Summer Bucket List Finish Line
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- summer bucket list
- life
And with that, summer has come to an end. I didn’t cross off all my items (do I ever?), but I think a 50% completion rate is very good for this season and all the busy-ness. 13/25 completed
- Read 50 books ✓
- Have an appetizer night ✓
- Tie Dye Shirts
- Weekend trip to the Cosmosphere
- Try 3 ice cream places 3/3 ✓
- Coneflower - Oh so yum! I got Rhubarb Crisp, Arthur and Quentin got Dark Chocolate, Alex got Mint Choc Chip, and J got Coffee, Mint Choc Chip, and White Choc and Basil. I think the winner was Coffee.
- Ted and Wally’s - A favorite in Old Market! I got Almond Joy, Arthur and Alex got vanilla, Quentin got chocolate, and J got Guiness and Fudge Brownie German Chocolate.
- eCreamery - I tried the green apple sorbet and the raspberry and strawberry sorbet. So yummy! J had the lime sorbet, also very good, and the kids had the chocolate ice cream.
- Go on 5 picnics 5/5 ✓
- One at the splash pad before school started
- One at another splash pad
- One at Chalco Hills Regional park
- One at a neighborhood park
- One at another fun park
- Visit an outdoor cinema
- Make s’mores
- Go to 3 movies 3/3 ✓
- Lego Movie 2 - I took the littles to the weekday $1 showing of the second Lego Movie. Love the cheap movies!
- The Grinch - Another cheap weekday movie!
- Downtown Abbey - I got to see this during a special preview. Oh so good!
- Make sangria
- Find and complete a new puzzle ✓
- Visit 2 other library branches
- Swanson Branch - For book sale and library browsing
- Complete the summer reading program ✓
- Visit Mahoney State Park
- Check out Pirate Putt and Medieval Putt ✓
- Visit 5 Nebraska Passport spots (1/5)
- It’s All About Bees - A cute little bee themed store in Omaha. I picked up some honey for our house and for a care package.
- Try a new food truck ✓
- Go on a brewery tour/tasting
- Run through the sprinklers/splash pad ✓
- Ride a Ferris Wheel
- Go to a concert (indoor or outdoor)
- Go tanking
- Try 2 new-to-me restaurants 2/2 ✓
- Barchen - J and I had a date night at this German beer hall and restaurant. Food wasn’t amazing, but beer was good.
- Yum Roll - We had dinner at the fancy food court and I tried the Korean BBQ bowl. Decent, but I think the taco place next door is better.
- Visit Hollywood Candy in Old Market ✓
- Complete a series ✓
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