Fifty- Fifty Nine

50. Facials

We were cleaning up our faces! :)

51. Face Fear of Birds 52. Feed Ducks

I put the two together! I truly am petrified of birds... but my good friend, Jade, fed the ducks with me!

53. Fireworks
54. Parade
55. Competition

I sang at the Douglasville Idol competition on the 4th! & my beautiful friends were there for me, like always!

56. Massages
Jade & I got massages at the Greentree last week. It was her first one, and I know she fell in love!

57. Roadtrip to Somewhere New 58. Visit a National Forest

We drove down to Memphis, and on the way, we drove through Talladega National Forest. & This picture is from when we stopped at the Mississippi rest stop. :)

59. Audition for Something

I auditioned for NBC's The Voice. & I made it through. :) It was such a great experience! I am glad I finally went through with it! Haha.

So. This list is my game. I create the rules. So I give myself 19 more days extra to complete all the tasks! So I have until school starts. August 19th. :) Only 41 more things!

Forty Two- Forty Nine

42. Cookies

We made snicker doodles! I have never made a snicker doodle before... and they were absolutely delicious. It was extra special because I made them at Moni's house with Moni & Addy! :) I did burn myself though. :( All healed now.

43. Bowling & 44. Laser Tag

Mom got a Groupon to Stars & Strikes. So the whole family went, and bowled and laser tagged and played games. Mom won bowling... Which surprised us all! Hahah. Just kidding, Mom. :)

45. Outdoor Movie & 46. Atlantic Station

Thursday evening, Stephanie and I went to Atlantic Station to see the outdoor movie in Central Park. It was Spiderman. It was a very cool setup, and I think I would probably go again... but it was SO hot. I do recommend going, but check the weather. If it's 100 degrees, maybe wait for the next week.

47. Write a Story
I couldn't get a good photo of this one. But writing stories reminds me of being little. I used to write stories all the time! It's neat to revisit my childhood in many of these activities!!

48. Make Cards

I made some thank you cards for my three closest friends that they don't even know about yet! I think handwritten notes are awesome, and I think that they really help to indicate the importance of the information in them! I love to get handwritten cards, so I can only assume that other people do, too! Haha.

49. Rice Krispies

It makes me so sad that this picture is blurry. :( Those are, indeed, krispies! Mmmm. They were so good! & we ate them all. Directly out of the pan. No shame.

My goal was to have 50 things done by July 1st. I have 49... But that's ok. I am having the time of my life, man! It's funny how these little things can really impact the entire summer!

Twenty Six - Forty One

26. Blow Bubbles

I bought these bubbles at wal-mart... no good! They barely bubbled at all, so I do not recommend them!

27. Play Dough

We made some peace signs & stick figures. Struggled with getting the play dough out of the containers. We just really had a grand ole time!

28. Beach

Family Trip 2012! Mom, Dad, Mackenzie & I went down to the beach for a week. It's the first time that all of us have been able to go together for an entire week since I started college! I have never looked forward to a trip like I did this one. I just needed a getaway! Jena & Jade came down halfway through the week. We sat in the sun, ate way too much, and had lots of girl talk. Just what I needed!

29. Picture with the Florida Sign

We have been coming down since I can remember... But we've never taken a picture with the sign! So, here it is! Finally!

30. Wear Sunhats
I had a picture of this... Well, my sister did. But I couldn't upload it for some reason? Anyway. I always kind of hated the big, fat sun hats... Ok. They're totally awesome. I now have two, and I think everyone needs one for the beach!

31. Star Gazing
The last night before we came home from the beach, Jena & I slept on the deck. Haha. Of course, I barely slept at all, but I did get to stare at the stars all night long! It was gorgeous, and I'm thankful for it even if I did lose a night of sleep!

32. Balloon Hats/ Animals

At Margaritaville, the stilt lady (which was real after all, Jade) came around and made us hats & animals. We explained to her the list, and she laughed. It's a good idea, lady! Do not laugh!

33. See Dolphins
We went out on the boat during our trip, and we were coming back to the marina when we ran into the dolphin adventure boats. There were dolphins everywhere! Such beautiful creatures.

34. Fishing
We went "trolling" on the boat. I'm not exactly sure what that means. But I was a part of it! Check!

35. Finger Paint
Self Explanatory. I didn't get to take a picture. :(

36. Ride on the Boat

37. BBQ

Ok. Spinnaker in Panama City has the best barbecue! Love it. We plan our trips around it! Delicious!

38. Mini Golf

We tried Black Light Mini Golf in PCB. It's near Angelo's Steakhouse. It was 7$. Yes, you heard me right. SEVEN DOLLARS. I recommend it! So fun!

39. Photo Booth

We shoved all of our faces into the little box. :) It made me feel so young! Haha. You can barely see Mackenzie, but she was indeed there!

40. Paper Airplanes

Jade taught me how to make one. I am 20 years old... & I've never made one. Haha. We threw it around for a little while then quickly got bored. But still... Check!

