Life is a bold adventure

I celebrated my "2 year in LA" on June 21, 2013. It's been the fastest 2 years of my entire life! A lot has happened since I moved here. I feel like I have been accomplishing a great deal recently which reminded me of the Bucket List I made for myself.

On November 10th, 2011 I wrote a blog titled, "Things to do." I recently went back to that list to see what I wrote almost 2 years ago. I was very surprised on all the goals I had actually accomplished since then!

UPDATED LIST:

1. LEARN TO SURF! I finally DID learn to surf!!!! My best friend, Kathryn Begle, and I accomplished that in Santa Monica on August 6, 2013. It was an awesome experience. Both Kathryn and I did much better than we expected. We both stood up 4-5 times. =) Finally fulfilled my dream I've had since 8th grade!

2. Go to the Sequoia National Park. I crossed this goal off the list TWO days ago! I finally saw the largest trees in the world!!!!! It was incredible. We saw General Sherman, the largest tree in the world, hiked in the Giant Forest, and hiked to the top of Moro Rock. SPECTACULAR VIEW! I hope to go back again and see more sights!

3. Visit every beach in SoCal from Malibu to San Diego at least ONCE. I'm getting closer to accomplishing this one! Went from only 4 beaches to 9. (Zuma, Malibu, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, Will Rogers State Beach, Venice, Playa Del Rey, Manhattan Beach, Torrance)

4. Visit San Francisco. UGHHH I still want to go so badly! I did adventure up the Pacific Coast Highway with my IU friend Scott Brown. We stopped in Big Sur, Carmel and Monterey area. So we were very close to San Fran, but yet so far.

5. Go to Mood. Well I'm obsessed with Project Runway, so I wanted to go to the Mood in LA. It's pretty anti-climatic and tiny. It is nothing compared to the NYC Mood. At least I can say it's a huge accomplishment and honor to be working on Project Runway Allstars as an Assistant Editor!

6. Learn to long board.  I totally own a long board now and enjoy going boarding with Kathryn whenever I can. It's a really fun new hobby. I just need to make effort to go more often so I can actually improve.

7. Go to Whimsic Alley. I have yet to go to this Harry Potter themed store because I know I'll buy everything. This isn't me being lazy, it's responsible...for the good of my bank account.

8. Be in the audience of an Ellen show. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Totally accomplished this fantastic goal. Last year I was FRONT ROW at The Ellen Show for my 24th birthday. It was definitely one of the best days of my life. Ellen touched my hand and Britney Spears said, "Hi" back to me. I also got to see Sophia Grace and Rosie!!!

On set of War of the Worlds

9. Go camping. I still have never been camping! Does going to a cabin on Kern River count? Maybe a little? No. I'll work on this goal.

11. Go on studio tours to pretty much every studio in L.A. Luckily, I had VIP treatment from the help of Matt Jensen. He drove me around on a golf cart through the entire Universal Studios Back Lot. I freak out every time. It will never get old and not fascinate me.

12. Buy a bike and cycle down The Strand. So crazy that this was a goal of mine because I do this as often as I can. I bought a Giant brand bike, and I LOVE riding it along the beach.

13. And of course, to become Taylor Swift and Emma Stone's BFF. Still working on this, but it'll happen.

I dedicate this blog to all the dreamers and believers out there. You can do whatever you set your mind to. Make a list and watch how you check off the things you have always wanted to do. Ask Questions. Be weird. Experiment. Have goals. Believe you can.