Catching Up

So it's been quite some time since I've created my list. After my first semester of college at the University of Kentucky, I can't say I've completed many of my goals, however I have made some progress. Here is an updated list of my 19 Things To Do Before I Turn 19:

19 Things To Do Before I Turn 19

1) Maintain a 4.0

2) Kiss a stranger

3) Drink only water for a month

4) Volunteer at a food pantry

5) Make a blog

6) Learn to cook and perfect an extravagant meal

7) Go one month without ice cream

8) Learn to drive a stick shift

9) Learn to knit

10) Invest my money

11) Kiss in the rain

12) Learn to ski

13) Give my number to a cute guy without him asking first

14) Improve an instrument skill

15) Pick a major

16) Read a classic novel

17) Go camping primitive style

18) Take an overnight trip without any parents

19) Have a real New Year kiss.

So as you can see, I definitely still have some progress to make on this list. However, there are some pretty nice stories to go with the goals I have completed. So to keep you entertained until I complete more things on my list...

1) So I didn't realize how high of an expectation this would be. I figured that if I barely tried in high school and managed to pull off about half A's and B's, I would be able to at least do the same in college if I put in a little effort. Boy was I wrong. My expected GPA at the end of the semester is probably going to land somewhere around a 2.7. Definitely going to have to put in a lot more effort next semester or my parents will be putting me in a community college in Indiana next year.

2) So the weekend before Thanksgiving Break, I decided to go to my first Water Polo team party. This time was a time of firsts for me. For example, I had just recently had my first jello shots and those are pretty great. This party was also the first party I had really been motivated to go to since things with this near perfect college guy I dated for roughly a month and a half ended. So naturally I went HAM. Another first, I played my first game of flip cup, which I happen to not be very good at. So after a few jello shots, a few rounds of flip cup, and some other shots in general, I found myself chatting up an Irishman that I had never met before (he was actually just of Irish heritage, not actually used to live there). So in my drunken state, one thing led to the next and people were cheering him on while we were making out in the middle of the dance floor/living room. 

3) So at the beginning of the semester, I was feeling really motivated; I really wanted to challenge myself That was when my roommate and I decided we were going to attempt to drink water for a month. Long story, short: it lasted two and a half weeks. I figured this would be super easy considering I hardly drink anything other than water as it is, but the hardest part was the coffee. I began craving it incessantly. I first broke after two weeks and had a coffee. I just decided that I would add an extra day to my "month" without drinks. Then only five days later, I decided it just wasn't worth it.

15) Although I am technically an Undeclared major still, I am fully intending to make English my official major very soon. I don't know how I didn't see it before. I have this huge love for books and now I'm planning on being a book editor someday. It's the perfect job for me! 

16) And on the subject of books, I just finished The Great Gatsby. This is a classic American literature novel and showcases a wonderful tale of folks in NYC just before the Great Depression. It was a thrilling read, and now I can happily go see the new movie adaption of it due out this month with Leonardo DiCaprio.