Crossing Things Off Here, There, and Everywhere

So I went into the City yet again, except this time I went with my Dad. So my list is going to be a little different today. i'm actually going to list all the things that I've done but haven't actually mentioned yet.. because it appears I'm a tad bit behind.

Things I've Done:
#9- Write a Blog All Summer Long: I'm going to finally count this as checked off my list because I have updated this blog far more than I have any other blog in my life... in fact I believe that this is actually post #31!
#20- Go on a Hike: To be honest at this point in the summer I've actually been on quite a few hikes but I've been neglecting to take pictures of them because well, I suck.
#24- Take a Day Trip: So my mom and I actually headed over to Calistoga a little less than a week ago.. it's a very charming town but a little scary when the road name changes and you have no cell service to make sure you aren't lost (we actually weren't, thankfully).
#66- See Coit Tower: I saw it, but there were a lot of people and it was really windy so I didn't really take any pictures.
#71- Take a Bus into San Francisco: So this actually served a great purpose as I was actually practicing the route I'll be taking to commute to college this fall.
#127- Prepare for College: I now know my route, have all the electronics I need, have my book list, and have met the SFSUPD.. I'm feeling pretty darn prepared now.
#137- Have Starbucks Spell My Name Correctly Without Me Telling Them How: This is really pretty self explanatory..
#138- Take Justin to the Disney Store: Mom and I took Nemo to the store and I posed him with all of the character from Monsters University that are in the Oozma Kappa Fraternity.. the pictures were adorable!
#145- Walk Along the Train Tracks: So I actually did this with my mom at the very beginning of the summer but I never actually crossed it off.. silly me!
#155- Try New Food: I actually tried Vietnamese food a couple of days ago and it was pretty tasty!
#156- Go to the Walt Disney Family Museum: I had an absolute blast here.. I've never enjoyed a museum more than I enjoyed this one. You should definitely check it out for yourself!
#161- Eat Tiramisu: Had this as the cake at my grandma's birthday this past Sunday.. yum!
#164- Get a Macbook: I finally got my new Macbook Pro for college, yesterday... ahhh I love it so much!
#171- Go to Stow Lake: I used to go here with my dad all the time as a kid.. it was great to be able to revisit it.
#172- Go to San Francisco's Financial District: It was great to check out the financial district... especially since I'm going to be a business major at SFSU!
#187- Go to an Italian Place: Grabbed lunch at a small place called Little Henry's with my dad today; linguini with baby clams- mmm, mmm, good.
#190- See a Waterfall: I actually saw 2 waterfalls today and they were absolutely fantastic!

City Days, the Trilogy

So I went into San Francisco once more today.. I know, I know, I've gone like 3 times in 3 days but hey- I gotta get my list items done, don't I?

So here's what I did today:
#8-Send a Message in a Bottle: So I finally managed to do this! Granted my message was written on a napkin and my bottle was a plastic water bottle, but I'm still going to count it!
#21-Visit an Aquarium: So today I went to the Aquarium by the Bay, there were fish, and fish, and more fish.. and otters too!
#35- Make a Rootbeer Float: This one is pretty self explanatory.. Rootbeer and Vanilla ice cream, super basic stuff right there.
#45- Ride the Ferry: Finally rode the ferry for the first time ever! From Larkspur into the city, that way my friend Tiny and I didn't have to pay for parking in the city.. which is always a nightmare!
#63- Take Pictures in a Photobooth: This is another thing that Tiny and I did at the Wharf, which I decided to revisit while I was in the city just because there's so many list items that I can get done there.
#117- Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries: So Tiny decided to sleepover and we raided Safeway for a carton of strawberries and Dulce (which is basically microwaveable chocolate). The strawberries are delicious, by the way!
#134- Ride a Cable Car: The Cable Car was an absolute nightmare to wait for... but nonetheless it was a ton of fun to ride and a truly great experience to have.
#174- Go to the Rainforest Cafe: Coincidentally, the Rainforest Cafe is also located very near to Wharf so Tiny and I were able to have lunch there as soon as we managed to get off of the Ferry and walk all the way down the Embarcadero (which is definitely more tiring when you've already done it two days before).
#179- Use a Fake Name at Starbucks: I told them that my name was Stella, even though it is most definitely Caitlin(; hehe.. so sneaky of me!

Adventures in the City.. Twice!

I got a ton of things done today (which is awesome), and they were all done in the city! All in all I actually walked about 8-9 miles today, and I can definitely feel it! (My legs feels like they're going to fall off).

