Ok...it's been a long time - but here's an update!

1. Do 5 genuinely nice, out-of-the-ordinary, out-of-your-way things for other people.
This has been one of my favorite goals on the list. I think I've gone well beyond 5 (and I plan to continue) but here have been some of my favorites:
a) I was on the longest line EVER at Denny's childrenswear and there was a little girl sitting in a stroller behind me. She was just being SO good - really a well-behaved kid. We finally got towards the front of the line and she asked her mom for a quarter to go to those junk machines. She must've asked about 6 times and mom just wasn't paying attention. So...I gave her as many quarters as I had in my wallet. Totally worth it.
b) We had a few extra slices of Lombardi's pizza when we went on our self-made pizza tour. I honestly tried (for many many blocks) to track down a homeless person to give them to. I couldn't find one. Charity fail.
c) I was running late to class, but stopped and offered to help someone having problems with parallel parking by shouting directions to them through their window. Eventually they realized I sucked at that and did it on their own, but I tried!
d) A man dropped his book at The Strand and I bent down to pick it up for him. I stood up to hand it back and I saw his eyes roll back in his head and he fell on me, then the bookshelf nearby, then the floor. And clutched his left arm and chest. Then I went on my 1st date ever with Max (ok, I did wait around to make sure he was being taken care of).

2. Walk in the Lupus Walk-a-Thon.
Eisenhower Park, Oct 17. Mark the date!!

3. Go on a NYC walking tour with your friends.

We made our own NYC Pizza Tour! It was awesome! And Lombardi's is my favorite :-)

4. Send Ari a care package to Israel before he actually comes home.
I'm changing this to Cincinnati. I think that's still acceptable :-)

6. Lose 15 lbs.
Yeah, no.

9. Give up cheese for one whole month.

DONE!!!

10. Go to yoga at least twice a week for 3 months.
I had to take a break because of the burn and the sprain. Will return shortly.

11. Read 7 new books that you're not afraid to admit to others you've read.

So far:
White Noise by Don Delillo, Bonk by Mary Roach, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Getting my Kindle in a week so that should help!

13. Learn about red wines.

EPIC WIN! I now like reds better than whites

15. Make a tiered birthday cake.
I'm gonna count the boob cake. It was tiered and it was AWESOME.

17. Finish the shawl.
I've actually been working on it. This thing will go on forever.

18. Crochet a rainbow yarmulke for Ari.

I knitted it, but it is done and blocking on a cereal bowl.

19. Finish mom's scarf.
Been working on it. God it's awful.

21. Go to wineries that aren't on Long Island.

Went to ones in Hudson Valley and Chicago.

22. Don't go on AIM for a month.
Oh man, forgot about this one...ok, I can implement this one soon. Thank goodness for gchat ;-)

23. Put $5,000 into savings.
This isn't going to happen. I just can't do it with classes and the cruise. Sad day.