96. Send someone flowers just to say hello.

I work with a fabulous person and without her many of my days would be dull and dry. Even though I am very excited that we don't have to work during the summer-it is bittersweet because I miss not seeing her everyday. Each and everyday is full of endless laughter and it brings a smile to my face knowing that she is there for me- no matter what. For that reason, I wanted to send her some flowers to say hello and that I miss her. . .

44. Send my mother-in-law flowers just because.

I have been very fortunate that both my parents and my in-laws live in the same neighborhood as us. This has helped tremendously when it came to childcare. Alyssa will be in first grade this year which means she will attend school all day. So, my parents and in-laws will no longer have to watch my girls so that Cris and I can go to work. This means, that for the past nine years they have been watching my girls-crazy thought. Even more crazy is how much money they have saved us. For this reason, I decided to send my mother-in-law some flowers to tell her how much I appreciated all of this.

The treat for my mom-is on its way, another item on my blog :)

28. Write a letter to my parents thanking them for everything they have ever done for me.

This task I have to admit was LONG overdue. I am so glad that I took the time to sit down and write my parents a letter thanking them for everything they do and continue to do. I wanted to thank them for different things so I decided to write each of them a separate letter. Too often I hear or read about people regretting not being able to let their loved ones know how they really felt, but I am glad to say that this is no longer true for me. I hope that they realize how much I love them and that my life would be so empty without them! I love you mom and dad :)

31. Take professional family photos.

The last time we took professional family photos was in 2004- right before Elena left for Spain with my mom. Elena had just turned 3 and Alyssa was only 5 months old. Cris and I knew we wanted casual shots taken and we wanted them to portray who we really are. We made an appointment at JC Penneys portrait studio and were soooo pleased with the results. They have really changed the way they do family portraits and we were thrilled when we saw the results. It was so difficult to pick the shots we wanted. Our proofs were made available on-line to share with family and friends within an hour and the photos we ordered will be ready in one week! Cris and I have decided that we would like to update our family photos every two years :)

I have attached some of our proofs. . .

84. Go ice skating with the girls.

So. . . .this was a LOT harder that it looked! When we arrived, we paid, picked up our skates and then got ready to hit the ice. I don't know if I thought I would channel Michelle Kwan but let me tell you- THIS WAS HARD! At first, the four of us heavily relied on the rail all along the arena. Eventually, Elena and Cris let go and were skating as if if they had been doing this all their lives. Alyssa and I were a little more hesitant but we too finally gave in. Once we were brave enough to let go, it wasn't so bad. What didn't help were all the young kids skating as if they were preparing for the winter olympics figure skating competition. All in all , we had a good time and the girls even said they wanted to come back again. The cost per adult was $10 and kids 7 and younger were $8 (we had a coupon so we only paid $28 for the four of us). Free skate time today was from 11 a.m. through 1:20 p.m. I was glad that we all tried something new together, we didn't give up and we all ended up enjoying ourselves! Also, it was another great indoor activity during these HOT summer days.

85. Go bowling with the girls.

Alyssa had won four free passes to AMF bowling at Bingo night at school this past year-so it worked out that on ANOTHER hot day we had something to do that was indoors. We only had to pay for the shoe rentals and when we got there we saw signs that said "Kids bowl free all summer." Apparently, you go on-line sign up on their website (www.kidsbowlfree.com) and AMF bowling will e-mail you coupons so your kids can bowl 2 free games PER day ALL summer! How cool is that? We had to so much fun, that I got home and registered both girls-we can still enjoy bowling for the whole month of August!

89. Take a photo with Cris in the bench that he proposed to me 13 years ago.

Cris and I took the girls to the Oceanfront and I knew that I wanted to show the girls the spot where Cris proposed to me. The stage is still there but the wooden benches have now been removed-which made me a little sad. However, the white pillars are still there and now they added pretty white picket fences :) It was great to be able to show the girls the spot where Cris asked me to spend the rest of our lives together!