Summer Quest

In Provo we see being single as merely a transitional stage- the stage between childhood and adulthood, or the stage between parental love to eternal love. We spend so much time obsessing over all of our friends getting married, that we forget to enjoy where we are at. While being married is a respectable goal- it shouldn't be our be all-end all. I, personally, want to say I enjoyed every second of life, regardless of who was beside me. Once you are married, your life becomes the other person, and eventually the little people you make together. But now, now is the time to seize selfishness. It's the time to try anything so that when you "settle down" you are finding the meaning behind the term. I'm not saying be so selfish that you forget your long term goal- but I am saying learn to love every second of life instead of only loving the destination. There's a reason people always find the person when they stop looking- because you learn so much about yourself and life when you take the time to enjoy where you are at. I am seizing this summer as a summer of singlehood. I am going to enjoy being able to turn to  mommy and daddy financially, going out and meeting new friends every night, flirting with absolute strangers, dancing until three in the morning, being able to cuddle up to my best guy friends, getting my heart broken, and living every second to it's fullest. I want to be able to tell my kids that I had a life before their father, and I wasn't just twiddling my thumbs til he showed up. And I want to make this summer all about self improvement, self discovery, and freedom. It's about doing things I've never done before and pushing myself.  And while it's ironic, to make a list of how to be free, it also brings my life full circle.
So here it is folks- My summer quest. (Because as Eli said,  Everyone loves a quest)

1. Go Camping                                                                     Done
2. Read the Book of Mormon in a week
3. Learn to swim, then jump naked into a body of water
4.Go ice skating                                                                   Done
5. Hike the Y                                                                      Done-ish
6. Do a volunteer project weekly                                         Done
7. Get kissed in a library
8. Go to Vegas                                                                   Done
9. See a shooting star                                                         Done
10. Go to the HP midnight showing                                     Done
11. Go paintballing
12. Read my Summer Book list                                          Done
13. Go to the temple every Thursday                                 Done 
14. Go 80's dancing                                                           Done
15. Learn to braid hair                                                       Done
16. Find a reason to wear red lipstick twice a month          Done         
17. Give money to a homeless man                                   Done
18. Go rock climbing
19. Watch all of the Lord of The Rings movies
20. Go to a concert                                                           Done
21. Give a Book of Mormon to a non member                    Done

22. Learn how to Index                                                      Done

23. Learn how to long board                                              Done
24. Bear my testimony in church                                         Done
25. Climb a tree                                                                 Done
26. Try Ethiopian food                                                       Done
27. Visit five different temples                                             Done

28. Go to a rodeo                                                              Done

29. Go water skiing
30. Finger paint                                                                 Done
31. Eat a hotdog                                                               Done
32. Watch a scary movie                                                   Done
33. Go on a rollarcoaster                                                  Done
34. Snuggle on a beach
35. Learn how to make a good curry
36. Go makupless for a week                                            Done
37. Buy an animial                                                             Done
38. Buy an Oregon shirt at Saturday's Market                     Done
39. Be in a foodfight
40. Play a game of tennis                                                   Done
41. Tell someone I love them                                             Done
42. Lay in the middle of a road with someone                    Done
43. Try yoga or kickboxing
44. Watch the sunrise                                                      Done
45. Dance barefoot in a park                                           Done
46. Go to a zoo                                                               Done
47. Get my palm read or future told                                 Done
48. Kiss someone in front of a lot of other people
49. Dress up crazy and go somewhere public                   Done          
50. Grasp every chance or moment. Never let any opportunities slide by.                        Done so far

I plan on making this summer one I will never forget.


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