The Bucket List

"No man is an island." I stopped in at my happy place this week. When I go there, I feel like I've walked onto a scene from the sound of music, except Captain Von Trapp is conspicuously absent. I sat on the stone balcony, book in one hand, cotton candy lollipop in the other. Idyllic. I think on average, I read and process 5-600 articles a day, maybe more. In seconds I quickly have to decide whether the article is relevant or not, and then file it away in my memory for later recall, or ignore it and move on. What this means, is that I'm processing a lot, every single day, and my memory feels a bit....stretched. So I went to Staples and bought a notebook, so that I could write down things that I'm learning and not have to worry that my memory will forget them. I tested it out at a fireside Friday night. Then I ran to the Met for another art tour, this time on Impressionism and post-Impressionism paintings. Like a total dork, I furiously took notes, and at the end of the lecture several people approached me asking for copies. I decided to start attending art tours because when I go to a museum, I have no idea what I'm looking at or why it matters or even why I should care. The tours are led by curators of the exhibit that crack jokes, keep it fast paced and stop at paintings to explain why they are indeed so famous. It's only an hour with lots of walking around, so it's perfect for my attention span.

I couldn't decide what to do with my notes. I have notes on my phone, I have notes on my computer, a Lot of notes in my head, and now a notebook. So I problem solved, and created a second blog- LoLo Notes. Self-explanatory, and now all of my learning experiences are in one place. If you want to see my notes from the Met tour, Condoleezza Rice's visit to BYU, or my favorite talk on love, you can access it here: www.lolonotes.blogspot.com/ 

I've been thinking a lot about vacations lately. When you leave this life, you can't take your money or your belongings with you, but you Can take your memories. I have some pretty epic vacation memories. On a whim, I sent out a text: "hey Chlo, which would you prefer- African safari or riding elephants in Thailand?" Her reply, was a screen shot of her bucket list:

Ok, I get it. Thailand for the win. But number 14?! All of a sudden I feel boring, unimaginative. I asked her for the full list, so I could see just how high she was aiming. Pretttty high it turns out. It sparked a conversation of what we will wear to the oscars/golden globes (she in Marchesa, I in Michael Kors or Zac Posen). Her list made me realize, sometimes I take life too seriously. There's a quote I often think about, "aim high, because if you miss you'll land among the stars." There's a lot of truth to that! Have I been selling myself short by making bucket lists of goals that are too attainable and realistic? Maybe. So I embarked on my own list, writing down some realistic dreams, others not so realistic but still...the possibilities are endless, right? I present to you....The Bucket List.

1. Wear a fascinator to a posh event

2. Bungee jump off a bridge

3. Fly a plane

4. Sit front row at a rolling stones concert

5. Play 18 holes of golf in Scotland or Ireland

6. Attend a garden party/picnic in the park wearing a giant fashionable hat. like kate. or julia roberts in pretty woman (see below)

7. Dive on the great barrier reef in Australia

8. Slalom water ski

9. Hug Roger Federer

10. Hit a home run

11. Swim in the dead sea (or just coat myself in black dead sea mud, either one)

12. Sew a quilt like this:

13. Plant a garden and make my own organic caprese salad

14. Be in a hollywood movie

15. Meet a royal

16. Go out with a polo player

17. Beat my dad ski racing

18. Spend a day as Mother Teresa

19. Be someone's rolemodel

20. Write a book and get published

21. Save at least a million dollars and pass it down for college funds

22. Take part in a natural disaster rescue mission/cleanup

23. Swim with whales

24. Attend a lecture at the Sorbonne

25. Meet the president President Bill Clinton, Congressional CC

26. Swim in a public fountain -Chlo, can we make this happen in France or Italy?!

27. Find buried treasure

28. Watch the sunrise/sunset with someone I love at the Taj Mahal

29. Learn to hula dance - I do a fabulous Hukilau dance

30. Kiss upside down

31. Be mistaken for a celebrity

32. Do a flip on the trapeze, like an acrobat

33. OWN the name hostess with the mostest (Splash says I'm getting close)

34. Live in a foreign country

35. Spend a holiday with the homeless

36. Drive a racecar

37. Heliski in deep powder (combining my two loves, helicopters And skiing!)
38. Witness or be in a flash mob (sorry Chlo, got that from you!)
39. Dress up in flashy spandex and go 80s Rollerskating
40. Be in an epic paintball war, like Reese Witherspoon in "This Means War"

41. Make someone's wish come true
42. Be serenaded
43. Sky dive
44. Train a dog to obey my every command
45. Ride horses on the beach in my swimsuit
46. Build a school
47. Visit all 7 wonders of the world
48. Cartwheel down the great wall of China
49. Receive a standing ovation


This is just a start to my list. Feel free to share your own bucket lists, help me with mine or if we have one of these in common, let me know. Maybe we can cross it off together :)

Love,
Lolo