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!