Completed:
1. renew my passport and use it
- I'm currently in Vancouver for my old roommate's 30th birthday trip! We've had a lot of fun exploring and eating delicious food. While they didn't stamp my passport, I totally had to have it to cross the border. Now that I have it, the sky's the limit! Here's to more international travel!
12. try 30 new teas
- I did it! This was very easy, hahaha. I still have more teas at home I need to try, so rest assured it will be many more than 30 in actuality by the end of this list. I wrapped it up with another chai flight, this time at David Rio Chai Bar and man, it was spectacular. This has been a great goal. It's really only whetted my appetite for more tea.
14. get new bras
- Okay, I'm calling this one now. I returned 2 of the bras I bought before and then I found a Nordstrom Rack and bought 5 more bras to replace the 2 (and for the cost of the 2! Yeah, Nordstrom Rack!!). They're kind of all different sizes, but they all fit well. So I think I have more of a range than a size, and I also think I'm going to keep shopping at Nordstrom Rack. In addition, I actually found a high support sports bra which is something I've been wanting for a long while, so this is really over and above the original goal. Hooray! I'm justifying the large cost involved in all this because I haven't purchased bras for 5 years, so if I spread my expense over 5 years, it's really quite reasonable, haha.
100. eat a Spaceburger
- So a delicacy of the Grant County Fair (where we live) is the Spaceburger. We went to the fair last year, saw the huge lines for them and kept walking on by. I later found out that they are essentially Uncrustables, but burgers. They take ground beef, lettuce, and special sauce, put it between 2 slices of bread, then use their special machines to seal the edges and crisp the outside. I also learned that they are apparently the thing to eat at the fair. So I put it on my list. We went to the fair again this year, determined to wait for these galactic treats. We waited for 45 minutes. Hubster went and got some cinnamon elote and we ate that while we were waiting for them. I'm really glad we got that elote because that meant we ate one delicious thing that night (too harsh?). The Spaceburgers weren't terrible, but they weren't really great, either. Way hyped up, way not worth the wait. Oh well! That elote made it all okay.
In progress/updates:
2. digitally transcribe my journals
- I finished transcribing one whole journal! This really is going to take forever, but I'll be so glad to have them digitized. I'm always paranoid that there will be a fire and I'll lose them. Maybe I should get a fire-proof box or something in the meantime.
18. try 20 new ice creams (local companies) (6/20)
- Tillamook Sweet Cream Gelato has been the best find so far. Delish!
20. read 30 new graphic novels (17/30)
- Over halfway now! I squeezed 4 in this month and I have a veritable shelf-full waiting for me at home that I've checked out from the library. I just can't resist when they look so good! My favorite this month was Anne of Green Gables the graphic novel. So delightful, such cute illustrations.
21. read 30 new Newbery award or honor books (12/30)
- Only 2 this month. One very good - Wolf Hollow, and one, not so much - Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon.
23. see 30 new animated films (5/30)
- I got 2 in this month: Lu Over the Wall and Early Man. We really liked Lu. Early Man was okay. Nothing beats early Aardman.
24. add 10 new enamel pins to my collection (1/10)
- I bought my first pin today! It's a pastel glitter rainbow and I love it. I've been looking for something to show some pride and I think this is perfect. Plus, it was made in Halifax, so totally counts as a Canadian souvenir.
83. grow a backyard garden
- I grew a tomato and I ate it! I apparently left the cucumbers on the vine too long (they're not supposed to be yellow). Whoops! My tomato was delicious!! I've got a few more that are ripening. The cilantro died, but the mint and rosemary are going strong!
August didn't really end up being too quiet or too at home, haha. I guess I am always going to be busy. I should really accept that that's just part of my nature. We have trips planned in September, and I'm making plans to stay busy around town. My calligraphy guild starts back up, too! It will be busy, but that's how I like it. :) I'm excited for a new month and new plans!
