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

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