So here's what I did today:
#3- Walk Around San Francisco: I definitely did walk around SF.. walked from Fort Mason all the way down the Embarcadero, into the financial district, back up along the Embarcadero to where the car was parked at Fort Mason, then around the de Young, and then later that night around Chinatown.
#63- Have a Game Night: After I got home from my first trip to the city, I sat down and play multiple rounds of the classic board game Sorry! with my family.. I never won (bummer!).
#96- Get a Wish Tree: I got the cutest little lucky coin/wish tree from a shop in Chinatown on my second trip into SF today.
#100- Go to Chinatown: Went into Chinatown and explored about late tonight, well after dark.. it was a little sketchy and frightening, but still lots of fun.
#107- Go to a Museum: Today I went to the de Young Art Museum for the first time ever, it was really cool and interesting. I really enjoyed how there were so many different and unique pieces to look at.
#178- Go to Fisherman's Wharf: There were so many boats in and around the Wharf today, it was great looking at all of them and checking out the views of the Wharf. Didn't check out too many of the shops but I'll be heading back into the city fairly soon so I'll check them out then.
#198- Get Boba: So I actually went and got Bubble Tea (Boba) twice today. Once on each of my little adventures into the city. I know a great place where you can get it for just $1.07 so that's pretty awesome.

**DISCLAIMER** Even though I start college in late August, I'm not going to consider "summer" over until late September. So I will still be posting even in September.

Busy, Busy Little Bumble Bee

Hello everyone! I know I've been gone like all week but I've managed to keep up on various items on my list!

#15- Have a picnic: I've had so many picnics this summer but I wanted to make sure it officially got put down.
#30- See Despicable Me 2: I saw this with my mom and 2 brothers, it was absolutely amazing!
#32- Go to the Inkwells: I could of sworn that I already posted about this one but for some reason it didn't get crossed off on the main list.
#38- Make at least 10 new friends: Because I'll be going to college this fall, this item was actually really easy to check off and I have in fact managed to make 10 new friends. Mostly on my college's Facebook page when I posted about Disney lovers!
#51- Go to Tahoe: I actually just got back from Tahoe this weekend, it was such a blast!
#84- Go to a candy factory: I went to a really small little candy factory in Downtown Truckee which is actually a small family owned business.
#173- Learn to juggle: I actually learned how to juggle at a Girl Scout Camp that I worked at this past week which was pretty cool.
#188- Make a fruit salad with as many fruits as I can: I also did this at the camp, we had watermelon, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, and grapes. It was delicious!

Back from Hiatus

So I know that I've been gone for a while... Honestly I've just been too busy and too tired to post recently. Hopefully I'll be able to post more now though!

Even though I haven't been blogging, I've still been keeping up with my list which is great!

Here's what I've done:

#39-Make a Summer Playlist: So my playlist is composed of all of my favorite songs that I know all the words too and really make me feel excited or mellow or any sort of summery feelings. You can message me if you want to mow which songs exactly. 

#87- Lose 10 Pounds: Hooray for me! I've finally lost 10 pounds, yay!!

#111- Go to a Fortune Teller: So while I was at the county fair on the 4th of July, I noticed a little booth that was kind of hidden by other booths and it ended up being a psychic's booth. I actually ended up getting my tarot cards read, as well as my palm. 

#128- Go on a Ferris Wheel: Also while at the fair my best friend and I went on a Ferris Wheel overlooking the entire fair 

#130- Get a Slurpee on 7/11: So I ended up getting a Coca-Cola and Piña Colada slurpee as my free slurpee!

#139- Go to the Fair: Like I said earlier in my post I went to the county fair on the 4th of July with my best friend. 

Oh So Very Sleepy

So I know that this post is super late, but I've gotten a lot done today and didn't get home until late.

Things I've Done Today:
#14- Eat S'mores: I went to a little bonfire at my friend Gelato's house after her graduation party, which was earlier in the afternoon. I always seem to forget just how tasty s'mores actually are!
#34- Be more social: Believe it or not I'm actually doing really well on this one! Between last night and tonight I've gone to my orientation, two parties, and seen Monsters University. On top of all that, I have another party tomorrow after work!
#127- Prepare for college: Like I said earlier, I went to my college orientation (it was a little boring but I made a lot of friends, yay!) I also downloaded a lot of note taking and planner like apps to help me stay more organized in college.
#169- Get an iPad: I got a 16gb white iPad today!! Hooray! Now I can use it for all sorts of college things, especially books!

Falling Behind & Catching Back Up

So I know that I've messed up a bit the last couple of nights because I didn't get around to posting.. but I've actually been really busy lately. Despite my busyness, you'll be pleased to know that I have actually been keeping up with my list items!

Things I've Done:
#10- Reconnect with an old friend: So my friend Rafiki and I were really good friends last summer, and then during this past school year we had grown apart; but now, we're working on fixing our friendship and making it stronger.
#23- Go see Monsters University: Just got back from watching MU not too long ago. IT WAS AMAZING! I was so happy with this sequel, (because usually sequels suck) and I can't wait for it to be out on DVD. I should have some pictures up from it in a couple of days.
#47- Get a colorful pair of Ray Bans: Kuzco actually ordered me a green pair off of the internet... yay!!
#49- Stop biting my nails: Well ladies and gentlemen, it's been about a month since I've stopped biting my nails so I'm calling this a victory!
#52- Go stargazing: So every year my bets friend Kuzco and I go startgazing. Usually, we lay on the roof of my shed, but because the roof is beginning to cave in we had to change locations to the park not too far from my house. Obviously it was too dark for pictures.
#105- Go for a walk late at night: After Kuzco and I went stargazing we took the long way home in order to take a walk late at night. It was kind of dark and spooky, actually.
#169- Buy an iPad: So my grandparents gave me a decent chunk of money (thank you so much!) so I actually have enough to buy my iPad; which is awesome.
#197- Buy a cute pair of shorts: I finally found a cute pair of shorts that were not only cheap but fit me really well... which is the perfect mix!

