There is a lot to update on here. Let's start with my To-Do List that I made in 2011 to see how much things have changed there.
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1) Go to Lagoon - I went one more time since that time I went with Cole. In April of 2012 I met this cool guy named Taylor at a multi-school dance, and ended up taking him on a date to Lagoon that summer. Almost seven years later, and I am now married to Taylor. 💗
2) Hike the Y and be on it while it lights up - I had this amazing friend named David who I had known since I was a wee little tot. When I was 17, me and David started hanging out a lot... Oh cool, that rhymed. But this actually isn't going to be a poem.
Anyway, I remember seeing the Y lit up one of the times that he was at my house. I mentioned that I had this old goal to hike it when it was lit up, and not even 20 seconds later, David had already taken me by the hand and out the door to start hiking it. The view was beautiful up there, and I am so happy David was with me for that adventure.
3) Go karts - I would race with my siblings and Dad at Trafalga all the time until it closed down. Now I just race my Mazda to work when I'm running late.
4) Go Laser-Tagging - Laser Tag is one of my favorite ways to get cardio in. Sadly, my favorite place to go laser-tagging closed last year, so I haven't gone for a while. If you know of any good places, please let me know!
5) Eat at a Sushi-Go-Round - Are Sushi-Go-Rounds actually a thing? I'm pretty sure I was inspired by this Miniclip game.
If it is actually a thing, I still haven't done it, so maybe I shouldn't knock it just yet. But I'm just thinking about how gross that could actually be. How can you be sure your food hasn't been riding on the merry-go-round all day? What if some sicko sneezed or spat in the sushi before it gets to you? I guess I feel the same way about buffets, but still eat the food there.
6) Play Cup-Beat at Classic Skating - What? Haha! This was such a weird, specific thing to want to do. And I never did get around to doing it.
Back then I really liked playing Cup-Beat, but that was before Pitch Perfect came out. Now I can't do it without that darn Cups song getting stuck in my head.
I also really liked going to Classic Skating. I still love going there with my little sister, and she really likes it too.
I don't care to play Cup-Beat at Classic Skating anymore, but I hope to have more sister dates there.
7) Marshmallow War - The most epic marshmallow war I ever had was with my friends Olivia, Emma, Marny, and Aimee. Olivia and Emma had these jumbo strawberry marshmallows saved for the occasion, which we soaked in a kiddie pool before tossing them at each other like grenades. It was extremely messy, but such a blast! I sure miss hanging out with all those girls that I grew up with.
8) Scary movie night - I don't know what happened to me. I used to love scary movies, but now I'm just a little weeny when it comes to scary things.
I really should host more movie nights though, so maybe we can just stick to comedies.
9) Go with a big group of friends to 7 Peaks - I know I did do this. I didn't go to Seven Peaks nearly enough though. That place was actually so fun and I had a season pass every year. Last year they closed the Seven Peaks that I used to go to, but I think they still have one about 40 minutes away from me so I'll probably end up going there sometime soon.
10) Lots of night games - Oh, night games! I think we need to bring them back. Although, I'm not as confident in my athletic skills as I was seven years ago. Guess I'd better start training for the revival of night games.
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Man, being a kid was so fun. I remember getting frustrated sometimes, often wishing I could just be grown up already and move out. But I look back now and see what a fun time I had, and I'm glad I didn't have to grow up so fast.
I love my life right now, but I also think I could take a few lessons from my old self to help me enjoy the present even more. I've realized that I used to get out of the house a lot back then, so this year I want to try to do that more.
I plan to spend a little less time exploring Netflix and more time exploring this place that I live in. Rather than just observing other people's lives on social media, I am going to work on building relationships with those people in person.
