Burfday 2013!!

This year's birthday was full of surprises.  I LOVE SURPRISES!!  I'm not a person who likes all kinds of attention on me and I especially don't like to advertise me.  I didn't announce my birthday to anyone so when so many people made my day amazing it blew my mind and made me feel very special.

1- I woke up to a voicemail of my parents singing "Happy Birthday".  My birthday is also their anniversary and I was born on their 1st anniversary so they were never able to celebrate their anniversary until I moved out.  

2- In PEC, the bishopric all wished me Happy Birthday.

3- After church, I walked home and found my door covered in "24 REALLY GOOD reasons why we love Anne".  I was flabbergasted (and I teared up a bit) as I read each one. 

4- Italian Import gave me a scarf he brought back from his recent trip to Italy.  The scarf has "Amazing girl" printed on it and it's beautiful. 

5- CK made me a blue birthday cake complete with blue frosting and candle (my favorite color).  All of that was accompanied by a hilarious operatic rendition of "Happy Birthday".  He then continued by doing our dishes, taking out the trash, wiping the counters, and sweeping our kitchen (he knows that I really enjoy cleaning and taking out the trash...as well as how often I end up doing it nowadays...so he gave me the day off)

6- My Home Teacher brought over his accordion and played for me.

7- One of my counselors gave me a gift of 3 beautiful journals.

8- My aunt called and demanded I come to dinner right away because it was my birthday and they wanted to see me.  Dinner with them always includes cute kids, amazing food, and good quality time with my family; my birthday was no different.  

9- During my time with my family, I got to skype with my "best friends and roommates".  We were in 5 cities, 4 states, and 3 time zones but still as close as ever.  It was truly an amazing experience!

10- A mysterious person left me a chocolate bar on my bed with a smiley-face note.

11- I got the most nice-notes I've ever received -- 20 in one day...all for me.

12- Baby Brother called and we chatted for an hour

13- I spent the last 5 minutes of my birthday writing down the goals I've achieved this year, as well as new ones I want to do this new year.

Overall, this was the most memorable birthday ever and I definitely know I've never felt this special, valued, appreciated, noticed, and treasured by more than just my immediate family on my birthday.  

My Bucket List - Let me elaborate #2

Have a Disney Marathon

Everybody loves Disney movies! The great fairy tales, the beautiful drawings, the perfect jokes and the most lovely endings. Whether you are young or old, you need to do this just once. I know you want to, so add it to your bucket list! What is your favorite Disney story? Who is your favorite character? I made a top 10 of most viewed Disney movies, if you like to see more go to Walt Disney movies list.

Top 10 Disney movies

1. The Lion King 

2. Beauty and the Beast 

3. Aladdin 

4. Toy story 

5. Bambi 

6. The Little Mermaid 

7. Tangled 

8. Peter Pan 

9. UP 

10. Lady and the Tramp 

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."- Walt Disney -

My Bucket List - Let me elaborate #1

Attend a Masquerade Ball

A Masquerade ball is an event were you need to hide your eyes behind a mask. The idea of a Masquerade ball goes back to late Middle Ages, originally designed to celebrate a marriage or another special occasion. The guests would wear both a costume and their masquerade mask. Masquerade balls grew in time, it was very popular because the mask gave freedom and a different kind of beauty. One of the most well-known places to attend a Masquerade is in Venice, in the enchanting Italy.

A magical Bucket List idea, if you ask me!!

My Bucket List - Let me elaborate

I've decided to make my Bucket List more public than just a stack of paper scraps where I've jotted ideas down. I thought maybe this would give me more motivation to actually accomplish things. Every so often, I'll take something off my list and elaborate a little. Stay tuned for insights into why some of these weird things made my Bucket List.