Longer Post Coming

So I actually did a bunch of stuff today but I'm too tired to write about it all right now. 

More Excuses

Yup. I suck. No, I still haven't done anything for my bucket list. Shhh, leave me alone. Hopefully I'll do something tomorrow...

Maybe. 

Yet Another Excuse

I have been way too busy this past weekend... But never fear! Tomorrow after work I have my friend Rafiki coming over and we're going to do a ton of list items! So I promise tomorrow will be chalk full of things!

Busy, busy, busy!

So I know that my posts the last couple of nights have majorly sucked, but I promise they'll hey better. I'm just very busy right now since I graduated from high school on Friday (go me!) Once I've got my schedule sorted back out them k will definitely start doing more list items again!!

First Day of the Rest of My Life

So I graduated today.. Go me!! Now I can really focus on my bucket list!! I'll post a longer blog entry tomorrow. Goodnight!

Summertime Adventures

Sorry for the super late post, I'm going to count this for today though because I haven't gone to sleep yet. I went to a party and spent some time with my friends so I got back really late. I'm super tired though and didn't so anything for my bucket list so I'm just going to go to sleep. 

The Fire's Dying Out

So, as I said in my post last night there was supposed to be a beach bonfire for my senior class tonight. Key word here, supposed. Basically, what ended up happening is that it was super windy, only 9 of us showed up, and none of us had anything for a fire. Yup, pretty lame. BUT, I was asking the other 8 people there and they all agreed that I can still count it for my list.

Why, you ask?

Well here's why. I get to count this as an item completed because I had every intention of going to a beach bonfire, participating in the fun, and sitting by a fire. Not to mention, I drove 4 other people and brought food so the fact that there wasn't a fire there isn't my fault at all!

Things I've done today:
#50- Have a beach bonfire: Like I said, I'm deciding that tonight counts. So, hooray! I finished another item on my list!
#76- Watch the sunset: It was so windy, and sand was being thrown in my face (very viciously, might I add) but I did in fact watch the sun set, and I snapped a couple of pictures as well!
#136- Make a funny face collage: I took a new picture for my collage, I uploaded it onto picasa web, so hopefully it'll automatically become part of the slide show (cross your fingers!)

It's A Turtle of A Day

Let me just start off this post with a little bit of a disclaimer, no the names I use aren't the names of my real friends. For their safety (and mine) I've decided to use various nicknames when I want to reference my friends, if there was any confusions that Kuzco and Squiby were nicknames.. this is just in case a super fan of my blog decided to stalk my friends in order to become the sole person in my life. Hah just kidding, no one would ever like me enough to do that! So my friends are about as safe as a goldfish in a bulletproof aquarium, but just in case I'm going to be keeping their names a secret., and honestly it makes it so much more exciting and mysterious that way.

Moving on.

I would like to make a HUGE shout out full of LOTS OF LOVE AND HUGS AND KISSES to my only avid reader, my pal Squiby *insert rambunctious round of applause here*. Thanks Squibs, it means a lot that you read my strange and semi-incoherent thoughts every day!

Now, on to more pressing matters..

Things I've done today (to be honest I was busy with work, school, and being lazy so I actually got very little done):
#10-Go to a concert: So I have a friend to go with me, which means... Off to Warped Tour I go! (Yay!)
#50- Have a beach bonfire: I'm going to change this slightly to "Go to a beach bonfire", much less stressful. My senior class is having a bonfire at one of the beaches nearby tomorrow night and if I get someone to drive with me then I get to go. Anyone need a D.D(;
#78- Reread the entire Harry Potter series: Started the Sorcerer's Stone tonight and I'm determined to get to at least page 50 before I pass out!
#200- Re-landscape the yard: Mom and I have been watching so many shows on HGTV so I'm getting TONS of new ideas!!

The Sweet Melody of Gardening

So today while I was just vegging out on the couch after a long day at work, I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed and I came across a status that was very intriguing. Someone was giving away their ticket to Warped Tour. Yup, for FREE! So of course I commented and messaged them immediately asking if I could have it and they said yes!

So on June 22nd, I will be heading into San Francisco for Warped Tour. This means that I'm on my way to completing item #10- Go to a concert. Hopefully I can get Kuzco or another friend to go with me!

