Tuesday, October 21, 2008

110 Things to do Before I Die

1. Become geographically brilliant
2. Spend time in Paris and indulge in art and culture.
3. Be recognized for a great accomplishment, or accredited award.
4. Memorize all 50 states.
5. Have something published. [x]
6. See the Coliseum.
7. Visit DC again and pay attention this time.
8. Provide a happy home.
9. Own a business (be self employed).
10. Travel to all 50 states.
11. Make a significant donation.
12. Hike the Grand Canyon.
13. See the Great Barrier Reef.
14. Visit Australia, Germany, Spain & Italy.
15. Retire young.
16. See the art I've learned about.
17. Be an extra/character in a movie or TV show. [x]
18. Tell my friends how much I love them.
19. See the Northern Lights.
20. Fall deeply in love. [x]
21. Read 200 + books (including the Bible).
22. Learn to play the piano.
23. Visit NYC & see a Broadway show and Time Square.
24. Attend an opera.
25. Learn a new language.
26. Provide for my parents.
27. Trace my genealogy.
28. Write my own vows and say "I Do" once. [x]
29. Have a 6-Pack.
30. Go to a major sporting event (Super bowl or Olympics).
31. Watch a symphony perform. [x]
32. Scuba Dive. [x]
33. Jump off a waterfall.
34. Design/Build a home.
35. Afford a decorator.
36. Do a back flip- intentionally.
37. Start a Tradition.
38. Be a role model.
39. Enter a dance competition just for the fun of it.
40. Write down my life story.
41. Be in 2 places at once.
42. Oktober fest in Munic.
43. Spend a night in a haunted house. [x]
44. Spend New Years in an exotic place with my husband.
45. Join a fire department.
46. Drive from Coast to Coast.
47. Watch a sunset on the beach.
48. Go on a cruise with my family & closest friends.
49. Winter in Hawaii, Summer in the Alps, Spring in London, and Fall in New England.
50. Deserve what life has to offer.
51. Bungee jump.
52. See the Pyramids.
53. Light a match with a .22 rifle.
54. Fly 1st class… anywhere.
55. Mend a broken friendship. [x]
56. Organize a fundraiser.
57. See Stonehenge.
58. Work for a cause I believe in.
59. Shoot a show of fireworks. [x]
60. Attend a Grand Ball.
61. Watch the sunrise on the top of a mountain.
62. Adopt a child.
63. Plant a garden like my Grandma June had.
64. Ride on a gondola in Venice.
65. Visit a tropical island.
66. Walk on the Great Wall of China.
67. Snowboard.
68. Learn to ballroom dance.
69. Be a great salsa dancer.
70. Backpack in Europe.
71. Live abroad.
72. Sail.
73. Go a week without a computer, cell phone, internet or TV.
74. Own an original piece of art.
75. Understand taxes.
76. Ride a cable car in San Francisco.
77. Get a piece of art into an exhibition. [x]
78. Play a poker game in Vegas.
79. Throw a dart on a map and go there.
80. Attend a film premiere.
81. Own a boat x and jet skis.
82. Learn to golf.
83. Own a villa in Tuscany (or at least a time share!).
84. Graduate College. [ x x ]
85. Watch the Kentucky Derby.
86. Be in the audience of the Academy Awards.
87. Have a romantic moment in a lighthouse.
88. Drink wine in a bubble bath with rose pedals and classical music playing.
89. Stay up all night talking to a friend. [x]
90. Be interviewed by a major newspaper or magazine.
91. Renovate an old house.
92. Make someone cry of happiness. [x]
93. Ride in a hot air balloon.
94. Take a trip without a map or a plan.
95. Visit all 7 continents.
96. Save a life. [x]
97. See a tornado. [x]
98. Make a guest speaker appearance.
99. Raise my family in a Church.
100. Ride a "People Train". [x]
101. Have a wall of Photos.
102. Get married while my Grandparents are around. [x]
103. Get Baptized. [x]
104. Open a coffee shop.
105. Be generous to the communities we grew up in.
106. Open a recreation center for kids to keep them off the street, off drugs, and baby free.
107. Re-vitalize downtown.
108. Learn to cook & bake wonderful things!
109. Conquer my fear of 4 legged/wheeled things.
110. Love my Husband unconditionally with everything I have and everything I am.

** I wrote the first 100 things sometime mid 2006 and have slightly altered them since then. Something cool about it is that several people have come up with their own lists after reading mine. :)

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