Summer Bucket List 2k16 Revisited

Welcome back, everyone! If you follow me on any social media (Pinterest especially, wow), you've noticed that I'm crazy about Fall. I seriously can't wait for it to start. Just thinking about all of the things I want to do this fall makes me want to jump out of my chair and get to work! I've been putting off revisiting my summer bucket list, though, because I still feel like there were so many more things I wanted to accomplish. This summer flew by! Everyone's been saying it lately, but it is still undeniably true. So today, I'm bringing you my Summer 2k16 Bucket List Revisited.  Enjoy!





Summer 2k16 Bucket List: Revisited

1. go to a concert

I went to a tailgate for the first time and saw Florida Georgia Line with some friends. I honestly did realize the amount of people who show up for a tailgate and the amount of people who don't even come for the actual concert. Like, wow, people sure know how to have a good time. Definitely a success!

2. go kayaking

FINALLY! Guys, I was so excited to go kayaking. It was a lot more physical work than I was expecting. Partially because I stopped the boat every time I tried to turn... but it was still a lot of fun! 

3. go boating

I went deep sea fishing for the first time! Now, while I seriously thought I was going to die on the boat ride out to sea and had to sit for the first hour staring at the island so I didn't vomit, once I got my sea legs I was standing on the edge of the boat and caught my first ever fish! I don't know if our captain was just getting a rise out of me, but apparently, it's good luck to kiss your first fish, so that's what I did! 

4. go on a road trip

18 hours down to Hilton Head Island was quite the trip. It was supposed to be a lot shorter than that, but we made a few wrong turns here and there. Next time, we'll probably fly!

5. try hot yoga

6. try any type of yoga

   Monday, August 8th, 2016: Yoga in the Park

Every Monday and Saturday during the summer, there's yoga in a park right by me. My friend Cara and I went and it was a lot of fun--sweaty, but fun and relaxing. 

7. write a letter to 18 year old me

8. wake up an hour earlier 

 Surprisingly, I did a decent job of this! I used to be the worst at waking up. Now, I'm certainly not a morning person yet, but I'm working on it.

9. have coffee in a local shop

    Thursday, July 14th, 2016: Big Dog Cafe

   Saturday, August 6th, 2016: CommonPlace 

 My newest favorite thing to do is drink coffee in a local coffee shop! Don't get me wrong, I love Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts, but there's just something about a unique coffee shop and a beautifully crafted cappuccino. 




10. go for a bike ride 

This summer, when my family went down to Hilton Head Island for a week, my little sister and I went bike riding along the beach. It was exactly what you would imagine. So calm and peaceful. We also rode by ponds swarming with alligators. A few were a little too close for comfort! 

11. go for a bike ride with my boyfriend

12. have a picnic

13. go to a festival

    Sunday, June 12th, 2016: Pittsburgh Arts Festival

  We saw a lot of unique, local art shops and grabbed all their business cards. Once this girl has a little bit more spending money and an apartment to furnish, she has a bunch of places to check out. 

14. go to a beach/the ocean

Hilton Head Island is so beautiful! 10/10 would recommend. 

15. have a bonfire

16. watch a sunset

17. watch a sunrise

18. go to an amusement park

So, this one I didn't technically accomplish, but my boyfriend has had tickets for Kennywood all summer. We've just decided to wait to go during their Fright Nights around Halloween. This Bucket List Item will be transferred to my fall list!

19. go to a water park

20. go on a scavenger hunt

21. visit Phipps

22. go for a hike

23. swim in a river in the middle of nowhere

24. watch fireworks

25. stargaze

26. go to the zoo

     Saturday, July 16th, 2016: Pittsburgh Zoo

My dad and little sister surprised me one Saturday and we all went to the zoo. Definitely a fun day!

27. write a handwritten note and send it to someone

28. lay in a hammock and read a book

29. visit an aquarium

      Saturday, July 16th, 2016: PPG Aquarium 

Wow, I love fish. and sharks. and any aquatic! This was super cool for me! 

30. go thrifting

I wasn't able to make it as big of an adventure as I wanted to, but I went thrifting with a few friends of mine in search of the right jeans to create our high waisted shorts, but we just couldn't find any that worked for us. Next time! 

31. make high waisted shorts from thrifted jeans

32. sign up for a race

33. host a bake-off 

34. see a summer blockbuster

      Monday, June 27th, 2016: Finding Dory

35. go to a barbecue

36. go to a baseball game

    Tuesday, June 21st, 2016: Pirates vs Giants

   Friday, July 8th, 2016: Pirates vs Cubs

I love going to baseball games in the summer! It's such a classic, summer sport. I'm not a huge fan of sports in general, but I love going to these! Can't wait for next year :) 

37. have a water ballon fight

38. have a Netflix marathon during a thunderstorm

I've gotten through so many tv shows this summer! It's the perfect thing to do with the sun goes down and you're not tryna blow all of your money at the bar. And yes, there was plenty of rain involved. 

39. eat an obnoxious amount of Dave and Andy's 

     Monday July 25th, 2016

So I clearly didn't mark the date of every time I did something on my bucket list because I definitely got ice cream more than once this summer. Dave & Andy's is so clutch in the summer when all the students are gone. My favorite flavors were black raspberry and kahlua. mmmm.

40. eat gelato!

41. go camping

42. go to a drive-in movie theatre

43. learn how to swing dance

44. brunch at least every other week

    Sunday, June 12th, 2016: Waffles INCaffeinated

    Sunday, June 26th, 2016: Crepes Parisiennes

Once again, I definitely didn't mark down every time we went to brunch because I can think of 3 other brunch dates off the top of my head. I don't know about you guys, but brunch is my favorite. You seriously can't get much better than that. 




I definitely knew starting off that I wouldn't be able to accomplish every single item on my list. I mean, it is quite extensive. But it was a lot of fun making it and it really held me accountable. Every day that I could do something I wanted to go on an adventure. And now, I have a bunch of leftover ideas for next year or even this fall! I've heard drive in movies are best during the fall because the bugs are gone. I can't wait to write that list! Be on the look out for that and many other Fall related posts! Until then, 

xoxo,

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