Also, I've finally figured out how to make a slideshow of my summer bucket list pictures! Obviously I would need picture proof to show all of you guys, but I thought it would get difficult (and slightly annoying) having to scroll through the posts for who knows how long to see all the pictures. Now they're in a convenient (and nifty!) little slideshow on the side bar at the top of my profile! Enjoy!

 

On another note, I also looked into completing more things on my list. Go me!

Things I've done today:

#4- Plant a garden: On Pinterest there's an entire category for gardening! I was looking through it and there are so many unique and interesting looking plants that would be so much fun to plant in my garden. Like the "smoke" bush for example, it has these super light leaves that change colors during the seasons (I'm assuming kind of like trees instead of just going from green to brown like most bushes I've seen..)

#108- Plant an herb garden: So I was checking out Pinterest and I came across a bunch of herb planting pins that would be super easy and super cute on the counter space of my little cottage (the guest house on my parents' property which is where I'm living while I go to college). Now I just have to decide which design and what kind of herbs I want and then I have to go buy them. Sound do-able!

#200- Re-landscape the yard: Also while on Pinterest I was checking out some fun and exciting gardening things so do in our backyard and in front of the house. I will probably also make some window boxes for the cottage to liven it up a bit. 

Festival Festivities

Today was the second day of the annual Art & Wine festival that takes place in my town every year, and so I went with my family before I had to go to work. It's always so fun and exciting to see all of the interesting and colorful booths, and it was just such a fantastic thing to do with my family. Unfortunately, I ended up getting a bit of a sunburn, but I did also manage to complete some things on my list!

Things I did today:
#33- Get an anklet: I stopped at this super cute booth called Aquamarine and got a really simple matching set with an anklet and a necklace. They identical, gold chain with a dark purple pearl, but I thought they were just so cute!
#49- Stop biting my nails: My nails are getting longer! I had bought a nail growth polish not too long ago and I think I'm going to start using it again to speed up the process of growing my nails out a bit.
#85- Work out every single day: I walked all the way to the festival with my mom, then back a bit so that I could go to work. Then at work I was lifting heavy buckets of water to water the plants, as well as doing some heavy duty mopping. Needless to say my arms are feeling a bit sore.
#109- Get a charm bracelet: I got my first charm today! I bought it from one of the festival booths, and it was only $6 (score!). It's a small, silver charm with a turtle that dangles from it with a black bead. Now I just need to get the actually bracelet and I'll be making good progress.
#160- Go to a festival: Like I said earlier in my post, I went to the Art & Wine festival and walked around for about 2 hours.

Just a Bit of Filling

I worked a 6 hour shift at the bakery today.. which really wasn't that much fun and just sucked up a ridiculous amount of time. To be honest, I wasn't able to really do much of anything today for my list. I started work at 12 and didn't get off until 6 with no break of any sort so I really didn't have the energy to even attempt to do a list item. I'm actually going to head to bed now but I wanted to make sure I posted so that I didn't mess up #9- Write a blog all summer long.

Summer Bucket List

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A Million Little Grains of Sand

So today was my last full day of high school, I don't technically graduate for another week but it's just finals week and we're not actually doing anything in school. So to prematurely celebrate the beginning of summer, my best friend Kuzco and I went to the beach!

This means that this is what I completed today:
#5- Go the the beach: Check! We went to Stinson beach and got lost on the way there.
#16- Bury a friend in the sand: Kuzco was kind enough to allow me to bury in the sand, I accidentally got sand in his ear though.
#37- Build a sandcastle: We didn't have any supplies so we had to get creative.. it's kind of a lame sand structure but oh well, there's all sorts of castles!
#141- Write a secret in the sand: This was a little embarrassing because a lot of random people passing by saw it too, but at least I completed it!
#181- Make a summer snowman: Kuzco and I both admit that our summer snowman was awful. We had the best intentions for it but it just didn't turn out too well because the tide was coming in really fast and I just barely managed to snap a picture before our little summer snowman got demolished.

I'm trying to find a way to create a photo gallery on the side of my blog so that I don't have to try and post multiple pictures in every post.. if I can't manage to do it, then I'll add the pictures from today onto this post!

Popsicle Meltdown

Whelp, today started out really, really well and then it kind of went south (go figure, just my luck).Mostly, I'm stressed out about college. I'm really not looking forward to commuting from home and not getting to experience dorm life, and I am especially not at all jazzed about taking public transport. I know it'll save gas money, toll, and the aggravation of sitting in traffic, yadda, yadda, yadda; but still, definitely not looking forward to it one bit.

Anyways, besides that bit our sourness from me, I had a lovely coffee date with one of my old cheer coaches. She and I talked about my list and my favorite topic, Disneyland. It was great swapping stories and experiences about Disneyland, and things I'm looking forward to; I also really enjoyed hearing her comments when I explained various parts of my list to her.

I got a little bit done today, not a ton though, but that's mostly because I had to finish my stupid final essay for my philosophy class. On a side note, on my daily list I will no longer be putting that I posted on my blog because well.. if you're reading this then I obviously posted so it's a bit repetitive.

