Check.

When I created our wedding website, I wrote a biography (auto, in my case...duh) for both myself and Danny. In mine, I wrote:

"Her ultimate dreams are to own an adorable kitten, travel across the Atlantic Ocean, beat Danny Cho in a game of Cribbage, and pen a memoir entitled "Tales of the Five Foot Nothing".

Well, guess what kids? Its a year later and I can check off two of those things. Mainly, I'm excited to say I've traveled, not once, but twice, over the atlantic ocean. Secondly, Bing is adorably orange and perfectly striped. So, check and check. 

It's no secret that I'm a super hardcore Harry Potter nerd fan, and so it should come as no surprise that I watched the online streaming of the London premiere of Deathly Hallows Part One. During one of the interviews the camera panned over to a group of fans wearing "I Heart Las Vegas" shirts. I thought, well if they're there, why can't I go? And so, the seed had been planted. 

Because of my flying phobias and lack of money (I had just gotten married and therefore all my paychecks from then until Kingdom Come belonged to Visa...still do, actually) I was fairly certain this trip would never happen. However, if there's anything a graphic design degree teaches you [other than "negative space is your friend" and "craft is everything"] its that anything can be done in any amount of time. All you need is an idea and a lot of coffee. 

Luckily, I have a pretty amazing mother and so she agreed to go with me. I'm pretty sure she was calling my bluff, but, my friends, i do not bluff when it comes to the Wizarding World or conquering fears. And so, two weeks before the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two (the final UK premiere for HP ever), it was with very sweaty palms and a bit of nausea that I booked my mom and I a week in London, England. 

That [amazing] story I will save for my next post. Spoiler alert: I made it back alive.