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Thursday, December 29, 2011

#30- Go Skydiving

Hands down. Favorite thing I have crossed off yet.

I have been deathly afraid of the idea of skydiving for, well, forever. I would always try to rouse up a few friends to go with me, we'd talk about it and it would always slip through the cracks. Subconsciously avoiding it? Maybe. But it came to a point where I had to do it.

I finally got my friend David to commit to going with me before I left to move back to Virginia. I found a place in Jacksonville, FL that proudly stated that they led the highest jump in North America. Great.

So the day came where we were actually going to do this. We headed up for our appointment at 1PM and got there a few minutes late at 1:05PM. The guy came running out to our car telling us that we had to go now otherwise we would have to cancel due to a storm that was coming our way. Wait, what? Was he serious?

He rushed us inside and told us not to read anything and just sign. We skimmed over the forms, signed our lives away (literally) and they started strapping us into our gear.

Now I know that it sounds horrible that I barely read the forms, was getting into gear I knew nothing about and was about to board a plane and jump out of it with a guy I may have said 3 words to, but in the circumstance it was probably the best way it could've happened for me. I had no time to think about it and no time to back out. I did tell David that if I died to let them know I signed under duress :).

We walked out and saw probably one of the smallest, sketchiest planes I had ever seen and they hurried us along. We got in, the plane had no side and was completely open. We took off and I started to panic.

It took about 30 minutes to get up to our height, about 17,000 feet. Every time I thought we were about to jump, they told me we still had to go higher. The pilot then quickly turned around, told us it was time to jump and the guy started scooting me towards the edge. Hold on, I wasn't ready!


Too bad. All of a sudden my legs were hanging off the side of a plane, 17,000 feet off the ground and I was about to jump. And that was it.


Before I knew it, I was free falling through the sky and I cannot even begin to describe the feeling. At first I had to get my bearings and was desperate to as I did not want to miss a second of this feeling.


My heart felt like it was about to explode, my body felt completely helpless and my face hurt from smiling so big. An involuntary scream came out of my the moment I left the plane and continued for the majority of the time I was free falling.

He pulled the shoot and we started to glide. It was absolutely peaceful. I regained normalcy in my breathing, looked around as I could see all of Jacksonville, or at least it felt like it, and I had the most overwhelming feeling of happiness.


(Sorry for the boob shot. The harness pull up in a way I was not expecting :))

I was lucky to have a smooth landing where I was actually able to stand up right on the ground. My first thought when I got back down was I wanted to go again. Right then and there. I met David and he was just as ecstatic and I was.


The adrenaline was incredible and I cannot remember another time in my life where I felt so alive.

This was absolutely exhilarating and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Anyone want to go skydiving? I'm your girl!

The Before I Grow-up Project

Last time I posted was in July. So much has changed in the past 6 months and if you didn't know any better, you might have thought I died after my last post that said I was going skydiving!

Alive and well, I moved back to Virginia and am working for the Chairman in Prince William County, Virginia! Life is beautiful and now that I have settled (to a certain extent) here, I want to pick up where I left off.

Now, I didn't make my goal of 75 things within my year time frame. I think I thought that I could take on more than I realistically could, but everything on this list is something I want to do so I'm going to continue it as the 'Before I Grow-up Project' (still the BIG Project :))

And even though I haven't been posting, I have gotten a few crossed off... so stay tuned!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

#66- Write my own will

I recently fractured my wrist and while waiting in the ER for my turn to see the doctor,they started to ask me questions including if I had a living will. It shocked me, first of all, that they were asking this when it was only my wrist that was injured and also that people actually have living wills.

I have to admit that I don't have much to leave, but I have written out the big things and left them to people who I think will appreciate them the most. When I was researching living wills, I was surprised to see that the majority of the will is based on medical care and procedure. I know that whenever I think about wills, I think of what you would leave people.

They asked questions such as if I would like to donate my organs, and to what cause I would like to donate them to. Though I am not going to share my will on here, as it is personal, it was interesting to see the process and, God forbid there be any accident, I am covered. I am sky diving tomorrow after all!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

#36- Go to Harry Potter World

When I found out that Universal Studios in Orlando was opening a Harry Potter World, I freaked. I joined their mailing list, getting constant updates on the progress of building, their opening and specials. I am a huge Harry Potter fan and was one of those kids that read the whole book through in the matter of a day without putting it down for a second.

