Bucket List 2013

The 2013 bucket list is up! I’m sorry I’m two days late on posting it, but I’ve been crazy busy with end of the year school shenanigans. Anyway remember summer starts June 1st. So be ready, because this is going to be one heck of a summer.

2013 Bucket List:

1. Go canoeing or kayaking.
2. Go to a concert.
3. Have a massive water fight.
4. Hula hoop, jump rope, and play hop scotch.
5. On a rainy day play all the board game classics.
6. Sticky note a car.
7. Get a 12 scoop sundae.
8. Make a smoothie using bike power.
9. Buy some Vans.
10. Celebrate a foreign holiday.
11. Get my splits and scorpion.
12. Make a glitter piñata.
13. Get an awesome tan.
14. Spend a whole day relaxing.
15. Rock a red lip and sunglasses.
16. Fork a yard.
17. Bicycle spokes notes.
18. Message balloons.
19. Coke & Mentos experiment.
20. Play on a slip and slide.
21. Do yoga as the sun rises.
22. Take a Zumba class.
23. Participate in The Thirty Hour Famine.
24. Superglue a quarter to the ground. Wait and watch.
25. Destroy a watermelon.
26. Go paintballing.
27. Learn sign language.
28. Have a BBQ.
29. Do the cinnamon challenge.
30. Volunteer.
31. Make a new friend.
32. Be spontaneous.
33. Go to the carnival.
34. Go crabbing.
35. Go fishing.
36. Plant flowers.
37. Create a summer playlist.
38. Get a JUMBO snowcone.
39. Color a pair of white canvas shoes.
40. Have a burning party.
41. Play messy twister.
42. Go to an amusement park- ride all rides.
43. Go rock climbing.
44. Have a movie marathon.
45. Go paddle boating.
46. Go peach picking.
47. Make a peach cobbler.
48. Make peach iced tea.
49. Create a chalk masterpiece.
50. Walk to Dunkin’ Donuts for breakfast.
51. Get a tan tattoo.
52. Get a henna tattoo.
53. Go to a drive-thru movie.
54. Finger paint on canvas.
55. Fix my crayon art.
56. Throw a paper airplane off a bridge.
57. Train for a 5K.
58. Pierce my bellybutton.
59. Have a lemonade stand.
60. Make strawberry lemonade.
61. Practice soccer and lacrosse.
62. Create a music video.
63. Record a vlog for a week.
64. Use a Polaroid camera.
65. Learn how to play poker.
66. Free Hugs sign.
67. Plank because why not?
68. Start a collection of something.
69. See a midnight showing of a movie.
70. Wake before 8:00 am every day.
71. Write something every day.
72. Stay outside for 12 hours straight.
73. Do the 5 dollar challenge.
74. Have breakfast a midnight.
75. Go hiking.
76. Learn something new every day.
77. Make a “Summer Memory Jar”
78. Sleep under the stars.
79. No-budget shopping spree.
80. Attempt the accent challenge.
81. Attempt new hairstyles.
82. Take a photo every day of summer.
83. Say yes to everything for a day.
84. Go vegan for a week.
85. Take a midnight stroll.
86. Spontaneous photo shoot with friends.
87. Get waffles from The Waffle Truck.
88. Plan a successful prank.
89. Go on a picnic.
90. Have a fancy tea party. Crustless cucumber sandwiches included.
91. Spend the day doing ridiculous things.
92. Roll down a giant hill.
93. Tie dye white shorts.
94. Have a corn on the cob eating contest.
95. Watch the sunset and the sunrise on the same day.
96. Go coning.
97. TP someone’s house.
98. When driving shout encouragements to runners.
99. Make s’mores.
100. Splatter paint.
101. Take a picture with a random stranger.
102. See another Shakespeare production.
103. Play tennis.
104. Make popsicles.
105. Make box cars.
106. Make dessert lasagna.
107. Make my bedroom Tumblr worthy.
108. Dance in the rain.
109. Run every day.
110. Release floating lanterns.
111. Go to the beach.
112. Swim a lot.
113. Put soap in a public fountain.
114. Go rollerskating.
115. Get iced coffee.
116. Go somewhere new.
117. Go ziplining.
118. Eat cake without hands.
119. Have fun.

