i'm a keeper of lists. my notes app on my phone is full of random stuff. by far my most favorite list to make is a bucket list. i started almost 3 years ago with the 'things i wanna do before surgery' list. that turned into a fall list, another summer list, a holiday list, and so on. now i have lists of all kinds. i think that having something to look forward to gets you through--especially during the winter when short days, cold temps, and seasonal depressy is high.
let's revisit some of these lists and start a new one, shall we?
May 2022: summer bucket list items included:
- weekly walks with Tishie
- tattoo
- parkway drive
- pancakes
- netflix
- paint rocks/hide them
- fireworks
- patio & chill
- 4th of july in cville
- ice cream
- rva w/ AB (now felix)
- splashpad
- percivals island
- NKOTB
- read?
- surgery
- vibe studio
now the lists are becoming more involved. they include people and activities i've since left behind. it's an evolution of sorts.
summer of 2023:
- parkway (always a fave)
- teej & tarjay (check!)
- trips: vegas, niagara/canada, turks and caicos
- splash pad (aurora hated it)
- read (yeah i didn't...shocker)
- peaksview (yes and yes!)
- starbies (LOTS)
- visit cville crew
- rva w/ felix (yesss)
- country drives (check)
- play with aurora sue (not only did i do it, i did it pain free)
- bubbles (always bubbles!)
- mexican w/ friends (yes, different friends)
- dance party (yes at school)
summer of 2024:
- waterfalls (yes! pisgah national forest)
- NKOTB (yessss donnie d!)
- coffee (more than i can count)
- 151 (w/my tishie!)
- RVA (yes! w/ felix and meggy)
- game night (yes 2x)
- lake day (mothers day)
- trips: TCI, asheville
- farmville
- parkway (always)
- tattoo (yes!! 2!!)
- fire pit (no--too dry)
- patio and chill (2x)
- eastern shore (2x)
summer of 24 was full and fun. pain free, easy.
fall 2024:
- parkway (yes)
- crabtree falls (no)
- fire pit/hot dog roast (yes!)
- pumpkin patch (no)
- fall pics (yes)
- game night (yes)
- OBX (yessss)
- 4 new restaurants (a new addition...yes!!)
- kevin hart (yes but not with tishie...sad)
- golfing (does putt putt count?)
- RVA (yes)
- pumpkin spice errrrrything (yes!)
- outings w/ aurora sue (yes)
holiday 2024:
- friendsgiving (yes)
- thanksgiving w/ fam (2x yes)
- vcu graduation (yesssss go felix)
- parkway (not yet)
- christmas light looking (yes, 2x so far)
- shopping w/ jessica (yes)
- dinner w/ friends (yes)
- fun with tishie (always)
- christmas eve w/ brother (yes)
- adventures w/ aurora (kinda...)
- trip to a winery (no)
- movies (no)
- read a book (working on one!)
- make ornaments (yes--disaster)
- build lego set (will do)
holiday 24 was fraught with sad, but the bright spots have made it less awful. think glimmers!
im already thinking on a spring list. i live for spring. i detest, loathe, and generally hate winter. short days, cold, dark. not my best look.
while i post the lists more for my own goals and memories, perhaps it can serve as an idea of what you can do with your families. small moments mean a lot. it's not all big trips, or big spendy things. we all know i love a good trip. however, after spending a lot of time in the car recently i would like to not go anywhere but starbs and mcdonalds for the foreseeable future. i want quality time with my people. i want every picture taken and posted to all the socials. i want doggie snuggles, taytay sing alongs, and time to create. i forgot how much i love it.
bucket list 2025:
- time with the fam (lots of pics)
- more dancing
- more creating
- new restaurants
- time with the besties
- 1995 friend time
- more parkway
- fall more in love with school
- PNW
- walk a 5k
- tattoo
what's on your list?
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