Bucket list-ing.

So, here's the thing. My wonderful husband has been taking a class on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and in that class he had to write a bucket list of 50 things. Yes, 5-0. So, since my life lately has primarily consisted of frustration and has been lacking in inspiration, I've decided to take a page out of his book (get it? Because his class is on a book) and finally make my own bucket list. I've had a lot of ideas in my mind for a very long time, but I'm finally going to write them down. Partially, because I'm avoiding the homework that I hate and don't want to do, which is ironic since this blog post is technically homework. Ugh. So, here it is.

***Note: I am not including any family or spiritual goals. Not because I don't have them, but because I don't think they really qualify as bucket list-y things. ***

1. Ride an elephant in Thailand. 
2. See the Northern Lights in a cool place. 
3. Defeat the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64.
4. Win something. (a prize, sweepstakes, etc. Not just a game)
5. Make a delicious Christmas dinner for my family. 
6. Successfully host Thanksgiving dinner.
7. GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. 
8. Go on a humanitarian trip with Brayden.
9. Visit all 50 U.S. states. (10 down, 40 to go.)
10. Do THIS ROAD TRIP. 
    
11. See Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London! (Coming April 2017)
12. Walk the Great Wall of China while singing "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from Mulan. And just for your viewing and listening pleasure... 
13.  Book a super awesome unbelievably amazing travel deal on a whim. 
14. Go on a spontaneous road trip. 
15. Go to the airport and buy a ticket for the next flight.
16. Attend a Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon taping in New York. 
17. Hike in Tierra del Fuego
18. Go fishing in Alaska. And catch a big one. 
19. Bike through France.
20. Drive through the Italian countryside. 
21. Eat a Belgian waffle. In Belgium. 
22. Two words: Santorini, Greece.
23. Walk through rice terraces in Vietnam.
24. Do yoga at Angkor Wat
25. Make an "Africa" video, just like like Dax Shephard and Kristen Bell. #relationshipgoals In case you don't know what I'm talking about and your poor soul needs enlightened....
26. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up.
27. Run through the hills of Ireland.
28. Boat through Venice. Yes, boat. 
29. Walk from one country to another.  Done: 5/24/15
30. Hobbiton. 
31. Hold a baby tiger.
32. Hike Kilimanjaro. 
33. Ride a moped through India. 
34. Kiss Brayden at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
35. Go to an epic sporting event: e.g. World Cup, Super Bowl, Olympics, etc.
36. Camp on a beach.
37. Sleep in a tree house.
38. Open an Etsy shop.
39. Eat pizza in Naples, Italy.
40. Go on a river cruise in D.C. during cherry blossom season.
41. Go to all of the Disneylands.
42. Ride in a hot air balloon.
43. Float in the dead sea. 
44. Explore Petra, Jordan. 
45. Hike to Machu Picchu. 
46. Become fluent in another language.
47. Drink tea in China.
48. Go on a foodie tour of a city.
49. Go scuba diving.
50. Swim in the Great Barrier Reef.
51. Go to a show at the Sydney Opera House.
52. Attend a cooking class in Japan. 
53. See one of my favorite artists in concert. (I've been to a few of those too, but I wouldn't say any of my favorite artists)
54. See The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
55. Go to a Broadway show in New York.
56. Walk where Christ walked in Jerusalem. 
57. Ski the Alps.
58. Hike the Alps with Brayden.
59. Swim in every ocean.
60. Make a difference.
61. Walk through Central Park. 
62. Make a dream board.
63. Meet someone famous.
64. Let off a lantern at the Loi Krathong festival.
65. Celebrate Holi in India.
66. Stay in one of those huts over the water in Bora Bora.
67. Celebrate New Year's in another country.
68. Dance in Rio de Janeiro.
69. Go to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
70. Visit Chernobyl.
71. Hike Mount Doom.
72. Ride a Segway. 
73. Run through lupine fields in New Zealand. 
74. Feed a giraffe. 
75. Get out of an escape room  Done: 9/29/16
76. Go to the temple at least once a week for an entire year.
77. Have the perfect Christmas.
78. Catch a fish by fly fishing.

Ok, so that may be more than 50, but once you start, it's hard to stop. There are so many more places I want to go, and things to see and do. But for now, I think this is a good list to start with. 

Also, Brayden saw me working on this, and finally actually started working on his own bucket list on his new blog. Am I inspirational or what?