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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Bucket list...

So my sister Jeannie started her bucket list of 100 things she wants to do in her lifetime (Jeannie's 100 list) . It inspired me to start my own. I have been working on it for a while now, but still haven't reached 100 items....I know if I sat down and thought about it I could come up with more, but I think this is a pretty good start....

  1. Learn to play the guitar
  2. Make a cake for someone famous
  3. Attend Mardi Gras
  4. Organize a huge fundraiser for a charity
  5. Visit New York and see something great on Broadway
  6. Take a girls trip with my mom and sisters
  7. Own my own hot rod (I would specify, but I change my mind weekly)
  8. Race above said car at a drag strip
  9. Visit every state
  10. Visit London and take a picture with the Royal Guard
  11. Ride in a red double-decker bus in above mentioned London trip
  12. Take a photography class
  13. Learn to play the piano
  14. Have a family
  15. Visit Washington DC and tour the White House
  16. Participate in the Disney Princess ½ Marathon in Disney World
  17. Attend a NFL game (preferably Saints…with David)
  18. Learn to play an actual game of Poker (maybe win some money)
  19. Surf somewhere amazing (or just surf)
  20. Learn to use my sewing machine and actual make usable items
  21. Compile a cookbook of family recipes
  22. Catch an impressive king salmon
  23. Visit Burr Oak, Michigan (where a lot of my family is from)
  24. Sip a Cappuccino in Italy
  25. Enjoy scrumptious truffles made by Jacques Torres
  26. Attend a Garth Brooks concert (probably won’t happen because I think he's retired.)
  27. Go on a walkabout in Australia or just visit Australia
  28. Eat a bowl of Lucky Charms in Ireland (don’t judge)
  29. Enter a baking competition or cake decorating
  30. Visit the North Slope and see the rigs
  31. See Mt. Rushmore
  32. Eat a fresh baked baguette in Paris
  33. Visit the original Le Cordon Bleu School in Paris
  34. Surprise David with a trip somewhere he has always wanted to go
  35. Go to France for the 24 hour Le Mans race (obviously taking David)
  36. Drive a motorcycle
  37. Attend an opening ceremony of the Olympics
  38. Host a fancy dinner party
  39. Make pasta from scratch
  40. Have a house that I can have a fire pit in the back yard (so I could make s’mores when ever I wanted!)
  41. Learn to knit
  42. Attend a BMX competition with David
  43. Learn to line dance
  44. Visit the Redwoods forest
  45. Take a wine tour California
  46. Swim with dolphins
  47. Start a successful business with my amazing husband
  48. Catch a fish thrown by the fish guys at Pike’s Market or just go there again
  49. Go camping in a remote location
  50. Learn another language
  51. Try to cross-country ski
  52. Get certified to Scuba
  53. Succeed at wakeboarding
  54. Obtain a BA in something (business probably)
  55. Be an extra in a big movie
  56. Ride in a hot air balloon in the hot air balloon festival in New Mexico
  57. See the Grand Canyon
  58. Actually win money from a slot machine (hopefully big money)
  59. Visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
  60. Take a class by Colette Peters
  61. Pick apples from an apple orchard
  62. Plan a big surprise party (where the guest of honor is actually surprised)
  63. Be married to my husband for over 70 years
  64. Take our moms on a girl’s spa trip somewhere fun
  65. Learn to golf so I can hang with the boys with out the handicap
  66. Own a house on a beach
  67. Bowl a perfect game (or maybe I should just have a goal of over 200)
  68. Take a self-defense course
  69. Be able to do a pull-up
  70. Host a giant Halloween party
  71. Visit Niagara Falls
  72. See the Pyramids
  73. Take a picture crossing Abbey Lane
  74. Visit Graceland
  75. Visit the Library of Congress (I might find the book of secrets…)
  76. Solve the pineapple maze in Oahu at the Dole plantation
  77. Scuba dive with my dad somewhere cool
  78. Plan and host a ginormous family reunion (someday…)
  79. Be a member of my kids (see no. 14) PTA
  80. Eat beignets at Café Du Monde (again, but get a picture this time)
  81. Get my in-laws on a cruise
  82. Host a big family thanksgiving or Christmas dinner
  83. Get all my old pictures scanned and saved.
  84. Take a dance class. (such as ballroom dancing…)
  85. Visit Japan
  86. Stay in Cinderella suite at Disney world
  87. Drive Route 66 with my hubby preferably in a vintage car
  88. Ring in the New Year in Time’s square

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