! My 20 Wishes progress as of April 2013! Don’t forget we hope to mark all these wishes off by next December!
See you back here on Wednesday with your progress, yes?

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A Finale Concert aka Another Wish Marked Off!

April 16, 2013 7 Comments

On April 6 I was able to cross off #16 of my Twenty Wishes list!

~~16. See George Strait in concert for his final tour.~~ Back when they first became available, several, several months ago… Whenever that was, haha. I purchased three tickets to the concert. One for me of course, one for Miss Kayli for her birthday and one for the hubs. About a month ago he decided to gift my mom with his ticket for her Mother’s Day present.

So the three of us, Mom, Kayli and I got to see George Strait in his finale tour in Las Cruces, NM! {Pardon the bad cell phone photos…}

We were WAY back in the nosebleeds section! I’m talking like 5 rows from the back wall!! Give or take a row… BUT we still had the best time!

Martina McBride opened the show. It was the second time I’d seen her… Funny story, she was the very first headliner concert I ever went to back during my State Fair days at the New Mexico State Fair! Still so fun to watch! And really, if you’re looking for a girl power/mom power/woman power song… She’s your girl!! Perfect for girl’s night!

Any fan of George Strait has probably heard this before but his concerts aren’t overly technical or require many theatrics. He just stands up there with his guitar making sure to play at each side of the stage a fairly equal amount of time. And really I couldn’t imagine it any other way. His music speaks for itself. This was ALSO the second time I’d seen George. The first time was also at the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces, NM when I was a freshman in college. More songs this time around but still the same ol’ classic George Strait!

At one point Martina McBride came back out and they sang a few duets including ‘Jackson‘, originally done by Johnny and June Cash. So good! The crowd loved it!
They also had a military support association there that night that gave a brand new home to a deserving veteran and his family! Very cool to watch.

On a different note, sitting through nearly four hours of concert was hard on this preggo body… Throughout I was so grateful anytime they had something happen where I could stand up and stretch for a minute! We’ll just say my back and shoulders were glad when the concert was finally over…. Even if I wasn’t necessarily.

I even got Kayli to take a 25 weeks belly shot for you after we got back to the hotel… This is my super tired from the George and Martina concert look!

I am so glad I got to go with my mom and sister and that we got to see George during his big finale tour! We had the best time and the best weekend! And like I said… that’s another wish marked off! Boom!

Your turn: Who’s your favorite singer or band? Have you seen them in concert?

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The Color Run – 2013

April 4, 2013 10 Comments

Something I’ve wanted to do for a really long time, basically since the day I first heard they existed, was participate in The Color Run. It was one of the wishes I added to my list of 20 Wishes as something I really wanted to try. So this year I watched the website until it was time to register for the Arizona run, I recruited my sister and sisters in law for my team and we all signed up!

We headed down to Tempe the night before the race to check in and get all our goodies (t-shirt, sweat band, back numbers). And we all bought a pair of their snazzy $5 colored sunglasses of course. The atmosphere the night of the check in was so lively and fun. They had loud music playing, colorful tents set up and the line walked you through a sporting goods store so you could buy new running shoes or clothes before the big day.

On our way to the location in Tempe it rained the whole way the morning of the race… We were seriously starting to stress out a little bit thinking that maybe the run would be canceled because of the rain. But we got there a little early (our run was the middle heat) and discovered that The Color Run does not stop for a little bit of rain… The race will go on!!!

We arrived all spiffy clean and white… I put my cell phone in the small plastic bag that our Color Run ‘tattoos’ came in. It was the perfect way to keep my phone with me, but still clean and dry throughout the race… It was also the reason that some of our photos look kind of fuzzy… They were taken through the plastic bag.

By the end of the race we were no longer so spiffy clean and white… But it was SO SO much fun! They set up different color stations and as you run through there are volunteers that throw colored powder on you. Because of the rain that day the powder stuck really well… I think we had even more fun because it was wet and muddy along with everything else!

I think the blue color station was our favorite because it happened to be in kind of a dip along the sidewalk. That dip meant a DEEP, WIDE puddle to run through while they through blue powder on you. Hilarious!!!

When you’re finished racing there’s a big dance party kind of thing afterward where you can get free bottles of water and snacks, then dance around throwing colored powder on everyone nearby. LOTS of fun, I tell ya!

If The Color Run comes to your area I really recommend it! We had the best time and can’t wait to do it again next year! OH, and just an FYI, the color stays in your shirt even after it’s washed. It just dulls a bit over time, so it makes a fun keepsake of the day! It does wash out of your shoes though unless their super white to begin with… Dark shoes are a much better option. Just a little tip for you.

My other tips if you plan to participate in The Color Run:

Bring a change of clothes and shoes for afterward, especially if you have to drive a long way home to shower… At least you will be dry.
Bring old sheets to cover the seats of your vehicle if you don’t plan to change right away… otherwise your car will be colored too.
Bring a towel! We really needed to dry our faces and what not after the race and had nothing!
Don’t worry if it rains! The Color Run team holds races in the rain all the time and it didn’t even faze them… Plus made it more fun for us!

