I'm doing 40 things
I met the most amazing guy about 3 weeks ago. We met at a bar watching the superbowl, and he turned out to be incredible. I actually noticed him sitting at the bar before we even met, and I remember thinking, “He looks like such a nice guy. Why can’t I meet a guy like that?” Well, I did meet him, and we’ve been pretty inseparable for the last few weeks. So much so that I can’t believe it’s only been a few weeks. Feels like I’ve known him much much longer than that. He treats me like gold. He is so considerate and makes me laugh almost constantly. He’s got a clever sense of humor and is supportive of everything I’m doing in my life right now (work & school), and is understanding of the crazy schedule that I live with every week. He’s also really really handsome and sexy, and he’s got these eyes that are absolutely incredible. Sometimes when I look at him I can’t believe how lucky I am to be with him. I don’t want to rush anything, but I feel so at home and relaxed whenever we’re together. Everything is so easy and fun. I’ve never had that experience before.
lyriclover's Life List
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1. go hiking in rocky mountain national forest
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2. touch a dolphin
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3. see the northern lights
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4. be independently wealthy
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5. vacation on a tropical island where I can swim up to a bar and order a margarita right there in the water
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6. Finish what I start
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7. Ride a horse
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8. Never stop learning
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9. marry my best friend
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10. get out of debt
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11. go to more concerts
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12. see the Democratic Party reinvent itself and take back America!
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13. volunteer more often
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14. Become fluent in more than one language
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15. sleep under the stars with the one i love
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16. be a teacher
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17. learn to forgive and forget.
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18. make a smaller ecological footprint
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19. Watch all of Alfred Hitchcock's movies
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20. Add more jazz to my music collection
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21. travel much much more
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22. visit every state in the U.S.
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23. Live in Maine
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24. go on an Alaskan cruise
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25. Read my poetry books more often
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26. visit Italy again
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27. be early for work
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28. go to the gym regularly
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29. pick my own corn
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30. Stop biting my cuticles
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31. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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32. be more patient with people who annoy me
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33. stop watching so much tv
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34. Read more books
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35. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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36. open my own bookstore
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37. Give blood more regularly
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38. start swimming again
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39. learn the art of photography
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40. Donate something for everything I buy
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I may be going on a week long trip to Poland and Czech Republic this summer with my new boyfriend. His family lives there and he travels every summer – they have family reunions every year I think. He wants me to come with him, which I am so excited about. Finally I’ll get to go someplace interesting just to enjoy it and not for some specific reason. The only traveling I’ve done in the last several years has been for things like weddings. It will be nice to go someplace for a real vacation. And I can’t think of anyone I’d rather go with.
I spent last Thanksgiving at my brother’s vacation house in northern Wisconsin, and due to a shortage of bedrooms, I slept on the couch in their living room. Fortunately, my dad got up to use the bathroom right as the sun was beginning to rise, so I grabbed my camera and went outside into a frigid northwoods morning and snapped a few photos. The only thing I would like to do differently in the future is watch the sun rise in warmer weather, so I don’t feel like I have to run inside immediately. Still, it made for a really peaceful start to my day.
