Friday, September 28, 2012

6 The 2012 Summer Bucket List, In Conclusion

Well guys, I kinda dropped the ball as far as documenting our summer adventures goes. I have some pictures for a few of the items, but that's more of a happy accident than it is due to any planning on my part. I wish I'd done progress reports after every ten items or something like that instead of waiting until the end like I did. Now I know for next time!

Be warned: this list is overwhelming! (Feel free to skim without guilt, haha.)

1.  Water Park 
(I've lived here almost 12 years and I'd never been to Nashville Shores before this summer! Happily, we remedied that.)
2. Tennis
3.   Wear Sundresses "Just Because"
4.  Picnic Date 
5.  Frozen Yogurt 
6.  Complete Summer Reading List 
(Er, kinda.. 8.5/10 is close enough for me! :P)
7. Fired Up
8.  Chalk Art 
9. Host 3 Giveaways (got 2/3 of the way there! YEAH)
10.  Midnight Premier  (Batman, duh)
11. Wildflower Centerpieces
12. Zoo
13. Art Crawl
14.  Drive-In Theater  (check out the rest of this date here)
15.  Fresh Blueberry Waffles 
16.  Visit Library 
17.  Campfire Cooking 
18. Ride the Train
19. Go Through 4 Rolls of Film
20.  Make Another Everyday Video 
(I've actually made two this summer, but haven't made the time to edit either one yet, ha. And I'm not even sure if I'll ever post both of them, if either. But you can see my first everyday video here!)
21.  Backyard Survivor 
(We renamed it "Resilience"and played three games this summer! We're currently planning our next game for October, and Josh & I are co-hosting that one. FUN STUFF!)
22.  Movie Marathon 
23.  Day Trip  (to Estes Park, CO from Denver)
24.  Weekend Trip  (to Irving, TX)
25.  Road Trip  (to Colorado)
26. Plant Something
27. Lake
28.  Be a Tourist 
29.  Home Made Soda  (using a delicious recipe from here)
30. Find the Perfect Swimsuit
31.  Share a Strawberry Milkshake with Josh 
32. Soda Shoppe
33. Bowling
34.  Bean Bag Toss 
35.  Gabby's Burgers and Fries 
36.  Meteor Shower 
37.  Game Nights 
38.  Fireworks 
39. Parade
40.  Farmers' Market 
41. Flea Market
42.  Feastival 
43.  Free Concert 
44. Cookies for Neighbors
45.  Breakfast for Dinner 
46.  Stargaze 
47. Mini Golf
48. Bumper Boats
49.  The Fair 
50.  Museum 
51.  Planetarium 
52. Make Applesauce
53. Pizza from Scratch
54.  Banana Soft Serve 
55. Riverside Park
56.  Overnight Trip 
57.  Dress Up 
58. Adventure Science Museum
59.  Beach Hair 
60. Horse-Drawn Carriage
61.  Home-Froze Popsicles 
62.  Fancy Restaurant 
63.  Watch an Entire TV Series  
(I totally fell in love with Firefly this summer.)
64.  Katniss Braid  
(kind of... I've not very good at french braiding my own hair)
65. The Pharmacy
66.  Arcade 
67.  Survive Summer of Blimey Cow 
(Blimey Cow produced 2 videos per week this summer and it was CRAZY but we survived!)
68.  72 Hour Film Festival 
(Click here for the Top Ten Submissions list!)
69. Percy Priest Dam
70.  #blimeycowphotoaday 
(We couldn't believe the amount of people who participated in this month-long photo-a-day challenge with us. This mobile screenshot was taken on like the third to last day on Instagram. This was such a fun project! Psst - I shared the Blimey Cow team's photos from the month here)
71.  Meet Blimey Cow Fans 
72. Craft Night
73.  Meet a Long Distance Friend 
(I am so glad that we got to meet this beautiful girl in person! Bethany is such a blessing and I'm incredibly happy to have her as a friend.)
74. Host a Favorite Things Party
75. Visit a Local Farm
76.  Adventures in Odyssey Live Show (TX) 
(click here for my blog post about the show)
77. Hair Cut
78.  Colorado  (pt. 1 and pt. 2)
79.  Bubba Gump Shrimp Co 
80.  Eat More Salads 
81. Photo Shoot
82.  Eat Ice Cream at Whit's End 
83.  Grill Out 
84. Eat at a Vegan Restaurant
85.  Make Pickles 
86.  Watch the Original Star Wars Trilogy 
87.  Make Banana Bread 
88.  Watermelon 
89.  Kiss in the Rain 
90. Finish Portal 2 Co-op Mode
91.  Create New Wall Art 
(This took me about 20 minutes to make in Picasa. I printed/framed it and gave it to Josh for his birthday, and he loved it!)
92. Centennial Park
93. The Bicentennial Mall
94. Develop 2-3 Disposable Cameras
95.  Josh's Birthday Week Extravaganza! 
96.  Finish Re-reading Catching Fire 
97. Fannie Mae Drees Park (aka "Dragon Park")
98.  Rearrange Dining Area 
99. Journal Consistently
100.  Keep House Tidy 
101.  Drink More Smoothies 
102. Downtown Walking Bridge

WHEW! 

6 comments:

  1. Love, love, love it!

    It's great you did all of these things! So impressive!!

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  2. This is a great list! You just inspired me to make one of my own with things to do by the end of the year.

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  3. I love that wall art!!!!!! I don't know all of the references, but my definite favorites were "Eugene + Katrina" and "Anne + Gilbert." You're summer sounds (and looks) like it was completely amazing. I really wish I had gone to the live AIO show... not to mention eating ice cream at Whit's End!!!! looks like y'all had a blast!!!!!

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  4. I think you did awesome. What a great summer. :)

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  5. I liked some of your photos especially. I liked your drive-in movie photos a lot. The picture of the Columbia logo on the drive-in theatre screen is pretty cool, as is the one with the tickets. It's also kind of nifty that your three parts of the drive-in movie picture look like three widescreens. That blueberry waffle looks delicious. And again that lovely plate! I like the photo of Josh with the popsicle because a) it's funny, largely because of his expression, and b) because it looks like it uses natural lighting.

    And, not specifically commenting on the photo this time but more the concept, breakfast for supper gets an A+ in my book! I've had at least two breakfast-for-suppers this month, and both were quite tasty!

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  6. Wow, it looks like you guys had a great summer! Having a Summer Bucket list sounds like a fun idea. Thanks for sharing it with us. You are full of creative ideas! Will you have a Fall Bucket List or a Winter Bucket List?

    P.S. I read the entire post, no skimming for me. ;)

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