Here's what I did get done:
#36- Learn to make crepes: I found someone with a crepe pan and is willing to teach me how to make them!
#40- Drink more water: I've kind of slowed down my intake because I've been so busy but I'm determined to finish at least 4 bottles tomorrow.
#49- Stop biting my nails: Still haven't bitten my nails! Probably one of the most successful things so far.
#55- Take at least one picture every day: I take so many pictures everyday it's ridiculous.. I'm always afraid that eventually someone is going to confiscate my camera!
#85- Work out every single day: I've definitely started doing more walking than I used to, but I feel like I need to start doing some more hardcore work outs. I'll probably start that once my summer formally starts, right now is just a good time to get myself into the groove of working out everyday.
#144- Fill an entire sketchbook with doodles: I finished two pages today! 48 pages to go!
#184- Become healthier: When I went to Starbucks I ordered a tall drink instead of a venti, go me!

Longing for that Summer Air

Ugh, I hate being in that weird place where school isn't quite over yet but there's that smell of summer in the air and I can't help but find myself staying up way later than I should. It can't be helped though, and I'm sure my constant obsession with the items on my list aren't helping my insatiable craving for summer to come faster. I graduate in 9 days, and honestly I just want school to be over with. It makes me crazy knowing I waste all this time at school when I could be spending it putting in the effort to cross things off my list!

On a happier note, my friend from school told me about this nifty app called Songza. It basically works like Pandora but it creates playlists off of different moods or times of days that you can choose, it's pretty cool. Right now I'm using it to get some exposure to some new and exciting summery sounding songs, this way I can start working on item #39 (Make a summer playlist). There's definitely a lot of bouncy and exciting songs on here that are totally getting me pumped up for this summer.. which on second thought probably isn't the best thing to listen to at 11:30 at night but oh well.

Other than perusing the app, I haven't really done much more on my list today. I have the basics of continuing the following:
#9- Write a blog all summer long
#18- Go to Disneyland: I'm still avidly working on planning my trip!
#28- Disneybound as a Disney character: I've been checking out the tumblr page for inspiration every day.
#29- Fill an entire coloring book: I have 5 pages done in my Disney coloring book now!
#40- Drink more water: I always have big blue by my side!
#49- Stop biting my nails: I haven't bitten my nails in a couple days, it was really hard at first but I think I'm getting better about it.
#51- Start jogging everyday: They haven't been very long jogs, but I have done a little here and there. I do make sure to walk at least half a mile everyday thought so I'm counting that as progress.
#55- Take at least one picture everyday: I was already doing this before my list, but now I'm really taking pictures of all sorts of things for my lists. Some of my pictures are new, and others are snapshots of old pictures, but I don't really care; a picture is a picture.
#70- Write a novel: I'm still working on my book, but progress is going a little slow.. my writing time and dedication will definitely skyrocket when I have more time and don't have to go to school anymore.
#85- Work out every single day- Like I said earlier in my post, I make sure I walk at least a half mile every day and walking is certainly considered a form of working out!
#109- Start a charm bracelet: Now that I know where to get one, I'm planning on snatching it up and starting it up as soon as I get a bit of cash!
#144- Fill an entire sketchbook with doodle: I work on this everyday at school, so far it's going slow but it's the effort that counts! And after all, I do have all summer to do it!
#160- There's actually an Art & Wine festival this weekend and I want to go so badly! Hopefully I'll have enough time after work.. I work all weekend, which sucks but we'll see how it goes!
#184- Become healthier: Well, I've started exercising more, eating less junk, and drinking tons more water so I definitely think I'm making good progress in the right direction.
#194- Recreate an old picture: I think I'm going to try and recreate a picture of me from one of the other times I went to Disneyland, I think that would just be such a fantastic picture!

That's 15 items on my list that I'm already making fantastic progress on, how exciting! I am fully confident that I'll be able to get it all this summer!

You're Just a Daydream Away

So while I've thrown myself so enthusiastically into my summer bucket list, a small part of me can't help but feel like I need someone to do my items along with me. Originally, I was planning on doing the items with a mishmash of various people that I have befriends through the years.. but I can't seem to shake the feeling of wanting someone with a little more dedication to both me and my project. Not a boyfriend of course, I don't think a boyfriend would really be helpful and supportive enough for what I need to complete all the items on my list, and anyways boys are stupid when you put them into a romantic relationship (obviously some faulty wiring in their brains or something..). No, who I really decided I need to help me make my summer truly unforgettable is a best friend- and not just any best friend either. I need someone that really gets me, someone that's equally excited about my list and will push me to strive for success (because of course I'll need it, my motivation sucks halfway through everything).Also, if I'm being perfectly honest (which I promised myself I would be every single time I post on this blog), I want a best friend that isn't going to leave me in the fall. Don't get me wrong, I have some truly spectacular friendships..  but I really just need something new and exciting, something to really kick start the beginning of my new life. Maybe I should hold auditions?

