Masquerade

If you are a follower of my Instagram or my Twitter you will know that last Saturday I helped plan this years Holiday Party for my work. This year in particular was special due to it's theme, which by the title of this post you can see was a Masquerade.

It has been on my Bucket List since I was a little girl, and I first experienced the play 'Phantom of the Opera' that going to a Masquerade was a must! Earlier in the year I was looking up on how I could achieve this when I found out that Castle Loma in Toronto actually holds a Masquerade around New Years. However this was an all ages kinda thing and I just wasn't interested. Then the thought acquired to me that if I couldn't attend one then I would help organize one. So I brought the theme idea to the Social Committee and everyone liked the idea so...BAM!

All year we have been planning this and it was a huge success. Not only did people like this theme but we had the largest turn out for RSVP's ever. We had performers from Zero Gravity Circus who were walking around in costumes while people arrived, as well as a Juggler during Dinner. All the centerpieces were called for and taken at the end of the night by employees, and we also had a photographer for the evening who provided all the wonderful photos.

Granted this wasn't a mandatory Masquerade, and a lot of people didn't wear masks for the whole event, or even at all but who cares! The point is that it was a success and something our company has never done before.

Below are some pictures from the night to show off all our hard work. All photos were taken by Dennis Duong at MotionD Photography.

List of Vendors 

Venue: Castlefield Event Theatre DJ: James Able Disc Jockeys Photography: MotionD Photography Performers: Zero Gravity Circus

Centerpieces and Decorations

Vase/Lampshade/Birdcages/Candelabras: Home Sense Candles: Ikea Generic Masks and White Masks: Party City Ribbons: Michaels 

Metal Masks Worn by Guests: Elite Crafting

I am so glad I have been apart of the Social Committee at MicroAge for two years and have helped organize and plan 4 events. Its been a fun experience but with my new promotion this year I've decided that I can't handle both. So this was definitely a great way to end it.

If you have any questions about anything from the pictures above or the events in general don't hesitate to ask.

Honest to Blog- Bucket Lists

I like a lot of people have a Bucket List. Being an notorious list maker I have created Bucket Lists for different events in my life. I had one when I was in High School as well as one for College. My High School/College one was fairly simple:

Make out with someone in a movie theatre.

Smoke a cigarette.

Go to Prom

Graduate High School

Get Drunk

Try Weed

Get my Licence

Have Sex 

Get into College

Graduate College

Get a Tattoo

The third photo is of my first time drunk. I'm doing my 'Rose Pose'. As you can see from the photos above some of these were accomplished, others took longer then I thought, and some, well some never happened. 

Since then I have created other lists. Much longer lists. I now have a fairly large Bucket List for things I want to accomplish in my life. While I understand that some of my dreams may never happen, see Graduate College above, my plan is to cross off as many as I can.

In my last post I talked about creating goals for myself. I figure having a bucket list is an "In Your Face" way of not only having goals, but also accomplishing those goals.

So without further adieu, here is my Bucket List, split off into different sections no less. Yes I am aware I am a nerd.

Bucket List!!

Classes I Want to Take

Learn Ballroom Dancing

Take a Pole Dancing Class

Learn an Instrument (Guitar or Violin)

Learn Archery

Learn how to drive a Motorcycle

Learn how to Ice Skate/Rollerblade

Learn how to Run

Fun Things to do Once or Twice

Travel on a Plane

Have my photo taken in a photo booth

Fly a Plane

Go Soaring/Gliding

Go in a Helicopter

Go Skydiving

Try Absinthe 

Go Sailing

Swim with Sharks

See a Sea Turtle

Go Scuba Diving

See the Northern Lights 

See a Kangaroo

Do a Marathon for a Charity (walking/running/biking)

Go Zip Lining

Go Bungee Jumping

Get Married

Own a Car

Buy a Home

Do the Polar Bear Swim

Ride an Elephant

Do the CN Tower Sky Walk

Meet a Celebrity

Be an extra on a film set

Go Skiing/Snowboarding

Stay in a Penthouse in a Hotel

Go to a shooting range and fire a gun

Go White Water Rafting (This is by far the scariest thing I can do. I have a terrible fear of drowning.)

See a Meteor Shower

Go to a Ball

Go to a Masquerade

See a Cirque du Soleil Show

Get into a Food Fight

Do the Zombie Walk

Do the Colour Run

See a Ballet

Have a REALLY Fancy Night Out. 

