First things first, watch this video if you haven't. It's a gold nugget.
Last month (August), I channeled my inner Gossip Girl and went to the good ol' horse races!
However, I didn't wear crazy tights or a braid that doesn't make sense, like Serena here.
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| Serena from Gossip Girl in all her crazy braid glory. |
Instead, I wore my normal clothes and hair and went with friends. I've never been into gambling regardless of how much, so I didn't make any bets until a friend left and still had .80 on a ticket. I made a few bets, and lost it all! While this wasn't such a big learning experience, it was still a fun night and I might just need to go again.
Here's the group that went to the horse races at Canterbury Park.
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| Shepard, Eric, Brittney, Nick, me, and Jared |
Then, in September, I got to go to the top of the Foshay in Minneapolis! To celebrate the wedding of my good friend, Laura, we went to Prohibition, which is a bar on the 27th floor of the Foshay Tower. Once again, I felt as if I channeled my inner Gossip Girl. You get off the elevator and are in the thick of the crowd. Men in business suits, girls in fancy dresses, and it all looks like an apartment and the atmosphere is reminiscent of a speak-easy from the 1920's. And the tiny drinks are $10. But it was totally worth it! I got to check off an item on my list and help a friend check off an item on her adventure list! Here we are at Prohibition in our fancy schmancy dresses acting all upper crust.
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| Emily Ralph and me all fancy! |
Updated List!
2. Attend a wine tasting event.
3. Go to a roller derby.
9. Go trap shooting or to a shooting range...
and actually shoot a gun.
12. Pick up an instrument.
aka: Play it each day for a month.
