Friday, November 18, 2011

My (Always-Growing) Life List


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.
  1. See the dome of the Sistine Chapel                
  2. Dogsled in the area of the Iditarod (will not compete)
  3. Swim with dolphins and sting rays (Discovery Cove, 2006)                      
  4. Go inside a pyramid
  5. Climb a waterfall (Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 2001)
  6. See the Grand Canyon and walk on the Skywalk (Las Vegas Trip, 2007)
  7. Make Crème Brulee (30 B4 30, 2010)
  8. Eat at Tavern on the Green (Sept. 2, 2005)
  9. Take a carriage ride around Central Park (Sept. 2, 2005)
  10. Ride in a helicopter
  11. Ride in a hot air balloon
  12. Go whale watching
  13. Go white water rafting (Smoky Mountain Outdoors, Sept. 1, 2015)
  14. Country line dance after learning the steps (Wildhorse Saloon, June 29, 2010)
  15. See the inside of the Oval Office
  16. Walk on the Great Wall of China
  17. Hike up and down a mountain
  18. Ride in a gondola in Italy
  19. Visit the Louvre Museum and see the Mona Lisa up close
  20. See the Northern Lights, a.k.a. Aurora Borealis (October – March)
  21. Pet a penguin (Sea World, 2004)        
  22. Attend a real Hawaiian luau (Honeymoon, Sept. 16, 2008)        
  23. Learn Italian
  24. Learn to tap dance
  25. Get married (2008)
  26. Have a child (2012 and 2015)          
  27. Write a book and have it published
  28. Go on an African safari             
  29. Experience La Tomatina in Spain (last Wednesday in August)   
  30. Drive cross country in an RV
  31. Eat at The Lady and Sons in Savannah, GA
  32. Visit Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard and take a bike ride
  33. Take a train north on the west coast (American Orient Express)
  34. See Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
  35. See the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota     
  36. Take a baking class
  37. Throw a penny in the Trevi Fountain in Rome
  38. See the sea turtles in the Cayman Islands
  39. Visit Australia
  40. Drink a cocktail out of a real pineapple (Disney, Aug. 18, 2009)
  41. Stay overnight in a castle
  42. Go wine tasting in Napa Valley, CA
  43. Drive on the Pacific Coast Highway
  44. See a Cirque du Soleil show (O, January 2011)
  45. Watch the Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square in Key West
  46. Eat lobster in Maine (July 28, 2013)
  47. Swim in a cavern
  48. Swim under a waterfall (Honeymoon, Sept. 18, 2008)
  49. Go zip lining (Honeymoon, Sept. 17, 2008)
  50. Ride a segway (Disney, 2006)
  51. Visit Scotland
  52. Enter my artwork in a juried exhibition (May 2011 and February 2012)
  53. Visit the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury, Vermont
  54. Attend a Tickertape Parade (Giants, February 2008)
  55. Swim with manatees
  56. Take a picture with a parrot on my shoulder
  57. Visit Yellowstone National Park and see geysers
  58. Play a round of golf (Spring Lake, July 8, 2009, 9 holes)
  59. Take a shower in a stall with shower heads shooting in all directions
  60. Go to the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade (March 17, 2010)
  61. Ride in a zorb (Pigeon Forge, TN, July 2, 2010 and Sept. 2, 2015)
  62. Go to an auction at Christie’s or Sotheby’s
  63. Take a pottery/ceramics class. (SJC, Sept. 24, 2011)
  64. Visit Philip Island to see the Penguin Parade
  65. See the Conan O'Brien Show (Nov. 1, 2011)
  66. Visit the Galapagos Islands and meet animals in their natural habitat
  67. Eat Beignets (Walt Disney World, 2015)
  68. Soak in hot springs
  69. Take a spa vacation
  70. Go to Freeport, Maine for the holidays
  71. Take a foodie tour
  72. Have a sandwich named after me
  73. Move to a whole new place (Nov. 7, 2017)
  74. Ride the Royal Gorge Cloudscraper in Colorado
  75. Become a Disney Passholder (Aug. 25, 2018)
  76. Get my Ed.D. or Ph.D.
  77. Release baby turtles into the ocean
  78. Go on a shopping spree
  79. Try acupuncture
  80. Leave a 100% tip for a server
  81. Attend a film premiere
  82. Attend a gay pride event
  83. Be an extra in a movie, show, or commercial (Frontrunner Casting, Disney Holiday Special, Nov. 13, 2021)
  84. Stay at an all-inclusive resort
  85. See a coral reef
  86. Make fresh pasta
  87. Hug a Redwood Tree
  88. Drive a boat
  89. Climb a lighthouse