How I Did With My Summer Bucket List & My Fall 2025 List
Since summer is over it's time to look at how I did with my summer bucket list & share my fall list. It is a link party (the same link will be kept open for a week and you can share how you did with your summer bucket list/goals or the new list and goals you've set for fall or both!).
In no particular order here are some of the things I had hoped to accomplish this summer:
1. Go to Glacier National Park -- Check!
2. Celebrate several graduations with extended family-- Check!
3. Birthday shopping/lunch with my mom-- Check!
4. Spend lots of time with family and friends-- Check!
5. Try a new CSA (community supported agriculture) and lots of new recipes-- Check! We found a meat CSA to try this year and using our veggies we made roasted radishes and Swiss chard, zucchini relish, we made turkey burgers of all kinds, etc.
6. Make our own pickles, jam, and marinara sauce-- check!
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7. Visit the farmer's markets-- Nope but we did stop by a few farm roadside stands so I'm calling that good enough.
8. Eat lots of meal outside-- Check!
9. Get to the beach-- Nope!
10. Go kayaking a time or two-- check!
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11. Celebrate 4th of July with the whole family-- Check!
12. See some fireworks-- Check! (though the fireworks displays were kind of pathetic this year)
13. Make some homemade ice cream-- Check!
14. Go to Canobie Lake Park- Nope; the boys asked to go to the zoo and the botanical garden instead.
15. Check out a new museum or nature preserve-- Check! On our Montana trip we went to the Conrad Mansion Museum.
16. Visit a new to me restaurant-- Check! We actually ate at lots of new restaurants, David Burke Prime for a nice date night out, Gregg's (near Alec's campus), O'Rourke's (near Alec's campus), The Huckleberry Patch (Montana), Paul Bunyan Bar & Grill (Montana), Mercantile Steak (Montana).
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17. Put together a new puzzle-- check!
18. Paint some new paintings-- Check!
19. Get "caught up" on my scrapbooking-- check!
20. Go on a boat ride-- Check! We went on 3 boats in Glacier National park.
I'm very pleased with how I did! We had so much fun this summer.
Here is my Fall Bucket List:
1. See 21 Pilots in concert with Evan
2. Take Evan to North Carolina to see the whole family
3. See SIX live in theaters
4. Go to the immersive Monet exhibit with Alec
5. Take some pretty fall hikes
6. Take Evan on one last college tour (Nichol's college)7. Go see Hadestown with my two youngest
8. Celebrate Evan's 18th birthday
9. Celebrate Ben's Birthday with a special dinner out
10. Celebrate Thanksgiving with the family
11. Decorate for Christmas
12. Read by the fire/wood stove
13. Put together a few puzzles
14. Scrapbook our Glacier National park trip
15. Paint at least 2 new paintings
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You went on some wonderful trips, and the ice cream looks delicious :)
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, we really did have some wonderful trips.
DeleteYou did great! I will try to link my list tomorrow after it goes live.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read it!
DeleteI love your list and all you did! You're such a well-rounded individual with hiking, crafting, painting, sightseeing, and trying new restaurants. I hope you have a fabulous week! #MMBC
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DeleteWe loved Hadestown. Now one of our favorites! You packed so much joy and intention into your summer!
ReplyDeleteWe are HUGE Greek mythology fans so we're really excited.
DeleteWhat a great summer! Your paintings are incredible!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I'm just getting back into painting after a many year absence.
DeleteYour Fall list looks as impressive as your summer one. (I did not get to the beach either, darn it) Maybe I should put one of these lists together, too! Mine seem to be all chores lately.
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! I like to make these lists to remind me to occasionally set those chores aside since housework is always there and have some fun once in a while.
DeleteYou did great getting to all your fun summer plans. I am working on my fall list now, but my summer list makes me a little sad. I didn't get to so much because of my ankle. It still feels so summery here it's hard to think of fall. Hope you enjoy all the fall fun on your list!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I bet that definitely made it hard to get some stuff done... hey, I say if it still feels summery keep on working on it! LOL. It is definitely feeling like fall here-- it was only 42 this morning!
DeleteWow, you accomplished a lot over the summer. I like the way you put things like celebrating birthdays on the list and puzzle, things that you know take up time and will happen, but you still have to make them happen.
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DeleteGreat list! I really need to start a list...#MMBC
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYou did really well with your summer bucket list and it looks like a busy but great summer!
ReplyDeleteI love what you have planned for the Fall.
I am excited for fall now that it's here.
DeleteWhat a wonderful summer!! I love this. Thanks for sharing. I love a good bucket list. I love to do a lot of the same things you do as well!!!!! I didn't kayak this summer but I will next month!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! It really was a wonderful summer.
DeleteNice job living life to its fullest and enjoying the beauty in every day life!
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DeleteHappy Fall! It looked like you had a wonderful summer and your fall bucket list is also full of great goals! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm very excited with all the fun we have planned these next few months.
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DeleteThat is a fabulous summer, and I definitely think the road side stands count as farmer's market.
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ReplyDeleteI think you did great with your Summer Bucket list....Thanks for sharing...And thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you have a great week!!
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Aw, thank you, Debbie.
DeleteYou really checked things off for the summer. I enjoyed seeing your fall list. You will love Hadestown.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited about that... and we just got tickets to see Wicked in March too!
DeleteCongrats on hitting all those checks! I need to do mine soon! I'll probably get that done over the weekend.
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Thanks! It always feels good to cross so much off.
DeleteWay to go for accomplishing so much! What a fabulous summer you had! And it looks like you will have a fabulous fall as well.
ReplyDeleteHappy Fall!
Thank you! I sure hope to have a fabulous fall. It's definitely starting off with a bang.
DeleteThat's a pretty impressive bucket list and you did an amazing job at checking off so many wonderful things. And yes, all wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you!
DeleteEvery time you post one of your bucket lists I'm inspired to make my own, but, well...maybe this fall I'll start! Your summer looks fabulous, so many wonderful days!
ReplyDeleteYour summer sounds so fun and satisfying, Joanne. Thanks for sharing the fun photos. Here's to an autumn that is just as enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteI love your paintings! You do such a good job! The ice cream looks delicious!
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DeleteY'all did so many fun things! I love that you made your own jam. One day I'd love to try to make some. I hope y'all enjoy seeing 21 Pilots! I'm sure it will be a blast!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Next year I think we need to make double the jam though; we're already running out this year.
DeleteWhat a summer! I feel like we really took it easy after our vacation (and my solo one), and I am ready for lots of fun this fall. I am trying to remember my one picnic a week and I almost let this week pass me by! Great list for the fall!
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DeleteWhat great bucket lists. I'm happy to hear you got to do much of what was on your summer list. Can't wait to see what you do on your fall list.
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DeleteSo many lovely summer highlights. Beautiful paintings. Specially love the last one.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by!! I liked up my Fall/4th Quarter List post that I published this morning..Thanks for hosting in the wake of Leslie no longer blogging...I hope you have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Deb
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Thank you for linking up with us!
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