Anyways, since I've been so busy with work I haven't really been able to do much today. I did however do some more work on planning my trip. I'm contemplating getting an annual passholder passport for Disneyland so that I can go multiple times this year.. something about the freedom to be able to go to Disneyland whenever I want to is really appealing. I'll have to work really hard on saving my money this summer if it turns out that's something I really want to consider, especially since I'm also trying to get an iPad. I might have to change a couple of things on my list since I feel like I should make it a bit more economical. If I'm being perfectly honest I would much rather put my money into Disneyland rather than going to the boardwalk, or even an aquarium. I guess it would depend on how much they cost and if changing them would really save me all that much money. In the end, it'll probably come down to I just need to work more hours... that's such a pain in the butt though. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy working in a bakery, but working the closing shift multiple days in a row is just so exhausting. Speaking of being exhausted maybe I should change one of my list items to getting more sleep, maybe then I won't always feel so blegh.

On a side note, I absolutely love my new Nikes! I was a little tearful when a little bit of avocado got on them at work yesterday but because of their color you can barely even see where it feel, so I guess that's a bit of good luck right there. I've gotten so many compliments on my shoes because they're so fun and bright. They're perfect for running and jogging in, and not to mention they have so much support and are so comfortable. They're definitely worth the money I spent for them, only $75 what a deal!

Off to Neverland

So today I've really only worked on item #18 (Go to Disneyland). I'm super jazzed about planning a trip to Disneyland, and even though it's going to be really difficult to get enough people to commit to the trip- I'm determined to go. I'm not sure why no one else seems to understand my obsession with going to Disneyland this summer, but there's no point in typing it out on here. Anyways, regardless of how many people I manage to get on board I'm going to go to Disneyland even if it means going by myself (which doesn't sound very fun honestly). As of right now I have three other people that want to come with me, but we'll see how many of them actually stick to it and come.

On a side note, I stayed up way later than I was planning to last night because I was looking online so that I could get started with #109 (Get a charm bracelet). I don't know why, but it seems to be incredibly hard to find a simple chain bracelet that I can hang charms on. I honestly don't feel like I'm asking too much for wanting a traditional charm bracelet. All in all it was a bit of a headache looking through pages and pages on Google. Finally one of my classmates told me in English today that they're selling what I'm looking for at Macy's (who would have guess?!) Once I get enough money in tips from my job I''m going to head over and get it since it's only $8-10.

Letting Go of the Past, Moving On With the Future

So today, I came to the realization that since college is fast approaching everyone is starting to distant themselves from their friends. Maybe they're just trying to save themselves from feeling lonely and nostalgic when they start college, or maybe it's because not all friendships can stand the test of time; but in a way all of this has greatly effected me today. Therefore, I decide to really focus on re-enforcing some of the friendships that I would be absolutely heartbroken if I lost.

Since something that a lot of my list items have to do with are being more fit, and just healthier in a general sense, I decided to walk to and from work today (15 minutes each way, so it was a nice bit of exercise but didn't tire me out for work). After work, I then headed over to my good friend *Squiby's house. Squiby and I have been good friends since kindergarten and it's been amazing watching her grow into the fantastic person she is now- obviously this is a friendship that I can't let go without a fight. So while I was over there she and I decided to go on a nice long walk with her dog, and we just talked about life and other important things that are quickly approaching as we find ourselves about to graduate. While going on the walk did contribute to my summer bucket list (# 51 Start jogging everyday, after all you can't just start jogging and running immediately!), I found myself feeling much more accomplished by realizing that her and I's friendship is really just as strong as ever.

So things that I managed to do today:

#40- Drink more water- My obsession with my huge, 32 oz water bottle continues! There's just something so exciting about finishing off a full water bottle, refilling it, and then finishing it all over again. It's surprisingly entertaining, and not to mention good for me as well!

#51- Start jogging everyday: As I said earlier in this post, I went on a long walk with Squiby and found that I'm really not as out of shape as I thought I was, which is fantastic! With this new realization in tow, I can't wait to really start getting out there and pounding out some miles- one at a time, of course.

#85- Work out every single day- Instead of driving to work today, I decided to walk. It really wasn't that bad, only 30 minutes of walking in total, but I feel very pleased with myself. I also did some extensive mopping at work today, which believe it or not I have actually lost 17 pounds because of my hardcore mopping since starting my job at a bakery in March!

#92- Since it isn't quite summer yet, I've been a little lenient on this one but I am pleased to say that these last few days I've officially had my last sodas for the summer. On Saturday night I had some delicious Cream Soda from BJ's Restaurant and Brewery, and today I ended it on a good note with a good, old fashioned Pepsi (Yum! My favorite!) While it'll be really hard staying away from soda, I know that it's better for me to not drink it anyways.

#164- Get a MacBook: Today, my dad and I went down to the Apple Store to check out there selections of MacBooks since I'll be needing one for college. I was surprised at how nice and helpful everyone there was. I think I'm slowly breaking my dad down on getting me a 13" Macbook Pro. Keep your fingers crossed!