Take a REALLY SCARY Haunted Tour

See a 3D Chalk Art

Dance in the Rain

Do a Free Stand Hand Stand

Go Horse Back Riding

Have the balls to do a Boudoir Photoshoot

Travel

Go to Florida

Go to France

Go to Ireland

Go to Scotland

Go to Africa

Go to Australia

Go to Hawaii

Go to Dubai

Go to Egypt and see the pyramids

Go to China and see and walk on the Great Wall

See a Cherry Blossom Festival

Go to Tokyo

Go to Austria and do the Sound of Music Tour

See Austria's Green Lake

Go to Germany for Krampus Fest and see The Geiger Museum

Stay at a room in Lake Louise

Go to Amsterdam

See a Volcano (preferably not because I'm running from Lava)

Go to Pompeii

Go to Hollywood and take a tour of film sets and see the Hollywood Sign. 

Go on an Alaskan Cruise

Go to New York

Go to San Francisco

Go to a Lantern Festival

Go to Las Vegas

See Easter Island

Go to England

See Antelope Canyon and The Grande Canyon

Go to North and South Carolina

Go to British Columbia

Go to New Orleans

Things I want to Own
(Yes it may seem shallow but a girl deserves pretty things)
Something from Tiffany
Burberry Trench Coat
Pearl Earrings
Christian Louboutin Black Pumps
Wardrobe filled with Dresses
Brand Spanking New Car
Own my Home (no more mortgage payments)
Richard Vaughan's First Published Book

Pretty Long Ass list, right? Well as you can see I've crossed some of those things off, but I'm far from done. I am also aware that some of these things are super crazy and I will never ever achieve them, but what happens if I can? Well then I take out my fancy pen -or in this case scratch out button- and cross it off my list. So here's to making goals and achieving them.

Do any of you have Bucket List? Are you like me and carry it on you where ever you go? What are some of the things on your Bucket List?

PS in my next post I'll be sharing all about the latest thing I got to cross off my Bucket List.

Honest To Blog- Goals for the Future.

Well its been a while since I wrote on this blog. And I hate to admit it, but this always happens. It's like a common thing with me, which is a fact that I hate. I get an idea to do something - like write this blog- and then it slowly fizzles out because I get distracted by something else going on in my life. Or laziness will become a factor. A lot of laziness if I'm being completely honest.

But I really love this blog, and I really love writing on here. I find it's a way to get my thoughts out or to keep myself motivated with goals.I will admit that I did want this blog to take off. Into what? I didn't know. I just kept thinking wouldn't it be awesome if I had people who were interested in the things I did and would want to follow my blog and then I realized a few things.

1. No one really cares what I do. And I'm not saying that in a "Oh golly gee everyone hates me and no one cares what I do." I'm saying it in a "No one cares cause I don't do anything spectacular or different." I mean I don't even think my family reads this.

2. I don't post nearly enough to garner (is that even the right word? or the right spelling?) an audience who would want to follow my blog. So really should I be surprised I have no followers.

3. This started out as something I wanted to do for me. A place to show off my talents and screw it if I don't have an audience. So what if the only people who read it are my husband, because I ask him to edit my work, and myself. I have a feeling that's my core audience. LOL. And if for some reason you actually are reading this and I've excluded you then I'm sorry and please continue to read my stuff. Leave a message and we can chat, and then I will know there are more people out there who actually like what I do.

Anyway I've recently been writing a bit more and to be honest I'm actually enjoying it. A Lot. More then I thought I would. I'm currently working on a novel that has been in my head for a while. Richard started a little writing group which I joined and while I'm only in my third chapter, I'm thinking to myself,

WOW I'm in a third chapter of a novel I'm writing. 

**Que Happy Dance**

And I've been getting a lot of compliments on it from people I've asked to read it. Plus those people are asking for the next chapters because they actually want to know what happens. Which got me thinking more about this blog.

So I'm going to set a couple of goals for myself. I really want to write weekly posts even if its something small that's happened. I'm hoping it will keep me motivated to continue to write, and goals are always good to have I think. I'm a notorious list maker so this is just something else to add to the list.

So here's hoping my laziness and life doesn't become to much of a problem and I can keep my goals and my writing a priority in my life. Also if you have been reading my posts thanks for sticking around, and I hope to continue to entertain you. :)