Hi friends—I have had a lot of you ask me lately how many things I have checked off my list. Some things are on going but I have been consistently doing them so I am going to include those in this tally along with the ones that have been checked off. So right now I am currently at 24 things—so almost half way! I have some plans to get a few more completed this fall so make sure you are following along on my journey!

Karaoke night was so much fun and it was also Alysha’s bday and I would definitely say we brought the energy—not the talent! hahaha! Alysha has some friends that can actually sing and I am not that gifted but I do really embrace my song choice! Thanks Tanis for suggesting that I add this to my list! Surprisingly, I had not ever Karaoke’d out in public before, only at friend’s houses.

We kicked the night off by singing Anaconda by Nicki Minaj, hahaha!

We also sang some Kelly Clarkson ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’ and my personal fav song to sing (I always crank it up in the car when I hear it) ‘What’s Going On?’ by Four Non Blonds. And I think most karaoke night need to include a little Whitney Houston.

Disclaimer—do not listen to this for quality instead enthusiam!

I have always been a fan of a microphone—one of my first jobs was at Fuddruckers and I loved being on the mic calling out people’s names when their food was ready. I have also had the pleasure of MC’ing a wedding and bringing out my karaoke microphone at home to host bingo nights. Even if I didn’t have a microphone at Alysha’s karaoke bday party, I was still singing!

Reese was my personal Uber driver for the night and we even convinced him to some inside and sing a few songs with us. We ended the night with a little Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It definitely a song for any generation. And arguably one of the best songs ever written.

I also love having adult kids who are willing to do things with you! Honestly, give this gal a shot and a microphone and she will bring the fun!

I am definitely up for another night of karaoke—let me know if you want to join me!

Don’t you find that you go to the same places to eat a lot? It’s easy, you know the menu and all that? Well in my quest to have NEW to ME experiences (you know, knowing that you never went to a certain place with anyone before) I wanted to try a new restaurant in Edmonton and I recruited a couple of my favourite people to join me.

In fact, none of us had been there to eat before which was fun for us to experience it together!

We decided to check out Yianni’s Taverna on Whyte Ave. I have seen this place for years and have always wanted to check it out as I have heard it has really excellent Greek food. Greek food is one of my favourite cuisines.

The menu had a lot of options and the atmosphere was great. We went on a weeknight and I have heard on the weekends they have entertainment. I love the open to the street atmosphere but we chose a cozy corner inside.

Marian and I enjoyed a glass of Prosecco and the 3 of us shared the most amazing calamari, tzatziki, hummus and pita to start. I would say that the calamari some of the best in the city that I have had. And yes, I know what you are thinking—-I eat calamari but I had never had a peanut butter & jam sandwich until earlier this year. Judge as you must, hahaha!

I have been to Greece a couple of times (when can I go back? Who wants to come?) and I have to say this food felt pretty authentic to me. I would definitely recommend Yiannis if you are looking for good food and a fun atmosphere.

This portion was huge! It made a great lunch the next day too which is always a win.

Thanks to all of my friends that have been helping me check off things from my list. We are now 8 months in and pretty much everyone I know is familiar with ‘my list’! Now I can say this experience is checked off too!

The best of the best from my lululemon life!

p.s we also got ice cream from Made by Marcus after this and I got chocolate on my yellow pants! I can’t get the stain out—message me if you have a secret!