Labor Day has passed us by, so I suppose I should concede that summer is on it’s way out… It doesn’t officially end until September 22, but I figure it’s time for me to reflect upon my summer bucket list and see how I did. Here we go!
Done! I left him a note on a Sunday and came back to see what he had to say a few days later.
I asked him what the secret is to becoming a faster runner like him. He told me below…
The secret to speed is to be a maniac! Good to know. I’ll get right on that.
2. Take an outdoor yoga class with the Yoga Garage
I also fit in another one of Emily’s (of Luminous Yoga) regular classes last Tuesday. It was lovely! Tonight is your last chance for outdoor yoga with The Yoga Garage on Isles (Wednesday at 6:30 pm).
I think I get bonus points as we also made it to Sandcastle on Lake Nokomis this summer (Doug Flicker’s joint). We had never been here before and stopped by for lunch after checking out the Wiener Dog races on Labor Day weekend.
15. Lawn bowling at Brit’s Pub
Fail…This just never happened. Next year!
16. Go to the Mill City Farmer’s Market
FYI, you can now bring your dog to the Linden Hills Farmer’s Market, which is new from last summer. Our neighbor’s food truck, Hot Indian, often makes an appearance there. If you haven’t tried this food truck, you should!
17. Have an ice cream date at Sebastian Joe’s
20. Run a trail race
21. See the Lake Creature!
We headed here after the City of Lakes half marathon for a quick lemonade and a puppy dog tail (to celebrate Dustin’s sub-1:30 PR!) Sugar overload….Dustin went with the big cinnamon roll and the unlimited frosting, I did a puppy dog tail.
Well, there you have it- my reflection on my summer bucket list!
I think I did pretty well, but there were some things I didn’t fit in that I really wish I would have. I suppose there’s always next summer. Stay tuned for my fall bucket list, coming soon!
**As summer comes to a close, did you squeeze in everything you had hoped to? Please share in the comments!
Please share any fall or winter bucket list items that you think I should add to my upcoming list!
I don’t know of any lutefisk dinners in the summer (they seem to be a winter/christmas thing) so give yourself a pass on that one!
Haha, thanks Katie, good to know! Is there a local lutefisk dinner you know of that I should try this fall/winter?
I did pretty good on my summer list but I am planning on squeezing a couple things in yet this weekend! I do wish we would have fit in more paddleboarding though…we tried it once and enjoyed it but never made it out again.
I’m glad you liked paddleboarding! What do you have left to squeeze in? I suppose I could still try to do some of my missing ones this weekend since summer is not OFFICIALLY over 🙂
You did so many fun things! Great job! I LOVE the picture of Matilda with you on the paddleboard– too cute! I don’t think there’s any way in the world we’d get our Vizsla out on a paddleboard. We’d have to bribe him with lots of treats!
Matilda loves being ON the water…but definitely not IN the water! But yeah, its strange for some reason she really likes being on the paddleboard or in a boat, but panics when she falls in and has to swim. Does your vizsla swim?
What a fun summer you had! Sad to say, we didn’t do much other than swimbikerun. May have to get to Sea Salt once before it closes! And, there’s an elf on Lake Harriet?! Whaaaa?!
Erin, I am sure Ironman training consumed your life this summer, but it was worth it- you did so great!
YES- you must stop and leave a letter for Mr. Little Guy on Lake Harriet. So cute.
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