NC meets SD: Happy Birthday William!

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Happy Birthday William!

Gah! A teenager! But at least he agreed to let Mom make his cake this year, although he certainly gave me a good challenge!

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101 in 1001

I'm going to list our 101 in 1001 on the side of the blog so that I'm constantly reminded to be held accountable for this. Items in black are ones that still need to be completed, items in purple are in progress, and items in green are completed!

Get a dog

Landscape the house

Skydive

Go skiing in the Rocky Mountains

*Personal*

Build a lower deck

Go to a professional dinner theater

Go horseback riding

Get passports and use them

Reach $20,000 in savings

Go to an amusement park

Go on a date once a month

Take a wine tasting course

Go whitewater rafting

Go to a real zoo

Camp in five State Parks

Take old-timey photos

Play all of our classic board games

Put a puzzle together

Bike around the Sioux Falls bike trails

Go to a DI Football game

Organize the basement

Have a movie marathon

Watch five classic movies

Go cross-country skiing

Spend a night on the AT

Go snowshoeing

Go sledding

Take ballroom dance lessons

Help someone pulled over

Go to a shooting range

Shop at a Farmer's Market

Order a meal we can't pronounce

Eat at Touch of Europe

Have a romantic picnic

Go stargazing

Go skinny dipping

Eat a lobster

Be greeters at church

Play bocce ball

Ride a trolley

Go on a carriage ride

Start a garden

Host a holiday party

Buy new kitchen chairs

Go to a Wartburg Homecoming

Visit the State Capitol

Go ice skating outdoors

Give $3000 in offerings

Take a canoe trip

Fly a kite

Go to a Pow-wow

Go to a State Fair

Throw a dart at the map and go there

Spend a weekend at the cabin

Read "The 5 Love Languages"

Go to a Pheasants game

*Personal*

Tour a battleship

Make a drink on our mixer

Go to a driving range

Carve pumpkins

Make a decision by flipping a coin

Clean and organize garage

Insulate garage

Celebrate Christmas at home

Go to a museum

Go to an art gallery

Stay at a Bed and Breakfast

*Personal*

Complete the wine passport

--Darrell only--

Get an eagle

Golf 18 in under 85 strokes

Visit Mount Rushmore

Learn a song on guitar

Get a new computer

Randomly send me flowers

Be hoakey and complete this list

Hang hammocks

Build wine rack

Surprise me with a romantic dinner

Take a photography class

Learn how to drive a boat

Pay off car

Start swimming laps

Donate one gallon of blood

--Me only--

Donate hair to Locks of Love

Run a 10K

Read 25 books

Not shop for two months

Enter a writing contest

Have a "Pirates" marathon

Mow the yard

Finish our wedding scrapbook

Score a goal

Drive Darrell's car

Bake a "perfect" cheesecake

Sing karaoke

Use a cooking magazine subscription

Use a gym membership

Clean my stuff out of my parent's house