May the summer be ever in your favor,

Meagan

Happy Birthday to The Summer Games

Happy Birthday to the blog that started it all.

Exactly one year ago I sat down at the same computer I sit at now and started this blog. After a few days of tweaking The Summer Games was born and what followed was a summer jam-packed with incredible bucket listing adventures. Now here I am a year later to tell you that the adventure is just starting! That’s right folks; I’ll be back and better than ever for a whole new summer filled with fresh and exciting experiences.

If you have noticed, my blog has been under some construction these past few weeks. I’ve given my blog a new look, updated my “About” page, and added a “FAQ” page. Also there is now a 2013 bucket list page; however the list won’t be posted until May 12th. I am beyond excited for the summer season and can’t wait for it to start!

So mark your calendars as summer starts: June 1^st!

A new summer. A new list. A new girl.

Are you ready to handle the summer heat?

-Meagan

2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 6,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 10 years to get that many views.

Click here to see the complete report.

Wake up, it’s time for School!

School starts on Tuesday (duh) and I realized some of the items on my list were ongoing, so I need to update on how those went! Here it is:

#6. Wake up every morning before 7:30 am.

It happened. Guys, it actually happened. I managed to drag my bleary self out of bed for the majority of the summer before 7:30. Success is sweet!

#19. Do 100 sit-ups every day.

Again, it actually happened. Do I have a six-pack yet? No, but hey maybe one day right?

#71. Walk el perro (dog) every day.

Except for a few burning hot humid days, Aud and me got in a daily walk pretty regularly.

#77. Go to the gym regularly/run regularly to get in shape for soccer.

It happened. Sort of.

#78. Take a picture every day of summer.

Completed!

#79. Go to the pool a ton. Perfect my cannonball.

My cannonball is the talk of the town, for your information.

#80. Get a dark tan.

Eh, not as dark as I would have liked, but I’ll take it over the sickly pallor I had before.

#93. Spend as much time outside as possible.

97.6% of my summer was spent outdoors.

#99. Actually do my chores.

My mother is happy that this one worked out.

So there you have it guys! I decided this post would be best if I kept it as short and sweet as possible. Sorry if I disappointed you. As for whether I shall keep this blog going, I’ve not decided yet. We’ll see where life takes me.

May the summer be ever in your favor,

Meagan

#116. Have an impact on someone’s life.

What does it mean to have an impact on someone’s life?

If you had asked me this question at the beginning of summer I would have immediately answered that to have an impact on someone’s life you would need to do something drastic, something that would change that person’s life forever.

However about mid-way through summer I came to the stunning realization that every interaction I have, in some way leaves an impact. Take the little girls at camp, maybe my impact on them wasn’t life-lasting, but for a week I made something of an impact on their life. Perhaps something I said encouraged them to do or try something new, or maybe my impact was even smaller than that. Whatever the case may be I still made an impact. With this epiphany I had, I realized that my actions have consequences and those consequences impact people I know directly. With this realization I decided to take care and think before saying or doing something I regret. This way the small impacts I leave will be positive and not negative.

 

However aside from making small impacts everyday I also made an impact like my first definition. You see my family recently started sponsoring a child from Indonesia. By paying only $30 dollars a month we guarantee our sponsor child, named Agung, will receive enough food, clean water, clothes, and the chance to receive an education as well as Bible lessons. We are also allowed to send him letters, which they translate, and small gifts such as stickers. In June I wrote him my first letter, explaining to him about who my family was, what we were doing for him, and reminding him that God is watching over him and his family. Two days ago I received a letter back from his mother (Agung is only six) saying how thankful she was for our sponsorship and telling us more about her son. The letter brought tears to my eyes, to think that our small donation of money was helping our little Agung and his family so much was just truly incredible. I can only hope that our sponsorship continues to help this family in need.

Anyway I hope this post wasn’t too serious for this supposedly light blog! Two more days of summer and I’m not finished, so don’t give up hope on me yet. Expect a long post tomorrow.

May the summer be ever in you favor,

Meagan

*If you are interested in sponsoring a child in need, please check out this website: http://www.compassion.com/

 

 

And as the Summer comes to a close…

I am exhausted.

I’m also excited. And exhilarated. And ecstatic. And elated.

My smile is so wide it boarders on hysterical.

Why?