My friend Jessica suggested doing a Universal Studios Day and I was finally going to get my shot to see this enchanting world that I have been dying to see since before it even opened. So Jess, along with Nick and Nicholas, headed to Orlando for a day of Wizarding World magic.

I cannot tell you the amount of excitement I had as we approached. It was everything I could've hoped it would be. Just seeing all of the details put into it and how accurate it was to the way I pictured it was amazing. I asked one of the workers if the castle was true to size and she laughed at me, but it seemed so real in my head.

We stood in line for the Forbidden Journey of Harry Potter for over an hour and a half and I was praying that it would be worth it. It was SO worth it. It was a roller coaster combined with a digital stimulator. It was amazing. I wanted to go again but the line was just way too long.

After the ride we headed down to Hogsmeade. We bought some butterbeer and it was delicious. You could only have a few sips though as it was very sweet. I went into Honey Duke's candy shop and bought a chocolate frog AND Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Jelly Beans.

We proceeded to try the different flavored jelly beans which consisted of flavors such as cinnamon, cherry and lemon but also included some disgusting flavors such as dirt, soap and the worst, rotten egg.

We enjoyed the rest of the day throughout the park but Harry Potter World was the highlight for me! Like a kid in a candy shop... literally :)



Another highlight of the day was when I got iced in the middle of the park by my dear friend, Nick. I struggled through the chug, but don't worry, I got him back later that night in the middle of Margaritaville :)

#54- Do a Pub Crawl

When people think pub crawl, they think of something organized, but when my best friend Holly and her boyfriend Brett came into town, we took things into our own hands.

While enjoying a lovely dinner at Sunset Grill down by Cresent Beach, Holly and I decided that tonight would be the night for our pub crawl. We decided, like every pub crawl, we needed some rules...

1) You must have at least one drink at every bar we go to
2) We have to find at least one pirate and take a picture with them
3) We must find at least one recruit to bring along with us
4) We must play Photohunt at every bar that has it and get a high score
5) We must take a picture at every bar. No man left behind.

Now out of all these five rules, we were able to keep 4 of them. Unfortunately we got a little too distracted to play Photohunt at all of the bars but did get the high scores at the first!

Here is the list of the bars we hit:
Sunset Grill
JP Henley's


A1A Aleworks

White Lion PIRATES!

No Name Bar

Mill Top Tavern

Rhett's

Scarlett O'Hara's


By the end of the night, we had made a few friends and had a few too many drinks. We toured most of the bars of downtown St. Augustine. Though my mother would probably not approve of the amount of alcohol consumed throughout the night, we had a blast. And this is one of the reasons I am in love with Saint Augustine. Another successful night :)

Friday, June 17, 2011

#28- Purchase a Star Registry

This is kind of like #14-Send a Message in a Bottle, very romantic. To think that there are millions of stars in the sky and you have one, it's yours, is a beautiful concept.

Now I know that the whole 'naming a star' thing is pretty much a scam and there is no official 'Star Registry' but I found a pretty cool website called Name a Star Live. I checked it out and it looked as legit as possible.

I chose a random star in the Sagittarius constellation, as I am a Sagittarius, and I dedicated it to my mom. After I purchased the star, they sent me a star map as well as a certificate with all the information.

Here is the certificate

And the star chart

I will forever have a star in the sky that I can find and remember this project as well as my beautiful mother :)

#55- Airboat Ride on the Everglades

Another benefit of travelling down to Miramar is that it is right on the Everglades! The day after the bridal shower, Jessica and another friend, Nick decided to cross off this exciting one!

We drove a few minutes away from Jess' house and arrived at Everglades Holiday Park, known for their airboat rides. Now I have always seen these airboats on TV or movies, but I have never actually seen one in real life. I always thought that they have just a few people on it, but our airboat could fit 25! We got our number and waited in the heat until our airboat arrived to take us out.

Now the night before had been a little brutal to us with the bridal shower and all, and a few of us (cough, Nick, cough) were feeling a bit queasy. The boat got there and we took group pictures before we loaded up. Here is ours:



We put Nick on the end of our row so that in case of an emergency, the side of the boat was available to him. we had a great captain named Hernando. He was extremely energetic and seemed to truly love his job.



