Over the years, I have created a list of things that I have wanted to do, see or experience. This list will never stop growing as long as I continue living because there are always going to be things I want to know about. The items with red information, I have already accomplished.
- See the dome of the Sistine Chapel
- Dogsled in the area of the Iditarod (will not compete)
- Swim with dolphins and sting rays (Discovery Cove, 2006)
- Go inside a pyramid
- Climb a waterfall (Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 2001)
- See the Grand Canyon and walk on the Skywalk (Las Vegas Trip, 2007)
- Make Crème Brulee (30 B4 30, 2010)
- Eat at Tavern on the Green (Sept. 2, 2005)
- Take a carriage ride around Central Park (Sept. 2, 2005)
- Ride in a helicopter
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Go whale watching
- Go white water rafting (Smoky Mountain Outdoors, Sept. 1, 2015)
- Country line dance after learning the steps (Wildhorse Saloon, June 29, 2010)
- See the inside of the Oval Office
- Walk on the Great Wall of China
- Hike up and down a mountain
- Ride in a gondola in Italy
- Visit the Louvre Museum and see the Mona Lisa up close
- See the Northern Lights, a.k.a. Aurora Borealis (October – March)
- Pet a penguin (Sea World, 2004)
- Attend a real Hawaiian luau (Honeymoon, Sept. 16, 2008)
- Learn Italian
- Learn to tap dance
- Get married (2008)
- Have a child (2012 and 2015)
- Write a book and have it published
- Go on an African safari
- Experience La Tomatina in Spain (last Wednesday in August)
- Drive cross country in an RV
- Eat at The Lady and Sons in Savannah, GA
- Visit Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard and take a bike ride
- Take a train north on the west coast (American Orient Express)
- See Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
- See the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota
- Take a baking class
- Throw a penny in the Trevi Fountain in Rome
- See the sea turtles in the Cayman Islands
- Visit Australia
- Drink a cocktail out of a real pineapple (Disney, Aug. 18, 2009)
- Stay overnight in a castle
- Go wine tasting in Napa Valley, CA
- Drive on the Pacific Coast Highway
- See a Cirque du Soleil show (O, January 2011)
- Watch the Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square in Key West
- Eat lobster in Maine (July 28, 2013)
- Swim in a cavern
- Swim under a waterfall (Honeymoon, Sept. 18, 2008)
- Go zip lining (Honeymoon, Sept. 17, 2008)
- Ride a segway (Disney, 2006)
- Visit Scotland
- Enter my artwork in a juried exhibition (May 2011 and February 2012)
- Visit the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury, Vermont
- Attend a Tickertape Parade (Giants, February 2008)
- Swim with manatees
- Take a picture with a parrot on my shoulder
- Visit Yellowstone National Park and see geysers
- Play a round of golf (Spring Lake, July 8, 2009, 9 holes)
- Take a shower in a stall with shower heads shooting in all directions
- Go to the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade (March 17, 2010)
- Ride in a zorb (Pigeon Forge, TN, July 2, 2010 and Sept. 2, 2015)
- Go to an auction at Christie’s or Sotheby’s
- Take a pottery/ceramics class. (SJC, Sept. 24, 2011)
- Visit Philip Island to see the Penguin Parade
- See the Conan O'Brien Show (Nov. 1, 2011)
- Visit the Galapagos Islands and meet animals in their natural habitat
- Eat Beignets (Walt Disney World, 2015)
- Soak in hot springs
- Take a spa vacation
- Go to Freeport, Maine for the holidays
- Take a foodie tour
- Have a sandwich named after me
- Move to a whole new place (Nov. 7, 2017)
- Ride the Royal Gorge Cloudscraper in Colorado
- Become a Disney Passholder (Aug. 25, 2018)
- Get my Ed.D. or Ph.D.
- Release baby turtles into the ocean
- Go on a shopping spree
- Try acupuncture
- Leave a 100% tip for a server
- Attend a film premiere
- Attend a gay pride event
- Be an extra in a movie, show, or commercial (Frontrunner Casting, Disney Holiday Special, Nov. 13, 2021)
- Stay at an all-inclusive resort
- See a coral reef
- Make fresh pasta
- Hug a Redwood Tree
- Drive a boat
- Climb a lighthouse
