Summertime

        So I didn't actually accomplish all of the things on my "Twenty-Two Before Twenty-One" list prior to my self-set deadline.  From my list I have only accomplished seven out of twenty-two:

• One: Went to a drive-in movie
• Three: Learned some sign language
• Six: Went parasailing - in the Bahamas with my sister
• Seven: Saved for and invested in a designer watch - Kate Spade; I wear it practically every day
• Eight: Watched a scary movie - Halloween gave me nightmares for weeks
• Nine: Took a road trip - with my bestie Emily over the past three days to her vacation home in Maine (New post coming soon!)
• Nineteen: Went for a hike - in Glastonbury, England to see where King Arthur supposedly died.  I don't care what anyone says; it was definitely a mountain, not a hill!

I went to a hot air balloon festival at URI last weekend, but weather conditions prevented any of the balloons from going up.  Unfortunately, I was unable to complete number thirteen on my list but I hope to find another festival soon to get another chance at flying!  I did not get all A's this past semester (Five A's, one C unfortunately).  I'm disappointed in myself because I know I definitely did not try my best in that class.

      However, that being said, I did:

• Spend two weeks exploring England with a group of my peers who eventually became like a second family to me
• Swim with and kiss a dolphin
• Spend some quality time on vacation with my mom and sister, realizing that there is such a thing as "Too Much Family Time"
• I visited my friend Tayla at her house on the Cape, just as I have done for the past two summers (For details, see Cape Escape)
• and I am currently planning for my family's annual vacation on Martha's Vineyard!

     Here's what's left on my list:

• Two:  Spend an entire day cooking and baking
• Four:  Plant a tree
• Five:  Go without technology and electricity for a day
• Ten:  Visit a psychic
• Eleven:  Have a Friends marathon all day in my PJ's
• Twelve:  Try proper sushi
• Thirteen:  Fly in a hot air balloon**
• Fourteen:  Get all A's for one semester
• Fifteen:  Send a message in a bottle
• Sixteen:  Make bags of food and give them to homeless people
• Seventeen:  Take a random photo every five minutes for an entire day
• Eighteen:  Dye part of my hair purple
• Nineteen:  Go for a hike
• Twenty:  Buy a lottery ticket
• Twenty-one:  Write a letter to my future self
• Twenty-two:  Sleep under the stars

      I am a little disappointed that I wasn't able to accomplish all of my goals before my birthday.  However, I am determined to do as many as possible before the summer is over!