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358) Make an ice sculpture

358) Make an ice sculpture

Late night experiments using ice, glass, light, and a drill

356) Get our fortune told

356) Get our fortune told

Giovanna has been in the “psychic” business for 17 years. From everything I’ve read online,

346) Cross-country ski

346) Cross-country ski

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] Flying down hills at fast speeds, strapped to

343) Vow a day of silence

343) Vow a day of silence

All I can recall were the nuances of the day: the long, silent drive to

339) Send a parcel to a stranger

339) Send a parcel to a stranger

If all goes according to plan, someone named Erin Lindsay from Calgary, Alberta (a stranger

335) Make a 10'+ ft. snow man

335) Make a 10′+ ft. snow man

There were those that doubted us on this to-do. 10 feet? Seriously? Um, like, how

332) Toboggan in Toronto

332) Toboggan in Toronto

There’s freakin’ snow in Toronto. Like everywhere! I thought we’d have to kill this to-do

331) Have a winter picnic

331) Have a winter picnic

Next weekend we head up north to do some winter camping and knock off the

314) Winter hot tubbing

314) Winter hot tubbing

John’s return to Toronto (after a month of being away from home) was promptly followed

308) See Gaudi's Sagrada Família

308) See Gaudi’s Sagrada Família

[The following is a designated 'John-only' to-do] I have wanted to see this building for

304) Research the 2012 Mayan Prophecy

304) Research the 2012 Mayan Prophecy

Well here we are on the morning of December 21st, the end of the Mayan

292) Jello eating contest

292) Jello eating contest

This to-do is dedicated to all the college frat parties we never attended nor were

282) Dress up...for fun

282) Dress up…for fun

Last week on a whim we decided to dress up for fun. That morning we

281) Get our shoes shined

281) Get our shoes shined

My father used to go to work every morning in shiny leather shoes. He’d keep

274) Dismantle a complex electronic device

274) Dismantle a complex electronic device

It should be said, this to-do requires that we “dismantle a complex electronic device” NOT

266) Conduct our own acid rain project

266) Conduct our own acid rain project

According to the pH strips in our kids chemistry set, our Toronto rain water has

259) Bet on a horse

259) Bet on a horse

This was not how I imagined it would be. In my head I imagined more

258) Watch a horse race

258) Watch a horse race

We watched, we bet, we lost, we ate, we left

245) Decorate for Halloween

245) Decorate for Halloween

Last Halloween John and I ditched a friend’s Halloween party, stayed home instead, turned off

244) Buy fudge from a trading post

244) Buy fudge from a trading post

I’ve spent a good chunk of my life driving up north to the cottage. Always

238) Go to a live taping of a TV show

238) Go to a live taping of a TV show

If we lived in New York City, we’d totally attend a live taping of the

237) Go to the symphony (blindfolded)

237) Go to the symphony (blindfolded)

First off, thanks to John’s parents who agreed to partake in this “cultural experience” with

233) Own an ant farm

233) Own an ant farm

We have yet to figure out why our ants have barely responded to their new,

232) Canada's Wonderland date

232) Canada’s Wonderland date

The last time either of us visited Canada’s Wonderful, we were like sixteen or something.

228) Explore Aromatherapy

228) Explore Aromatherapy

Without access to a certified aromatherapist, or an amateur aromatherapist for that matter (the sales

227) Ph Test our water

227) Ph Test our water

We wanted to be sure our city water was safe to drink and the only

211) Cut each other's hair

211) Cut each other’s hair

{Note: This was the first to-do of ten completed this past weekend at John’s family’s

185) Start a rock collection

185) Start a rock collection

If there’s anything as titillating as building a burgeoning rock collection, it’s photographing a burgeoning

168) Build an Inuksuk

168) Build an Inuksuk

With deep roots in Inuit culture, the Inuksuk was used as a navigational device to

160) Pluck a chicken

160) Pluck a chicken

[Warning: this video may upset some] A recent survey in Britain revealed that 1 in

151) Write a jingle together

151) Write a jingle together

Most people don’t know this about me, but I’m an exceptional bad jingle writer. This

147) Visit a Chicago jazz bar

147) Visit a Chicago jazz bar

For a little over a year, John and I ran a small jazz series from

146) Leave a lock on a bridge

146) Leave a lock on a bridge

On bridges across the globe from Paris to New York to Rome, personalized love locks

126) Play checkers in the park

126) Play checkers in the park

Originally I had envisioned us playing checkers with a little old man at one of

113) Go commando for a weekend

113) Go commando for a weekend

Apparently in the jungle it is recommended to go without socks and underwear in order

109) Feed a Lama

109) Feed a Lama

Before this week, I’d never met a lama. We don’t have many lamas in Toronto.

108) Catch a butterfly (then let it go)

108) Catch a butterfly (then let it go)

Along the Inca Trail alone there are close to 4000 varieties of butterflies. We managed

107) Learn to knit

107) Learn to knit

When I was younger my mother use to draw. She was an exceptional drawer; portraits

99) Ride on a rickshaw

99) Ride on a rickshaw

As I feared (and half-expected), my lost luggage won’t be arriving here in time for

96) Make out on the bleachers

96) Make out on the bleachers

What a weekend. We’re spent. Exhausted. Can barely type. Resorting to short sentences. Eyelids closing…..

95) Ring an old church bell

95) Ring an old church bell

This was one of the highlights of my weekend Thanks to big brother Dave for

93) Have a couples sleepover

93) Have a couples sleepover

Impromptu couples sleepover party with John, his sister Liz, and Emmanuel

92) Calculate our bodyweight in stones

92) Calculate our bodyweight in stones

Admittedly, this is a ridiculous to-do…. Have you ever watched that show….that hilariously alarming British

89) Throw a surprise birthday party

89) Throw a surprise birthday party

The thing I really love about this crazy project of ours (which, I’ll admit, is

84) Make a playlist of accordion songs

84) Make a playlist of accordion songs

Today we finally put together that accordion playlist we’ve been meaning to do for over

68) Go curling!

68) Go curling!

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] A week ago I received an invite from

63) Camp in Spring Thaw

63) Camp in Spring Thaw

“Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one

50) Drink wine at a movie theatre

50) Drink wine at a movie theatre

If you’re looking to drink an entire bottle of wine in a movie theatre and

47) Kiss upsidedown like Spiderman

47) Kiss upsidedown like Spiderman

Nimbly and awkwardly, against the pale moonlight of a cool, winter night, he hangs silently

43) Smoke a cuban cigar

43) Smoke a cuban cigar

Friday Night: A Friday night in Toronto, and we had options. We could have attended

22) Camp out in our backyard

22) Camp out in our backyard

It’s an abnormally balmy February morning in Toronto. The sweet smell of mud, the damp

21) String backyard lights

21) String backyard lights

Last night we pitched our new tent in our muddy backyard, strung up lights, and

11) Celebrate the Chinese New Year

11) Celebrate the Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone! Today marks the dawn of the Year of the Dragon,

1) Finish a list of 365 things we'd like to do

1) Finish a list of 365 things we’d like to do

Today we completed our big bad mother of all to-do lists. 365 to-do items for