I’ve got some exciting news to share with you. I can officially report that I completed two items from my bucket list.
The first is that I graduated from my MFA program. I’ve obviously updated you on this, but I thought I should just report it here to make it bucket list official.
The second is that I pet an alligator. I love alligators. When I was younger (I think I had just graduated high school), I pet a random alligator in a local mall in a small summer petting zoo they had set up for little kids. I always wanted to do it again, and I had the chance this past weekend at Mr. O’s work picnic (which is really like a huge carnival, not a picnic). Not only did I get to pet the gator, but they let me hold it! I’m pretty excited about this all. Side note: I have no clue who that little kid is in the photos. I wish I could have cropped him out, but since I couldn’t, I just whited out his name badge. 
 Did y’all know I have a page on the blog just for my bucket list? If not, check it out and let me know if you can help me make any of these goals happen.
Congrats on checking things off your list! I really need to start working on mine … If you ever come to Alberta I can definitely help you out with horseback riding and paintballing 😀
Aww, I will definitely keep it in mind. Same to you if you ever come to Massachusetts!
i mean i don’t think i’d ever want to pet, let alone hold, an alligator. but congrats!
HA. Well, it makes sense. I don’t imagine that many people are dying to pet gators. They are kinda scary. I’m just excited because they are my favorite animal. Especially tiny ones like this guy. And thank you 😉