#3 - Check!

We are proud to say that item number three, riding the new rollercoaster at Universal,  has been crossed off of our 2010 To Do List.  Last Friday Allan took a vacation day and we used our season passes to spend the day at Universal and Islands of Adventure.  What fun!

Our first priority was to ride the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit.  We got in line immediately after walking through the park gates, only to wait in line 45 minutes and hear an announcement that they were experiencing some technical difficulties and the estimated time to fix these difficulties was not yet known. Bummer.  With our heads hung low in disappointment we headed to some of the other attractions, the Mummy and Men in Black Alien Attack.  Let me just say... it was not our day.  Both rides broke while waiting in line.  We were able to ride both... just with a little longer wait than we anticipated.  After our tummies were full with delicious theme park food (kidding), we decided to go over to Islands of Adventure. After more than a few letdowns we were pleasantly surprised to see this:

 

Yep, that's right. NO WAIT at the Hulk.  Score!  After riding twice, 'cause let's be honest you can't pass up the Hulk with no wait, we skipped over to Spider-man where our bad luck caught up to us. The ride broke.  We got stuck in our little buggy and it took two mechanics to set us free.  We were beginning to think broken rides was the theme of the day... we were right.  At Dueling Dragons we weren't surprised to hear they were experiencing technical difficulties.  

Finally, it was time to finish what we started.  We reentered the hour-long wait at Rip Ride Rockit .  All seemed well till we were next up in line.  Guess what?  Yep, more stinkin' difficulties.  Most people would have called it quits but we were determined to do what we came there for.  And we would wait all day if we had to!  Ok, that is a lie, we were about to walk out.  Anyway, we finally got to ride the coaster and.... it was a letdown.  Cue the wop-wop-wop sound.  In my opinion the best and only good part was the ninety degree climb.  But, it wasn't all bad.  You are able to choose a song from a preselected list that pumped into your ears during the whole ride.  Allan chose a Beastie Boys song while I chose Black Eyed Peas. 

#3 - CHECK!

xo

W&A

A New Year, A New Start.

Happy New Year!! Allan and I had an amazing holiday season. We had four Christmas dinners... One with Allan's parents, one with Allan's extended family, a Christmas brunch with my maternal grandmother and another dinner with my other grandmother. We also hosted a Christmas Eve Party at my dad's house with family and friends. It is a tradition started long by my parents, I think it has been going 25 years strong! We had so much fun!! And the food was a hit, we hardly had any leftovers. For New Years Eve we were total bums. We went to a nice dinner and then had a nice and quiet evening, just the two of us.

On another note, I must admit... W&A's House has become pretty pitiful. We haven't posted since Thanksgiving. The shame!!!! But I guess it doesn't hurt that much to admit, since we had lost all two of our readers and all..... But we have big plans for 2010.... We are actually going to keep up with the blog. But this brings me to the point of my rambling. Instead of making resolutions that we knew we couldn't keep, Allan and I decided to make a list of things we wanted to do or accomplish in the next 365 days. Kinda like a bucket list for the year. And to put the pressure on, we decided to share this list with y'all (aka nobody) to keep us motivated. We also plan to blog about each item we scratch off the list. So, without further ado, in no specific order, I present to you our list of 25 things to do in 2010.

1. Take a vacation to the Smoky mountains

2. Go to a wine tasting at the Lakeridge Winery

3. Ride the new roller coaster at Universal Studios

4. Take Riley for at least one walk a week

5. Go for a bike ride on the West Orange Trail

6. See the Gators play an away game

7. Clean all dirty dishes within 24 hours

8. Clean out our 3rd bedroom/office

9. Devote a day to volunteer

10. Host a party

11. Don't go out to eat as much

12. Keep up with the BLOG!

13. Get in the car and just drive without knowing where we are going and have an adventure

14. Spend a day at yard sales and thrifting

15. Have Mimi (my grandmother) and Nono (my other grandmother) over for dinner

16. Go on a picnic

17. Be healthier and try to lose some weight

18. Go fishing

19. Try a new recipe each month

20. Do at least one load of laundry a week

21. Plant in the front yard

22. Drink more water

23. Put money into savings each month

24. Do something completely spontaneous

25. Be good, happy people


So, there you go. The 25 things we want to accomplish in 2010!


xoxo,

Wendy