Bucket List

"The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me." -Ayn Rand

I know, I know.  I do a lot of list-making on here.  Yet here I am, blogging about another list.  If you don't approve, don't read on.  Simple as that.  I'm that person that loves making lists just for the pure enjoyment I feel when I check something off.  So let me now present my Bucket List.  Feel free to join me in any of these adventures. 

1. Make a furry friend at Build-A-Bear (I've never been, ok?)

2. Skydive

3. Ride in a sailboat

4. Donate my time to a charity

5. Eat seafood in Maine (Mmm, lobster.)

6. Swim with dolphins

7. Ride in a hot-air balloon

8. Donate my hair to Locks of Love (Probably scarier than skydiving...)

9. Write (and complete) a song

10. See a Broadway show in New York

11. Eat Max and Minnas Ice Cream in New York (Corn on the cob flavor, anyone?)

12. See the Eiffel Tower...in person

The list continues to grow, but it's a start. 

Now, who's up for some lobster?  

"Top Ten" Poem

I created a (dorky) challenge for myself.  I wanted to see what would come about if I complied lyrics from the top ten songs on my Itunes and meshed them into one "poem."  Well, here is my slightly sad attempt, but I had fun.  You should try it sometime.

I wasn’t there the moment you got off your knees, but you give me hope, in spite of everything. 

Are you tired of the pain? If your heart wears thin, I will hold you up.  I’m the girl, I can make you smile.  I’m lost without you, here’s my hand if you’ll take it. I’m a sucker for that feeling...

When the words you want are out of reach, don’t throw it all away.  We don’t need to trust a single word they say because your smile is overdue. When I need a place to hang my heart, you are near. The light at the end is worth the pain, so send me away with the words of a love song…

I can’t make anything out of “might’ve been’s,"  I’m still crazy for you.  I can’t imagine where I’d be if you have never rescued me, but the words are out of reach.  Can you promise me if this was right, don’t throw it all away. The hardest thing I've done is have to live without you.  Will tomorrow bring all into light? Maybe then you'll hear the word's I've been singing...

So, maybe I need a hobby.  The songs used come highly recommended by Yours Truly.

• The Hardest Thing - Tyler Ward
• Bubbles - Biffy Clyro
• If I Die Young - The Band Perry
• Prove You Wrong - He Is We
• Like We Used To - A Rocket To The Moon
• You Give Me Hope - Between The Trees
• When You Are Near - Carolina Liar
• Beside You - Marianas Trench
• On My Way - Boyce Avenue
• Every Breath - Boyce Avenue

The Time Has Come!

Tomorrow.  The day we've been waiting eighteen months for.  The day daughter #2 returns from her religious sabbatical in the Ireland/Scotland mission.  I'm giddy with excitement!  I hope she's weird and I hope I can laugh at her.  I hope we're best buds.  I hope the best for her.

I have nothing else to say.  You would just get sick of all my giddyhappyexcitementness!

Oh, I guess tomorrow is my day of birth, too.  Enter my last year as a teenager.