My Bucket List

• Start a family with Milo
• Publish one of my many novels
• Travel to Europe (again and preferably with Milo this time)
• Go to Hawaii and see Pearl Harbor
• See the Grand Canyon 4/1/2012
• Go to the Caribbean
• Learn to swing dance
• Visit Australia and snorkle/dive the barrier reef
• Swim with dolphins
• St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
• Tour the castles of Scottland
• Go on a cruise
• Hot air balloon ride
• Be an extra in a movie
• Watch the Zombie Marathon
• Ride a motorcycle
• Visit San Francisco
• See Mount Rushmore
• Go to Mardi Gras
• See Central Park
• Go white water rafting
• Be in a musical or play
• See the world from the crown of Lady Liberty
• See Atlanta
• See the Mall of America
• Go to the Great Wall of China
• Ride in a helicopter
• Travel first class
• See the entire Metropolitan Museum of Art
• See the pyramids
• Go on a roller coaster that flips 12/30/11
• Go to Boston
• Go to Philadelphia
• Renew our wedding vows on the beach
• Get a tattoo
• Go reverse sky diving12/29/11
• Fly an airplane
• Visit Elle in Peru
• Go to Rio for Carnival
• Visit Milo’s cousins in Thailand
• Ride on an elephant
• See Disney World again (originally completed 8/1988)
• Visit all of Milo’s family that will have us
  • Martin in DC 5/2010
  • Susan in Lee’s Summit 11/2011
  • Mom and Dad in Midland 7/2011
• Ride the London Eye
• Ride a mechanical bull
• Eat at Grey’s Pappaya’s
• See Versailles
• Greek Island Hop
• Ride in a horse drawn carriage 11/25/11

Items not included above but completed (some had been on a prior “To Do” list):

• Travel to Europe: Contiki trip May 2009, taken alone!
  • Rode a Red Double Decker Bus aroundLondon(alone!)
  • Traveled to the top of theEiffelTower
  • Visited my favorite art at the Louvre
  • Tried Escargot
  • Walked from the Arc de Triumph to the Obelisk along the Champs
  • Used French to obtain directions while inParis
  • Rode in a cable car over to the top ofMountStanserhorn
  • Ate pork shoulder at the Hofbrauhaus inMunich
  • Tried gelato in several Italian cities
  • Rode a gondola inVenice
  • Saw David inFlorence
  • VisitedPisaandPompeii
  • Saw the Vatican, Sistine Chapel andSt. Peters
  • TraveledRomeand made a wish at the Trevi Fountain
  •  Slept on a boat traveling overnight to anew city
  • Used the metro in multiple cities and rode a tour bus
  • Steered a boat
  • Went parasailing, tubing and rode a banana boat
  • Had a toga party inGreece!
  • Saw the Acropolis
  • Flew on a plane internationally alone!
• Rode the NYC subway for the first time 11/2005 (Yes, before that I had taken the bus!)
• Whale watch: 1/1/2012 (spotted Orcas and dolphins!)
• See Disney California Advneture 12/30/11 and 12/21/11
• Do one of those free fall rides (Pima County fair Spring 2010)
• Pet a shark 1/1/12
• Pet a sea anemone 1/1/12
• Pet a starfish 1/1/12
• Pet a jellyfish 1/1/12
• Ride the Tower of Terror 12/30/11
• Ride Space Mountain 11/2010
• Feel an Earthquake 6/2005 (Long Beach)
• Eat at Pink’s Hotdogs 8/2009
• Hike the Hollywood trail 8/2009
• Row a boat 7/2011
• Make pancakes for 100 people 7/2011
• Ride in a canoe/race a canoe 7/2011
• See Mackinac Island and stay in the Grand Hotel 7/2011
• See where Milo grew up 7/2011
• Visit Washington DC 5/2010
• See Catalina Island and San Diego 6/2010
• Have a monkey themed wedding 10/10/10
• Meet Jane Seymour and Joe Lando (plus more from the Dr. Quinn cast) 4/1999
• Meet Kelly Clarkson 5/2005 and 3/2007
• Go to a filming of American Idol (and then the wrap party!) 5/2004
• Win a trip (to LA for a WB tour and show filming; 2005)
• Meet the cast of the NBC soap Passions (too many times from 2001-2004)
• Meet Ray Romano 5/2004
• Graduate College…twice (5/2003 and 8/2009)
• Visit Los Angeles 7/1998
• Hike Seven Falls in Sabino Canyon 4/2008
• See Malibu 5/2007
• Have Fondu (done multiple times; I can’t remember the date of the first)
• Eat sushi (again, can’t remember the date of the first. I want to say 2007)
• Move across country 6/1998
• Move alone 6/2005 and 10/2009
• Travel alone for the first time 7/1998 (and I haven’t stopped since!)
• See David Beckham play (and I met him!) 2/2012
• Gamble in Vegas and see the strip 3/2012
• Be spontaneous: Random side trip to the Grand Canyon 4/2012