The List

Somewhere in my readings... I came across doing a Bucket List. Now I'm not trying to kick the bucket and die... but I liked the idea behind a bucket list, which is coming up with a list of things you want to do before you die. So I set out to create my own list. I wanted to have this list ready by New Years (and posted)... and I did... but its been sitting in my notebook for the last 6 months because I was taking my SWEET time typing it all up smh.

Everyone looks at me strange when I say I have a bucket list so after deliberation with my Twin... we came up with  calling it The List. Some things on the list are short term and some are long term. But all are things I want to accomplish at some point in my life.

THE LIST

Things to do:

1.     Write a letter to three close friends letting them how much they mean to me

2.     Go to a Broadway show   LOVED Broadway

3.     Dance Class (Salsa, tango, ballroom)

4.     Learn to play Golf

5.     Water Ski

6.     Ride a hot air balloon

7.     Improve my aim in the in the gun range

8.     Buy a gun

9.     Take a photography class

10. Learn to play pool

11. Take a specialty cooking class

12. Own a boat

13. Take a motorcycle class

14. Own a motorcycle

15. Join/Start a motorcycle gang

16. Secluded weekend get away in a cabin with friends

17. Attend a concert

18. Eat at a five-star restaurant

19. Do a 5k run (for a cause)

20. Attend an open mic/poetry event

21. Attend a black tie affair

22. Be a bridesmaid <---- I'll be a bridesmaid later in the year, I'm excited about this wedding!

23. Bake a cake (from scratch) and decorate

24. Go to a NFL game

25. Spend a weekend at a lodge with snow

26. Spend a day at the spa

27. Build a walk in closet (huge mirrors, sitting area, his/hers type closet)

28. Donate to a charity

29. Sponsor a kid through Christian education

30. Decorate around the Christmas holiday the way I’ve envisioned

31. Fly a kite

32. Go some place out of town on my own

33. Take a hot air balloon ride

34. Video blog or post a Youtube Video

35. Get an international Driver License

36. Go to a dinner theater show

Spiritual:

37. Become a member of a church

38. Be an ACTIVE member

39. Read the spirit of prophecy

40. Join an out reach

Personal:

41. Become more outgoing around people I don’t know

42. Get a new look (hairstyle or hair color, clothing)

43. Find my purpose

44. Get my CPA

45. Own my own business

46. Create and design my own home

47. Pay off student loans in 5 years

48. Get Married

49. Get a tattoo

50. Grow my hair past my breast

51. Cut my hair about an inch past my shoulders

52. Own an Audi

53. Have indoor/outdoor pool

54. Get the bed of my dreams

55. All Black SUV (car), tinted windows, sunroof, 4x4, crazy stereo system, etc.

56. Come up with a unique idea and design for tattoo

57. Build a huge walk in closet (HUGE mirrors, with a round sitting area in the middle of the closet)

58. Own a sari (Indian dress)

59. Large top of the line kitchen (stainless steel, black, dark wood)

60. Large dining room for entertaining

61. Have the type of home everyone likes to come to, a type of hangout spot

62. Learn how to apply make up

63. Learn how to play video games

64. Plan a HUGE 30^th birthday Bash/Extravaganza/ Event

65. Expand my accounting knowledge base

Financial:

66. Have some type of passive income

67. Start investing

68. Be in a position to give to causes/people in need

69. Donate anonymously to a charity

70. Pick up the table for the whole table

71. Create a budget and successfully follow it <---- work in progress, sometimes better than others

Love Life: (once I get one)

72. Have dinner cooked for me or me cook for my man

73. Cook a meal as a couple

74. Go on a picnic date

75. Snuggle/Fall asleep in a hammock

76. Be kissed under the mistletoe

77. Go on a picnic date with my significant other (picnic basket, blanket, finger food & sandwiches included)

78. If I ever have kids, to not let them see their parents argue

Travel:

79. Go on a cruise

80. Visit Greece

81. Set foot in all 50states

82. See mount Rushmore

83. See Times Square

84. Visit Orlando and its attractions

85. Vacation on a beachfront property

86. Go out of town once a month for12 consecutive months

87. Vacation where the hotel hut rooms are over the water

88. Europe

89. Cancun

90. Korea <--- work in process 

I want 100 things on The List... so I'm open for ideas of things to add!

*my list is LONG I need to start knocking these things out!!*

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy

Bloglovin....

I just added a new method to follow my blog because there is nothing worse then going to a blog and not being able to follow it. You have to bookmark the website and all that foolishness.... Anyway the link is on the side on the blog :) 

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Daniel de Bourg covers...

I ran across this guy, Daniel de Bourg  today in my usual "surfing of the web". I liked him and wanted to share... I CLEARLY couldn't decided what video to post so I did three -______-. 

This would be my fav song of the Miguel album.

Now... I love me some Adele...and I think most people should leave her music alone and let her sing the songs. But I must say I did enjoy his cover.

