My Bucket List

So I'm a little late in writing this, though I'm sure if anyone knew I wrote in a blog they have probably long since forgotten by now.  I remind myself that this is for me and if someone else can benefit from what I write, then that's more than I could ask for.

Here it is.  As of 6/30/11, it marked 6 months living in Colorado.  Crazy huh?  Time has flown by since I've been here.  Despite this, I try not to forget what got me here, how it's made me grow up, and the awesome people I have met and are in my life-that's part of the reason why I write.  It makes me not only remember the past 6 months in detail, but also really makes me appreciate all over again what I have found here.  Looking back on where I was and how I felt 7 or 8 months ago, it's amazing how fast my life turned around.  Not only am I just all around happier, I'm healthy, independent, and proud of the person I am.  My friends and family have been nothing but supportive (so to any Colorado friends that read this, I can't even express how important you are to me and thank you so much for being some of the best friends I could ask for.)

With that said, I can't believe how fast this summer has gone.  I have decided to document my bucket list on here for two reasons: to remind me that I have things I want to accomplish and to keep writing.  This is my bucket list for my first summer in Colorado:

• Find at least 5 new trails to hike
• Climb a 14er
• See the top of Pikes Peak
• Run the Incline at Manitou Springs
• See the Royal Gorge
• Go geocaching
• Go to an outdoor concert
• Go white water rafting
• Visit a hot spring
• Go to the Sand Dunes National Park and Four Corners
• Get an awesome photography shot
• Spend the day on a lake
• Learn to grill, and be good at it-rather minor compared to the rest, but its MY list :-P

I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but that's why my list has been officially documented.  It's a pretty ambitious list given how much time is left in summer.  I'm up for the challenge :) The goal is to write and photograph something for each item on my list.  I know that looking back and reading what I felt after each accomplishment is something I will want to remember (though sharing it with whoever reads this isn't so bad either)  Wish me luck!

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have"

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