Bucket List

This will be year 15 of the additions to my bucket list (I really need to come up with a better name for this list)! I guess that also means it’s time to get older! Happy birthday to me. 33 came very quickly!

The point isn’t to accomplish everything on a list… the point is to live, to have goals, to explore, and to keep dreaming. I don’t just want to survive…. I want to enrich my life by challenging myself… intellectually and emotionally.

My Life Mission Statement: SEEK. SAIL. SOAR.
Constantly Seek my faith, my creator, the love of my life.

Sail onto new lands, visit foreign soil, and open my mind to life unlike my own. Understand others cultures through immersion. Don’t stay comfortable. I learn the most about myself when I am outside of the walls of comfort.

Soar above what I believe I am capable. Make the best of who I am. Challenge myself. Each day try not to be better than anyone other than me. Do not be petty. Try to live a life worthy of the calling I have been given. Be Humble. Be Gentle. Be Patient. Create Peace.

• _: Need to be accomplished.
• X: Been accomplished.

_ Publish a book

X Teach someone to read

_ Swim with turtles

X Graduate high school

X Try Sushi

X Go to at least one dance

X Learn to play an instrument

X Take an advanced course

_ Watch a play in NYC

X Dance at a Powwow

_ Go horseback riding on the beach

X Climb a mountain

_ Skydive

X Ride a Harley

X Watch a thunderstorm in the south

_ See the northern lights

_ Spend a night trying to count the stars

X Learn how to use a gun

X Take a Self Defense course

X Spend the night in a castle

_ Go rock climbing

X Learn to swing dance

X Learn to play the drums

_ Learn to play the piano

_ Learn to play the guitar

X Learn to play the native flute

X Play a bamboo flute

X Learn to paint

X Get the lead in a play

X Direct a play

X Write a play

X Learn how to sketch

X Go on a mission trip

X Sing a solo in front of a crowd

X See the cougars at the zoo

X Pet a tiger

X Go to college

X Graduate college

X Go to graduate school

X Get my masters

X Get Married somewhere beautiful

X Have My Dream wedding

_ Fly a plane

X Shake hands with the president of a country

X Ride a train

X Get a tattoo

X Learn to drive

X Get my drivers License

_ Read a Tale of Two Cities

X Give an inspirational speech

_ Change someones life for the better

_ Hold a baby in a third world country

_ See a giraffe outside the zoo

X Get 7 piercings

X Send 100 letters to people I have never met

_ See the Red Sox play in Fenway

X Eat a dodger dog in Dodger Stadium

X Hold an office

X Plant a tree

_ Develop my own film

_ Learn Spanish

_ Learn Korean

_ Learn Japanese

_ Learn Potawatomi

_ Learn Sign Language

X Learn to cook

X Live in Portland, OR for a little while

X Live in Los Angeles For a while

_ See all 50 States

_Roadtrip across the states

X Visit San Francisco

X Visit Seattle

_ Visit Boston, MA

X Visit Hollywood, CA

X Visit Colorado Springs, CO

X Visit Potawatomi Reservation

X Visit Reno, NV

X Visit Las Vegas, NV

X Visit Mexico

X Visit Canada

_ Visit Venice

_ Visit Zurich

_ Visit Rome

_ Visit Sydney

X Visit London

_ Visit Manila

_ Visit Japan

_ Visit Korea

_ See the Great Wall

_ Visit Ethiopia

_ Visit Peru

_ Visit Prague

_ Visit Cairo

_ See the Museum of Cairo

X Visit Lochness and look for Nessie

X See where C.S. Lewis lived

_ Visit Brazil

X Go Sailing

X Go on a roadtrip

X Sing Karaoke at least once

X See the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland

X Start a drama group

X See a palm-tree in California

X See Yellowstone

X See Yosemite

X See the Redwoods

X See the Sequoias

X See Red Rock

X See the ocean

X Go Snowboarding

X Go Puddle Jumping

X Go Long boarding

_ Windsurf

_ Have a candle light dinner under the stars

X Swim in the ocean (not just wade)

X Go Backpacking

X Experience Love

X Do an independent research project

_ Go Surfing

X Go white water rafting

X Call my FP’s

_ Ride an elephant

_Ride a Camel in the desert

_ Take horseback riding lessons

_ Own a horse

X Color my hair

X Go to at least one reunion

X Take a million photographs

X Meet someone famous

_ Learn to read music

X See more than 50 concerts

X See my mother again before she dies

X See an Opera

_ See a ballet (Live)

