100 ADVENTURES FOR OUR FIRST 1,000 DAYS OF MARRIAGE
When I asked Deanna to marry me, I told her that getting married doesn’t mean settling down, but it means partaking in the biggest adventure there is– becoming one with another person. To be clear, the “biggest adventure” isn’t one on the list below. It doesn’t involve passports, or backpacks, or cooking challenges… it involves sacrificing and committing to each other. BUT– we also want those other sorts of adventures in our life, because pursuing a quest draws us closer together and because life’s a little more fun when you’re on a mission. So, we drafted a list together. A list of 100 things we’d like to have done by our 1,000th day of being married.
I’ll keep this updated along the way. And, like I did last time, we’ll be donating $5 for every unaccomplished mission!
START: JUNE 27, 2015
FINISH: MARCH 23, 2018
LAST UPDATE: DECEMBER 3, 2016
Climb Mount HoodTake a pottery class together
Go on the Hellgate Jetboat ExcursionGo on a 3 day, 2 night backpacking trip
Own a dogHost 50 friends for dinner (23/50)
See the Seattle Mariners play at Deanna’s first MLB gameGo wine tasting
Explore San Juan / Orcas IslandsStart a gardenMake 10 tacos influenced by Filipino cuisine (4/10)
Run a half marathon togetherSee Run River North play liveGo skiing
Spend New Years Eve in New York City
Road trip from Chicago to Iowa to see Vanessa & Breanne
Visit Patagonia
Make 50 recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking (15/50)
Save up enough money from recycling for a nice dinner
Start canning and pickling vegetables
Visit Italy
Take a road trip through the SouthGo to five Ducks home gamesCover five songs, write five songs (0/5) & (0/5)
Visit the Seven Wonders of Oregon (7/7)Go to DisneyWorld or DisneylandTry 100 craft beers (39/100)
Ride in a horse drawn carriage
Escape the RoomTake a cooking class
Support ten different friends fundraisers (4/10)
Eat everything listed in the Foodspotting Book (27/75)
See a Katy Perry concert together
Give out seven micro-loans (3/7)
Go through an entire TV series together
Make sushi togetherRead through five books together as a couple (1/5)
Go to a Portland Timbers gameVisit a production factoryGo outdoor rock climbing
Join or start a book clubRescue a refugee with LiNK
Open an Etsy store
Discover seven waterfalls (6/7)
Spend a night at three different lakes (2/3)
Ride the Oregon Covered Bridges Scenic BikewayFind fifty geocaches (10/50)
Perform random acts of kindness for ten friends (3/10)
Host a murder mystery partyGet a couples massage
Watch movies at five unconventional movie theaters (3/5)
Go to five trivia nights (2/5)
Visit New OrleansGo two weeks without spending any money
Complete a puzzle
Go snorkelingRide a historic railroadComplete a mural together
Visit a secret bar or restaurant
Visit an aquarium together
Hike fifteen different trails in the Pacific Northwest (9/20)
Go clubbing
Create a cookbook together
Refurbish two old pieces of furniture
See Matt & Kim live
Host ten visitors (8/10)Take a spiritual retreat together
Discover four natural swimming holes (3/4)
Go to a TEDx Event
Make our own ice cream
Eat at three iconic food halls or public markets (1/3)
Bake an elaborate cake, Ace of Cake status
Go to three book signings together (0/3)
Watch 20 different films from 20 different countries (5/20)
Visit BendGo to South Africa togetherSee a stand up comedy showWatch a stage musical
Visit Thor’s WellVisit an alpaca farm together
Go on a safari
Go to four different Eugene Emeralds promo nights (4/4)Participate in Vino and Van Gogh
Go to a renaissance faire
Camp outside on our deck, patio, or backyard
Watch a Ducks vs. Gauchos game, any sportAttend MusicFest NW or Bumbershoot
Try roasting our own coffeeAttend five weddings (2/5)
Visit SistersHost a “Chopped” Dinner
Explore the Portland Grotto
Go to an improv show together
Spend a day boating together
Go berry picking on Sauvie IslandHike potato chip rock
Go to the Enchanted ForestGo to an EDM concert together
Eat at a Brazilian churascarria
Host a holiday and invite family