My Bucket List

After reading various blogs, I decided to write up my very own bucket list. This is a list of personal goals, travel goals, and other goals that I would like accomplish someday. My list is constantly growing and ever changing and is in no particular order. Things that I have completed already will be in underlined and dates will be attached for events I can remember.

1. Own a house
2. Lead a song in a church choir
3. See a Chippendales show
4. Get a Masters degree (completed August 8, 2009)
5. Run in a marathon (completed December 8, 2019)
6. Plant a tree
7. Write a book or article for a major publication
8. Drive across every U.S. State
9. Take a cross country trip
10. Learn to swim
11. Swim in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
12. Pay for a stranger's groceries
13. Climb a large mountain
14. Have a job I enjoy going to everyday
15. Spend a whole week in silence (did a weekend silent retreat but would like to try for a week)
16. Speak in front of a large crowd
17. Be a contestant on a game show
18. Win an award
19. Jump off of a waterfall
20. Learn to surf
21. Bungee jump
22. Visit the Effiel Tower in Paris, France
23. Get a passport and a have it stamped
24. Wear a bikini
25. Attend a vegetarian/vegan festival
26. Learn to salsa or tango
27. Learn a new language
28. Try vegetarian, vegan, and raw vegan diets
29. Go snorkeling
30. Visit a volcano
31. Fly first class (done December 10, 2019)
32. Fly in a helicopter
33. Ride a rollercoaster
34. Learn sign language
35. Go to a costume party dressed as a fantasy character
36. See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum
37. See the Sistine Chapel in Italy
38. Make a difference in someone's life
39. Go on a 100% vegan cruise
40. Tell my parents (and siblings) that I love them
41. Read a book on a subject I've never thought of reading about
42. Fall in love
43. Be in love
44. Watch a sunrise
45. Watch a sunset
46. See the Northern Lights
47. Learn to knit
48. Learn to play a musical instrument
49. Be debt free
50. Learn how to cook
51. Be in a march/parade
52. Pray daily
53. Earn a Bachelor's degree
54. Take a cooking class
55. Get pampered at a spa
56. Read the entire Bible
57. Make exercise a regular habit
58. Celebrate New Years in Times Square
59. Go to Disneyland in California
60. Visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
61. Ride in a limousine
62. Go to the Hollywood Walk of Fame
63. Ride on a metro train
64. Visit the Great Wall of China
65. Visit a Caribbean Island
66. Visit the pyramids in Egypt
67. Attend my high school reunion
68. Learn how to take a compliment well
69. Learn not to say yes when I mean no
70. Learn how to drive a stick shift
71. Go to Hawaii (done 12/6 -12/10/19)
72. Donate blood
73. Go to the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Attend a movie premiere
75. Go to New York and see a play on Broadway
76. Go a month without having or watching television
77. Visit the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
78. Meet a celebrity and get a photo taken with them
79. Get a book signed at an autograph session
80. Go whale watching
81. Tour the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina
82. Have a romantic candlelight dinner
83. Learn to roller skate
84. Learn to ride a bike
85. Ride in a convertible with the top down
86. Go to Las Vegas
87. Drive along Route 66
88. Be able to retire comfortably
89. Relocate to a new town/state
90. Learn to ice skate
91. Accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior
92. Go to Chinatown in San Francisco
93. Learn to bowl
94. Go to Seattle, Washington
95. Go to Portland, Oregon
96. Go camping
97. Achieve my ideal weight
98. Take a gondola ride in Venice, Italy
99. Go to the beach
100. Visit a castle in Scotland
101. Go to London, England
102. Get a degree in an unrelated academic field
103. Visit all 50 U.S. States (23/50)
104. Go to the Grand Canyon
105. Go to Yosemite National Park
106. Sleep under the stars
107. Shake hands with a President
108. Visit Mt. Rushmore
109. Visit the Taj Mahal
110. Write a letter to my future self
111. Keep a journal
112. See a meteor shower
113. Get lost
114. Get fitted for a bra
115. Visit Stone Henge
116. Learn to play chess
117. Meet Prince (N/A he passed away in 2016) :-(
118. Have my palm read
119. Write a will
120. Visit a winery
121. Go a month without fast food
122. Apply to be on a reality TV Show
123. Go to Africa
124. Get married
125. See the Liberty Bell
126. Visit a wax museum
127. Ride a cable car in San Francisco
128. Start a slow clap
129. Run a mile without stopping
130. Visit the Atlanta Aquarium
131. Have a $0 balance on my credit cards
132. Become an organ donor
133. Be a bone marrow donor
134. Learn how to change a tire
135. Wear a wig in public
136. Model in a professional photoshoot
137. Go to the Parthenon in Greece
138. Join the Peace Corps
139. See the Mayan ruins
140. Go kayaking
141. Go ziplining
142. Be an expert on a topic
143. Learn to speak Spanish
144. Take voice lessons
145. Learn greetings/please/thank you/question words in Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and German.
146. Wear my hair natural (no chemicals)
147. Go to Belgium for fries and chocolate
148. Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
149. Learn to garden
150. Go to the Dead Sea
151. Learn to hula
152. Take a mom/daughter trip with my mom
153. See the Aurora Borealis
154. Get highlighted in Vegnews Magazine
155. Participate in an event for charity
156. Go to Disneyworld
157. Join a club and stick with it
158. Ride on a private jet
159. Stay up all night
160. Go to a nude beach
161. Have a fine dining three course meal experience (done 12/7/19)