X See a Broadway show

X Dance in the rain

X Write a song

_ Do one thing that scares me everyday

X Drive a Jeep

X Own a Business

X Be my own boss

_Apply to a doctoral program

_ Get into a doctoral program

_ Get a doctorate

_ Learn to Sail

_ Own A Sailboat

_Throw a mega party, invite everyone I know, and not care if anyone shows up

_Swim with dolphins

_Fold 1000 origami cranes and give them to random strangers

_Visit a Volcano

_Go on a Disney cruise

X Go to disneyland

X Go to grinchmas

_ Tell someone my life story to a complete stranger without being afraid to spare the details

_Have a food fight at a restaurant

_Go Whale Watching

X Go to at least one major sporting event

_Milk a Cow

_Go Scuba Diving somewhere tropical

_Visit a concentration camp and never forget

X Be the member of an audience on a tv show

_Eat Green Eggs and Ham

_Tango dance in Argentina

_Write a letter to my favorite author

_ Have my portrait painted

X Visit the place I was born

_Watch a lightening storm at sea

X Have a meal with a stranger

X Swim in a pool with all of my clothes on

X See Fireflies

_ Drink Chamomile tea at The Pink Door

_Have a pet goat

X Own a home

X Try Scallops

X Eat at one of Gordon Ramsey’s restaurants

_ Spend a Christmas at Disneyland

_Ride in a horse drawn Sleigh in the snow

_Visit Disneyworld

_Have a HUGE family reunion

_Feed Some Sharks

_Make sure my children experience many cultures

X Adopt a Dog

XGet a Passport

X Buy a Car

X Take my kids to Disneyland

_ Get Mommy and Me Pedicures

_Take a Cooking class

_xWrite my will

_ Visit the White House

_See the skull of Phineas Gage

_Visit the Museum of Neuroanatomy in Buffalo

_ Visit the International Banana Museum in Mecca, CA

_ Spend a night at June Lake

_ Do Financial Peace University

_ Pay off my student loans

_ Buy a home and stay there until we retire

_ See the Dodgers win the World Series

X Take family photos somewhere beautiful

_ Visit the San Diego Zoo

_Stay at Hotel Del Coronado

X Take the kids to an aquarium

_ Try a mint julep

_ Color my hair something crazy

_

Well it’s that time of year again.. time to add to my CRAZY BUCKET LIST!  This will be year 14 of the additions… and I’m having a difficult time trying to figure out what to add to the list! It’s been an odd birthday tradition but I figure I should stick to it. So here is year 14… dun dun duh!

The point isn’t to accomplish everything on a list… the point is to live, to have goals, to explore, and to keep dreaming. I don’t just want to survive…. I want to enrich my life by challenging myself… intellectually and emotionally.

My Life Mission Statement: SEEK. SAIL. SOAR.

Seek your faith, your creator, the love of your life

Sail onto new lands, visit forien soil, and open your mind to life unlike your own. Understand others cultures through immersion. Don’t stay comfortable. You learn the most about yourself when you are outside of the walls of comfort.

Soar above what you believe you are capable. Make the best of who you are. Challenge yourself. Each day try not to be better than anyone other than yourself. Do not be petty. Try to live your life worthy of the calling you have been given. Be Humble. Be Gentle. Be Patient. Create Peace.

