This image may not seem like much, but as of the 27th, I officially have one of my very own photographs published in a newspaper! I took a few shots and gathered the names of the people in it and sent them in to the head photographer.   We had been emailing back and forth and here is the end result.  Hopefully this will be the first of many, but for now I am basking in my tiny piece of fame!

Have an original photograph get published? CHECK! 

As I said in my introduction, this blog will be for anything that I have done for the first time (however big or small that thing is).  So, this week I would like to announce that I have tasted my first Banana Pepper!  I have never had one and I actually enjoyed it a lot.  I would like to thank my friend Kiersten for offering me some at lunch.  The next time I go to the grocery store, you can bet a little jar of them will be on my list! :) 

Now, I understand this is a minuscule thing to add to my list.  HOWEVER, this just goes to show that even the little things you are willing to try in every day life can be worth trying out because they can lead to so many more new things.  Who knows, maybe I'll discover some incredible recipe one day that calls for Banana Peppers and I will be more willing to try it out.

Try a Banana Pepper? CHECK! 

So, the first real experience I would like to check off my "To Done" list is that I went to the U.K. For the first time (I hope to go back ASAP).  The trip was through Bradley's Study Abroad program and we were staying in London for our class.  However, when I was not in class, I was able to do so many things and see so many incredible sights.  The following are a few of my favorites: 

 

I took a day trip to Edinburgh, Scotland and even tried Haggis! (Not too bad, I hate to admit I almost liked it...)

I stood on the Prime Meridian of the world! (Which is a lot cooler than it sounds, considering its just a place some English men decided in the 1400's was the center of the globe...)  

 

Big Ben and the Parliament buildings! My favorite sight of all! 

 

The Tower of London where I saw the crown jewels and a bunch of medieval stuff! 

The Tower Bridge! My second favorite spot and I even walked across it at sunset on the last night there.  (I recommend anyone who goes to London takes the time to do it, it was breathtaking from the top.)

Go to London AND Edinburgh? CHECK! 

Welcome!

This is my first try as a blogger, but here it goes...

A little about me; I am a senior advertising major at Bradley University.  I enjoy photography, traveling, and spending time with family in friends.  (Pretty generic).  Anyway...

This blog was created so that I could document all of the things in my life that I deem worthy of sharing that I have done.  This includes anything like traveling somewhere cool, experiencing something unique, or even cooking something awesome.  Basically, people are always creating bucket lists and things like that but I have never been able to come up with things that I couldn't die before doing.  SO, as I go about experiencing as much as I can in this world, I will be simultaneously adding them to my "list" and crossing them off at the same time. That way, I can die knowing I have done everything I wanted, plus a few unexpected things as well.    :) 

Enjoy! 

Start a Blog? CHECK!