Summer 2013 Bucket List

Today is officially my first day of Summer-WAHOOOO! A few Summers ago I came up with a "bucket list" of sorts. A list of activities and tasks I wanted to accomplish over my two-month break. Enter an impromptu nannying job and buying a house and those to-do's went out the window. I'm giving it another go with a few things I want to tackle on my break!

apply for a passport

Where are we headed? Nowhere in particular, but we figured it might be a good idea to get me one in case we want to go somewhere. When we were looking at Spring Break trips we felt limited because I didn't have one and we don't want that to happen again.
 

study for (and possibly take) the GRE

Y'all, I'm scared. We've been talking about me doing this for a while now and the first step is to take that nasty test. The funny thing is I teach kids how to take tests all the time, but I'm terrified to do it myself. I haven't taken a standardized test since I was in high school! Cue freakout in 3, 2, 1. . .

top to bottom clean

I want to do a top to bottom clean of our house. David always jokes that our house is so much cleaner in the summer because I finally have time to pay attention to it. It's the sad, sad truth.

cooking

I really would like to get back into trying new recipes. A lot of time I don't have the energy to do this after school, but with hours of free time I will have no excuse!

summer reading

Ditto above, just substitute books instead of recipes. The school year does not afford me much time for personal reading and I would really like to take some time to do that.  

crafting
I have a slew of projects I've been pondering and this summer is the perfect opportunity to complete them!

sunrise/sunset
This is an item on my 30 Before 30 List and I would love to knock it out this summer. It seems like I'll either see the sunrise or the sunset, but never in the same day. I'm hoping to partake in this glorious creation sometime this summer! 

Anything else I should add??

Friday's Letters [04.12]

Happy Friday, folks!!

Dear Netflix, Thank you for the addition of Season 5 of Mad Men! I've been on the edge of my seat since I finished Seasons 1-4 last year. See what you can do about being speedy to post Season 6.

Dear Davido, Are you ready for some Spring cleaning?? Casa de Mobley is going be sparkling and fresh inside and out. Get excited!

Dear Mother Nature, Now we're talking! These days of high 70's and low 80's are FAB! Moods have perked up and attitudes have changed for the better. Keep this kind of weather around and the world might learn to get along!

Dear farm box, Welcome back! I am super excited to see all the goodies you will bring us this Spring/Summer. If this first week is any indication, the Mobleys are going to be very happy (and healthy!) campers: