Welcome Fall!

Well, with it being Labor Day, what a better time to kick off the fall bucket list season? I have far higher hopes for the fall season for a couple of reasons.  1) Matt’s going to be done with his job at the zoo in about a month, so that will help give me more time/flexibility on the weekends with Luke.  2) We love the fall and it’s vey easy to convince the the two of us to get out of the house in order to go do something in the pleasant fall weather.  3) Luke is (as always) getting older, so it’s more fun to do these things with him. 

Here’s the fall list: 

1. Go apple picking
2. Pick out a pumpkin
3. Carve a pumpkin with Luke
4. Take Luke Trick or treating
5. Go trick or treating at the zoo
6. Go to the zoo one last time (pre-trick or treating season)
7. Drink/make hot apple cider
8. Have/attend a bonfire
9. Go to Grabill Country Fair
10. Go to Johnny Appleseed festival
11. Go to the apple festival
12. Play in the crunchy fall leaves
13. Have a fun grown-up night out
14. Make homemade applesauce
15. Take Luke to his first movie (it’s a hold over from the summer list)
16. Make insulated box for the water pipe
17. Attend fright night downtown
18. NCIS Premiere!
19. Have a nice anniversary dinner/trip
20. Donate box/bag of things to goodwill
21. organize Luke’s books
22. clean up guest room (hold over from summer)
23. hang curtains in guest room (hold over from summer)
24. Change out Luke’s wardrobe (appropriate season/sizes)
25. Attend home opener Komets game
26. Eat homemade chicken and dumplings
27. Plan Luke’s birthday celebration
28. Decorate front yard for halloween
29. Donate to a charity
30. Take Christmas Card picture
31. Get family pictures taken (hold over from summer)
32. Go to/Watch an entire football game
33. Wear an old favorite hoodie
34. Start Christmas projects
35. Make list of 25 things I’m thankful for
36. Apple-themed art project
37. Roast pumpkin seeds
38. Get a fall-scented candle
39. Make Leaf Rubbings/Leaf Art
40. Watch a Halloween Movie
41. Dance in the rain (hold over from summer)
42. Go out three times with friends

Well, all in all, not so bad!

So I’ve been trying to keep up and stay on my summer bucket list.  However, with Matt working 40-70 hours a week, most of the time I’m by myself with Luke so it’s harder to get things done.  HOWEVER, the final results of my summer bucket list?  77 out of 100 accomplished. 

1. Make a list of 50 things to do this summer!
2. Complete the 31 day blogging challenge
3. Go to the botanical gardens and take pictures (solo)
4. Go on three girl dates with friends (no boys allowed, big OR small) (Thanks Yvonne and Jennifer!)
5. Send 5 handwritten letters/cards to family or friends
6. Identify 100 things that make me happy
7. Spend a whole day without looking at my phone (Thanks trip to TN)
8. Spend a whole day without tv or computer (Thanks power outage!)
9. Read 3 books
10. Try 3 new foods (working on it—down to just one new food)
11. Complete 3 random acts of kindness (Paid for parking for someone at the game, let someone go in front of me at the store and helped someone find their way out of the hospital when it was actually out of my way)
12. Bake Cupcakes (and give them out)
13. Make a list of 25 things I like about myself
14. Go a full day without swearing (Thanks trip to TN)
15. Make a list of 50 quotes that inspire me
16. Clean out the guest room  (Working on it!)
17. Hang up the curtains in the guest room (When #16 is done)
18. Pull out the bush on the side of the house
19. Get rid of 100 things  (See #16)
20. Visit a farmers market (Southside farmer’s market)
21. Watch Fireworks (Tincaps game)
22. See a parade  (Technically we watched the TRF one on tv, but we’re planning on Harlan days)
23. Play in the sprinkler
24. Blow Bubbles
25. Eat Popsicles outside
26. Go Swimming  (Jury Pool)
27. Have a spray bottle/squirt gun fight
28. Play at a splash pad
29. Make s’mores
30. Catch fireflies
31. Go to a festival (Monroeville Days)
32. Get family photos taken
33. Go to a concert
34. Go to the movies (Luke’s first trip to the movie theater!)
35. See a drive-in movie
36. Go to a baseball game (Tincaps game)
37. Go to the playground  (With Yvonne and Luke)
38. Play in the rain (It FINALLY rained!)
39. Eat shaved ice
40. Go to a story time
41. Watch the Olympics (We’ve already watched enough that I can cross this off, but we’re still watching it)
42. Make Lemonade from scratch
43. Make breakfast for dinner
44. Ice Cream Sundae party
45. Go to the library
46. Go on 3 date nights with just us
47. Try a new restaurant
48. Have a candlelight dinner
49. Plan our anniversary (weekend getaway?)
50. Play a game together