I just had to post this song because I REALLY like Yo Side of the Bed *shrugs*

Just Go With It ...

Along with a wedding comes a bridal shower/bachelorette party. I wasn't really sure what the festivities were going to be like for the evening but I was told it was going to be a casual affair. I have no problem grabbing jeans and a T-shirt, I could live in those actually. But it's a bridal shower for goodness sake... you have to dress up a little bit.

Anyway for a while now I've wanted to dress up some shorts. So I figured this would be the perfect opportunity since I have nothing else going on with my life *rolls eyes*. So I put an outfit together I felt pretty good about...packed it (along with a backup outfit lol).. and didn't think about it until it was time to go to the bridal shower.

It wasn't until I was getting dressed and listening to the other girls talk about what they had brought that I started to doubt my choice and wondering if what I picked out was appropriate for the evening because I was clearly the only fool in shorts -_____- lol. But I pressed on, what else do u do when all the clothes you have are the ones you packed? lol. After I got fully dressed I didn't feel so crazy about what I picked. And the fact I got a couple of compliments didn't hurt either lol.

The moral of the evening...

Don't doubt what you picked out to wear...

Be confident in what you decide to wear...

Chances are... Someone will appreciate what you have on and will like it

I don't really like how my hair looks in the pic but oh well lol

but I do like the outfit

Loitering

I got tired of my hair the way it was lol

Jacket: Banana Rebublic 

Shirt: Ann Taylor 

Shorts: Forever 21

Shoes: Steve Madden

Earrings: Icings. 

Sidenote: You can't see my earrings... but I heart them! They are round, COLORFUL and sparkly. 

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy

My Team....

No matter what is going on, who is around, or the craziness that transpires... if I'm with my team we are going to have a GOOD time and not to be boastful...who ever is rolling with us will have a good time...it's just a fact of life. And this past weekend was no exception.

My girls! I heart these chicks!

My roommate's sister got married this past weekend in DC bringing my friends in town for the weekend (insert KP excitement). I had to work campmeeting part of the weekend so I was only there from Saturday evening to early Monday morning. It was just a day but it seemed like so much longer. So many great moments and jokes happened. From seeing my roommate I haven't seen in almost TWO YEARS to finding myself in the HOOD. To the wedding and reception to piling TEN seemingly intelligent adults in a 7 passenger van to go to McDonald's (one band one voice lol smh) at one in the morning because everyone was hungry and that was the only place open. To me getting 2 hours of sleep (basically a nap) before I made the 2 1/2 hour drive to work the next morning. I'm fairly certain I zoned off and fell asleep at my desk a couple times -_-. Anyone that knows me or been around me for a period of time, knows I like to sleep and have no problem leaving to I can "get in my bed!", but since I only see my girls a couple times a year... I figured I could sacrifice some sleep for one night lol.

Here are a couple of my favorite pics...

Loitering lol 

Alli, Lyd & Me hitting in the streets

in the trusty Explorer. 

Memories! 

Waiting for the wedding to start 

Awww

Love a Griffin! 

You gotta love that self portrait lol 

Mark!

The Team! 

Me at work after 2 hrs of sleep -___-

Rough.

All in all it was a great intense epic weekend!

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy.

10 Things I Want To Say To A Black Woman by Joshua Bennett

I Have Time... But I'm Not Ready

Dear Blog... 

I miss you and think about you often. I really do! But sometimes I get sooo busy and other times I don't really know or have anything to say... so some times you get a little neglected. 
KP


lol... I don't know what I've been doing with my life the last several weeks. Anyway, it's June and according to my little countdown clock (on the right side of this blog) I have 25 more days till I head to Korea. Yes, 25 days is a lot, BUT in reality not so much since I do my packing on weekends.

• June 11: Chillin hard with the fam and preparing for campmeeting
• June 18: Finishing up campmeeting and busy going to a wedding
• June 25: Finally Packing

Yes... I know I have a whole weekend to pack and get things together but really something is bound to come up that won't all allow me to dedicate the time and effort I would like to packing.  Plus... since I'm going out the country for a while I want to make sure I pack properly with everything I need and as lite as possible lol. So I have created a little do to list for this journey....

Get Ready For Korea To Do List:

• Delete Everything on my iPod and start over (Thanks Brian for putting this bright idea in my head -____- lol)
• Add new game apps and music to iPod
• Get some movies
• Get a good book to read (suggestions welcomed)
• Plan a wardrobe for two weeks (Two weeks is a LONG time to be away from my closet yo! that means, clothing, shoes, accessories,) I'm about to do some SERIOUS remixing while I'm there...  
• Buy new suitcase(s)
• Find a ride to the airport
• Buy a bigger memory card

Umm... At the moment I feel like that's it. I'm sure I'll  find more things as time goes on though. Time is gonna be flying by, before I know it I'll be headed out on this new adventure.

Live. Love. Smile. Enough