Monday, April 26, 2010

Bucket List.....and some more random goals that sometimes are remembered

Here it is, my list of things to do before dying. If you can help me conquer any of these, PLEASE let me know!

100. Say 'hello' in 50 languages
99. Run a half marathon (accomplished 4/18/10)
98. Witness a solar eclipse
97. See the Sydney Opera House
96. Meet Charles Martin
95. Attend the Olympics
94. Go storm chasing
93. Climb an active volcano
92. See the big statue of Christ in Brazil
91. Ride a camel (accomplished 4/3/09)
90. Have a picnic in Central Park (accomplished 5/8/09)
89. Visit Salvation Mountain in California
88. Ride a unicycle
87. Learn how to juggle
86. Write a letter to the president (accomplished 1/25/09)
85. Own a chinchilla
84. Have a part in a Disney movie
83. Visit every town in Oklahoma
82. See all 50 states
81. Go on a ride-along with a cop
80. Kick a pig
79. Fly in a hot air balloon
78. Jump into a fountain (accomplished 9/2/09)
77. See a breaching whale
76. Visit a castle
75. Learn how to surf
74. Go snowboarding
73. Go skiing
72. Be in a band
71. Learn how to play poker (accomplished 1/12/09)
70. See the Sistene Chapel
69. Drive a school bus once
68. Learn to French braid my daughter's hair
67. See a manatee (accomplished 5/19/10)
66. Climb to the top of a rock wall (accomplished 8/30/09)

65. Spelunking
64. Put a guitar pick on Buddy Holly's grave
63. Visit the White House
62. Catch a guitar pick at a concert
61. Bungee jumping
60. Cliff diving
59. Stand under a waterfall
58. Watch my car go backwards up the hill by Ardmore (accomplished 8/7/09)
57. Learn the constellations
56. Play paintball
55. Build a treehouse
54. Feed a venus fly trap
53. Play all 1030 songs in the Songs of Faith and Praise hymnal (accomplished 1/11/09)
52. Perform in front of a crowd of people (accomplished 6/13/09)
51. Paint with oil paints
50. Donate blood (accomplished 9/24/09)
49. Touch a moon rock
48. Eat freeze-dried ice cream (accomplished 10/15/08)
47. Wear a princess dress to my senior prom (accomplished 4/18/09)
46. Drive through a redwood tree in California
45. Write a song with somebody else
44. Teach my kids music
43. Take my kids to the zoo
42. Swim at the Blue Whale Swimming Hole in Catoosa, OK
41. Meet/get a picture with a Blue Man
40. Live in Chicago or another big city
39. Dance in a thunderstorm
38. Eat a philly cheese steak in Philadelphia
37. Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower
36. Look through the Keck Telescope
35. Drive a 1958 Chevrolet Viking
34. Make a blanket for someone else (accomplished 5/27/09)
33. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
32. Walk on the Great Wall of China
31. Make my own outfit
30. Stand on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls
29. Swim with dolphins
28. See a Broadway play (accomplished 5/7/09)
27. Read all of Shakespeare's works
26. Camp on the plains
25. Record a CD
24. Go scuba diving
23. Memorize a book of the Bible
22. Ride a motorcycle (accomplished 3/17/09)
21. Play the violin (accomplished 7/3/09)
20. Kiss the Blarney Stone
19. Take a European vacation
18. Drive my 1958 Chevy Fleetside Apache down Route 66
17. Visit the Elephant building in Margate, New Jersey
16. Sail in the Caribbean
15. Publish a book
14. Hike in the Rocky Mountains
13. Go skydiving
12. Fly the glider from Fly Away Home
11. Fly in an airplane
10. Meet/get a picture with David Cook
9. Take a road trip with my friends (accomplished 7/20--23/09)
8. Audition for American Idol with Manuel
7. Graduate college
6. Graduate high school (accomplished 5/22/09)
5. Work in a children's hospital
4. Become a music therapist
3. Go to the University of Kansas (accomplished 8/20/09)
2. Be a mom
1. Get married


The following is a list I made AFTER the above list of other things that I would like to do, though I sometimes forget the things on this list...oops.

1. Listen to my Dad's favorite CD all the way through (accomplished 6/13/09)
2. See The Fray in concert
3. Attend a concert of a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (John Mellencamp and Wanda Jackson, 2x each)
4. Visit London
5. Buy an electric guitar (8/2/09; thanks Tyler!)
6. Eat a Big Mac (accomplished 4/30/2010)
7. Study Astronomy, novice-ly
8. Stand at Four Corners
9. Stay in the Wigwam Motel
10. Fast for a day
11. Attend a bonfire
12. Ride a segway (accomplished 3/14/09)
13. Attend a St. Patty's Day festival in Ireland
14. Skip in NYC like Buddy the Elf (accomplished 5/8/09)
15. See Bob Dylan in concert (accomplished 8/7/09)
16. Kiss my two best guy friends on the cheek at graduation (accomplished 5/22/09)
17. Catch a bouquet at a wedding (accomplished 6/5/09)
18. Go back to Disney World
19. See all the Star Wars movies, and figure out why it's a big deal
20. Go driving for a whole day with the intention of getting lost
21. Suck helium
22. Buy a Chris Tomlin CD
23. Climb on the outside of a building
24. Run a 5K


(*25. Spoof videos with Alyssa ;)

1 comment:

  1. About #46... your not able Drive throw that tree anymore. My parents went back in '03 and the tree was struck by lightning. So one's allowed to drive throw it anymore. Sorry to ruin one of your goals, but i thought you should know.

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