No pictures today, unfortunately, but I should be doing a lot more items fairly soon and hopefully I'll have buckets of pictures to show all of you! (Haha, buckets.. get it? Buckets of pictures of my bucket list.. hahaha; it's just as funny the second time too!)

Late Nights and Early Mornings

So today I decide it was time to her a move on #51 (Start jogging everyday). I made my way over to Kohls and got myself a pair of spiffy lookin' Nikes and a cute pair of cropped Fila yoga pants. It should have been almost $130 but I got them for just a little under $100.. Score! Can't wait to try them out on my first jog tomorrow morning!

I'm also now tapping away fanatically at the first chapter of my novel for item #70 (Write a novel). Luckily I had already planned out my characters so introducing them isn't too difficult. It's all very exciting!

Here's a picture of my new Nikes and yoga pants!

And Off I Go

So today I got a nice 32 oz water bottle (Contigo brand). I've already drunk 64 oz out of it so I'm feeling pretty confident about item #40 (Drink more water). 

Also, I while at Target with my mom I managed to convince her to buy me a brand new pack of 96 Crayola crayons. Although it took forever to find a Disney coloring book, much harder than it should have been! I eventually found one at the Dollar Tree and it has coloring pages from the movies of 101 Dalmatians, Lady and the Tramp, The Lion King, Dumbo, and Bambi. So #29 (Fill an entire coloring book) has been started, and I've already completed 3 pages of it. I'm very proud of all the progress I'm making on all of my items so far! Pictures of my completed pages are below. 

Time to Start Learning Things

So since items #4, 96, 108, and 200 all have to do with plants, I made sure to learn how to re-pot things. My test subject for today was re-potting a rosemary plant. Definitely way easier than I thought it would be. Hopefully I don't have a black thumb so that when I finally start doing my list items all the plants don't die. I think I'm going to put my herb garden into little planter boxes outside the cottage's windows. As for my garden, I'll probably plant some nice, low maintenance, season flowers out in the flower beds out front. Not sure what kind of tree I'm going to get for my wish tree but I have seen some very colorful, ceramic pots that have caught my eye! I'm super excited for learning how to make my plants thrive. 

And So It Begins

Preparations for my whirlwind summer have begun! 

#9 Write A Blog Every Day: Well, I've obviously started this one seeing as I created this blog! Already on day 2 so hopefully I keep going strong!

#18 Do Yoga Every Day: Found a yoga DVD today, now I just have to find the yoga mat we have stashed away in our attic and I'm good to go! 

#30 Go to Disneyland: Started making plans for a trip to Disneyland this August. Working on getting at least 4 others to go with me and now it's just a matte rod securing funds. Hmm...

#40 Drink More Water: Check out the prices for a Camelback water bottle. Hopefully I can convince my parents to get me one as a "graduation present". Cross your fingers!

#70 Write A Novel: I've already begun outlining my novel, including various aspects of the plot as well as character sketches. Even managed to snag a laptop to use temporarily until I get my new MacBook for college. 

Well, I personally think I'm making fantastic progress on this already. Hopefully I can keep up the momentum! There's a good chance that I might have to get a jump on my list and start it before school technically ends or I won't finish it all in time. 

