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Current To Do List

I want to...
write a blog post at least once a week.
talk to my friends on the phone more.
upload pictures more often.
have a craft night at least once a month.
make new friends.
complete one project on my "apartment remodel list" daily.
own a DSLR camera.
plan a trip for our 6th anniversary.
have more dinner parties.
do every touristy activity in oklahoma.
train for another half marathon.
get a haircut.
visit the big pool and the splash pad.  I wish the kiddie pools were still around.
take photos of all the old landmarks and buildings in Seminole.
get a bike with a kid attachment.
host a lot of friends and family from all over the world.
go to Seminole High School football games.
play tennis with my dad.
be more civic minded.
own an ipad.
take a really good design class.
play bingo at the american legion.
enroll in a cooking class with Brent.
be a pro at home refurbishing and remodeling.
be on "The Apprentice".
watch more lighting storms with my husband.
pick blackberries.
camp out a ton this summer.
visit Stillwater.
go to garage sales.
spend more time with family.

Lion, Tiger and Bear - Oh My!

Mosaic Fall Family Festival 2012

I am not sure what I was thinking with Brent's lion mane but he was a super trooper and kept it on the whole time.  I love my husband.  

I mean really!  Look at that tiny little elephant with ol' G just chilling.

Big Slide!

G's first pony ride.  Be still my heart.

Thank you, Etta!

I'm sure you have heard the news that Etta James passed away today.  With her sophisticated jazz tunes she has left such a profound impression on romantics across the globe.  Of course her song, At Last is super popular and used in many weddings and such.  I wanted to put our little thank you out into the world.
Etta, you made our first dance magical!
Thank you.
Love, Brent and Franci.

  Photo by West Impression Photography

The Simple Life 2012

Twenty-Twelve is a year that I (Brent) want to live more simply.

I want to make life easier and more simply. I desire to get rid of clutter and objects that clog up my time, space, and life.

I wish for simplicity. Here are a few tasks that I'm going to start off with:

1. Clean out my Facebook Friends page.
2. De-clutter the junk drawer and my personal drawer in the hall.- It is really scary. 
3. Sell some unused books and perhaps my old guitar. 
4. Scan old documents into Evernote and shred them. 

Let's start with #2 tonight. 

Full Drawer

These are items that I'll keep for now. 

Items that I'm Keeping:

• Old Journals
• Plastic bags of foreign currency 
• Old Dell laptop, cords, and Microsoft CD's (I'd throw it away, but there is a lot of personal info on that old clunker. 
• Old Pictures
• Chinese language tapes and CD
• Old Walk-Man (hey you never know when they'll be cool again right?)
• Coin wraps for when my money pigs get full. 
• Check books
• Old class ring of my wife's (why is that in my drawer again?)

Trash Pile

Items Headed to the Trash Heap:

• Assorted headphones and power cords
• An award from an old job
• I-phone cover
• Watch instructions
• Empty ring cases from our wedding bands
• Old pair of glasses and case
• Old broken LG phone

I'll give away this book on FPU kit on my financial blog

Pile of letters from my wife I'll scan into Evernote

I got rid of a few items, but it's only a beginning of more to come. 

Action: What can you simplify this year? What can you cut out give you a happier and more simple life?