My bucket list...

Not sure why but lately I have been thinking about things I want to accomplish/do before I die. Morbid I know but still, its something that's been on my mind recently. Some I've partially done, others will take a lot of effort (and money) to complete, some are superficial, some are simple and easy, some are silly and some are ambiguous but I figured it best to start somewhere and to start writing them down before I forget. I did notice some themes to my list; most consist of sports or travel. Hmmm, I wonder where that came from :)


swim with dolphins
whale watch
take a cruise
visit every state
see a baseball game at every mlb park
see at least one game of every pro sport in person (mlb,nhl,nba,nfl,golf,mls,tennis)
go to a European soccer game
go to a world cup
go to an all star game
catch a foul ball or a HR ball
go to a movie premiere
travel Australia/New Zealand
sky dive (still not 100% on this one)
visit every country in Europe
make a significant difference in someones life
find something I am truly passionate about and do it to the best of my ability
do something to better some one else's life
do something to impact or help the world/or a large group of people
have a child
have a successful,healthy, long-lasting marriage
see the cougs win a national title in person
see the national landmarks in the USA
write "something" that gets published
fly in a hot air balloon
see the northern lights
get my masters degree
go snorkeling
fly first class
fly in a helicopter
learn to golf
take a cooking class
take a dance class
live completely debt free
live in another country for at least 6 months
St. Patrick's day in Butte Montana
St. Patrick's day in Ireland
retire to Pullman, WA
visit every continent
try surfing at least once
visit the zoo/aquarium in the cities i visit (Jim hates this goal)
go to the San Diego zoo
go to sea world
be a godparent
be someones confirmation sponsor
go whitewater rafting
Be a chaperon on one of Jim's school trips
coach a child's sport
volunteer
win at least $500 on something.
go para sailing
see Garth Brooks in concert again
sit front row at a concert
do one random act of kindness a month
go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Go to an Olympic event(s)
sit in a suite at an event
go to a world series

Whew! I've got to get my butt in gear; but compiling the above list got me thinking about all of the great things I have already completed on my life list thus far:

toured the Vatican
backpacked through Europe
been to mass with the Pope
tour the Louvre
traveled Ireland
seen O'Donovans castle in Ireland
seen the Eiffel Tower
bungee jumped (actually it was a canyon jump but I'm counting it!)
seen the Swiss Alps
swam in the Mediterranean
graduated college
hiked the 5 trails of Cinque Terre, Italy
got married
travel cross country by car (twice)
watched ken Griffy Jr hit a home run in person, met him, and got an autograph
toured the sistine chaple
seen a game played at Notre Dame Stadium (Cougs vs ND)
seen the cougs play in a rose bowl
gone to a March Madness game (times 8)
watched the changing of the guard in London
Got a tattoo (two actually)
got a piercing (ears and eyebrow)
traveled by car,plane,train and bus
bought a house
seen Niagara Falls
lived in Alaska for a summer
lived in Virginia for a summer
climb a Mt (Mt. Vesuvius-part of it anyway)
horse back ride in Ireland
seen a baseball spring training game
camped in Yellowstone
visited Washington D.C and all its monuments
swam in both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans
visited 27 out of the 50 states so far

I am quite the lucky girl at the age of 28 to have already done and seen so much! So who wants to help knock some of these out before my 30th birthday?!?

Mother's Day...

I am not a mom but hopefully someday I will be and my hope when that day comes is that I can be half of the mom to my kids as my mom has been to me and the rest of my siblings. I tried to look up the definition of a mother today and I got a lot of non sense. It is one of those words where you cant describe it you have to witness it first hand. I have had the pleasure of having the most remarkable role model on what it is to be a mother for the past 28 years and gotten some close up lessons the past few months from her. So for mothers day here is my definition of what a mother should be and what my mom has always been!



Selfless

loving

strict

patient

kind

tough

loyal

protective

supportive

forgiving

strong

fun

imaginative

extraordinary

motivating

understanding

wise

powerful

religious

trusting

open minded

compassionate

educated

safe

driven

hard working

energized

competitive

heartfelt

amazing

unconditional




Thank you mom for always being there for me and for showing me all of these traits on a daily basis. You are an amazing woman and I am lucky to be able to call you mom. I love you!