Adventure is out there!

As promised, it is now "tomorrow" and I have posted a new blog post. I/m a man of my word. As a man of my word, I truly do intend on having many adventures. In fact, I am so ready for adventure that I have an unofficial bucket list, some awesome day trips and vacations coming up this year, and a copy of 101 Things to Do in Virginia Before You Up and Die. I'm prepared. However, part of the excitement in an adventure is the spontaneity of it all. Thus, I plan to add a little spontaneity in each adventure I experience.

Adventures don't always have to be a big, epic course of events. They can be simple things like a trip to a book store, an impromptu picnic in a park, or a night of arts and crafts. I believe that adventure occurs whenever you step outside of your normal, daily, regimented schedule and shake things up a little bit. Again, you don't have to do something wild or crazy; just do something fun or enjoyable. That's all.

Today, I'm starting after work. I'm heading to a bar I've never been to before with some of my friends/co-workers for some drinks, good company, and live music. It's sure to be a good time. Then, this weekend, my cousin is having a birthday party at a club in Baltimore. The club scene is not my thing whatsoever but I think it'll be fun to do something outside of my comfort zone and help my cousin celebrate her birthday.

In this post, I am adding a goal to my unofficial bucket list. Side note: I call my bucket list "unofficial" because I've never actually written out a tangible bucket list. I just know what I want to do and/or experience before I die. Anyway, I am adding the activities from 101 Things to Do in Virginia Before You Up and Die to my bucket list. I am only setting the goal of completing as many as possible during my time here in Virginia. I will not consider it a failure if I don't complete all "101 Things" before I die or before I move away from Virginia.

As you may recall from my earlier posts, I am not originally from Virginia. Moving here was an adventure in and of itself. I don't plan on settling down here and living out the rest of my days here; that's why I've add "before I move away from Virginia" to the goal I've added to my bucket list. I guess it would just make sense to have a separate unofficial Virginia bucket list but it doesn't matter either way. Besides, it'll be easier to keep track of one bucket list as opposed to two.

I intend to have an adventurous evening and I hope you do, too. Who says Leap Day is the one day you get to do something fun? Not me, that's for sure.

Ambitiously,

J.A.B.