So there’s a check mark for my 20 wishes list! Have you been working on your list lately?? Have you ever run in a Color Run, Mud Run, etc??

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Twenty Wishes Progress Link Up – March

March 20, 2013 5 Comments

Hey dolls!!!
It’s 20 wishes progress report day!!! I a so excited to see the progress each one of you is making on your list!!! If you’re new here, check out why we created the 1 Year 20 Wishes project! If you have yet to link up YOUR 20 wishes list, we would love to invite you to write one and link it up with us below!!!

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You can see my progress here.

We aren’t requiring you to follow anybody, visit anybody, or anything else really. The point is for you to have a place to share and work towards accomplishing those things you really want to do. Although, we do hope that if you’re looking for a new bloggie friend you’ll check out the ladies in our list… We love them all and you will too.

OH! And if you’d like to invite your friends to join in, please do so! The more the merrier!!!

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Kassi’s 20 Wishes Progress – March 2013

March 18, 2013 12 Comments

Now that March is in full swing, the first day of Spring is only a day away, we’ve all taken down the green from St. Patty’s, etc, etc… It’s time for ANOTHER 20 Wishes progress report! So here’s my progress as of March 2013! If you have yet to join us, please check out this post for the what and why, then write up your 20 wishes and come back here on Wednesday, March 20th to link up your list! Everyone else, can’t wait to see your progress on Wednesday!

{Progress for March are this color and in italics. Progress updates from February are this color and in italics. Progress updates for progress report one are red and in italics.}

Here’s a button for those of you that have yet to join and those of you that have yet to grab a button!

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Kassi’s Twenty Wishes List for 2013

1. Read 50 books, just for fun, that I WANT to read. {So far I’ve read 17 books putting me 8 books ahead of my 50 book goal by the end of the year. Granted, I know with baby coming in July there won’t be much time for reading in the second half of 2013 so I’m really trying to get as many in as possible now. Also…. If you click over and take a look at the books I’ve read, there’s no contest that any of them were books I didn’t WANT to read! No have to reads going on here!!! Whoot!}

2013 Reading Challenge

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3. Make a scrapbook of my trip to Australia. (I’ve had the photos since um… 2003…. oops….)

~~4. Participate in a Color Run!~~ {My sister and sisters in law ran with me in the Tempe Color Run in January. I still plan to do a whole post, but again, waiting on the photos from the sister in law that took her camera…. haha! Until then, here’s an Instagram of our team after the run!!!}

5. Host a girlfriends’ dinner party in my home. Invites, menus, the whole she-bang!

6. Build my photography portfolio to include 10 different sessions. {I’m up to 8 sessions now! I have one wedding for sure booked for June and several other quotes out hoping for bookings in the next few weeks!}

7. Make a photography website and FB page with those 10 sessions. {I just launched my website!! I purchased the domain (www.kassimortensenphotography.com) and set it up last week! I’m working on getting the 8 sessions I have added to the page. Be a dear and go check it out, yes? And maybe follow…. } {Facebook page is done!!! Won’t you be a doll and like Kassi Mortensen Photography?!? Oh, and check out my sweet new logo c/o Royal Daughter Designs while you’re there. }

8. Attend an AZ blogger event.

9. Makeover my master bedroom.

10. Visit a winery and do a wine tasting.

11. Plant rose bushes in my backyard.

12. Take a 2 year anniversary trip just me and the hubs.

13. Private wish. (This is something I REALLY, really, REALLY wish for, so I don’t want to jinx it… When it does happen I’ll share what it is.)

14. Makeover our guest bathroom.

15. Plant an upside down Mulberry tree somewhere at my house.

16. See George Strait in concert for his final tour. {We have a hotel room booked for the night of the concert!!! It’s just over 2 weeks away!!} {We have tickets!!! Kayli, our mom and I will be seeing George in April!!!}

17. Take a photography class or work shop. {I just purchased an online digital photography certification class via Groupon!!!}

19. Visit Build a Bear and actually build a bear.

20. Host a holiday for my family including a traditional dinner.

So there you have it! My 20 Wishes progress as of March 2013! Don’t forget we hope to mark all these wishes off by next December!
See you back here on Wednesday with your progress, yes?

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Kayli’s Twenty Wishes Progress Report #2

February 13, 2013 8 Comments

Happy Happy February!!! (: This year is already flying by and I for one am elated, I think 2013 is going to be GREAT. I’m so excited it’s time to check in again and see how everyone is doing with their wishes. I don’t have A LOT to report- but by small and simple things, right? Several of my wishes are geared more for summer so hopefully things will move a little faster then. If you haven’t started yet- not a big deal! The point is for it to be fun and open- you can absolutely still join us! Just write up your list and grab a button here!

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Here’s how things are going with my list!

All progress/updates from last time are in red and the newest updates are in purple.

Kayli’s Twenty Wishes by December 2013

1. Grow a garden. (Like really grow one. Keeping the weeds out and tending it to it and all!)

2. Start playing the guitar.

3. Make and send valentines.

My roommate and I made some this weekend! So the sending part is stalling out a little bit. I WILL be sending them- they might be a few days late but they’ll get there! (:

4. Buy my first pair of converse.

5. Make meditation a habit. (Not necessarily the kind of meditation you’re thinking, just learning to be.)

I’ve started this one- it’s been sort of difficult because adding a new habit is hard- but I have time to improve.

