Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Oops.

First off, I'd like to apologize for all 3 of you that read my blog and were half-expecting to see my bucket list about 5 months ago. I'm extremely sorry! So, with a new inspiration to actually blog from time to time, here is my list:

Find my own, personal favorite song.
Make a hole-in-one.
Go fishing, eat what I catch.
Ride a bull (mechanical accepted).
Camp on the beach.
Donate/Volunteer for a cause I truly believe in.
Attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Celebrate the Summer Solstice.
Go Star Gazing.
Go ghost hunting (with the bestie, Dave).
Ride a rollercoaster.
Go to a bar and speak with an accent the entire night.
Get a tatoo.
Create a popular blog.
Visit the land of my ancestors.
Make and sell 100 greeting cards for different occasions, donate the money made.
Make a scrapbook/memory box filled of my Europe adventures.
Earn a Girl Scout badge.
Ride a Greyhound Bus.
Save a life (any kind, any way).
Catch the bouquet at a wedding.
Throw a capital B, capital A party.
Karaoke.
Play my guitar in front of people.
Go to Vegas, gamble, preferably win.
Catch Fireflies.
Have a destination wedding.
Set/break a Guinness World Record.
Pick fresh fruit...in Chile (with the pops!)
Hit a half-court shot.
Make it RAIN!
Cook my grandma's favorite recipes, turn it into a cookbook.
Find faith/religion.
Meditate once a day for a month.
Road trip through my home state of Kansas.
Attend all 4 Grand Slam tennis tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open).
Snorkel
Remodel a house.
Try being a vegetarian for an extended amount of time (2 weeks-a month)
Mope-ed my way through Greece.
See Bob Dylan or Dolly Parton in Concert.
Meet a Spice Girl.
Visit Casablanca, Morocco (With all intentions to sit at a bar, drink gin on the rocks and say "Of all the gin joints in all the world, she walks into mine").
Join a gym.
Hitchhike/pick up a hitchhiker.
Visit 5 of the top zoos in the US.
Bike across Kansas.
Rent a limo for a night.
Rent a personal bodyguard for the weekend.
Get a metal detector, find something cool.
Have my palm read.
Send a message in a bottle, throw it out to sea.
Give an amazing toast at a wedding.
Finish writing my Grandpa's fight against cancer story.
Learn each of my grandparent's life stories.
Brew my own beer/make my own wine/or attempt sloe gin.
Get a Master's Degree.
Frame and hang my diploma.
Make a short film.
Have a picnic.
Spend a day building a sand castle.
Take dance lessons.
Learn to surf.
Play a really great April Fool's joke.
Participate in a Beer Pong tournament.
Have a windowsill garden of herbs.
Win a tennis tournament.
Run a 1/2 marathon.
Play gin rummy/bridge with old people.
Make friendship bracelets.
Construct a tire swing.
Study my astrological sign.
Attempt Fung-shui.
Learn about my car (change a tire, change the oil, etc..).
Own a pair of Jimmy Choos.
Live in New York.
See 100 classic films.
Ride in the side car of a motorcycle wearing goggles and a leather helmet.
Eat with chopsticks.
Create/Find my personal style.
Study Mixology.
Pick and can pears with my aunt.
Visit 7 World Wonders.
Go on a road trip with my mom to the largest Farmer's Market in the US.
Visit all 7 continents.
Read 100 works of classic literature.
Stay up for 24 hours doing only fun things.
Get on the Game Show Network.
Ride in a hot air balloon.
Take a cooking class.
Conquer a fear.
Visit all 50 states.
Go Cliff Jumping.
Swing from a rope into a lake.
Celebrate all holidays in one year, include the obscure.
Skinny dip.
Send birthday/holiday cards to friends and family.
See the Northern Lights.
Invent an alcoholic drink, give it an impressive name.
Yell "Drinks on me!" at a crowded bar...and be able to pay.

I have since: joined the LAC gym where I run and swim, Caught the bouquet and made an amazing Maid-of-honor speech at my bestie Maddy's wedding in Kentucky, I was forced to Karaoke with to "All the single ladies" with my little sister and my cousin, I built a tire swing in my back yard (yet have only used it twice), and I also made a memory box filled with my Europe souvenirs.

To those paying close attention, I also have create a popular blog on this list. Here's hoping I remember to update more often! :)

I hope this inspires a lot of people to make bucket lists! And I'll try post pictures of any more bucket list conquests in the future!

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