In the last few days there have been a few exciting and not-so-exciting things... I'll start with the not-so-exciting.
1. I have to wear glasses the entire time I'm in Italy. The eye doctor told me if I put my contacts back in, I run the risk of never being able to wear contacts in my left eye again. Which basically means I'll never be able to wear contacts again if I put them in too
soon. Unless I want to do the whole pirate thing.
The picture is unrealistic, because no one is that happy to be wearing glasses.
2. I'm not so cool about finances, after all. I'm discovering that I need to work on my communication skills when talking about money, because I've never had to do it in the ultimate "if we don't talk about this we might be living without water/electricity" kind of way. I also discovered that we're going to need furniture. Thank God for IKEA.
3. I watched a show on addictions last night, specifically about hoarders. It was terribly sad.
Now the exciting things...
1. I finished both of my articles! Woohoo! Now, they're only drafts, but the brunt of the stress is taken off, which I can appreciate. PLUS - only 3 days left until Italia!
2. I have a bridal shower tomorrow, hosted by my lovely future Mother-in-Law and Grandmother-in-Law. It's a dessert shower, so there will be trifle, chocolate cake, and a cupcake tree! (Among other things.) It's good to be a bride!
3. I get to see my baby sister's baseball game today, and I hear she's incredible! Her coach said that she is the best catcher she's had the honor to coach. Yeah, Christy! You change the Bittner stereotype :)
4. I'm seeing my little (well, big) brother Dan in his chorus concert tonight. A year ago, he blew us all away with a solo. I'm sure he'll live up to that performance.
5. I got to go out to dinner with my Daddy last night. We went to a great Japanese restaurant that just opened in the town next to us, and I had some delicious vegetable tempura. Mmmm. If you haven't had it, you're missing out.
6. Last night, I subscribed to the Better Homes and Gardens magazine (one year free!) to get some cheap ideas for decorating our home. See not-so-exciting #2.
7. I made a bucket list that I'm pretty excited about, and went through it with Blake to see which one's he'd do with me. See below. He was a pretty definitive "no" on the sky diving one. Maybe when he's a little older and more senile he'll agree to do it. You might have already guessed that he was a more than definitive "yes" on the touch a panda one. Blake loves pandas, or bears in general, in a pretty non-creepy although probably unhealthy way...
1. Visit Italy
2. Get married
3. Visit Greece
4. Visit Paris
5. Visit London
6. Finish College
7. Have a child
8. Run a Half Marathon
9. Refurbish a room
10. Have a garden
11. Do Karaoke
12. Ride a gondola
13. Witness solar eclipse
14. Ice Skating in NYC
15. Go Sky Diving
16. Learn to play golf
17. Learn to ski
18. Become fluent in a language
19. Learn sign language
20. Take a belly dance class
21. Ride a hot air balloon
22. Go scuba diving
23. Visit the Grand Canyon
24. See Iguazu Falls
25. Visit all 50 States
26. Take a photography class
27. Learn how to make syrup
28. Construct furniture
29. Make gourmet dinners for a yr
30. Knit baby shoes
31. Finish my book list
32. Stop taking things personally
33. Stop micromanaging
34. Break my cup-whore habit
35. Find a job
36. Meet a president
37. Month+ missions trip
38. Work on recycling
39. Drive less, walk more
40. Vacation at Martha's Vineyard
41. Go to a spa
42. Sleep in a castle
43. Have tea at the Plaza
44. Watch the top 10 movies of all time
45. Have Blake touch a panda
46. Adopt a pet
47. Be a vegetarian for a year
48. Ride a camel
49. Watch turtles hatch
50. Own season tickets
51. Spend a weekend at a silent retreat
52. Collect something
53. Go to the White House Easter Egg Hunt
54. Try Escargot
55. Plant a tree for my birthday every year
I'll probably add to the list as I get older :)
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