GOAL - LOSE YOUR VOICE!

Concert #1 is complete and it was legit! Saturday afternoon I headed to Utah with Lacey and Whitney to attend the Boyce Avenue Concert at In the Venue in Salt Lake.

After running a few errands to the beauty supply store and Gateway mall we headed over to Red Rock to grab a bite to eat before the concert. (Best restaurant ever!) While sitting waiting for our table, Whitney decided to pull up the concert information on her phone...it started an hour before we planned. We sadly had to leave without eating and headed over to the Venue to find a line 2 blocks long. :( Sad day.  We hurried and parked the car and started walking to the end of the line. Britni finally showed up and found us in line only to announce that she had friends up a little ways. (THE FRONT OF THE LINE). :) Happy day!

Once we got in the building we headed straight upstairs to lock in an excellent location. The concert was about to begin!

Secondhand Serenade opened for Boyce Avenue, and I was so excited the sound was way better then their concert in the ISU Ballroom a few years back.  

Secondhand Serenade

He is back to a one man band but he did a great job! It was now time for the main attraction...Boyce Avenue. They chose some great songs and they sounded great! We were singing and screaming our little hearts out enjoying every second.  

Rock On!

My favorite cover song is Fast Cars, I really didn't think they would play it since they sing with Kina Grannis and she was not there but they did and I loved it!

After the concert we grabbed a bite to eat at the local Village Inn and then headed home for the late night trip back to Pocatello.  (The late trips aren't as easy as they used to be.)

Shakes may come and go but friend are furr-ever!

I can't wait for the next concert in one week... Donovan Frankenreiter.  

THE ROOM ECHOES

I have always known I was a loud person but now I am concerned about how loud I might be.  Throw me in a racquetball court and I am out of control, luckily I was warned that the room echoes.  Big thanks to Danielle and Eric for teaching me the basics on Friday.  I was definitely feeling it the next morning but I was in love.  After convincing Whitney to give it a shot  I met her on the court Saturday morning.  (I'm pretty sure she is hooked since we played again on Monday.) I'm not ready to mark this off my list yet because I still have a long ways to go and a few rules to learn but I am well on my way.

What Happens During a Ladies weekend in Park City?

Nothing like a last minute Ladies Weekend! After a few ideas thrown out here and there, we finally planned a weekend. On Friday, March 9th I loaded up my car and drove to Lehi Utah to meet up with my Mom, Kam, Aunt Donna and Shelli.  It was Donna's birthday so they had headed to Utah early to go to dinner and a movie. Then we took over every bed, couch and chair available in Kam's home and we tried to get some sleep before heading to Park City. Bright and early the next morning we all piled in my car and headed to Midway to go to All That Stuff in the Barn for some home decor. (Love that I walked out with the most and I am the only one without a house.) Best thing is I found something that will go great with my new outlook on life. 

I absolutely fell in love with the sign and loved the idea of having a magnet board to post my bucket list along with any pictures or words of inspiration I might need. 

After feeling inspired again we continued our fun filled weekend. We shopped until we dropped and ate until we couldn't eat anymore and then we played games all night.  Great weekend with some of my favorite people.  Here are a few pictures from the trip:

Love the look on the kid's faces!

Our cute little townhome.

Strike a pose.

JUMP!

Love it!

  

FEAR

Ok, there is one item on my list that deals with two of my biggest fears - Fear of putting myself out there and fear of rejection once I have, in a sense, exposed myself. The whole purpose of creating this bucket list and blog was to basically throw myself out of my comfort zone.  I want to become all I can be and quit worrying about the things that scare me. The Roman Philosopher, Seneca said

"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living."

Holy moly that seems so simple, right? WRONG! It is said that when someone faces something that scares them they will either confront it head on or run from it.  I have always ran from it, it kept things easy, it allowed me to focus on items I could control and for all of you that know me know that I LOVE to be in control.

With this post comes some further clarification for item #23 - Ask out a Guy!

1. Why did I put this on my list?  - Honestly, dating is hard, I have never really made time for dating and honestly it has never really bothered me. (I was focused on things I could control.) Adding this as a goal gives me some control over the situation, it allows me to be responsible for dating. While I feel comfort in the control I am fully aware that this also exposes me to the possibility of rejection, something I need to confront head on. (Make life worth living!)


2. What are the rules? - I figure I better be a little more specific about this one. Not only do I have to ask a Guy out (In person or over the phone - Texting and Facebook are not allowed!!! I feel very strongly about this and think everyone should follow this rule.) I also have to go on the date, therefore he has to say, YES! Sounds simple enough, right? Haha - might be harder then I think.  I also cannot ask a super close friend just to satisfy the goal.


3. How many times do I have to do this? - Well first I have to keep asking different guys until I get a YES! I have decided to make this a re-occuring goal that must take place quarterly with at least one actual date. 


Now that I have made some rules for this item you might be thinking "Is she aware that the first quarter is almost over?" Yes, I am fully aware and actually I have satisfied step one - I asked out a guy! Go ME! I decided there was no better time than the present to jump in and go for it. Unfortunately I was very kindly turned down and I was forced to face my second biggest fear HEAD ON but guess what? I'm ok! The famous author Dale Carnegie said

"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."

So here's to facing all fears head on and therefore asking more guys out. Honestly nothing might come of this goal except maybe a little more confidence in who I am. So lets go make life worth living! :)

42 Pages!?!?!

I decided to get started on #21 - Learn how to play racquetball.  I will admit I don't know the first thing about the sport and my hand-eye coordination isn't the strongest but I am always jealous when I hear people talking about their racquetball game. I guess I just want to see what it is all about. Whitney and Mick got my started with the goggles and ball and all I needed was a racquet. I decided to run to Dicks Sporting Goods and SURPRISE they were all on sale, definitely a sign. :) After I picked out the least masculine looking one I went on my way.

The Goods!

Now I just need to figure out how to play racquetball...easy right?! I decided to find a rule book online, holy hannah banana it is 42 pages long. I am now looking for someone to just show me how to play. (Hint Hint - :) )  Now lets just hope I can return a serve.

Inspiration!

I don't know what it is about this bucket list and blog but I am constantly finding inspiration all around me. I was in the flower shop a week ago when I saw a sign similar to this one:

How perfect is that?! I love the memories I have and I am excited for the ones I have yet to make but I want to live in the moment. I think it is super easy to wish the days away, always hoping for something better. Maybe that "something better" is happening right now and we are missing it. I am challenging myself to start living by this motto! I am working on living a little bit more and not sweating the small stuff.  Try to do at least one thing a day that makes you happy, maybe one thing that scares you!

I love my points!

Im finally getting a routine down with my workouts now I just need to figure out my diet.  Im officially down 9 pounds with only 41 more to go for the year. :) I started to get frustrated that I had only lost 9 then I thought,  HEY! thats 9 pounds you can forget about, be proud! So now that I have given myself a pep talk I have jumped on the train and I am "Officially On!" To help with this train ride I have joined Weight Watchers and am well on my way to dropping my next 9 pounds. On top of the Weight Watchers I took some advice from a good friend and I am working on sleeping at least 7 hours, not eating 3 hours before bed, cutting out sweets and increasing my water intake. I am also working on cutting out the elixir of my life.....Diet Dr Pepper! (So Sweet!)  So for now I am going to enjoy every point and BELIEVE - BECAUSE IT WORKS! (Go Jennifer Hudson!)