This past weekend I was in the Twin Cities with one of my best and oldest friends, Katie, for her birthday, and had an amazing time. When I got to her apartment, I was planning on going out with her and some of our friends to a party given for Katie (someone else was hosting her birthday party for her), but apparently I was too excited because I ended up staying at her apartment fighting off a migraine. I woke up with a hint of another migraine coming on, so I quickly downed two Advil all the while laughing at how I was beating it, since the one before kicked my butt. I had previously talked to one of my favorite uncles who happens to live the cities, and we planned a day of brunch, cultural exploring (Walker Art Center), and some needed shopping at the Mall of America. What can I say; I am a girl at heart.
When I came back to Katie's, I was amazed to see one of my old friends (from school speech competition) there with her. I hadn't seen Dan since before the end of senior year of high school. Hanging out felt as though I had seen him the other day.
That night we went to Lorings pasta bar in Dinky Town. It was a great time, and the atmosphere was amazing but the portions of the food left most of us all wanting more. So, after going back to Katie's place for cake, what did we all do? We went to McDonald's naturally. Twice.
On Sunday, and my last day in Minneapolis for the weekend was a grumbling, happy one where I went to brunch with my uncle again (to an authentic Polish cuisine that was on that Diners Drive-ins and Dives show on the food network), said goodbye to Dan and Katie for the time being, and went back to my college with cows in the backyard.
Because of my mini adventure in the Twin Cities, I have been thinking about life and adventures lately. I guess I should say that I do this often because I stumble through them all the time... get it? Just like the name of my blog. Haha, that was supposed to be a joke... oh well. Anyway, I was thinking about how everything is an Adventure, I just need to see it that way to experience it with glee. Ron Wild once said, "Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child." and I believe it is one of smartest things that someone has ever been recorded saying. Because let's face it, there are a lot of super smart people who've said some amazingly smart things and were never quoted. However, that is beside the point. The point is that everyone living life should not let it go wasted.
While I was thinking about this I was trying to find a quote to convey what I am feeling, and I could not find one, but what I did find was someone else's list of 100 crazy things to do before you die.
http://www.upgradereality.com/100-crazy-things-to-do-before-you-die
Now, I may not do all of these things or a even half of them, but I think this list gets the basics down and then some. I know that my bucket list has: hold a snake, watch all the star trek episodes (yes, I do realize how many there are), have my own garden, travel to all 7 continents, fly an airplane, go to graduate school, and finish writing a book. These are just a few things I want to do. Creating a bucket list has made me do a lot of the things that I wanted to do like cutting my hair in a boy short pixie cut, getting a tattoo, and going on a road trip in another country. Crossing off what I have done gives me a sense of accomplishment and makes me realize that I am doing the things I want in life, but my bucket list will always be never ending. If I see or hear about doing something and I want to do it, then I quickly put it on the list.
I remember almost all the times where I or someone close to me has said "I don't have time to do that. I don't have the money for that." I now know that they and I were wrong. If I make time, and put away a small amount of money every week then somehow I will get where I want to be.
I also found a really cool website talking about how to follow your dreams.
http://www.globotreks.com/features/19-reasons-ignore-everybody-follow-your-dreams/
But, what does a silly college girl like me know anyhow?
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