I was sure to ask Captain Hernando if I was going to see any alligators and he assured me that I would see quite a few. I got very excited. The only time I have ever seen alligators in person was when I went to the Alligator Farm (#5) so I was ready to see me some gators!

We got on our way and I was searching ferociously to spot something. I didn't really get to see anything until we got out into the open water and then I saw it.... those two little eyes in the water.



This is one of the creepiest things to me because all of these alligators all you can really see is their noses and eyes. You have no idea how big they are but Hernando said if you measure from their eyes to their nose that however many inches that is you can calculate into feet.

The airboat ride was a blast and we got to see some pretty cool wildlife. We also got back to shore just in time to beat an incoming storm! This was another fun one and I got to see some things I have never seen before!

Thanks to Jess and Nick for coming with me and being troopers in the heat :)


#57- Do a Ride Along with a Police Officer

I just got back from a lovely weekend in Miramar, Florida for one of my best friends bridal showers. I was lucky enough to be able to cross off two big things, one being a ride along with a police officer.

Jessica is one of my best friends who went to Flagler with me and during her last year at Flagler, she simultaneously went to the police academy as well. She is now a police officer down in Miramar and is pretty bad ass.

During my stay down there, Jessica took me on a ride along. She showed me all the neat stuff in her car, told me some pretty crazy stories and drove me around to show me what it was like to live the life of a cop.

I also had the pleasure of meeting a few of Jessica's police friends and those girls can kick some serious ass. I have a lot of respect for those women who seemingly live in a "man's world".

Here are some pictures:

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

#20- Paint a Picture

Well this one has officially taken me the whole school year :) I started this one a little bit after school started and I have JUST finished it! I think that I have a little bit of creativity in me but I am by no stretch of the imagination a painter!

I have always enjoyed art and while I was thinking about what I was going to paint, I reminisced on my favorite paintings. I came to the conclusion that I was going to combine these paintings (or try to). My former roommate and good friend, who is an amazing artist, visited me and helped me start this process!


We first sketched out the pictures. I combined Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe, Van Gogh's Starry Night, Munch's Scream and a Mondrain.


#26- Try and Find my Birthmother (UPDATE)

So I finally heard back from the Department of Social Services! They sent me a few more forms that I need to fill out but the process now has a timeline. The adoption agency must get back to me within 8 months of May 11 with the search results.

It is crazy to think that this lifelong question will either be answered or not by the end of the year. So nerve wrecking AND exciting! I am flying home this weekend and bringing the paperwork to go over with my parents before I send it in, but next week I will have done my part!

AHH!

#14- Send a Message in a Bottle

This is such a romantic idea. We hear about it all the time in movies and books. My friend Allison had told me about a time that her and some of her childhood friends had written a message and sent it in a bottle. A few years later they got a call from a man who had found the bottle washed up on the beach.

He reminded them of what they had wrote and told them that he had found it in St. Augustine (they threw it out in the middle of a cruise in the Bahamas!). The whole idea is very enchanting to me and I decided to give it a try.

I used a wine bottle from Paradise Springs winery that is based in Clifton, Virginia (my hometown). I thought this was very appropriate :) Here is a picture of the bottle and my message. I threw it over on Vilano Beach in St. Augustine, FL.... wonder if I will ever hear anything back?!


Sunday, May 8, 2011

#34- Bake a Cake for Someone Random

Baking is probably one of my most favorite things in the world. I always wondered what would happen if you just walked up to someone and gave them a cake, randomly. It would make my day, so I figured this would be a good item to put on the list.

So I caught word that two of the youngings that live in my apartment building were having a birthday. I decided to bake a cake for them, go knock on their door and hand it over. I decided to do a white on white cake with decorations with icing and those little sugar letters.

Here is a picture (I cannot get the picture to turn... but you get the idea!):

When finished, I went over and knocked on the door. I told them happy birthday and handed over the cake. The kid looked at me confused and told me it wasn’t for a few more days. Damn. I guess this added to the element of surprise? Regardless, I gave the guys the cake, wished them well and they were stoked. Tell me one college boy who wouldn’t be excited for free cake. Exactly. Day=made.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

#26- Try and Find my Birthmother

When I started this list I knew I would face things that would push me. Things that would be physically hard to do, things that would push me emotionally, this one was probably the most emotional and it has just begun.