41. Watch the Sunrise

I knew that watching the sunset would get checked off far before this one... But when we chose to sleep on the deck in Florida on the last night there, I figured that would be the best opportunity to watch a beautiful sunrise. & it was. It's amazing what kind of emotions watching a sunrise can evoke! Beautiful!

Nineteen- Twenty Five

19. Make Lemonade & 20. Make Popsicles

Well, I conquered 2 with one project. I made strawberry lemonade (that is delicious) & then created popsicles. The girls said they were good, so I trust their judgement!

21. Aquarium

The family went to the Georgia Aquarium, saw the dolphin show... did it all! It's so fun to do things with the family! & it's even better to do things like this. Seeing things that we don't see everyday and making memories!

22. Sidewalk Chalk

Only Mackenzie made it into the picture... but Landry, Maclaine, myself AND Mackenzie created this masterpiece! :)

23. Art Project

Jena, my new friend, Sabrina and I had a girl's night & painted. I've never painted before. It's not the prettiest thing you've ever seen... but it's MY thing! Haha.

24. Stone Mountain

Yesterday was my best friend, Jade's birthday! 20 years old! We ate dinner and went to see the laser show. I'm so blessed to have all these folks. They are beautiful and wonderful and my life is what it is because of them!

25. Movie Day

Well, today it rained. Hard. All day. & I have spent the better part of this rainy day in pajamas. (not ashamed) We have watched 2 movies so far, but the night is young!

I think it is important to point out that I am a quarter of the way done with my list. I know I need to start working double time to get it all done... but it has been so much fun so far! Such a blast! :)

Sixteen- Eighteen

16. Pedicure/ Manicure

I love the nail place. It's shameless. If only I could stop biting my cuticles!

17. Shakespeare Tavern

I have always always wanted to go to this place! I've heard stories and saw billboards. Aunt Moni and I went to see 'As You Like It'. Such a cool place!! If you've never been, I totally suggest it. If you have been, then go again. With me! :)

18.

Jena, Jade, Stephanie and I went to the Renaissance Festival this weekend! Got in for free with a student ID. It really is an alternate universe! Haha. :) Had such a fun time though! I love girl days!

Ten-Fifteen

10. Swim

Memorial Day brought together our family, Moni's family, Jade's family and Ginny & Chuck! It also got my mom in the POOL! I don't know how much you know about my mom... but she doesn't often swim. Hahah. So cool to get to all be together!

11. Make S'mores

I don't know if you can tell how incredibly large these mallows are... it's insane! They're called campfire marshmallows or something! The boys really loved them needless to say! 

12. Cookout

I knew this one wouldn't be hard to do seeing as how we cookout all the time. My family can cook! 

13. Sparklers

For my birthday, my parents bought me giant sparklers. They were about 3 feet long! I've always had a really weird fascination with sparklers, and these were the ultimate! I'm glad I got to do them with my best friend, too! 

14. Catch Bugs

Ok, so I didn't actually participate, but the story is so funny that I think it qualifies to get checked off! It was getting dark, and the lightning bugs came out. Peyton wanted to catch them, but we didn't have anywhere to put them except in my mom's empty wine glass! Those little bugs were falling into the leftover wine and getting really fuzzy-minded. Hilarious!

15. Go on an Adventure

I started my babysitting job today. I started out with 6 then down to 4. These 4 and I traveled through the woods to try to find a donkey that lives on the other side of the fence! We did not find him. :(

Five-Nine

5. Go to a Show

Jodie, Jade, Stephanie and I went to see the Alexander Musical, "Dance the Night Away" a few weeks ago! It makes me miss it. It makes me miss performing! It was so wonderful to spend this time with these lovely ladies though!! :)

6. Atlanta Girls Night Out
This weekend, Stephanie, Brittany and I traveled to Opera Nightclub to dance and have a good time. Boy, did I learn some things... Not necessarily things I wanted to know! I love to dance, but I don't know that Opera will be the place I go to from now on. Oh well, it was a great time with some great girls! Learning experience!

7. Concert
Saturday, I went to the Luke Bryan/ Jason Aldean concert with Ryan. I love concerts! Always have! & I love to watch Luke Bryan do anything! Mmmm.!

8. Take a Girl Trip
This week, my mom, Ginny, Jade and I went to California to go to the Ellen show! It was an incredible trip. It's also cool that I got a little bit closer to marking something off of my Bucket List... Going to every state!

9. Watch Sunset
When I first wrote this one down on my list, I never guessed that the sunset I would see would be half as cool! Our plane on Sunday night ended up not taking off until nearly 8:00 in the evening, and as we lifted and headed toward California, we got to watch the sunset over Atlanta from the sky. I have sat here and tried to think of appropriate words to use to describe it. But there are none. I have always been a sucker for sunsets, but this one... it made me really stop and just be. incredible!

You may think that I am doing terribly on my list. Only 9 things done! 91 left. But I have faith. And I am having the time of my life this summer! :)
-M