On Wednesdays We Wear Pink

I accidentally overtassle-ified myself this morning.

I forgot my purse had that gigantic tassle on it until I was rushing into the elevator and heard it swooshing behind me.

**Also, I never crossed TP off my life list, so you can click here to see it updated...I really need to get more on top of this list...

T-2 days...

...until Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

FINALLY! I've been holding on to these tickets since March, with the tour dates being juggled up and down (The original date was May 28th but the release date for Mojo was pushed back, forcing earlier stops on the tour to be rescheduled at the end). It has been excruciatingly hot in Southern California this past week but I'm pretty sure it will be perfect weather on Friday night for a concert at the Hollywood bowl. Hooray!


image via latimes.com

#20

Remember last summer when my hardcore obsession with Tom Petty took off? I'm glad to say that phase hasn't passed (and hope it never does). Remember this list that I sometimes blog about? Well...

I was really getting worried that he wouldn't be touring again in my lifetime, but in 58 days, I will see Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers of course) perform live!

Life List Updated

Learn to speak another language fluently

Sing karaoke in front of a large crowd

Fall in love

Bowl at least a 200

Go to a rave

Get married

Camp out for Black Friday

Write a short story/book

Have an elaborate birthday celebration

Start a blog

See/swim under a real waterfall

Learn to play piano

Visit Versailles

Take a rowboat into the middle of a lake

Take a dance class

Master the art of photography

Take classes at OTIS.

Buy a photo booth for my future home

See a show at the Moulin Rouge in Paris

See Tom Petty (perform) live

Lake Tahoe

I just spent the week at Lake Tahoe with my family (via Jack in the Box). I think it was probably one of our best family vacations to date. For one thing, Lake Tahoe is beautiful. Tall trees, old towns, nature walks, friendly and laid back locals, family dinners, endless outdoor fun... 

Here are some of the things I enjoyed most:

• Clean beaches
• Nature walks
• Air hockey
• Horseback riding
• Jetskiing*
• Karaoke*

* things I had never done before but always wanted to do

Secondly, I managed to cross off something from my life list

2. Sing karaoke in front of a large crowd

Anyhow, here are some pictures...

My niece playing hide and go seek

The tiniest squirrel I've ever seen

This is from the rooftop ho-down theme dinner we had our first night there. The guy dressed up as a cowboy was too perfect, I had to get a shot of him.

Oh, and please forgive me for the weird spacing on some of my posts. I know, it messes with the fluidity of the posts but for some reason, it's one of those things that I can't figure out, especially after resizing my layout. I'm not always the most computer savvy person :)

Life List Updated

Unfortunately, nothing new has been crossed off but I have added a few more things.

1. Learn to speak another language fluently
   
2. Sing karaoke in front of a large crowd
   
3. Fall in love
4. Bowl at least a 200
   
5. Go to a rave
6. Get married
   
7. Camp out for Black Friday
   
8. Write a short story/book
   
9. Have an elaborate birthday celebration
   
10. Start a blog
11. See/swim under a real waterfall
    
12. Learn to play piano
    
13. Visit Versailles
14. Take a rowboat into the middle of a lake
    
15. Take a dance class
    
16. Master the art of photography
    
17. Take classes at OTIS.
    
18. Buy a photo booth for my future home
    
19. See a show at the Moulin Rouge in Paris
    

50 Nifty United States...and other lists

I was born and raised in Southern California and I'm just now realizing, some twenty two years later, that I've only been to a handful of the United States. I'm no Miss America (nor do I really care to be) but before I die, I'd like to say I've seen a fair amount of the country I spent my entire life in. So, over time I've slowly developed a list of places within the United States that I'd like to see sometime in the next 50 years. It's short, but it's a list in progress. 

• North Carolina- Bald Head Island, Cape Feare, Wilmington
• Savannah, Georgia
• Salem, Massachusetts 
• Mojave Desert
• New England

On the subject of Lists, which I love to make oh so much, I also started a life list sometime back in college. There aren't really many significant items on it-- a lot of them are everyday things I've overlooked-- but it's mostly just for fun.

1. Learn to speak another language fluently
2. Sing karaoke in front of a large crowd
3. Fall in love
4. Bowl at least a 200
5. Go to a rave
6. Get married
7. Camp out for Black Friday
8. Write a short story/book
9. Have an elaborate birthday celebration
10. Start a blog
11. See/swim under a real waterfall
12. Learn to play piano
13. Visit Versailles
14. Take a rowboat into the middle of a lake
15. Take a dance class
16. Master the art of photography
17. Take classes at OTIS.
18. Buy a photo booth for my future home
19. See a show at the Moulin Rouge in Paris

Currently working on #16.

And now for some favorites:

Places: The Village in Claremont; Maui, HI; Disneyland (I know, it's a cliche)

Foods: Popcorn, French Fries, Plain Yogurt. I couldn't live without these 3.

Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, always will be no matter who else comes along or came along before them (although, I am a sucker for classic rock)

Movies: When Harry Met Sally & Home Alone-- still a child at heart :)

Color: Red

Accessory: My camera

Musical: I could never pick one....Grease reminds me of my childhood, The Sound of Music is a classic and personal favorite, Chicago is timeless, Rocky Horror Picture Show: no words necessary

Season: Autumn, but I do enjoy summer nights

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Feel free to add any suggestions for either list! What are somethings you've always wanted to do before it's too late?