_: Need to be accomplished

X: Been accomplished

1. _ Write a book
2. _ Publish a book
3. X Teach someone to read
4. _ Swim with turtles
5. X Graduate high school
6. X Try Sushi
7. X Go to at least one dance
8. X Learn to play an instrument
9. X Take an advanced course
10. _ Watch a play in NYC
11. X Dance at a Powwow
12. _ Go horseback riding on the beach
13. X Climb a mountain
14. _ Skydive
15. X Ride a Harley
16. X Watch a thunderstorm in the south
17. _ See the northern lights
18. _ Spend a night trying to count the stars
19. X Learn how to use a gun
20. X Take a Self Defense course
21. _ Go rock climbing
22. X Learn to swing dance
23. X Learn to play the drums
24. _ Learn to play the piano
25. _ Learn to play the guitar
26. X Learn to play the native flute
27. X Play a bamboo flute
28. X Learn to paint
29. X Get the lead in a play
30. X Direct a play
31. X Write a play
32. X Learn how to sketch
33. X Sing a solo in front of a crowd
34. X See the cougars at the zoo
35. X Pet a tiger
36. X Go to college
37. X Graduate college
38. X Go to graduate school
39. X Get my masters
40. _ Meet my grandparents ( They passed away)
41. X Get Married somewhere beautiful
42. X Have My Dream wedding
43. _ Fly a plane
44. X Shake hands with the president of a country
45. X Ride a train
46. X Get a tattoo
47. X Learn to drive
48. X Get my drivers License
49. _ Read a Tale of Two Cities
50. X Give an inspirational speech
51. _ Change someones life for the better
52. _ Hold a baby in a third world country
53. _ See a giraffe outside the zoo
54. X Get 7 piercings
55. X Send 100 letters to people I have never met
56. _ See the Red Sox play in Fenway
57. X Hold an office
58. X Plant a tree
59. _ Develop my own film
60. _ Learn Spanish
61. _ Learn Korean
62. _ Learn Japanese
63. _ Learn Potawatomi
64. _ Learn Sign Language
65. X Learn to cook
66. X Live in Portland, OR for a little while
67. X Live in Los Angeles For a while
68. _ See all 50 States
69. _Roadtrip across the states
70. X Visit San Francisco
71. X Visit Seattle
72. _ Visit Boston, MA
73. X Visit Hollywood, CA
74. _ Visit Colorado Springs, CO
75. X Visit Potawatomi Reservation
76. _ Visit Reno, NV
77. X Visit Las Vegas, NV
78. X Visit Mexico
79. X Visit Canada
80. _ Visit Venice
81. _ Visit Zurich
82. _ Visit Rome
83. _ Visit Sydney
84. _ Visit Manila
85. _ Visit Japan
86. _ Visit Korea
87. _ See the Great Wall
88. _ Visit Ethiopia
89. _ Visit Peru
90. _ Visit Prague
91. _ Visit Cairo
92. _ See the Museum of Cairo
93. _ Visit Brazil
94. X Go Sailing
95. X Go on a roadtrip
96. X Sing Karaoke at least once
97. X See the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland
98. X Start a drama group
99. X See a palm-tree in California
100. X See Yellowstone
101. _ See Yosemite
102. X See the Redwoods
103. X See Red Rock
104. X See the ocean
105. X Go Snowboarding
106. X Go Puddle Jumping
107. X Go Long boarding
108. _ Windsurf
109. _ Have a candle light dinner under the stars
110. X Swim in the ocean (not just wade)
111. X Go Backpacking
112. X Experience Love
113. X Do an independent research project
114. _ Go Surfing
115. X Go white water rafting
116. X Call my FP’s
117. _ Ride an elephant
118. _Ride a Camel in the desert
119. _ Take horseback riding lessons
120. _ Own a horse
121. X Color my hair
122. X Go to at least one reunion
123. X Take a million photographs
124. X Meet someone famous
125. _ Learn to read music
126. X See more than 50 concerts
127. X See my mother again before she dies
128. X See an Opera
129. _ See a ballet (Live)
130. X See a Broadway show
131. X Dance in the rain
132. X Write a song
133. _ Do one thing that scares me everyday
134. X Drive a Jeep
135. X Own a Business
136. X Be my own boss
137. _Apply to a doctoral program
138. _ Get into a doctoral program
139. _ Get a doctorate
140. _ Learn to Sail
141. _ Own A Sailboat
142. _Throw a mega party, invite everyone I know, and not care if anyone shows up
143. _Swim with dolphins
144. _Fold 1000 origami cranes and give them to random strangers
145. _Visit a Volcano
146. _Go on a Disney cruise
147. X Go to disneyland
148. _ Tell someone my life story without being afraid to spare the details
149. _Have a food fight at a restaurant
150. _Go Whale Watching
151. X Go to at least one major sporting event
152. _Milk a Cow
153. _Go Scuba Diving somewhere tropical
154. _Visit a concentration camp and never forget
155. X Be the member of an audience on a tv show
156. _Eat Green Eggs and Ham
157. _Tango dance in Argentina
158. _Write a letter to my favorite author
159. _ Have my portrait painted
160. _Watch a lightening storm at sea
161. X Have a meal with a stranger
162. X Swim in a pool with all of my clothes on
163. X See Fireflies
164. _ Drink Chamomile tea at The Pink Door
165. _Have a pet goat
166. X Own a home
167. X Try Scallops
168. X Eat at one of Gordon Ramsey’s restaurants
169. _ Spend a Christmas at Disneyland
170. _Ride in a horse drawn Sleigh in the snow
171. _Visit Disneyworld
172. _Have a HUGE family reunion
173. _Feed Some Sharks
174.  _Make sure my children experience many cultures
175. _Adopt a Dog
176. _Get a Passport
177. X Buy a Car
178. _ Take my daughter to Disneyland
179. _ Get Mommy and Me Pedicures
180. _Take a Cooking class
181. _ Write my will
182. _ Visit the White House
183. _See the skull of Phineas Gage
184. _Visit the Museum of Neuroanatomy in Buffalo
185. _ Visit the International Banana Museum in Mecca, CA