10-Visit a new Winery (list #15)

I wasn't planning on working on my "list" today, but we were at a wedding with a couple of hours to kill between ceremony and reception.  Had great conversation with some of Matt's co-workers over a couple of bottles of (so-so) wine.  This one was our favorite, so we bought a bottle and brought it home (cause I needed a picture for my blog!)

9- Go on a date with Clara (List #3)

Today was the day for my date with Clara!! I noticed several weeks ago that Joshua Bell would be playing with the Indianapolis Symphony this weekend, and since she's out of school already, the Thursday morning concert was completely feasible for us!  We decided to forego the coffee and pastries offered at the symphony and we went out to breakfast first.  3 Sisters was fabulous (as we expected!)

It was such a beautiful morning, we decided to sit out on the porch.

  My "Florentine"...eggs with tomato, spinach, basil, and cheese

 Clara's "Bob" with the hash brown combination of regular and sweet potatoes.  We took these pictures to send to Matt as he was really jealous interested in what we were eating.

Then we headed downtown...

 At Hilbert Circle Theater getting ready for the concert to start.  First piece was, well, interesting.  (It was actually very cool.  It just required thinking outside the box a bit.)  We were really there to hear the other piece...the Brahms Violin Concerto with soloist Joshua Bell (this concerto, I might add,  contains a very lovely oboe solo in the 2nd movement.  I remember traveling with my mom to Cleveland once to hear Scott play that solo.)

 We hadn't planned to get an autograph, but when she bought her CD the man asked if she'd like it opened so she could get it signed.  Well, of course she did!! :o)

8-Eat at Bub's Burgers (list #30)

Not a great picture (sorry)...and it was quite a miserable evening.  But look how handy those IKEA umbrellas can be!!  Bub's is one of those places that is close to home but I've never been.  Since I tend to get stuck in a rut, my routines, I decided to put this on my list.  It would force me to try a new place!  We dropped the older two off at church to head to the youth retreat for the weekend and decided to take the little kids out to dinner.  Delicious burger (no we didn't try the Big Ugly).  The highlight for the kids...red cream soda.

7-Read the entire New Testament (list #9)

Well...I thought about trying to read the entire Bible during Lent, but thought that might not be quite do-able for me this year.  I'm glad I decided to make the New Testament my goal.  I started out strong at the start of Lent, with Matthew and his genealogy of Jesus.  And I kept pushing on through the gospels

I got a little bit behind the third week of March, with a lot of things I had going on at school, but I tried to keep reading what I could, and then I took advantage of the quiet mornings during Spring Break to read...

...and took advantage of a quiet Easter afternoon and evening to finish (I Timothy to the end!)  What a way to end this Easter day of celebration of the resurrection of our Savior!

6-Go Duckpin Bowling (list #29)

Duckpin Bowling is pretty fun...and it's not quite the same as bowling.  You can be pretty good at bowling but be horrible at duckpin bowling.  Or (like me) you can be bad at both...  Regardless, it's pretty fun and was a fun way to spend an afternoon of our spring break.  There's an OLD duckpin bowling alley in Indy that kind of takes you back in time...

Clara in action...

And the results...(thanks Millie for being the scorekeeper since you couldn't play)

5- Trip to India (list #1)

My trip to India was truly a life-changing experience.  Rarely a day goes by that I don't think about the girls there, or reflect on the things that I learned during my 10 day adventure.  I experienced the reality of having brothers and sisters in Christ...on the other side of the globe...and ones that might not even speak the same language that I do.  I learned how to serve through "being" as opposed to "doing."  The previous work trips I'd taken part in all had some physical goal--building a church, painting rooms, cleaning areas...but this one was about loving people.  I blogged about my trip on our family blog. I have another entry or two to write, but you'll get more than enough of my thoughts here...
India part 1
India part 2
India part 3
India part 4

4 - Go on a Date with Millie (list #5)

Friday night, Millie and I took advantage of a joint birthday gift from some good friends (who also happen to be Browns) and went on a date!  Millie received lots of money for her birthday to use for a shopping trip, so after dinner we headed to Target.

She ended finding a new pair of boots that she really liked (and they were on sale!) and this wallet.  It is so bright that I don't think she'll ever lose it!  She was very excited because it's "Just like Jaime's except a different color!" (she got Bionic Woman Season 2 for her birthday from Uncle Scott, so we are once again obsessed with all things Jaime Sommers...)

 Then we were off to the movies to use our gift card!  We saw Big Miracle--it was a perfect movie for Millie, who dressed up as a member of the Animal Rescue Team for Halloween!  She was so funny...we got a small popcorn to share so that we wouldn't eat too much.  We were kind of early so we ate a bunch during the opening ads.  She leaned over and told me "no more till halfway through the movie," and then she held her hand over the top of the bag for half the movie, so that I wouldn't sneak any!!  That's Millie...