Because I made the varsity soccer team.

In my rather short and insignificant life this is a gigantic accomplishment. No, it does not compare to winning a gold medal at the Olympics or finding the cure for cancer, but to me this is a huge deal and I could not be happier. Gee, that sounded really lame didn’t it?

Now don’t think I brought this up just to brag, no this actually has to do with the bucket list in a way. Allow me to explain briefly. After learning on Friday that I made the team I decided it was time to celebrate by having a sleepover with my friend. Of course this was to be no ordinary slumber party, but rather a bucket listing one. I made sure to stock up on all the supplies needed  in order to complete five things off the bucket list.

What did I complete?

Well how about a little factoid to begin with? Did you know August 17th is Indonesian Independence Day? Unless you live in Indonesia I doubt any of you realized the festivities that occurred throughout the Indonesian islands, and my house, this weekend. After some researching on the holiday and how it is celebrated (some activities include a parade, games, and a flag ceremony) my friend and I promptly started our own unique little celebration; making paper Indonesian flags and then “parading” around my neighborhood with them, as well as learning the Indonesian national anthem and having a “fish-chip” eating contest, which is supposedly a popular way to celebrate (FYI we used Goldfish instead.)

Then the night really got started when I decided it was time to get a little crazy and have a shaving cream war. However living in a family with three girls and only one male, my house is not stocked full of shaving cream, but using a little ingenuity I simply filled two buckets with the fluffy white stuff and it was on. My friend and I began pelting each other, slopping handfuls of the cream in the desperate attempt to win the epic shaving cream battle, and by the end it looked as if a large flock of seagulls had um…evacuated their bowels all over us and my backyard.

After cleaning up a bit and changing out of our “creamy” clothing I decided to try #57 Plan an awesome prank. Then do it. My plan was to offer my friend an organic dog biscuit that strikingly resembled a chocolate brownie. However Amanda is quick-witted and caught on to my rather rude intention of feeding her to the dogs…I mean feeding her dog food. Oh well, this bucket list is subject to change and I therefore deem this one complete.

Finally in the morning we completed #2 Blow bubbles. Chase after them. Laugh.

Simple? Yes.

Absolutely entertaining? You know it.

Worth the 2.99 I paid for the gallon jug of bubbles? Most definitely.

As for the fifth item I complete, you’ll have to wait because that is a whole other post in it’s self. Sorry about abandoning you guys lately, but if you couldn’t tell I’ve been pretty busy. However this is the last week of summer and I’m going to be scrambling around in order to complete as many tasks as I can before starting high school! About the picture…I found a new photo editing site and got carried away! Enjoy!

May the summer be ever in your favor,

Meagan

Barefoot with Eggs

If my title didn’t give away what this post is about, then I don’t know what will.

I mean it’s GLARINGLY obvious.

It has to do with the infamous bucket list?

Is this ringing any bells?

No?

Well that’s a big disappointment on my part, I expected more from you guys…

Enough of this jibber-jabbering, Meagan! Move on, these people didn’t come to read your ramblings. They want nice cookie-cutter posts that simply update on your adventures of bucket listing.

If you couldn’t tell I’m still EXTREMELY jittery about the ever approaching first day of school and oh gosh…soccer tryouts. I shudder to think that for four hours tomorrow my soccer skills are going to be carefully examined in front of the more experienced and ever threatening sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It certainly doesn’t help that I look like I should be entering middle school, not high school. Under the harsh critique of the coaches I’m sure to shrivel up and make a fool of myself, tripping over the ball and falling flat on my face, just like I have in my last couple of nightmares. Oh jeez…someone get me an Excedrin, I feel a migraine coming on.

Meagan your rambling!

Sorry, when I’m nervous I tend to babble, but I’m sure you realized this after my last train-wreck of a post. So like I said before, the title should have been something of a hint as to what this post is to be about- #26 Spend one whole day barefoot. and #89 Have an egg war. Being that I never left the confinements of my house/backyard today it was easy to spend the day without shoes. Not really much to say about this one I’m afraid, though it did give me some insight on what it might be like for kids in third-world countries that don’t have adequate shoes. All the more reason to buy a pair of TOMS I suppose. As for #89 lets keep it short and sweet; that poor tree never saw it coming.

May the summer be ever in your favor,

Meagan