Fall 2021 bucket list

Hay bales, fall leaves, and pumpkins.

October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.

~Henry Beecher Ward

I love the changing seasons…feel blessed to live in a place where we experience all four…though winter sometimes makes me question that. Still, if I were to choose a favorite season it would be fall…and a favorite month, October.

October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!”

~Rainbow Rowell, Attachments

For this season’s bucket list, I took my inspiration from my fellow bloggers. I read their bucket lists and jotted down the activities that spoke to me…not necessarily the same activities, but similar things inspired by what they were doing.

1. Go to a live performance of some type.

Nothing yet. Stay tuned.

Inspired by https://outandback.live/2021/09/autumn-adventures-2021-september/

2. Bake something.

Nothing yet. Stay tuned.

Inspired by https://outandback.live/2021/09/autumn-adventures-2021-september/

3. See a movie in a theater.

Mission accomplished! I saw The Addams Family 2 with my granddaughter. It was a cute movie, and we had a wonderful time together, eating movie popcorn and Junior Mints.

Inspired by https://shootingstarsmag.net/fall-2021-bucket-list/

4. Eat a caramel apple.

Mission accomplished! I got this beauty from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and it was everything I dreamed of.

Caramel apple with peanuts.

Inspired by https://shootingstarsmag.net/fall-2021-bucket-list/

5. Fall hike at Zion National Park.

This one is probably a bust. We had planned on going during a recent trip to Southern Utah, but the weather was not ideal…and it turned out the Senior Olympics were in St. George…and it was a holiday weekend…so the park was even more crowded than usual. We most likely will not make it back before the weather turns cold, so maybe next year.

Inspired by https://onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.com/my-autumn-2021-bucket-list/

6. Participate in the Orangetheory Fitness transformation challenge.

In progress…sort of. I signed up, got my initial In Body Scan, and then promptly caught a cold. I didn’t think my fellow gym-goers would appreciate my sharing those germs, so I wasn’t able to do the Orangetheory Fitness workouts for a week. Shortly after that, we took a week’s vacation, so I won’t meet the workout goal…and therefore, won’t likely meet the transformation goal. I will, however, do what I can and finish out the challenge with my second scan.

Inspired by https://onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.com/my-autumn-2021-bucket-list/

7. Take in the outdoors, enjoy the leaves—whether that is a drive or nature walk.

Mission accomplished. While, I haven’t yet taken the mountain drive that I envisioned, I took several walks with my husband, granddaughter, and dog while in Southern Utah, and I have tuned in to the beautiful changing trees in my own neighborhood.

Desert view of Southern Utah.

Inspired by https://familyloveinspirationeducation.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/autumn-bucket-list-2021/

8. Coffee or lunch date with each of my daughters.

In progress. I scheduled a lunch date with my oldest daughter for next week.

Inspired by https://familyloveinspirationeducation.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/autumn-bucket-list-2021/

9. Finish my jigsaw puzzle.

In progress. While I have worked on the puzzle some, I will need to step it up, if I hope to finish by season’s end.

Inspired by https://www.myslicesoflife.com/2021/09/fall-bucket-list-2021.html

10. Take a week off work and spend it in Southern Utah with Larry.

Mission accomplished! We spent a lovely week in Southern Utah, where we enjoyed leisurely mornings drinking coffee on the back patio; afternoons walking the trails, floating in the warm water of our swimming pool, and browsing the nearby shops; and evenings enjoying dinners with friends, watching television, and reading books. It was the perfect R&R.

A woman's feet poolside.
Waiting for the water to warm up a bit before I get in.
A teenage girl on a playground.
You’re never too old for a Lifetime playground set.

Inspired by https://www.myslicesoflife.com/2021/09/fall-bucket-list-2021.html

Your turn

That’s how I spent the first month of fall. By my count, I’ve accomplished four of my 10 planned activities, and three more are in progress. Not bad, one-third of the way into the season. What about you? Whichever season you are experiencing, I’d love to hear what you’ve been up to and what you have planned for the coming month. Please do share.

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14 Comments

  1. That caramel apple looks amazing – we don’t have them here – only the red toffee apples (no nuts and no caramel!) Also like the look of that pool (and nice toenail polish!) it all looks so warm and summery – I’m looking forward to Spring easing into Summer here (atm it keeps regressing back into winter rains…)

    1. It really was delicious, Leanne! I have had the red candied apples as well, but not since I was a child. I hope you get your warmer weather soon. Our weather keeps teasing us with winter. I just want to hang onto fall a little longer.

  2. I like how you created your list. My fall treat was not a caramel apple, but an apple fritter! Yum.

    I made a list of 9 “out & about” activities and have done 4 so far. It’s just cooling off this week, so hoping to add another check off (a hike at near-by state park) next week. Fall was always my favorite season…. it’s going to be different here in Florida where it is summer for 6 months of the year! Fall means mornings have dipped below 70, but highs still reach into the 80’s! I know i’ll be happy not having the gray winters we have in Cincinnati.

    1. Ooh Pat, an apple fritter sounds yummy too! I’m glad you’ve been able to get out and about a bit. I hope by the time you read this, you have had a chance to hike. I’m sure fall will be an adjustment for you, but as you said, winter will be lovely.

  3. Hi, Christie – This is an awesome Autumn Bucket List. I never officially make a seasonal Bucket List, but yours is very inspiring. #4 especially appeals to me. I haven’t done that for years!! Happy Autumn!!

  4. I loved the poem you posted at the beginning. I’ve recently made split pea soup and I’ve been drinking chai spice tea. The author and I must have the same idea of what Fall means. I also loved the picture of Tessa-so cute, and she’s growing up! It looks like you have a great Fall planned and I’ve no doubt you will do it all.???

    1. Wasn’t that a lovely autumn sentiment, Cindy? It resonated with me too. Tessa is so grown up. I realized it even more spending a week of one-on-one time with her. I hope fall will bring you closer to good health! XO

  5. I’d like to see the Addams Family movie. And I’d like to eat a caramel apple. Both seem like quintessential fall activities. I might not get to them until November, but that’s okay by me.

  6. Your list is the best!! So fun how you created it from suggestions and activities that others have on their lists. I might try that next time.

    Your pool is just beautiful. The yard looks like a very deluxe resort!! So glad you enjoyed a pleasant week in Utah. When you retire, will that become home or will you continue to travel back and forth?

    Yay for visiting the theater with your grand. And Junior Mints. And especially popcorn. I am excited for Encanto on Thanksgiving week and Clifford the Big Red Dog which opens first. Would like to try to take both grandgirls here in El Paso but Cami might be a mess.

    Love the idea of the daughter dates. Might borrow that one, too, and do it unofficially. Going to see Brennyn this coming weekend to attend her baby shower in Ft. Worth. Maybe I can sneak Lauren away sometime before the year’s end for lunch or a movie.

    I am slowly beginning to write more. Hope to do some writing tomorrow.
    Big hugs!!

    1. It was a fun way to create my list, Leslie. I always think of things I want to do after reading other peoples’ lists, so it made sense.

      We are loving our pool and our yard. I confess, we relied on a landscaper. We just don’t know enough about desert landscaping yet. Once I retire, we will (initially at least) go back and forth between northern and southern Utah.

      I hope you get a chance to see the movies with your grandgirls and have some mother/daughter dates as well.

      Good luck on your writing! Hugs back to you!

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