41. Watch the sun set.

While I was in Florida this past weekend for Julie's wedding, I also got the chance to watch the sun set. Julie and Will were married in a sunset ceremony on the gulf coast overlooking the water. Living on the East coast, watching the sun set over the ocean is not something we usually get to see! :)

66. Accomplish something noteworthy that wasn't on the list.

So, I'm pretty sure that watching a shuttle launch - let alone the LAST shuttle launch before the space program gets shut down - qualifies in this category. This past weekend, Bill and I flew down to Florida for Julie's wedding. By a very cool coincidence, we arrived in Orlando just before Friday's shuttle launch. We hoped to get a glimpse, and ended up having a perfect view by pulling over to the side of the road on the way out of the airport (along with everyone else on the road).


It looked sort of like a missile from where we were, just a big fireball shooting up into the sky. The Orlando runway made a perfect open space for us to watch. We were told we'd be able to hear the sonic boom, but we weren't able to hear it over the roar of all the airplanes at the airport.


Super cool! My dad is an astronomer and used to work for NASA, so I grew up fascinated with space, space shuttles, etc. I'd still love to see a shuttle launch up close sometime, but this was pretty awesome for now. It was amazing how quickly it had moved completely out of sight, leaving behind just the smoke trail in the sky.

18. Eat at 10 local restaurants I've never eaten at before (5/10).

Last night I went on a mom's night out at 1750 Ordinary in Cary. Good food (hush puppies, yum!) and great company! :)

April 2010 Progress

Completed in April: 0/101
Current Total: 20/101

5. Read 101 books (32/101).
I read 6 books this month, bringing my total to 32.

Man, I really need to step it up - I'm falling way behind! Hopefully I can cross off a few things in May!