run and tell the angels that everything is alright.
122 days until I'm 21.
So, a long time ago Andy had asked all of us in the Good Life Crew to write down things we wanted to do before we die. I started said list and never really finished... so I thought I'd publish what I want to do:
(In no particular order.)
1. Skydive in Europe.
2. Run in a marathon.
3. Go on the pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. See where my ancestors came from (Sicily/Italy) and find current relatives.
5. Build an igloo in Alaska.
6. Visit all 50 states.
7. Reopen my grandparents' fruitstand.
8. Write a book.
9. Write and perform a song.
10. Sing at a rock show.
11. See that Statue of Liberty from a boat.
12. Visit Mt. Rushmore.
13. Adopt a kid(s).
14. Foster children.
15. Visit all of the Disney theme parks in the world.
16. Ride a mechanical bull.
17. Go horseback riding on the beach.
18. Climb Mt. Everest
19. Witness man landing on Mars.
20. Experience an earthquake.
21. Chase a tornado.
22. Drive a race car.
23. Drink milk in a bag in Canada.
24. Walk through a rainforest.
25. Go blackwater rafting (through caves).
26. Ride in a helicopter (preferably not because of medical reasons).
27. Drink a pina colada and get caught in the rain.
28. Have a garden.
29. Exhaust my reading list.
30. Trace my genealogy extensively.
31. Fluently learn another language.
32. Own a boat.
33. Start a family.
34. Own my own dog.
35. Rock climb (on real cliffs, not rock walls)
36. See all of the Wonders of the World
37. Do social work/volunteer in a foreign country
38. Be a soccer/football mom.
39. Learn to play piano.
40. Sail across the ocean.
41. Run for political office.
42. Take art classes.
43. Meet the Queen of England.
44. Walk the Great Wall.
45. Go into space/ experience zero gravity
46. Be an extra in a movie/on a tv show.
47. Get a Ph. D.
48. Build my own car.
49. Design my own house.
50. Surf.
51. Skateboard, successfully.
52. Snowboard, successfully.
53. Fly a plane or a helicopter.
54. Go on an African Safari
55. Found a scholarship.
56. Sponsor or create an organization.
57. Mountain and dirt bike.
58. Learn how to salsa and ballroom dance.
59. Be in a Broadway showing of "Showboat"
60. Ride a motorcycle by myself.
61. Learn to drive a stick, proficiently.
62. Buy my dad a VW Beetle.
63. Find my mother's lost engagement ring.
64. Be the inspiration for song/story/book. (In a good way)
65. Paint my own artwork to hang in my house.
66. Create a bill that gets passed into law.
67. Be on the History Channel.
68. Be completely satisfied and happy.
69. Be a parliamentarian.
70. Become efficient in massage therapy
71. Discover a cure.
...and now I'm stuck. I need to think about this some more. I have a book that Jess Jacka got me for graduation that is "1000 Things to Do Before you Die". ....at one point I went through it checking off things, but most of the things I thought were not things important to me.
Aaaaaaaaaaaand sleep time before interning all day tomorrow. Woooooo.
So, a long time ago Andy had asked all of us in the Good Life Crew to write down things we wanted to do before we die. I started said list and never really finished... so I thought I'd publish what I want to do:
(In no particular order.)
1. Skydive in Europe.
2. Run in a marathon.
3. Go on the pilgrimage to Mecca.
4. See where my ancestors came from (Sicily/Italy) and find current relatives.
5. Build an igloo in Alaska.
6. Visit all 50 states.
7. Reopen my grandparents' fruitstand.
8. Write a book.
9. Write and perform a song.
10. Sing at a rock show.
11. See that Statue of Liberty from a boat.
12. Visit Mt. Rushmore.
13. Adopt a kid(s).
14. Foster children.
15. Visit all of the Disney theme parks in the world.
16. Ride a mechanical bull.
17. Go horseback riding on the beach.
18. Climb Mt. Everest
19. Witness man landing on Mars.
20. Experience an earthquake.
21. Chase a tornado.
22. Drive a race car.
23. Drink milk in a bag in Canada.
24. Walk through a rainforest.
25. Go blackwater rafting (through caves).
26. Ride in a helicopter (preferably not because of medical reasons).
27. Drink a pina colada and get caught in the rain.
28. Have a garden.
29. Exhaust my reading list.
30. Trace my genealogy extensively.
31. Fluently learn another language.
32. Own a boat.
33. Start a family.
34. Own my own dog.
35. Rock climb (on real cliffs, not rock walls)
36. See all of the Wonders of the World
37. Do social work/volunteer in a foreign country
38. Be a soccer/football mom.
39. Learn to play piano.
40. Sail across the ocean.
41. Run for political office.
42. Take art classes.
43. Meet the Queen of England.
44. Walk the Great Wall.
45. Go into space/ experience zero gravity
46. Be an extra in a movie/on a tv show.
47. Get a Ph. D.
48. Build my own car.
49. Design my own house.
50. Surf.
51. Skateboard, successfully.
52. Snowboard, successfully.
53. Fly a plane or a helicopter.
54. Go on an African Safari
55. Found a scholarship.
56. Sponsor or create an organization.
57. Mountain and dirt bike.
58. Learn how to salsa and ballroom dance.
59. Be in a Broadway showing of "Showboat"
60. Ride a motorcycle by myself.
61. Learn to drive a stick, proficiently.
62. Buy my dad a VW Beetle.
63. Find my mother's lost engagement ring.
64. Be the inspiration for song/story/book. (In a good way)
65. Paint my own artwork to hang in my house.
66. Create a bill that gets passed into law.
67. Be on the History Channel.
68. Be completely satisfied and happy.
69. Be a parliamentarian.
70. Become efficient in massage therapy
71. Discover a cure.
...and now I'm stuck. I need to think about this some more. I have a book that Jess Jacka got me for graduation that is "1000 Things to Do Before you Die". ....at one point I went through it checking off things, but most of the things I thought were not things important to me.
Aaaaaaaaaaaand sleep time before interning all day tomorrow. Woooooo.