12. To the Opera- Carmen

Hello my Dears.

"People's reactions to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic; they either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don't, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul." -Edward Lewis, Pretty Woman.


Basically it's been my dream ever since I was a young girl to go see the Opera, but not just any opera. Carmen. 


Here's the deal. Don Jose falls in love with a beautiful conniving Gypsy. He drops his own girl, neglects his officer duties and follows Carmen. Carmen then falls in love with Escamillo, a toreador. (you know...the bull guys) and Jose kills Carmen in a jealous rage...

It's not a normal love story, but the music haunts me. I'm literally you tubing it right now and playing it as we speak and it's making me type so fast, and you can't know that because you are just reading but believe me.. I'M TYPING LIKE THE WIND...

I don't know why I want to see it so bad, I mean the story isn't my typical deal, but I just want to.

Hey Arnold...remember that show? They did a remake of it. Loved it. it made me giggle, and maybe that was the moment I took notice of it. Pretty Woman? basically an almost remake...or an adaptation if you will..


Don't know...just wanna see it.


and I will..


Stick with me,

K

11. Visit the "Shakespeare and Company" Book Store

Helloooo my little Croissants.

So recently, I've been a BuzzFeed fan.

Go there, it will change your life...or ruin it. 

So much time!

Anyway I saw this buzzfeed and I couldn't help but click on it.

"16 Bookstores You Have to See Before You Die"

Umm, ok you all don't know me that well, but I definitely am a nerd. Basically I love everything about books; the smell, the texture of old pages and new pages. The incredible amount of sadness I get when I finish a book... I just love them

So when I saw this one, #5 ,

I basically had a nerdgasm...lol 

This looks like my heaven!

Legitimate drool.

I mean, it looks crazy!

BOOKS ON BOOKS ON BOOKS! 

hahah i'm so excited. 

I'll definitely get there, and i'll even find that green chair and sit in it. JUST FOR YOU

Stick with me,

K

#10 Go Hangliding or "Delight in the Skies"

Hello All!

So today was just one of those days. You know when you just don't feel like getting out of bed, and when you do, you just don't feel like getting dressed?

But you do it.

because you feel like you have to?


....sorry about that.

I'm good now. Good friends and all that to get you out of the house and out of your own head!

Anyway on these days, i like to peruse the Independent section of Netflix, because sometimes I find these jewels of a movie, and some are just awful.

I found one of each today. A Little Bit of Heaven Trailer  <-- Trailer for you :)
 The good one starred Kate Hudson, a carefree woman who finds out she has colon cancer...or ass cancer as she refers to it. Cue handsome doctor played by Gael Garcia Bernal who just can't help but fall in love.
 Also excellent cameo by Whoopi Goldberg as God. big fan of this movie...cried my little eyes out.

Well anyway, Marley (Kate Hudson) goes Hang gliding. And i thought. wow. Watching the scene is amazing. I've always loved the idea of flight: sky diving, paragliding, any kind. I'm terrified of heights, but the idea of hang gliding for some reason seems less dangerous than those other ones. Don't ask me to explain my logic, it just does....like I could steer it to a nice soft...tree and not die.

Anyway...Hang gliding. I think it would be pretty epic to do that. So I will.



Stick with me,

K

Update. Not a bucket list

Figure I should write something... It's freaking June of 2013

Btw super-moon... Pretty cool


WW is going well! I've lost 30 lbs. struggling in the summer because I don't have a schedule but I'm maintaining



I recently moved so I lost my harmonica I was learning on. It will get here soon,

Other than that. I've just been living. Not just existing.



Stick with me,

K

9. Get Healthy.

Sooo....September..

My apologies. There is no excuse, only that i'm foolish and carefree and sometimes forget that I need to finish stuff!

Hey that  should be an entry. number 10. finish bucket list.

But I digress.

So i've recently joined Weight Watchers. I know right?

I remember looking at the scale and thinking, "Woah! i'll never go past this weight." and then looking at it again and saying the exact same thing...only 50 lbs later.

Now I DO NOT, and WILL NOT ever have a negative image of myself. Sure there are down days when I think I look terrible, and that no one will look past my weight. But then i think, if someone really cares, they won't care what I look like.

But those negative days really bring me down.

So I'm doing something about it.
I've done the weight loss thing- dropped a lot of lbs, lost interest, and gained it back. But I realized. All of those times i've been hanging on to someone who was doing the plan with me. When they got bored after losing the weight, I got bored. And all times I quit the diet, and slowly packed back on the pounds.

SO THIS TIME.
I'm doing it for me. I have heart issues in my family, and I plan on being here for a long time. I would love to look in the mirror and think about how great I look in my new size whatever jeans. And i realize I will never be model thin. I'm ok with double digits.I just want to be healthy! and happy!


and sure.... a little more sexay! :)


So here we are...about two weeks in and 10 lbs lighter.

Stick with me,

K