I have grown up knowing that I was adopted. I am the most blessed person in the world. My birth mother was 15 when she had me and was so courageous as she took the path that was probably not the easiest: adoption. My parents adopted me when I was a baby and gave me a life that I probably would’ve dreamt of if the situation was any different.

People always ask me if it is weird being adopted, if I am treated different than my siblings, if I feel left out. I can honestly say that I have never felt like I wasn’t part of the O’Brien family. My siblings are my siblings and I still cannot believe we aren’t blood related. My parents are my world, my two best friends who have created the person that I am. I am so grateful to be a part of their family.

It’s funny because people will always tell me that I look like my parents without knowing that I am adopted. We always just chuckle a little knowing that I am adopted, but most of the time we just let it go. I would say that I am the perfect mix in personality between my two parents.

I fit in right?!

When I first brought up the idea of finding my birth parents, my dad was concerned with the outcome. He was concerned that it may open me up to be let down or hurt and at the ripe age of 18 about to head to college, he felt like I should wait. I promised that I would until I graduated from college.

The time has come and I have the full support of my family and friends. I have had numerous conversations with those I love in my life about the possible outcomes, gains and even potential heartbreak that I could endure with this, but I feel like this list has pushed me in a way to open myself up to being ready for this.

I called the adoption agency to figure out how the process works and they informed me that I would have to fill out a application of disclosure, get it certified and mail it to Richmond to start the process. This is the first step of probably many in order to get the search underway.

I printed off the form, filled it out, got it certified and stuck it in an envelope. I then went down to my favorite bar in St. Augustine and sat there with a beer and the envelope in front of me. For the first time in my life I was scared shitless for the doors that this was potentially opening. I sat there awhile and thought about it, I even almost ripped it up at one point.

One of the waitresses and a dear friend of mine, Jerilyn, came up to me. She has known about my story of adoption and my intent to find my birthmother and she sat there and talked to me. She reminded me of my intentions. My intentions to thank my birth mother for the blessing she had given me by giving me up for adoption. The courage she displayed at such a very young age. The sacrifice she made by having me rather than having an abortion. I cry as I write this, not because I am sad or anything like that, but because I know how lucky I am. Phew. Alright.

Bottom line: I mailed the letter. I stood in the post office, even took a picture of the letter as proof, and stuck it in the mailbox. A wave of relief and excitement washed over me. The situation was out of my hands.

Though I do not know what is going to happen, my faith is in God and the right thing will happen! I will keep y’all updated on what comes from this but I wanted to write the post now as to not be let down by any future events, or lack thereof. I will keep on praying and hope for the best!

April: Can I blame it on the showers?

They always say that April showers bring May flowers and that’s exactly what I am planning on giving y’all… Flowers of posts for the whole month of May. April was probably one of the craziest months of my life.

With school finishing up, finals and preparing for graduation, it was a whirlwind of a month that flew by with the blink of an eye. Thank God I allotted myself a full year to finish this project, otherwise it would never have happened. I now have until August 1 to finish the rest of the list while I take two summer classes to up my GPA! I will have a lot of free time.

I was talking to my mom the other day and she was telling me that I don’t need to finish them all. I do. I need to finish this whole list for myself. I am going to push myself to finish this.

Even though I did not post at all during April doesn’t mean that I wasn’t crossing items off the list! While I catch up on blog posts y’all can look forward to reading about 6 different things I was able to cross off during April! So look out for that!
I love you all and loved hearing from people who read the blog. This experience has been a blast and I can’t wait to see what other joys it brings my way!

Monday, March 28, 2011

#44- Go to a psychic

Only a month left until graduation! I have been neglecting my posting due to school but have been crossing a few items off the list! The newest one being to go to a psychic.

I would like to start off by saying that I am Catholic and my mom was not all too pleased about this one. I reminded my mom that this was strictly for fun and I have a strong mind that would not let something like this influence the way I live my life. She didn't feel good about it but it had to be crossed off!

One of my girlfriends lives in Deland, Florida about 60 miles away south of St. Augustine. She had read my list and told me that there was a place about 10 minutes away from her that was considered the "psychic capitol of the world", Cassadaga, FL. How perfect to go to such a place to cross this off!

Allison and I drove down there Sunday morning. This was my first time down to Deland and we enjoyed a lovely lunch in the downtown area. I even got to try chocolate bacon! Although it wasn't as life altering as I thought it might be it was still pretty good.



