FINISHED!! #152.Try every kind of girl scout cookie

When I made my list I thought that this particular thing on my list would be a little harder than it actually was. I was under the impression that over several years I would have to seek out various Girl Scouts, and buy a box or two at a time, until I eventually conquered them all. It's really funny how things work out sometimes.

I ended up trying every kind of Girl Scout cookie in one night.

My daughter, who is six and in Kindergarten, is what some would call a miscreant. I just call her Kate. Anyway, she gets in trouble in school a lot, and the teacher thought some of this might be due to the fact that she is an only child. Because of this, I decided that she needed a way to be more social outside of school. I thought Girl Scouts would be a good option.

I called the Girl Scouts in our area, and unfortunately, there wasn't a troop that was accepting new members nearby, so of course, being the awesome mom that I am, I started a troop at my daughter's school. We had to do several types of training, and around cookie selling time, we had to go to something called "Cookie College", where we learned the protocol for selling cookies, and what kinds of cookies there were. Part of this training, the best part in my opinion, was that we had to try all of the cookies.

I always thought my favorite Girl Scout cookie was Thin Mints, which seems to be the most popular of all the cookies. I learned that day that Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies are amazing though. I also learned that people who like Mango Cremes are freaks of nature, because EW!

FINISHED! #332 Live past 12/21/12

So, I just noticed that this was still on my list. Hey look! I'm still alive! Woot!

Finished! # 241 Own a pair of super hero underwear

     I am OBSESSED with Wonder Woman! She is everything I want to be as a woman. Smart, strong, independent  and busty. I especially wish I was as busty as Wonder Woman. I also love it that she is brunette. :D I love Wonder Woman so much, that I even have a tattoo of the Wonder Woman symbol on my ankle. So, when I decided to add own a pair of super hero underwear to my bucket list, I did so with her in mind.
     Over the last year, since I made my list, I have seen Batman, Superman, and even Aqua man panties, but couldn't find Wonder Woman! Until yesterday. I was bra shopping at Target with the thought of my Bucket list no where in sight, when I glimpsed some Batman panties. I went over to check them out, and behold! Wonder Woman panties one shelf down! They were even glittery and pink! Sorry, but I am not including a photo of my underpants on my blog. :)

FINISHED! #125 Try Nutella

     The other day at the grocery store, I saw snack sized containers of Nutella at the register when we were checking out. On impulse I bought one.
     When I returned home, I opened it and gave it a try. It was good. It tasted sort of like a Reese's peanut butter cup. I was surprised at how bad for you it actually is. I was under the impression that Nutella was a healthier option as far as snacks are concerned, but in reality, it is packed with sugar, which disappointed me slightly.

FINISHED!!! #190 Bake someone a cake.

      This is Dave. He is the co-owner of the best bowling alley in the entire universe, Lakeshore Lanes. Dave was kind enough to let me cross off throwing a pie in someone's face, from my list. I did that in the parking lot of Lakeshore, and to one of his employees to boot! Anyway, that day, I learned of Dave's fondness for anything sugary pretty much, so I decided to make him something to thank him for his assistance with my bucket list.
      So I decided to make him cookies and cream cheesecake cupcakes. Needless to say, he was very happy, and I get to cross something else off my list.

FINISHED! #224 Be A Bridesmaid

          To all of you ladies out there who dream of being in your gal pal's wedding...think about it! When my darling friend Candace asked me to be in her wedding, I didn't really think about what went along with that, I just joyfully accepted. Now, don't get me wrong, I love Candace, and I loved being a part of her special day, but let's face it...i'm broke. I have zero dollars, all the time.
      We went dress shopping first, and Candi was gracious enough to let us each pick out our own gown as long as it was baby blue. I fell in love with my gown, i'm the fat one on the left by the way, and almost had a heart attack when I saw the price tag. Everyone decided to buy their dresses right then, on the spot, even though we were supposed to just be shopping around and getting ideas. I had absolutely no money and everyone was talking about what would happen if the color got discontinued. I started to panic. I actually had to borrow the money to pay for it, which made me feel like shit quite honestly. I paid it back as promptly as possible, but I don't like to borrow money. Ever. Under any circumstance.
     After I had the dress, there were bridal expos to go to. There were several advantages and disadvantages of going to these. The advantages were hanging out with Candace and eating free cupcakes. The disadvantages were that there were a lot of people there, and I get nervous around large crowds. Also, there was a lot of walking around, and it is kind of boring.
     Next came the planning of the bachelorette party. The maid of honor wanted to stay in a hotel and rent a car and do all of these things that cost a lot of money. I don't have any money, so I had to party poop a little. I told her that if we were going to do all of the things that she wanted to do, I wouldn't be able to afford my share, and therefore, would be unable to attend. I really hated being "that girl" but when you can't afford something, you just can't! THEN, when plans were actually set, they made the bachelor party and the bachelorette party on the exact same day at the exact same time. Now, this would normally be fine, but my daughter's father was also in the wedding, and so it came down to, only one of us could go to the party. He ended up staying home to watch our daughter, in the end, and I went to the party. It was okay, except that I had to spend the night with a bunch of girls that I don't know very well, so I felt kind of awkward.
     Next came the rehearsal dinner which would have been okay, except that my daughter's father and I kept fighting. I don't think he realized that he actually had to do stuff besides stand there on the wedding day, and so he was an ass through the entire process really.
     The next day was the wedding. It was beautiful! I almost cried. Twice actually. The first time, when the photographer had me standing and posing for what seemed like an eternity, and the second, when I saw my friend walk down the aisle and marry the man that she loves. It made all the other shit worth it, just to see her so happy.

FINISHED!!! #354 Smash a Pie in Someone's Face

    I had errands to run yesterday, the biggest of those errands being that I had to go grocery store and buy food for the week. My friends Nicki and Nate happened to stop over around the time I was leaving the house and I asked them to come along with me and help keep an eye on my five year old daughter, Katie. She can be a handful at times, and it's nice to have an extra set of eyes and hands to keep track of her. They reluctantly agreed, and I told them that I would buy them fruit snacks or something in exchange for their help. 

    When we arrived at the store, we roamed the aisles, gathering the things I needed for the week. When we arrived in the freezer section, I walked right past the ice creams and deserts as I normally do, but Nicki spotted a chocolate pie. She asked me if I would buy her the pie, and suddenly, a light bulb went off in my head!! Smash a pie in someone's face was on my bucket list!! I told her that I would make her a pie, which would be cheaper and taste much better than the frozen kind, if, in exchange, she would let me smash it in her face. To my surprise she excitedly agreed. More to my surprise, Nate also volunteered for the same punishment! 

     I quickly backtracked and grabbed the ingredients to make the pies. Nicki wanted a chocolate pudding pie, and Nate asked for banana cream pie because he is a freak of nature and doesn't like chocolate. I got home, and made the pies, and waited excitedly for the pudding to set so that they would be ready. When they were set, I drove to the bowling alley with Nicki, and waited for Nate to get off work. 

     When Nate got off work, to my surprise, most of the bowling alley came out to the parking lot to watch  me pie my friends! Complete strangers were recording the act on their iPhones! To my dismay, I found out that my camera didn't have batteries in it when I got to the bowling alley. 

     Anyway, Nicki went first. She stood really still, with her eyes closed, and BAM! I smacked her with the pie. It went EVERYWHERE! There was really no chance of eating any of the remnants. After that, I got Nate in the same fashion. They were both really great to volunteer. I only wish they hadn't decided to hug me afterward. I had pudding and whipped cream all over me! It was one of the funnest nights I have ever had though, and I don't think I will ever forget it.