A Lawrence Bucket List

Well, I turned in my thesis. I can now look at the pieces with new eyes and not thesis eyes. Defense will be the week of April 12th. And then I'll have one more month of teaching before my time at KU comes to an end. I think it's a good time to make a Lawrence bucket list. You know, all the things I want to do in Lawrence before I leave this summer. I've spent the last 33 months inside, mostly. The first 24 of which were awful in that awful, tiny, dark apartment. The last 9 have been lovely here in Village Square. Lovely and bright. Lovely and spacious. But I never go out. So, Lawrence, here's what I plan to do with you before July 1 (in absolutely no order but the order they come to mind):

1. Go to the Farmer's Market at 7am on a Saturday.
2. Go into a restaurant Downtown on a Saturday evening.
3. Walk/jog the length of the trail along the Kansas River.
4. Eat at Runza.
5. See a movie at Liberty Hall.
6. Walk a trail at Clinton Lake.
7. Go shopping Downtown.
8. Visit the KU Natural History Museum.
9. Take pictures of myself all around campus.
10. Visit the KU Visitor's Center.
11. Take Jedsen to breakfast at Wheatfield's.
12. Eat at Free State for the first time as a Lawrence resident.
13. Swim in the apartment pool.
14. Go into every building on campus.
15. Watch the sunset from the top of Fraser Hall.