After lunch we headed to Cassadaga. My nerves really started to kick in and I got a little nervous. We showed up and parked at the local post office. None of the houses have mailboxes so the door was propped open even though it was a Sunday. We walked to the main hotel to see where we should go and they told us that we should walk around the town and see where we got the best vibes and felt the most comfortable. I got a chuckle out of this but we walked around the town a little and all three of us decided on a place called The Purple Rose.



We were greeted by a great guy named Ken who was quick to welcome us and tell us about the store. He could tell that I was nervous and assured me that I needed to relax. He told us that he was a medium in training and told us about the town. He said that the town brought in about 80% of the revenue for the county and that it was the most popular psychic town in the world. I told him that all I could hear was my mom's voice in my head telling me that this was a bad idea and I shouldn't do it. He asked me if my mom was on the other side and I looked at him confused. He asked me if she was dead and I assured him that she was alive and well and that this voice was a very real voice haha.

He signed each of us up for 15 minute sessions and told us to wait awhile until our medium was ready. The three of us went outside and I tried to calm down. We all decided that it was best that I go last. After Allison came out I tried to grill her with questions and she wouldn't tell me anything. She said that she wanted me to go in there with a clear mind.

Finally it was my turn and I followed Galen, the medium, back into a small room. I sat down and she asked me if this was my first reading. I told her it was and she explained the process to me. She said that she didn't want me to ask any questions or anything until she had done my complete reading. This surprised me because I was sure she was going to ask me questions and try to base my reading off of things she could get out of me but it wasn't.

She gave me a note pad so I could take notes as she went along. She asked me if I would pray with her before she started the reading. I must have looked dumbfounded. I had this whole notion that psychics and mediums were devil worshipers, did not believe in God, etc. She closed her eyes and prayed to God to give me positive insight into my life and let this be a positive experience for me. This eased me a little.

She pulled out her tarot cards and asked me to pick one that stood out. It turned out being the Heart card. She told me that I had the hands of a healer and liked to help people. I try to be the mediator in arguments. She then told me to shuffle the cards and laid out my cards. She flipped them over and then went on a 10 minute explanation of what they all meant.

She told me that I was not from there and that I would be moving in about 2 months. That coming up in my life was a time of new beginnings and change. She told me that I would be having difficulties choosing my career path and that I have to follow my heart and not my mind. I need to remember to please myself and make myself happy.

In about 3 months a woman about the age of 40 will be coming into my life. She will be very influential to me but we will part ways, not because of a rift or fight but because it is best for both of us

In about 6 months, a 40ish old male will come into my life and teach and share many things with me. His father will somehow interfere with our relationship.

In 9 months will be a strong period in my life where I will have many admirers but will also attract many people who are jealous and will be cruel and mean.

In a year I will have some hassles around a career choice. It won't be financially but I need to keep in mind that I always have time to change my mind. I need to choose what feels right.

She told me that I will live a very long life, into my early 100s and live a very happy life. She said that I will face periods of trouble but that I will always be able to drive away the negativity with my happiness.

She said that whatever career I do end up in I will be on the A-list and very popular. My life partner will come into my life when I am 24 and will become permanent in my life when I am 25.

She said that I have a very strong connection with God but that I need to step forward and rebuild my connection with my faith.

She said that I will be coming into a moderate lump sum of money and that I should pay off debts before I have too much fun.

She reminded me that family is one of the most important things in my life and that whatever my career choice ends up being I will be sharing wisdom with a large group of people.

whoa. That was a lot to take in. She spoke very fast and I tried to take as many notes as I could. Once she was finished she asked if I had any questions. I asked her a little more about the career choices and she answered my questions. She made me feel very comfortable and I enjoyed it.

Now I know that this lady has not mapped out my future and I do not in any way put my faith in this but it did bring me a little peace. It made me take a step back and realize that everything will work out and fall into some sort of place, even if it’s not what she has told me. This was a very neat experience and was not at all what I thought it would be.

Of course us girls went to get a glass of wine after to discuss our readings and it was interesting to hear them all. I called my mom and filled her in on what she said and my mom reminded me that I was searching for my birth mother who is about the age of 40... weird. Of course I am thinking about all the different ways the reading might fit my life, but isn't that human? It was fun :)

Friday, February 25, 2011

#70- Go to the Daytona 500

I do not know where to start. Every item that I have crossed off this list so far has given me wonderful stories and this one did not fail to follow in suit!