My Summer Bucket List 2013

1. Make a lemonade stand
2. Have a water balloon fight
3. Walk around San Francisco
4. Plant a garden
5. Learn to bake
6. Go to the beach 
7. Make a fort
8. Send a message in a bottle
9. Write a blog all summer long
10. Reconnect with an old friend
11. Have a Disney movie marathon
12. Send a balloon message
13. Pull an all-nighter
14. Eat s'mores  
15. Have a picnic
16. Bury a friend in the sand
17. Have only one sugary treat a day
18. Go to Disneyland
19. Carve my name into a tree
20. Go on a hike
21. Visit an aquarium
22. Take pictures underwater
23. Have a food fight
24. Take a day trip
25. Go see Monsters University
26. Draw a chalk mural
27. Have a Phineas and Ferb marathon
28. Disneybound as a Disney character (http://disneybound.tumblr.com/)
29. Fill an entire coloring book
30. See Despicable Me 2
31. Make Sun Tea
32. Go to the Inkwells
33. Get an anklet 
34. Be more social
35. Make a Rootbeer float
36. Learn to make crepes
37. Build a sandcastle
38. Make at least 10 new friends
39. Make a summer playlist
40. Drink more water
41. Finger paint
42. Learn to skateboard
43. Ride a rollercoaster
44. Dip-dye my hair
45. Ride the Ferry
46. Get a dream catcher
47. Get an anchor bracelet
48. Get a colorful pair of Ray-bans
49. Stop biting my nails
50. Beach bonfire
51. Go to Tahoe
52. Go stargazing
53. Be confident in a bikini
54. Get tan
55. Take at least one photo every day
56. Get a pair of Toms
57. Get a meaningful tattoo (temporary or real)
58. Get kissed underwater
59. Play Hide and Go Seek in Ikea
60. Watch the sunrise
61. Learn to say love in 50 different languages
62. Have a game night
63. Take pictures in a photo booth
64. Play paint twister
65. Have breakfast for dinner
66. See Coit Tower
67. Have a Harry Potter marathon
68. Create melted crayon art
69. Leave a note in a library book
70. Write a novel
71. Take the bus to San Francisco
72. Blow bubbles
73. Learn to do a cartwheel
74. Take a picture with Buzz Lightyear
75. Have a carwash
76. Watch the sunset
77. Ride a carousel
78. Reread the Harry Potter series
79. Learn to write left handed legibly
80. Jump on a trampoline
81. Make a friendship bracelet
82. Make a "love" ring
83. Fill an entire notebook
84. Go to a candy factory
85. Work out every single day
86. Become good friends with a cute guy
87. Lose 10 pounds
88. Enjoy life more
89. Get a henna tattoo
90. Complete a scrapbook
91. Learn how to do every kind of braid
92. Drink less soda
93. Have a photo shoot
94. Sleep under the stars
95. Write a letter to my future self
96. Get a wish tree
97. Get a set of wind chimes
98. Watch the clouds for an entire afternoon
99. Visit a lighthouse
100. Go to Chinatown
101. Do a puzzle
102. Learn sign language
103. Try new hairstyles
104. Run down a giant hill
105. Go for a walk late at night
106. Release floating lanterns
107. Go to a museum
108. Plant an herb garden
109. Get a charm bracelet
110. Have a spa day
111. Go to a fortune teller
112. Have a dance party
113. Read every Nicholas Sparks book
114. Be a vegetarian for a whole week
115. Bake a rainbow cake
116. Find out how many licks to the center of a tootsie pop
117. Make chocolate covered strawberries
118. Make Nutella ice cream
119. Order off of Jamba Juice's secret menu
120. Wear a shirt saying "life" and hand out lemons
121. Lay on a roof
122. Do a perfect waterfall braid
123. Have a Nerf war
124. Finish an entire tube of chapstick
125. Go swimming at night
126. Play in the sprinklers
127. Prepare for college
128. Go on a Ferris Wheel
129. Learn to walk in heels
130. Get a slurpee on 7/11
131. Face a fear
132. Solve a rubix cube
133. Throw paper airplanes off a bridge
134. Ride a cable car
135. Go to the zoo
136. Make a funny face collage
137. Have Starbucks spell my name right without telling them how
138. Take Justin to the Disney Store
139. Go to the fair
140. Swing on swings
141. Write a secret in the sand
142. Double pierce my ears
143. Get a random guy's number
144. Fill an entire sketchbook with doodles
145. Walk along the train tracks
146. Get perfect splits
147. Get dressed up for no reason
148. Make a fortune cookie fortune come true
149. Get my nails done
150. Play a game of poker
151. Play on a playground
152. Learn to make jewelry
153. Make smoothies
154. Make a flipbook
155. Try new types of food
156. Go to the Walt Disney Family Museum 
157. Go to Muir Woods
158. Make a time capsule
159. Fly a kite
160. Go to a festival
161. Eat tiramisu
162. Try colored contacts
163. Pick a bouquet of wildflowers
164. Get a MacBook
165. Make an espresso drink at home
166. Go to a burger joint
167. Go to a baseball game
168. Go to Carmel
169. Get an iPad
170. Read a classic book
171. Go to Stow Lake
172. Go to San Francisco's Financial District
173. Learn to juggle
174. Go to the Rainforest Café
175. Do something with all my corks
176. Make homemade orange juice
177. Make a stepping stone
178. Go to Fisherman's Wharf
179. Use a fake name at Starbucks
180. Collect seashells
181. Make a summer snowman
182. Set a dandelion on fire and see if the fire changes colors
183. Get an infinity ring
184. Become healthier
185. Play a game of scrabble
186. Have a water gun fight
187. Go to an Italian place
188. Make a fruit salad with as many different fruits as I can
189. Have a silly string fight
190. See a waterfall
191. Watch an entire T.V. series
192. Learn to do the monkey bars
193. Send a letter by snail mail
194. Recreate an old picture
195. Go to Monteray
196. Have a 3-legged race
197. Buy a cute pair of shorts
198. Get Boba
199. Have a puppet show
200. Re-connect with my dad

The Infinite Summer

Hello everyone! My name is Caitlin and I'm creating this blog as a way for others to follow along and watch as I journey through my summer bucket list. I decided to make this list as a way to really appreciate my last summer before college by trying new things, getting back in touch with my childhood, and to make personal improvements to myself. My main goal is to finish every single thing on my list, make new friends, and create memories and experiences that I'll remember forever. Thank you very much for stopping by to check out my blog and I hope that you choose to follow along with me this summer. Who knows, maybe you'll even be inspired to make your own summer bucket list!