Hello hello!!
It’s been a while since I’ve updated, and I’m happy to say the summer bucket list is coming along quite nicely! Summer’s end is approaching fast, and at this point I’m certain that my bucket list will not be complete, but I would still like to get as much done as possible (and still enjoy summer)!
(See original bucket list here)
#4 College roommate’s wedding – What a beautiful wedding! Not only did I get to enjoy a day at a winery, a ride in a limo, being a bridesmaid, and seeing some friends, but I also got to watch one of my best friends from college marry the man of her dreams!! It was such an exciting day! I even got in some quality time with her before the wedding! The event also marked the first time getting my hair “professionally” styled (and paying for it), and the first time getting my nails done. While I haven’t attended many weddings, this one is definitely up there as far as weddings go.
The Bride and I
#5 High School friend’s wedding – The following week I got to do the same experience with another great friend of mine (and she’ll do it again in Sweden this weekend!)! This marked my first bachelorette party (complete with a “put the kiss on the main” poster), an awesome scavenger hunt, and trying Princess cake! Let me tell you, it was absolutely delicious! It was a wonderful wedding! I think my favorite part was when the bride surprised the groom by singing a song for him in Swedish during the ceremony. It’s always fun to see your friends start new lives together, although it’s a little hard to get used to their new names!!
Bridesmaids with the groom
#8 Reading a modeling textbook – So this one hasn’t been going very well. I think I’ve made it through the first chapter. It’s such a dense book that it’s hard to just sit down and read it. I’m hoping to make it through another few chapters before classes start
#11 Machine Learning – Making good progress on this one!! I’m about 3 weeks into a 10 week course from Coursera on the topic and it’s going well! It’s a really interesting field and definitely something to consider for the future!
#12 Reading 4 books – I’ve done awful on this task, but I’ve finally almost made it through 1 book! I’m hoping to finish it this week and get a good start on my second one!
#16 Pittsburgh Beerfest – This was such a fun event! We got tickets for probably $40/each that gave us a little souvenir cup and 4 to 4 1/2 hours to try over 250 beers! Needless to say, we didn’t try them all. I think I ended up trying 32 beers. Here are some of my favorites!
-High or Hell Watermelon by 21st Amendment Brewery
- Very nice watermelon taste
- light and refreshing
- definitely something I would drink again
-Zingerbuch by Red Star Kombucha
- gluten-free!
- made using ginger, and even has a pink hue
- very refreshing, something to end the night with as it acts as a pallet cleanser
-1877 by Red Star Kombucha
- gluten-free!
- made using lemon and black tea (more like a cider than a beer)
- again, very refreshing, useful for an end-of-the-night drink
- I think this one was more pleasant than the Zingerbuch
-Black Cherry Cider by McKenzie’s Hard Cider
- Definitely the best cider I’ve had (comparing against woodchuck, angry orchard, Red’s)
- Delightful black cherry taste that actually tastes like black cherries
- SO good.
-Pumpkin Ale by Block House Brewing
- The BEST pumpkin beer I’ve ever had, and I’ve tried several
- It tastes like pumpkin pie in liquid form with an excellent blend of ingredients
- Don’t miss out on this for the fall!
#23 Crochet Blanket – I currently have 4 octagons complete (in the sense of I still have to go around all of them one more time)!
#24 – I finished the R course! It was good to get some more practice with R under my belt, but I don’t think the course was very good. The programming assignments were useful, but too guided. I guess there’s only so much you can do with an online course with everyone having different backgrounds. Still glad I did it!
With that, I’m going to get back to working on my bucket list, and probably watching big brother.
Toodles!
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