Daily Dose of Sunshine: September 2012

Ohhh myyyy it's been a long time. I'm so truly lazy about blogging, goodness. Anyway, summer is over. That means that I get to review the past three months and see what I've achieved off of my to do list!

- Go to Cross Country conditioning, run a whole bunch, become a majorly in shape BAMF and join the team: ACHIEVED. Yours truly, a JV Husky!
- Try an edgy/alternative haircut and totally rock it
- Have a phenomenal time at Outside Lands: ACHIEVED. So much crazy stuff and great music.
- Watch all of the Star Wars movies
- Babysit for mucho cash: ACHIEVED.
- Spend more time at the river: ACHIEVED. Lucky me, I didn't get burned either!
- Go on a backpacking trip
- Achieve a summer romance... :) ACHIEVED
- Perform at Java Jungle open mic night
- Get a legitsupercool black bomberleather jacket
- Attend Reno Gay Pride Festival: ACHIEVED

- Learn how to play the bongo drums
- Get my health credit: ACHIEVED
- Take Driver's Ed
- See Moulin Rouge
- Get a second ear piercing: ACHIEVED
- Attend fun concerts: ACHIEVED. Walden's coffeeshop for Ruby Jaye and a CRUSH acoustic set=beyond crazy silly fun, Harry Potter and The Puppet Pals=so amazing and nerdy
- Play an epic game of laser tag- Barney Stinson style: ACHIEVED
- Learn to drive in Michigan! ACHIEVED. In a rental car!
- Go bowling!
- Take more pictures: ACHIEVED. I am a creeper now, taking pictures of my lovely friends! I love it so much.
- Have bright red hair for at least a day (shampoo out style!)
- Make it out to Tahoe more than once: ACHIEVED. Sailing for the first time and XC team bonding!

- Roasting marshmallows: ACHIEVED

- Staying up very late on the phone with people I care about! ACHIEVED

- Learn how to juggle

- Spending time with my grandparents: ACHIEVED

- Buying something from Etsy: ACHIEVED

- Find a drive-in movie theatre, and watch a movie
- Make more friends! ACHIEVED
- Have a musical jam session down town
- See Moonrise Kingdom: ACHIEVED
- Go to Recycled Records and spend money on vinyl/CDs
- Join a yoga class
- Attending Java open mic night: ACHIEVED
- Swim across Clear Lake
- Hang out with friends I don't usually see
- Lemonade stand: ACHIEVED
- Movie night at the park!
- Do interesting things at midnight: ACHIEVED. Like talking to Ray the homeless man!
- Become better at identifying birds
- Sew my own pair of shorts
- Creating a chalk mural: ACHIEVED
- River rafting the Truckee!
- Take the bus up to UNR campus and run around/play Humans vs. Zombies
- Smiling and waving at cute strangers: ACHIEVED. Half stalking.. but they were cute older guys! Who waved at us first!
- Spend a lot of time at Artown
- Go rock climbing: ACHIEVED
- Attempt the majority of things on this list: ACHIEVED
- Help friends move houses
- Changing in an elevator: ACHIEVED. Probably the craziest dare of the summer-changing in the weed machines of UNR.
- Make a flower garden (too late...? hmm...)
- Cross Country Initiation! ACHIEVED. Spaghetti and crazy, scary homeless men. What else could you ask for?
- Re-watch The Emperor's New Groove and Where the Wild Things Are
- Seeing what's up at River Fest: ACHIEVED
- Dancing with strangers: ACHIEVED
- Trade mix CDs with cool people
- Waking up early to go running: ACHIEVED
- Play Fugitive!!!
- Knocking a hole in a wall: ACHIEVED
- Learn at least one normal, awesome song on piano. I'm aiming for Tori Amos/Regina
Spektor status people!
- Performances onstage at the Nugget: ACHIEVED
- Host a theme party- full blown costumes!
- Watch Brave: ACHIEVED

- Wandering around UNR: ACHIEVED

- A kiss that would make T-Swifty jealous!: ACHIEVED

I hope you all had an excellent summer as well!

-luv Sierra