A Trip to the Zoo (and Other Random Things)

 Last Friday (most of) my family and I took a quick and quite unplanned trip to the zoo. We were only there for 1 1/2 to 2 hours because Livi had soccer practice but we still had a lot of fun! The BR zoo has a petting zoo where they have goats, sheep, rabbits, ducks, cattle, prairie dogs, wallabies, and bats. (Although you can't actually pet the bats or prairie dogs... and the wallabies never get close enough for you to pet them.) But you can actually go inside the area where they keep the goats and sheep.

And... the goat ate my paper :/

 

 

 

Since then, not much has been happening. Just the normal stuff - work, school, and housecleaning. But tomorrow... I GET TO SEE KARI JOBE LIVE!!!! :) So excited! All Sons and Daughters and Kari Jobe will be at my church tomorrow night! And, speaking of concerts, two of my cousins, Tori, Olivia, and I are going to the tobMac Hits Deep concert at the end of November. I'm really excited because I LOVE all of the bands/artists that will be. Lineup includes: tobyMac, Britt Nicole, Chris August, Group 1 Crew, Jamie Grace, Brandon Heath, and Mandisa. Can't wait! :)

While writing this post, I've been listening to Christmas music and drinking peppermint hot chocolate from a Christmas mug. Plus, I'm excited because, due to rain, the weather has cooled down quite a bit... it's only 76 degrees right now and tomorrow the high is only 82! When you've been experiencing 100 degree weather for the past 5 months, when the temperature is lower than 90, it feels amazing!

Is it Christmas yet?

New Year's Resolutions

Maybe it's the fact that we've finally had a day that the temperature stayed under 90; or perhaps it's because I've been listening to Christmas music since Labor Day (I blame K-Love Radio for this!); or that Starbucks once again has pumpkin spice lattes; or that I was talking about holiday recipes with a friend; or it could be a combination of all of the above... but, whatever the reason, it remains that last night I started my annual list of NYR's.

Every year, usually sometime from December 26 - December 31, I make a New Year's Resolution / Things To Do This Year list and every year I think that it would be neat to have the same number of resolutions as the current year. I don't think I've ever even made it past 30 before.. But that's about to change. I currently have 27 things on my 2013 list and I'm hoping to make it to 213 (because 2013 is a LOT)... AND THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN!

Please comment below with anything you think I should add to my list of things to do in 2013!
It can be a serious resolution or a completely random activity. Anything works! :) I may or may not add your suggestions to my list so please don't be upset if don't use yours.

Here's what I have so far:

1. Read the entire Bible
2. Journal every single day (I tried this in 2010 but I didn't succeed)
3. Stargaze
4. Have a sleepover
5. Go to a concert
6. Sing and dance in the rain
7. Color/highlight hair
8. Write a poem
9. Host a party
10. Pass a CLEP test
11. Go bowling
12. Stay awake for 24 consecutive hours
13. Make someone smile
14. While driving, roll down the windows and sing along with the radio
15. Go to a nail salon and get a manicure
16. Read at least 50 books
17. Watch all 8 seasons of 'I Love Lucy'
18. Ride a roller coaster
19. Go horseback riding
20. Listen to all of BarlowGirl's CDs in one day
21. Watch an episode of 'Quigley's Village' (it was my favorite TV show when I was little)
22. Wear an excessive amount of makeup (and probably don't go anywhere that day...)
23. Rewatch season one of 'Once Upon A Time'
24. Climb a tree
25. Learn (or, at least, attempt) to play Britt Nicole's "All This Time" on the piano 
26. Read "Romeo and Juliet"
27. Go mud-riding on a four-wheeler (my cousin and I have been wanting to do this)

Ready, go! :)