# 62

62. Renew my American passport with my married name

I finally got my picture taken, it only took me three months. That was the only thing that my application was waiting for. I have now officially changed all my id's to my married name.

# 25

25. Get together with friends once a month (10/34)

Last night, Kristin, Austin, Christine and Tedd came up to celebrate Christine and Tedd's engagement. We went to Turquoise for dinner, but ended up having to bring the party inside as some major thunderstorms rolled through. (Funny story, that is the same restaurant that Geoff and I were at when we had that major power outage this past March.) After dinner, we went back to our apartment and hung out for a while (while Peter slept in his crib). It was great actually getting out and socializing, and I'm really looking forward to the next time we can get together.

# 42

42. Attend Sunday services at least twice a month (16/68)

I have fallen seriously behind on this item, but yesterday we actually made it to church for the first time in about three months. We were there for Peter's baptism, and therefore at the 10 am service. Peter was not a fan of the very loud organ, and I think that is a sign that we should keep going to the quieter 8 am service.

Hopefully, we'll be able to start going to church on a regular basis, and I'll be able to catch up on this item.

# 84

84. Read 2 new books a month (8/68)

Last night I finished reading The White Queen by Philippa Gregory. I loved it. I'm not sure why, but it much more reminded me of The Other Boleyn Girl than the other books of her's I have read. I also think that since I didn't know nearly as much about the story to begin with, I didn't have expectations that weren't met. I am very much looking forward to reading the other books in this series, starting with The Red Queen (which is scheduled for release August 19th).

And now I've finished the books I got from the library. Hopefully I'll get back soon to get some more and move along with this item.

# 31

31. Send pictures to Grandma at least 4 times a year (3/11)

I've actually been pretty good, and every month since Peter was born, I've sent a photobook to my grandmother with pictures from that month. I am not counting that towards this item. Today I actually got my act together, went to the post office and mailed photographs to my grandmother with a hand written card. I'm thinking that I'll do that about every three months, so the plan is to send some more by the end of September (in addition to the monthly photobooks).