My good friend Nicole helped me cross this one off. We left for Daytona in the morning with no plans, no tickets and a cooler full of beer. Once we got to Daytona, I was shocked with the chaos all around. It was great! Tons of people were walking around, music was blaring, it was awesome.

Parking was horrendous. The cheapest parking we could find was $40 ($120 was the highest I saw). We got parked and made some beer snuggies...




One of the neatest things we found out about this NASCAR race was that you could bring in coolers, bags, etc. in with you! So of course we PACKED our purses with beer (and water... for you mom!) and began to venture in! (I fit 9 beers in my purse! Got those packing skills :))



Once we found parking, we had to move onto the next obstacle... tickets. We knew we had a few options, we could go to the gate and get tickets (around $150 each) or we could scalp tickets. Now I know its not completely legal, I don't know the rules and such, but we took a chance. We found a lovely man who sold us tickets for $75 piece (under face value) and we prayed that they were real!!



We followed the crowd into the raceway (our tickets worked! YAY!) and had to get on a tram to get to our seats in one of the towers. We made friends with some people along the way. If I can say anything about NASCAR people, they are some of the friendliest people I have met! We were also suprised with a concert before the race by one of my all time favorites, Brad Paisley! Talk about America!

We enjoyed our seats. I had to ask some people around me for sun screen even though I had applied some before we went in. Darn ginger skin! Everyone was great and everytime the cars passed by, everyone would stand up and watch. Every time they passed by. Everytime.

One thing my dad had advised me to do was to go down right next to the track and walk around so we could be right next to the cars and hear how loud they were. We got up after a little while in our seats and got back on the tram to bring us around. While standing at the ATM, I saw these two guys with these huge yellow earphones on. I wanted to know what they were listening to and of course wanted a picture with those rad earphones!



After we took our picture, we found out that the guys were army vets who were visiting from Arizona specifically for the race. They invited us to come up to their box and gave us tickets to get up. After going down to the track and hearing the cars (great tip daddy!) we found the elevators to the box and went up.



This is the part where the most amazing thing of the day happened to us. We knew we were going up to a box, but we had no idea that we would be in a box RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STARTING LINE! We literally had some of the best seats in the house (tickets go for about $1,500-$3,000).




We had such a great time. Here are a few more pictures from the day. This was one experience I completely and totally would recommend to anyone and everyone, even if you don't like NASCAR. I had the best time!


Monday, February 21, 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

#1- Run a 5k and raise money for a good cause UPDATE

I received an email about a week or two ago that I was named on the Pink Honor Roll for 2011 as one of the top 20 donors in North Florida! I cannot thank you all enough for your donations, support and best wishes. This truly has been an amazing experience. Though we just made it in the top 20, it is still an honor to be reconized and part of such a great group!

1. Robin Kettlewell
2. Tracey Robbins
3. Ellen Wiss
4. Diana Mackoul
5. Mikki Hunsinger
6. Debbra Good
7. Blake Wall
8. Joanna Drummond
9. Renay Daigle
10. Brenda Courson
11. Peri Nolan
12. Amy Wilking
13. Sandie Koutavas
14. Andrea Sisk
15. Bobbi Jo Broxson
16. Kim Sandberg
17. Kimberley Stanton
18. Craig Johanson
19. Kerry O'Brien
20. Kimberly Holloway

Sunday, February 13, 2011

#74- Paint my own pottery

I had a lovely adventure to Puddy Mud, a local paint your own pottery studio in St. Augustine, with two friends this past Friday. I was shocked by the number of options there were to choose from and my indecisive personality made it difficult to chose what piece of pottery to paint, the colors to use, the theme to go with and the overall outcome of the piece. It was a little stressful!

My two girlfriends had done this a few times before but it has been years since the last time I had. I believe it was a birthday party when I was around maybe 9 or 10? They were much less stressed :)

I decided to go with a BIG project theme, since I was doing this for the project and could get a cool souvenir out of it. Being indecisive, I chose about 5 or 6 different colors and tried to spread them all out around the plate which I chose to paint.




My experienced friends went a little more technical with a bubble technique:


I will post some pictures of the finished project after I pick it up tomorrow (Monday/Valentine's Day!)

PS. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! <3