I’m a California girl and while some people might find this odd, my favorite time of year is on a cool and stormy day during fall or winter. I mean it is California so with our mild temperatures summer isn't bad but I’m excited to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall! Time to switch it up. *Today they forecasted in the 90s... not my idea of fall weather just yet.
Since we are now just a couple days into fall, I figured that today is the perfect day to update my summer bucket list and see how I did. Not sure what I’m talking about, see my post “Summer Goals” back in June.
Unfortunately I didn’t get around to everything but I think we got pretty close! Here is a recap.
· go on the architectural tour when we go to Chicago – we did it and it was so great. If you have the chance to do this while in Chicago I highly recommend it. Chicago is packed with some amazing architecture and design. *We also did the Sky Deck at the Willis Tower at night. Amazing!
· take a funny face picture of the nieces when we go to Michigan – I forgot about this and they did it anyway :)
· take a full family photo when we go to Michigan – Christmas present pre-planning ;)
· dance at a summer wedding – we didn’t do this but we danced later on at home so sort of.
· go to the dog beach (maybe a few times) – major fail, the one week I thought about heading to the Huntington Beach dog beach was the same weekend of the Open for surfing.
· go to Disneyland just for the fireworks – loved it!
· go to the animation class at California Adventure 5 times – so we went 3 times, Daisy Duck, Chip, and Dale. I don’t think I’ll be animating for Disneyland any time soon but it was a lot of fun. I drew the first one, the husband drew the second one. He got better with time ;)
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· save for a kayak – this is taking the back seat for now.
· tweet up with Chicago Twitter friends – time got away from us, there is just so much to do there!
· walk around the Queen Mary, possibly take a tour (beautiful Art Deco interiors)
· host at least 2 game nights – okay so I hosted one and went to one…that sort of counts.
· bike ride to Huntington Beach – we just rode bikes this past weekend and that was plenty, HB is still a goal.
· ride the AquaBus and walk around Shoreline Village – walked around Shoreline but decided to bus home instead
· ride a water bike – these things are a bit more expensive than we expected, while we thought about it but it didn’t happen.
· go through our closet and find clothes and other items to donate – huge accomplishment! We got rid of a lot more than I expected.
· go to the Belmont Brewery – I recommend the wings at happy hour.
· start refurbishing the alley chair – while it hasn’t happen yet, we have started shopping upholstery shops and fabrics. This is a current work in progress.
· girls day at the spa – if you live near a Glen Ivy you should go! It’s like a mini vacation
· have a sunset picnic at the beach – my lovely husband set up a picnic at the beach on our anniversary. We watched the sunset but the marine layer cut the sunset a bit short, but still beautiful.
· make a summer mixed drink – I didn’t make it but my neighbor did. LOL
· try at least 5 of the gazillion recipes I haven’t tried – fail, I tried approximately 2. One was a huge success. I tried the Lemon Chess Pie recipe that was posted on www.abcddesign.com and it was amazing! It’s become my favorite thing to bake. I’ve learned that I prefer baking over cooking. ;)
· walk around downtown Fullerton – Maybe in the fall?
· tour the Gamble House by Greene & Greene in Pasadena (Arts & Crafts) – Yes and it was awesome. If you have the opportunity, go check it out! Highlight: the door, it made for a gorgeous entrance inside. Not only did we do this but we also drove to the Hollyhock House in Los Angeles by Frank Lloyd Wright and then drove by the Ennis House not far from there. This excursion is blog worthy and more details about this trip should appear in October.
· walk up Signal Hill and back down it – I drove it but never got around to walking it. Maybe in the fall?
· walk to the local farmers market – Yes we did and we even bought some fruit. The farmers market offered some beautiful color palettes for inspiration. Look at these gorgeous berries!
*Apologies, some of the photos are taken from my phone.
*Sidenote: While in Chicago we found a little time to go explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s first home and studio and some neighborhood homes that he did as well. More detail later on.
Out of 25 goals we only missed 7! How did you guys do with your summer goals? Any exciting plans for fall?