I have to admit I’m not doing a very good job of this, but I’m trying- a little at a time. (:

6. Finish an embroidery project. (Like pillowcases, or a dresser scarf or something.)

I actually finished my first pillowcase AND I’ve done another little small project- but I won’t cross this off until I finish my other pillowcase (:

7. Learn the alphabet in American Sign Language.

I started this one too! I had them all memorized for like a week and now I forget a few, so I still need to rehearse to keep it in my long term memory- but we’re getting there!

8. Reread the entire Harry Potter series.

9. Paint again! (And maybe try something super abstract)

10. Sleep under the stars.

11. Read at least one C.S. Lewis book.

12. Buy 1 FULL outfit that I really love and maybe wouldn’t buy otherwise.

13. Get a professional best friend photo shoot done with Sara.

14. Go fishing in the evening off of the dock.

~~15. Do the Color Run!~~

All signed up and ready to go in January! (:

Went and LOVED it!!! It rained the whole time and it rocked. Seriously, there was color everywhere and music and people were dancing and yelling and it was THE. BEST.

16. Spend an entire day riding horses PURELY for fun- wherever I feel like going.

17. Throw someone a full on party- birthday or just because.

(I just changed this one because I like this wish better! You can see what I replaced it with by going to my original list here.)

18. Go to the Catwalk.

19. Learn to bake homemade bread!

20. Donate, even if it’s just a little, to a cause that I really believe in. (I’ll be doing lots of research for this one! (; )

And there it is! How’s your list coming along?? We’d love to have you write one and link it up here if you haven’t already!!

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Twenty Wishes Progress #2 Link Up

February 12, 2013 12 Comments

Hey there lovelies!!!
So glad you’ve come back by to share your second round of 20 wishes progress with us!!! If you missed it, here’s a little more about WHY we’ve created the 1 Year 20 Wishes project!

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You can see my progress here and Kayli will be sharing hers tomorrow. We’ve also got our mom’s progress list coming your way soon!

We aren’t requiring you to follow anybody, visit anybody, or anything else really. The point is for you to have a place to share and work towards accomplishing those things you really want to do. Although, we do hope that if you’re looking for a new bloggie friend you’ll check out the ladies in our list… We love them all and you will too.

Don’t worry if you don’t have much progress so far… It’s only February! You have the rest of the year…
The point though is to get those wishes marked off! Can’t wait to see what you’ve accomplished so far!!!

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Kassi’s 20 Wishes Progress – Feb. 2013

February 7, 2013 10 Comments

Ok so I may or may not have missed posting a link up and progress update for January… I’ve been a little distracted, so I’m sure you’ll understand. Anyway, here’s my progress for the last month and a half. Kayli will post hers on Monday and the link up for you to share YOUR progress thus far will be on Tuesday.

{Progress updates from my last check in are this color and in italics. Progress updates for this month are red and in italics.}
FYI: Don’t be discouraged if you haven’t had much progress. It’s only February! Just be sure to attack next month with gusto, yes?

Until then if you haven’t linked up with us yet, feel free to share your list here and then link up with us next month with your progress! Oh, and here’s a button for you!

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Kassi’s Twenty Wishes List for 2013

1. Read 50 books, just for fun, that I WANT to read. {So far I’m five into my 50 and well on track to read 50 before the end of the year.}

2013 Reading Challenge

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2. Take a trip up Mount Graham. (I’ve lived here a year now, think it’s time to start checking out the local sites!)

3. Make a scrapbook of my trip to Australia. (I’ve had the photos since um… 2003…. oops….)

5. Host a girlfriends’ dinner party in my home. Invites, menus, the whole she-bang!

6. Build my photography portfolio to include 10 different sessions. {I still have 7 different sessions! You can see them here. BUT I also have two scheduled in the next few weeks!!}

7. Make a photography website and FB page with those 10 sessions. {Facebook page is done!!! Won’t you be a doll and like Kassi Mortensen Photography?!? Oh, and check out my sweet new logo c/o Royal Daughter Designs while you’re there. }

8. Attend an AZ blogger event.

9. Makeover my master bedroom.

10. Visit a winery and do a wine tasting.

11. Plant rose bushes in my backyard.

12. Take a 2 year anniversary trip just me and the hubs.

13. Private wish. (This is something I REALLY, really, REALLY wish for, so I don’t want to jinx it… When it does happen I’ll share what it is.)

14. Makeover our guest bathroom.

15. Plant an upside down Mulberry tree somewhere at my house.

16. See George Strait in concert for his final tour. {We have tickets!!! Kayli, the hubs and I will be seeing George in April!!!}

17. Take a photography class or work shop. {I just purchased an online digital photography certification class via Groupon!!!}

19. Visit Build a Bear and actually build a bear.

20. Host a holiday for my family including a traditional dinner.

So there you have it! My 20 Wishes progress as of February 2013! Don’t forget we hope to mark all these wishes off by next December!
See you back here on Thuesday with your progress, yes?